finally boa's american debut song is out - i luv this song - way to go boa - we are supporting you - you can do it
i have to admit i don't have a problem with either version - i like them both BoA - Eat You Up (korean version) credit KY00MiN
BoA - Eat You Up (american version) credit lovecubic
one of my fave boa song's (dong hae of the kpop group suju is lead male role in the vid) BoA - Key of Heart credit xxOBSESSIONxx
"Boa Kwon commonly known by her stage name BoA, which stands for Beat of Angel is a kpop singer active in both South Korea and Japan. She was born on November 5 1986. Boa is managed by SM Entertainment (which also manages DBSK, TRAX, Super Junior, etc).
BoA's multilingual skills (she speaks Japanese and conversational English along with her native Korean and has recorded songs in Mandarin Chinese) have contributed to her commercial success in South Korea and Japan and her popularity throughout Asia. She is one of only two non-Japanese Asians who have had million-selling albums in Japan and is one of only two artists to have first six consecutive number-one studio albums on the Oricon charts.
At the age of thirteen she released her debut album ID Peace B in South Korea on August 25 2000. On October 14 2008, under SM Entertainment USA, a subdivision of SM Entertainment, BoA debuted in the United States with the single 'Eat You Up' and released her debut English-language album 'BoA' on March 17 2009" credit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoA
se7en's american album has finally been released this month - this is the first song from the album - i have to admit that i am tadbit disappointed in this song - the beat is alright, but the song ........? sigh ...........? i hope the next song is better - i luv se7en so i'm going to continue supporting him
Se7en - Girls credit OfficialSe7en
some of his older stuff that i like this song is from his 2005 japanese album Se7en - Hikari credit ImportWeed
his song with amerie for her album in 2007 Amerie f/ Se7en - Take Control credit haibara0520
se7en aka choi dong wook was born on November 9 1984 - he is a kpop/r&b singer - he is under the YG Entertainment agency (like big bang and gummy) - he made his debut in 2003 - he has been preparing for his debut in the american market and has just released his american album
i loved this lalala song - now every time i hear it i wanna cry coz i remember him
Turtles - 싱랄라 Sing La La credit SMarie7
Turtles - 暂时离开 credit mochisong
"Turtles (거북이) was a kpop and khiphop group who debuted in 2001. The lead singer, "Turtleman" (born Lim Sung-hoon), died of a heart attack on 2008.04.02. On 2008.09.04, the remaining members (Keum Bi and Z-E) announced the official disbandment" credit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_(group)
Tje Austin - Heartbreak credit txbeatz not an official mv
Tje Austin - Emotions credit austintje
"Tje Austin Alldredge was born in 1983 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Adopted from birth by a Mormon couple, he was the fourth child to a family that soon grew to be a family of eleven. His interest in music stemmed from his parents' love of country music and oldies rock, and gradually evolved to rhythm and blues.
"Tje Austin moved to Austin, Texas in the summer of 2001 to attend the University of Texas-Austin though he didn't consider pursing music until 2004. He had always written songs in his high school years, but he felt if he purchased a guitar, he would further develop his "afro-hawaiian" sound.
In 2007 he began to perform downtown in Austin, at such venues as Ventana del Sol, Seattle's Best and other coffee shops. Most recently he has been seen at the Light Bar, the Driskill Hotel Lounge, as well as lending his mellow sound to the Urban Music Fest this early April 2008.
With influences from Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Amos Lee, India Arie, Brian McKnight and Craig David he continues to finish his highly anticipated first cd, titled Love Me Knots, that features a variety of local talent, with thoughts from Neo Soul poet Mizz Lizz, as well as vocals from the soulful songstress Tenaya" credit http://www.austin360.com/music/bands/etc/loadArtistPortal.jspd?artistId=57883
Gil Semedo Moreira (born October 25, 1974) is a recording artist and performer. Semedo was born on the Cape Verde islands in western Africa and moved to Netherlands at the age of six. In 1989 when he was fifteen years old, he was a finalist on the Henny Huisman Sound Mix Show, a popular Netherlands TV program, on which he performed an imitation of Michael Jackson. Semedo's style of music is a combination of traditional Cape Verdean styles, such as Coladera, Funaná, and Batuque, as well as other styles such as Zouk, pop and rhythm and blues" credit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Semedo
i know that he is not considered a pop musician in some sense, but i just luv this artist and wanted to mention him and let everyone know that he has released his new album and you'll should run out and but it ^_^
K'naan - ABC's credit ajmiller61981
"K'naan (pronounced /ˈkeɪnɑːn/;[1]), born Kanaan Warsame (Somali: Kaynaan Warsame, Arabic: كنعان وارسام) in 1978,[2] is a Somali-Canadian poet, rapper and musician. Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, K'naan spent his childhood in the district of Wardhiigleey ("The Lake of Blood") during the Somali Civil War, which began in 1991. His aunt, Magool, was one of Somalia's most famous singers. K'naan's grandfather, Haji Mohamed, was a poet. K'naan is also a Muslim. His name, K'naan, means "traveller" in the Somali language.
