GTG Mixtape: My Spring Fling
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After months of hiatus, the GTG Mixtape is back! This time, our theme combines the sounds of m-flo, 2PM, GreeeeN, BoA, and more to bring you a playlist fit for the season!
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Experencing the K-pop Dream: The 2013 Dream Concert
http://www.greenteagraffiti.com/_wordpress/wp-content/uploads/slideshow-gallery/dream-concert-2013-show-pic.jpgEver wanted to know what would happen when 21 of the hottest K-pop artists come together in one place. Mass craziness and a load of fun! Join us in experiencing the 2013 Dream Concert.
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Friday Flicks: The Man From Nowhere (2010)
Won Bin plays a man trying to escape his past and live a peaceful, isolated life, but things come crashing down when a neighborhood girl is kidnapped by gangsters.
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Tuesday Terribles: Ghost on Air (2012)
A radio DJ starts telling ghost stories over the radio, only to find out that some stories are more real than he ever would think.
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Experencing the K-pop Dream: The 2013 Dream Concert
Ever wanted to know what would happen when 21 of the hottest K-pop artists come together in one place. Mass craziness and a load of fun! Join us in experiencing the 2013 Dream Concert.
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Sunday Serenade: The Korean Queen of Techno
Lee Jung Hyun, the Techno Queen, debuting in 1999 and still going strong. What are your favorite tracks of hers? Check out some of ours!
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Saturday Symphony: Nostalgia de Chocobo
A journey through time, looking at the Chocobo themes from each of the main entries in the Final Fantasy series. “KWEH”!
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Friday Flicks: When A Wolf Falls In Love With A Sheep (2012)
With Taiwan’s famous cram school strip, Nanyang Street, as the setting, Ko Chen-Tung meets quirky Chien Man-Shu after stumbling into a new job whilst trying to find his lost girlfriend.
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AniMazing: Accel World
The popular girl and the fat kid…or the awesome knight and his princess! Dive into an online fighting game world in which zeroes can be heroes!
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With over 1,200+ words, these articles are more meaty, and sometimes controversial. Our exclusives go in-depth in a variety of topics. Opinion editorials (Op-Ed), on the other hand, feature the author's take on an issue.
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What SNSD Means to 5 Hardcore Fans: Reviewing the Winners of the SNSD Contest
One contest. Five winners emerged. With over 7,500 words and tons of pics, check out what SNSD means to these five winners. Who knew SNSD could be so educational?
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Op-Ed: Gentleman may be Gangnam 2.0 but guess what? It works.
While PSY’s “Gentleman” may not be as original as “Gangnam Style”, its humor, attitude, and craziness will still make it a huge hit.
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Op-Ed: North Korea threatens the South… so how’s that kimbap? Why most news about North Korea is overblown.
Why us Seoulites think most Western news about the Koreas are too “sensationalist” and way overblown.
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How My Sassy Girl Made and Broke the Korean Romantic Comedy Genre
For Valentine’s Day, we wanted to talk about the Korean romantic comedy that seems to be on top of everyone’s list of favorites.
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Op-Ed: AKB48′s Minegishi Minami’s “Scandal” is Ridiculous
AKB48′s Minegishi Minami got caught spending the night at a boy’s house. Rabid fanboys wished it was theirs.
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The GTG Crew’s 12 Favorite Films of 2012
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Categories: Anime • Exclusive • Movies • Movies of China • Movies of Hong Kong • Movies of Japan • Movies of Korea • Movies of Taiwan
Categories: Anime • Exclusive • Movies • Movies of China • Movies of Hong Kong • Movies of Japan • Movies of Korea • Movies of Taiwan
We look back on 2012 and realize…”Wow. There were a lot of great films!”
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Behind the K-pop Scenes: Part 3
How is the life of a K-pop star? We take a look to see what’s behind the curtains and smiles to see how it’s really like.
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A popular form of entertainment in Asia, anime shows some of finest in storytelling, art, narration, and deep meaning. We explore why anime is so addicting to watch and how you can even learn some life lessons from them!
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AniMazing: Accel World
The popular girl and the fat kid…or the awesome knight and his princess! Dive into an online fighting game world in which zeroes can be heroes!
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GTG Mixtape: My Spring Fling
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Categories: Anime • Anime of Japan • GTG Mixtape • Media • Music • Music of Japan • Music of Korea • Tokusatsu
Categories: Anime • Anime of Japan • GTG Mixtape • Media • Music • Music of Japan • Music of Korea • Tokusatsu
After months of hiatus, the GTG Mixtape is back! This time, our theme combines the sounds of m-flo, 2PM, GreeeeN, BoA, and more to bring you a playlist fit for the season!
