Archives For June 2010

Akiba Fest and other stuff… like BiBi’s new album~

June 19, 2010 — 1 Comment

Akiba Fest is today. Never been to it, I guess there will be loads of otakus there. xD

Today, had to attend the press conference for it… ooh, fancy~ Patricia Acevedo (the Latin American voice of Lisa Simpson, Lady Oscar, and Chichi from Dragon Ball), as well as Laura Torres… who is the only dubbing actress I ever recognize on tv merits only, because she is the voice of Daria… as well as Gabrielle on Xena, and I grew up with that dubbing… and then I heard her as Catherine Willows on CSI. Trippy. Then I found out she’s also been Goku when he was a kid, as well as Gohan and Goten… plus, Tommy Pickles from Rugrats, and Shippo on Inuyasha. I’m pretty sure she’s done Happy Feet too. LOL

During the conference…

They had a moment. xD

Anyway… Bibi’s album just hit the net.
Continue Reading…

In Chinese, English, Music, Photographs, Posters/Artwork, Sharing, Spanish, Television , , , , , , , , ,
permalink

OK GO – End Love

Another single from their album Of The Blue Colour of the Sky.
Directed by OK Go, Eric Gunther, and Jeff Lieberman~

After their first and second album, and a couple of listens to them… OK Go are seriously hit or miss for me. I used to dig tracks like Here We Go Again, and C-C-C-Cinnamon Lips and stuff like that, but now it gets boring quite easily. Their videos, however, you just want to keep on watching.

I don’t think they surpassed themselves, though. I mean, This Too Shall Pass, right?

PS: The duck makes me laugh. xD

Posted on June 18, 2010 In English, Music, Music Videos, Sharing ,
permalink Leave a comment

RSA Animate – Drive: The Surprising Truth about what Motivates us

You’d better have 10min to spare to watch this.

I think… wow… so much information, and it makes sense. I think I’m forwarding this to every new client I get… something like “Before you decide if you want to work with me, take a look at this.” LOL

Posted on June 18, 2010 In Clips, Drawings, English, Illustrations, Jobs, Sharing , ,
permalink 2 Comments

Pilot Handwriting

Can I just say it?
Holy Sh!t~ that’s amazing!

[iframe width=”560″ height=”349″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/pHl8UEewbN8?rel=0″]

Visit PilotHandwriting.com

Posted on June 18, 2010 In Clips, English, Jobs, Sharing ,
permalink Leave a comment

15 Music Facts~

June 17, 2010 — 4 Comments

Not tagging anyone… everyone is welcome to comment on this with their own!

Saw this here~~~ Cut the Crap Movie Reviews.

1. Open up your iTunes, music player, spin the CD, whatever, hit shuffle and tell us what is the first song to play…

Yuguo (羽果) – Ronnie Monkey from Babel (巴别塔)

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Continue Reading…

In Chinese, English, Fun, Japanese, Music, Music Videos, Photographs, Sharing, Spanish, Stills, Swedish , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
permalink

Japanese Music for June 2010!

I really wanted to change one of the songs, but the song I wanted to add has escaped my mind. I have only heard it a couple of times, so the group didn’t stick with me… only the description as “they look like the Japanese Rolling Stones” – They lead singer even looked a bit Mick Jaggerish with his skinny pants and his movements. The song name — I suppose — is KIMOCHI, but because it has such a name, it seems impossible to Google. Do you know the song I’m talking about?

The guys kept singing KIMOCHI, and I’m pretty sure it was written in Katakana.

Anyway, if you know… leave a message~

*EDIT*
Yes, I found it. I’m so good. xD Took 2hrs though xD

In the meantime, you gotta listen to this new Japanese mix~

[iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLD78DB60471275D69&hl=en_US”]

  1. GO!GO!7188 – 浮舟 (Ukifune) – Floating Boat
  2. PARAN MAUM – リンダリンダ (RINDA RINDA) – Linda Linda (From the movie Linda Linda Linda)
  3. Spitz (スピッツ) – ジュテーム? (JU TE-MU?) – Je t’Aime?
  4. MONGOL 800 – 小さな恋のうた (Chiisana Koi no Uta) – Little Love Song
  5. Tamio Okuda (奥田 民生) – マシマロ (MASHIMARO) – Marshmallow (?)
  6. RC Succession (RCサクセション) – 気持ちE / キモちE – KIMOCHI-E
  7. Kaela Kimura (木村 カエラ) – マシマロ (MASHIMARO) – Marshmallow [cover]
  8. Hitomi Yaida (矢井田 瞳) – 一人ジェンガ (Hitori JENGA) – Jenga Alone
  9. Shiina Ringo (椎名林檎) – ありあまる富 (Ariamaru Tomi) – Superfluous Fortune
  10. The Blue Hearts – 終わらない歌 (Owaranai Uta) – Never-ending Song

Yes, I think it makes sense xD
enjoy the playlist!

