The past few weeks have been rather rough. I won’t go into any details. Things are probably going to keep going downhill from here on out. So…it’s nice when unexpected surprises can make me happy…like discovering Bii has a new single. I’m not 100% certain if he’s also coming out with a full album soon, too. KKBOX lists the songs
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Yay! It seems like it’s been ages since Korean rock duo Toxic has done anything new. That isn’t really true as they have been, like many other Korean rock bands, actively participating in OSTs from Korean dramas, but it’s rare for artists to actually promote those tracks, you know? So I’m happy Toxic is back and “Deja Vu” is classic
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If you’ll be in the NYC area or are planning on going to NYC sometime in the near future, you may want to check out this film series which will be curated by avant-garde musician John Zorn. This series will be running from October 2014 – February 2015 (one film highlighted each month) and its goal is to bring to
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If you happen to live in New York or near New York or just want an excuse to visit New York, check out Japan Cuts 2014: The New York Film Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema coming up this July. The festival is sponsored by the Japan Society and is celebrated in conjunction with the New York Asian Film Festival. I
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It’s been awhile since I last checked Netflix and there is now an explosion of Taiwanese dramas streaming! It’s exciting. It would be even more exciting if they can get Thai dramas and Japanese dramas with English subtitles, but that doesn’t seem as likely as Chinese/Taiwanese and Korean dramas. As always, view the entire list (including shows that were once
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It’s next week! Awesome Korean ballad duo Fly to the Sky are united once more and dropping their 9th album on May 20th. Yesterday, they uploaded a 40 second teaser for their title song 너를 너를 너를 [Neoreul Neoreul Neorul; You You You]. It promises to be just as intense and as sad as their past ballads. I can’t wait
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I’m excited the album has been released at last. This release was delayed a month because of the tragic ferry incident in South Korea. Such a heartbreaking time, it makes sense why comebacks and albums and other things were delayed. I checked after work and you can now purchase the album in the US iTunes Store! Excuse me while I
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WEAVER sings completely in English for this song O_O but, I think the band studied in London for awhile, didn’t they? Instinct sings their verse in Thai and the chorus in English. Honestly the vocalist of Instinct has better, less accented pronunciation, but you can understand WEAVER’s vocalist as well so its all good. These two bands work really well
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Given the recent tragedy in Korea, I think a lot of artists are keeping returns and releases a lot more quietly than they normally would. Standing Egg delayed the release of their new album until this week (I’m excited, I think it’s officially out tomorrow) and Mr.Mr’s return is simple without any huge fanfare. Mr.Mr has been a favorite of
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Thanks to watching reality shows like X-Man and Love Letter I discovered the group Fly to the Sky, an R&B duo that used to be under SM. They’ve been through a lot in the 10+ years they’ve been together and they have openly talked about their problems in recent years. Hwanhee went into the military at the same time MyName
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Asian Addicts Anonymous 