Usher vs Leehom

Come 11 July (no I'm not going to go on about World Cup finals), Usher will be having his first ever in Beijing. The American R&B superstar is currently in Asia on a world tour. What's special about the Beijing stop is that Usher will be joined onstage by Leehom.

Usher and Leehom? 2 homeboys in China? haha. What's interesting to note was Usher had a list of invitee (which included Wilber Pan, Jay Chou, David Tao.. amongst others) and the concert organiser had requested for fans' feedback on who should be sharing the stage with Usher. So finally, just a week before the concert, it was announced that Leehom will be Usher's sole guest at his Beijing concert. Now that should be an interesting collaboration

New CF

First post of the month.

Mayday had a MassMutual Mercuries Life [三商美邦人壽] event in hot Taipei today (I was told it was 40C there today? @_@) So there will be 2 new commercials, the first of which is below. And there will be a new song 改編了的[憨人十周年], but the band didn't perform it at today's event.

Cool流行酷報第155期封面人物—阿信

Crazy about magnets

Presenting (part of) my collection of fridge magnets. Just had them rearranged today.

It's one of my milder obsession (which includes amongst others: postcard, coins and stamp collection. I'm such a dork!) I didn't used to be so crazy about magnets up until a couple of years back so I'm kinda bummed about not picking up more during my European travel and stay in England ><

Cheers to my wonderful friends who have contributed to my modest collection - Net, Yen, S.P and Elly

Kula Shaker live in KL

So I was on FB browsing my event invitation, only to find someone had sent me an invite to Kula Shaker Live in KL on 5 August 2010 at KL Live. Omigosh!!!!!!!!! I'd never expect them to play here.. ever. LOL.

A long long time ago when they released their debut album, I was drawn to them cos they sang in Sanskrit, an old Indian language. It was kinda strange to watch a bunch of white blokes singing in an old Indian language but it was cool. Britpop was cool and have always have.

Anyone who's interested in attending, tickets are prized at RM118 (Early bird, from 1st July – 7th July), RM138 (8th July onwards and at the door) and there's also VIP Zone tickets for Upper Level priced at RM160

Warming up with Monster

Today Monster posted a guide to pre-jogging/running warm up. Next he should release a fitness video followed by a step by step guide to cooking haha!

Warm-up is important before exercising as proper warm-up will increase the blood flow to the working muscle hence decreasing muscle stiffness and risk of injury. What do I know? I'm just a armchair sportsperson LOL

stretch Monster stretch

Run Mayday run

22 days into the 80 day Adidas 5km challenge.

The band's progress seems to reveal a pattern - they tend to run mostly when they are on tour. I personally saw Monster and Stone sweating it out at the gym 2 weekends ago (my 我的頭髮亂 encounter with Monster) Didn't realise that Ashin had been on the treadmill that very same day!

It's pretty obvious who's the most athletic of the 5. Stone's micoach chart is pretty impressive. The guy runs more frequently, longer and farther than any of the other 5.

What I don't get about Kpop...

I've never really been a fan of kpop and I don't understand this kpop wave gaining widespread popularity. If kpop had been a H1N1 virus, I fear our population would be wiped out in no time xD

How does kpop appeal to the rest of the non-Korean speaking peeps around the globe? One will find that most kpop groups are multi-lingual. Expect at least a Mandarin/English/Japanese speaking member which helps when breaking into the predominantly Chinese Asian and Japanese market (second biggest music market in the world folks) Kpop wave has even reached the other side of the world with Wonder Girls recently opening for Jonas Brothers on tour in the States. As much as I hate to say it, Cpop doesn't even come close to global stage if compared to Kpop.

Which brings me to the next thing. Kpop fan meeting. Kpop fan meets aren't exactly cheap. Expect to part with a few hundred bucks to secure the VIP seats. I don't know why kpop fans get charged to attend such events when they should be free. Organizers across the country are cashing in on the Korean Wave, bringing in any Tom Dick and Harry they can get their hands on, and fans are lapping them up. Next thing you know they'll start charging a fee for a handshake, an autograph, a photo, a hug.. LMAO

變形DNA[無限放大版]世界巡演唱會 西安站

As the DNA World Tour is coming to an end, I'm sure the band are feeling a sense of relief. This Saturday the tour is continuing in the Mainland. Playing Xian for the first time (since.. 2007?), the concert will be held at the Xian Stadium with ticket prices ranging RMB155/255/355 455/655/855.

look like they had the video shot in their sleepwear XD

20100612 五月天 @ BWL 20th Anniversary Celebration 世界童窗星光夜 新加坡

Up until last Saturday, I had no idea what or who Best World Lifestyle (BWL) were. All I know was Mayday were invited to perform at a charity concert in Singapore on 12 June 2010. Little did I know the event was actually BWL’s 20th Anniversary Celebration.

Through a friend’s friend we managed to secure seats in the premier section. I never got to view the seating plan so I had no idea where exactly my seat was till I entered the Indoor Stadium. Upon entering, I was surprised to see how small the premier section was. There were only 8 rows in total and almost all the seats were taken up by BWL’s VIP members who were all elegantly dressed up for the night. I felt underdressed sitting between them. Maybe that was why the lady beside me who was fiddling with her iphone all night kept looking over.

As I looked around, I could see no more than 5 other Mayday fans in the premier section. Seated right behind me was Kelly and gang, whom I had met the weekend before at the KL concert. And across the block in PA section were 2 other fans we had seen earlier that afternoon at the My Mints Product Launch Press Conference.

The event kicked off at about 7:30PM and we sat through 3 solid hours of boring speeches, various performances, prize presentation, etc. zzZzzz. Mayday appeared onstage about 10:30PM and sang for about an hour or so. It was refreshing to see them in a non-DNA mini concert. Setlist included songs not sung in the DNA setlist. I loved when they sang 終結孤單. It’s been awhile since I last heard that live. Funny moment when Ashin dropped his microphone while singing that haha! And it so happen I was recording when he dropped the mic --> view video

Other songs included DNA, 天使, 離開地球表面, 戀愛ing, 知足 and they also threw in lesser sang songs 聽不到 and 天天想你

host on the left called the drummer "Yen Ming" LOL

all photos by bloodbubble