#since KA started airing in 2015

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hi!!! do you have favorite bl movies (maybe with happy endings too)?👀❤️

Top 10 BL Movies

(as of end of 2024, in no particular order)

My personal favorites will always have HEAs (or at least HFN). I don't love ambiguous endings and I hate sad ones. I'm going to include the Korean stuff that has been recut as movies, because I can.

1 Seven Days

Japan 2015

AKA Seven Days: Monday-Thursday AND Seven Days: Friday-Sunday

This is a cheat as it's 2 movies, but that's still less run time than your bog standard marvel tent pole these days, so it counts.

One of the best live action yaois ever made, with perfectly structured angst, fantastic characters and acting, and no problematic tropes. The leads have excellent chemistry although it’s low heat there’s still some really cute mutual kisses.

2 Can I Buy Your Love From A Vending Machine

AKA Sono Koi, Jihanki de Kaemasu ka? AKA Vending Machine Sabi Koi

Japan 2023

This movie is utterly adorable, impossibly awkward, and kinda old fashioned. About a cute nerdy little office worker (he's out!) who has a big'ol crush on the tall hulking vending machine guy. They fall in love. And that’s it. And it’s charming. There’s some first name eroticism (because Japan) and there's emphasis on communication (so not Japan) which turns this into an organically loving and talkative relationship. There’s a bit of an age gap and our office cutie may or may not have a muscles fetish (the hot bod, not the shellfish) because (if I’ve told you once I’ve told you 1 million times) Japan always goes kinky. And you know what, I loved it.

3 Restart After Come Back Home

AKA Risutato wa tadaima no ato de

Japan 2020

Atmospheric study in rural Japan meets complex family dynamics built on a romance framework of city boy meets country boy, grumpy/sunshine. It’s beautiful and icy sweet. Slow moving in places but ultimately worth the patience, low heat, low angst, and stunning.

4 His

Japan 2020

His is about being a grown adult and still struggling with coming out. It addresses the consequences choosing a life disingenuous to identity. Nagisa turns up on Shun’s doorstep with his precocious daughter in tow. This is a touch confusing to Shun since they were each others first love and Nagisa broke his heart. Shun has retreated from society, rejecting the world before it can reject him because without Nagisa he never had a reason to fight. Nagisa went the opposite, pretending to be something he was not, ending up with a daughter he adores and a wife who hates him. This movie is beautiful and the setting is unique and interesting but I'm not wild about the ending, it's HFN (happy for now). Honestly, I think I mostly liked this because I have a mad crush on Miyazawa Hio (Shun).

5 After Sundown

AKA Saengrawi

Thailand 2023

It's from Mandee and horror (neither really my thing), yet I liked it. It's oddly sweet and wholesome, for a ghost story. Phloeng and Rawee enter into an arranged marriage for confusing prophetic reasons. Twists of fate demand that they solve the mystery of a past that is haunting Phloeng's family and harming Rawee. Honestly, it makes no actual sense, but it's kinda historical, and very pretty, so I enjoyed it more than I should.

Korean BL that aired as shows but are cut together as movies & great

In some of these cases the movies are better than the originals, in some they are exactly the same.

6 Color Rush

2021

A unique paranormal twist elevates this classic high school drama into a pitch-perfect allegory for the queer coming out experience and one of the best BLs of all time (I will fight you on this).

7 Semantic Error

2022

The ultimate enemies to lovers, also the prettiest. Sexy older boy discovers pouty younger boy has outed him as a slacker, starts out bullying him, accidentally falls madly in love instead. Korea hits it entirely out of the Parks by doing a university BL with everything we expect from BL just done exactly right. Korea's signature quality executed perfectly with added bonus good story, great pacing, stunning visuals, and fantastic chemistry. You cannot ask for more from a BL, let alone a KBL.

8 To My Star

2021

Hwang Da Seul directing this show about a neurotic actor (actual puppy) who takes refuge with a grumpy chef resulting in sparks, cooking lessons, and LOVE! It’s is a touch quirky to get into, but utterly charming once it hits its stride. This is the ultimate grumpy/sunshine pairing plus the most appealing light-filled kitchen of our dreams. I adore this show so much. Limited use of BL tropes makes this feel more of a sweet contemporary gay romance between an actor plagued by scandal and the chef who accidentally adopts him, but the gentleness will appeal to fans of the BL genre.

9 Long Time No See

2017

This originally aired as a series but I have only ever seen it as a movie. So I'm counting it.

Catfishing assassins on either side of a turf war fall in love not knowing they are on opposite sides. Or do they? Suspenseful plot, good fight sequences, mature characters, hot sexitimes, and even hotter beating the shit out of each other and kissing while covered in blood (this came from KOREA?), plus an HEA. One of the greatest hidden gems of the BL genre.

10 Wish You: Your Melody in My Heart

2020

Set in the music industry featuring a talented singer and the pianist who falls in love with him (and his music), this is subtle and achingly adorable. High production, low heat, short run, very tame, and Korea, so all the pretty. Slow burn and lots of pining.

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[kaleidodreams]

Updated 100 Memorable Skating Programs

Back in 2018, I created the original version of this list. (You can find the master post here.) Since 2024 marks my 30th year as an official fan of figure skating and there have been some more great programs created since the last time, I thought it was about time to update the list in honor of World Ice Skating Day. Same rules apply as last time:

Only senior competitive programs starting from the 1993-1994 season are eligible, since that's the first season I really started watching figure skating.

Each skater may only be listed once, unless a partner/discipline switch is involved.

Choice of music may also not be repeated. (Yes, there are two James Bond programs on the list, but Yuna and Wakaba use different music for the most part, so I'm letting it slide.)

I debated long and hard about whether or not I should still include programs from skaters who have proven themselves to be not so great people. I'm someone who has little difficulty separating the art from the artist, so in the end, I decided to keep them listed (although most of them got knocked down a few pegs). This list is more about the choreography than the skater anyway, although there are certainly some problematic choreographers out there, too. (Looking at you especially, Morozov!) So, just because a skater is listed doesn't mean that I'm a fan of them or that I condone their actions! I just think certain programs are still great regardless of the skaters' terrible behavior off the ice.

Choreographers are noted if known. If you know who choreographed the programs without a choreographer named, please let me know!

I've also created a handy playlist on YouTube if you don't want to click on all these links.

Ashley Wagner - Moulin Rouge (Shae-Lynn Bourne) 2016 Worlds

Jason Brown - Melancholy (Rohene Ward) 2023 Nationals

Patrick Chan - Phantom of the Opera (Lori Nichol) 2011 Canadian Nationals

Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje -Je suis malade (Pasquale Camerlengo) 2012 Worlds

Meryl Davis/Charlie White - Kajra Re/Silsila Ye Chahat Ka/Dola Re Dola (Marina Zueva, Igor Shpilband, and Anuja Rajendra) 2010 Olympics

Mao Asada - Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 (Tatiana Tarasova) 2014 Olympics

Sui/Han - Rain, In Your Black Eyes (Lori Nichol) 2019 Worlds

Marina Anissina/Gwendal Peizerat - Romeo & Juliet 1998 Olympics

Cain/LeDuc - W.E. (Pasquale Camerlengo) 2022 US Nationals

Daisuke Takahashi - Blues for Klook (Pasquale Camerlengo) 2012 Worlds

Kurt Browning - Casablanca (Sandra Bezic) 1994 Olympics

Michelle Kwan - Salome (Lori Nichol) 1996 Worlds

Alexei Yagudin - Winter (Tatiana Tarasova and Nikolai Morosov) 2002 Olympics

Jamie Sale/David Pelletier - Love Story (Lori Nichol) 2002 Olympics

Jeremy Abbott - Exogenesis (Jeremy Abbott and Yuka Sato) Nationals 2012

Oksana Grishuk/Evgeni Platov - The Feeling Begins 1997 Worlds

Yuzuru Hanyu - Seimei (Shae-Lynn Bourne) 2015 Grand Prix Final

Chock/Bates - Egyptian Snake Dance (Marie-France Dubreuil, Ginette Cournoyer, and Sam Chouinard) 2019 Grand Prix Final

Javier Fernandez - Guys and Dolls (David Wilson) 2016 Worlds

Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres - Sound of Silence (John Kerr and Silvia Fontana) 2017 Euros

Evgenia Medvedeva - Anna Karenina (Daniil Gleichengauz) 2018 Olympics

Nathan Chen - Philip Glass medley (Shae-Lynn Bourne) 2021 Worlds

Gabriella Papadakis/Guilliame Cizeron - Elegie (Saxon Fraser and Marie-France Dubreuil) 2022 Olympics

Aljona Savchenko/Bruno Massot - La terre vue du ciel (Christopher Dean) 2018 Olympics

Kevin Aymoz - Bolero (Brice Mousset and Kevin Aymoz) 2023 Skate America

Julia Lipnitskaya - Schindler’s List (Ilia Averbukh) 2014 Olympics

Elena Berezhnaya/Anton Sikharulidze - Lady Caliph 2002 Olympics

Yu-na Kim - James Bond medley (David Wilson) 2010 Olympics

Shoma Uno - Buenos Aires Hora Cero (Mihoko Higuchi) 2016 Grand Prix Final

Michal Brezina - The Way You Look Tonight (Jeffrey Buttle) 2016 Skate Canada

Shae-Lynn Bourne/Victor Kraatz - Riverdance 1998 Olympics

Adam Rippon - O/Fly On (Benji Schwimmer) 2016 Trophee de France

Jeffrey Buttle - Bells of Moscow (David Wilson) 2005 Worlds

Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier - Vincent (Carol Lane and Juris Razgulajevs) 2019 Canadian Nationals

Rudy Galindo - Swan Lake (Sharlene Franke) 1996 US Nationals

Sasha Cohen - Malaguena (Tatiana Tarasova) 2004 Worlds

Aljona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy - Pina (Ingo Steur) 2011 Grand Prix Final

Samantha Cesario - Carmen (Inese Budevica) 2013 Trophee Eric Bompard

Tatsuki Machida - East of Eden (Phillip Mills) 2014 Worlds

Xue Shen/Hongbo Zhao - Turandot (Lea Ann Miller, Renee Roca, and Gorsha Sur) 2003 Worlds

Kaitlin Hawayek/Jean-Luc Baker - Liebestraume (Pasquale Camerlengo) 2018 Nationals

Olga Mikutina - My Nocturnal Serenade (Rostislav Sinicyn) 2023 Europeans

Lu Chen - The Last Emperor (Toller Cranston) 1995 Worlds

Giada Russo - Red Violin (Edoardo de Bernardis) 2016 Europeans

Junhwan Cha - Fate of the Clockmaker/Cloak and Dagger (Shae-Lynn Bourne) 2022 Olympics

Han Yan - La La Land (Yuka Sato and Kurt Browning) 2019 Chinese Interclub League

Wakaba Higuchi - Skyfall (Shae-Lynn Bourne) 2018 Worlds

Kazuki Tomono - Die Fledermaus (Misha Ge) 2022 Japanese Nationals

Yuma Kagiyama - Believer (Shae-Lynn Bourne) 2024 Worlds

Karen Chen - On Golden Pond (Karen Chen) 2017 Nationals

Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani - Coppelia (Marina Zueva and Cheryl Yeager) 2016 Nationals

Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirov - Manfred Symphony (Peter Tchernyshev) 2014 Skate America

Philippe Candeloro - The Three Musketeers (Natacha Dabadie) 1998 Olympics

Alexander Abt - Songs from the Victorious City 1998 Nations Cup

Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir - Prince medley 2017 Worlds

Ekaterina Gordeeva/Sergei Grinkov - Moonlight Sonata (Marina Zueva) 1994 Olympics

Satoko Miyahara - Madama Butterfly (Tom Dickson) 2017 Japanese Nationals

Marjorie Lajoie/Zachary Lagha - The White Crow (Romain Haguenauer and Ginette Cournoyer) 2023 Four Continents

Anjelika Krylova/Oleg Ovsiannikov - Masquerade Waltz 1997 Worlds

Alena Kostornaia - The Departure, November (Daniil Gleikhengauz) 2019 Grand Prix Final

Nelli Zhiganshina/Alexander Gazsi - Two from the Grave (Ilia Averbukh) 2013 Worlds

Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov - The Man and The Shadow (Nikolai Morozov) 2015 Grand Prix Final

Stephanie Rosenthal - Rockit (Stewart and Christi Sturgeon) 2006 Nationals

Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue - Across the Sky, Caught Out In The Rain (Marie-France Dubreuil) 2018 Nationals

Mikhail Kolyada - The Nutcracker (Ilia Averbukh) 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia

Sinead Kerr/John Kerr - The Landing/Turn Around/Gravity of Love (Evgeni Platov) 2008 Worlds

Kaetlyn Osmond - Sous le ciel de Paris, Milord (Lance Vipond) 2016 Grand Prix Final

Carolina Kostner - Ave Maria (Lori Nichol) 2014 Olympics

Karina Manta/Joe Johnson - Sweet Dreams (Christopher Dean) 2019 Nationals

Gracie Gold - Firebird (Lori Nichol) 2016 Nationals

Charlene Guignard/Marco Fabbri - Atonement/Song For A Little Sparrow (Barbara Fusar-Poli and Corrado Giordani) 2022 Europeans

Keegan Messing - Singing in the Rain (Lance Vipond) 2018 Worlds

Elizabeth Punsalan/Jerod Swallow - Astor Piazolla medley (Igor Shpilband) 1998 Olympics

Rika Kihira - A Beautiful Storm (Tom Dickson) 2018 NHK Trophy

Mariah Bell - Chicago (Rohene Ward) 2016 Skate America

Brian Joubert - Rise (Evgeni Platov) 2009 Europeans

Stephane Lambiel - Poeta (Antonio Najarro) 2007 Worlds

Kaori Sakamoto - The Matrix (Benoit Richaud) 2020 NHK Trophy

Akiko Suzuki - O (Pasquale Camerlengo) 2012 NHK Trophy

Qing Pang/Jian Tong - The Impossible Dream (Shae-Lynn Bourne and David Wilson) 2010 Olympics

Takahito Kozuka - Io ci saro (Lori Nichol) 2014 Japanese National

Smart/Diaz - Mask of Zorro 2022 Europeans

Matt Savoie - Ennio Morricone medley (Tom Dickson) 2006 Nationals

Deniss Vasiljevs - Puttin’ On The Ritz (Benoit Richaud) 2016 Worlds

Caroline Green/Michael Parsons - Violin Concerto No.1 Eso Concerto, Clouds, The Mind on the Wind (Elena Novak and Alexei Kiliakov) 2022 Four Continents

Tara Lipinski - The Rainbow (Sandra Bezic) 1998 Olympics

Denis Ten - SOS d'un terrien en détresse (David Wilson) 2017 Shanghai Trophy

Valentina Marchei/Ondrej Hotarek - Tu Vuo Fa L'Americano (Massimo Scali) 2018 Europeans

Krisztina Czako - The Addams Family (Igor Bobrin) 1997 Europeans

Cheng Peng/Yang Jin - My Drag (Lori Nichol) 2016 GPF

Bradie Tennell - Mechanisms, Chronos (Benoit Richaud) 2020 4CC

Evgeny Plushenko - Tribute to Nijinsky 2004 Russian Nationals

Vanessa Gusmeroli - Rats D'Hotel 1999 Worlds

Julianne Seguin/Charlie Bilodeau - Monde Inverse (Shae-Lynn Bourne and Shae Zukiwsky) 2015 Skate America

Isabeau Levito - Dulcea Și Tandra Mea Fiară (Yulia Kuznetsova) 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva - Batwannis Beek/Sandstorm (Tatiana Prokofieva) 2015 Europeans

Kana Muramoto/Daisuke Takahashi - Soran Bushi (Marina Zoueva, Ilia Tkachenko, and Koyo Yanai) 2021 NHK Trophy

Amber Glenn - This Time (Kaitlyn Weaver and Randi Strong) 2024 Lombardia Trophy

Ivan Righini - You Raise Me Up (Ivan Righini) 2016 Europeans

Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte - Life is Beautiful (Liudmila Vlasova) 2017 NHK Trophy

[venti3dieci]

THE DIZI TAG GAME

Rules: Answer the questions and then tag people you want to participate! (Also tag it #The Dizi Tag Game so we can see everyone’s lists)

Tagged by: @missloislane and @aslibekroglu thank you SO SO SO much! I was planning on doing it anyway even if I was never tagged because this seemed so fun so thank you for not letting me jumping off of someone else’s post

1. your first dizi & how you discovered Turkish dramas :

So, this is a long story so TL;DR: Kiralik Ask and facebook groups. 

