Fook Twins - Diane Mizota & Carrie Ann Inaba

I really don't have any reason why I'm posting this on my blog, but I really thought they were pretty bad ass in the film. Good job doing the sexploitation on the Asians. They really do look hot though. FOOK Twins Rock! Diane Mizota and Carrie Ann Inaba look great. Enjoy!

Toki wo kakeru shôjo (2006)

So I've been pretty bored lately at home and I came across this Anime movie. It's called The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. It really didn't catch my attention at first but I gave the film a chance, anyways. And yeah, It's freakin awesome. The story is exactly what the title describes, she has the ability to leap back into time. The main character, Makoto Konno, decides to use her new found abilities to go back into time to change past mistakes. However, she soon finds out that some things are better left alone. A very cute story about friends with a dab of romance. I definitely recommend this flick. If I really wanted to, I would have shed a tear.
But yes, no crying in 2007. Maybe a little in 2008. So go and rent this or download it or do watever that you do to see this. It's pretty good. I think the film is also showing on the Cartoon Network. But I hate dubbed and would recommend the original dubbing with subtitles. That's just me though. Love This!

Chinese MC Hammer

All I can say is this guy is pretty dope. Regardless of how he looks, his dance skillz are pretty nice. And his mom in the background is priceless. Represent for the Chinese!

Super Chample - Breaking Battle

Damn, I've been MIA. It's Time For Some, Time For Some ACTION! I don't know what it is about these Super Chample shows that I love. Maybe because of the cool ass dancing or maybe because there's always cute ass chicks that wear skimpy outfits. I don't know, but I love it. Enjoy this breaking battle. It's FFFFresh!

Duck King Cosplay - Anime Expo 2007

This is my second Anime Expo that I've been to. It was pretty cool, however I attended only one day this year instead of the 3 days last year. Was kinda sad about it, but what makes up for it is that this is my first year cosplaying. The culture of Cosplay is pretty awesome. You dress up as your favorite anime or video game character (anything actually, probably geared towards Japanese characters) and you go and act like them or watevers and have a good time. HAHA Well, I had a great day with my friends dressing up as King of Fighters characters. My friend Mike is cosplaying as Clark, Nes is cosplaying as K9999, and I am cosplaying as Duck King. Can't wait to cosplay some more. Yay, till next year! Hopefully, it'll be in Anaheim again instead of Long Beach. WOOP!

Once

Good Movie! Umm. I really enjoyed this film. They say it's a musical, but it isn't the typical. The film resembles that of a long music video that you would see on MTV. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova are magical on screen. Such a cool docu-drama-ish that had me coming back home wanting to get all the music he created. FYI the Frames is a great band.

The movie is your usual guy meets girl, guy falls in love with girl type film but with a little more realism in it. He plays the guitar in the streets of Dublin and basically she sees him playing, one night, and takes a liking to his music. He finds out that she also plays music so they start making music together. Simple as that.

If there was one thing about this film that would want me to watch it again would be for Glen Hansard playing his guitar. He is awesome to watch on screen. I heard from many fans that he is probably one of the greatest live front men to ever grace the stage. So if you're ever over in Europe or can catch him playing here in the States, do it. You won't regret it. HAHA I actually never seen him live but I can vouch for what I saw on youtube and on the screen. Enjoy!!


When Your Mind's Made Up

Say It To Me Now

Falling Slowly

This is a dedication to Japanese Bgirls

Zak Baney - Just Screw (Featuring C4 and Trefoil)

Bgirl Aya - Solo Trailer 2005

Bgirl Battle

I wanted to dedicate this post to all the bgirls over in Japan representing. From what I've seen over here in the States, the Japanese bgirls are pretty hardcore. They definetly can keep up and even burn most bboys. Much Love. I want one. HAHA

Super Chample - Beauty Girls Dance Battle

Number 1 reason why I'm a Japan-o-phile, lol! I recently saw this episode of Super Chample sent to me by my friend WW. It's freakin good. Japanese chicks battling it out "Hip Hop" style! Reminds me of You Got Served! I really thought Cheeky Clownz had mad energy. Peep it!

crap, youtube!

