Ponyo is the latest Hayao Miyazaki masterpiece. I say masterpiece because that’s the only thing the guy knows how to make, just look at Howl’s Moving Castle, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and on and on. This plot is about a mermaid, Ponyo, who wants to become fully human and falls in love with a boy during the process of saving the world. Well, that’s the essence of it. Sounds like Independence Day meets The Little Mermaid, but not quite. Anyway, I’m sure it’ll be an instant classic. More »

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I guess it is no surprise that Japan’s anime industry is suffering, given the current economic situation. The increased availability of downloading free episodes and movies on the internet does not help the situation either. More »

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I’m kinda sadden that G.I. Joe didn’t get higher reviews with 37% at the time this contest ended. But for every good movie based on a comic book or animated series, there’s probably two or more bad ones. Such is life. I’ll probably still go see it If the Yankee vs Red Sox game I was at didn’t become a crazy 15-inning epic affair, I would’ve gone tonight! More »

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The National Police Agency announced that a total of 2,822 people commited suicide in Japan in the month of June. There is speculation as to the result of such a high number but many believe that it’s due to the recession. More »

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I feel bad for Ivy. She just made a comeback and her management group decided to persist in appealing against the mighty Square Enix, who next to Nintendo is largest gaming corporation in Japan, as well as Internationally. They can afford to pay $100,000 for a monthly magazine ad for one of their games. More »

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Sexy, hottie Song Hye Gyo for Levi’s Lady Style, Fall 2009! The photoshoot was a concept of “Top Celebrity”, where Song Hye Gyo was donning simple, sharp outfits with lots of jewellery. The 2 photos in were both taken in a ‘film set’ setting! Lovely~ More »

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From Ziggytek: The Nintendo DSi is officially a hit. After being launched 8 months ago in Japan, the DSi is nearing 7 million units sold. The exact number is 6.68 million units and will continue to increase as the one year anniversary looms in November. Black Friday and Christmas will be huge for Nintendo as they look to surpass 7 million units. More »

Conan O’Brien, newly-anointed host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show” and both figurative and literal behemoth, has always been pretty damn funny for mostly all the right reasons - lately he’s been getting a bit more buzz in online circles after his new set was recognized to look like a level in Super Mario Brothers - and now, he’s made his foray into the anime industry - More »

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2NE1 were on on SBS Kim Jung Eun’s Chocolate for a recording, where they performed while getting “rained upon”! Photos of CL, Dara, Minzy, and Park Bom performing in the “rain” on the recording has recently been released online! All of them look super hot and sexy (especially Park Bom in her wet mini bodycon dress)~ I love Park Bom’s dress; all of them should have worn bodycon dress for the wet and sexy performance! More »

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Here are some provocative photos for this new female duo from the label CMG, Ten! These are the promotional pictures for their debut album named “Cheer up”. Well, these photos may be some tactics to make this female duo hot in netizens’ discussion before their actual debut stage. More »

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Hip hop and Far East Movement fans alike, I hope you’re sitting down. Especially if you’re based in Southern California. Far East Movement will be performing alongside hip hop’s biggest names, including Jay-Z, at this year’s Power House ‘09 concert. The concert will be held at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Aug. 8 and will feature Jay-Z, Pitbull, Lil’ Jon, Sean Paul, Flo-Rida, Kid Cudi, LMFAO, Ya Boy, New Boyz, FM (Far East Movement) and special guests. More »

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In case you haven’t heard, the two Asian American journalists who were detained by the North Korean government earlier this year, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, were finally released yesterday. They were accused of illegally entering the country and were sentenced to 12 years in a labor prison by Kim Jong Il and his posse. More »

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Brave sound which is also known as Brave Brothers and Brave Ent., will be releasing a new album coming this August 18th. They have been making tidal waves producing only smash hits for the best Kpop artists. Afterschool, Big Bang, Son Dam Bi, Brown Eyed Girls, Lee Minwoo, 4minute are just some examples. If one hears the “brave sound” intro a robotic voice, it sends a chill down your spine and directly correlates to a hit record. More »

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From Ziggytek: Did you ever want to stream TV on your iPhone but your cell phone carrier just didn’t have streaming capabilities? Well, now you can, thanks to I-O Data Japan who have announced the GV-SC31, 1SEG USB TV tuner. When you download ‘TVStation’, a free app, you can instantly watch live TV programs or videos from your PC on your iPod Touch or iPhone. More »

‘Queen Seon Duk’ couple, actor Park Jae Jung (29) and After School’s Uee (20) have been added as a couple on the variety program, ‘We Got Married’. The couple filmed their 1st episode in the last week of July and the 1st episode would be airing on 2nd August through MBC Sunday Sunday Night. More »

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Since it’s already been established that I’m helplessly in love with Lady Gaga and plan on naming my first-born after her, I just wanted to boast another example of her awesomeness: She personally handpicked Lee Jung Hyun to open for her upcoming Seoul concert this weekend. She’ll also reportedly be performing a duet with Miss Jung Hyun. More »

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From Ziggytek: Based on reports from RTLinfo, Sony is planning to release a PlayStation 3 Slim at this year’s GamesCom expo in Cologne, Germany. Reports say that the specifications and features will remain the same but the design is the main focus and will probably be introduced at Sony’s pre-event press conference. More »

Japan’s got its panties in a twist over recent images of Miss Universe Japan wearing a cultural costume that features her… panties. The cultural costume will be worn by Emiri Miyasaka in the upcoming 2009 Miss Universe pageant, Aug. 23. More »

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For many years Jackie Chan has fought evildoers and saved the world in his movies. Now he has joined forces with Kaspersky to fight off viruses and save cyberspace from destruction. More »

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Not to distract anyone from the new season premiere of America’s Best Dance Crew, but there’s actually a hip hop dance competition that tends overshadow ABDC in terms of international reach and audience. Think of it as the hip hop dance olympics. More »

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