The 5-member indies visual rock act, also referred to as “Japan’s Extremist Artists”, has managed to maintain a very high live performance rate ever since its establishment in 2002. In addition to enjoying huge popularity in Japan, they have also extended their fame through overseas appearances including gigs in Germany. With Ruki on vocals, the [...]

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The success of the movie NANA, starring Nakashima Mika and Miyazaki Aoi as two girls with the same name but contrasting personalities, has paved the way for its sequel. Nakashima, who received best newcomer awards and a best actress nomination for NANA, reprises her role for NANA 2, alongside a new line-up of young stars. [...]

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I noticed that what ever Jobs did, it’s always buzzing around the net. I first noticed him (although they said that Steve Jobs is already popular before I noticed him) when he published a long open letter about DRM. And now, here’s Jobs again on his attacks against the teachers union. I believe that what [...]

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Andy Lau portrays a superhero in ancient China – not the kind of heroes that possess great martial arts skills frequently appearing in this genre, but a man who fights tough battles with great intelligence. Director Jacob Cheung, renowned for making contemporary-set movies such as The Kid (with Leslie Cheung), presents his first period epic [...]

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Curse of the Golden Flower is probably the most talked-about Chinese film of 2006. International star Chow Yun Fat returns to Chinese cinema to team up with Gong Li in a film directed by the famed Zhang Yimou, who continues in the period epic genre after Hero and House of Flying Daggers. In addition to [...]

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Directors Andrew Lau and Alan Mak and producer Felix Chong, the team behind the remarkably popular Infernal Affairs and Initial D, re-unite to offer Confession of Pain. Mak and Lau once again collaborate with Tony Leung Chiu Wai who stretched his acting prowess to portray a subtle and calculating character. Heartthrob Takeshi Kaneshiro, bringing to [...]

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Bloggers around the world complain when Senator Ted Stevens introduced a bill (Senate Bill 49) that require school or library that gets federal Internet subsidies to block access to interactive Web sites, including social networking sites, and possibly blogs as well as reported in the Computer World blog. Mark Evans called the Senate who describes [...]

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A period drama set in the Song Dynasty (10th – 13th century), The Young Warrior follows the ups and downs of a family of warriors. Three handsome actors from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland, namely Peter Ho, Eddie Peng, and Hu Ge, star as innate warriors of this legendary family. While numerous TV series have [...]

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A period drama based on a famous Chinese classical novel, The Legend and The Hero blends history and fantasy into one splendid TV series with help of new CG technologies. Steve Ma Jing Tao, famous for his various roles as ancient heroes, teams up with Mainland Chinese beauty Fan Bingbing (who has starred alongside Andy [...]

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Dae Jang Geum now comes with a pair of elegant chopsticks and a cook book! MBC drama Dae Jang Geum, a.k.a. Jewel in the Palace, rewrote Korean television history when it aired in 2003. During its original run, it achieved ratings of 54% ratings, the highest viewer rating in Korean television history. Starring Lee Young [...]

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