In 1991 he boarded the last commercial flight out of Somalia and joined relatives in Harlem, New York City, before moving to the Toronto, Ontario neighbourhood of Rexdale, where there was a large Somali Canadian community, where his family still lives. In Canada K'naan began learning English, some through hip hop albums by artists like Nas and Rakim. Despite speaking no English, the young K'naan taught himself hip hop and rap diction, copying the lyrics and style phonetically. He then also began rapping. He dropped out of school in grade ten to travel for a time, rapping at open mic events, and eventually returned to Toronto.
K'naan became a friend and associate of Canadian promoter, Sol Guy, who helped him secure a gig speaking before the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 1999, where K'naan performed a spoken word piece criticizing the UN for its failed aid missions to Somalia. One of the audience members, Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour, was so impressed by the young MC's performance and courage that he invited him to contribute to his 2001 album Building Bridges, a project through which K'naan was able to tour the world.
This project lead to his work at other UN events, as well as the Montreal Jazz Festival and the Halifax Pop Explosion. It also helped him meet Canadian producer Jarvis Church and his Track & Field team in 2002, who produced his debut album The Dusty Foot Philosopher, which was released in 2005 to critical acclaim. In 2006, it won the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year, and was nominated for the inaugural Polaris Music Prize. It also won the BBC Radio 3 Award for World Music in the newcomer category for 2007.
His second studio album, Troubadour, was released on February 24, 2009 on A&M/Octone Records, and will be distributed through Universal Music Group worldwide. The album's first single, "ABC's", was released to radio in late 2008" credit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K'naan
big bang 빅뱅 is a kpop group consisting of five members who do pop, rap and hip hop under the management company Y G Entertainment - they are also noted for the outlandish fashion styles
i absofreakin'lutely luv this song - big bang is one of my fave kpoppers Big bang - Sunset Glow credit sunkistsweetieade
i can see that the makne of the group is attempting to breakout into adulthood with the assistance of his hyung - dude he still can't drink alkohol yet - but the song does grows on you and you do find yourself singin' 'crack!' Seung ri f/ G Dragon - Baby credit bazoongkas
now one of makne's hyungs is really rockin' it Tae yang - Look At Me credit xAznCaitx
i jus' love this big bang song Big Bang - We Belong Together credit butterf1ykiss89
and i luv this one too Big Bang - Haru Haru credit YGEntertainment
big bang's haru haru parody by the cast of the telly show 'Infinity Challenge' ^_^ credit wondersmurf
"Before Big Bang's major debut, each member had his own degree of success and popularity in the entertainment industry. Leader G-Dragon and lead vocalist Tae Yang had already been with YG Entertainment since they were both twelve years old, known as GDYB back then (Tae Yang's real name is Young Bae).[4] Member T.O.P was well known as an underground hip-hop rapper while Seung Ri was first introduced to the entertainment industry through the show Let's Cokeplay Battle Shinhwa
Big Bang's own official fan club is called "V.I.P." (in reflection of their second single "Big Bang is V.I.P."). Unlike other fan clubs, Big Bang's fans do not have a balloon color for showing support at concerts; instead, fans wave black and white BB (obviously standing for Big Bang) handkerchiefs/bandannas.
