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- Fahrenheit is set to release a new album in August. This news is old (from JANUARY... how did I miss that?!), so I wonder if the date will be pushed back due to Wu Zun's drama with Rainie. Either way, I am greatly anticipating this album. I love Fahrenheit (second favorite Asian boyband), and I want to see the new stuff they come up with.

- Aaron Yan is also set to release a solo album towards the end of the year. This half makes me sad, since it's the beginning of the eventual breakup of Fahrenheit (they only have one more album in their contract). On the other hand, yay Aaron!

- Jolin is also going to release an album this August. I've seen her concept photos, and they look pretty awesome. I'm excited!


This August is going to be crazy with all the new releases. Fahrenheit (...maybe?), Jolin, and Big Bang (at least their new Japanese single - "Beautiful Hangover", but hopefully their Korean comeback as well)! Good thing I am currently employed, because goodbye monies.

Drama / Asian pop culture news!

( Ending spoilers for My Queen )


Big Bang Appointed Ambassadors for Ministry of Justice - Congrats to Big Bang!! I posted this because TOP always looks so confused in these group shots. Not digging Ji Yong's hair here... it would look SO HOT if he got rid of the headband. And I mean, I liked the headband when he was hanging out with w-inds... I guess my like for it is transient.

Arron Yan and Calvin Chen breakthrough, idol drama with both as male lead - A new romantice drama starring Calvin and Aaron?! Sign me up!

Also, Daniel Henney's new American tv show has been picked up for the upcoming season! It's not really my type of show (medical drama), but I will watch some of it for two simple reasons; DANIEL HENNEY IS HOT, and Julia Ormond is in it! I LOVE Julia Ormand a ton, and have since I first saw her in the 1995 remake of Sabrina. Both the 1995 version of Sabrina and Legends of the Fall (where Julia Ormond had the best role in the world... she got to be the romantic interest of; Henry Thomas, Brad Pitt (!!!), and Aidan Quinn) are in my top 10 favorite movies EVER.

I took less pictures this time around, because I figured not everyone is as obsessed with seeing pictures of everything as I am.

I got these last week, but have been either sick, or too tired to do much about it until now.

In these two shipments I got the Big Bang Always Mini Album, and the Fahrenheit Final Collectible Edition.

( Always Mini Album )

( Fahrenheit Final Collectible CD )

I'm almost certain I'm going to preorder Jolin's new album... just, apparently, not yet.

OMG I finally got the first of my YesAsia packages!!

Package 1 -> Fahrenheit's new (well, new in January) album, Love You More and More, which I reviewed here, on the day it came out (obsessed much, eh Meredith?).

So naturally, when I got it today, I kinda flipped out a bit, and took pictures of EVERYTHING.

( PICTURES!! )

Excuse the fangirling. Fahrenheit are my boyband (well, so are Big Bang... it's a tie), so I tend to flip out a little about them (I blame my insanity on the fact that I never got into American boybands when I was a teenager. I've been storing my fangirling up... plus, they're Taiwanese, and I'm already batshit crazy over anything Taiwanese).

My next package -> Big Bang's The Great concert DVD (with a photobook!!). Should be coming tomorrow.

God knows when I'm getting my posters, or my Big Bang CD/Eternal Summer DVD.

I love Goong's Prince William! He's actually white, blondeish, and speaks with a british accent! You KNOW that if it were Japanese, it'd be either a Japanese dude in a wig, or a Russian dude with a heavy accent.

It always surprises me that the producers can't seem to find westerners (who speak english) to act in the dramas. The worst is Americans though, they like, NEVER cast real americans. Is it really that hard to find Americans? The worst example was Japanese Hana Kimi, where Julia was obviously just a Japanese girl in a blonde wig. The BEST, on the other hand, was in the Taiwanese Hana Kimi, where Julia was (half?) white, and spoke english with an American accent.

Woah... random but good. I just randomly found Vanness' seemingly legit facebook page. I wonder if I could secretly stalk him or something.

Oh! No joke, there is a facebook group entitled "I Want to Marry an Asian Celebrity"...