Wei Xiao Pasta / Smiling Pasta

So I was on YODC not too long ago and I happen to stumble upon a post about Cyndi Wang by Craig. I really didn't know who she was but I was curious and checked out her music video. (I too will post the music video below) Seemed like a cute song and there was dancing which is always a plus in my book. As with any guy, I think, I did a search on her name on yahoo. I find out she just recently starred in a Drama called Smiling Pasta. So I then peeped out youtube to see if it was there. Sure enough, it was there. Lately, I have been watching many dramas (Jdramas, Kdramas mostly) so I was eager to see what this drama was about. I was, however, hesitant to watch this drama because I am not very used to the language. I'm actually not a big fan of Taiwanese or Mandarin (I <3> Canto, haha I'm a fob) But the drama surprised me. It was pretty good and I really thought it was funny.

Wei Xiao Pasta is about Cheng Xiao Shi (Cyndi Wang) who is troubled by a 3-month love curse. Every relationship that she has had ended up with a break on the 3rd month. So of course, the drama starts off with her being dumped by her current boyfriend. While sadly walking home, she is bumped into by He Qun (Nicholas Teo) who is running away from the paparazzi. They fall to the ground and they end up accidentally kissing each other. The paparazzi take pictures of them and they end up on the next days post. Xiao Shi then finds out that He Qun is a pop star/idol because of the tabloids. Vincent (Di Zhi Jie), He Qun's publicist, explains to them that they need to pretend to be together so that He Qun's reputation won't be altered. Xiao Shi agrees because she doesn’t want to disappoint her very supportive family (you will see in the drama) about another failed relationship and He Qun agrees because he has to for his image. Vincent then announces to the press that Xiao Shi is in fact He Qun's fiancée. Can they pull it off?

Things start to get a bit hairy as the story unfolds. Can they keep their secret from the press? Through this ordeal, do they start developing feelings for each other? HAHA I got to say I really enjoyed this drama. People say the story is kind of like the Kdrama Full House. I have yet to see Full House but I'm sure that it has its own flare to it. I like how the two characters interact with each other. It's very amusing. Oh and the song that they play in the drama is really cool. It's called Tears from Polaris (below). *Spoiler* When you watch the drama, you will be introduced to He Qun's younger brother He Rui Zhe (Gino). They used to be in the same band but because of the death of Ah Zhe's girlfriend they no longer get along. When they were a band, they came up with a song called Tears from Polaris (their first composition which was named by Ah Zhe's girlfriend). Ah Zhe blames He Qun for his girlfriend’s death. Check out the song. I think you need to watch the actual drama first to truly appreciate the song.

This is the music video for Tears from Polaris performed by Nicholas Teo.

Here is Ai Ni performed by Cyndi Wang (This is not part of Smiling Pasta) She teaches the dance steps in this one. Very cool!

Yuguchi Aimi - Smile

This PV is cool. I just found this on youtube but I heard this song before on the film Babel. It's only in the movie for a few. I don't even think it's on the actual soundtrack but it was in the movie because I remembered. HAHA enjoy!

Maria - Heart Beat

YaY! this song rox and the guitar rift is excellent. cheers!



This is the making of the Heart Beat PV.

The Last King of Scotland

Recently, the place that I work has been showing all the Oscar nominated films in their private theatre. So I have been given the opportunity to watch many of the films. As you've already seen below, I had watched quite a few. A week ago, I find out that they were going to show The Last King of Scotland here at MGM. I was very unsure about the film. The only thing I knew about the film, was that Forest Whitaker did an amazing job portraying the real-life dictator Idi Amin. And as proof, he won an Oscar for it. Too bad his speech was kind of weak.

The Last King of Scotland is a story about a bloodthirsty Ugandan president, Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker). However, he is not the main character. The fictional character Nick Garrigan (James McAvoy) is. Nick is a boy who just recently finished medical school and decided to leave his home for some adventure as well as to help others. He decided to go to Uganda where he believes he'll do some good. Nick is placed in a small village where he treats local villagers. After hearing rave news about Amin, he finally gets to see the newly appointed dictator at a local rally. Nick is won over by Amin's speech about reform. Upon leaving the rally, he is suddenly rushed to Amin to aid his wounds from an automobile accident. Amin takes a liking to Nick and asks him to be his personal physician. Nick takes the job and enjoys his new life of luxury. However, that's when Nick finally realizes the truth about Amin.