Big Bang's fashion trends are well known throughout the internet fashion portals,[25] thus making them one of the most sought after artists for endorsement products" credit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang_(group)
i just love the song U R Man by ss501’s splinter group, which by the way is still called ss501, but is made up of three instead of their usual five members, heo young saeng, kim kyu jong and kim hyung jun
ss501 – U R Man credit quainte501
ss501 is not splitting up - kim hyun joong is currently filming the hit telly k-drama series called 'Boys Over Flowers' (http://popiclicious.blogspot.com/2009/03/metrosexual-bidanshi-flower-boys.html) and park jung min is in a musical called 'Grease,' so both of them are extremely busy with solo activities - the other three members did not have solo activities to do, so a sub-unit was formed - all five members will have an official comeback around mid 2009 credit quainte501
ss501 is a boyband that debuted in 2005 under management of DSP Entertainment - ss501 stands for 'superstar and unison of its 5 members until eternity (symbolized by the 0) as 1’ - they are korean, but are also fluent in japanese and are active in korea and japan like dbsk (http://popiclicious.blogspot.com/2009/03/dongbanglicious.html)
the members are: * kim hyun joong 김현중 (korean) 金賢重 (hanja) キム･ヒョンジュン (japanese) – the one in the middle - the group leader - is the 'joong joong' in my own personal bof/bbf F4 (http://popiclicious.blogspot.com/2009/03/metrosexual-bidanshi-flower-boys.html) * kim hyung jun 김형준 (korean) 金亨俊 (hanja) キム・ヒョンジュン (japanese) - the one on the far right - is the older brother of ki bum of the boyband u-kiss (http://popiclicious.blogspot.com/2009/03/r-u-talkin-or-r-u-kissin.html) * kim kyu jong 김규종 (korean) 金圭鐘 (hanja) キム･ギュジョン (japanese) - the one second from left in the pink shirt * heo young saeng 허영생(korean) 許永生(hanja) ホ･ヨンセン (japanese) - the one second last in the hat * park jung min 박정민 (korean) 朴政玟 (hanja) パク・ジョンミン (japanese) - the one first from the left
credit soompi.com.tinypic
on a side note the ss501 song below reminds me of the ‘dibi dibi dib game’ that used to be played on the ‘Heroine 6’ telly game show
ss501 – Déjà Vu credit coolroses494
one of the episodes of ‘heroine 6’ from@ 2007 with dbsk as the guests credit raynamaiti
u-Kiss (유키스) is a 6-member babyband boyband under NH Media who debuted in 2008. “U-Kiss” stands for Ubiquitous Korean Idol or International Super Star - they are a multi-lingual group allowing them to communicate with fans in korean, english, french, chinese, japanese, portuguese and spanish
the members are: * eli (일라이) * soo hyun (수현) * alexander (알렉산더) * kevin (케빈) is a former member of the kpop boyband called xing * ki bum (기범) is also a former xing, has the same name (kim ki bum) as another singer in another kpop boyband (super junior's kim ki bum http://popiclicious.blogspot.com/2009/03/sujus-sorry-yll.html) and is the younger brother of another kpop's boyband (ss501’s Kim Hyung Joon http://popiclicious.blogspot.com/2009/03/r-u-my-501-man.html) dong ho (동호) is the youngest and will be only 15 mid-June '09! oy vey! credit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Kiss
luv this remix - the original song is 'tokyo drift' by the teriyaki boyz
Tokyo Drift HK Club Remix - Teriyaki Boyz credit dragonballGT2008
"Teriyaki Boyz is a j-hip hop group from Tokyo, Japan. The group consists of Ilmari and Ryo-Z from Rip Slyme, VERBAL from m-flo, rapper WISE and Nigo, the DJ and founder of the popular Japanese streetware brand A Bathing Ape. Hence the group members are prominently seen sporting Bathing Ape wear for live concerts and in music videos.
Their debut album from Def Jam Recordings and (B)APE Sounds, titled Beef or Chicken was produced by an array of rap and electronica producers including Adrock of the Beastie Boys, Cornelius, Cut Chemist, Daft Punk, Dan the Automator, DJ Premier, DJ Shadow, Just Blaze, Mark Ronson, and The Neptunes.
Their first single ' Heartbreak,' was produced by Daft Punk and contains elements of the Daft Punk song 'Human After All.'
The group has gone on to collaborate with renowned rap artists Kanye West, Pharrell, and Busta Rhymes for their subsequent singles.
Two tracks by the Teriyaki Boyz were featured on the The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift soundtrack, the title track 'Tokyo Drift (Fast and the Furious)', and 'Cho L A R G E,' featuring Pharrell which had previously been released on their debut album" credit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teriyaki_Boyz
suju aka super junior is poppin' 'n rockin' with their new song called 'sorry, sorry, sorry' - i don't care what the detractors say coz i just luv the song - i find myself singing 'sorry, sorry, sorry' and humming away - luv it - go suju - hwaiting!
