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Inspired by the part of a post from Popular Gusts that dealt with the disrespectful cartoonization of Korean independence fighters (a subject also covered last year by Prof. Gwon), I dug out from my bookmarks a couple of articles...
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DJ OZMA held an urgent press conference on Thursday to announce that he is "retiring" at the end of this year. He said that ever since his boost of popularity in 2006 - the same year he caused controversy at ...
Tags: people, video, music, love, show, group, man, album, single, party, concert, leader, band, 2006, artists, comedy, travel, decline
Ok, so they aren't technically banned from Korea, but I caught your attention right?
The full lineup for this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen" was announced yesterday. The number of artists has been reduced from last year's 58 to 53, the lowest number in the last ten years. The lineup features 14 names that are...
Tags: new, show, song, singer, artist, future, artists, contest, new year
Wonder Girls Coming to Los Angeles and New York soon
Want to see The Wonder Girls but you're stuck over here in the states? Here's your chance to see the Wonder Girls in two of America's biggest cities: New York and Los Angeles.
Tags: new, 2008, group, american, girls, website, online, new york, concert, tour, artists, test
Not mine exactly, but yours if you've ever purchased their albums, attended their concerts, or even downloaded their ringtones. Legally, of course.
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HALCALI - Long Kiss Good Bye Live (Music Fair 2008.11.22)
Japanese hip-hop duo HALCALI appeared on Music Fair last week along with SPEED, Perfume, and Lil'B, where they performed "Long Kiss Good Bye", the seventh ending theme to Naruto Shippuuden. While I'm sure Naruto fans ...
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Eastern Barbie meets Western Barbie? Han Chae-young (of the upcoming Boys Before Flowers) poses with Hollywood glamour goddess Charlize Theron at the "Christian Dior and Chinese Artists" art exhibit in Beijing.
The End of the Road for DJ Ozma
Publicity hound DJ Ozma held an "emergency" press conference in Tokyo yesterday and announced his imminent retirement from show business. His last single "Masurao" is due for release on December 3 and he will play a farewell concert...
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With minimal activities in Japan while they've busied themselves at home, DBSK has still managed to maintain healthy streaming in the Land of the Rising Sun and their popularity has been justified by their invitation to...
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2008 Big 4 Concert Line-Up: SG Wannabe-Yoon Gun-Lee Soo Young-Ha Dong Kyun
Every year, a team of 4 of the best artists give a join concert performance in Big 4 Concert. In 2005, it was SG Wannabe, Kim Jong Kook, M To M, and Vibe. In 2006, it was Wheesung, SG Wannabe, Vibe, and SeeYa.
The Wonder Girls Were Once Fangirls
On Star Golden Bell, Wonder Girls Sohee, Ye Eun, and Yoobin revealed that they too were once fan girls. But why exactly were they fans of the following artists? Sohee stated that she was a big fan of Rain because "He was cool."
Utada Hikaru tops Japanese magazine Oricon Style's annual Favourite Artist Chart for the second year in a row. A total of 20758 votes were cast by the magazine subscribers for the 2008 poll.
Tags: japanese, 2008, style, children, artist, magazine, artists, actors
Pop-Up Art by Chinese Artist Cai Guo-Qiang
Visionaire has given pop-up books a high-art twist by inviting the likes of Andreas Gursky, Mario Testino, and Cai Guo-Qiang to contribute mini-tableaux to its latest issue, Surprise.
Tags: china, chinese, life, style, men, artist, art, beautiful, artists
Contemporary Japanese visual artists tweaked the genes of Osamu Tezuka's manga characters in dozens of works featured at the recent "Tezuka Gene - Light in the Darkness" exhibit at Parco Factory in Shibuya.
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Missing Japanese painting found in Korean museum
A painting by Japanese artist Ryohei Koiso that has been missing since 1935 was found in Korea:nJapan's Tokyo Shimbun said Friday that Ryohei Koiso's painting depicting a woman with a Japanese coiffeur was found...
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Dr Liza Wang leaves handprints in Los Angeles
Dr. Liza Wang arrived at the Chinese Hollywood Studios in Los Angeles on the 2nd of November 2008, leaving behind her handprints and signature. The main organizer of the event, Mr Zhuang Pei Yuan, said that Liza is considered...
Kyoto Geisha Get Competition From Tokyo Galleries, Hip Hotels
PThere's more freedom for artists here, a mixture of good technique and creative imagination that you don't find among Tokyo artists,'' Mori said. ``The Tokyo and Kyoto art universities have very different teaching styles...
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Asian american art: a history, 1850-1970
For those of you into art history, this might interest you... I recently heard about a new book, Asian American Art: A History, 1850-1970, edited by Gordon Chang, Mark Johnson and Paul Karlstrom, and published by Stanford Press.
Tags: new, asian, american, art, book, history, artists, asian american, development
Kaleidoscope 2008 - A display of talents
As promised here are some photos that I took at the Kaleidoscope exhibition which was held last week. First up is the artwork by the folks from Collateral Damage Studio.