Music Break: 襟 裳 岬

Musical interlude: pitbull's "give me everything"

Who says the Fairbank Report ain't epic?!

Stereo Love

After hearing this song on the radio for weeks, finally a DJ disclosed its name.  American DJs suck!  Here it is, "Stereo Love."

like so epic!

the far east movement: first asian-american band to hit NUMBER 1

Happy Third Anniversary (9/15) to the Fairbank Report

Another successful year in the blogosphere. Covering the stories and controversies that MSM dare not touch! Over the last three years, this Fairbank Report has gone from strictly covering news (with a 'tude) and commentaries to now covering all facets of modern life and love in the blogosphere.

Thank you, again, to our dear, dear readers... We know you're out there for us.

J. Fairbank
M. Henchard
Bian-lian Huang

Lee Hyori: Asia's (Putative) Bad Girl

Sexy Lee Hyori

In a society that still celebrates feminine virtue and elegance, Korean pop sensation Lee Hyori appears to be a misfit. She gyrates, in a nano-skirt and high heels, to Western-style rap-rock (our invention, feel free to use it with proper credit). Of course, in Los Angeles, she would just be another typical high school girl. Except she's not in Los Angeles, and she's not a teenager. She's 29.

But we have a hunch that this "bad girl" image is just a marketing ploy. Like so many supposed "gangsta rappers" in Seoul, Taipei and now even in Beijing, Miss Lee's in-your-face dance and musical routines are not endemic to her temperament and belie the (stereo)typical persona of the sweet Asian girl next door...