This blog offers selected features of alternative Asian TV segments, news stories, editorials, photos and more from Japan, Korea, India, China and many other Asian countries. This blog also includes some WTF Japanese, North Korean online videos, entertainment news, beautiful Chinese and Japanese models, and much more.
The popular Japanese all-girl group AKB48 is now being criticized for promoting lesbian sex in a recent TV commercial for Puccho ぷっちょ candy sold by UHA Mikakuto. AKB48 is a song and dance group of about 90 young women who are very popular in Japan and have released other music videos that have also been criticized for being somewhat "homosexual" as well. Well here is the controversial TV commercial in question:
A behind the scenes video for this commercial can be seen here.
As previously mentioned in our article on The 100th Birthday of Kim Il Sung in North Korea, this week features the annual Kimilsungia Flower Show in Pyongyang, North Korea. In the above photo a young woman seats a baby on a balcony railing for a photo in front of the "Kimilsungia" flower display. Photo by David Guttenfelder / AP.
This debut single by mishmash* and Julie Watai is now ranked at the number one and number two positions for hit songs/most popular downloads on Amazon Japan:
Just released the other day, here is the short version of the international debut single by Julie Watai and mishmash* entitled "Roll of Love" with music video by Kerokeroking:
The long version of this song is available on iTunes and Amazon Japan. mishmash* aka. Toyoaki Mishima 美島豊明 is the sound programmer for the world-renowned musician and producer Cornelius. There is a rumor that this solo project could soon become a full-length album.
Pyongyang, North Korea April 15 (KCNA) Today the entire world witnessed and exuberantly celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung the eternal president and immortal father of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
This grand and esteemed occasion is also being commemorated this week by the annual Mass Games performance and the Kimilsungia flower show. Also an extra special child prodigy classic guitar exhibition will be featured with over 1,000 child prodigy guitarists playing many world-famous and classical works composed by the victorious general himself for a consecutive 48 hours without sleep and synchronized all together! This year's Mass Games will also include many gymnastic and supreme truth socialist expositions featuring one hundred thousand synchronized acrobats all performing inside the May Day Stadium - the world’s largest stadium ever built. This grand extravaganza also features over 50,000 perfectly synchronized sign flipper comrades that will present added color and imagery to this world famous and truly spectacular display of the Juche idea in the worker's paradise.
Below is a magnificent video of Friday the 13th's celebratory performances from the first day of the April Spring Friendship Art Festival (ASFAF). This festival features many talented, high level Asian singers, musicians, clowns and circus performers from inside Best Korea and other countries:
This very special day of worldwide celebration and pageantry of the eternal supreme commander's 100th birthday was also marked by the world's greatest ever fireworks display as seen below in this exclusive Reuters news video:
From Kodakawa Games, Grasshopper Manufacture and Warner Brothers Games here are the trailers for the upcoming worldwide release of the Lollipop Chainsaw ロリポップチェーンソー video game. This big-name game features a main character named "Juliet" who is a blonde-haired Japanese/American cheerleader/fighter with a wide array of attack weapons used to destroy zombies. One of her weapons is her boyfriend's decapitated head named "Nick" who is featured in the "Nick Popper," "Nick Toss" and "Nick Shoot" assault modes. Nick's head can also be put on a headless zombie to control it. Indeed, it is very possible that this game may turn out to be the funniest WTF Japanese street fighter ever released! Lollipop Chainsaw will be available from June 14, 2012. Be sure to watch these two brilliant trailers:
Just in time for the North Korean satellite launch, here is a very powerful anti-war film entitled "The Front Line" by director Jang Hun. Through the views of some breathtaking battle scenes and heavy human emotional portrayals during the end of the Korean War, this film shows us the futility and senseless fighting over one hill dividing the North and South Korean armies. Based on a true story, this film is NSFW and NSFL. It is in Korean with English subtitles and was Korea's entry for the Oscars' Best Foreign Film category in 2011. Viewer discretion is strongly advised:
"You must visit us
We have luxury bus
Many new sites to see
No more scary times.
