 | Welcome to Steve's Site | Dec 22, 2006 |
Hi! I'm avid fan of Japanese Pop (J-Pop), Korean Pop (K-Pop), Chinese Pop (C-Pop) and other Asian Pop music, well, along with some American music (particularly the newcomer artists from the American Idol TV series). It's hard to believe that this show is currently airing it's 11th season. I also watch nearly any music-related show that airs here in the U.S., like America's Got Talent, The Voice, et al, since I enjoy seeing new stars emerge. But, for the most part, I'm a fulltime Asian Pop convertee these days.
I should first credit my major sources for the J-Pop, K-Pop, C-Pop and other Asian music and video files that I'll be posting in the future. In the beginning (about seven years ago now), my J-Pop collection was vastly enhanced by David (aka SoulSteelGray) with his former blog on Wordpress.com. Unfortunately, his music blog kept getting deleted by Wordpress, so he eventually gave up making a new account, but the majority of my older J-Pop music and Japanese promotional video (PV) files should be credited to David.
That led me to search for other Asian music sources. I was a member of the former Solid07.net forums board (it too has been deleted) and am a member of the Asianload.com forums (it's an excellent source for most anything Asian), since I was expanding my interests into the K-Pop and C-Pop arena by that time. I also followed a fellow Solid07 member, Boo (aka ahboo), to her Wordpress.com music blog, once the Solid07 forum was deleted. Unfortunately, her original Wordpress blog, as well as its reincarnation as a forum board have since been deleted. Currently, she has a blog that focuses on KBS TV Korean drama & entertainment shows.
In the last few years I've been getting a large share of my J-Pop and K-Pop singles and albums from KpopExplorer. I would also like to credit Kpopella (previously known as CashewmaniaKpop) as a great source for K-Pop videos, music show performances and Korean TV entertainment shows. I'll designate each of the above mentioned sites as a 'sensei', since they've opened up a wonderful new world of exciting music for me. Current, active sites will be listed in my Links section.
All the individual music track files (mp3s) are speedily downloadable here on Multiply.com, so feel free to download whatever trips your trigger. [When browsing/listening to my various music file posts; just click on 'Download' at the end of each individual track and save it wherever you want on your computer]. I try to obtain the highest quality versions of singles/albums readily available, but am constantly upgrading when I run across a better version. I'm terribly slow at uploading stuff, so if you have an artist you want to see, just ask. I'm also quite willing to upload any of these files to the host server of your choice [that hasn't been shut down by the U.S. Government] (e.g., Rapidshare, Badongo, Sendspace, Divshare, USAupload, YouSendIt, et al) for anyone that requests it. ^_^  |  | Video | Jan 8, 2012 |
 The music video (MV) for "Shy Boy" by Secret. The MV stars actor, Son Heon Su. Secret (Korean: 시크릿; Japanese: シークレット, sometimes stylized as SECRET) is a South Korean girl group formed by TS Entertainment in 2009. Consisting of Jeon Hyosung,... more | Music | Mar 16, 2012 |
Released: 2012.03.08 (iTunes). 16 year-old San Diego CA high school student, Jessica Sanchez, performs a well-executed cover of "I Will Always Love You" at the American Idol Top 13 performance show, which aired 2012.03.07. Jessica Elizabeth... more | Links | Feb 28, 2010 |
A super site for K-Pop live performances, MVs and Korean TV entertainment shows.  | Guestbook | |
 | Kpopella recently posted the MBC televised version of the 2011 K-POP MUSIC FEST IN SYDNEY. This festival concert was held 2011.11.21 and aired on MBC TV 2011.12.04. It honors the 50 years of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Australia (and coincidentally marks the 50th anniversary of Korean TV station, MBC). Unfortunately, the MBC version is abbreviated. It's just over one and a half hours in length...the full festival concert was over three hours. Still, although all these groups were allowed three performances, it offers at least one performance by each of the K-Pop groups that participated (and two by many of the major performers). Tiffany & Yuri from Girls' Generation (So Nyeo Shi Dae) were the MCs for this show. Thanks to Visal, helping out the Kpopella staff, there are MU split files (for those of us that don't have a Premium MU account) for the full show. Also, if you scroll down, there are MU split files for the MC + Performance cuts for Girls' Generation (another larger than 1 GB file [it's 2.4GB] that would require a Premium MU account to download in a single shot). At the moment, Kpopella has already uploaded the individual performance cuts in HD, but will soon have these available in HQ too. Anyway, it's a great concert, so here's the link: http://kpopella.org/2011/12/04/k-pop-music-festival-in-sydney-2011/ |
