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  • Epik High - Lovescream

    Epik High - Lovescream

    Epik High
    Epik High can do no wrong
    October 16, 2008 Picked By Sanwei See all this editor's picks
    The poets and poster boys of Korean hip-hop, Epik High seems to have mastered the game when it comes to maintaining both mainstream appeal and underground credibility. Considering the group's album sales, chart-topping hits, screaming teen fanbase, and television exposure, Epik High has long reached pop idol-level fame, only without the pop idol stigma. Even while making the variety show rounds and rolling out perfectly produced tracks for the Mnet generation, the group still manages to be convincingly hard, if not exactly hardcore, and more than willing to court controversy with outspoken lyrics. Ultimately, the secret to Epik High's dual success comes down simply to their ability to... [read more]
  • Cape No. 7 Original Soundtrack (OST)

    Cape No. 7 Original Soundtrack (OST)

    Movie Soundtrack
    Music in the Mail
    October 30, 2008 Picked By Sanwei See all this editor's picks
    Just how exactly did Cape No. 7 become Taiwan's highest-grossing Chinese-language film ever? By now, the fairy-tale run of this little film about a ragtag band in a small coastal town has become the stuff of legends. Cape No. 7 opened rather humbly in fourth place in Taiwan on August 22, 2008. Carried by word of mouth, it rose to the top spot in the following weeks, breaking record after record as it surpassed the box office of Lust, Caution, Red Cliff, The Dark Knight, and finally Jurassic Park to become the third highest-grossing film ever in Taiwan. Made on an NT50 million (US$1.5 million) budget, Cape No. 7 eventually pulled in over NT400 million (US$12 million). Given the film's... [read more]
  • Flaming Brothers (DVD) (Remastered) (Hong Kong Version)

    Flaming Brothers (DVD) (Remastered) (Hong Kong Version)

    Chow Yun Fat (Actor) | Alan Tang (Producer, Actor) | Cheung Tong Cho (Director)
    Brotherhood above all
    November 7, 2008 Picked By dian See all this editor's picks
    After A Better Tomorrow opened the floodgate to triad hero movies in 1986, Chow Yun Fat went on to star in numerous similarly styled movies, and Flaming Brothers was one of the more remarkable works that would make even John Woo proud. In fact, this flick evokes many gangster symbols made popular by the genre maestro: trench coat-donning, shades-wearing mobsters glorified with a strict code of honor, gun in each hand downing enemies without breaking a sweat, their ever-slick hairdo never getting messy in the process. Flaming Brothers is made in the grand tradition of heroic bloodshed movies. Director Joe Cheung obviously understood the material well enough to do a decent job. The story... [read more]
  • Movie Realization : Batman & Bat-Pod

    Movie Realization : Batman & Bat-Pod

    Batman
    The toy that Gotham City deserves
    October 4, 2008 Picked By Koh So See all this editor's picks
    If you must buy one collectible from The Dark Knight, it should be something from Hot Toys. However, those collectibles are 1:6 scale, meaning their insane replicas of the Tumbler and Bat-Pod would never fit in any reasonable person's living space. You can get a Batman 12" figure, but what's Batman without a vehicle? It's all about the gadgets. Now there's an option. This Batman and Bat-Pod combo from Bandai's Movie Realization line is probably the best figure+vehicle set a fan could ask for, in terms of size, detail, and overall coolness. The figure is based on artwork from manga artist and self-described Batman fan Masakazu Katsura (Shadow Lady, Video Girl Ai), who reinterpreted Dark... [read more]
  • King Of The Road

    King Of The Road

    Anthony Wong (Singer)
    Grassroots Glamour
    October 23, 2008 Picked By Sanwei See all this editor's picks
    A pop icon without being a pop star, Anthony Wong Yiu Ming is one of Hong Kong's few pioneers in popular music. Like wine, his music seems to keep getting better as the years go by, or maybe it's that I've learned to appreciate his music more and more as the years go by. Given his veteran singer status, respect pretty much comes automatically, but the reverence comes from his ability to stay relevant, be it in his evolving music, his effortless style and glamour, or his work with People Mountain People Sea. With Anthony Wong, his best album is his next one, rather than one released a decade ago. This is why you're more likely to see young fans screaming for Ming Gor (his Chinese nickname)... [read more]
  • The Way We Are (DVD) (Hong Kong Version)

    The Way We Are (DVD) (Hong Kong Version)

    Idy Chan (Actor) | Pau Hei Ching (Actor) | Clifton Ko (Actor) | Ann Hui (Director)
    The Simple Life
    October 29, 2008 Picked By Sanwei See all this editor's picks
    If Hong Kong newspapers are to be believed, Tin Shui Wai is not a good place to be. This New Territories town in northern Hong Kong has become the poster child for urban tragedy with stories of suicides, poverty, unemployment, broken families, wayward youth, and mothers throwing their children out the window. For more on why living in Tin Shui Wai completely bites, you can refer to Lawrence Lau's sensationally dismal teen-gone-wrong tale Besieged City, but that's not the only side to life in Tin Shui Wai. There are also all the people who just have normal lives, and it's their humble experiences that take center stage in Ann Hui's remarkable docudrama The Way We Are. The Way We Are is just... [read more]

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Ikemen - Japan's New Generation Idols
Written By Angel
Many new terms pop up in common lingo every year in Japan, and those interested in Japanese pop culture are no doubt familiar with the term "Ikemen". The term came into popular usage around 2000 as an expression to describe attractive young men who are of course plentiful in the Japanese entertainment industry. The Origin of Ikemen Starting around 2000, television stations started reaching out to a wider audience range by casting new-generation male artists in the leading or supporting roles of the traditionally male-oriented Kamen Rider, tokusatsu, and ranger superhero shows. With their handsome appearances and sharp images, these young actors won over many female viewers and created an... [read more]

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