Now just for recreation
You very safe
Four star everything
Must come now
Just for recreation."
April 15th 2012 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of national founder and eternal President Kim Il Sung. The occasion will be marked by Mass Games performance, the Kimilsungia flower show, child prodigy classic guitar exposition where 1,500 synchronized child guitarists will play classical works composed by the great leader for an entire 48 hours. 2012 Mass Games will also include two hour gymnastic and socialist realism extravaganzas featuring 100,000 synchronized gymnasts inside the world's largest stadium and will be performed every evening except Sundays. Streaming access to portions of all of these events will be provided through the Punch! ipad application and was made possible through an unprecedented creative visionary collaboration between a sovereign nation and an American technology company.
Contact North Korea Tours for more information on this new travel campaign.
"The current system only produces visual changes, but we could also include the scent of shampoo from the person's hair, or a lemon-flavored film on the lips, or a speaker that whispers "I love you." People who've tried this system advised us to do those things, so we think there's still plenty to be done. We've learned a lot from talking to users."
Just released yesterday by Lawrence Chen Films, here is a very cute and somewhat sad short film entitled "Made in China." This mini movie depicts the birth, onset of self awareness, forever alone lifestyle and the ultimate Entombment of a Machine. Check it out:
"Made in China" was created by the following film crew:
Director and DP: Lawrence Chen
Writers: Lawrence Chen and Hagan Wong
Producer: Tiffany Shi
1st AD and AC: Eddie Chen
Operators: Eddie Chen and Michael Chang
Production Coordinator: Michael Chang
Editors: Lawrence Chen and Hagan Wong
Music: Ryan King
Just released today here is another amazing Julie Watai photo of Mayu from the anime music/techno pop idol group Cutie Pai. Julie Watai is an active member of the Cutie Pai unit under the name of "Eye Taso" or 「あいタソ」.
Here is Cutie Pai's winning performance of "Music Rendezvous" ミュージック・ランデヴー on the popular Japanese TV Show "Idol Heaven Tournament Nuki Ten" 勝ち抜き！アイドル天国！！ヌキ天:
Yesterday in New Dehli, India 26-year-old Tibetan exile Jamphel Yeshi self immolated and ran screaming for about 50 yards as a protest against the Chinese government and President Hu Jintao's upcoming visit to India. After Yeshi collapsed, other anti-China protesters put out the fire with Tibetan flags and water. He was taken to a hospital and is now in critical condition with burns over 98% of his body. Since 2009, there have been 30 similar types of self immolation protests in Tibet and Beijing. Below is a shocking NSFW/NSFL video of this incident:
Jamphel Yeshi runs screaming after he was engulfed in flames by his self immolation protest yesterday March 26, 2012 in India.
Jamphel Yeshi, a Tibetan exile who set himself on fire to protest Chinese rule, died from his burns in New Delhi on Wednesday--and has now become the symbol and a martyr for Tibetan suffering. "In the early evening, more than 200 people walked through the town center waving Tibetan flags and carrying banners that proclaimed Jamphel Yeshi, who died on Wednesday, a martyr," reports The New York Times' Edward Wong in Dharamasala, India. Continued...
ABOVE CAPTION: "Botan (female) has the strange tendency to suck on her younger brother’s dick, which she mistakes for her mother’s nipple. As a result, her brother can’t help pissing all over the place." O.O
Genesis is proud to announce SPEED OF LIFE, the new publication born out of a 40-year collaboration between musician, actor and producer, David Bowie, and photographer and designer, Masayoshi Sukita.
In their fine bound edition, the authors have opened up Sukita's archives to assemble a 300-page photo essay which, captioned with their own recollections and memories, traces the development of Bowie's remarkable career from 1972 to the present day.
Here's an exclusive peek at one of the previously unpublished shots with accompanying caption from Bowie himself...
"So, let’s try a little Kabuki face. Well, it convinces me. With my make-up man Pierre La Roche, and the help of Kabuki star Tamasaburo, I braved the world of Kabuki make-up. The cupid lips made it back to the USA along with cherry coloured cheeks." - BOWIE