| I noted this in my Video post for Kim Yu-Na's 2011 All That Skate Spring performance of "Fever", but felt it deserved more exposure. Kpopella has been following Kim Yuna's new show, 'Kim Yu-Na's Kiss & Cry'. I really love this show. I've been a figure skating fan for over five decades, so this is most certainly a show that's right up my alley. ^_^ In May 2011, Kim Yu-Na began hosting a new television show titled 'Kim Yu-Na’s Kiss and Cry'. The program will portray the challenging process of ten popular entertainers as they learn how to figure skate from professional skaters. The ten stars include comedian Kim Byung-man, singers U-Know of TVXQ [aka Yunho from Dong Bang Shin Ki], Krystal of f(x), IU, Son Dam-bi, actors Park Jun-geum, Seo Ji-suk, Lee Ah-hyun, Jin Ji-hee and speed skater Lee Kyu-hyuk. Should anyone be interested in checking it out, here's the link to Kpopella's post for this new show: http://www.kpopella.com/2011/kim-yuna-kiss-cry/ |
| Yay! Cashewmaniakpop has posted the Short Program (2010.02.23), the Free Skate (2010.02.25) and the Gala Skate Program (2010.02.27) for Kim Yu-Na from the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. Her Gala program performance never aired here in the U.S. on any of the several NBC-affilliated TV stations that provided Olympic coverage (much to my huge disappointment). I just watched them all (again). ^_^ Here are the links: Note: the dates for Korean TV station (SBS) performances differ by a day from when they actually aired in North America. [They are Megaupload links; the Password is: cashewmaniakpop]: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DCAPBKR0http://www.megaupload.com/?d=U6Y9ALO9http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M9QWO1R2...I'll gladly upload to another host server upon request (for any folks from countries that can't use MU). |
| I was very pleased that Kim Yu-Na [aka Kim Yeona] did so well at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics...winning Gold (and, once more in her distinguished ladies ice skating career) in record scoring fashion. She is such a beautiful ice skater. Also, she is a fairly accomplished singer...a career I hope she persues after retiring from ice skating. Kim Yu-Na This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim. Kim Yu-Na (Hangul: 김연아, Hanja: 金姸兒, IPA: [kimjʌna], or Kim Yeona/Kim Yuna) (born on September 5, 1990 in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do) is a South Korean figure skater and the reigning World and Olympic champion. She is the 2010 Winter Olympics gold medalist, the 2009 World champion, the 2009 Four Continents champion, a three-time (2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2009–2010) Grand Prix Final champion, the 2006 World Junior champion, the 2005-2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champion and a four-time (2002–2005) South Korean national champion. Kim Yuna is the first South Korean figure skater who has medaled and won at ISU Junior Grand Prix series, the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, ISU Grand Prix series, the ISU Grand Prix Final, the ISU Four Continents Championships, at the ISU World Championships and at the Winter Olympic Games. She is one of the most highly recognized athletes and media figures in South Korea. Kim is the record holder for ladies in the short program, the free skating and the combined total under the ISU Judging System. Kim is the first female skater to surpass the 200-point mark and also the first female skater to receive +2.20 grade of execution for jumps under the ISU Judging System. As of February 2010, she is ranked first in the world by the ISU. 2010 Winter Olympics Kim Yuna competed in the ladies event at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. In the short program on February 23, 2010, she executed a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination, a triple flip and a double axel. Her spirals and her spins were all graded a level four. Her technical score of 44.70 points was the highest of the event. She also received superior scores in the program components, where she received 33.80 due to her interpretative artistic skills. As a result Kim scored 78.50 points, taking the lead by 4.72 over Mao Asada of Japan and achieving her personal best score in the short program, while setting a new world record. On February 25th, 2010, she won the free skate with a score of 150.06 points, 18.34 ahead of Mao Asada, who came in second place in that segment of the competition. Kim landed a triple lutz-triple toe loop, a triple flip, a double axel-double toe loop-double loop, a double axel-triple toe loop, a triple salchow, a triple lutz and a double axel as well as receiving level fours for her