Asian Culture, Lifestyle and Entertainment
Japanese pop group AKB48 has released their 20th single, Sakura no Ki ni Narō (桜の木になろう, lit. becoming a cherry tree), on February 16. Its first day sales of 655,344 copies is a new Oricon chart record, and the single sold over 900,000 copies on its debut week. Check out the music video and album jackets…
[Read more…] about AKB48 – Sakura no Ki ni Narou music video
Popular Japanese girl group AKB48 are featured on recent issue of Young Magazine in mandarin dresses (Chinese qipao) with some modern twists…
Japanese pop group AKB48’s latest single, Beginner, has sold over a million copies since its release in late October – a feat which was last achieved in Japan by tenor Akikawa Masafumi’s Sen no Kaze ni Natte in 2007.
[Read more…] about AKB48’s Beginner sold over a million copies
Popular J-pop girl group AKB48 (12 out of the 48 members) in November issue of Japanese Bomb Magazine. Image via Afro_stud@Jphip…
Singapore has imposed the circuit breaker measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 since early April. They announced an extension (until June 1) and some new rules a … [Read More...] about Singapore queued for last bubble tea before tightened lockdown
A cute photo series amidst the Covid-19 lockdown in Malaysia. Armed forces are present to assist the police to enforce the Movement Control Order (MCO) across the … [Read More...] about An Officer and a Gentle Cat
