Category: Art

  • Salyu’s Extension + Style Changes

    I just needed a reason to post Salyu’s videos. xD
    Her newest PV, Extension~~~ She’s changed a lot since her days
    as Lily Chou-Chou xD – you can see some of the most obvious changes after the break~
    from newest to oldest…

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  • Lima Film Festival: Excursiones + Feliz Natal

    This will be a double-review post. The Lima Film Festival begins this Friday, and I will be reviewing a couple of films this week… and maybe even next week.

    On this post, we will review the Argentinean film Excursiones (Hikes – literal translation) released this past March (Buenos Aires Film Festival), and the Brasilean film Feliz Natal (December, or literally Merry Christmas) released October last year (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival).

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  • More Crazy Bikes

    Man, the Japanese~
    I dunno if you remember the Tartaruga Folding Bike~~~
    well, how’s about this?

    rintendo bike

    designed by Shukuno Rintendo, they come in different models depending on the way their propulsion system works. Like the above Fire Trick Bob (please, don’t ask how this one might work, lol) at $10,000 USD roughly… yes, you read right- the Jokee at $9K, or the Aqua Trick Bob at only $8K LOL

  • Yu Aoi – B-day Calendar Wallpaper

    I thought I would also post this today, beginning of August!
    Crap! Does time pass by f aster as you get older??
    Or is the Earth turning faster than before? xD

    I made this wallpaper sized 1680×1050 with calendar and Yu’s 24th B-day
    all marked and really, with cheesy Japanese scribble by Amy included~~~

    Also, hopefully… in two weeks time, YAM005.
    If you haven’t read previous YAM issues, do so over here.

    Yu Aoi - Aug Calendar 2009

  • Tekkon on H – Yu Aoi x Kazunari Ninomiya

    Woah, long time no Yu posting! LOL
    xD

    I dunno if anyone’s seen this, but it’s a discovery for me.
    Je detest lire, et ecrire en francais aussi.
    Les accents, je les detest!
    lol

    Anyway! From H Magazine~~~
    KOMIKKU06
    Manga mitai ni Ikitai

    Something like Comic’06 – Living (or I want to live) like Manga –
    or Manga-looking Life. LOL’ Japanese is all about interpretation xD

    Tekkonkinkreet is one of my fave Yu projects~

    H Magazine - Tekkon

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  • Okay, This Is Too Much~ David Tao’s Opus 69

    First, Bibi (who loves David Tao, and now shares record company with)
    Then Seo Taiji~~~
    Now turns out David Tao’s about to release a new album called Opus 69-
    I’m lacking the oxygen to process any spazz~

    Three years in the waiting!! LOL

    David Tao - Opus 69

    And I love the almost pretentious name explanation, Ha!

    David Tao comes back with his new album in three years titled Opus 69. The number in the title references a number of things, among which is that it’s the singer-songwriter’s 6th album and 9th CD. Besides, David was born in the summer of ’69, and the symbol of his zodiac sign, Cancer, resembles “69”. Moreover, in the ancient text of I-Ching, 6 and 9 symbolize “change” and “rebirth”, and the numbers when pronounced in Japanese are similar to “rock”, which is what this highly anticipated album is about!

    Damn! Check out the pre-orders in YesAsia.

    Have you noticed I’m very Chinese at the moment? xD

  • The Fantastic Mr. Fox Trailer Looks Wicked~

    Not Coraline or Alice in Wonderland wicked,
    but still worth watching~
    And it’s filled with celebrity voices…
    like George Clooney (Mr. Fox), Meryl Streep (Mrs. Fox), Michael Gambon,
    Willem Dafoe, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, Adrien Brody
    Brian Cox, Anjelica Huston and even Wes Anderson who is also directing this
    stop-motion animated film… hmm,
    do I see a new Best Animated Feature nominee here?

    [iframe width=”560″ height=”349″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/n2igjYFojUo?rel=0″]

  • New York, I Love You Poster – Where’s the Film?

    It feels like FOREVER.
    Just like Paris, Je t’Aime.
    When did I first blog the trailer??
    Nearly a year ago~~~

    New York I Love You Poster

    How do you feel about the poster? Better than the first image, I think. But Paris, Je t’Aime pawns.

    Just like before, the collection of shorts has loads of people. Natalie Portman has two shorts in it, one as an actress on Mira Nair’s short, and one directing (exciting!) – most exciting? Shunji Iwai’s short!! Though it’s with Orlando Bloom, Shunji Iwai makes movie magic oftentimes~ And I’ve been waiting new Shunji Iwai films since… since… since Hana & Alice which was released in 2004.

    Not like I waited since 2004, since I just discovered him. LOL

  • Feliz 28 Playlist!

    More than half the day gone by, but still time!

    Feliz 28~ xD

    I made a YouTube playlist for everyone, with a sort of international flavor. ^^
    I hope you listen to all of the tracks, because… well,
    that’s the way it’s supposed to be, right?

    Also… don’t mind the actual music videos, just focus on the music. LOL
    trust me.

    [iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLF1FD4B5D155873C4&hl=en_US” ]

    What’s so awesome about this 10-track list?
    It’s got 3 different renditions of the famous El Condor Pasa,
    lots of international flavor right there!

    1. Miki Gonzales – Tusuy Puquio
    2. 12 Girl Band (女子十二乐坊) – El Condor Pasa
    3. Gianmarco – Hoy
    4. Pedro Suarez Vertiz – Cuando Pienses en Volver
    5. Jean Paul Strauss – Matarina y Mambo de Machaguay
    6. PAPA SARA (パパ・サラ)- CONDORU wa Tondeiku (コンドルは飛んで行く)
    7. Gianmarco – Volvere
    8. Eva Ayllon – Y se Llama Peru/Contigo Peru/Esta es mi Tierra
    9. CantoAndino – El Condor Pasa
    10. Los Nosequien y los Nosecuantos – Tributo al Rock Peruano

  • My Case Against Jane Zhang

    Who’s Jane Zhang?

    She’s 2nd runner-up to the Super Girl contest, back when Chris Lee (Li Yuchun) won, and Bibi (Zhou Bichang) placed 2nd. Meaning… Jane was just behind Bibi.

    I don’t wanna start anyone’s fire. Don’t want to attack the fans, but some of Jane’s fans online had been very vocal on Chris Lee even calling her “man-woman” – I can’t take that. While Li Yuchun fans are happy-go-lucky… after all, they did win. LOL’ – Some of Jane’s fans can’t keep their comments down.

    Yes, I get it. Chris Lee is not the best vocalist. I know that.
    But she doesn’t suck, you know who sucks at singing? I do. LOL

    First time I heard Jane Zhang was on the Lee Hom Wang album, and I thought her voice was very generic Chinese pop idol. My friend happened to ask if I had heard of her, which led me to find out she’s sung in different languages. I admit, it got me interested… she’s sung Contigo en la Distancia!

    [iframe width=”480″ height=”390″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/fzA5QrlDhec?rel=0″]

    Regardless of understanding her Spanish… tell me you did not just see Christina Aguilera’s gestures there? An interesting comment about her accent being and English Spanish accent, instead of a Chinese Spanish accent – because she obviously took the song from Aguilera, and not let’s say… Luis Miguel, or Caetano Veloso.

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