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Lee Hom Wang – Daily Necessities MV

柴米油鹽醬醋茶 (Chai Mi You Yan Jiang Cu Cha), the first single of the just announced new album by Lee Hom Wang – probably out by the end of the month and titled 十八般武艺 (18 Types of Martial Arts?) – has just hit the net with a concept strikingly familiar to the first 15min. of Pixar’s UP.

Which… still kill me apparently. GOSH. Damn you, Leehom – you made me teary.

and the song, literally meaning “firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea” but it just names the simple “daily necessities”. At first listen, the songs seems average LHW style, but on following listening, it makes so much more sense… especially with the video.

*EDIT*
There’s an English-subbed version courtesy of Leehom’s channel~

Posted on July 13, 2010 In Celebrity, Chinese, English, Music, Music Videos, Sharing , , , , , , ,
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Anna Tsuchiya – Atashi

Earlier in the year I listened to one of Tsuchiya’s albums… I think it was Nudy Show? Anyway, I really dig her on Kamikaze Girls. I mean, she’s really funny in it. But Sakuran is okay… the album was okay-ish… and the music video included on the Kamikaze Girls dvd was very Alejandra Guzman to me.

I hope she doesn’t end up like Alejandra Guzman.

Anyway, here comes Tsuchiya’s new single – Atashi – after having her second kid… whom she called Simba (SHIMBA) LOL Too much Lion King. xD Lucky for the kid Tsuchiya didn’t decide on  Hakuna Matata.

Atashi is an okay song. I’m not too fond on the word “atashi” mainly because it’s used for I/Me for women. I remember one of my Japanese lessons, and my teacher (a guy only one year older than me) told me this, and I went “But WHYYY?” Because that’s how it works. BAWWWW~

There’s a motorbike on the video! LOL

Posted on July 2, 2010 In Celebrity, English, Japanese, Music, Music Videos, Rants, Sharing , , , ,
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Jing Chang – Broken + The Opposite Me

Seriously, guys.

Asia is having a Women Tuxed-off. First with the likes of Chris Lee and BiBi…

Now~~~ Hello Jing Chang!

She won the first season of Super Idol in Taiwan, and is actually signed on Gold Typhoon, which is also BiBi’s label now — someone’s got a fetish for girls in tuxes… LOL

Continue Reading…

Posted on June 26, 2010 In Celebrity, Chinese, English, Korean, Music, Music Videos, Sharing, Stills , , , , , , , ,
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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~

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  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 , , , ,
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jonsi – go stream

June 13, 2010 — Leave a comment

I have been enjoying this for a little more than a week.

just spent $35 USD on the limited edition… just to proof that you pay for the goods.

so stop complaining music and movie industry. just make good stuff happen.

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Bibi Zhou (Zhou Bichang) – Yu GuanTou (Canned Fish)

Call it subtext. TOO much subtext.

Actually, can I just say Bibi’s face in the last few seconds of the video, on the close-up, she looks really really GOOD. Like her face is amazing on that shot. And you get DOUBLE amazing face. I was wondering there… “OMG, is she going to do it?” It was tension… did you feel it?

EDIT
The Youku version seems to look better than the YouTube one. After all, it does say it’s HD (高清) – Gao Qing means High Clarity, hence HD… though had to look where to turn the HD on xD HD is so much simpler…

EDIT 2
Found the proper version by Typhoon Group (Bibi’s company), so in case you want the Youku one.

as far as music goes? I think it works with the image, though I don’t know how that will translate on overall album work… I am getting curious. I miss original Bibi though, I need to hear her original voice. Her lower voice is so awesome… she’s so eclectic on Canned Fish.

I wonder why Canned Fish too…

All I think about when saying Canned Fish is THIS Canned Fish. You know? The One? With rice… I grew up… or I mean, didn’t grow up with that one. Guilty pleasure. Always reminds me of my grandfather. That and fried eggs on white rice and soy sauce. Classic.

Posted on May 29, 2010 In Chinese, English, Music, Music Videos, Sharing , , , , ,
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Presenting the Yoshida Brothers

You know I’m a sucker for traditional music fused with modern music, so it wasn’t a surprise that I’ve gone pretty nuts about the Yoshida Brothers thanks to this post.

Though I am unsure on how their discography works (Japanese releases and International releases), since I don’t know if all of the albums contain different songs, or if some of the releases are just compilation of others.

Anyway, Rising blew me away.

as did KODO (literally meaning palpitation)

https://youtu.be/Ron17xFNBf0

but not only do they do this, they also do fusion with blues, latin music, and even celtic!

Posted on May 29, 2010 In English, Fun, Japanese, Music, Music Videos, Sharing , ,
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Hanson – Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’

Oh MY GAWD.

I know there’s so many posts today, but this is so frakin’ contagious. It is a bit unsettling to put Hanson and the word “dancing” in the same sentence, but this song is just… so… damn catchy. I can’t even remember the lyrics, but I want to clap my hands and learn the dance. I am suspecting I am so totally buying the album next month.

Also, maybe not a candidate for Breakthrough video… but definitely a candidate for Music Video with Dance in It… I might just not give it a choreography title, but it’s a dance video nonetheless~~~

Does anyone feel back in the 90s with this?

Posted on May 23, 2010 In English, Fun, Music, Music Videos, Sharing , , , , ,
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I Miss Music Like Brown Eyed Girls

Can I just say Abracadabra is super hot?

I listened to all of Brown Eyed Girls discography, minus singles… only albums, and maybe I did some minialbums. Can’t really recall, it’s been too much music lately. Anyway, from all the girl groups I’ve listened to lately… I liked them the best… dig their voices, and the raps somehow remind me of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopez…

Man, she was the shitz~~

TLC killed it in the VMAs 1999. Man, those were the years…

RIP, Left Eye, RIP.

Posted on April 30, 2010 In Clips, English, Korean, Music, Music Videos, Sharing , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Lee Hyori Featuring Ceejay – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

I swear to kamisama that Hyori-unnie has been watching a lot of films. Last time she did Black Balloons and creepy clow in a gloomy beach, which was totally arthouse. This time around she’s totally District 9 meets The Fifth Element meets Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

I love it. xD Thanks for the Hyori video-bombarding, Julz.

Hyori in the yellow feathery coat looks like a little pollito. LOL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzAHCDBXRM0

Posted on April 15, 2010 In English, Korean, Music, Music Videos, Screencaps, Sharing , , , , ,
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