Super Junior - Sorry, Sorry, Sorry credit SJ3jib
suju's other new song featuring the rapper duo from their five member brother boyband group dbsk (http://popiclicious.blogspot.com/2009/03/dongbanglicious.html)
Super Junior f/ Yunho and Yoochun of DBSK credit YunhoLoverXD
super junior 슈퍼주니어 aka suju (슈주) aka sj, is a boyband from korea produced and managed sm entertainment - it is a superlarge boyband that consists of 13 members:
* han geng - stage name in korea is han kyung - he is the original 13 suju's only chinese member - was also a torch bearer for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, being the first boy band member to be chosen in history - is the group leader for the splinter group 'super junior m' * park jung soo - stage names are lee teuk aka teukie - he is the original suju 13's group leader, and is also the leader of the suju splinter groups 'super junior t' and 'super junior happy' * kim ki bum - stage name ki bum - he is sometimes confused with kim ki bum of the kpop boyband u-kiss (http://popiclicious.blogspot.com/2009/03/r-u-talkin-or-r-u-kissin.html) * lee hyuk jae - stage name is eun hyuk - childhood friends with dbsk's junsu (http://popiclicious.blogspot.com/2009/03/dongbanglicious.html) * lee dong hae - stage name dong hae - he is one of the first korean artists to be on chinese postage stamps * choi si won - stage name si won - he is also one of the first korean artists to be on chinese postage stamps * kim rye owook - stage name rye owook - he is also one of the first korean artists to be on chinese postage stamps * kim hee chul - stage names are hee chul aka heenim aka aka flower aka cinderella * kim jong woon - stage name is ye sung * kim young woon - stage name is kang in * shin dong hee - stage name is shin dong * lee sung min - stage name is sung min * cho kyu hyun - stage name kyu hyun
suju has released and contributed to over 15 different kinds of records since 2005 with varying degrees of success - according to the Music Industry Association of Korea, their most successful album, 'Don't Don,' was the second best-selling album of 2007
the is often splintered into smaller sub groups, eg KRY, 'super junior happy,' 'super junior t,' and 'super junior m' (which targets the chinese industry) and some members have concentrated on dj-ing, modeling, acting and being game show hosts
in addition to their commercial success, suju has earned four music awards from the M.NET/KM Music Festival, another four from the Golden Disk Awards and is the second singing group to win Favorite Artist Korea at the MTV Asia Awards after jtL in 2003 credit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Junior
suju sub-groups: Super Junior M developed to capture the chinese market - performing and recording in mandarin - the korean members are in the process of learning the language - there are seven members in the group - five original suju members si won, dong hae, ryuh wook and kyu hyun (korean) and han kyung (chinese), and two new zhoumi (chinese) and henry (canadian chinese) - han kyung is the leader of this group
Super Junior T developed to capture an old form of kpop music called trot music - the six members are hee chul, kang in, shin dong, sung min, eun hyuk and leeteuk (who is the leader of this sub-group and the leader of the original thirteen member suju)
Super Junior H developed to capture the kpop fun and comfy bubblegummish style hence the name super junior happy aka suju happy aka suju h aka sj h - consists of suju t members, with the exception of ye sung who replaces hee chul
Super Junior KRY a three member vocal subgroup that is said to be made up of the three best singers in suju - the members are kyu hyun, rye owook and ye sung hence the group name kry
i absofreakingly luv abdc and sytycd - i rooted for quest crew from the beginning and was totally syked when they won season three's championship - two of the quest crew members are from previous sytycd - here are a few of their performances
quest crew - week 2 - let it rockcredit mediaquestcrew
shayne thomas ward is a British pop singer - born in october 1984 - discovered in 2005 on a UK telly talent contest called 'The X Factor' - has released two successful albums called 'Shayne Ward' in 2006 and 'Breathless' in 2007 and is scheduled to release another album in 2009 credit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shayne_Ward
"Andrew Michael Edgar Seeley aka Drew Seeley was born on April 30 1982 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is signed to TweenPower Entertainment, a division of Brand Engine Media, and is represented by the William Morris Agency and TalentWorks. He has recorded many songs for The Walt Disney Company. He danced as a child in Ontario until he was about pre-teen age and then moved to Florida" credit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Seeley
Jay Chou - Curse Of The Golden Flower his song for the movie 'Curse Of The Golden Flower' credit tencentQQ
Jay Chou - Drifting his song for the movie 'Inital D' credit tormentalous
Jay Chou - Fearless his song for the movie 'Fearless' credit jay8chou
Jay Chou - Nocturnes credit xI41x
i believe jay chou kicks a** as an talented musician and i loved him in the role he played in one of my fave movies 'Initial D'
"Jay Chou (traditional Chinese: 周杰倫; simplified Chinese: 周杰伦; pinyin: Zhōu Jiélún; Wade-Giles: Chou Chieh-lun; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiu Kia̍t-lûn) was born January 18, 1979. He is a Taiwanese musician, singer, producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times.