Now, for the long story. It might have been 10 years ago now? probably less? I don’t know, since the end of highschool I have lost consciousness of time and what a year is and when it ends. Anyway, Kiralik Ask was all the rage in Italy and in the facebook groups I was in, people were talking about this and Cherry Season a lot (I’m pretty sure this wasn’t 10 years ago but I’m dramatic) and I became obsessed with all the videos and things and everything (of KA, I didn’t care for Cherry Season) BUT I did not watch it then. Years later, like maybe three years ago? maybe 2? No idea. I discovered Vatanim Sensin thanks to @rescuemeifyoucan and her posts about it and became obsessed with that as well so, like a normal person, I searched for Hileon videos on YouTube and found every single scene they were in (only Hileon scenes) and watched a lot of those videos, probably 3/4 of the first season, stayed up all night (fun fact, I went to sleep at like 8 in the morning and when I woke up a couple hours later I got called and did my stage/started working at the place I’m at) and that was my initiation to Turkish shows but since I did not actually watch it, only precise scenes, that is not technically my first dizi. About 2 weeks of VS and only VS I decided that it was time to watch KA (because I found a playlist of YT of every episode from the beginning with Italian subtitles and others in English subtitles if the Italian ones were missing) so technically this is my first actual turkish dizi watched, since it is the first dizi that I have seen complete episodes of, from the first episode.

2. show(s) you’re currently watching:

Technically none but also technically thousands. So, technically (expect this word to be the most used in this post) I am currently watching Menajerimi  Ara (haven’t watched since more than two months ago probably), Alev Alev (last watched I think last month) 50m2 (again, last watched last month), Kiralik Ask (it’s been a few years actually BUT I haven’t given up on it yet and I will continue it... someday), Her Yerde Sen (last watched probably last year? Maybe start of the pandemic, maybe before that), Kuzey Yildiz (last watched I think the end of last year), Halka (I have no idea when I stopped with this honestly), Kara Para Ask (last year? maybe? Before Her Yerde Sen I think), Benim Tatli Yalanim (around the time of HYS), Kimse Bilmez (again, around HYS time). I haven’t seen any of these for some time but they are all shows that I plan to continue sooner or later. It’s all shows I loved but put aside because I found a new obsession but I do get back to them sometimes.

3. your favorite genre of dizi (romcom, mafia show, contemporary drama, historical/fantasy, etc.):

Romcom. I do like some dramas but I tend to hate almost all of the characters except a selected few and I can’t handle all that hate, my liver cannot survive it.

4. the show you rewatch (parts of) the most:

I think KA? or MA? or HYS? They are my favorite shows of the ones I have started. Also Ask 101 (the only Turkish show I have actually completed and only because it’s not 10 thousand episodes long and it’s easily available on Netflix so it’s easy to rewatch again)

5. favorite Turkish actor and actress (feel free to pick multiples):

I have this problem, it’s names, I rarely know the names of actors, if I know them I forget them, I sometimes mistake the character’s name with the actor’s name, sometimes the opposite so let’s try this and see what mess comes out: 

Aybuke Pusat, the guy who played Demir on HYS, the two friends of Selin from HYS and the receptionist. Elcin (?) and Baris (?) from KA, Burcu (?), Alina, Kubilay, and the other kids from Ask 101, Dicle and Baris and Julide from MA, Hilal and Leon from VS, Cicek di Alev Alev, Cagatay Ulusoy (I remember his name! my beloved CaCa), The female protagonist of KPA (she was also in the first episode of MA which is the reason why I started that show), Hande Ercel, Kerem Bursin, Elcin (?), Melisa, the one who played the third main friend, the red headed girl, all from SCK, Ismail (?) and the actress of Yildiz from Kuzey Yildiz, also the three girls from there. Most of the cast of Hercai, although I hate more than half of the characters. 

I feel so bad that I don’t remember their name. I swear I love them!

6. a show you quit before finishing:

A few. First and foremost Sefirin Kizi (couldn’t get past episode 1). Erkenci Kus (hated the direction it was going, which was in circles), Ask Laftan Anlamaz (hated hated hated the lie that guy protagonist said. Wanted to watch after but I can’t do that to myself). Sad to say but also Sen Cal Kapimi. I loved it SO MUCH and then first he does that stupid break up thing that I hate (because it similarly happened in ALS and that is the whole reason why I never finished that show so already not a good start), then it seems to be picking up and we got the amnesia thing so yeah, nope, not doing it. Afili Ask (I liked it but not enough to continue and I have to give up on a few shows). Also probably Hercai since I enjoy how it ended in season one and never felt the urge to continue.

Technically most of the answers from the 2 question apply here as well but I do intend on continuing those, these ones, however, I will not continue. 

7. favorite song(s) you’ve discovered in dizi’s:

Birakman Dogru Mu 2 by Zeynep Bastik and Anil Piyanci, heard on Menajerimi Ara and the song that started my love for pop songs made in Turkey

8. the show whose plot disappointed you the most:

Sen Cal Kapimi and Ask Laftan Anlamaz are the ones that first come to mind. And Erkenci Kus. God, Erkenci Kus disappointed me SO MUCH.

9. a show that was cancelled too soon / ran too long:

Ran too long: definitely EK. And SCK (sorry not sorry, it should have ended right before the amnesia).

Cancelled too soon: I don’t usually watch shows that get cancelled soon (in the sense that I usually wait a bit before watching a show because I wouldn’t want for it to be cancelled while I am passionate about it) and technically I do not yet know if they were cancelled too soon, but I would say HYS and Benim Tatli Yalanim because I was loving them and I have less than 10-15 episodes left to watch

10. favorite character(s):  

The children in every drama are my favorite so Gul (Hercai), the children in Alev Alev, the child in Sefirin Kizi (the only character to save themselves in that show except for Gediz), the girl from BTY, Bulut (?) from Dolunay. Also CeyCey (EK), Baris and Dicle from MA, basically the entire cast of SCK (I might hate the direction where this is going but I do love the characters), the main characters from ALA (except for the main male protagonist, he can choke), the main characters from Atesbocegi, Suna from BTY, Reyyan (Hercai), a lot of others, I just don’t remember the names.

11. your favorite romantic pairing(s):

ReyMir (Hercai), LeyEm (Erkenci Kuş), Edser (Sen Çal Kapımı), Defom (Kiralık Aşk), SelDem (HYS), Suna x Nejat (BTY), DicBar (MA), Bahar x Kaan (Halka), Ibo x Ayda (?) (HYS), YilKuz (Kuzey Yildiz), probably others. 

12. favorite side character(s):

Cey Cey (Erkenci Kuş), Julide (MA) (I know people hate her but to the moment I’m at, I still love her), Ayda (?) (HYS), Burcu (BTY), again, others but I don’t remember the names.

13. best kiss:

I love the fire side (?)  kiss between Selin and Demir from HYS as well as their kiss when she thinks that he stood her up when in fact he didn’t even know that he was supposed to go on a date with her and so she gets pissed off (rightfully so) and he chases after her and OMG I love them! Also the first and second kiss between Nejat and Suna. These last three I have made gifs of, and they were my first gifs, unedited, kinda ugly, but I love them (not saying that I make good gifs now because I do not, they are still ugly and unedited but not my firsts anymore).

14. an underrated show more people should watch: 

Her Yerde Sen. And Benim Tatli Yalanim. And Menajerimi Ara (although more people were getting into it). And Alev Alev.

15. a show everyone loves that you aren’t interested in:

The one with Demet Ozdemir (BOK I believe is the tag). Never was interested in it but based on gifs alone, I think they had the character who is either played by an actor whose name is Ismail or the character is called Ismail make a 180 from season 1 to season 2 and I hate it when they do this kind of things in books and series (I might be wrong though) so now I have even less interest in it. Also Son Yaz. The gifs, I love them, but I don’t want to actively watch the show. I’ll enjoy it from gifs and posts about it.

16. a show you want to recommend right now:  

Menajerimi Ara, Kara Para Ask, Her Yerde Sen, Alev Alev, Benim Tatly Yalanim. 

17. the next show on your list:  

none, to be honest. I mean, I already have a LOOOONG list of shows to finish so it’s better that way. 

tagging: @rescuemeifyoucan and, for people who heve not been tagged yet, take this as the sign that I am tagging you.

[kashhoveypics]

Tori Kay and Kash Hovey on “On Air with Ka$h”

Host Kash Hovey interviews actress, singer and dancer Tori Kay about her career. As a singer, dancer, actress, and social media host, Tori Kay is a true entertainer. She is here to inspire the world through all forms of art. Tori Kay’s music is an exciting blend of urban/pop with an inspiring message of empowerment. Tori Kay's musical journey started when she became a member of Kidz Bop which enabled her to gain stage and touring experience as she had performed in over 100 shows by the age of 12. As Tori Kay became an independent emerging artist, she released her first single "Kings" in 2014. Tori Kay has not stopped since. She recently signed a distribution deal with Sony/SM1 and is looking forward to releasing her single "Waste My Time" in May of 2019 along with a music video. Tori Kay's journey has taken her to performances such as the House of Blues, The Roxy, and other well-known venues. Tori Kay has been chosen to represent a global foundation "SOS Foundation" (stand up own up speak up) as their ambassador. Tori Kay will be touring with SOS across the United States to advocate for at-risk youth. She is also the face of Disney’s International World of English DVD where she teaches kids from around the world to speak English. Tori Kay has acted in a number of commercials, including a spot for Mazzio’s pizza. She is known for her lead roles on  Cheerleaders (2015) and OMG! (2014) and just wrapped Next Level The Film. Tori Kay's future is a promise of touring with major artists, creating more hits, making many more appearances on TV and the big screen, and becoming the next musical sensation for her generation. Follow Tori Kay’s journey on her YouTube channel "TORI KAY TV" and also on all other social media platforms as @torikayunedited.

[thatguysamaniac-blog]

