Saturday 26 January 2013

Dealing with Depression: The Do's and Dont's.

Let me clear up straight away that this is only advice I am offering from my personal experience with anxiety and mild depression. As such, I would encourage readers to try out these tips for themselves, but to also realise that everyone is different and this sadly WILL NOT take away your difficulties entirely. Hopefully, it will help though. :D

The best place to start will be with my own story, I am a 21 year old female, currently in my 3rd and final year at University.
I suppose my symptoms manifested (noticeably) around 4 months ago, just before I was due to return to University after summer.

Thursday 24 January 2013

[FILM REVIEW] Cyborg She (2008)



[Read on UnitedJpop]
‘Cyborg She’ (also known as ‘Boku no kanojo was saibogu’ which literally translates to ‘My Girlfriend is a Cyborg’) is a Japanese film written and directed by South Korean Kwak Jae Young. It was released in 2008.

Sunday 13 January 2013

[FILM REVIEW] Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)



‘Sympathy for Lady Vengeance’ is a 2005 film directed by Park Chan Wook. It is the third instalment in the director’s “Vengeance Trilogy”, following ‘Sympathy for Mr Vengeance’ and ‘Old Boy’. As you may have guessed, all three share the theme of gaining revenge on others, but they are not otherwise linked.

Wednesday 2 January 2013

Japan and South Korea: The Strained Relationship.



[Read on UnitedKpop or UnitedJpop].

It was recently reported by AllKpop that a Japanese magazine targeted at an adult demographic published a cartoon portraying PSY very ‘negatively’.

The cartoon features a character that possesses a striking likeness to the South Korean rapper beating someone whilst shouting out: “Gangnam Style!” He then proceeds to tie up two young girls and force-feed them Kimchi – a well-known traditional Korean dish.

Tuesday 1 January 2013

[KOREAN FILM REVIEW] Woochi the Demon Slayer (2009)


Long ago, powerful wizards were entrusted with the task to guard earth and its inhabitants from evil demons that were imprisoned many years ago. The demons can be controlled by a magic pipe that was confiscated by said wizards, so human and wizard-kind alike are able to live their peaceful lives separately. That is, until the demons manage to escape from their prison to earth. This leaves only one option – the wizards must descend to earth to protect the very vulnerable mankind…