Japan

I haven’t seen very many Japanese dramas, but I know there are some very good ones especially made in the 90s. I chanced upon this playing on the WINAMP video streams and instead of studying for exams, of course, I had to watch this and several other Korean dramas. I saw three other ones, Ai no Uta, H2 and the infamous 1000 litres of tears.

This 2003 movie, a collaboration between versatile Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano and Thai director Pen-Ek Ratanaruang is definitely a beautiful and well-crafted movie. Named tagged as the Asian Lost in Translation, it explores the strange and silent relationship between two people.

This last week Music Station had the most impressive guest list ever: Gackt, Namie Amuro, Koda Kumi, KAT-TUN, Yuna Ito, and Maroon 5. For all of you who don’t know what Music Station is, it’s basically a weekly Japanese music variety show. So what’s up with Gackt?

The J-pop scene is busy this summer and Koda Kumi is no exception. I personally find that her singles are getting better as of late. So is this another hit or is it simply another piece of trash Avex is trying to get money off of?

A couple of days ago, Gackt’s new PV RETURNER was released. Supposedly, this is all promotion for a long-awaited single from him. I wasn’t expecting much when I started watching the PV but now I now find myself eagerly anticapting his new single along with everybody else.

Yui is a J-pop singer who you may have heard of from Bleach and/or Taiyou no Uta So how does her sophomere album live up to its immense popularity and astounding sales?