Posted on June 17, 2010 In Clips, English, Fun, Japanese, MixTapes, Music Videos, Sharing , , , ,
permalink 3 Comments

Mark Ronson & The Business INTL – Bang Bang Bang

Mark Ronson featuring QTIP and MNDR.

I really enjoyed Ronson’s last album, and I think he’s a really great producer. However, I think he really dropped the ball with this song… or maybe I just don’t like his type of music any longer. Honestly, it’s been ages since I heard anything from him xD

But the French and Japanese? Sounds so weird.

Does anyone feel the video is so Liveman or Flashman? [why the 90’s ruled]

Posted on June 16, 2010 In English, French, Japanese, Music, Music Videos, Sharing, Television
permalink Leave a comment

This is a lazy poll plugin post

June 16, 2010 — 5 Comments

I read this article on Yahoo titled 5 Movies a Girl Must Watch, and blah.

And you know what I think about Chick Flicks. Anyway, the author of that Yahoo post says this:

Here is my list of romantic (not necessarily comedies) movies a girl must watch. And if you are a guy, I guarantee you WILL score brownie points if you plan an evening with your wife/girlfriend and one of these movie DVDs.

What do you think? Are these Romantic Comedies? Which one is your favorite Romantic film?

Favorite Romantic Movies

  • Other [add a comment] (29%, 6 Votes)
  • Beauty & the Beast (24%, 5 Votes)
  • You've Got Mail (19%, 4 Votes)
  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding (19%, 4 Votes)
  • The Holiday (10%, 2 Votes)
  • Serendipity (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 21

vote away~ (poll is also on the sidebar)

how do you like the new voting plugin?

In English, Films, Sharing ,
permalink

Redline Teaser

June 15, 2010 — 2 Comments

It’s super short, but better cut than the 5min clip.

and it’s got the Yu Aoi credit!!! Yay!

Okay, now… really. Yu Aoi news overload much??

In Celebrity, English, Films, Japanese, Sharing , , ,
permalink

BeeTV Mobile Phone Dramas Create Buzz

June 15, 2010 — 5 Comments

We have been talking about Mobile Phone Dramas for a while here… a little more than half a year.

Then there’s Mobile Phone Dramas. Sort of a hybrid between a series and commercials.. or other PR material, maybe a mix between short films and commercials that end up becoming a movie…

…

While Asia is taking product placement and marketing to a whole new level, here… they try to shove ads and other silly commercials on printed media. And more commercial time. And more clicking banners.

It seems BeeTV, which focuses on broadcasting dramas through cellphone carrier DoCoMo, has grown into more than 1 million subscribers paying $3 a month to watch this 5min pieces. Dude, that’s $3M a month for roughly 30min of footage in a cellphone.

Hollywood is jealous.

BeeTV broadcasts more than 20 short programs in eight genres like drama, music and comedy and plans to add shows on cooking, fashion and beauty for a total of more than 50 programs. The two most-popular are drama series “Love Letter in Five Years” and “Death Game Park.”

…

Some of BeeTV’s more popular shows are later released on DVD. The saucy drama series “Women Have Fun Twice,” starring five well-known actresses, will be screened in late June at the Taipei Film Festival after the number of episodes downloaded hit 900 million, a BeeTV record.

via Japan Now.

Women Have Fun Twice is that Asami Mizukawa mobile phone drama I was telling you about. And, OMG! It’s going to be screened at the Taipei Film Fest? Jealous!

I am eating up all this commercial stuff. Geez, and I don’t even own a cellphone. xD
I am not prepared for this type of marketing~

In English, Japanese, Sharing, Television, Torrents & Digital Streams , , , , ,
permalink