DBSK, milk@coffee, L

TVXQ, who debuted in Korea in 2004, Japan in 2005 and went on to debut in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Thailand, has been named Goodwill Ambassador for Asia by Universal Studios Japan (USJ).

Source: USJ + elune@soompi + KBS Global
Credit for ShenYuePop.com: Ochibi

Alright, so not only do these guys have massive social and cultural sway over hoards of Asian fangirls (and fanboys), now DBSK has been named Goodwill Ambassadors by USJ.

WHAT? How does that happen? Sure their influence is helpful if they want political sway, but I just think we shouldn't blur the lines between entertainment and politics like this. It's one thing to have Angelina Jolie saving 3rd world babies, but DBSK to my knowledge has never previously shown political interest.

It reminds me of how sodagreen is kinda sorta involved with the ROC presidential election. Sure people like their music, but that doesn't make their political advice any more or less valid.
So... I mean... whatevs.





《越长大　越孤单》是第二张专辑的名字。一共十首歌曲。
虽然经过了那么长时间的等待，但是现在依然非常激动

Rough Translation:
"《The Older, The Lonelier》 is the name of the second album. A total of 10 songs.
Although much time has passed, it feels just as exciting as before."

Can I just say, I freakin love milk@coffee. Like, Chinese indie pop electronica? Um, awesomeness? The band is made of Kiki (the singer) and Gefei (keyboardist, everything else). Their music is all about growing up, not being afraid, still watching cartoons and being really cute.

That's actually a terrible translation of the album title. It's more like "the older [you] get, the lonelier [you] are". But who wants a title that long? Actually, the subject isn't specified so you can fit any pronoun in there. But you know, again, whatevs.

This is 小宇宙 (Little Universe) from their first album 燃烧吧！小宇宙.
It's pretty bizarre. I like it.



Like, even they do hiphop collaborations with random rap groups, they still insist on having a bunny in the music video.



Since I'm kinda on a roll talking about Asian stuff, I think it's really sad that I STILL have not seen the L movie. It's Matsuyama Kenichi as a genius, crime-solving, sugar-addict. What could be better? Oh wait, that's right. If he didn't die in the Death Note films. Of course.

Speaking of which, I heard that the Death Note movies are gonna be released in the US. Should have happened earlier, Artie got me the DVD from Hong Kong. They're regional-specific (if that's the correct term here), so I can't watch them on any player in this country unless I change the regional code. Which I did. The subs are kinda eh... I saw a couple mistakes.

It always amazes me how good releases from fansub groups are. The organized ones. Almost professional and (most importantly) free.

Ok, I'm done.