From Ziggytek: In a somewhat surprising news, a new survey says the iPhone 3GS was the top selling phone in July after its release in June. The survey, conducted by Japanese Research Company GfK’s Japanese Subsidiary, had the 32GB iPhone 3GS as the most popular phone in Japan, while the 16GB ranked 9th in contract phones. More »

It seems that mobile manga has given the manga industry the boost it needs from its small slump since 1995. More »

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I feel like if I wasn’t doing Ningin, I should start an Asian music, DVD, and memorabilia store. Hmm, maybe one day. Ok back on topic. This was a pretty intense week of EXP action with the top three winners coming down to the wire. In fact, 2nd-4th place were all within a couple hundred points of each other. But as the great Vin Diesel said, “It doesn’t matter if you win by a second or a mile, winning is winning!” More »

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It’s fun when everyone wins, well, mostly everyone. When I made this Paper Heart pin game, the movie was already in limited release. So most critics already had access to it and give it an early score of 63% based on 40 or so reviews. Its final score wasn’t going to deviate too much from that when this contest ended since most people already casted their vote. At closing time, the final score was 61%. It still sits at 61% 3 days later. Good for Charlene Yi and good for those that didn’t stray too far from 63%. More »

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Ok, what in the freaking we-need-to-stick-an-asian-in-there mess is this!? Even my 90 year-old aunt with blurred vision can spot this photoshop disaster from her dimly lit house 10,000 miles away. Don’t get me wrong, I am all for diversity and Asians in the media. But let’s try to include an actual Asian kid in the photo shoot instead of sticking the head of one on a picture which features all Caucasian models. More »

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Are you a Chinese parent with an extra $880 USD lying around? Send your kid to the Chongqing Children’s Palace to determine what your child might become. More »

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The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard received a score of 27% on Rottentomatoes. I’m kinda sadden by this. I think Jeremy Piven is an amazing actor, the trailers seemed really funny, and I have a real soft spot for stupid B-comedies. I actually thought it was going to be this year’s Tropic Thunder. Oh well, it’s not like you look for these types of movies to fulfill you intellectually, just give you some laughs when you feel like it. More »

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Seems that most of you don’t have much faith in the great master of anime movies, Hayao Miyazaki. Rottentomatoes gave it a score of 95%! Let this be a lesson to those that doubted him. Not all of his movies make it to the States, but of the ones that do, they’re usually epic! Ponyo may not be his best ever, but the man lives up to a different standard of excellence where even his mediocre works are far and away better than most can put together. It’s Miyazaki’s world and we’re all just living in it. Those that have seen his movies probably would love that notion. More »

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Remember when I dismissed any possible Wondergirls/Jonas Brothers hookup stories just because of the Katsuya incident? Judging on a picture of the Jonas Brothers giving Sunye cake for her birthday this week, it can probably be speculated that members from either groups are dating each other. I mean, could you blame them? They’re both young, talented, attractive people with equally attractive personalities. More »

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By no means is Ryan Higa a professional comedian. In fact, he’s just an average teen from Hawaii. Somehow he’s managed to rack up Youtube fame as a comedian based on his random videos averaging out to a million hits per video with over a million subscribers. Jessica Alba’s a fan. They were seen shopping together not long ago. More »

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Yoshifumi Takabe was arrested near Kobe, Japan in suspicion of burning down his home on Sunday August 9. More »

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Our favorite international singer has returned with her new BoA Deluxe album details. A track list was released and includes a radio edit of Energetic produced by the legendary Sean Garrett, a previously unreleased track called Control produced by Brian Kennedy, and one mysterious track entitled Crazy About. More »

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Since Epik High’s Map the Soul Tour, Kero One has showed no signs of letting up as a hip hop emcee. In fact, he’s kept pushing with his newly released Keep Pushin’ music video. Black Eyed Peas member Will.I.Am has already declared his love for Early Believers, the new Kero One album featuring Keep Pushin’. When you receive blessings from Will.I.Am, there is no doubt that stopping is not an option for Kero One. More »

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It seems Pokemon is not the only anime setting Guinness World Records. Yu-Gi-Oh! is recognized as being the best selling trading card game to date with over 22,587,728,173 cards sold as of April. More »

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From Ziggytek: Here’s some new pictures of what could possibly be the new Playstation 3 Slim from a Chinese gaming magazine, Gamewave and Best Buy Ads. These are unconfirmed and could be fake but it’s worth a look. It’s being rumored to be released next week, August 19th at GamesCom. Keep in mind, these are not official Sony PS3 Slim pictures. More »

China has the largest population in the world with 1.3 billion people which is about 4 times as big as the United States’ population of 300 million people. About 1.2 million women in the U.S. have abortions yearly. Many people would think ‘wow that’s alot!’ Wait till they here the staggering number of abortions that China performs every year. More »

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Kim So Eun and SHINee are modeling for Clride.n upcoming fall and winter collection! Clride.n announced last month that Kim So Eun and SHINee will be modeling for their fall and winter collection. Kim So Eun is replacing the last endorser, Min Hyo Rin. More »

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What if everyone on the planet blanked out at the same time for exactly two minutes and seventeen seconds, only to wake up with visions of their life six months from now? Special Agent Demetri Noh as played by John Cho in the upcoming ABC fall drama FlashForward aids Agent Mark (Joseph Fiennes) in uncovering the global mystery. More »

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Taiwanese Supermodel/Actress Lin Chi-ling appeared in a Taipei court earlier this week and sued “Next Magazine” for trespassing on private property, slander, as well as threatening her privacy. Apparently the weekly tabloid published an article along with pictures of her home in 2006. More »

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Jay Sean an Indian singer born in London is finally making his way to the US with his new hit “Down” featuring Lil Wayne. He is been rocking the charts in India and UK with pop hits for the last few years. More »

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