宇多田ヒカル – Utada Hikaru Bohemian Summer 2000
To build up excitement for Utada‘s In The Flesh Tour across the United States and Europe (even though I’m sure we couldn’t be more excited), I’m reviewing each one of her Japanese tours monthly, starting with Bohemian Summer 2000 and ending in UTADA UNITED 2006, so in January/February I get to review Utada’s In The Flesh … Read more
Brown Eyed Girls – SOUND G.
Artist: Brown Eyed Girls Album: SOUND G. Release Date: 07.20.2009 Ever since I started looking into the works of the Brown Eyed Girls, I was initially drawn to SOUND G., because it’s their latest release, I was partially unaware of their soulful background, and even after I fell in love with their previous hits, it … Read more
Jennifer An
From the cycles of America’s Next Top Model I have watched so far, (cycles 6-10, 12-13), there was only one Asian model casted, Gina Cho. Gina was very confident in the beginning of the cycle, but through the competition, she proved that she was all-talk, and her pride for her Asian background became a struggle … Read more
Ga-In
On this scene from Abracadabra, Ga-In and Narsha simulate a kiss, and the PV ends by the time they get too close, but several times they’ve paid references to this scene and it’s very cute that they have this careless attitude and can shock just as much as entertain (even both at the same time). … Read more
COUNTDOWN: Unforgettable K-Pop
Compiling unforgettable songs for K-Pop is very different from J-Pop, and since I’m still learning in the K-Pop music scene, I asked for help from my classmate, Stephanie and a friend from Twitter, @cityincolors (I’m sorry for dragging you into this, Mr. Alan! But you were the first one who came to mind with your … Read more
COUNTDOWN: Unforgettable J-Pop
The Japanese musical business is always growing, and yet, there are certain songs we hold dear, and when it comes to J-Pop, a genre taken so seriously, meaningful songs turn out to be very meaningful, maybe because it came out in a drama, because it marked a certain period of the artist’s life in a … Read more