spins and her spiral sequence. Combined with her grace and musical expression, both her technical score of 78.30 and her presentation of 71.76 were the highest of the night. She set a new world record for the free skate under the ISU Judging System. Overall, Kim Yuna totaled 228.56 points, shattering her personal best and own old world record (210.03 points) by a huge margin, placing herself 23.06 points over silver medalist Mao Asada. She won the Gold medal, becoming the first South Korean skater in any figure skating category to win the Olympic Games. She has won every ladies' figure skating competition she has entered in the past two years, except one. Kim's Gold medal at the ladies' event is South Korea's first medal at the Winter Olympics in an event other than speed skating and short track. Anyway, in honor of her spectacular Gold medal performance at the 2010 Winter Olympics, I'm posting the two live singing performaces I have for her. One is a duet with Kim Taeyeon from Girls' Generation (of Taeyeon's hauntingly beautiful ballad from the Beethoven Virus OST / 2008 MBC TV drama in Korea) and the other is her solo, post-skating live performance of this same song, "Can Your Hear Me...?" / "Deullinayo...?" at an Angels On Ice appearance by Kim Yu-Na. If you'd care to know more about Kim Yu-Na, here's a link to her profile at Wikipedia.org: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Yu-Na |
 | Thanks for visiting! - Loliduo |
| I'm usually a firm and unwavering backer of Tiger in all his tournaments, Deb, but today I was openly pulling for Y. E. Yang. Yeah, I know that a win by Woods would have tied him with golf legends Sam Snead and Jack Nickalus with five PGA Championship wins, plus getting him into postion (with 15 majors and 71 overall PGA wins) to overtake Jack Nickalus' records of 18 and 73, respectively, but for the very first time I was compelled to switch my allegience to an underdog. Yang's victory is a huge boost to Asian golfing. With the Olympic Governing Committee recently approving golf as an Olympic sport in 2016, it will be interesting to see how this one victory will impact the emergence of new Asian golfing stars in the next six years.
I don't fret about Tiger surpassing all the most meaningful golfing records...he's certainly young enough...so I felt it might be nice to throw my support behind a player that could have an unprecedented effect upon the youth of his country and the Asian region in general. In a weird way, I think Woods would probably be pleased to know that by losing today, he's likely to have a hugely positive influence on the lives of thousands of teens and youngsters that will now seriously pursue competitive golf as a possible sport/career. |
 | I was forced to watch it. Bruce is a golfer . I was surprized he won. He did play very well. |
| Not that anyone I know will care, but since I've been watching this year's PGA Championship Golf Tournament since it began this week, I wanted to give Y. E. Yang (South Korea) a big congratulations for not only hanging with Tiger Woods today in the final round (they were the final twosome), but upsetting him by three strokes to become the first Asian player to win the PGA Championship (or any major golf title). Just getting to play with Tiger Woods in the final round of a major championship had to be exciting (though Yang has already had one head-to-head, final-round matchup with Woods in a non-major tournament overseas that he also came out on top in). Between his steady play yesterday and the continuation of that outstanding play today (he tied the low round that was shot by the field today), I pretty much ruled out a miracle comeback by Tiger Woods after Y. E. Yang chipped in an eagle putt on the 14th hole today (even though Tiger did make his birdie putt to only fall behind by one stroke). Yang just seemed destined to win from that point. I'm usually a believer that it's not over until it's over (especially where Tiger Woods is concerned), but even yesterday I had the feeling that it was Yang's tournament to win when he moved ahead of the rest of the field to qualify to play in the final pairing with Woods today and Tiger was simply going to have to settle for second place, despite his (then) two stroke lead.
PGA Championship 2009
Major upset: Yang's chip-in for eagle helps South Korean become first Asian player to win a major, as he beats Woods for PGA title
CHASKA, Minn. - In a year of spoilers at the majors, Y.E. Yang was the biggest of all.
He toppled the mighty Tiger Woods.
Yang became the first Asian-born player to win a major Sunday with a stunning performance in the PGA Championship, memorable as much for his clutch shots as the player he beat.
Woods was 14-0 when he went into the final round of a major atop the leaderboard. He had not lost any tournament around the world in nine years when leading by two shots.