While looking for images of anthropomorphized versions of the new pokemon with their tits out, we stumbled upon some clickbait. Not just any clickbait, metacritic showing us a definitive fact based, unbiased top 50 games of the 2010's: 1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii, 2010) 97 2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch, 2017) 97 3. Red Dead Redemption 2 (PlayStation 4, 2018) 97 4. Grand Theft Auto V (PlayStation 4, 2014) 97 5. Super Mario Odyssey (Switch, 2017) 97 6. Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360, 2010) 96 7. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360, 2011) 96 8. The Last of Us (PlayStation 3, 2013) 95 9. The Last of Us Remastered (PlayStation 4, 2014) 95 10. Red Dead Redemption (Xbox 360, 2010) 95 11. Portal 2 (Xbox 360, 2011) 95 12. God of War (PlayStation 4, 2018) 94 13. Batman: Arkham City (Xbox 360, 2011) 94 14. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS, 2011) 94 15. BioShock Infinite (PC, 2013) 94 16. Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (Xbox 360, 2010) 93 17. Divinity: Original Sin II (PC, 2017) 93 18. Super Mario 3D World (Wii U, 2013) 93 19. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty (PC, 2010) 93 20. Persona 4 Golden (PlayStation Vita, 2012) 93 21. Persona 5 (PlayStation 4, 2017) 93 22. Mass Effect 3 (Xbox 360, 2012) 93 23. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PlayStation 4, 2015) 93 24. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii, 2011) 93 25. Rock Band 3 (Xbox 360, 2010) 93 26. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (PlayStation 4, 2016) 93 27. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch, 2018) 93 28. INSIDE (Xbox One, 2016) 93 29. Forza Horizon 4 (Xbox One, 2018) 92 30. God of War III (PlayStation 3, 2010) 92 31. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (PlayStation 3, 2011) 92 32. Bloodborne (PlayStation 4, 2015) 92 33. Celeste (Switch, 2018) 92 34. Super Street Fighter IV (PlayStation 3, 2010) 92 35. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (PlayStation 4, 2015) 92 36. Undertale (PC, 2015) 92 37. Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS, 2013) 92 38. Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition (PlayStation 4, 2018) 92 39. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Wii U, 2014) 92 40. Journey (PlayStation 3, 2012) 92 41. Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii, 2012) 92 42. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch, 2017) 92 43. The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection (PlayStation 3, 2011) 92 44. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine (PC, 2016) 92 45. LittleBigPlanet 2 (PlayStation 3, 2011) 91 46. Overwatch (PC, 2016) 91 47. Bayonetta 2 (Wii U, 2014) 91 48. Forza Horizon 3 (Xbox One, 2016) 91 49. Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers (PC, 2019) 91 50. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (Switch, 2019) Richie:  I LIEK THE DUBBLE ONES! The Last of Us x2 Divinity: Original Sin II x2 Play count: 16 off that list, that's also eight twentyfifths, which is roughly how much of my massive dick your mom can take. Cunzy: Now, we all know the issues with a crowd sourced list. It's dumb. It's like putting together a list of best fruit, or favourite socks. However, every now and then it's useful to pull the wang out to measure it against the communities' wang and see just how weird and misshapen our is (we share genital appendages) by comparison. Play count: 9! What an alternative darling I am! Richie: I mean they are great, and you know they will be, but you have to draw the line somewhere, So you have to choose and say, "Nah I wont play this", better the time sink you know, right? And you choose your reasons, you skim an article, and find the thing that is slightly wrong and then activate your inner drama queen to say "OMG that is not a game I want to play I cant believe they dont have Fred Durst doing the voice of the main character" or something equally nuts. And there is plenty of them on that list that I simply refuse to play for these reasons. And I guess that's fine? Time is finite, I cant go back ten years and play all of the PS3 games I never played? Can I? Cunzy: GUILTY CONFESSIONS, A.K.A those games you know are great but just never got around to: Mario Odyssey, LoZ (the whole franchise), Red Dead (series), Mass Effect (series), Persona (series), Divinity (series), Souls (series)... where do I hand my gamer card back? Richie: Also Overwatch... Do people actually play it, or is that there just because people fiddle with their genitalia to fund cosplay camgirls? Cunzy: Yes, watch me throat this widowmaker dildo on my stream now. Richie: So do we disagree with this list? Well, to be fucking honest I'm not going to research it myself, I'm not sure I have played much more than 50 games this year, as far as i can recall, I played a lot of Diablo 3 and Fallout/Skyrim... but yeah I'm sure the above is good... Actually fuck that, Games of the decade for me are... Every iteration of pokemon that came out in the last 10 years, X/Y, Sun/Moon, Black/White, Sword/Shield, Flaps/Scrotum. Skyrim SNOW VIKING DRAGON SHOUTING Animal Crossing, Shake the tree for Nook. Lego Everything, play, collect, repeat Hyperdimensions Neptunia. Ultra Japanese anthropomorphised consoles as Anime girls. Vert is best Waifu.  Fallouts So many plus expansions, Chandler as a bad guy is special.  Diablo 3, Clicky loot loot  WoW Classic, because...  FFXIII-2, Timetravel-bocolina  Tomodatchi Life, Make your friends on the DS into miis, interact with them, cry alone at night Smash Bros. Repeatedly main Peach till she becomes top tier, yaay Jackbox games, All Gems, probably the best multiplayer gaming actually this decade.  Doki Doki Literature Club, MO-NI-KA Batmanzes, grapple glide Southparkgames, play the stories you have watched and add a weak RPG element. Dragon Ages-s, Way better than mass effect Every Naruto game. Like lego, but with anime ninjas Barrel Scrape: the game, where you frantically look at your steam collection for the games you have most played, and check the dates of your 360 games to see if they fall into this category I played 18 games it seems? Cunzy: *gasps for air*, wipes synthetic jizz from Lollipop Chainsaw skirt. Ten years is a long time. Here's my top 18 games of the decade. Silent Hill Shattered Memories 2010 Silent Hill without the combat and all the more psychologically chilling because of it. Great setting, theme and story. One I regularly come back to and still brick myself.  Endless Ocean 2 2010 Expanding on the first one in every way, shame there aren't more nature lovin' games in this ilk.  Monster Hunter Tri 2010 The only one in the series to have kept my attention despite it being the 'wrong one' according to many in the MH community.  Lost Planet 2 2010 Probably one of the games with the most comprehensive couch co-op mode and ridiculous bosses to team up against. Absolutely bonkers story, giant monsters and jetpacks. What more do you need? Dead Rising 2 2010 I wasn't too bothered with DR3 and DR4 despite absolutely loving the first game. They seem to have crossed the line between goofy but po-faced and just silly apocalypse zombie killing. DR2 arguably gives you a playground more memorable than Willamette and stays on the 'serious' side.  Dead Space 2 2011 One of my favourite gaming franchises I think, excellently built world that is complemented by the tie in anime, comics and spin-off games.   Resident Evil Revelations 2012 It was a good decade for Resident Evil with almost every game seeing multiple ports, re-releases and remasters. It's a close call between Resident Evil 2 and Revelations on the Nintendo 3DS for my favourite of the decade but this one really got it's biohazardous talons-with-eyes into us especially raid mode. Revelations 2 is fantastic co-op but the raid mode side of things isn't as fluid as the original Revelations. Criminally, aside from a brief VR foray into Resident Evil 7, we errr didn't play it.  The Last Story 2012 Oh, I fell in love with this game and despite the small geography of Lazulis City it felt like a living city with many surprises tucked away. Great soundtrack to boot.  Fire Emblem Awakening 2013 Another series that had a rock solid decade starting with Awakening then the rest of the 3DS trilogy, an excellent Warriors game and even Heroes wasn't too bad. Although Fire Emblem Three Houses is the superior game, it's the cast and the support system pioneered by Awakening that has this in my top 18.  Tomb Raider 2013 Sometimes the context in which you play a game is as important as the game itself. A weekend in 2013 with fellow Tomb Raider fans blasting through this excellent and long awaited reboot is fondly remembered. Last of Us 2013 It's hard to put a finger on just one thing that makes this game phenomenal but there's not been much like it since.  LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2013 There were some great LEGO games this decade from opposites LEGO Worlds and LEGO Dimensions to movie tie-ins and a strong series of games based on the Marvel and DC comics. The Marvel trilogy in particular was outstanding.  Everyone's Gone to the Rapture 2015 With age, the more energetic games can leave me wheezing with exhaustion just thinking about playing them and EGttR is a perfect respite from the shootbang games. Honestly, I'd be keen to play more games just like this. The English countryside setting in particular made it extra special.  Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 2017 Honestly, who actually puts Mario Kart on their top games list? Well thinking about it and looking at play records it's probably the perfect couch multiplayer game but with a real challenging depth to those looking to break records and get a hold of those elusive gold kart components.  Splatoon 2 2017 Cheating slightly here by including Splatoon 2 and the Octo Expansion as one entry. I'm really not a huge fan of the central competitive gameplay of Splatoon, although I've put in the hours, but the single player side of things are a worthy first person puzzler(?) in their own right.  Into the Breach 2018 When the options paralysis sets in, which is often, I just spin up Into the Breach. Three hours and a few runs later I'll question why I don't play this game even more often. Hundreds of hours in and still challenges to do, runs to try.  Super Smash Brothers Ultimate 2018 Part game, part nerdy love letter to gaming, part video game museum.  Pokemon Sword and Shield 2019 Okay as Richie pointed above any of the pokemon mainline series could have filled this slot but the last one makes most sense. Twas also a good decade for the spinoffs. I enjoyed Pokemon Conquest a huge deal, put an embarrassing amount of time into Quest as well as Picross, Rumble, Duel, Go and mystery dungeons.  And there we have it, lists, we'll be back at some point in the future with more lists, perhaps with a list spanning the last 2 decades, to present you with our Game of the Century (spoilers, it's SSX Tricky). Also if anyone has a word to describe my above rant about the act of proactively dismissing something despite knowing it will be good to avoid committing to the time sink, please let me know. We live in a time of labels, there must be a word for this! Love and where do you even start with persona! Richie + Cunzy X

http://www.thatguys.co.uk/2020/01/top-50-games-of-decade-commentary.html

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Anime News Network - Interview: Megumi Han

Interview Info: by Carlo Santos July 12th, 2013 For Anime News Network

[SOURCE]

At your focus panel, you said that Sailor Moon and Hunter x Hunter were major influences on you. What other anime did you enjoy when you were young? Digimon Adventure and Revolutionary Girl Utena. What's the most useful advice your mother (Keiko Han) has given you about voice acting? Don't think about it too much, and just do it freely.

Keiko Han is a very well-known seiyuu who has voiced in several anime including Sailor Moon where she voices Luna and Saint Seiya as Saori Kido.

You've played roles where the story takes place in a fantasy world (Hunter x Hunter, Little Witch Academia) and others that take place in the real world (Chihayafuru 2, The Garden of Words). Which do you prefer? Maybe ... fantasy is more exciting because you can do things beyond your own capability, like flying, or becoming invincible. Going beyond your ability—I like that kind of excitement. But you have to balance yourself, because if you do too many fantasy roles, then you start to miss the real-world characters, so you kind of go back and say, "Ahh, I want to do 'real.'" What do you do to prepare yourself before a recording session? Deep breathing exercises. But I do it to match the character's personality, so I can "become" that character. Even when we're off-air, I'm still breathing in the same way as that character. So preparing for Gon would be totally different from Sumire (in Chihayafuru 2). Yes, that's right. It's totally different, and it depends on the situation, so sometimes I might go slowly, like—(takes slow breaths)—or it might be like: (takes quick breaths, as if running). So, it's completely different. Is there anything you do to help yourself relax? Well, this is embarrassing, but I manipulate my face (pats her cheeks). I do different facial expressions. (in English) "Stretch." Now that you've accomplished your dream of playing Gon in Hunter x Hunter, do you have any new dreams for the future, like directing, live-action, or new roles? As an actress, of course, I would like to take on the challenge of live action, but also, my desire is to play an evil character—an antagonist.

Note: She played Five, an antagonist, in Zankyou no Terror. It aired one year after this interview was published. Dreams do come true!

You've said that you want to play a non-human character someday. What kind of character did you have in mind?

I want to play something like a cute little animal character—one that doesn't speak verbal human language but can only cry out or use a very limited vocabulary. But somehow, it can express every feeling with just a few lines of its own language. It would be very difficult, but very exciting.

Note: She has voiced Rakitama in Kamisama Minarai which began airing in 2015. I think that thing is an animal.

If you weren't a voice actor, what kind of job do you think you'd be doing? Right now I can't think of anything else but being a voice actress, but when I was very little, I wanted to be a dolphin trainer or a manga-ka. What style of manga? Shonen manga.

The first manga she bought and read was Hunter x Hunter which left a strong impact on her since she voiced Gon in the 2011 adaptation.

Lastly, do you have a message for your fans in America? I'm very touched that I was able to travel outside Japan and come to the United States in this way. They welcomed me so warmly, and I'm very touched that American audiences know so much about anime. Even though I could only speak in Japanese, through an interpreter, the audience could "feel" what I was trying to say. It was so amazing and so warm-hearted. In the future, I'll keep doing my best with all my roles in anime and other projects, so that everyone will get to know my work. I appreciate all the American fans, so thank you very much for giving me this opportunity, and I'd love to come here again.

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H1GHER MUSIC RECORDS Facts

Jay wanted to give this artists a chance but because he couldn’t bring all of them to AOMG, he founded H1ghr Music.

The name 'H1ghr Music' was chosen by Jay and Chacha because they want to go h1ghr on every aspect of their life, music wise and human wise. 

AVATAR DARKO

He is an American rapper 

He was raised in Seattle but born in Russia

He has Ukranian/Russian heritage

He’s been actively rapping since 2012

His music is defined as emo grunge trap

He has a Soundcloud profile

He has a lot of tattoos

BOYCOLD

His real name is Jung Sung Won (정성원)

He is a producer

He is part of Yelows Mob

He produced the song “Puzzle” by C.Jamm and BewhY

He produced songs by artists like SIK-K and Crucialstar

GROOVY ROOM

Hangul:  그루비룸

They are a producer duo made up of Park Gyujeong and Lee Hwimin

They debuted on February 25, 2015

They are part of Yelows Mob

Their watermark is “Groovy everywhere”

They have produced songs both for Khiphop and Kpop artists like Bastarz, Owen Ovadoz, Cheetah and Jay Park

They won the award “Producer of the Year” in the Korean Hip Hop Awards 2017

They released their first album by themselves because they wanted to avoid people thinking their success is due to the support and promotion of a label

They don’t want to “separately become Pharrel and another to be Chat Hugo”

They produced the famous  응프리스타일 (Eung Freestyle), by DPR Live, Owen Ovadoz, Flowsik, Punchnello and SIK-K

They are participating as mentors in High School Rapper 2.

Lee Hwimin

His full name is Lee Hwi Min (이휘민)

He was born on May 08 1994

He is a producer, part of the duo GroovyRoom

He has a tattoo on his left arm

He is part of the crew OTC (Outside the Circlce)

Park Gyujeon

His full name is Park Gyu Jung (박규정)

He is a producer, part of the duo GroovyRoom

He is part of the crew OTC (Outside the Circle)

He was born on December 12 1994

He currently attends Korea University

G.SOUL

Hangeul:  지소울 

His real name is Kim Ji Hyun (김지현)

He is a singer, songwriter and producer

He was born June 16 1988

He is 173cm and 60kg

His blood type is AB

He appeared in several TV and radio shows

He has collaborated with artists Like Hoody, Zico, Dumbfoundead and Code Kunst

He debuted on January 19 2015

He started as a trainee in JYP when he was 12 years old because he catched JYP’s attention after appearing on “Talent Development Project 99%” in 2001

He was trainee of JYP for 15 years (9 of which in America)

He was about to debut in America, but his debut got cancelled

He was the first artist of JYP’s sublabel, “Estudio J”

He has a tattoo on his left arm (a rose) and on a finger of his left arm

He is friends with Wonder Girls

JARV DEE

He is from Seattle

He has dropped three albums over his seven year career: Satellites Swishers & Spaceships, Dopamine and The Red Eye Jedi.

He has actively been in the scene since 2012

He started off by posting songs on his Soundcloud profile

JOTEE

His real name is Cho Taewon

Woota and him work as managers in H1ghr Music

Jotee is part of Korean Assassins crew and Rivers crew.

Both Woota and Jotee were in My little television ep with Jay and Loco

Jotee (with the rest of KA boys) does bboying in Appetizer MV 

Jotee is in Jay’s Tonight MV

JP THE WAVY 

He is a Japanese rapper

He has a lot of tattoos

He publlished an EP, Wave Tape

pH-1

He has been actively rapping since 2015

He made his Korean debut with the song “Perfect”

He has a duo with Owen Ovadoz, called Sous Chefs

He has collaborated with artists like Jay Park, Sik-K

He has recently published his EP, “The Island Kid”

Hwimin and Gyujeong love to ‘torture’ him

He came up with his stage name in high school.

His stage name stands for PH- Park Harry and 1 and Won have similar sound, Won is part of his korean name, JooWon

When he was a child, he wanted to be a footbal player

He plays the paino 

PHE R.E.D.S

He is a singer, songwriter and producer

He is also a member of Jay Park’s crew AOM 

He has already dropped two mixtapes and is working on a third one

He fell in love with music after singing along to Linkin Park with his friends in elementary school

His first EP was called Whiskey & Gummy Bears

He was part of US Air Force Airman

He was on 24 hours of reality this year

  RAZ SIMONE

He is an American rapper

He is from Seattle

He produces, raps, sings, designs graphics, and directs videos 

He owned a club by the age of 19

He is the CEO & founder of a music company called Black Umbrella, and started his career in 2012

He says his influences are his life experiencies

He has a Sounclound profile

He didn’t listened to any music when he was young

He started rapping after he realised he was rapping when he wrote poetry

He featured in Jay Park’s “Success Crazed” and the song “Only One” from Everything You Wanted

He was forced to halt all activities, including his tour, after facing unfair criminal charges for a gun that he legally owned

SIK-K

In hangul: 식케이

Also: Young Hot Yellow

His real name is Kwon Min Sik

He is Yelows Mob’s leader

He was born on February 26 1994

He released his first mixtape (Lonely Sound) in 2011

He is part of the crew OTC (Outside the Circle)

He is in H1ghr Music Records

He recieved so much help from Jay when he made the Flip album.