His mother noticed his sensitivity to music and took him to piano lessons at the age of three. During his childhood, he was fascinated with capturing sounds and songs with his tape recorder, something he carried everywhere with him. In the third grade, he became interested in music theory and also started cello lessons.
As an only child, he enjoyed being the family's center of attention; he loved to play piano, imitate TV actors, and perform magic tricks. His parents divorced when he was 14; as a result, he became reclusive and introverted. Although he had friends, he often preferred to be alone listening to music, contemplating and daydreaming
He is well-known for composing all his own songs and songs for other singers. Although he was trained in classical music, Chou combines Chinese and Western music styles to produce songs that fuse R&B, rock and pop genres, covering issues such as domestic violence, war, and urbanization.
Chou's compositions are loosely categorized as pop music. While many of his works fall into contemporary R&B, rap, and rock genres, the term 'Chou Style' (traditional Chinese: 周氏風格; pinyin: zhōu shì fēnggé)has been popularized to describe his trademark cross-cultural music and his insistence on singing with relaxed enunciation. Taipei Times once described the meaning of 'Chou Style': 'In what has become the archetypal Chou style, Taiwan's favorite song blends pop, rap, blues and a smorgasbord of esthetic elements of world music to create his dream-like never-never land ...' He regularly fuses traditional Chinese instruments and styles with R&B or rock to form a new genre called 'Zhongguo feng' (traditional Chinese: 中國風; pinyin: Zhōngguó fēng). He has sold over 25 million albums worldwide.
He debuted his acting career in Initial D (2005), for which he won Best Newcomer Actor in Golden Horse Awards, and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor by Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in Curse of the Golden Flower (2006).
His career now extends into directing and running his own record company JVR Music. He has also endorsed various models of Media Players released by Onda in which he appears on the box, and his signature and likeness is printed on the back of certain models of these players" credit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Chou
vid of his interview with cnn's anjali and showing a 'lil bit of his conducting skills credit zelinatan
Leehom Wang- A Kiss Goodbye credit vc1188
Leehom Wang - Dream Again credit oleanderx
"Alexander Lee-Hom Wang was born in Rochester, New York. Wang chose to attend Williams College, where he graduated with honors, double majoring in music and Asian Studies. He continued his studies by attending Berklee College of Music's Professional Music program, with voice as his principal instrument. He is active in all areas of music production, from composing to producing, to music arrangement, to lyric writing, to directing his own music videos.
Although he did not begin learning Mandarin until he was 18, Wang is now fluent in the language (including reading and writing) and has written most of the lyrics for his songs.[5] Wang plays over 10 musical instruments. In his albums and live concerts, Wang can be heard playing piano, drums, guitar, bass, violin, vibraphone, erhu, xun, and more.
A classically trained music background enables Wang to pull from a variety of musical styles and continuously reinvent his own sound that is distinctly Chinese and western at the same time, eg his 2005 release, Shangri-La drew heavily from R&B, dance pop, and the musics of Chinese ethnic minorities from Tibet, Mongolia, and Yunnan.
In addition to his music, Wang also participated in several films, his role in Ang Lee's Lust, Caution gaining the most attention.
He is also an environmental activist, and was invited to be one of the first torchbearers for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, carrying the torch in Olympia, Greece on March 24, 2008. He was also invited to perform in the closing ceremonies. His album Change Me was dedicated to raising eco-awareness among Chinese youth.
Wang was listed among 'The 100 Most Inspiring Asian Americans of All Time' by Goldsea Asian American Daily" credit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Lee_Hom
in a previous post i wrote about one of my fave actors, king khan, but mr tony tony tony aka tony leung chiu wai is still my #1 all time fave actor
he has starred in 2046, hero, infernal affairs, happy together, chungkung express, in the mood for love and many more
tony is also a successful pop singer too
Tony Leung Chiu Wai - Hua Yang Nian Hua credit kefuwa
Tony Leung - Ming Zi credit tiffanyann5152
Tony Leung - feng Sha credit nanpingyu
i know i luv tony coz he's a cutie but this is why i really luv tony coz his acting is just so out there in the original the departed called infernal affairs which is one of my absofreakin'lutely fave movies of all time better than departed credit fire30powered
i luv this muzik vid that someone put together of tony and chow yan fat and their movies together over the years credit lusa1120
"Tony Leung Chiu-Wai (Chinese: 梁朝偉; pinyin: Liáng Cháowěi; Cantonese Yale: Lèung Chìuh Wáih) was born 27 June 1962. He is a Cannes Film Festival and five-time Hong Kong Film Award-winning Chinese film and television actor. He has been a major film star since the 1990s.