I really thought the movie was great. I'm just sad that it didn't get much of a chance. Maybe because Forest Whitaker looks hella scary. I don't know. I really enjoyed it because it was half fun and brutal at the same time. You see this kid Nick get to party down and live the life of a star. Sex, drugs, and money. And it's great. But then when you see Amin go crazy. That's when it gets scary because you don't know what he'll do next. He truly pulls off a great performance.

Stetec - Takafumi Mori

I came across this animation a few days ago. I really enjoyed what the artist did with it. Has a cool rap song as a backdrop too. I don't understand a lick of Japanese but from reading the description it says Japanese satire on consumerism. Go peep out his website Takafumi for other animation goodies.

UNIQLO MIXPLAY

Alright yo, check this ish out. I was browsing youtube and I came across these sick J-Poppers. It's nasty.

Dreamgirls

Lately, I've been hearing a lot of good reviews for this film. Personally, I actually never intended to watch this particular film. It didn't jump out to me like the other movies I've watched, but I decided to check it out and the fact that it was showing free at my company. Score!

Dude, I didn't know it was a musical. I freakin love musicals. However, I like old school musicals like Sound of Music and My Fair Lady. If you haven't watched those, check them out. Anyways, Dreamgirls is a film about making it in the music industry. Typical movie about how the industry works. But the thing that makes this movie good is the personal experiences for the members of the group and of the team. Also, the fantastic singing and musical numbers make this film that much cooler. I thought this film was pretty good. I wouldn't watch it a second time, but it's good for a one time run through. The actors in the film were great. Eddie Murphy was the bomb. He is so funny, even though he's not playing a funny role. It's just his face. HAHA comedy. And damn, Beyonce looks freakin gooooood. In the beginning of the film, you see her kind of nasty looking. Then by the end of the film, she's bangin. My only dislikes of the film were that some of the songs weren't that good. Many of them were chill, but some were just watevers. Other then that, definitely check this film out.

Stand Up!!

This is a TV series about 4 schoolboys. They are the last virgins in school. This is the first episode. It's pretty addictive to watch. I hope it turns out to be one of those romance comedies. I love those. Enjoy!

edited January 16, 2007

Crap, didn't know they got rid of the video. I'm pretty sure you can either get the DVD box set or find someone who has the fansubbed version. Ganbatte!

NANA starring Mika Nakashima - Hitoiro

This is a live performance of the theme song to "NANA 2". Enjoy!
She rocks!

Mika Nakashima

I want to meet her once in my life! Marry Me! Oh and NANA 2 is already out. DAMN, can't wait to check that out.

Rinne

So here goes another movie review. For those who don't know. I am a true viewer of horror flicks. If I had to choose, my two most favorite genres are romance and horror. Yes, I am twisted. The only reason why I haven't posted much horror on my site is because there hasn't been any to watch. J-Horror used to be my all time favorite with Ju-on, Ringu, and the rest; however Japanese horror fans, like me, have seen a bit of a drought. There just haven’t been any quality films from Japan or anywhere in the world for that matter. So it pleases me a lot when I do receive a new horror film.

Rinne, or Reincarnation, is psychological horror released from "Ju-on" director Takashi Shimizu. I really didn't know much about this film until I saw the commercial for 8 Films to Die for - After Dark Horror fest on TV. I had to check this film out. The film is crazy. Right from the start, the scaring commences. The film is about, you guessed it, reincarnation. The main character, Nagisa Sugiura (Yûka), is an actress trying to make it in the film industry. She auditions for a film but is saddened that it is another horror film. The director of the film, Ikuo Matsumura, notices something special about Sugiura. Thinking she failed the audition, she soon realizes from her agent that she has landed a roll. That's when strange things start to happen. She notices a young girl with a doll where ever she goes. The script, that she is to star in, is about a true event that happened in the 70's about 11 people who were murdered. She is to play the murder's daughter. At the first rehearsal, she starts getting visions of these murders so real that she would faint on set. At home, she would wake up, not to be in her bed, but in the hotel. This film is just creepy.

I thought this movie was pretty cool. But maybe that’s because I've seen so many duds that this one wasn't that bad, I’m not sure. I really liked how they blended the past and present. It gives you a sense of being trapped. The story was good. I wish they went a little deeper with the characters, but I guess who cares when you’re cringing with fright. Awesome flick. Peep it!