He speaks English well

He moved to Vancouver in middle school

He was part of a Vancouver based crew in 2011

He currently atends Sejong University

In 2015, he joined Show Me The Money 4 and  made it to the TOP 16 in Team AOMG but was eventually dropped out of the line-up

He likes artists like Drake and Wiz Khalifa

He would like to collaborate with Taeyang

He wasn’t expecting the Eung Freestyle to become so famous, he feels really thankful about that

His favourite food is sushi

WOODIE GOCHILD

He participated in SMTM6 as part of Jay Park & Dok2′s team

He has the septum piercing (Idk if it’s fake)

He’s part of the Ytc4 life crew

He’s the youngest in H1gher Music

He became know in SMTM6 because of his pigeon like noises and his energy (he couldn’t keep still and kept dancing and bouncing around everywhere).

He was a dancer during Boi B’s “Horangnabi” performance in SMTM.

WOOGIE

He is a producer

He was first recognized in 2015 for producing for Bryan Chase, BFree and others

WOOTA

His real name is Woo Kanghui ( 우강희)

He is a member of Animation Crew

He participated in America's got talent show with Animation Crew

Jotee and him work as managers in H1ghr Music

Both Woota and Jotee were in My little television ep with Jay and Loco

YULTRON

He is part of  Transparent Agency and H1ghr Music

He is a producer, singer/songwriter, and rapper

He has both arms covered by tattoos

He’s based in Las Vegas

He has experimented with rock and EDM (Electronic Dance Music)

He loves sushi

He is Vietnamese-American

He has plugs

He has collaborated with artists like Jay park, Honey Cocaine and Bone Thugs

He released the song “stronger”. “Stronger” was originally  created as a tribute to his late grandparents but he then dedicated it to a fan who was hit by a drunk driver on his way back home after one of Yultron’s shows and passed away

He sells his own merch

His first mixtape, Skywalker, features a track with Honey Cocaine called “Flexin”

“Girl Scout Cookies” is his more representative track

I’m back with a new facts post! This took a while. However, I’m still lacking a lot of info so, if you know anything about these guys don’t doubt to tell me! If anything is wrong, do tell me as well. Thank you <3

I’m not sure about facts in italics

Sources:

https://slayinkorea.com/2017/06/06/whos-who-in-h1ghr-music-the-hip-hop-artists-from-seattle/

https://thekhoployalist.wordpress.com/2017/05/15/taking-a-deeper-look-at-h1ghr-music/

Thank you for your help, lovely anons <3

[tomoreadsandlistens]

Cold Sun (Ryo Nagamo Remix) Sung by Aimer "Just what are the words that I've piled up meant to protect? If I can face my weaknesses, I'll no longer have the need for tears, But if these days consist of nothing more, Than repeating 'Farewell, farewell', it would be so sad; Nonetheless I'm still looking up to the sky, Even now I'm still looking up to the stars"    One of my favorite occurrences in life is when I'm randomly introduced to music that I didn't expect to obsess over. Aimer started out as a very low key musician, in which was only the beginning of her career, minimally; she refused to show her face. Her music was mysterious right from the get go, so it made sense that Aimer didn't show her face for the longest time until her music became more popular. Some of the first videos of her that are out there is her behind the mic but her back is faced toward the camera, singing some of her hit songs acoustically. So in this sense she was slowly but surely building confidence to show herself.    Aimer is very well known for her low, husky voice, which developed as a result of an accident she had at 15, but nonetheless recovered her ability to sing. To be honest, her vocals are very recognizable and feminine regardless of her accident. Her voice is beyond beautiful. Some of Aimer's earliest work is mostly jazz, and a part of me feels that she should still incorporate this in her music. Unfortunately due to contracts and Labels, it can guide certain musicians in another direction. Granted, I love all of her pop music, but her jazz is just incredibly unique. Perhaps blending the two genres is something I'd hope she would consider.    In recent years, Aimer has been collaborating with other musicians throughout Japan and has really built up her career phenomenally, especially featuring her songs in anime. Her latest album came out in 2016 and has been touring since then; that is the only album I have not heard by her at this time. First Listen:    In summer of 2012, I was spending the weekend at my friend L's house. She wanted to introduce me to an anime she'd thought I'd really like and has been catching up with. Once we started watching episode one, I was hooked immediately. The anime is called Natsuyuki Rendezvous. I highly recommend watching it if you are invested in slice of life, involving a ghost in the plot twist. The ending theme song is what captured me the most out of watching this anime. The song is called "Anata ni Deawanakereba~Kasetsutouka~" which translates to "If I Haven't Met You, Summer Snow, Winter Flowers". This song really captured the tone of the anime, getting you into the bittersweet mood of what was about to unfold each time you finished an episode. At the time, this was the most beautiful song I've ever heard in my life. It was also at the time the most relatable song, while I was in the middle of an on and off relationship that was unhealthy.    This song was too good to be true. As soon as I could I went on my computer to listen to more songs by Aimer. Right then and there being introduced to Aimer brought out such a different sound in the JPop realm, I knew she would make it big down the road. Not only did I have this song on repeat, but she created much more music that was just as worthy to listen to, and I've had played on repeat; for YEARS. Best Album:    I have to be honest, my favorite album by Aimer is her mini album, "Dare ka, Umi wo". For some reason, some of her songs that are remixed in this album is some of the best material that's out there, some that are better than the original version of the song. There were also "newer" songs at the time that really made you feel like you were dreaming. The song tracks are aligned perfectly for the mood you're looking for. If you want to be transported into a dream-like surreal weathered dimension, this mini album is perfect for you. Best Song:    If you recall on my Eiko Shimamiya post, I've mentioned how I've listened to a particular song for years and eventually realized another song was better material. That's the same dilemma I have with Aimer's music. For 6 years my favorite song by Aimer was "Fuyu no Diamond (Re Echoed by Genki Rockets)" which is a remix version of the original "Fuyu no Diamond". Other known as Winter Diamond in English. The sensation of daydreaming is real when listening to this song. It feels like you just took in a bittersweet love movie flick and are watching the ending credits, but literally reflecting on all of the feels you just endured from watching said movie. That's what this song feels like. I had it on repeat at least 400 times according to ITunes.    However, in 2015 I downloaded the "Dare ka, Umi wo" album, and that's when it all changed for me. "Cold Sun (Ryo Nagano Remix)" is derived from the original song "Cold Sun" from her album "Midnight Sun". As soon as this remix started playing I was instantly mesmerized. The vibrations of this song is remindful of how I spend my early summer mornings in the cold, crisp air for a short amount of time. The cold colored hues of the earth and sky collaborating; this song really knows how to display this vision realistically. If cold summer mornings had a sound, it's this song.    I can't even begin to say how many times I've cried to this song. From the get go I felt like I was time traveling to places and experiences that I was reflecting on. Even what was going in my life at those current moments, this song was describing me. In fact, this occurrence is so frequent that I'm not sure if that's a good thing. I can pin point a couple of experiences I've associated this song with and have played repeatedly throughout this time frame: •In 2015 I was seeing someone (who we will call Baymax), who I actually went to art camp with when we were younger but we lost touch for years. One day in June of that year I was at my friend MS's house with a couple of other camp friends, and out of the blue MS wanted to reach out to Baymax when she realized he was online on Skype. We all video chatted with him for a while, but it was incredible for the time how much he grew into a "man" from when I last saw him. We hit each other up as soon as I got home from MS's house and from there on we knew we were into each other. Late nights of phone calls, sometimes video chatting, and actually spending time in person romantically it was too good to be true. Throughout the summer it was such bliss, feeling like finally someone understood me and cared about me.    I barely harassed Baymax. I didn't want to feel obsessive with him and we weren't even official with each other still. I didn't mind giving him all the space in the world, but the problem was after 4 months he wasn't as engaging as he was with me originally, and I finally asked him where we stood. He backfired at me and assumed I thought he was leading me on so he wanted to end it with me. All I wanted was to talk things out with him, not with half assed responses. I felt like I couldn't get everything off my chest. If this was already spoken out in person or over the phone I wouldn't have felt the hurt I did that day, and ultimately suicidal from assuming I fucked up.    The way he handled it was not ok, but I'm grateful that I have been dating someone for a year now who I'm madly in love with and couldn't be happier. •In 2016 I moved to Florida from the north. I drove myself down with my two cats, and my entire life packed in my car. I had started a new life away from a long, ongoing toxic situation; but I knew I needed to move away for the better; to better myself mentally and physically.    My cat (actually named) Joey was finally reunited with me after being separated for a long time. He had inflammatory bowel disease since he was 4 years old and was put on medication for years until he was weened off because my grandmother felt the medicine was unhealthy for him. I had no knowledge of this until I moved when I took him back from my grandmother. Ultimately he lasted over a year without medication and was on a strict diet until his death. However, whether it was the right thing or not by my grandmother, Joey was the happiest cat I have seen in the longest time. He played with my other cat (which he never did; he was very independent and grumpy), played with toys and was physically and mentally healthy for that one year.    When I realized he was getting sick from sudden weight loss and threw up blood, not only was history repeating itself but he was very old. The last thing I wanted to do was make him suffer like he already had majority of his life. I remember the day I brought him in to be put down like it was yesterday. I watched the sun rise as early as 6:30 am with Joey next to me. I took as many pictures of him as possible and cuddled him close. Around 11:30 am was when I brought him to the vet, and was put down by 12 pm. My face was pressed against his when he was given the shot. I heard his last breath and I became hysterical. I definitely got snot on his face but I'm sure he would've forgiven me. I held his body for about an hour until I couldn't bear it anymore. Just writing this out is really difficult for me but my point is this song was all that played when I put Joey down.    This song is about facing your weaknesses. If you face it, you would be able to walk on; move forward. You don't need to know a right or wrong answer to overcome your situation. As long as you overcome it and move forward, time will eventually heal your pain, no matter what direction it goes. Your weaknesses will disperse because you know how to overcome it. Acceptance and perhaps forgiveness is all that it takes to move on. Be the bigger person. Follow your gut.

English translated lyrics can be found here

I apologize for the lengthy post! I also hope you enjoy her portrait I made which also can be found here

Until next time~

Tomo

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Love of My Life: The Country's Number 1 Family Drama

(THIS POST WAS SENT BY CARL VELUZ ON MARCH 27, 2020, DURING THE IMPOSITION OF THE ENHANCED COMMUNITY QUARANTINE IN THE COUNTRY)

Family drama is back on primetime with Love Of My Life.

The series stars on-and-off screen partners Carla Abellana (from My Husband's Lover, I Heart Davao, Pamilya Roces) and Tom Rodriguez (from My Husband's Lover, I Heart Davao, The Cure, Dragon Lady), along with Rhian Ramos (from Lupin, Ilumina, Bantatay, Indio (with Senator Bong Revilla), Genesis, My Destiny, The Rich Man's Daughter, Sinungaling Mong Puso, My Love from the Star, The One That Got Away), Mikael Daez (from Someone to Watch Over Me, Legally Blind, The Stepdaughters, Alex & Amie) & Coney Reyes (the mother of Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, from Student Canteen, Eat Bulaga, Coney Reyes on Camera, Ang Munting Paraiso, Sa Puso Ko, Iingatan Ka, Ang Dalawang Mrs. Real, Nathaniel, My Dear Heart, Victor Magtanggol). The most recent series of Carla and Tom prior was I Heart Davao in 2017.

Love Of My Life revolves around the Gonzales family. Isabella (Coney), the matriarch, is a rich widow with high standards who will do what’s best for her family. Nikolai (Mikael), her youngest son, becomes a rebellious man after causing a traumatic family accident which led to the death of his father. Stefano (Tom), her favorite son, is an architect who is the father of the child of Kelly (Rhian), his vengeful ex-girlfriend. Stefano’s life changes for the better when he crosses paths with Adelle (Carla), a widow with a child who manages her own handicraft business. Despite Isabella’s objection towards their relationship, Stefano and Adelle do everything to build a normal family. Their perfect life starts falling apart not only when Kelly and Nikolai starts living with them, but also when Stefano gets diagnosed with a terminal illness. It remains to be seen if Adelle, Kelly, Nikolai, and Isabella adapt to their unusual set-up, living inside one house for Stefano.

Joining the cast of Love Of My Life are Vaness del Moral (from Muli, Dyesebel, Adik Sa'Yo, Faithfully, Makapiling Kang Muli, Indio (with Senator Bong Revilla), Kahit Nasaan Ka Man, Rhodora X, The Half Sisters, Because of You, Encantadia 2016, Impostora 2007 & 2017, Onanay, Hiram na Anak), Samantha Lopez, Maey Bautista (from Because of You, Little Nanay, Naku, Boss Ko!, A1 Ko Sa 'Yo, Sinungaling Mong Puso, Destined to be Yours, I Heart Davao, Haplos, My Guitar Princess, Hiram na Anak), Carl Guevarra (from Kung Fu Kids, Lipgloss, JejeMom, Bantatay, Hindi Ka Na Mag-iisa, Bukod Kang Pinagpala, Hahamakin ang Lahat), Geleen Eugenio, Levi Ignacio (from Love You Two (with Michelle Dee)), Anna Marin (from Esperanza, Yagit, A Love to Last), Dino Pastrano (from FPJ's Ang Probinsyano), Raphael Landicho (from Bihag) and Ethan Hariot. The series is directed by Don Michael Perez who previously directed Mulawin in 2004, Dyesebel & Gagambino in 2008, Totoy Bato & Darna in 2009, Bantatay in 2010, Daldalita in 2011, My Daddy Dearest & Aso ni San Roque in 2012, Bukod Kang Pinagpala & Maghihintay Pa Rin in 2013, Innamorata & Strawberry Lane (with Bacoor Mayor Lani Mercado Revilla) in 2014, Destiny Rose in 2015, Once Again & Hahamakin ang Lahat in 2016, Mulawin vs Ravena (with Dominic Zapanta) & Kambal, Karibal in 2017.

With the Show in Place, It serves as:

1.) a reunion of former Indio Casts of Rhian Ramos & Vaness del Moral who worked together with Senator Bong Revilla 2.) a reunion of former My Destiny Casts of Carla Abellana, Tom Rodriguez & Rhian Ramos which is their second time to work together 3.) a reunion of former Someone to Watch Over Me casts of Mikael Daez & Tom Rodriguez 4.) a celebration of Coney Reyes' 45th Year on Television since she started on GMA wth Student Canteen in 1975 5.) Mikael Daez's return to Telebabad in four years since Someone to Watch Over Me after starring in two Afternoon Prime Series Legally Blind with Janine Gutierrez in 2017, The Stepdaughters with his wife Megan Young in 2018 6.) Don Michael Perez's Comeback on Directing Telebabad in three years since Kambal, Karibal 7.) the fourth project for Tom Rodriguez & Carla Abellana

From the beginning, The show garnered high ratings compared to ABS-CBN's A Soldier's Heart then I Am U making the Number 1 Family Drama on Primetime.