To distinguish himself from fellow actor Tony Leung Ka-Fai, he is known colloquially in Hong Kong as "Little Tony", while Ka-Fai is known as "Big Tony", nicknames which correspond to the actors' respective physical statures
In 1982 he passed the training courses of television channel TVB. Due to his boyish looks, TVB cast him as host of a children's programme, 430 Space Shuttle. Leung enjoyed comedies during his television years; it was for these he became well known.
Many consider Tony Leung's role in director John Woo's 1992 action film Hard Boiled in which he co-starred with Chow Yun-Fat, as his breakthrough role in film. However, Leung first gained international exposure through Hou Hsiao-Hsien's 1989 film A City of Sadness, which won the Venice Golden Lion.
Leung often collaborates with director Wong Kar-wai and has appeared in many of his films. His most notable roles in Wong Kar-wai's films include the lonely policeman in Chungking Express (1994), a gay Chinese expatriate living in Argentina in Happy Together (1997), and a self-controlled victim of adultery in In the Mood for Love (2000), for which he won the Best Actor award at Cannes.
He is considered by many to be the finest actor of his generation in Hong Kong. Robert De Niro is an admirer of his work. Leung has been called Asia's answer to Clark Gable.
Leung also has an on-and-off Cantopop and Mandarin pop singing career and sang the theme song of Infernal Affairs with Andy Lau.
Leung speaks decent English and is well read and well versed on historical issues. During the late 1990s, some predicted that it would be difficult for him to break into Hollywood since he would not take on degrading roles because of his pride and character.
Leung has dated Carina Lau since the end of 1989. On 21 July 2008, the couple got married in Bhutan in a royal fashion. The wedding created a media frenzy in Hong Kong, with companies spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to pursue the wedding party.
Awards and nominations: Asian Film Awards 2008 Won Best Actor (Lust, Caution) Cannes Film Festival 2000 Best Actor (In the Mood for Love) Golden Horse Film Festival 2007 Best Actor (Lust, Caution) 2003 Best Actor (Infernal Affairs) 2000 Nominated Best Actor (In the Mood for Love) 1994 Best Actor (Chungking Express) Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor awards. Nominated nine times, won five times: 2005 Won Best Actor (2046) 2003 Won Best Actor, for his role as the undercover cop Yan (Infernal Affairs) 2001 Won Best Actor (In the Mood for Love) 1999 Nominated Best Actor (Longest Nite) 1998 Won Best Actor (Happy Together) 1995 Won Best Actor (Chungking Express) 1993 Nominated Best Supporting Actor (Hard-Boiled) 1990 Won Best Supporting Actor (My Heart Is That Eternal Rose) 1988 Won Best Supporting Actor (People's Hero) 1987 Nominated Best Actor (Love Unto Waste) Golden Bauhinia Awards 2005 Won Best Actor (2046) 2003 Won Best Actor (Infernal Affairs) 1998 Won Best Actor (Happy Together) Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards 2005 Best Actor (2046)"
riding the bollywave success of the movie slumdog millionaire (best picture, directing, cinematography, film editing, writing in adapted screenplay, sound mixing, music score and music song) at the 81st Annual Academy Awards aka the 2009 Oscars on 2009/2/22, i thought it would be fun to share a couple of my fave bollywood songs (they are not MVs but are instead videos made taking clips from the movies)
monsoon wedding - nominations and wins for several international awards eg british academy of film and television, independent spirit awards, venice international film festival, and starring the cutie sweetie parvin darbas
Monsoon Wedding - Kawa Kawa Kawa credit gargagan
chalte chalte - starring one of my fave actors kk aka king khan aka srk aka shahrukh khan aka शाहरुख़ ख़ान (Hindi) aka شاہ رخ خان (Urdu)
another song that i love - "Jal-The band" is a collaboration between three exceedingly gifted individuals; Gohar Mumtaz (the lead and rhythm guitarist, composer, lyricist and vocalist), Farhan Saeed (the lead vocalist) and Shazi (Bassist) credit tipsmusic
it is said by some that the most recognizable idols are those that are known by their one name eg madonna, sting, prince, etc, etc, etc
but you know that you are the shit when you are known in different countries by different names and no matter where your fans are in the world they recognize your name even when it is spoken and written in other languages
without a doubt my absofreakinglutely fave bb/ig (boy band/idol group) is **drumroll please ** tah dah .... DBSK (Dong Bang Shin Ki) aka DBSG (Dong Bang Shin Gi) aka THSK (Tōhōshinki) TOHO (Tōhōshinki) aka TVXQ (Tong Vfang Xien Qi) aka TVfXQ (Tong Vfang Xien Qi) aka RGoTE (Rising Gods of the East - ok, so i just invented this one)
what can i say about this fab bb/ig that has not already been said countless of times - my two fave things about them are their personalities and their talents
they compose some of their own songs, sing like the veins in their necks are about to pop out and can hold a tune and harmonize to some sweet muzik that makes you feel like you are downing that oh so starbuckacious sweet caramel macchiato that has finally been made correctly and is smoothly gliding down your throat in an orgasmic caffeinated sucrose infused high ... ahhhhhhhhhhhhh - delish .........