"This group is for people who want to marry Wu Chun, Vanness Wu, Zai Zai, Jiro Wang, Aaron Yan, Kim Jung Hoon, Bi (Rain), Jimmy Lin, Ming Dao, Hyun Bin, Daniel Henney, Lee Junki, Kangta, S.H.E, Fahrenheit, DBSK, F4 or any other Asian Celebrities/Groups."

Sooo, basically it's the 'I want to marry a Taiwanese or Korean celebrity'... and randomly S.H.E is in there too... hmmm

Also, I just watched a random Taiwanese variety show that had like, three random white people, including one dressed like a viking. Also, Fahrenheit rapped to the background music to 50 Cent's "In Da Club"... it was highly amusing. I'm really loving Aaron more and more, he's amazingly adorable. But man, what is with my recently with the younger guys? He's not THAT much younger than me (3 years), but stiiillll. (Video's here... Fahrenheit raps around 3:15, the white people are near the end)

Fahrenheit's new album is out!

Buy it, or Download it

I've listened to the whole thing, and really like it!

My favorites are;

- 動脈 (Artery) -> This is the opening theme for Aaron's drama, MIT. It had a dance beat, and is fast paced. There's no MV yet, that I know of.
- 越來越愛 (Love You More and More) -> This is my favorite song on the album. It's quite lovely, and OMG the MV... It's a ballad, but it's kinda a tonal mix, so it's hard to explain.
- 最佳聽眾 (The Best Listener) -> This song reminds me a ton of 我愛你 by F4. And everytime I listen to it, I get that S&K commercial F4 did in my head. Which isn't a bad thing, really.
- 恆星 (Shining Star) -> This is also a good song. It's the opening for Jiro's series, Rolling Love. I really like the opening of the song, it sounds epic. They're kinda rapping in the middle of it too... which is funny.

I'm no music critic, so I can't really be more descriptive, mostly because I'd have no idea what I'm talking about. I think my major disappointment with this album is that it contains too many slower songs. I don't like slower songs as much. Also, I thought it would be more rock inspired than it was. Otherwise, I really enjoy it! I'm anxiously awaiting more MVs to be made! Watching an MV makes me like the song more. Apparently I like images to go along with the music, probably why I'm such a fan of OSTs.

I just spent a LOT of time downloading new music, and updating the stuff I already have.

Currently I have 5 S.H.E albums (the latest ones, Encore to FM S.H.E), and the two Fahrenheit albums. My obsession with Fahrenheit (Jiro and Wu Zun) and S.H.E (Ella) is growing exponentially.... And can I just say, I ADORE Dream Star. That site makes searching for Chinese music easy.

Huang Yi Da totally also released a new album at the end of November! I was totally unawares! I ADORE Huang Yi Da so much. 臭男人 was the first chinese song I really liked, and it still remains my favorite.

ALSO Fahrenheit is coming out with their new album (越來越愛) tomorrow!



I love their new looks! (Though I'm not terribly sure about Jiro's hair... It's so different it's kinda weirding me out. So much so that I had issues telling him from Aaron, because I'm so used to recognizing him by his hair...)

Normally I'd totally gush over Wu Zun, but Jiro wins this video. He's wearing a weird furry jacket thing, and then he had a wifebeater on and is playing guitar (for some reason, wifebeater + guitar = insane utter hotness to me. A wifebeater alone isn't hot, but paired with a guitar... expecially when it's on a crazy hot Taiwanese boy... yeah), and then he's singing behind a chandelier (granted, they're all singing behind chandeliers, but Jiro still wins)! Wu Zun is also pretty damn hot in it... he's working out in it, and for some unknown reason, I really really REALLY like it when (hot) guys get all sweaty doing manual labor or working out. Aaron was cute too (he was also working out... plus he had the adorable confession scene), but I honestly don't think Calvin is all that attractive. Not my type. But he does have a good voice!

And the ending is adorable, with Aaron trying to confess to a girl, and the others are there cheering for him, and like, high five each other when the girl accepts Aaron!

Also, does anyone else think Aaron kinda looks like Narimiya Hiroki in this video? No? Only me? Hmm.

Oh, and random question; Does anyone have the Comic Boyz (可米小子)'s albums, "Goodbye", or "Hey Hah!"?! I cannot find them for the life of me. I randomly found their second album though...