In the wake of President Rodrigo Duterte's declaration of Community Quarantine against COVID-19 (Corona Virus), This Show alongside Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit, Prima Donnas, Magkaagaw, Descendants of the Sun PH and Anak Ni Waray vs Anak ni Biday temporarily stopped taping as well as productions.

(UPDATE: The series is now airing recap episodes as of Dec. 28, and will air fresh episodes by January once all recap episodes are finished, and the said series have undergone lock-in tapings to ensure safety among all those involved in the series and to prevent COVID19.)

(NOTE: The contributor of this post is Carl Veluz, a good friend of the EIC/Publisher of KRD.)

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And the best movies of all the years I’ve been alive are... (updated for 2017!)

Hey folks, I’ve got of a bit of a tradition that I’ve started. It wasn’t a New Year’s tradition previously, but this feels like the best time to be updating

Back in August 2015, I watched a Youtube video by Jeremy of @cinema-sins, where he was answering fan questions. One question that he addressed was, “What is the best movie of every year that you’ve been alive?” While Jeremy thought this was a great question, he didn’t think one video would be long enough to explore it fully, and he wanted to find another way to answer it. This eventually was done through the Cinema Sins podcast, SinCast. Each week, the cast would discuss the movies of a certain year and then vote on which one they thought was the best, starting with 1975 in episode 14, and then working their way through another year each episode right up until episode 54, where they voted on the best movie for 2015. They then took a break for a few weeks to get caught up on some of last year’s movies that they hadn’t seen yet before finally tackling 2016 in this week’s podcast, episode 58.

I did my own picks for my favourite movie of each year back in August 2015, when I first saw Jeremy’s Q and A video. I really liked that question and was inspired to try and name my own favourites from each year. I reuploaded the updated version of this when the SinCast finished going through it last year, and I’ve been waiting for New Year’s Eve to update it again for this year. I hope you enjoy it. Feel free to comment and/or argue about my choices. And thanks again to @cinema-sins, for providing me with laughs every week in the podcasts and videos they release. :)

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1982: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial This might be a bit of a cheat, since the film came out in June and I wasn’t born until October, but oh well. It’s still the same year.

1983: Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi The first Star Wars movie I was around to see the cinematic release of, although I wouldn’t see it in cinemas (or at all, shamefully) for another 14 years.

1984: The Terminator The original was pretty chilling. This still gets me every time. “Listen, and understand! That Terminator is out there! It can’t be bargained with! It can’t be reasoned with! It doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear! And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead!”

1985: Back to the Future The beginning of what I still believe is the greatest movie trilogy of all time.

1986: Aliens More awesome from James Cameron.

1987: Spaceballs Well, it’s pretty funny. Plus I haven’t seen much else from this year, other than Lethal Weapon.

1988: Die Hard The original and quite possibly the best. More on that later.

1989: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade This was a tough one to pick, as Michael Keaton’s first Batman film, Licence to Kill, AND Back to the Future: Part II all came out this year. But it really has to be the onscreen chemistry of Harrison Ford and Sean Connery!

1990: Back to the Future: Part III At the time, I probably would have picked DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp. Ahhh, nostalgia.

1991: Terminator 2: Judgement Day I’m sure most of you who know me and know my favourite movies saw this one coming. This was my very favourite movie of all time for almost twenty years, but recently something has surpassed it. Silence of the Lambs would probably get second place for this year.

1992: Batman Returns It was a hard choice between this and Aladdin, which was my favourite Disney cartoon for a very long time. But since it’s not in my dvd collection and Batman is… Honourable mention goes to A Muppet Christmas Carol, my favourite of the Muppet movies.

1993: The Fugitive Another tough choice, considering that Jurassic Park also came out in 1993. But I just love the battle of wits between Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones.

1994: The Lion King Another of Disney’s finest. No contest, although True Lies, Speed, and The Mask were all excellent films too.

1995: Goldeneye (007) This was another tough choice, and Die Hard with a Vengeance came very, VERY close. It’s hard to live up to the awesomeness of that first film, but the partnership with Samuel L. Jackson definitely pays off here. But Goldeneye was the first Bond film I saw in the cinema, and I remember that experience vividly. Pierce Brosnan remains my favourite Bond, even though the next three films he starred in didn’t quite live up to this one.

1996: Scream The Rock and Independence Day were my other main picks from this year, but Wes Craven made an instant classic with Scream, which inspired so many other movies and spoofs. If only they’d stopped after the first Scary Movie…

1997: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Special Edition) It’s a bit of a cheat, but technically the original Star Wars trilogy was re-released in cinemas that year with new “special edition” footage, which is when I first fell in love with the series. From original movies that came out in ‘97, it’s a toss up between Men in Black, Air Force One, and The Fifth Element.

1998: Rush Hour Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker were hilarious in this one. The Mask of Zorro was another great movie, and Deep Impact, which was waaaaaay better than Armageddon. Of course, a Michael Bay film will be obsessed with making things go ka-boom. :P Yes, yes, I know The Rock was a Bay film too. So sue me.

1999: The Matrix Another of my very favourite movies. The effects, the plot, the action… it was just sensational. The Sixth Sense was another very clever movie, and Austin Powers: The Spy who Shagged Me was hilarious! But… c'mon, The Matrix, man!

2000: The Whole Nine Yards I was still a big Friends fan at the time, so I loved Matthew Perry starring alongside Bruce Willis. There was also Gone in 60 Seconds, which is one of my favourite Nick Cage films, The Emperor’s New Groove, and of course, X-Men. And then there’s Mission: Impossible 2… hey, be nice. I watched this a lot when I was in Virginia and homesick for Australia :P

2001: Ocean’s Eleven Such a clever film with a great cast!

2002: The Bourne Identity Spider-Man came pretty close, but Matt Damon was amazing as Jason Bourne. …well, that most recent movie was kind of hit or miss…

2003: Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl Who would have ever guessed that a movie based on a Disneyland ride could be so good?

2004: The Incredibles It was a good year for animation - there was this one, Shrek 2, and Team America: World Police. National Treasure came out too, which I quite like.

2005: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire There was also The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (a huge improvement on the previous two movies), Batman Begins, and of course, Serenity; the movie that had Firefly fans screaming, “NOOOOOOOOO!!!” near the climax. :P

2006: V for Vendetta I just LOVE this film. Top performances from Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman and John Hurt. The Da Vinci Code was my second choice. Controversial it may be, and people tend to poo-poo Dan Brown a lot, but I loved this movie too. Tom Hanks was the perfect choice for Robert Langdon, and Ian McKellan was brilliant as always. Casino Royale also came out this year, which brought the 007 franchise back from oblivion.

2007: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix I had to find a cinema playing this in English in Nanjing - no easy feat! But at least they didn’t butcher it like they did with Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (my second pick, after I saw the uncut movie on DVD). Ocean’s Thirteen was pretty good too, if not as good as the original. And of course, The Bourne Ultimatum. I was on the edge of my seat for that one.

2008: The Dark Knight A no-brainer. One of the best films of the decade, let alone the year. Iron Man was a surprise hit too. Little did we know of what was to follow - and in fact, you’ll be seeing a few MCU movies coming up on the list. Taken was great. Oh, and I quite liked Steve Carrell’s take on Get Smart, even if he didn’t quite capture the original magic of Don Adams.

2009: Up One of my very favourite Pixar movies. Angels & Demons was pretty good too, although not as good as the first movie. Plus Tom Hanks cut his hair - I thought his shaggy do in the first movie suited Robert Langdon better. :P Strange that I liked Angels & Demons better of the books but The Da Vinci Code better of the movies. Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes was great too.

2010: Kick-Ass This one was a surprise, but I loved the deconstruction of the traditional superhero movie they did here. And when I read the original comic, I loved the film even more for the improvements they made. Nicolas Cage was hilariously hammy, but the major star of this one was undoubtedly Chloe Grace Moretz as the tiny killing machine, Hit-Girl. After that, there was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, and Toy Story 3.

2011: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 A fantastic end to a fantastic series. There was also Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which really surprised me. Excellent stuff there. The Adventures of Tintin - an amazing film that tricked me into forgetting it was animated and not live-action several times. Finally, The Muppets, which was such a fantastic return for some of my favourite childhood icons.

2012: The Avengers No surprise there. Honourable mentions go to The Cabin in the Woods, which is a delightfully insane deconstruction of horror movies, Looper, a film I still occasionally stay up late at night scratching my head in confusion over, and Skyfall, which is probably Daniel Craig’s best Bond film so far. I also loved Wreck-It Ralph.

2013: White House Down This one was definitely the film I liked best from 2013What can I say? I love Die Hard, and this was basically Die Hard in the White House, yet it felt original enough to not just be a knock-off. The other ones I liked best would be the Marvels (Iron Man 3, the Wolverine and Thor: The Dark World), Kick-Ass 2, and Gravity, which was absolutely terrifying.

2014: Guardians of the Galaxy Marvel sure knows how to get my bum into the cinema - X-Men: Days of Future Past and Captain America: The Winter Soldier are up there, but Guardians wins out for pure fun (and the delightful company I had in the cinema <3). There was also The LEGO Movie, which I thought was very clever, and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

2015: The Martian When I first made this list in August 2015, my prediction was that Jurassic World would be my favourite of the year. Nope, not by a long shot. The Martian was absolutely amazing - Matt Damon’s ability to keep the audience on the edge of their seats when he’s completely alone on the screen (and on the planet) is a major credit to him as an actor. In fact, I think this film has now actually surpassed Terminator 2 to become my favourite movie of all time. Then of course we have Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation, and Terminator: Genisys. …no, really. Stop laughing, I really enjoyed it. :P And then there was Ex Machina, which was a really intriguing film that kept me guessing the entire time.

2016: Captain America: Civil War It’s no secret that I love my comic book movies, and this was definitely my favourite of last year. Civil War (the comic) was the first instance that got me intrigued enough to actually pick up and read a Marvel comic. It really raised an interesting question for me - just how accountable should superheroes be for what they do when fighting crime? Granted, the comic really went too far and made both Cap AND Iron Man look like total dicks, and I was relieved when the film managed to not use some of the more ridiculous ideas, such as a homocidal Robo-Thor-clone or a prison for superheroes in an alternate dimension that literally saps your will to live. On top of that, the film also introduced a fantastic Black Panther, and Tom Holland really nailed what Spider-Man should be. And that airport scene was worth the price of admission all by itself.

2017: Wonder Woman Ohhhhh man, it has been a really good year for superhero movies. We’ve had Tom Holland really prove he is Spider-Man in Homecoming, and the most ridiculous-and-yet-accurate portrayal of Batman ever in the LEGO Batman Movie. Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart’s swansongs in Logan were heartwrenching. Ragnarok and Justice League were a lot of fun (yes, I liked Justice League. Fight me). The Guardians managed to surpass their first movie in Volume 2 with really great character development and humour, and that would probably have been my pick for the year if there wasn’t one other superhero movie I loved even more. But I found Wonder Woman to be truly inspirational. Patty Jenkins,Gal Gadot, Chris Pine and everyone else involved with this movie created something that took my breath away. I cheer every time I see her walk out onto no man’s land, and I scream, “FUCK YEAH!!!” every time that iconic butt-kicking theme music plays. In non-superhero movies... Coco was simply amazing, and is another of Pixar’s very best movies. Star Wars Episode VII: The Last Jedi was fantastic, and I can’t wait to go see it again. And I went into Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle with pretty low expectations, but I really enjoyed it and laughed a lot.

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I challenge any of my friends out there who are avid movie lovers to give this challenge a try - it’s not as easy as you’d think. Wikipedia is your friend though - just browse by “(insert year here) in film.” Comments telling me, “Yes, I love that film!” or, “Are you nuts? How could you forget THIS film?” are quite welcome. :)

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China's Housing Bubble Bursts: Evergrande Cuts Earnings Guidance By 50%

China's Housing Bubble Bursts: Evergrande Cuts Earnings Guidance By 50%

China's Housing Bubble Bursts: Evergrande Cuts Earnings Guidance By 50%

by Tyler Durden   Now that the world is firmly focusing on apocalyptic forecasts about the state of the US and global economy, with St Louis Fed president James Bullard the latest to pour gasoline into the fire with his worst-case prediction of a 50% GDP drop and 30% surge in unemployment in Q2, it is easy to forget that China, which started this whole pandemic, is still in economic lockdown. And while Beijing is pretending that the Shanghai Sniffles are now firmly behind it, and forcing people back to work while openly fabricating disease numbers  - because like Lloyd Blankfein it has realized that an economic depression is an even worse outcome than millions infected - the reality is that China's economy is facing an unprecedented crisis of its own. Today we got a stark reminder of that, when Evergrande Group - China's second-largest property developer by sales - tumbled in early trading Monday after saying it expects full-year earnings to fall by half. As Bloomberg first reported, the residential property developer said in an exchange filing Sunday that net profit for 2019 is expected to come in it around 33.5 billion yuan ($4.7 billion), a drop of about 50% from the previous year. "The decrease in profit is mainly attributable to the delivery and settlement of the lower-priced clearance stock properties in 2019, which drove down the unit price of the property delivered," Evergrande said. That sent the firm’s Hong Kong-traded shares down as much as 17.4% on Monday, the biggest intraday drop since July 2015. And with the stock tumbling by more than two-thirds since its late 2017 highs, Citigroup downgraded the stock to "sell" and slashed its price target by 56%, as the expected decline in core profit was far below Citigroup’s estimate of a 27% year-on-year drop.

To be sure, there are plenty of reasons to dump the stock: Evergrande is one of China’s most-indebted developers with net debt of $88.5 billion as of June. As Bloomberg reminds us, the company has been pouring billions of dollars into acquisitions as its Chairman and major shareholder Hui Ka Yan pursues an ambition to make Evergrande the world’s biggest maker of electric cars in the next three to five years.

Yet while Evergrande did everything in its power to offset the current demand plunge, embarking on an aggressive marketing campaign as the coronavirus outbreak deepened, offering discounts of up to 25% on many of its projects, get-out clauses for buyers and price-match promises, its guidance indicates that the housing bubble in China has finally burst despite laughable government official data which saw an actual increase in average housing prices in February when the economy cratered.

The recent price cuts followed a surprise move all the way back in March 2019, when with the economy supposedly humming, Evergrande announced it first (of many) price cuts, offering properties at a 10% discount. It's only been downhill from there. In some ways, Evergrande's liquidation campaign worked out: the firm’s contracted sales for Feburary jumped 108%, however this was achieved with firesale prices, and now that the entire Chinese house of cards is, literally, shaking it is only a matter of time before the ongoing economic malaise tears it to the ground. This ia problem because as we said back in 2017, the "fate of the world economy is in the hands of China's housing bubble", and explained that for the Chinese population, and growing middle class, to keep spending vibrant and borrowing elevated, it had to feel comfortable and confident that its wealth would keep rising.

However, unlike the US where the stock market is the ultimate barometer of the confidence boosting "wealth effect", in China it has always been about housing as three quarters of Chinese household assets are parked in real estate, compared to only 28% in the US, with the remainder invested in financial assets.

