Just like many teenage girls, I like to put posters of some of my idols on my wall. My dresser in particular has a few pictures of Gackt in some SMEXy poses. However, I constantly get asked the question “Jess, why do you have pictures of this girl by your mirror?” by any one who visits my room. Whether they know my love for Asian Media or not, I calmly correct them and say ” No… that’s a man” and a bit of my dignity dies inside. Most of my family and friends will argue that Gackt is indeed a women or just really gay, others just give me a funny look. This routine is nothing new to me now but, before when I first started to show an interest in music artist and drama stars besides the ones directly related to anime, it was indeed a bit confusing for me as well.
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Tags: Gackt, KAT-TUN, Kim HeeChul, Pretty Men, Questionable

Diablo is one of the best MMOs I’ve ever played; however, it was unfortunate when Diablo II lost it’s novelty after I played it more than I would like to admit. So when Diablo III was announced, you can only imagine how psyched I was especially after hearing about one of the new classes.

One of the new classes is an Asian, female wizard. Not only does she have a better looking body than any gravure idol but her powers vary from disintegration, electrocution, teleportation, magic missiles and slowing time – most of which the original magic user (sorcerer) could do. But that’s probably just a sample of what she can do. The character page goes into more detail about her background but all I needed to know was that she’s bad ass.

Out of all the new addition in the game, I’m really looking forward to playing her especially since she’s a magic based character, sexy and Asian. Honestly, what more could you ask for? If she was real, I would probably marry her. But anyways next time I go to a convention, I plan to cosplay as her but don’t expect me to shoot lightening out of my hands (although I really wish I could).

The date of release is still unknown unfortunately but BlizzCon is going on right now so hopefully they’ll surprise us.
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Tags: asian, blizzard, blizzcon, diablo iii, female, game, hot, magic, sexy, wizard

Hello everybody! I’m Erik, a new blogger here! Introductions have never been my thing, so I’ll make this short. I live in New England, in Connecticut. I’ve been into Asian media for quite a few years and I’ve come across only a few people who were familiar with Asian entertainment until just recently. I feel like it’s getting a bit more recognition in other parts of the world, and hopefully by being a part of this site I can take part in it, no matter how big or small! I started out with Japanese music, where I liked the typical popular artists such as Ayumi Hamasaki, Utada Hikaru, Namie Amuro, and Olivia Lufkin, etc, but that was it. I began to venture into other types of Asian media such as dramas and other forms of entertainment, my obsession as of late being K-pop, with groups and singers like The Wonder Girls, Brown Eyed Girls, Lee Hyori, SHINee, and others.
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Tags: Asian culture, Ayumi Hamasaki, blogger, brown eyed girls, kpop, lee hyori, namie amuro, new, ningin, olivia lufkin, shinee, utada hikaru, wonder girls, Youtube

Things are sort of back to normal (super freaking busy that is). Since last week, we’ve been working on a lot of new projects in addition to adding a new blogger! His name is Erik Taylor and he’s a Wonder Girls expert. I didn’t become a fan of the WG till after the Chuseok Festival so I’m really excited to see what he comes up with. We first discovered him on Youtube where he posted our WG interview which got a lot of exposure in a short amount of time.

But anyways I’m glad it’s the weekend but disappointed that it’s starting to get cold. I’m already wearing winter clothes when I go out. Again, it’s breast cancer awareness month so please don’t forget to donate/visit/etc!

Like always enjoy!
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Tags: Anna Tsuchiya, big bang, breast cancer awarness, dbsk, erik taylor, laolom, music videos, october, shinee, weekly music roundup, Youtube

Famed singer, songwriter, and producer Park Jin Young has organized the Korea Food Expo 2008. Along with him, he will bring his creations Wonder Girls, 2AM, and 2PM, along with several other popular Korean singers like Younha and Wheesung to the event in Seoul, Korea. The event held on Sunday, October 12, will be used to promote Korean food with celebrities. The special events at the event will be things such as “The Similarities Between Music and Food”, “Star’s Recipe”, “Star’s Dining Table”, and more.

