It seems Ayumi Hamasaki helped Asada Mao win the silver medal at the Vancouver Olympics. She sent an autographed cd to Mao before the games and gave her encouraging words “Thank you for your courage and passion”. Being a fan of Ayumi, Mao took it to heart and it helped her calm down for her performance. More »

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Incredibly skilled in the Chinese art of Wushu, Jet Li has wowed audiences from all over the globes with the incredible moves that he pulls off in the films he stars in. Well, it looks like Mr. Li is finally walking out of the spotlight and is looking to donate his time (and money) into helping other people. More »

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The youngest member of SNSD, Seohyun, admitted today on SBS’s Strong Heart that she really had a hard time singing the lyrics to their new song “Oh!” More »

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It seems like there are some lies against SM Entertainment, Yunho, Changmin, and their fathers had to clear. When SM Entertainment had no one to back them up, and to clear up all the lies about their terrible treatment, money issues, and contract issues, DBSK Yunho and Changmin could take no more longer of this chaos. More »

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Crebeau also disagrees with SM Entertainment’s claim that the cosmetic company was the reason of this quarrel. Crebeau Cosmetics found it absurd that SM Entertainment would try and change the real reason of why the three members of DBSK sued SM Entertainment by saying it was Crebeau’s fault for leading DBSK to break the contract and want more money. More »

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It seems that three fellow Asian athletes are making enough dough to be one of the top 20 highest paid non-American athletes (known as The International 20) according to Sports Illustrated. Manny Pacquiao takes up the #3 spot with Yao Ming and Ichiro Suzuki following him in the 7th and 15th positions respectively. More »

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Let’s get one thing straight first: Yes, I live in South Korea, but I’m affiliated with the US military bases scattered around the peninsula, and so I have access to American moola.

With that said, I am now a proud and happy owner of a $2 bill, and I type this with a big smile on my face. See, the military bases do not use pennies except at post offices (thank goodness, I suppose), and $2 are something of a rarity to many people here. Including me. My mother has one, but she refuses to let me have hers. Ever since her blunt refusal, I’ve been dying to have a $2 of my own. More »

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