they are a s. korean quintet boy band who debuted in 2004 under the infamously famous SM entertainment - they are fluent in Korean and Japanese, have released their albums in both languages and spend their timely roughly equally divided between both countries - their two main fanclubs are called cassopiea (korean) and big east (japanese) - the Cassopian fanclub is in the guiness book of world records as the largest fanclub in the world
the five members are: jung yunho - stage name u-know yunho (group leader) kim junsu - stage name xiah junsu aka asia junsu shim changmin - stage name choikang changmin aka max changmin park yoochun - stage name micky yoochun aka yuchun kim jaejoong - stage name youngwoong jaejoong aka hero jaejoong aka jejung
korean albums: 2004 tri-angle 2005 rising sun 2006 o jung ban hap 2008 mirotic
japanese albums: 2006 heart, mind and soul 2007 five in the black 2008 T 2009 the secret code
some of my fave songs that they have sang live are the japanese versions of "proud," "love in the ice" and "darkness eyes" (no lipsyncing in the versions seen below although there are rumours that they do lipsync their fast dance track songs, because of the difficulties involved in doing energetic and difficult dances while singing perfectly)
the live song "proud" was sang at the end of the their successful Five In The Black concert and some of the members started to cry as they thought of all of the years of hardship that they had endured to get to that point - this live version always makes me cry ...
DBSK - Proud credit hjrx
DBSK - Love In The Ice credit TVXQSoulForever
DBSK - Darkness Eyes credit xtesshilovex
DBSK - Wrong Number from their 2008 korean album credit fern0827
DBSK - Survivor from their 2009 japanese album 'The Secret Code' credit vietfood
part of dbsk's song 'Rising Sun' is going to be in the new movie 'Fast and Furious 4' credit yunjae2kenoa
... now check out the full song's mv which is from their 2005 album credit sunnyotaku
jeez louise and all her sisters, could he RAINism some of that in my direction please? welcome to my kingdom where there is always a rainbow on the horizon coz the sun is always shining even when it's RAINing (btw - you'll do know that rain is associated with fertility ... a-hem ...) - oops, i digress, but seriously i would welcome some fertilization from this damn specimen of manhood ... sigh ... ok, ok, a thousand apologies but my mind keeps wondering to thoughts of this wonderous hunka hunka man
but in all seriousness lemme get back to the point - this man is one of the hardest working entertainers in showbiz - i mentioned in one of my earlier posts that you are considered a big kahuna in the entertainment industry if the world knows you by just one name eg madonna, sting, prince, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera, blah, blah, blah, and so on and so forth
but this k-pop idol (dancer, singer, actor, company executive) is known by many names in different parts of the world and yet his name is automatically recognized even if you call him by his english name in non-english speaking countries - now that's some hunka kahunas
"As the word for "rain" is different in many languages, he is known by a variety of names. In the West, he is known by the English word Rain [or The Rain]. In Korea he is known as 비, romanized as Bi and pronounced as the letter B in English [or by his actual name Jeong Ji-hoon]. In Japan, he is known as ピ, pronounced pi. In China, he is sometimes referred to as Yu or 雨 http://www.koreanmovie.com/Rain_ka1310/
mmmmmmmmmmm, delish - oh boy - gimmie a second i need to reflect on this vid below of him during his workout preps for his new movie Ninja Assassin that will be released in 2009 (can we buy advance tix?) - scrumptous - omgollywollydolly - wicked mate! credit blulovely
in 2006 he was mentioned in Time Magazine's website article that named the 100 Most Influential People Who Shape Our World - in 2007 he topped Time Magazine's online user poll, although he was not in the magazine's actual list - in 2007 he made it into People's list of the Most Beautiful People in the world
he sure does like the variations of his name - his album released in oct 2008 was called "rainism" and his past albums were called "rain's world," "eternal rain" and "it's raining" ....... wot the heck?