Beijing knows this, of course, which is why China consistently reflates its housing bubble any time it feels the broader economy is slowing, hoping that any subsequent popping of the bubble, which happened in late 2011 and again in 2014, will be a controlled, "smooth landing" process.

Alas this time it appears to have failed, because while Beijing has been scrambling to indicate that it has again succeeded in maintaining price stability - per Beijing's massively doctored official data - allowing the air out of the "Tier 1" home price bubble which peaked in early 2016, while preserving modest home price appreciation in secondary markets, the Evergrande profit cut clearly indicates that China's housing market is now facing nothing short of a hard landing. One final though: back in the global financial crisis of 2008 it wasn't the US fiscal stimulus, nor was it even the Fed's QE that sparked the global recovery that pulled the developed world out of a depression: it was China, which turned on the debt afterburners and issued trillions and trillions in new money, eventually reaching the absurd point in 2017 when China accounted for half of all global debt created since 2005.

Needless to say, much of this credit spree was contingent on continued stability in China's housing market. However, now that that is gone, and with Chinese debt to GDP around 300%, or an all-time high, one can forget any hope for a massive Chinese credit-fueled recovery similar to what happened in 2008. In fact, if China's housing bubble has indeed burst, and for validation of this keep a close eye on what Evergrande will say in the coming weeks, what the world should expect is a reversal of China's epic debt firehose, which unfortunately means that just as China managed to pull the world out of its 2008 depression, payback time has arrived and this time it is China that will ensure that the depression of 2020 is truly one for the ages. Read more https://global.goreds.today/real-estate-chinese-property-developers-implode-as-market-freaks-out-over-55-billion-debt-cliff/   Read the full article

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[TRANS/MAGAZINE] CanCam Magazine - EXO-CBX for July Issue 2017 To view as HQ scans, click here and zoom in!

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JUMP OUT! From Korea’s and Asia’s widely popular dance and vocal group EXO, the Japanese debut of their first sub-unit EXO-CBX! Cool, stylish, but somehow also cute… ♡ We’re thoroughly analyzing the charms of these popular three people. Who is EXO? A vocal and dance group from S.M. Entertainment, where BoA and DBSK also came from. Debuted in Korea and China in 2012, and 2015 in Japan. Recorded the highest first week sale for a foreign artist’s Japanese debut single in history. Performed in Tokyo Dome for two consecutive years in 2015 & 2016. One of the most popular groups in Asia. Who is EXO-CBX? A unit made from three members of EXO; CHEN, BAEKHYUN, XIUMIN. EXO’s first sub-unit, the name “CBX” is taken from the first letter of their names. Debuted in Korea in 2016, and different with EXO, expresses their individual style through pop sounds. This time, debuting in Japan after high anticipation. [SOLO INTERVIEW] I AM… CHEN - Anyhow, the gentle, killer smile is his charm point ♥ BAEKHYUN - The mischievous mood-maker ♥ XIUMIN - The level-headed and reliable big brother ♥ Q: How did you feel when EXO-CBX was set to debut in Japan? C: My first thought was, even if (we’re doing it) as a subunit, it’s fun that we get to do activities in Japan! I’m very happy since we get to meet with our Japanese fan more than we were able to before. Not only with EXO’s activities, please anticipate our appearance as EXO-CBX as well ♪ X: Because I wanted to meet our Japanese fans more, I’m very happy that we get to do activities in Japan as a sub-unit. We always try to remember (the feeling) of “starting from zero”, so even now, without forgetting that feeling, we want to start from zero as a sub-unit and do our activities. Q: Your mini album 「GIRLS」, what kind of album is it? B: The whole concept of this mini album is about what men think of women. For example, in our song 「Ka-CHING!」, it sends the message of “people’s appearances are not everything” sung from the men’s point of view. Musically speaking, we included a lot of song genres, so I think you can feel our brand new charm ♪ Q: The thing you bought recently? C: Sneakers. I like (sneakers) very much! Without realizing, the number (of sneakers I have) is increasing… (laughs). I have so many that I cannot fit them (all) on our shoe shelf, I even have to put them in the closet in my room! B: Clothes for snowboarding! This year, I only went snowboarding three times, but I already bought two sets of snowboarding clothes. I may have bought too much (laughs). X: Black sportswear. I like going basic and black, so I have a lot of all-black outfits. We have practice even on our days off, so clothes that I can wear comfortably also during practice are very convenient. So I go for cool sportswear (laughs)! Because I don’t go out that often, I probably don’t put much thought into fashion (laughs). Q: Things that you do to keep your style? [t/n: ‘style’ in this case is more nuanced to mean ‘figure’] C: Because of my genes, my figure doesn’t change easily (t/n: in other words = genetically, he doesn’t gain weight easily), so I don’t take particular care of anything… I only try not to overeat (laughs). B: I try to exercise at the gym and also watch over what I eat. X: In order to not gain weight, I do a lot of aerobic exercise ♪ Q: Fashion that you find cute on girls? C: More than feminine fashion, I like street fashion! Wearing skinny jeans with a simple T-shirt, cap, and sneakers… those kind of looks! I read CanCam today, and I thought (they all looked) very cute. But, even with any kind of fashion, girls who wears clothes that fit their own styles are the best!! B: White shirts and denim jeans! I think all men like this kind of fashion, but it’s also a fashion that works on girls. And even girls like men who wear white shirts and denim jeans, right (laughs)? So me personally, I think simple styles are very stylish ♪ X: (While reading CanCam) These are all too cute! Looking at all these cute fashion, I don’t really know which one is the cutest (laughs). I think I like feminine fashion more than casual ones. But more than individual clothing, I think that balance is important! Q: Thing that you are into recently? C: I don’t really have much of a hobby… Recently I’m very into singing practice ♪. We have our Japanese debut, and also our next comeback in Korea, so to prepare for that, I have been listening to and singing a lot of songs! B: If we talk about my lifetime hobby, then games (laughs)! I like computer fighting games. Among games, there are actions games set in a country at war where you have to think (of strategies) often, and teamwork is also important… there are a lot of these types of games! But recently, and this is a rare occasion, I have something else that I am into as much as I am into games. That is… snowboarding! In my mind, I’m al~~ways thinking of going snowboarding now (laughs). X: Billiards. Recently, I always go play billiards with Baekhyun and Chen if I have time ♪. We always play four-ball, but since I only started very recently… I’m not that good. The other two? They’re much much better than me (laughs)! Q: What do you find important during the first impression of a girl? C: Eyes, maybe? I feel like with a gaze/look., you can know everything about that person. Not only with girls, but whenever I talk to anybody, I will definitely look into their eyes. Also, I think that (a person’s) smile is important too. I like genuine, natural smiles ♪ B: Brightness is important! But, it doesn’t mean that (she) should be super lively and energetic, how do I say this, but more of (having) positive and smiling energy. If she’s always smiling and looks gentle, I think that is very cute. X: I think it’s important whether she gives off a cute feeling, but more than anything, I think a girl who is wholly-balanced is lovely. In the end, the inside (appearance) is better than the outside! Because I’ll slowly like the girl while we talk about a lot of things and spend a long time together. THE COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF EXO-CBX♡ Thorough investigation of the three’s current thoughts!Their minds are compared!! Q: The place you want to visit the most now? C: OKINAWA. I just want to go there!! B: HOKKAIDO. The other EXO members seem to have already been there… I was too jealous! I would’ve brought my snowboard wear if it was winter right now~ (laughs). X: ONSEN. This is something I’ve dreamed of for a long time. When it’s cold in the middle of winter, I’ve always wanted to go to the onsen in the middle of snow ♪　 **onsen = hot spring Q: Bungee Jumping or full marathon, if you were to do one of them? ALL: Bungee Jumping! C: I want to conquer the fear of “jumping from a high place”! I also wanted to try skydiving ♪ B: (If running a full marathon), you have to run for 42.195km, right? Then, I’ll go for bungee jumping (laughs). X: It’s fine doing it once, I want to jump off from the sky! Q: If you were to have a date in summer? C: THE SEA, OF COURSE. Wakeboarding in the summer or snowboarding in the winter, doing something active seems fun! B: HOME. Because it’s hot in the summer, the best thing is not going out of the house! I want to spend time cooling in front of the air conditioner (laughs). X: RESORT. I want to play at the beach. But I don’t want to get into the water, so I’ll just watch (laughs). Q: The clothes that you think are cute in CanCam? (refer to scan) C: I like simple clothes in one color. I like the color on this dress, and the slit on the shoulder is very cute! B: I said that I like white shirts on denim pants, so is it weird that I picked this style (laughs)? I like this shirt with its slightly loose style! X: I like this kind of feminine style! When we’re on a date, and she comes with this soft and flowy dress with floral patterns, that would feel nice ♪ Q: The last thing you did last night before sleeping? C: (PLAYED A) GAME. (It’s a) game where you choose different characters and defeat your opponent (laughs). B: LISTENED TO OUR NEW SONG ♪. I listened to our new song that we’re releasing now to check if there’s anywhere we should fix and to check on my parts. But I fell asleep soon after that (laughs). When I listen to music, no matter what kind of music it is, I always fall asleep. X: WATCHED A DVD. I watched our live concert 『EXO PLANET #3 – The EXO’rDIUM in JAPAN』 ♪ THE THREE TALKS OF THEIR DEBUT AND OF EACH OTHER! The three close friends who make it exciting even during the photoshoot ♪ We asked them about their thoughts on their Japanese debut being right in front of their eyes and they gave us their real talk. The group who can boast of overwhelming popularity in Korea and the entirety of Asia, EXO. And within them, we’re bringing you their first sub-unit, EXO-CBX, and their first interview with CanCam ♪ When doing activities as three members, deciding on a dinner menu is fun (laughs)! Editor: As EXO, you have done activities in a big group, but now that you’re doing it as three, please tell of the pros and the cons. B: Compared to when there were nine people, the dressing room becomes larger (laughs)! C: For sure (laughs)! B: Also, if we go to the amusement park, we’ll stand out with 9 people, so isn’t it better if we go as three? C: Yeah. Whenever we eat, deciding on a menu also becomes faster, right (laughs)? X: I was about to say the same thing. B: After all, everyone has different things they want to eat. X: And then, our manager will have it easier, right (laughs)? [t/n: saying that the manager will have an easier time managing three instead of nine people] ALL: For sure (roaring laughter)! Editor: Then, please tell us about the characters of the three of you. B: The three of us are, to put it simply, bright, right? Chen is… basically very good at singing and has a strong personality! C: Thank you! Baekhyun, how should I say this, has the ability to adapt to anything he’s learning, take it and make it his own thing. He’s like a sponge (laughs). X: He’s really a presence that we cannot be without. B: Are you saying this for real~? C & X: We’re not lying (laughs)! B: As for Xiumin, he’s the eldest among the members, but his baby face is his specialty! He’s also the bridge between us and our manager, and he makes sure to double check our schedules for us. C: (He’s a) reliable older brother! B: It feels like he’s becoming our manager as a side job (laughs). X: Should I switch (to becoming a manager) (laughs)? I am the oldest, so I try to take the initiative and talk to our manager a lot. Organizing and managing fit my personality. B: By the way, I, Baekhyun, am someone who likes mischi~ef ♪ C＆X: We know (laughs)!! The members who are always together, the coolness they show on stage is exceptional! Editor: Please tell us of the moments when you think the member sitting beside you is cool. C: This is something that I’ve always thought of, but the Baekhyun in our MV and on stage is very cool! He puts a lot of expressiveness in every single one of his movements and facial expressions. When I look at him then, I think he’s very cool and I learn a lot from him. B: Somehow I feel like today is the day we’ll get lots of praises (laughs). The person sitting beside me, Xiumin, always performs his very best every time he’s on stage. So much that his sweat usually falls like rain (laughs). But whenever he’s giving his ment in our concerts or anywhere else, he has a cute side, and I think that gap/difference is charming. He has such a cute baby face, but inside he’s very hot-blooded! X: Okay, so I’ll talk about Chen. As everyone know, he’s very good in singing. Also, when I see him on stage with his overflowing energy, I get strength! To our fans, he’s a presence that is like a battery. Also whenever he’s on stage, he’s really manly! B: So, he’s different normally? [t/n: as in, he’s not manly offstage?] X: That’s not what I meant (laughs)! Editor: If you were a girl, which one between the three of you would you want to date? B: Me (laughs)! C: Why, why? B: Because I have moments when I’m really funny, I have a lot of charms, so won’t I definitely make my partner happy (laughs)? Saying this about myself, I’m becoming shy~ (laughs). What about Xiumin? X: Rather than dating Baekhyun or Chen, I’d rather remain single. I know too much about these two. It’s not always good/strong points when it comes to people, right? So, if I were to date, I’d rather date a completely new person. That is to say, if I am a girl, I’d rather not know anything about the two of them (laughs). B: If Xiumin were a girl, I wouldn’t want to date him either (laughs). Chen? C: Between the three of us, maybe none (laughs). We’ve been together for too long already! B: Not even yourself? C: Yeah, not even myself. It’s because I know about myself better than anyone else, and I have (my) weaknesses that people still don’t know about. B: Please have more confidence in yourself (laughs). Editor: Who is the fashion leader between the three of you? All: Nobody~ (laughs)! C: Everyone has different styles that they like. B: We each wear different clothes that we like. Xiumin is the most casual. C: I like hip-hop style clothes. X: And Baekhyun, he’s stylish in street and also formal clothes. Their goal this year is to meet with their Japanese fans more! Editor: Please tell us about your goals and ambitions regarding your Japanese activities from now on. B: From now on, Xiumin’s (goal) is also to become a manager (laughs). I’m joking! X: I think it’s all thanks to our fans that we managed to have a Japanese debut as a sub-unit. B: This year, while doing a lot of activities in Japan, our goal is to meet with our fans! C: Regardless of our genres, we hope you can watch our song and dance. X: We have to explain more on our unit’s concept! B & C: As expected, our manager (laughs)! MESSAGE TO FANS C: We’re working hard to prepare for our Japanese activities, so please wait for us, okay ♥ B: There’s original Japanese songs in our mini album『GIRLS』, so please listen to it ♪ X: We’re going to meet with our Japanese fans more from now on, so we’re very excited ♥ WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT EXO-CBX♡ We want to know more about the three! So we asked them to answer these questions ♪ Q. If you were to compare yourself to an animal? C: DINOSAUR. People tell me that if they look closely at my face, it resembles a dinosaur! When I look (at myself) in the mirror… it does (laughs)! B: DOG. There are a lot of dogs who spend time alone at home, right? I, too, like spending time at home alone (laughs). X: CAT. The fans have told me that I resemble a cat. I think some also gave me the nickname “Xiu-nyan” (laughs). I, too, think I resemble cats a bit. Q. Things that you absolutely hate? C: COCKROACHES AND SPIDERS. I don’t see them that often, but I hate them!! B: TALL PLACES. But it might be better than full marathons (laughs). X: MESSES. If a room is messy and dirty, my stress (level) increases. The untidiest member is… Baekhyun (laughs). Q. Favorite ice-cream flavor is? C & B: STRAWBERRY!! C: I love it ♡ B: You don’t get tired no matter how many times (you eat it)! X: COOKIES AND CREAM. It’s delicious ♪ Q. The thing you want to eat for today’s dinner? C: SUSHI. My favorite sushi is salmon. B: TONKATSU. We promised that we’ll go eat sushi tonight, but actually I want to eat tonkatsu (laughs). X: SUSHI. Even before I came to Japan this time, I promised myself that I will eat sushi! I love eel ♪ Q. The feature on your face that you like most? C: EYELASHES. I’m often told they’re very long~! B: LIPS. It’s (naturally) red in color. Because I don’t have many lip lines, it’s fine even if I don’t put lip balm on it, so I like it (laughs). X: HEAD. The shape of my head is round, so it stands out. Round-shaped heads are cuter than small heads, right (laughs)? Q. Show us one of your favorite (photos) on your smartphone~! (refer to scan) C: FIJI. This is one of the photos taken when we went to Fiji for a photobook shoot. This was taken on our last day there. If there’s a chance, I want to go and play there with the others ♪ B: SNOWBOARD. I started snowboarding since last year. It was so fun, I took a selfie without thinking ♪ X: BILLIARDS. The members of EXO-CBX are very into billiards! (This is) one taken when we were so into a game!

