Kpop: San E & Raina - Sugar & Me (달고나)

With the success of San E & Raina's previous cooperation two year's ago, "A Midsummer Night's Sweetness", it isn't surprising that they came together again this summer for "Sugar & Me". And in both cases I didn't care, and especially with the new song where Raina only figured in a token short five secs at the start (to be followed by a anonymous model for the rest of the song). Then comes the charming Date version and -wham- I love it! The charm and presence is all there, and isn't there quite the chemistry too? ... :-)

• San R & Raina - Sugar & Me (Live/Date version)
• San E & Raina - Sugar & Me (달고나)
• San E & Raina - A Midsummer Night's Sweetness (한여름밤의 꿀)
• San E & Raina - A Midsummer Night's Sweetness (Acoustic ver)

Jpop: Daichi Miura (三浦大知)

There is a certain nerve in Daichi Miura's singing, and his dancing isn't bad at all too, so one can understand the associations some people get to Michael Jackson. The new video "Unlock" is a prime example of it, but I also love his duet "Possibility" with BoA. His looks are quite more rough than usual for jpop boys, but I actually think thats works for him.

• Daichi Miura - Unlock
• Daichi Miura - Cry & Fight
• Daichi Miura - Fever
• Daichi Miura & BoA - Possibility (live here)
• Daichi Miura - Answer
• Daichi Miura - Lullaby
• Daichi Miura - Turn Off The Light

Mandopop: Wang Lin (王麟)

Wang Lin is a Chinese singer who released a duet with Chu Boren in May this year, and she has sung several songs with modern themes like "I love QQ" (QQ = Chinese Facebook), "Jerk" and (my favorite) "To delicate to bear a blow/ Shang Bu Qi".

• Wang Lin - To delicate to bear a blow (伤不起)
• Wang Lin - Me and my little friends are shocked (我和我的小夥伴們都驚呆了)
• Wang Lin - I am a singer (我是歌手)
• Wang Lin & Chu Boren - Small chorus (小副歌)
• Wang Lin - Jerk (臭男人, Literally "Stinky man")
• Wang Lin - I love QQ (QQ愛, QQ is the Chinese version of Facebook)