Ninja Assassin Trailer Released!!!

Well, well, well. It looks like the trailer for Ninja Assassin has finally been released! So, I watched it in high definition...and I'm loving it. I think that it's undoubtedly going to be a great movie!

However, it's success in the box office will be one of those things that we'll just have to wait and see. This movie will premiere five days after the second film release in the uber-popular Twilight saga. Boo. Hiss.

Most of us are already thinking that Ninja Assassin won't do to well in the box office because of the release of New Moon. That's probably true. But then again, the reasons behind choosing November 25th for a release date range from college students being on holiday to guys ditching their girlfriends (who are undoubtedly watching New Moon) to see an action flick. And that second reason is probably the most true. I went to see Twilight on opening night (when I was still a fan) and saw a ton of miserable guys.

But either way, we'll just have to wait and see what happens. But what do you guys think?

Click the link to view the trailer for Ninja Assassin: Ninja Assassin Hi-Def Trailer!


"Fear not the weapon, but the hand that wields it."

Well. Talk About Real Exposure!

*Many thanks to POPSEOUL! for this info*

It looks like the Wonder Girls are going to be opening for the Jonas Brothers for the entire United States leg of their world tour. So, instead of opening for fourteen shows, the Wonder Girls are now opening for forty-four. Talk about impressive!

Apparently, the audiences really liked the Wonder Girls. Because of this newest revelation, the Wonder Girls are going to be performing in areas that don't have such a huge Asian population. Now this is true exposure in the United States! I think that the Wonder Girls have totally crushed BoA's promotional stuff, and the Girls haven't even released their debut album yet! =D

Go Wonder Girls!

Wonder Girls Get Exposure

Well, well, well, it looks like the Wonder Girls have already gotten some exposure in the U.S. before their tour with the Jonas Brothers kicked off. The Seattle Times has written an article about the Wonder Girls on their website. Whether it was in print or not, I don't know, because I don't get the Seattle Times. BUT--it was featured in the "Music and Nightlife" section of the Seattle Times website. It's pretty good exposure, and even if many people don't read the post, at least their name has gotten out there.

And apparently, they've decided to sex-down for this tour. Take a look at this quote from the article:

"And unlike racy American girl groups such as the Pussycat Dolls, the Wonder Girls are much tamer, with '60s-style matching clothes and hairstyles."

And check out this quote from Yenny:

"Asians like more cute and pretty girls, they're more like conservative. Americans like more sexy and funky, like Lady GaGa."

Hopefully the Girls won't be like Lady GaGa who did those poses on the cover of Rolling Stones. But it seems like the Girls are going to keep their act tame...probably only for the length of the tour, I suppose.

On a completely unrelated note...

Rain was on CNN! =) He was on their explaining about how Michael Jackson influenced his music and his dancing style. "He was my idol," Rain had said. Wow. Poor Rain--his idol died on his 27th birthday. =(

SoHee is NOT a Soprano

...and apparently her English isn't too spiffy either.

Wonder Girls - "Nobody (English)"

Hum...this makes me think that JYP and Disney should get along fine. SoHee is NOT a soprano, and JYP gives her soprano notes anyway. Just like Selena Gomez isn't a soprano, yet Disney gave her those uber-high notes on the "Wizards of Waverly Place" opening theme anyway. Dang! Who knew those two have so much in common! Maybe this might actually work...

At least SunMi's English is passable! ^_^

*thanks to .nodame. over at asianpopattack for the link!*

Ninja Assassin Movie Poster and Release Date!

Bi (Rain) is the lead role of Raizo in the upcoming action movie Ninja Assassin. The movie had originally been slated to be released on June 1st, 2009, but the date was pushed back to November 25, 2009. I wonder why they're releasing it on a Wednesday, though. Aren't new movies usually released on a Friday?

The rating for the film has also been revealed. It's rated "R" for stylized, graphic violence throughout and strong language throughout. Apparently, Rain does not do a striptease *cry* (via the rating not mentioning anything about nudity), but it's got a lot of gory action, so that's good enough for me. ^_^ I've been psyched to see this movie when I heard it was released. I still hadn't caught Rain's part as Sanjo (?) in the Speed Racer flick.

From what I've heard, this is going to be one of the best action movies of 2009. A lot of people were impressed by the stunt reel that went up on YouTube a while ago.

Wonder Girls Set To Tour With Jonas Brothers!

It has been announced that Korea's Wonder Girls are to be breaking into the American music business by being the opening act for Disney's Jonas Brothers. They will be opening for the brothers for thirteen of their concerts in seven cities. That's saying quite a lot. I've looked at their tour dates, and there are about fifteen places they're going.

You might be thinking, "Wonder Girls, opening up for the Jonas Brothers, selling their souls to Disney? That won't get them anywhere!" Well, Disney is one of the most powerful companies in America. There is no easier way to break into the American music scene than touring with a Disney group. If the preteen fans of the Jonas Brothers like the Wonder Girls, then they've got a solid fan base there. They have people who will buy their merchandise, their records, and tickets to their concerts.

But how long will the Wonder Girls last under a Disney contract? The girls have got some pretty high sex-appeal, which is pretty inappropriate for Disney. In fact, sex-appeal is one of the things that seems to make Miley Cyrus want to break away, along with Ashley Tisdale. For Miley, you can sort of tell by the way she presents herself in public (via her, a 15 or 16 year old girl wearing an evening gown fit for an adult to these awards shows), and all of those controversial pictures of her--especially the one on that Vanity Fair magazine cover. Ashley Tisdale had wanted to take a new direction with her music by using the song "He Said, She Said." However, Disney didn't like the lyrics in the chorus (Baby I can see us moving like that, touching like that, kissing like that) and made her write a clean version for promotional purposes. It frustrated her, but she did write a clean version. But that still doesn't mean that her unclean version of the song wouldn't be used. It was put on the album, which was marketed mainly to her pre-teen/teen fans, and the clean version didn't make an appearance on the album. Did I mention that that version was also put on DanceDance Revolution SuperNOVA 2? Tisdale is still trying to take her album in a new direction, what with her upcoming album, Guilty Pleasure.

If the Wonder Girls keep their act sexed-down, then they might be able to last under a Disney contract. If they stay with Disney for a while, garner a huge fan base, then when they decide its time to break away and "grow up," they might have fans who follow.

The Wonder Girls are releasing two English digital singles, Nobody and Tell Me this fall. Their debut English album is slated for October, I think.

~Download Candy: BoA - BoA~

First not-so-good English album from Japanese/Korean singer BoA. Well, I personally didn't think that it was good, but opinions vary, and some people might absolutely love it.

1. I Did It For Love (feat. Sean Garrett)
2. Energetic
3. Did Ya
4. Look Who's Talking
5. Eat You Up
6. Obsessed
7. Touched
8. Scream
9. Girls On Top -English Version-
10. Dress Off
11. Hypnotic Dancefloor

Download from Mediafire here.