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Taiwanese Company EVA Airlines Brings Back Hello Kitty Jets
So maybe you already have your collection of Hello Kitty dolls, note paper, mugs, plates and sandwich maker, but have you been on a Hello Kitty jet? Perhaps some of you got a chance to ride on one of these crazy cute, only minorly over-the-top the first time EVA Air, a Taiwan based airline company, teamed up with Sanrio to create one of these Hello Kitty planes back in 2005, with a second following in 2006. Both [...] Continue »
DUDE WTF ASIA: SNL Korea Does Blackface
For starters, I didn’t even know there was a Korean version of Saturday Night Live — so it came as a surprise to me when folks have been bringing to my attention that SNL Korea did a parody of “Dreamgirls”…entirely in blackface. You can see the blackface disaster starting at the 45 second mark.
Mysterious White Structures Found In China’s Gobi Desert
China’s been up to something and everyone wants to know what it’s about: “New photos have appeared in Google Maps showing unidentified titanic structures in the middle of the Chinese desert…It’s located in Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu, north of the Shule River, which crosses the Tibetan Plateau to the west into the Kumtag Desert…The tracks are perfectly executed, and they seem to be designed to be seen from orbit.” So, any theories of what this could [...] Continue »
VIRAL LIKE SARS: Senior Citizens Cover Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance, Gospel Group Covers Studio Ghibli Songs
Fine, fine. Because no less than seven people messaged me about this YouTube video, here it is, a YouTube video of the happiest Senior Citizens in all of Mainland China covering Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” accompanied by miniskirted musicians playing traditional Chinese instruments. I’m pretty sure the song is a parody and not a literal translation, only because my shitty fourth grade Chinese comprehension can understand the phrase “I’m very busy” in the song, and [...] Continue »
Japan’s Latest Crooked Teeth Trend, According To New York Times
Oh, New York Times. Where would we be without your hard hitting and insightful reporting on Asian culture? According to this article from a couple weeks back, crooked teeth, or yaeba, is the hot new trend among women in Japan. Japanese men are said to find this attractive: blogs are devoted to yaeba, celebrities display it proudly, and now some women are paying dentists to create it artificially by affixing plastic fronts to their real [...] Continue »
J-Pop Group AKB48′s Newest Promotion: “Make a Baby With Me” for $19 a Month
Oh, the things that people will do for 48-member J-Pop group AKB48. From the Japan Times: “Hardcore fans who cough up ¥1,480 ($19) a month will be able to use the AKBaby app that allows them to see what kind of baby they might have in the extremely unlikely event that they got to impregnate their favorite pop idol.” AKB48′s members, by the way, have members as young as 15 years old.
DUDE WTF ASIA: Filipino Man Gets Plastic Surgery To Look Like Superman
File this under “new to me” as well as “dude is Asian so we’re totally allowed to blog about this:” A man in the Philippines is reported to have multiple cosmetic surgeries to look like Superman. Note that if you’re looking for specifics, we’re talking about 1980′s “Christopher Reeves before he fell off a horse” Superman with the square jaw and the white man jeri curl, rather than the more approachable “at least you’re a [...] Continue »
DUDE WTF ASIA: Japanese Company Creates Super Realistic 3D Human Faces
What is up with Japanese people and their fascination of making face replicas of themselves? Back in August, we found out that LaughingSquid, a Japanese CloneFactory can make 20” dolls that look exactly like you. Now, there is a Japanese Company called Real-f that makes 3D human face masks or 3D human face heads. The technology they use can even get down to the individual pores on your face. For a whopping price of 3,920USD, [...] Continue »
8Asians’ The A-Word: Eps #7 – Gil Asakawa and China’s Breast-Touching Festival
8Asians' The A-Word: Eps #7 - Gil Asakawa and China's Breast-Touching Festival [ 10:00 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (373)For the month of October, we tackle ghosts of the past, namely the issues and topics that keep popping up over the last five years or so since 8Asians launched. In this episode we trap Gil Asakawa into the podcast and then chat about China’s Breast-Touching Festival. (Photo after the jump.) Take a listen and subscribe to our iTunes channel and get all A-Word podcasts automatically downloaded to your computer!
Dole Japan Launches Search For Dole Dance Ambassador For Banana Commercial
Dole Japan is setting up to find their “Smile♪ Dole Dance Ambassador” who will make $11k per hour for singing and dancing with SMAP singer Shingo Katori in a commercial. Not really my cup of tea, even for $11k an hour, but I’m sure there are some of you out there that are willing to do it. To apply, visit the Official Dole Japan Facebook Page. [Editor's Note: And you'll probably have to be fluent [...] Continue »
DUDE WTF ASIA: Japan Breaks World Record In Nut Smashes
Apparently there’s a world record for anything, including the ability to smash the most number of nuts with your nuts.* Seeing as how this is totally ridiculous, I wasn’t surprised to see this feat accomplished by the Japanese. That said, where’s the world record for smashing balls with your balls? Or smashing (chicken) breasts with your breasts? Or hammering nails with your nails? Or…or…Okay, I’m out of ideas. *Just kidding. I know he’s smashing nuts [...] Continue »
DUDE WTF ASIA: Thai Beautician Slaps The Pretty Into Her Clients
Per Gizmodo, women in Thailand can skip the plastic surgery and instead, get the breast size and liposuction that they’ve always dreamed of by getting the crap beaten out of them. Some say that beauty is pain but I never imagined this would be translated literally.
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