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Moumoon, Shooting Star, Assassination Classroom

May 16, 2017 by Yein Jee

Japanese MV for Hello, Shooting Star by pop duo moumoon, released in February 2015. It’s an ending song for popular anime series Assassination Classroom.

I was a fan of moumoon’s Sunshine Girl in 2010. Haven’t heard much from the band since then, but they are probably doing well in their home country. Many Japanese commercials, movies and TV shows have used their songs over the years.

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Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Asian Music, Asian pop culture, Japan blog, Japanese Music, Japanese pop culture, Japanese showbiz, Moumoon Band

The final issue of Japanese AneCan Magazine

November 17, 2016 by Yein Jee

Japanese model Moe Oshikiri is the cover girl for the last issue (December 2016) of AneCan Magazine. The fashion magazine will suspend its publication after running for a decade because of business reasons. Poor sales, to put it boldly.

Oshikiri was also the cover girl for the first issue of AneCan in 2007. So it’s fitting that she’s the one who brings down the curtain on the magazine.

AneCan Magazine December 2016 final issue Moe Oshikiri

AneCan targeted women in mid to late twenties who have “graduated” from reading CanCam, its sister magazine for younger women and college students.

The challenge

CanCam is still running after 35 years though (first published in November 1981.) It’s an amazing feat but the future looks grim for fashion magazines worldwide, with the shift of interest and competition from internet publications etc.

To survive, the magazines have to build a strong branding with solid online presence and to venture globally. The later is something the Japanese media have fallen behind in the past decade, it’s so difficult for non-Japanese to reach their contents.

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: AneCan Magazine, Asian pop culture, Japan blog, Japanese pop culture, Japanese showbiz, Magazine photos, Moe Oshikiri

World Cosplay Summit 2016 official trailer

July 23, 2016 by Yein Jee

Trailer video for the 2016 World Cosplay Summit which will be held on July 30 to August 7 in Japan. The video shows some history of the convention, plus clips from the cosplay competition (presumably from 2015), parade and side events.

The WCS is held over a one week period where representatives from different countries visit various parts of Japan, including Akihabara, Kyoto and Sendai, to promote the Japanese youth culture and its ability to connect internationally. The finale is usually held in Nagoya on the first weekend of August.

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Aichi Prefecture, Asian events, Asian pop culture, Asian videos, Costume play, Exhibitions, Japan blog, Japanese events, Japanese pop culture, Nagoya City, Otaku festivals, World Cosplay Summit

Shin Godzilla Japanese movie trailer

May 13, 2016 by Yein Jee

Teaser for Japanese movie Shin Godzilla (シン・ゴジラ), in theatres in Japan this summer. The film is co-directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi. It’s the 31st instalment in the Godzilla franchise and the third reboot by Toho Pictures.

The Shin is a play of words which can mean a few things. Officially it’s RESURGENCE in English title, some Asian teasers go with TRUE, social media seems to like it as GOD, while I prefer the simpler NEW instead. It all seems to fit though.

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Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Akira Emoto, Asian movies, Asian pop culture, Asian videos, Disaster movies, Godzilla Franchise, Hiroki Hasegawa, Japan blog, Japanese movies, Japanese pop culture, Japanese showbiz, Jun Kunimura, Kimiko Yo, Mansai Nomura, Monster movies, Shinji Higuchi, Toho Pictures, Yutaka Takenouchi

SNSD be tough, be cool with Baby-G

November 12, 2015 by Yein Jee

New ad photos for Casio Baby-G watches, featuring Korean pop group Girls’ Generation with a Be Tough, Be Cool tagline. Love the fashion concept, and the members look great.

Backdrop is New York’s Flatiron District. I’m usually not a fan of using studio background because it often looks cheap; but this kinda fits well with the street fashion theme.

Girls Generation Baby-G be tough be cool

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Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Asian commercials, Asian Fashion, Asian pop culture, Casio Watches, Girls' Generation, Korean commercials, Korean fashion, Korean pop culture, Korean showbiz, South Korea, Timepieces

Nanami Hashimoto, Misa Eto, Mai Fukagawa Japanese Young Magazine

October 30, 2015 by Yein Jee

[HD Photos] Nanami Hashimoto, Misa Eto and Mai Fukagawa of Japanese girl group Nogizaka46 in 2015-no.48 issue of Weekly Young Magazine [Jp].

Nogizaka46 was established in 2011 as one of the AKB48 franchises. The group has over 40 members and one of the best-selling pop acts in Japan. Their latest single, Ima Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru, was released just a few days ago.

Nanami Hashimoto, Misa Eto, Mai Fukagawa Japanese Young Magazine

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Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Asian pop culture, Asian women, Japan blog, Japanese pop culture, Japanese showbiz, Japanese women, Magazine photos, Mai Fukagawa, Misa Eto, Nanami Hashimoto, Nogizaka46, Young Magazine

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