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Weekend Shorts

August 7, 2009 — Leave a comment

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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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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Posted on August 4, 2009 In Celebrity, English, Fun, Japanese, Music, Music Videos, Sharing , ,
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Hibi no Neiro – SOUR’s Fans via webcam~

I just ran into this video.

O.O – it’s so great! So interesting, I want to see what each person does haha.
And there’s an “Amy” in it!! xD ~~~It’s sort of an “interactive” video, I think. At least it got the fans of the band involved in more than “we need fans to show up in a concert-type-setting for the music video.” This seems like it was a lot of fun.

And the music is pretty good as well, so I’m looking for their music. =D Any recommendation?

Posted on July 2, 2009 In English, Fun, Japanese, Music, Music Videos, Sharing , , ,
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Music Video Director: Nigel Dick

I was looking back on music videos this past weekend (which, by the way marked amy-wong.com’s 4th anniversary) because I was watching Michael Jackson music videos and thinking “wow, how come I don’t like watching music videos now” – at least I don’t watch videos of most music I listen to in English, though I’m generally impressed with Asian Pop Music Videos.

When I was little, well… a pre-teen and teenage girl fuzzing about the Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears with my friends at school, I began to notice director’s names. MTV (which I pretty much used to watch almost 24/7) used to show the Name of the Song + Name of the Artist + Name of Album + Name of Director. They did this until the beginning of 2002 or 2003 when the Director’s name suddenly disappeared from the credits. I dunno if it’s back, and I dunno if it was because I just went to Canada. LOL

One of the first names I noticed was, of course, Nigel Dick.

If I could describe Nigel Dick’s style of music-video-making when I was a kid, I would say “simply brilliant” – not because I was naive and didn’t really know much about the business, but because his videos were simple, but yet so full of life. Perhaps, the easiest way to show it is with a simple video such as Oasis’ Wonderwall.

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Posted on June 29, 2009 In English, Music, Music Videos, Sharing, Television , , , , , , , , , ,
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Michael Jackson R.I.P

June 25, 2009 — Leave a comment

This not just in… but I’ve been watching the TV since it was announced.

Surprising news… Michael Jackson died. O_o

NOOOOOOO! Before I get to see him in concert. Damn!

Read all about it here.

MJ changed the music industry, and was an idol that went across the generational barrier inspiring tons of people of many different ages… including my uncle and aunt, my older cousins, me and my younger counsin. His video for Remember the Time was the first video I remember ever making an impact as a kid, and will always regard him as a musical visionary.

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Well it’s been a few hours already. I can’t still believe it – this has actually been a day of a lot of deaths (3 more) announcements aroudn here – *sighs* And it seems this has shocked a whole lot of people. My dad was following this story with me… and even my mom, who doesn’t generally give a crap about entertainment news.

I also found the following entries~~~
Igor + Andre MJ Tribute
Cinencuentro.com
TimesOnline
– Stage Thriller who Took the Music Industry
– Fans Mourn Artist
– In his Own Words
– Searching for Jackson’s Doctor
– Death Linked to Painkiller

— June 29 —
Pitchfork
– R.I.P
– Michael Jackson News and Reactions
– Music and Videos

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Rebirth with Cheer Chen, by Keng-Ming Liu

I just officially joined Vimeo – not entirely sure why, but we’ll see…
In the meantime, this rocking video and song!

Posted on June 25, 2009 In Chinese, English, Illustrations, Music, Music Videos, Sharing , , , ,
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Interactive Music Video – Labuat – Soy tu Aire

I would have… I totally would have listed Labuat’s Soy tu Aire video into my “breakthrough” videos of the year, but a quick Google search for “labuat soy tu aire” gave me a YouTube result with the “official” video that I can’t see because it’s NOT on my region. The fact that it’s not an official video… and that I can’t see the official video… *sighs*

Labuat - Soy tu Aire

Anyway, follow the link to the Soy tu Aire website.

Posted on May 18, 2009 In Illustrations, Music, Music Videos, Screencaps, Sharing, Spanish , ,
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Comme des Enfants by Coeur de Pirate

I have a once-a-week message for some of my Facebook friends, where I share some new music with them. I was bad these past two weeks, and today I remembered~~~

Coeur de Pirate ~~~ I think you can download their album on iTunes (at least Canada) x3

Enjoy!

Posted on April 28, 2009 In French, Fun, Music, Music Videos, Sharing , , ,
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Shiina Ringo and Superficial Gossip!!

Shiina Ringo’s new music!!!

One thing for sure… HMV.co.jp Newsletter Updates > YesAsia Updates.

I just got the email from HMV listing Shiina Ringo’s new upcoming album. Sanmon GOSHIPPU, which translates to ‘cheap gossip’ or as CD Japan puts it “Superficial Gossip”. This is Ringo’s new material since she began collaborating with other musicians, and performing with Tokyo Jihen. Last year, she released a bunch of compilations commemorating her ten years in the music entertainment business…

The album includes 14 tracks, but apparently the first single is not there which is called Ariamaru Tomi (Superfluous Fortune) [HMV Japan], main theme of the Jdrama Smile, and will be released on May 27th.

The album is set to be released on June 24th.
[HMV.co.jp][Amazon.co.jp][CD Japan]

Posted on April 18, 2009 In English, Fun, Japanese, Music, Sharing , , , , , ,
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Just Discovered Chris Lee

Or Li Yuchun, whatever’s your pick on names. She was China’s Supergirl winner… she was the one who beat Bibi.
*le gasp*

I digs… I think she’s got style *points at Shane* – She’s also funny on stage… can’t beat doing the Cha Cha Cha, right? Or singing Corazon de Melao. LOL’ She does magic tricks, and she apparently directed some of her MVs.

that’s a pretty cool video, but still… Bibi >>> Chris – sorry, Chris fans. Just check that link.

Posted on April 10, 2009 In Celebrity, Chinese, English, Music, Music Videos, Sharing , , , , ,
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