Super Junior – Bonamana
At first, Bonamana seems unremarkable, but with repeat listens it proves to be a very well-rounded album that works for all tastes and ages.
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SS501 – Destination
The South Korean quintet comes back with a darker concept but hardly a darker sound. I am blown away as to how well produced this mini is. I don’t think that SS501 have sounded as perfect and balanced as they do in Destination.
Glee – Season 1
We love musicals, we love over-the-top humor, and we love sappy moments, so we love Glee. We have described the show as the love-child result of a wild night between the cult loser show Freaks & Geeks, The WB’s canceled-too-soon Popular, and High School Musical on LSD. Who’s the father? We don’t know.
Yuguo – Those Words I Want to Say to You
Shanghai indie rock band Yuguo releases their EP titled Those Words I Want to Say to You (那些我想对你说的话) after a visit to Spain — and you can certainly feel the influences — in which they tell a story in six tracks.
Haruki Murakami – Sputnik Sweetheart
Otherwise known as SUPU-TONIKU no Koibito, Sputnik, mi Amor, or Sputnik Sweetheart, it tells the story of three people: the narrator, a primary school teacher who is in love with Sumire — a young woman trying to become a novelist — who falls in love with a married older woman named Myu, who is unable to love her back.
Jay Chou – The Era
Zhonguo Feng idol Jay Chou is back with The Era, as he tries to make it as an actor, producer and director. It seems like Chou is somewhat stuck in a place creatively.
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!
New York, I Love You
Following the steps of Paris Je t’Aime, here comes the second installment of what seems to be a series of a cities anthologies by the hand of various directors around the world.
Nine (2009)
Based on the musical of the same name, which is in itself based on the semi-autobiographical film 8 ½ by Federico Fellini, Nine tells the story of Guido Contini, a successful film director facing a midlife crisis while leading a complicated romantic life and dealing with his relationships with different women.
Swell Season, The – Strict Joy
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova are back with The Swell Season’s sophomore album, Strict Joy, which captures that sort of melancholic vibe from the film Once, so it’s very familiar already.