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갓세븐 (Got7)

Hello readers! Welcome back, my loves. I just want to start off by saying thank you for reading my blog posts. It really means a lot. Today we are going to talk about a very good and well known group, Got7. According to Wikipedia, Got7 is a South Korean boy group formed by JYP Entertainment The group is composed of seven members: JB, Mark, Jackson, Jinyoung, Youngjae, BamBam, and Yugyeom Got7 debuted in January 2014 with the release of their first EP Got It?, which peaked at number two on the Gaon Album Chart and number one on Billboard's World Albums Chart. The group gained attention for their stage performances, which includes elements of martial arts tricking, a style that the group became known for. In late 2014 Got7 signed with Sony Music Entertainment Japan and ventured into the Japanese market to release their debut Japanese-language single "Around the World". They returned to South Korea a month later to release their first full-length studio album Identify, topping the nation's charts. In 2015, Got7 released the EPs Just Right and Mad, the former which failed to top charts but yielded the group's most commercially successful single, "Just Right". In 2016, the group released their first full-length Japanese studio album Moriagatteyo, debuting at number three on the Oricon Albums Chart. They then went on to release their fifth Korean EP Flight Log: Departure and their second full-length studio album Flight Log: Turbulence, both chart-toppers. In March 2017 their music video for "Just Right" reached 100 million views on YouTube, making Got7 the first JYP Entertainment boy group to achieve this milestone. On March 13, 2017, they released their sixth EP Flight Log: Arrival, featuring the single "Never Ever." The album marks the third and final part of the group's Flight Log series. They've done so beautiful things with “Just Right.” That's my favorite song by them. I'll provide a link to the song. But anyway, let's get into the members. There are obviously 7 members. Mark is the oldest and Yugyeom is the maknae. And by the way, my bias is Jinyoung or “Junior.” Let's start from oldest to youngest. Also according to Wikipedia, Mark was born Mark Yi-en Tuan on September 4, 1993 (age 23) in Los Angeles, United States. He is the oldest member of the group and is of Taiwanese descent. In 2010, after getting cast by JYP Entertainment in the U.S., Mark moved to Korea for training. His first pre-debut appearance was on an episode of Mnet's reality-survival program WIN: Who Is Next, which aired on September 6, 2013. Mark, alongside Jackson, BamBam and Yugyeom, competed against trainees from YG Entertainment. Next, JB was born Im Jae-bum on January 6, 1994 (age 23) and is the leader of the group. He passed JYP Entertainment's local auditions in 2009 and debuted together with Jinyoung as the duo JJ Project in 2012. They both made their small-screen debut through the drama series Dream High 2. He also appeared in MBC's drama When a Man Falls in Love. Third, Jackson was born Jackson Wang Ka-yee on March 28, 1994 (age 23) in Hong Kong. He is a former representative of Hong Kong's national fencing team, earning two gold medals at the Asian Junior Olympics in Thailand in 2011. He claimed that earning a gold medal was one of his parents' requirements for allowing him to train in Korea. His father became a gold medalist in fencing in 1986, while his mother was a Chinese national gymnastics member. His first pre-debut appearance was in an episode of Mnet's reality-survival program WIN: Who Is Next with Mark, BamBam, and Yugyeom. Shortly after debut, Jackson became a variety star in South Korea due to his appearance on the SBS reality series Roommate, for which he was awarded the Newcomer Award at the 2014 SBS Entertainment Awards. From May to August 2015, Jackson was a regular MC for SBS's music show Inkigayo. In December 2015, Jackson made his Chinese television debut as one of the presenters of the talk show Go Fridge, and was well received. In December 2016 he appeared in his first solo commercial for Midea fridge in China. Fourth, Jinyoung was born Park Jin-young on September 22, 1994 (age 22). He passed JYP Entertainment's local auditions in 2009 and made his acting debut in 2011, playing the role of Jung Ui-bong in the television drama Dream High 2 in 2011. In 2012, Jinyoung debuted as a member of JJ Project with JB. The duo also made appearances on the MBC television drama When a Man Falls in Love in 2013. Jinyoung is the most prominent actor in the group, having played roles in Beloved Eun-dong and The Legend of the Blue Sea. In 2016, he made his big screen debut in the movie A Stray Goat. Jinyoung and BamBam were made permanent hosts for Mnet's M! Countdown alongside Key of SHINee from March 2015 to March 2016. Jinyoung originally debuted with the stage name Jr., since he shares the same name as JYP Entertainment's founder and CEO. On May 5, 2015, he changed his stage name to Junior due to the confusion of fans and media about the correct pronunciation of Jr. On August 16, 2016, he changed it again to his given name, Jinyoung. On February 1, 2017, SBS announced that he had been chosen, with NCT's Doyoung and Black Pink's Jisoo, as the new fixed MCs of SBS Inkigayo. Fifth, Youngjae was born Choi Young-jae on September 17, 1996 (age 20). In 2013, he became a trainee under JYP Entertainment after passing an audition at his music school in Mokpo. Youngjae cited Elliot Yamin, Sanjoy, and Javier Colon as three of his musical influences, auditioning with Elliott's songs. He was a trainee for just seven months and was the last member added to the group. Sixth, BamBam was born Kunpimook Bhuwakul on May 2, 1997 (age 20) in Bangkok, Thailand. BamBam started training in Korea at a very young age and, as a child, he was part of the dance crew "We Zaa Cool" alongside Blackpink's Lisa. He made his first TV appearance in an episode of Mnet's reality-survival program WIN: Who Is Next alongside Jackson, Mark and Yugyeom. In 2016, BamBam and Jackson appeared on the South Korean variety show Real Men for a special season with the theme of "Enlisting Together". BamBam and Jinyoung were made permanent hosts for Mnet's M! Countdown alongside Key of SHINee from March 2015 to March 2016. And last but not least, Yugyeom was born Kim Yu-gyeom on November 17, 1997 (age 19). He is the youngest member of the group, and is known for his street dancing. Yugyeom enrolled in dance school in seventh grade, which led him to the opportunity to audition for JYP. He made his first pre-debut appearance in an episode of Mnet's reality-survival program WIN: Who Is Next alongside Jackson, Mark and BamBam, which aired on September 6, 2013. In 2016, Yugyeom joined Mnet's dance survival contest Hit the Stage and was placed first in the final episode. This was a long blog post, guys and I'm sorta exhausted. That's all for this post, readers. Love y'all. Until next time... Word Count: 1203

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The Birth of Brainchildren

APRIL 10, 2020 - It’s Holy Friday, and the Enhanced Community Quarantine is still on. I’m just writing this entry to go back down in memory lane while making use of the long weekend. We finalized pre-production talks on The Jump Shot Podcast in late August 2019 while we published our first episode the following month. But before that, I’ll be narrating our experience way back college on how I started broadcasting. Here:

Back in college I had already started our broadcasting stint while we were working for The Purveyor Publication, our department’s official student publication.

I started during Freshman Year in 2013 with The Purveyor Show, stylized as The P Show, a pre-recorded podcast where we talked about a mix of pop culture (and sports). It continued on throughout college.

June 25, 2014 - DYAR 87.9 Airhetoric Radio - Yesterday's all music. This time's all hard news. All the day's work. #PurveyorOBE2014 #CASConvocation

THE BLEACHERS

Then there came the second semester of Junior Year (School Year 2015-2016) where we had an internship at the 88.7 Josenian Campus Radio (JCR) - I could imagine the setup.

I could remember the radio barn's nostalgic set up. There's this long tabletop with two microphones on mounted arms. There's one computer system on the left side containing the music and audio database. It’s also used for work-related Internet browsing. There’s another computer for the sound effects (SFX) on the other end.

There’s a separate round table where two microphone arms are mounted for guest speakers.

There’s the On-Air light in front of the broadcasters. The microphone processor and audio codec at the middle of the tabletop to adjust the volumes and other settings. There's also this big speaker so we can hear our voices in loudspeaker mode. There's also a pair of headphones as well.

(Well I'm not the only one who's abused it by browsing countlessly. There was even one time Rab forgot to log out his Facebook account, and Giselle posted a status on his profile - saying he was watching Barbie and the Popstar that hilariously caught the attention of friends. Later he found out it was "hacked" and shouted "Animas ka!" referring to me while I and Giselle were outside looking through the glass window (We had to run and chuckled at the same time and went back).

However, our station manager Frances was on-air. She had to mute the lines and reprimanded Rab in this awkwardly funny situation. Ahh, good times. Lesson learned, never forget to logout on a non-personal computer.

The pre-production talks came in early November. We were also one month in Cebu Daily News as sports correspondents.

I could remember the time I and Rab pitched in The Bleachers that turned out to be the radio’s official sports talk show.

It differs from Turner Sports’ Bleacher Report. Well I have to admit that I got the show’s inspiration from them. 

It was a meeting in a classroom setting. Rab came in late by the time I was in the middle of the pitch.

But the gist is we suggested it since sports isn’t always talked about over JCR as we had to attract a niche audience by having a combination of in-depth and light discussions around the world of sports preferably the NBA, PBA, and a few local sports.

Personally it was our way to broaden our capacity to do sports writing and analysis.

Our instructor Mr. Jefferson Cruz jotted it down right away. The schedule is finalized. Then we had the campus radio’ soft broadcast in December. The Bleachers. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. 12:00 - 1:00 PM.

(Tune in to The Bleachers - the official sports talk show of 88.7 Josenian Campus Radio - with truly yours and Rab every Monday's, Wednesday's and Friday's at 12nn.)

We don’t have recordings of the show, but I will tell you our experience in detail. At times I and Rab took turns buying our newspaper. Sometimes it depends on who buys when we have published stories on that day. We’d also browse the web for the latest topics to dig in the NBA and PBA. A taste of tradition and modernity wouldn’t hurt our senses.

The OBB (broadcast term opening billboard or the official opening tune) commences.

The Bleachers

The students' guide to sports

Check out the updates of your favorite teams

Discussions of the latest trends in the field

And exclusive interviews with athletes and personnel with Rab and James

Presented by 88.7 Josenian Campus Radio every Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 12-1 pm.

The Bleachers!

Then we’d kick off the show by reading the headlines. Short break. Then we proceed with the in-depth discussions. Short break. Then discussion. Then we wrap things up.

There are times that I’m broadcasting alone but with, of course, the technical crew of the hour (It’s either Angel, Ena, or Giselle). God knows where Rabboni would be at that hour. At first it was awkward to have like a monologue, but the show continues.

At times we’d invite our good buddy Gyle over to be our guest host who would be one of the guys to continue The Bleachers 2.0 a few semesters after.

Most of the time it was NBA, because it’s arguably the most popular game which meant the most viewed and talked about.

We were the connecting show from the AM Department to the FM Department, but we were still part of the former where all shows are in Cebuano, but opted to use English as our language hehe. 

I was also the Traffic Head of the entire JCR interns. I was in charge of the scheduling and attendance of the team along with Vaña and Keith.

By the way our broadcasts are aired in the school canteen, and your voice will be heard no doubt. I would be happy to read messages and shout outs on our text line before we’d wrap up the show.

It was also heard on FM radio. The range is said to have a 400-meter radius from the school. So it can be heard around the Metro Colon and Carbon Public Market area.

The internship experience was fun and at the same time made us keep up with our responsibility while it was fulfilling on our part to share our thoughts. I could recall.

July 9, 2015 -We talked about basketball the entire hour at Josenian Campus Radio 88.7 from NBA free agency to Coordinates Basketball. #tpusjr #ThePurveyorShow

MORE FLASHBACKS

I could still remember the campus radio was still DYAR 87.9 Airhetoric Radio but has since changed to JCR since DYAR was already registered to an existing entity. We covered the local school elections, presidential debates now rebranded as town hall meetings, and feature stories. We played some music too.

There were times when I and Rab would invite over good old friend Samuel to guest in the P Show. You guessed it we talked about the NBA (haha). But I remembered we talked about some other stuff like comic book comparisons - Marvel vs DC.

Those were the priceless moments. I have no regrets at all. Fast forward to 2019, Here we are with our own podcast that still talks about sports and some side bits on pop culture and personal experiences.

Until the next entry. While waiting, you can check out our live-stream.

Ciao.

James.

