Asian Culture, Lifestyle and Entertainment
Korean music video for Grown Ups by Sondia, it’s an OST for drama series My Mister. The show is my favourite Korean drama in recent years. The song goes well with the plot.
There’s very little information on the singer, Sondia. She works in a few OST but I don’t think she has released any album nor shown her face in public before. At first I thought it was IU, the lead actress, who sings the song as it actually sounds like her voice in many parts; apparently not.
Promotional images of Chinese actress Wan Qian with her role in television series The Glory of Tang Dynasty. The 92-episode drama series is one of the most popular shows in China in 2017.
The drama tells the story of Consort Shen and Prince of Guangping (who later becomes Emperor Daizong of Tang). Actress Jing Tian plays the consort while actor Ren Jialun as the prince; Wan Qian stars in a supporting role as Dugu Jingyao, a general who later becomes the king’s concubine.
Japanese actress Erika Sawajiri in the last few issues of beauty magazine Maquia [Jp].
Trailer and promo images for Japanese heist film Lupin III. It’s based on the manga series of the same name by Monkey Punch, first published in 1967. The manga has spawned into a media franchise which includes anime series, live-action shows and video games. It’s still popular these days.
This is the second live-action movie adaptation of the manga. Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura and stars Shun Oguri, Jerry Yan, Tetsuji Tamayama, Gō Ayano, Meisa Kuroki and Tadanobu Asano. The story follows the title character who lead a band of gentleman thieves. In cinemas in Japan on August 30.
That’s a lot of English for a Japanese trailer, got me confused for a moment. Bet the Japanese people will be just as baffled, if not worse, if the whole movie is like that. Can’t tell much about the overall quality of the film, but I think the main cast manage to capture the essence of the characters.
Music video and promo pictures for Lupin, title track of Korean pop group KARA’s latest mini-album. The EP was released in mid February and it’s a huge hit at the moment.
I think the song is decent, and the styling looks great. Not a fan of the dance choreo though, and the MV is also a bit dull. The mini album also marks the group’s shift from their previous cutesy concept, and it seems to be working as they claimed their first win on the popular Music Bank show.