Category: Television

  • When did this blog turn into…

    an Asian-centric place?

    I seem to complain a lot about the West lately. I dunno if you’ve noticed. I’ve noticed, and my parents have noticed. The four featured articles are Asian topics (kind of, since YAM005 has Yu LOL), I listen to a lot of music from Asia, watch a lot of films from Asia (though I’m also watching Mad Men Season 1 at the moment – actually on Ep08) – Everything seems Asia.

    What the heck.

    Have I opened my eyes to something I had never known before? Oh how I wish I had been so Asian when my grandfather was alive, maybe he would’ve been proud. I’m sure he’d be thrilled I’m all over Chinese music (I still got six albums to listen to xD), and maybe I’d be speaking Chinese by now instead of just fraking around.

    So when did this happen? Why did this happen?

    Is it because American music sucks? Is it because American celebrities suck? Is it because British music sounds the same? Is it because everyone on this side of the world looks and sounds the same? Or am I just tired of hearing how evil China is because that’s what they keep telling me on the papers and online news. Perhaps all the negative propaganda makes me like Asia even more.

    Or is it the Anti-American “ideas” of everything American sucks? Because that’s what people think, right? But I don’t think so, I don’t have a problem with the American people… maybe their music industry, and their movie industry… and their media… or how the media portrays anything. No, scratch all of that. I have a problem with people in general. People suck, and I’ve become very anti-social. I don’t like western media, because that’s what I get to read since it’s all I can understand. I would probably hate other reporters and writers in Asian language if I could properly read what they write. But as it stands, I hate the media I get to hear and read about. The so-called defenders of the truth and objective point of views. I have given up on objectivity on television, but they keep shoving it in my face.

    So yeah, it seems this blog (and YAM for that matter) is turning more and more towards an Asia focus because I’m getting more and more fed up with the West. For anyone else out there who find themselves only focus on Asian (or only Japanese, only Korean, only Chinese) Entertainment, why did it happen? How? When?

  • Go Digital, Save Some Trees~

    Though, I must admit… some printed magazines are so pretty.
    xD – though a magazine like National Geographic should go completely green.
    but that’s just my opinion…

    Anyway, here comes an article saying that CBS will be running a video ad on the newest issue of the printed Entertainment Weekly. Say what? I must be confused!? Nope, nope~ it’s true, it will be a tiny 320x240px screen of 2mm of thickness, and you’ll be able to watch their Fall line-up.

    Hmm… okay. I’ll be honest with you. I hardly watch any television, that means I hardly watch any commercials on TV – Now, if I don’t watch commercials on TV, I don’t think I’ll watch them in a magazine. To be even more honest, all commercials I watch are on-line… maybe YouTube, or on one of my favorite motion graphic/design websites.

    I still support digital media!

    Like this Paperless Book by Piel.Skin – an architecture book with Google Map links included! LOL – Now, that’s useful, right? – Also check out this old article asking if we are ready for digital paper… obviously we aren’t.

    I remember seeing a prototype for a digital newspaper that used e-paper with simple motion (shaking the paper, folding it, etc) that would change the page/news section of your newspaper “virtually”. Can you imagine that? Sitting on your kitchen table one morning for breakfast, grab your blank e-paper. Shake it once. Headlines appear. Shake it once more, and it skips to the next section. Fold it and open it, to continue to next page. O.o Nifty.

  • Ueno Juri to Itsutsu no Kaban Promo!

    … or “Ueno Juri and the 5 Bags” – whatever your pick on names is~

    I think I’ll have to tag this different. O_o

    Juri Ueno and the 5 Bags - Title

    Anyway~~~ Trailers are out!
    Exciting! Funny Juri, Singing Juri!!
    Like I’ve said before, I love this WOWOW projects.
    Please WOWOW release Itsutsu no Kaban (plus One Million Yen Girl, and Camouflage) with English subs!

    You’ll appreciate it… at least mildly. LOL

    Promos after the break~
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  • It’s YAM Time #5!

    LOL
    Cheap Mambo #5 mention xD

    Anyway~~ Here it is!!!
    After much liver disease~~~
    YAM005

    with Yu on the cover!
    Happy early Bday, Yu~
    Omedetou!!

    YAM005

    In it, you’ll read more about Harry Potter 6 (against much of anyone’s Harmonian hearts, lol), Transformers 2, Moon (yeah, that last line kills me), and Public Enemies~ Snap! There’s also DBSK concert review, SNSD (which I always get a typo), Bibi, Seo Taiji, Clazziquai, Popular and more~~~

    Head over here to download~~~

  • Kate Moennig on Three Rivers

    CBS’s new medical transplant drama (?) Three Rivers~
    hmm… dunno, don’t really have much interest on Network TV as of lately,
    but any reason to see Katherine Moenning in scrubs~~~
    LOL

    good on my book… and good on your book too, right?

    first, must admit. The character promo shot looks not like her.
    blame Photoshop~~~ good thing? the promo episode still, pretty hot.
    LOL, almost like Shane cleaned up her act and became a Dr. @_@

    Three Rivers - Still

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  • I has two YAM teaser for you~

    big enough so you can see…
    small enough so you can’t read~~
    xD

    YAM005 - Teaser - Yu Aoi

    YAM005 - Teaser - WB's Popular

    YAM005 will be released this Saturday (15th), in the meantime~
    check back on old YAM issues, and join our YAM group~

  • More busy… busier~

    Hmm…
    no news? No news worth spazzing, fuming, fangirling…

    loads of design stuffs to do, though.
    slides, web… pdf~~~
    YAM is coming!!

    Rants?
    Teen Choice Awards were on Sunday or something…
    Pole-dancing Cyrus… that’s what parents support now?
    Ugh, my poor cousin. I hope she’s not turning out like that…
    I wonder what my uncle thinks of Cyrus pole-dancing abilities~~~

    People keep sucking.

  • Kanashii Hanabi – Kobukuro x Yu Aoi CM

    Here it is!

  • Kobukuro + Yu Aoi CM

    For those of you who didn’t know, Kobukuro has just released a brand new album (CALLING), which I’m not necessarily loving… but that’s a tough job to pull considering how awesome ALL SINGLES BEST was as a compilation.

    Anyway…

    SPAZZ! There’s a new article over at Barks.jp with a couple of
    photos of Yu on the CM for the new album…
    also with a new interview.

    Yu Aoi - Kobukuro CM

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  • Weekend Shorts

    Reuters is reporting that Jay Chou has been cast as Kato (previously played by Bruce Lee on the series) on the new movie adaptation of the Green Hornet written and played by none other than Seth Rogen (Pineapple Express, Funny People) – really? LOL

    I said it! Asian invasion!!! xD

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    The Lima Film Festival began today!
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    VMA Nominees Announced!
    Normally, I would’ve done a different post for this, but I’ve lost my interest on MTV.
    Can’t blame me, can you?

    Womanizer… video of the year? – oh the sadness. Alongside Spears~~~ Eminem with We Made You, Beyonce with Single Ladies, Kanye and Lady Gaga. – REALLY??? I should really make a Look Back on 2008 Videos, I mean… there should be better, MUCH BETTER music videos than those.

    Lady Gaga for the win, even though I didn’t really dig any of it. <- that’s a prediction.

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