Volver

Volver is another excellent film choice. Honestly, I didn't want to watch this film because I absolutely had no clue what it was about. I was contemplating on what film to see the night of and didn't know exactly what to do. What I really wanted to watch was The Curse of the Golden Flower with Chow Yun Fat. I read some reviews on it and people gave it okay reviews, but then I stumbled upon Volver and it got good ratings. I then find out that Penelope Cruz is in the film. I'm not a big fan of hers. The only movie I really ever enjoyed with her in it is Woman on Top. It's not an Oscar winning film but it's a very fun type movie, with a great soundtrack. Check it out people. So, my movie crew (sister and brother) headed out to check it out! I ended up really liking the film. It's pretty cool. It is a comedy and tragedy combo that works. The story is pretty deep, so I'll do my best to explain the main plot.

Volver, or Coming Back, is a story about death. Well not totally about death but damn does it occur often in the film. The main characters are the two sisters, Raimunda (Penélope Cruz) and Sole (Lola Dueñas) and Raimunda's daughter Paula (Yohana Cobo). Raimunda lives in Madrid where she works as a custodian. Her husband is always drunk at home and is a dead beat. Her sister Sole is a hairstylist who lives alone after her husband left her. The film opens up with the two sisters and Raimunda's daughter tending to their mothers gravestone. After the cleaning, they go to La Mancha, their hometown, to visit their Aunt Paula who is still speaking to their dead mother, Irene, as if she never died. Then Aunt Paula dies and more mystery and suspense endure. But this film isn't a ghost or horror movie. It's a comedy and drama. So yeah that’s the back drop. There’s all this mystery and shit that goes down in the film. I don't want to spoil it so, I'll leave it there. Yeah, sorry my reviews are kind of weak.

Overall, it is an awesome movie for real. It's funny and sad. Oh and there’s this scene where Penélope Cruz lip sings this flamenco song. So cool. I'm a fan of flamenco music. Film didn't seem too long even though it was 2 hours. Go check your local listings, most places won't show this indie film even though I think it kicks most of whatever’s out there's ass!

Favorite quote "With your tits and my drinks, we can make a fortune" (well, it goes something like that. I don't know it exactly, but you'll see it).




edited January 10, 2007


This is the song by Raimunda (Penélope Cruz) in Volver. The actual artist who sings the song is Estrella Morente. Oscar winning performance by Cruz and great singing by Morente. Enjoy

El Laberinto del Fauno

A couple months back I saw this trailer on the Apple movies site. Immediately after watching the trailer, I knew that I had to see this film when it came out. During the Christmas holiday, I was able to find one theatre that was showing this film. My sibs and I went to go check it out and man was I right. I loved it. So here goes the review. The film title actually didn't make much sense to me because the actual foreign title translated would be The Faun's Labyrinth. Who the hell is Pan? The film is set during WW2, 1944 rural Spain to be exact. The main character, Ofelia (she's rad), and her mother are sent to live with her step father in the woods. We then are introduced to this adoptive father who's a military captain tasked with destroying the rebels. Man is this guy a dick and boy is he evil. Also, Ofelia's mother is pregnant with Captain JACK-OFF's kid (his acting is too good really, he makes me hate him). They arrive to the house which is also a fortification where they meet the rest of the characters in the film. Because of the mother's pregnancy and illness, Ofelia is often on her own. In her loneliness, she creates a world filled with fantastical creatures and imaginative destinations. That's basically what the film is about. But it's not totally fantasy. I'd say the film is more 25% fantasy and 75% realism. I’d go deeper into the plot but I don’t want to spoil anything.

Oh, there’s side story that I wanted to share. I went to the theatre during matinee to watch the film. Upon purchase, I asked for 3 tickets. The lady looked at me and asked if she could see my ID. I was like," oh crap, we get a student discount?" She then said, "No, the film is rated R. Can I see some ID?" I was shocked! Shocked! I'm 25 years old. And if you think about it, I'd have to look younger then 17 to be not eligible to watch the film. That lady was dumb. She must have been blind.

