Bi (Rain) – Back to the Basic
The sexy megastar is back on the Korean music scene with a mini-album that is neither here nor there, but this is Rain so it is all good as long as he flashes his abs.
Author: Julyssa
Epik High – Epilogue
Epik High are back with an album that lectures you, soothes you and perhaps helps you.
Outsider – The Outsider
Speed is his forte and this mini-album is as fast as his lips. Outsider comes back after a long hiatus and he puts some well deserved light on the Korean rap scene.
Perfect Girl Evolution
Also known as Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge (ヤマトナデシコ七変化), it’s a comedy lasting 10 episodes based on the manga of the same name. A funny drama that does not make sense at all.
Jongkook Kim – Eleventh Story
One of Korea’s “ballad kings” comes back to the music stage with an album that is filled with just that. Well, it’s not just ballads, there is also something else for his fans in the album, but it is definitely not dance music.
SNSD – Oh!
After a very successful year, SNSD is back in the spotlight with their cutesy style that seems effortless in their second album, Oh!
2AM – Can’t Let You Go, Even If I Die
After always being behind 2PM’s shadow, finally this vocal group get the recognition they deserve. 2AM’s mini-album consists of just four songs, but the variation of the genre is soothing.
Cary Fukunaga: A Q&A about Sin Nombre
After the Saturday screening of Sin Nombre the audience was given the opportunity to “meet and greet.” The floor was open for the audience to ask freely. Cary Fukunaga came in and he was very much in good spirits, mellow and “cool”.
Map of the Sounds of Tokyo
Had I written a script today, Map of the Sounds of Tokyo would had been my end result. The kind of script that is amateurish, trying too hard to build this intriguing atmosophere with a mysterious character that is complex and abnormal.
