Only 4 days left till its 2009! Hurray! There’s a lot to look forward to this coming year, crossovers, new anime series, etc. I hope you guys have your New Years resolutions ready.

Aside from that, it’s been a normal, Christmasy week here on Ningin. Be sure to check out the following articles and posts to catch up in case you were too busy getting stuffed on food and presents.

Sunday 12/21

Hands-on: Dissidia Final Fantasy for PSP (Jerry Chen)
Slumdog Millionaire is RICH. (Jinra Ilustrisimo)
Pump It Up Fad (Tara Popp)
Christmas Lights In Tokyo Help Businesses Boost Sales (ChannelNewsAsia)
Wonderbang is back for New Year’s Eve (AllKpop)
Moe Saves japan (DannyChoo)

Monday 12/22

Sexy Cosplay (Lan Nguyen)
Erika Sawajiri Gets Married (Erik Taylor)
Dragon Dynasty’s: The Rebel (Maimounah Masudi)
Who’s the Idiot Here? (Tara Popp)
H.O.T’s Lee Jae Won is a Rapist? (AllKpop)
Most-Read Naver Stories of the Week (KoreaBeat)
New York Times website blocked in China (Danwei)

Tuesday 12/23

Dumbfoundead Demonstrates How to Leave a Town Dumbstruck (Tiffanie Lee)
Begone Evil Spirits! Fear the Power of Pat! (Tara Popp)
Recovering from Jay Chou 周杰倫 at Mohegan Sun Arena (David Hou)
What The Fug!? (Andrew Lim)
2008’s Top-Selling Manga in Japan, #1-25 (Japundit)
Jang Nara converts paydays into charitable donations (DramaBeans)
Xiahrotic is the Top Selling Album of 2008 (AllKpop)

Wednesday 12/24

The Fan Videos: Jay Chou at Mohegan Sun 2008 (David Hou)
New Trailers Make Squenix Fans Squeal (Lan Nguyen)
Henline Brothers’ Nintendo Piano Duet (Tara Popp)
Hawaii Sensation Jason Tom, beat boxer (Maimounah Masudi)
Xiah Junsu and Junho love you (AllKpop)
Yo-yo ma to perform at obama’s inauguration (AngryAsianMan)
JYP is the only one that accepted Rain (AllKpop)

Thursday 12/25

Happy Holidays from Ningin.com (David Hou)
Song Battle: Last Christmas! (Mia Lerda)
Christmas Dinner in Korea with an America taste (Tara Popp)
Kurisumasu Photos (Lan Nguyen)
SBS’s Gayo Daejeon, Xiah Junsu vs Tae Yang, WonderBoys 2! (AllKpop)
Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahō Anime Scheduled For Summer 2009 (Alafista)
Jogging in Tokyo virtually (Asiajin)

Friday 12/26

Takipsilim = Twilight? (Jinra Ilustrisimo)
Happy (belated) TVXQ Day Everyone (Mia Lerda)
Made in Japan! (Tara Popp)
Weekly Music Round Up Dec. 26 (Lan Nguyen)
Who’s Konami Suing Now? [Lawsuits] (Kotaku)
Charts: Ayumi Hamasaki reaches 19 straight (TokyoGraph)
Former Japanese porn star Ai Iijima found dead (StarEastAsia)

Saturday 12/27

Song Battle: Yuki No Hana (Mia Lerda)
Last No Rae Bang Adventure for 2008 (Tara Popp)
The Korean Singers of JPop - Hallyu Imports (Mia Lerda)
Pony Canyon’s 2009 New Artist “she” talks to Ningin - exclusive interview (David Hou)
The Korean PussyCats are coming (AllKpop)
Japanese Drinks (DannyChoo)
Korean English Teacher Writes Novel of the ESL Classroom (KoreaBeat)