So yes, ladies and gentlemen, the film is rated R. You must be wondering why this film is rated R when it's clearly a fantasy film? Boy, are you in for a surprise. This movie is pretty damn gruesome. The characters are cool as hell, but they are pretty creepy looking. But the war scenes are pretty jacked up. People get blown up and stuff and you see it. Cooool! I give the film 2 thumbs way up. Check it out. My favorite scene in the film is task #2 with the retrieval of the dagger. Damn, so cool. Enjoy!

School Rumble Opening Theme

Sorry this will be my last youtube type post. I know it makes the blog run slow. I saw this on Tsuji Eriku's blog and I had to jack him. One of my favorite all time animes. I just started SR 2nd Semester. I hope that turns out good too. Enjoy the music video.

Placebo Gathering - Nindu 2006

HAHAHA I'm just lost for words here, literally. That's because I'm drunk fool. Rockin my Lakers Jersey. PEACE!

New Kids on the Block II - Bboy Jam

This is a bboy jam thats going down on Feb 3rd. It's local of course. The only reason why I'm posting it here is if you look under the panel of judges you'll see my name there. HAHA Killa-B. Yeah, names a bit corny, I know. Also my homies Placebo Effect and Instant Noodles and ETC are gonna rep so keep an eye out for them. Okay that is all.

Letters From Iwo Jima

Happy New Years everyone! I have finally returned. My company gave their employees a whole week off. It was great. I slept all day. I caught up on some reading. I watched a little Trash TV. I even played some Nintendo Wii. I partied like no other. It was awesome. Haha I gave a shitty intro. Okay now on to the blogging.

Letters from Iwo Jima. I really didn't know much about this film other then that Clint Eastwood Directed it and the obvious fact that it is about World War II. Boy was it hard to find a theatre in LA that was showing this film. I guess it's more of an indie film. My brother, sister, and I had to catch it at the Arc Light Cinerama Dome out in Sunset. Tickets cost me 14 dollars. Freakin craptastic. I guess it was kind of cool; you get your own assigned seats. We were ghetto enough to bring in our own diet cokes. Hurray!

The film starts off in the present with the uncovering of thousands of letters of the soldiers who fought on Iwo Jima. Magically, the film travels back 61 years to the soldiers who wrote those letters. Among them are Saigo (Kazunari Ninomiya), a baker who's only purpose is to survive the war to see his unborn kid; Baron Nishi (Tsuyoshi Ihara), an Olympic champion; Shimizu (Ryo Kase), a former MP; and Lt. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe), he's awesome! These guys are the ones that stand out to me, but there are definitely more characters in the film. This is the untold story of the Japanese soldiers and their General who defended against the invading American forces on that island. Each character has their own story and in the film you get in touch with who these people really are. I really enjoyed this film. A picture that shows Japanese soldiers as human beings. One of my favorite scenes is when Baron Nishi speaks with the wounded American captive. True compassion between two human beings. Just awesome.

MGM Holiday Party 06 @ Cabana Club

For the first time in my 2 years at Metro Goldwyn and Mayer (MGM) Corporate, MGM decides to throw a holiday party to end the year. I don't know why we never had one before, ummm, maybe because we were bought out, sold, and then retained and rebuilt had something to do with it. Well, whatever the reason may be, I have to tip my hat off to our CEOs. They really know how to throw a party. The secret location of the party was at the Cabana Club. Included in our package were free valet and a free 40 dollar taxi voucher incase you were too intoxicated to drive home. Ohh and the best thing was, free booze and food till 10pm. As you can see in these photos, I was tore up. But I had a romping good time.

My main mission of the night was to have fun and hang with my friends. But, honestly, I wanted to meet some of the hot employees and temps that work in our building that I have not meet before. Sorry to say, I met a few (MERCEDEZ) but there actually weren't many. Either way, I still met some. HAHA, fun times. Hmmm, I hope I didn't have beer goggles. *Scratch* *Scratch* I was sure faded that night, though. Man, thank goodness for Patrick and Pepcid Complete (I’m Asian and I’m missing an enzyme that helps break down alcohol properly). That really helped me out there. And so did the raw beef and mash potatoes. Nice soaking materials.


I should have brought my camera, me thinks! These photos are courtesy of my friends at work and, I must say, either they are crappy photographers or I just look like shit in every photo. Damn, someone should have told me to fix my hair and my eyes from chinkying up. Oh wells, I just hope they throw another party next year. HAHA That’s if I'm still with the department. PEACE!



MGM CREW 2006