DesignCon

When

Designer Con 2012 will be on Saturday November 3rd, 2012. Doors open at 9 am and the show ends at 6 pm.

Where

Pasadena Convention Center
300 East Green Street
Pasadena, CA 91101

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Tickets are now on sale for DCon 2012! Order yours online here for only $5!

Note: Tickets will be $7 at the door.

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POP K-POP J-POP la la la

I've been coming up with a list of my favorite K-pop artist and let me tell you It wasn't easy. Now I'm sitting here watching Twilight trying to figure ou how narrow it down and also put my favs of J-pop.

Famle Groups (this was the hardest)                              Male Groups

           1. Brown Eyed Girls                                           1. Big Bang                             
           2. 2NE1                                                               2    SHINee
           3. Mamamoo                                                       3. Block B
           4. RaiNA                                                             4. Infinite
           5. Ladies Code                                                    5. TVXQ
           6. 4MINUTE                                                      6. B.A.P.
           7. Wonder Girls                                                  7. GOT7
           8. Dal Shabet,                                                     8.  EXO    
           9. Brave Girls                                                     9. VIXX      
           10. f(x)                                                                10. TEEN TOP/Nu'est
           11. Red Velvet                                                     10. B1A4/ BTOB
                                                            
       Kara, Apink T-ARA, Fiestar             . . . ,

          
Soloist Female                                                              Soloist Male

           1. BoA                                                                          1. Rain (Bi)
           2. Lee Hyori                                                                 2. Se7en
           3. So Dam Bi                                                               3. PSY
           4. NS Youn G                                                               4. Heo Young Saeng
           5. Seo In Young                                                            5.Kim Hyun Joong
           6. E.via                                                                          6.Jay Park
           7. IU                                                                              7.DEAN
           8. Baek Ji Young                                                           8. Crush

           9. Kan Mi Youn                                                            9. Kim Hyung Jun

          10. IVY                                                                        10.Babylon
          11. G.NA                                                                     11. K.will

Trio/Mixed Groups                          Duo Groups                                            K-rock

        1. Koyote                                         1. Davichi                                          1. Trax
        2. Co-ed School                               2. Leessang                                        2. LED Apple(<3)
        3.Sunnyhill                                      3. MFBTY                                          3. Telepathy
        4. Orange Caramel                          4. AKDONG MUSICIAN                 4. FT Island
        5. TaeTiSeo                                      5. Dynamic Duo                                 5. CN Blue
                                                                                                                             6.WAX

J-pop Female Groups                           J-pop Male Groups                   Mixed Groups
       
        1.Perfume                                           1.  TheGazette                          1. Capsule                         
        2.Dream                                              2. UVERworld                        2.GARNiDELiA
        3. Bright                                              3. Flow                                  
        4. Morning Musume                           4. Exile
        5.E-girls
        6.Nirgilis
        7. LinQ

  

Soloist

     

   1. Koda Kumi

    2. Namie Amuro

   3.Utada Hikaru

   4. Iconiq (Sugar Kpop/Jpop)

   5. Kanno Yoko

   6. Kyrary Pamyu Pamyu

   7. Kanon Wakeshima

   8. Crystal Kay


J-Rock

Doll$Boxx/ Gacharic Spin

Aldious 

       And those are my favorite of K-pop and Jpop

     

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[Part 2] Oh la la Le Merde

This last weekend I went GR2 and Meet Eric Nakamura and the Artist Le Merde. Now guys remember post I wrote back in spring about there little Asian hotspots in LA, well this hotspot is in UCLA/ Wilshire area and mostly eaters, restaurants, and shops.That night there were so many people coming and going on the Sawtelle Street. Usually during the day there is not that many people but at night it truly comes alive.  

I have to tell you guys when I meet Eric was kind of in awe of his work. It was strange to meet someone you got see in a documentary or heard about through word of mouth. I didn't think I was going to meet him lol. I got take a picture with him and Le Merde. Wow! just typing this seems so surreal. Le Merde is amazing I really enjoy talking to him about his art work and process. Oh I was wearing the shirt from Biennale 3 and they really loved and shirt and for coming out to gallery(b/c that's what artist do they support there fellow artist.)

You also got color in his drawings. The purple is mine with the blue nose.

Almost forgot Giant Robot is adjacent GR2, so I had to go over there and I pick up this robot stencil aluminum case.

 

~Seeya

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Ah! K-dramas

This Spring through fall I've been watching a lot K-dramas. You'll probably know which I'll be talking about. I'll tell you right now Dream High 2, Big, and Love Rain did not make the list because they freak'n disappointed me but I did love The King 2 Heart and I Do, I Do were the best two dramas of this summer.Oh, how could I forget Roof Top Prince that was emotional roller coaster and I loved the ending.So if like R.T.P than you should the Moon Embracing the Sun [remember butterfly].
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 The first fav fall drama which come on Monday and Tuesday is Faith, staring Min ho of Boys Over Flowers and he is the Finest General in this period piece but also the beautiful Kim Hee-Seon as the heavenly doctor.

