I’m Moving!

To my beloved friends and readers, I’m officially moving to a new home: J-D Squared!

This will be a joint collaboration between Jessica, my ROL (visit above blog for explanation), and I. We will be pooling our creative brain juices and polar personalities to try to bring you interesting, witty, and sometimes wacky thoughts on Asian Entertainment.

Much of our individual blog materials will be transferred onto J-D Squared, including past posts, downloads, and of course, us, to our new home. This blog, as well as her’s, will no longer be active.

Thank you all for your generous support and kind words. I’ll see y’all at J-D Squared!

~Julia ^_*

Anson Hu Returns with “Music Life”

If you don’t know who Anson Hu is – get to know him. Not known for looks (who cares?) nor smooth-talking charm (can turn me off if not done “right”), Anson is recognized for his diverse musical talents and amazing voice. To provide some reasoning as to why I’m unusually passionate about this guy, I’ve posted the following clips – view in order posted for best comprehension.  Also suggest loading videos first before watching.

Show Luo – One Man Show

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Anson Hu – One Man Show Rendition

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2009 New Actress Discovery: Moon Chae Won

I started this post over a month ago and only published it now, partly because of my vacation and hectic schedule, partly because this post is just as much about MCW as it is about my viewing sentiments.

The Talented Release Albums, Part II

Track List :

01. Oh Yeah!!!
02. 七天 (7 Day)
03. Tomato
04. 爱情，习作 (Love, Practice)
05. I No
06. 开心餐厅 (Happy Restaurant)
07. 吉米宝贝 (Jimmy Baby)
08. 风雨 (Windy Rain)
09. A
10. 最寂寞的時候 (When Most Alone)
11. 听见了吗? (Do You Hear?)
12. 再见勾勾 (Goodbye Pinky Swear)

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The Talented Release Albums, Part I

As I was away on vacay, a slew of talented artists and newbies came out with new albums. Here they are in chronological release date order…

Track List:

01. 她扔了根火柴(国) (She Threw Away A Match)
02. 月亮说 (Moon Says)
03. 大笨钟 (Bulky Clock)
04. 低科技之歌 (Low Tech Song)
05. I’m Sorry
06. 我不打算流眼泪(国) (I Don’t Plan on Crying – Mandarin)
07. 小团圆 (Little Reunion)
08. 记住 记住 (合唱: 王菀之&常石磊) (Remember Remember – Duet)
09. 粒糖有毒 (Candy Has Poison)
10. 迷失艺术 (Art of Confusion)
11. 月亮事(国) (Moon Business – Mandarin)
12. Mary Had A Little Clock

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Announcement Part II

I’m back. ^_^ I had a great time in LA, but very tired, so updates will follow as soon as I catch up with my much needed Smile, You goodness and sleep. Lots of stuff to share, be back soon.

Announcement

Will be going on vacation (LA ^_^) in the next couple of weeks, which is the reason I’ve been so remiss in posts – trying to tie up loose ends before I go. Will update with new posts once I get back, since I’ll probably be drafting it on the plane. So much to write, so little time. : ) See y’all soon!

2009 Male Newcomer, Singer: Abin

 

Normally, I would briefly introduce an artist and give a sampling of the songs that characterizes the artist’s style and/or songs I like, but I’ve been moody due to a serious bout of the common cold, so I’m going to babble a bit.

As most have come to realize, I have a “thing” for artists who are creatively unique, whether it’s singing, acting, personality, or whatever characteristics/talents the person possesses. I discovered Abin (pronounced Ah Bing) early this year - Febuary to be exact - several months after he had released his album in Taiwan, and only in association with Penny Dai, another talented, creative song-writer/singer/director that I love.  Well, I was knocked over by this guy’s ability to touch me with such sensitive and spell-binding singing and song-writing, and don’t get me started with the soulful guitar playing – I fell so hard you could literally peel me off the sidewalk. 

Evan Yo Releases 3rd Album: ‘Be Lonely, Then’

 Track List:

01. 发光的简讯 (Luminescent Message)
02. 小乖乖 (Little Darling)
03. 寂寞，好了 (Be Lonely, Then)
04. 爱是对的 (Love Is Right)
05. 日蚀 (Solar Eclipse)
06. 你看不到的天空 (The Sky You Can Not See)
07. Hey !
08. 我的宝贝 (My Baby)
09. 打不倒男孩 (Incorrigible Boy)
10. 走 (Go)

The Young’ns At Play

As the entertainment industry gets younger and cross-borders, here are some young’ns who’ve entered my radar; shown much talent and potential as singing artists.  

Artist: Charice, 17

Country: Phillippines

Charice – Listen

Credit: 2welve4ever

     Most of you have probably heard of this Youtube sensation that guested on a popular Korean variety program called Star King, who then went on to Ellen, Oprah, and slew of big-time talk shows across the globe. Not only is she recognized in her natural market, Asia, she’s been well-received by North American and European countries as well (I hear the Italians are quite crazy about her).