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Sunday Serenade: Memories of Inuyasha
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Categories: Anime • Anime of Japan • Music • Music of Japan • Periodicals • Sunday Serenade
Categories: Anime • Anime of Japan • Music • Music of Japan • Periodicals • Sunday Serenade
Let’s take some time and remember some of the memorable songs that served as theme songs for anime Inuyasha!
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Initial Impressions: Aku no Hana
Aku no Hana combines rotoscoped animation with a disturbing story set to send you into the world of the insane!
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Initial Impressions: Shingeki no Kyojin
Attack on Titan is about gigantic beasts that devour humans, who are on the brink of extinction, and a boy’s goal of killing them all.
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Initial Impressions: Kakumeiki Valvrave
Valvrave sets to please fans (who are relatively new to mecha anime).
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Initial Impressions: Suisei no Gargantia
Emilier’s initial thoughts on the first few episodes of sci-fi/mecha anime Suisei no Gargantia. How does it fare so far?
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Music
From the poppy mainstream music of J-pop and K-pop, to the more indie and offbeat melodies, we explore them all. Take a look at our recommended music picks and music articles.
Music
Experencing the K-pop Dream: The 2013 Dream Concert
Ever wanted to know what would happen when 21 of the hottest K-pop artists come together in one place. Mass craziness and a load of fun! Join us in experiencing the 2013 Dream Concert.
Read More
Sunday Serenade: The Korean Queen of Techno
Lee Jung Hyun, the Techno Queen, debuting in 1999 and still going strong. What are your favorite tracks of hers? Check out some of ours!
Read More
Saturday Symphony: Nostalgia de Chocobo
A journey through time, looking at the Chocobo themes from each of the main entries in the Final Fantasy series. “KWEH”!
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GTG Mixtape: My Spring Fling
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Categories: Anime • Anime of Japan • GTG Mixtape • Media • Music • Music of Japan • Music of Korea • Tokusatsu
Categories: Anime • Anime of Japan • GTG Mixtape • Media • Music • Music of Japan • Music of Korea • Tokusatsu
After months of hiatus, the GTG Mixtape is back! This time, our theme combines the sounds of m-flo, 2PM, GreeeeN, BoA, and more to bring you a playlist fit for the season!
Read More
Sunday Serenade: Memories of Inuyasha
Posted on by noko
Categories: Anime • Anime of Japan • Music • Music of Japan • Periodicals • Sunday Serenade
Categories: Anime • Anime of Japan • Music • Music of Japan • Periodicals • Sunday Serenade
Let’s take some time and remember some of the memorable songs that served as theme songs for anime Inuyasha!
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Saturday Symphony: Burning Dread
It’s time to burn some dread with Persona 3 and Meguro Shoji, Kawamura Yumi, and Lotus Juice.
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What SNSD Means to 5 Hardcore Fans: Reviewing the Winners of the SNSD Contest
One contest. Five winners emerged. With over 7,500 words and tons of pics, check out what SNSD means to these five winners. Who knew SNSD could be so educational?
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Movies
Ever seen a Hollywood movie and thought it had an Asian feel or theme? Chances are the film's original came from Asia. We check out the best, worst, and funny films from Asia. Join us along for the ride... and bring popcorn too!
Movies
Friday Flicks: The Man From Nowhere (2010)
Won Bin plays a man trying to escape his past and live a peaceful, isolated life, but things come crashing down when a neighborhood girl is kidnapped by gangsters.
Read More
Tuesday Terribles: Ghost on Air (2012)
A radio DJ starts telling ghost stories over the radio, only to find out that some stories are more real than he ever would think.
Read More
Friday Flicks: When A Wolf Falls In Love With A Sheep (2012)
With Taiwan’s famous cram school strip, Nanyang Street, as the setting, Ko Chen-Tung meets quirky Chien Man-Shu after stumbling into a new job whilst trying to find his lost girlfriend.
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Tuesday Terribles: Kung Fu Hip-Hop (2008)
Jordan Chan and friends must combine their Kung Fu and their hip-hop dance skills to battle Poppin’ Hyun Joon for prize money that will pay for his sister’s medical treatment.
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Friday Flicks: Shutter (2004)
Photos contain many good memories…and also bad ones that might come back to haunt you one day.
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Tuesday Terribles: Mercury Man (2006)
Mercury Man – a superhero whose powers include super strength and agility, healing, magnetism, heat, and Muay Thai. Sounds promising, but this is no Ong Bak.
