Malala Yousafzai [wiki] is a 15-year-old education and women's rights activist from the town of Mingora in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. She was shot (and survived) in an assassination attempt by Taliban on October 9, 2012. November 10 has been designated as Malala Day … [Read more...] about For Malala & right to education
Nogizaka46 Friday Summer School
Japanese pop group Nogizaka46 in recent issue of Friday Magazine [Jp] in school uniforms. The featured members are Mai Shiraishi, Rina Ikoma, Minami Hoshino, Nanami Hashimoto, Nanase Nishino, Erika Ikuta and Sayuri Matsumura. … [Read more...] about Nogizaka46 Friday Summer School
T-ara retro school girls
Korean pop group T-ara is continuing the promotion for Roly Poly with a new set of photos in retro-styled high school uniforms (cosplay lol?). The song and mini-album (John Travolta Wannabe) are doing pretty well since its release on June 30. … [Read more...] about T-ara retro school girls
Japanese pop idols’ high school graduation
Japan's WPB Magazine [Jp] has released a special pullout with its 2011-vol.11 issue, featuring dozen of female idols who are graduating from high/middle school this March, i.e. Rika Adachi, Anna Ishibashi, Nanami Sakuraba, Yuuna Suzuki, Minami Minegishi, Yui Yokoyama, Risako Ito, … [Read more...] about Japanese pop idols’ high school graduation
Japanese school girl breakdance music video
One of my favourite music videos ever, with a Japanese school girl breakdancing (or popping to be precise?) to the funky techno beat... The song is I My Me Mine by Japanese new wave band Polysics, released in 2006. The girl is nicknamed Strong Machine 2 after her father, who's … [Read more...] about Japanese school girl breakdance music video
Thirteen, a picture from middle school
An old pal posted this photo on Facebook. It's taken when we were 13, with our classmates and an intern-teacher who taught us for a few months. Feels like it's just yesterday, all those bittersweet memories. But over 18 years have gone by since, time flies. Oh, and I am the one … [Read more...] about Thirteen, a picture from middle school
K-pop idols 2010 graduation
A host of teenage K-pop idols have graduated from high school and middle school recently, including 2AM's Jinwoon, Girls' Generation's Seohyun, SHINee's Minho, UKISS' Dongho and 4minute's Sohyun. Arirang reports... Right or wrong, debuting at young age is the new trend in … [Read more...] about K-pop idols 2010 graduation
Ai Kawashima to build 100 schools for poor
Japanese singer Ai Kawashima has an ambitious goal to build 100 schools for the poor across the world. The 23-year-old star, who was orphaned twice in her early life, has built a school each in Burkina Faso and Cambodia. Her third school is currently under construction in Liberia, … [Read more...] about Ai Kawashima to build 100 schools for poor
Getting your kid to school in five minutes
Remember the Japanese comedy skit of "getting to work in 5-minutes?" Here's another similar piece from the same show, of "getting your kid ready to school in five minutes," featuring comedian Tomoko Murakami. Not as brilliant imo, but quite funny nonetheless... [again, via … [Read more...] about Getting your kid to school in five minutes
Korea ends celebrity endorsement for school uniforms
Korea's major school uniform makers have agreed to end all celebrity endorsements indefinitely before the new school term begins in March. The cost cutting decision was made following government's demand to halt the rising prices of school uniforms. It's a good call from the … [Read more...] about Korea ends celebrity endorsement for school uniforms