Along with revealing a brand new song, written and composed by JYP specially for this event, titled “Food Song”, the Wonder Girls will also be holding interviews. Venue address and directions are here.
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Tags: 2AM, 2pm, jyp, Korea Food Expo, Wheesung, wonder girls, younha

aXL99 (Jessie Lam)

At NYAF 2008, I had the pleasure of meeting many artists in the artist alley. I myself am an artist so it was definitely exciting to see all the different works of art on sale and on display. I must say, I was very impressed. If I wasn’t so strapped for cash, I would’ve bought some prints (if the T.M.Revolution booth wasn’t there)! Some of these artists appear at more anime conventions than NYAF, of course. At AnimeNext 2008, I remember seeing quite a few of these artists in the artist alley. It’s amazing to see the talent in action as many artists tend to take commissions right on the spot and draw right in front of you. There were people who made pins, prints, hats, plushies and more. The amount of different mediums used (such as digital, colored pencils, markers) was amazing. Each artist put their own twist onto their favorite anime/manga characters and sold away!

Although each of these artists may be different, all of them gather at anime conventions yearly to draw for a common interest. I personally had the pleasure to briefly interview a few of the artists. As I interviewed these artists, I realized I can relate in so many ways! Even though the artists were asked such similar questions, their own personality shows. In a way, it clears who the person is “behind the mask” so to speak.
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Tags: anime, Art, manga, new york anime festival

Animal rights group listen up! This is your chance to hold another protest. Just get those placards and banners ready. Make sure you stick some adorable Monkey pictures on them.  There is this restaurant in Japan who uses two monkeys as their servers. Yes, actual monkeys! Not to be confused with those monkey-like servers who work at your neighborhood TGIF or Chili’s . Check out the clip here.

Perhaps I should start using monkeys to clean my apartment too. At least they don’t go through my stuff and ask me why I don’t like women like my meemaw cleaner from Hong Kong who wants to introduce her single daughter to me all the time!

Tags: Animal Rights, Japanese Restaurants, monkey, Servers, Waiters

A few months ago, I was shocked by the US dollar to Korean won exchange rate when it was actually less than 900 KRW to $1. After having the exchange rate at a steady 1,000 KRW to $1 for the last decade, that low rate really hit me in the face. It’s kind of ironic that it did, though. I grew up in the mid-90s, where it was 800 KRW to $1. But then the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis aka IMF Crisis occurred, and I remember the won rate going up high as 1,800 KRW to $1. Of course I didn’t really understand the implication of such things. All I know is that it was good for us Americans to exchange USD to KRW. Sadly to say, I still do believe in that since my main source of income are in dollars. However, today proved to be an insane day in the monetary world. At least for me.

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Tags: 1997 asian financial crisis, ahjumma, dollar, economy, finance, imf crisis, korea, seoul, won

No it’s not because the apocalypse is coming. It’s because the slut of all sluts Tila Tequila is single again and bitch will screw anyone she sees. The bisexual ho has ended her gayelle relationship with Courtenay Semel, daughter of Yahoo! mogul Terry Semel. After a few brief months of bumping clams with Courtenay, Tila’s cooch probably started screaming for more variety. I bet she is on the prowl now for anyone who breathes to share her crabs with. If I were you, I would head to the closest Home Depot to buy an extra strength shovel and start digging. I have a better idea. Why not solicit the help of the many lesbian shoppers there to help you fend off Tila? Just mention “That slut dumps one of your own for dicks” and I can guarantee you that they will drop everything to help you out. Gayelles unite!

Tags: Bisexual, Courtenay Semel, Gayelle Relationship, Tila Tequila

It’s the most wonderful time of the year….and no, I’m not talking about Christmas shopping. I’m talking Asian film festivals, baby. Truthfully, they pop up all around the calendar, but two biggies are this week.

Here in the East, check out the First Annual Philly Asian-American Film Festival, October 9-12. Yes, that’s right—you can be a part of the inaugural run. They got the ball rolling with much hard work and grass-roots marketing.

Phil Lam will be there, representing as a producer of Santa Mesa, a really cool story set in the Philippines. Here are a few others attending, who will be around for Q&A:
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Tags: Kissing Cousins, phil lam, Philly Asian Film Fest, ping pong playa, San Diego Asian Film Festival, Santa Mesa