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Friday Flicks: Waterboys (2001)
Tsumabuki Satoshi leads a bunch of misfit boys in the swimming club to become masters of synchronized swimming.
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Culture
When people think of culture, most say it's ancient beliefs and customs. For us, we feel culture spans both centuries old, as well as up-to-date traditions. We check out both age-old customs and culture, as well as the newer gaming culture of Asia.
Culture
Saturday Symphony: Nostalgia de Chocobo
A journey through time, looking at the Chocobo themes from each of the main entries in the Final Fantasy series. “KWEH”!
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Saturday Symphony: Burning Dread
It’s time to burn some dread with Persona 3 and Meguro Shoji, Kawamura Yumi, and Lotus Juice.
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Saturday Symphony: The Lord God
A theme song befitting of the intense fight with a secret boss, God Rugal’s theme is pleasure to the ears and fire to the blood!
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Saturday Symphony: Keep it Simple, Keep it Clean
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Categories: Gaming Culture • Music • Music of Japan • Periodicals • Saturday Symphony
Categories: Gaming Culture • Music • Music of Japan • Periodicals • Saturday Symphony
It’s not uncommon for the words Kingdom Hearts and Utada Hikaru to be said in the same breath.
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Saturday Symphony: The Dark World of Zelda
Let’s celebrate the announcement of the sequel of A Link To The Past with a memorable piece of music from the original game!
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Saturday Symphony: Theme of Ryu
Ryu, the legendary world warrior of Street Fighter II, and his theme song which is of equally legendary status.
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Saturday Symphony: Theme of The Last Story
The first track in the soundtrack of The Last Story is an amalgamation of smaller pieces, Voltron-ed together for an epic Uematsu Nobuo creation.
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Life
To say living in Asia is a culture shock at first would be an understatement. Yet, we wouldn't trade visiting and living in Asia! From food, figurines, electronics, and toys, we take a look at the unique, cool stuff you can get in Asia.
Life
GTG goes to the San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival
Check out our photo album from when we visited the San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival 2013!
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Op-Ed: North Korea threatens the South… so how’s that kimbap? Why most news about North Korea is overblown.
Why us Seoulites think most Western news about the Koreas are too “sensationalist” and way overblown.
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How the Japanese Spend Christmas
Christmas gets turned upside down in the land of the rising sun.
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Tips For New JETs Vol.3 – The Workplace and Classroom
Finally, we have the final entry of our series for new participants of the JET Programme. This time we chat about tips on what to do in and out the classroom.
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Tips For New JETs Vol. 2 – Your New Home
Hey new JETs! Have you arrived safely in Japan yet? In this second in our series of three articles, we talk about what you may need to know to settle into your new home and workplace.
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Tips For New JETs Vol. 1 – Initial Attitudes
Newly arriving participants of the JET Programme: welcome to Japan! In this first of three articles, we will give our insights on ways to be ready for your new life and new job!
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Living in Korea: Part 1
What’s it like to live in Korea? Join us in seeing what it’s like to live in one of the most exciting countries in East Asia.
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Events
We are honored to have gone to music concerts, movie festivals, gaming shows, and interviews. Experience what it is like to attend one of these events and what it's like to meet and talk to these celebrities.
Events
Experencing the K-pop Dream: The 2013 Dream Concert
Ever wanted to know what would happen when 21 of the hottest K-pop artists come together in one place. Mass craziness and a load of fun! Join us in experiencing the 2013 Dream Concert.
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GTG goes to the San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival
Check out our photo album from when we visited the San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival 2013!
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The SNSD I Got a Boy Contest
It’s finally here! Are you ready to compete and get yourself “a boy” CD?
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Experiencing SNSD at a “I Got a Boy” Fan Signing
See how crazy a SNSD fan signing is here in Seoul!
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Why You Should Get Into Asian Cinema: BIFF 2012
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Categories: Best of GTG • Busan International Film Festival • Events • Exclusive • Movies • Movies of China • Movies of Hong Kong • Movies of Japan • Movies of Korea
Categories: Best of GTG • Busan International Film Festival • Events • Exclusive • Movies • Movies of China • Movies of Hong Kong • Movies of Japan • Movies of Korea
See why the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) is the premier event for Asian cinema!
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Tokyo Game Show 2012: An In-Depth Look
Games, booth babes, new releases, and gamers are all at the Tokyo Game Show (TGS). Join GTG as we go to the 2012 TGS!
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