stephen colbert even did a funny parody of rain's 'avoiding/escaping the sun' song, which is one of my fave songs
Rain - Avoiding The Sun credit rain06
but my fave parody is the one done by one of my fave s. korean comedians, kim shin young, who parodied rain's "rainism" song by doing her's about food Kim Shin Young - Rainism Parody credit bboydrew711
lexington bridge are a british-american boyband composed of singers from the britain, america and the netherlands - their first album is called "The Vibe" and was released in November 2007 credit wikipedia
longombas are twins called christian and lovi Longomba, who were born and raised in kenya and are of congolese descent - they are from musical family - their father Lovy Longomba was a member of super mazemba, their grandfather vicky longombas was a member of TPOK jazz and their uncle is french based congolese musician awilo longombas - they entered the kenyan music scene in 2002 with their song "Dondosa", which became a national hit - their debut album "Chukua" was released 2005 by Ogopa DJs credit wikipedia
sigh, my newest obsession song that i cannot get outta me head mates! whatcanisay? i can't get the song outta my head - it keeps running 'round and 'round - i keep singin' to myself even tho' i have no idea what the heck i'm sayin' - the song by the new kpop gps (girl pop singers) called afterschool
the rumours are that they are supposed to be the kpop version of the american gps called pussycat dolls
"Pledis Entertainment has unleashed a 5-member girl group After School on the music scene. The group comprises of Park Ga Hee (leader), Kim Jung Ah, Yoo So Young, Bekha and Lee Joo Yeon. Pledis Entertainment expressed, 'After School is a group that has been training for 2 years and is modeled after the Pussycat Dolls. They will be a group that Korea has never seen before.'" http://www.bytcs.com/international/pledis-entertainment-unleashes-5-member-girl-group-after-sch.html
they are also supposedly receiving some hateration from some the members of the largest fanclub in the world, aka the cassopeians, coz the leader of afterschool is supposedly the ex-girlfriend of dbsk's chunnie - come on folks - wottheheck! gimmie a break - there is such a thing as being a fan and then there is being an insane fan - as a fan of dbsk i'm glad to hear the whispers that they actually try to make some time to have a life and that they actually date (i like to know that the person writing the love song actually knows the joy and heartbreak of what love is)! - go chunnie, go chunnie, go chunnie - i wonder if that story you were telling on the telly show, "Come To Play" was about her - hmmmmmmmmm, ugh, i wish it had been me receiving that smooch ;-)
folks - i say who gives a freakin' f&%* who dates and whom - for freak's sake let's just enjoy the dance muzik from their mini-album tiny album
ricky martin made a successful crossover from the original menudo (yep me mateys - there was an original menudo) - they were "a Puerto Rican boy band that was formed in the 1970s by producer Edgardo Diaz, releasing their first album in 1977. The band achieved much success, especially during the 1980s, becoming the most popular Puerto Rican teen musical group of the era" credit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menudo_(band)
check him out as a teen idol tiny tot in the original menudo (he is the one in the pink shirt)
ok, ok, ok, so i'm guilty of always sayin' that '80s fashion rocked and this time you guys are right to ask if i'm krazy, coz wot the heck is me mate in the yellow cut off shirt wearing in the vid - oh lordy save us from ourselves - i cannot explain that aspect of '80s fashion - i plead the 5th!
Menudo - Hold Me credit juldanarl
and the hot transitional crossover from bb-land (boy band land) to sc-land (solo crossover land) - what a change from tiny-tottism to hard adult manism Ricky Martin f/ Fat Joe and Amerie - I Don't Care credit nehanani
Londonbeat's career started in the Netherlands. They are best known for their song, I've Been Thinking About You, which hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts in 1991. They are an R&B and Dance band who scored a number of pop and dance hits in the early 1990s credit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Londonbeat
London Beat - I've Been Thinking About You credit MrPetr3333
"Kajagoogoo are a British pop band, best known for their first single, "Too Shy," which reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart and #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1983 [some members left the group in 1983]. In [2008 the members reunited] and after 25 years, Kajagoogoo, in their original five-piece line-up are back" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kajagoogoo
i don't care what anyone says - '80s fashion rocked dude! when else could you see madonna sporting some of her baggy shirts and prince exposing his ASSets ...?
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