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Artur Beterbiev-Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Shakur Stevenson-Joet Gonzalez, Miguel Berchelt-Jason Sosa and Jamel Herring-Lamont Roach Jr. Highlight Top Rank’s Fall Schedule

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Published: September 20, 2019

LAS VEGAS — Three world title bouts and a highly anticipated light heavyweight unification fight are on the docket for Top Rank’s fall schedule, which will be unveiled TODAY at 12 p.m. PT at a special kickoff press conference at the MGM Grand’s KA Theatre. The press conference will feature all eight fighters, and it will be streamed live on @ESPN through the ESPN App, available to all viewers unauthenticated. The fall schedule will kick off October 18 with the previously announced light heavyweight unification bout between IBF champion Artur Beterbiev and WBC champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia (ESPN and ESPN Deportes, 10 p.m. ET). The entire undercard will stream on ESPN+ starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. “This is a tremendous lineup of fights that Top Rank is bringing to ESPN and ESPN+ in the fall,” said Top Rank chairman Bob Arum. “You have young superstars and established champions in the toughest fights of their careers. It doesn’t get better than that. When it’s all said and done, new superstars are going to emerge.” October 26: Stevenson and Gonzalez to Battle for Featherweight World Title Shakur Stevenson is only 22 years old and 12 fights into his pro career. For his first world title shot, he’ll return to the sight of many of his greatest amateur accomplishments. Stevenson will face Joet Gonzalez for the vacant WBO featherweight title Saturday, October 26 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nevada. Stevenson and Gonzalez are the WBO’s top two contenders for the belt vacated by Oscar Valdez, who is now campaigning at 130 pounds. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Let’s Get It On Promotions and Golden Boy, Stevenson-Gonzalez and a co-feature will stream live and exclusively on ESPN+, the leading multi-sport streaming service, beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. The entire undercard will stream on ESPN+ starting at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. "I have been working for this moment my entire life, and no one is going to stop me from becoming a world champion,” Stevenson said. “I had some of my biggest amateur moments in Reno, and I can’t wait to win my first world title there. This is my time to show the world that I am the best young fighter in boxing. The Shakur Stevenson era will officially begin on October 26.” “It’s about time I got my world title shot,” Gonzalez said. “I’ve been asking for this opportunity for a long time. Thanks to my promoter and manager, it is finally here. Shakur Stevenson has done a lot of talking. But I’ll do my talking in the ring with my fists on October 26.” Stevenson (12-0, 7 KOs), the fighting pride of Newark, New Jersey, turned pro in April 2017 following a standout amateur career that included a 2016 Olympic silver medal for the United States. He is familiar with Reno, having won four national titles in “The Biggest Little City in the World” from 2013-2015, including his triumph at the Olympic Trials. Stevenson returned to Reno as a pro, shutting out Juan Tapia over eight rounds in February 2018 to improve to 5-0. He has fought three times thus far in 2019, including a career-best performance April 20 against former world title challenger Christopher Diaz on the Terence Crawford-Amir Khan pay-per-view undercard. He followed up the unanimous decision over Diaz with a triumphant return to Newark, where more than 5,000 fans packed the Prudential Center for his third-round stoppage over Alberto Guevara. Gonzalez (23-0, 14 KOs) is a seven-year pro who has the edge in experience, and at 25 years old, is three years older than Stevenson. Like Stevenson, he had a storied amateur career, nearly qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics and winning a U.S. Junior Olympics title. Gonzalez has won three consecutive bouts by knockout since a split decision victory over former world title challenger Rafael Rivera. He last fought July 13 in Carson, California, capturing the WBO Global and WBA Continental America featherweight titles with a sixth-round stoppage over Manuel Avila. Immediately following the Avila bout, he expressed interest in fighting in Stevenson, and the two have since been engaged in a social media back-and-forth. The talking will stop — and the fight will start — on October 26. November 2: Miguel Berchelt Set to Defend Super Featherweight World Title Versus Jason Sosa WBC super featherweight world champion Miguel Berchelt will defend his world title for the sixth time against former world champion Jason Sosa in a can’t-miss battle Saturday, November 2 at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Berchelt, who has won four in a row by stoppage, is the division’s longest-reigning world champion and is ranked No. 1 by both ESPN.com and Ring Magazine. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Zanfer Promotions and Peltz Boxing, Berchelt-Sosa and a world title co-feature will air live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT. The undercard will stream on ESPN+ starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT “On November 2, there will be another classic war between a Mexican and a Puerto Rican warrior,” Berchelt said. “I will prove once again that I am the best and most spectacular super featherweight in the world. This title ain’t going anywhere.” “I can’t express how happy and grateful I am to Top Rank and Russell Peltz for once again working together to give me another shot at becoming world champion,” Sosa said. “I am training harder than ever. I want this so bad, and I am not going to let anything stop what God has planned for me. We are incredibly focused knowing the importance of this fight. Berchelt is a strong opponent, and we are not taking his talents lightly. We both throw a lot of punches so expect an action-packed fight that will be the next chapter in the Mexico versus Puerto Rico rivalry. It’s a rivalry that’s been ongoing for years, and I plan on making my island very proud. On November 2, I plan on becoming a two-time world champion.” Berchelt (36-1, 32 KOs) has reigned as WBC super featherweight king since January 28, 2017, the evening he dethroned Francisco Vargas via 11th-round knockout in a Fight of the Year contender. He has maintained his reputation as an all-action star, besting Miguel Roman and Takashi Miura in dominant title defenses. He last fought May 11 in Tucson, Arizona, battering Vargas in their rematch until Vargas retired on his stool following the sixth round. A native of Cancun, Mexico, Berchelt has won 15 consecutive bouts and hopes a win over Sosa will move him closer to a world title unification bout. Sosa (23-3-4, 16 KOs), from Camden, New Jersey, is in the midst of a career revitalization following a two-bout skid in 2017. Sosa has reeled off three consecutive wins since a controversial decision loss to Yuriorkis Gamboa in November 2017, and he is now ranked in the top 10 by two of the major sanctioning organizations. He last fought August 10 in Philadelphia, knocking out Lydell Rhodes in seven rounds to earn his shot at the title. November 9: Jamel Herring Set for Ballpark Title Defense Versus Lamont Roach Jr. in Fresno Jamel “Semper Fi” Herring, the U.S. Marine veteran who upset Masayuki Ito in on Memorial Day weekend to win the WBO junior lightweight title, is set to honor his comrades by returning on Veterans Day weekend. Herring will make his first title defense against the undefeated Lamont Roach Jr. on Saturday, November 9 at Chukchansi Park in Fresno, home of the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies. This is a return engagement for Herring, who fought at Fresno’s Save Mart Center last September and had more than 1,000 active, retired and aspiring service members in the crowd cheering him on. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Golden Boy, Herring-Roach and a co-feature will stream live beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on ESPN+. The undercard will stream on ESPN+ starting at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. “Our camps have gone back and forth, and I’m just ready to get to work,” Herring said. “I have a great team, and Terence Crawford will also be in camp to make sure I’m at my best. Overall, the night means much more than trash-talking, since it’s the weekend of both Veterans Day and the Marine Corps birthday. “I’m glad to be back in Fresno. I had a huge crowd supporting me last time I fought in the area. I know a victory here will lead to bigger and better things.” “I know Jamel very well and he knows me,” Roach Jr. said. “I’m super excited, and I’ve been waiting for this moment my entire life. This victory will be only the beginning of my legacy. I’m here for a reason, and I can’t wait to show the world why! I will be the WBO junior lightweight world champion on November 9.” Herring (20-2, 10 KOs) served two tours of duty with the Marines in Iraq and captained the 2012 U.S. Olympic boxing team. His pro career stalled with a 1-2 skid from 2016-2017, but after signing with Top Rank and moving down to 130 pounds, he won three straight fights to earn the title shot against Ito. His September 2018 fight against John Vincent Moralde was a particularly special occasion, as dozens of Marines lined the Save Mart Center walkway as Herring made his entrance. He shut out Moralde as the ESPN-televised co-feature, and now he returns to California’s Central Valley ready to put on a clinic under the lights. Roach (19-0-1, 7 KOs) is one of the best young fighters to emerge from the boxing hotbed of Washington, D.C. in recent years. His only hiccup as a pro — an April 2018 draw against Orlando Cruz in Cruz’s home country of Puerto Rico — was a minor speed bump in what has been an otherwise sterling run up the ranks. He is 3-0 since the Cruz fight, winning a pair of regional belts and putting forth his best performances on high-profile cards. He last fought May 4 on the Canelo Alvarez-Danny Jacobs undercard in Las Vegas, scoring a 10-round unanimous decision over former world title challenger Jonathan Oquendo. Roach is trained by his father, Lamont Roach Sr., who has been the head man in his corner for his past five bouts.

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Jennifer Winget was conceived on 30 May 1985 In Goregaon, Mumbai, India. She is an Indian TV entertainer well known for her jobs in Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Dill Mill Gayye, Saraswatichandra, and Beyhadh. Right now, she is depicting the character of Zoya Siddiqui in Bepannaah. his Educational Qualifications Graduate (B.Com.) and Debut Film Name Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (1997, as a kid entertainer), Tv Serial Shaka Laka Boom (2000, as a kid on-screen character). Jennifer Winget This Hobbies Playing with her pet puppy and Favorite Food Fast nourishment (Burger, Pizza), Favorite Tourist Destination Singapore, Malaysia and Favorite Beverage Lemon frosted tea, Favorite Name Cuisine Mughlai. her Husband Name Karan Singh Grover (Actor, 2012-2014). 

 1] Early Life and Education ⤵

Jennifer Winget conceived on 30 May 1985, in Goregaon, Mumbai. Jennifer was considered Maharashtrian Christian father Hemant Winget and Punjabi mother Prabha Winget. Her Father Hemant Winget fills in as Reliance Industries. She has senior kin named Moses Winget. 

She completed her school level guidance from St. Xavier's High School, Mumbai. Likewise, completed her graduation in Bachelor of Commerce from K.J. Somaiya Junior College Of Science and Commerce, Mumbai. 

2] Affairs ⤵ 

Jennifer and Karan Singh Grover met on the courses of action of the TV successive Kasautii Zindagii Kay and build up an association between them. After included colleague, finally, the couple got hitched on April 9, 2012. In any case, in November 2014 Jennifer reported that they were segregated. After the parcel, she came into the relationship with Sehban Azim, who is furthermore an on-screen character. 

3] Career ⤵

Jennifer began her acting occupation as a child specialist at 10 years of age from the film Akele Hum Akele Tum. After that, at 12 years of age, she appeared in the film Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya. 

In 2003, she started to act at into the little screen from the successive called Shaka Laka Boom. Nevertheless, her first noteworthy activity in a TV consecutive was as Anurag and Prerna Basu's daughter Sneha in Kasautii Zindagii Kay. This activity brought her reputation and a fan following. After that she appeared in a couple of serials like Kkusum, Dill Mill Gayye, Kahiin To Hoga, Sangam, and Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa, etc. 

She moreover encouraged in various TV appears, for instance, Laughter Ke Phatke, Dekh India Dekh, Comedy Ka Maha Muqabala, Star Diwali, etc. What's more, besides participate truth be told exhibits like Comedy Circus 3, Zara Nachke Dikha, and Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout. 

Winget worked in Sony TV's wistful spine chiller Beyhadh where she accepted the negative employment of Maya Mehrotra. Winget is at present working in Colors TV's Bepannaah as Zoya Siddiqui. 

In 2018, Jennifer Winget will make her Bollywood acting introduction as a lead on-screen character in the Kunal Kohli's film Phir Se. 

4] Body Stats ⤵

Jennifer Winget Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) and Weight 54 Kg (119 lbs). Her Body Measurements 33-26-33 Inches. She wears Shoe Size 8 (US) and Dress Size 4 (US). She has Black Color Hair and Brown Shading Eye. Jennifer is 21st position on the summary of World's Sexiest Asian Women. 

5] Awards ⤵

In her calling, Jennifer won Zee Gold Awards in Most Fit Actress Category and Indian Television Academy Awards in Best Actress (Jury) Category for the activity in Saraswatichandra. In the prior year, she was doled out and won Lions Gold Awards. 

Progressively About Jennifer Winget ⤵

Mughlai is her Favorite Cuisine. 

Lemon frosted tea is her Favorite Beverage. 

Inexpensive food like Burger, Pizza is her Favorite Food. 

White is her Favorite Food. Her closet comprises of significantly white garments. 

Playing with her Pet puppy is her Favorite Hobby. 

Her preferred eatery is Peshawari at ITC. 

Singapore and Malaysia are her Favorite Destinations. 

Jennifer began acting at 12 years old. She has worked in numerous movies and advertisements as a youngster craftsman. 

The entertainer doesn't prefer to go to the Gym. She inclines toward vegetable juice to remain fit. 

TV entertainer Drashti Dhami is her dear companion who prods her by calling her soutan. 

Jennifer was dropped out of her show Saraswatichandra because of agreement issues. In any case, later she was gotten back to on the show in light of the fact that the makers couldn't locate an appropriate substitution. 

Her fantasy job is that of Rani Mukherjee's in Black. 

She aches for sweet dishes. 

She went bare utilizing compensate for a grouping in the Tv show 'Beyhadh' in July 2017. 

In the year 2012, she was put 21st in the rundown of Sexiest Asian Women. 

If not an entertainer she would have favored being an air-leader. 

6] Jennifer Winget Family ⤵ 

Jennifer was destined to Half Marathi Christian family in Mumbai. Her dad name is Hemant Winget and Mother name is Prabha Winget. Her dad works at Reliance Industries and mother is a housewife. She has a senior sibling named sibling Moses Winget. The entertainer is near her family and offers her concern with them. 

7] Jennifer Winget Weight Loss ⤵

Exercise Plan: 

Would you be able to beat this – JW has not contracted any fitness coach for her exercise schedules. Why yet? Since she does it all alone, and this incorporates just Yoga. Aside from Yoga, JW doesn't do some other activities. Being a foodie, she is of the conviction that "Eat right, rest soundly and eat everything except for not in overabundance". 

Diet Plan: 

"I can't avoid desserts". 

Does that indication or clarify JW's dietary propensities (or practices)? Both really. 

"Eating the correct kind of sustenance is considerably more significant than going to the rec center or widely working out, as sound nourishment truly keeps up the body well," Jeniffer disclosed to a superstar gateway. 

8] Jennifer Winget Movie/Television appears ⤵ 

The entertainer began her profession as a youngster craftsman at 10 years old with the film 'Akele Hum Akele Tum'. From that point forward, she was highlighted in the film 'Raja ki Aaegi Barat at 12 years old. She has additionally worked in different motion pictures and TV serials as a tyke craftsman. 

As a grown-up craftsman, she began her TV vocation with the prominent sequential Kasauti Zindagi Ki. She has worked as a general rule appears too. Here is a rundown of films, serials the on-screen character has been a piece of:

Year Television Shows 2001-05 Kkusum 2003-05 Kkoi Dil Mein Hai 2003-04 Shaka Laka Boom Boom 2004 Karthika 2005-08 Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2006-07 Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa 2006-09 Sangam 2007 Kahin To Hoga 2009 Dekh India Dekh 2009 Laughter Ke Phatke 2009 Comedy Circus 3 2009 Zara Nach Ke Dikha 2 2009 Perfect Bride 2009-10 Dill Mill Gayye 2011 Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout 2011 Comedy Ka Maha Muqabala 2011 Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan 2012 Teri Meri Love Stories 2012 Star Diwali 2013–14 Saraswatichandra 2014 Star Holi Masti Gulal Ki 2015 Dussehra-Jeet Sachchai Ki 2016–2017 Beyhadh 2018 Bepannaah

Movies

Year Movie Name Role 1995 Akele Hum Akele Tum Young Girl 1997 Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat School Kid 2000 Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya Tanu (child) 2003 Kuch Naa Kaho Pooja (child)

9] Actualities About Celebrity ⤵

Mcdonalds and Subway are her most loved eat-out spots. 

Jennifer is great companions with Drashti Dhami (another TV sequential on-screen character) who unexpectedly prods her by calling her 'souten'. 

Jenni desires for sweet dishes. Such a great amount for her sweet wants! 

Lemon Iced Tea and Wine (particularly Australian wine) are J. Winget's preferred drinks. 

One of Jennifer's diversions incorporates playing with her pet mutts. 

If not an on-screen character, Winget would have favored being an air-lady. 

What's the most loved eatery of Jennifer Winget? Peshawari at ITC. 

The on-screen character is exceptionally close (incredibly close) to her lil nephew Shawn.

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