None of that mattered to Yang, a 37-year-old South Korean who hit the shots everyone expected from Woods. Leading by one on the final hole, Yang slayed golf’s giant with a hybrid 3-iron that cleared the bunker and settled 12 feet from the cup.
Yang made the birdie to close with a 2-under 70, giving him a three-shot victory when Woods missed yet another par putt and shot 75.
It was the second time Woods has finished runner-up in the PGA Championship at Hazeltine, both times to a surprise winner. Seven years ago, Woods birdied the last four holes and came up one short of Rich Beem.
Yang was No. 110 in the world, his only victory on the PGA Tour coming in March at the Honda Classic on a course across the street from headquarters of the PGA of America. He was best known for holding off Woods at the HSBC Champions in China three years ago. |
 | Alright cool :) LoL I am a little surprised. I had never imagined that a non-asian guy would collecting asian music... sooo much haha
btw I have updated my post with another 6.5 gb latest k-pop albums, see my previous post below for the link.
~admin
Asianload.com |
| Asianload...My comment did not indicate that the AsianLoad.com forum boards had ever been deleted (that comment was, with sorrow and sadness, aimed at the old Solid07.net forums). Nonetheless, I reworded my comment a bit, adding a little more separation between the mention of both sites in the same sentence, while also emphasizing that I am still a member of AsianLoad.com forums (I have been for a few years which is why I've linked my site to your site).
Thank you for that nice present. I can upgrade a few albums/singles to a higher quality and add a few I don't even have yet. |
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asianload wrote on Jul 13, '09, edited on Jul 13, '09 We might have some problems with our web-hosting in the past, but the AsianLoad.com forums has never been deleted. Hey Steve, i got a little present for you, just a thanks for adding the Asianload.com URL in your blog. Goto: http://www.asianload.com/forums/index.php?act=announce&f=281&id=3 (download as much as you want, the links will stay active on our own servers till the 18 July 2009) ~admin Asianload.com |
| Thanks Steve!
Can you please e mail me?
Deb |
| Dondi...I'm unfamiliar with Joe Won Sun, but will take a look for her music at VeryCD.com based on your recommendation. I'm also still waiting on someone to post the music of After School there, but really like them a lot since Boo introduced them to me via their current live video performances. I have all the albums by Baby VOX and am currently in the process of downloading the 2008 compilation album you posted at your site. I'm not near as fast as Boo is updating her blog, but I'll eventually get to putting up my music & video files for Baby VOX. |
 | and After School & Baby Vox too..hehe |
| I suggest listening to Joe Won Sun.. her new single is "Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do"... :) |
| Thanks for all the links Steve! |
 | Hi Steve, you have all this cool music,and most the time I get to be on the computer ,Im rushing with my family here always on. One of theses days I will have more time to listen to all the music you put up,and my music guys I like.. This Friday I go in for more root canal stuff ,part two on the three teeth.Then I go to my Mom till Monday night.John is back,and Sarah is coming back from her visit to Iowa tomorrow,So all three will be over alot. I do miss Sarah and Kira it will be five days but feels like along time.I cant wait to kiss her.John had came back,so I know he will be here a while,But I think he will be going to Sarah at least for the spending the nights. So many people my own family so little time..So if you all dont see me for days at a time.you know why,and I know you guys know that.and I always find time inbetween. I do love posting and emailing with all my friends.I will never give that up.Good luck with all the coin bidding!! |
 | Hi Steve, I was able to read the threads at the Lounge today but every time I tried to post the "can't find page" popped up. Hopefully I'll be able to post tomorrow. You've been busy with Christmas music lol! Thanks :) |
| Your right,and I feel he 100% take advantage of me.I dont like it.I been working on what Im going to say. But in a nice way but firm that he gets it.Well I hope.Do you know if I dont keep my bedroom lock .He walks right in with carmelo or just me. Just to ask stupid questions. he really feels at home at my house.One of the family .It so werid.Please pray for me to give me strengh to say what I been working on to say. I just have to do it. |
| Quite quiet around here. It took me a day or two to realize the holiday was actual on Tuesday and not a Monday (as are most federal holidays). Sorry that you're having to deal with playing host to John one more time, Julia. I try making allowances for others, but I'm also not likely to continue letting any person step all over me for long. I'd have closed your 'Inn' to John a long time ago. Besides having his own place (though not conveniently close), he can certainly afford to stay at a motel rather than disrupt the lives of others. |
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