I'll tell you  guys I was never into period pieces but this one is AMAZING along side Arang and the Magistrate(Marang), that comes on Wednesday and Thursday. Staring my favorite super natural girl Shin Min-A as Arang. If you haven't watched My Girlfirend is Gumiho(nine-tailed fox) then I suggest you watch both of them. Lets not forget Lee Joon-Gi as the handsome kickass magistrate.These both dramas kind of reminds of Inu Yasha and Rurouni Kenshin lol.

Now, if your fan of F(x) than you know that Sulli is playing the main character Jae-Hee Goo/ Koo along with Minho of Shinee and  Lee Hyun-Woo in the remake of Japanese's Hana Kimi also called To The Beautiful You. Let's just say SM has a lot influence in the this drama. But the actors are amazing, funny and ageyo/ageha but I have not gotten to watch the original yet and I don't know if I will. But this drama is very similar to You're Beautiful so should check that drama out as well.

Last but not least Panda and Hedgehog, this cheesy k-drama that the plot is sort of a puzzle. It's funny I have not watched any food or drink dramas yet until now, I guess I don't follow the hype. Lee- dong hae( I watched him in Skip Beat/Extravagant Challenge this summer and loved it) is hedgehog with unknown pass and Yoon Seung-Ah plays Panda Yang which she totally turns into when in distress. Also like mention that Yoo so-young from Dream High 2 is in this and voice reminds of Fran from the Nanny. . .lol.

In early spring they had announced  they were releasing Paradise Kiss  I was excited to watch it b/c Mysoju usually has J movies up with in a month or two.(recently Mysoju has gotten copyrighted strike from SBS so it will be while before they come back.) I seriously thinks it annoying, some of the younger generation would really love to watch these shows, some of tjem don't have jobs but they have web but the government in the states is all over it block one thing after the other, next this might as well be ruled by late 80's Chinese gov't for Christ sakes.

  

Your probably wondering what made me get into dramas well it was my mom but my first drama that I fully watched was the Taiwanese drama adaption of Japanese manga MARS. They had aired twice here in the states around 1 pm but there was no subs when it first aired so I would stay up all night watching it on my mom's dell. Plus I had been collecting the manga and so I got see the whole story.But the first foreign drama I watched was La fea mas Bella, they had made updated one called Llena de amor full of huge plot twist.
 

Where do I watch my dramas?

 I use to watch them on Mysoju because my friend recommended it but then Viki came along so I watch 90% of my dramas there, if not then 10% on kimchi drama but they have pop ups.

Netflix and also is carrying recent k-dramas like City hunter, Tamra Island, Paradise Kiss and etc. Hopefully they'll add more of the popular shows of this year.

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Gaint But Amazing

This art exhibition was amazing and if your tired of seeing the same thing being overly exploited over and over again here in the US of Japanese culture, then this will not disappoint. You will come to appreciate the media that come from Japan American or any other minority interpretation of American pop culture from very creative minds of the Giant Robot Family. The Optimus Prime who transformed this amazing branded name is Eric Nakamura, Publisher / Editor of Giant Robots.

Eric graduated from UCLA with a degree in East Asian Studies. He got his start in magazine making through a stint at Larry Flynt Publications. In addition to publishing issues of GR, Nakamura has made an independent movie called Sunsets, shot photos for punk rock bands, and designed t-shirts. Eric can be found at Giant Robot Stores in West LA. His writings are now found daily at www.giantrobot.com

 

If, your up for the challenge go check out the exhibition, but if your a little lazy I went to the exhibition for you and had a great time walking around the museum  and wondering how long it's been since I've last visited it lol. They had food, drinks and beers, I was in heaven. Finally, I got to try my first Japanese beer, KIRIN. . .let me tell you I'm not to fond of beer unless it's fruity or sweet but it's like drinking soda if wondering because you burp a lot. They also had live band and DJ play through ou the night. Oh yeah, LT Plaza was open so walked around and bought somethings I shouldn't have, never drink then shop (hint: Maneki Neko shop). I also that the macaroon place I told you about is in the Little Tokyo haul; it's called Lette actually moved into the plaza now (YAY!) There also pizza place I forgot to mention in the haul that's call Mr. Pizza. . .best service and food service is hot to order. I had tried their Hawaiian pizza and taste better then the one's I've tasted (cough cough. . .I think they don't use canned pineapple).

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