Category: Music

  • 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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  • Modest Mouse – King Rat by Heath Ledger

    More Heath! Take a look at the music video he was working on.
    The video has humans and whales on inverted roles…
    cruel, but sorta funny. I’ve got a dark sense of humor.


  • 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

    The Lima Film Festival began today!

    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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  • Time Album + Mini-PB + DVD by Bibi Zhou

    It’s here, it’s here!

    Bibi Zhou - Time - Package

    Pretty photos courtesy of me (so please, respect hot pink watermarks LOL),
    plus a professional/sort-of-fan product review below the break~
    enjoy, and link back if you’re sharing! xD

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  • 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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  • 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


  • Hmm… Maybe It’s a Good Thing~

    That I don’t longer really support Western music?
    After all, one might risk being sued even for sampling work before thinking of buying.

    I mean, you do get a drive before you get convinced of getting a new car.
    I can, after all, also ask for my cousin’s car for a drive…

    I admit it. I don’t buy as much stuff as I used to, but can you blame me?
    I was a 17-year-old with my parents’ credit card access…
    I bought a lot of crap. A lot of crap that I don’t use anymore, but keep
    because it’s money. So do you blame me for not wanting to buy more crap anymore?

    What did I just get? Three albums, and one DVD (two, if you count the one that comes as extra)
    All Asian products. These cost more than regular American stuff
    so I need to cut back even more on stuff I get. LOL
    so only top-rated or fan stuff make it~~~ xD

    From the things I just got, it’s two Faye Wong albums which I downloaded last year.
    DOWNLOAD. Now I’ve bought them as imports. Cost even more money. LOL
    However, they’re very awesome albums, and worth buying.
    I’m also looking for a copy of To Love, and almost lost money
    while trying to purchase from eBay.
    Then… the crap I’m not buying and people are suing for? Not so much.

    I also bought Bibi’s Time album that comes with mini PB and DVD~
    that’s loads of extras for the price of a regular album almost…
    also… I’m a fan of Bibi… after I DOWNLOADED her music.

    I also bought Don’t Laugh at my Romance on a HongKong Region DVD
    that comes with English subs… Japan version doesn’t…
    I saw the film as a DOWNLOAD.
    I’m also a fan of Yu Aoi after I DOWNLOADED her films.

    got the trend?

    Yes. Downloading music (or films etc) and profiting from it is wrong. I don’t buy piracy.
    Yes. Saying you’re a fan of something you’ve never physically supported is wrong,
    but not as wrong… sometimes, people just can’t. Though they should find a way…
    opening a fanclub… spreading the word it’s at least something…
    No, downloading music is not like stealing a car. Downloading music is like asking your
    cousin if you can use his car, just like he asks if he can take your bike out for a ride.
    I might end up buying a car, or not… just as he might get a bike, if he finds it useful.

    But this industry wants me to buy crap. I’m not buying.


  • 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&amp;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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