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NEEDLESS ED sequence densest collection of anime fetishes yet

WARNING: may cause irrational development of head-tilting fascination and an inexplicable obsession towards anime body parts. Perhaps the most staggering sequence ever conceived, the NEEDLESS ending sequence encompasses almost all the major body part fetishes identifiable in modern-day anime, and does it with such rapid-fire succession... (more)

by JerryChen on Jul 04, 2009 05:23pm • 0
Japanese Smartphone Market is Being Dominated by iPhone

From Ziggytek Blog: Apple is continuing its iPhone domination worldwide. According to new numbers from Japan, the iPhone holds the #1 and #2 spot in the smartphone market. There are a number of reason behind the sudden popularity of the iPhone in a market no... (more)

by KashemMiah on Jul 04, 2009 12:42pm •
It's Great To Be An Athlete: The Highest Paid Non-American Athletes

It seems that three fellow Asian athletes are making enough dough to be one of the top 20 highest paid non-American athletes (known as The International 20) according to Sports Illustrated. Manny Pacquiao takes up the #3 spot with Yao Ming and Ichiro Suzuki following him in the 7th and 15th positions respectively.
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by LillianTran on Jul 04, 2009 11:56am • 8
LG Wants The #2 Spot, Targeting Samsung and The iPhone

From Ziggytek Blog: LG, the world’s 3rd largest manufacturer of cellular phones has put Samsung and all its competitors on notice, they’re gunning for the #2 spot and they’re sure they’ll get there by 2012. LG’s head of the mobile division,... (more)

by KashemMiah on Jul 03, 2009 11:28pm •
Missy Kim Favorites, Friday July 3rd

Photos of the new group T-ara have been unveiled. All six members look like this. It’s…interesting… I seriously hope they’re wearing wigs. (more)

by SarahKim on Jul 03, 2009 08:50pm • 16

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${home_sitename}$ (11) Ketchup: The Asian American Condiment (via www.8asians.com) on 7/3 10:23am

While Americans slather on ketchup on their burgers and hotdogs during the July 4th weekend, they might not know that ketchup's origins are from Asia. This article talks about ketchup's origin as a sauce from Indonesia, its eventual use of tomatoes (it didn't start out using tomatoes), and how it grew...
${home_sitename}$ (22) Under Their Umbrellas (via www.allkpop.com) on 7/3 9:29am

On a recent poll on bugs music charts, netizens were asked to choose the artist they would most like to share an umbrella with. The results are nowhere near surprising because SNSD's Jessica grabbed the number 1 spot with more than half of the votes. Some netizens even went so far as to state, "They...
${home_sitename}$ (16) Take A Peek Inside Shinee's Man Bags (via www.allkpop.com) on 7/3 3:25am

We've seen inside girls' bags before, but now it's the boys' turn with SHINee doing it for High Cut magazine. Out of all the bags, Key's bag looks most like a man bag but he later redeems himself by having the least girly contents. The winner of that award is none other then Taemin, but however I love...
${home_sitename}$ (41) Hot Pepper Commercial With Kaela Kimura And... (via www.japanprobe.com) on 7/2 6:28pm

A commercial starring Kaela Kimura and Snoopy, courtesy of a Foreign Salaryman in Tokyo:nn This song is so infective that it has burrowed itself deep inside my brain and I have severe problems exorcising it, especially since it seems like they show it all the time now on tv. I just thought that I should...
${home_sitename}$ (39) Girl's Generation Accused Of Stealing "genie" (via seoulbeats.com) on 7/2 6:11pm

What's with all the plagiarism cases in k-pop lately? Though I really shouldn't be surprised given the way Korea runs its music industry. And So Neo Shi Dae found them themselves caught right in the middle of the copyright crossfire, on the eve of their successful comeback! Here's the rundown: Around...