What are you watching?

[Olorgando]

OK, so Solar injured her back during a rehearsal, and I believe it was suggested she try pole dancing as a back-strengthening exercise. She liked it so much, she decided to study it seriously. After a year, she was able to perform this with her instructor (it's considered an art form in Korea, BTW):

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Right … OK … those Koreans do have very widely ranging tastes in entertainment … 😳

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Indeed.

Captions available. That's IU singing with Kim.

And here's the very young Disney princess, on a trip to Japan, singing with the Tokyo Symphony:

Released on the day of her high school graduation!

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

Good night for a Ghibli movie 😍

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Any night is a good night for a Ghibli movie!

I like the way many of his films show girls in strong, independent roles.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Also a good night for Tim Burton.

Or is it? Maybe. I try not to repost things, but as an introduction, here's IU's Gift again:

That’s really a heavily abbreviated mashup of two music videos. I'd seen the first one in passing, some time ago, and dismissed the song as the sort of "cute concept" aegyo/kawaii genre I don't really care for. Big mistake. After becoming more familiar with her work recently, I've come to see how creative she can be. And was, even back in 2011, when the first video was released:

I now see the song in context: she's portraying a young girl, too immature to awaken her "sleeping beauty"(and I believe IU was herself only about 17 at the time). So she builds a -- time machine? Time, trains, clocks, music, dance, time. Lots going on there. I certainly get a definite Tim Burton/Danny Elfman vibe.

Then, eight years later, came the sequel -- or is it a parallel? I'm not sure -- maybe you can figure it out:

(You may need to turn on captions on that one.)

Notice her bed-- shaped like a boat, and made of sheet music. The "waves" surrounding it are made of rolls of sheet music. And the descending ladder is also made of sheet music. The room where they dance together appears to be somewhere other than their own houses -- "outside" time, as the song says. I take it as pointing to the old idea that art arrests time. I'd be interested in other interpretations.


Oh, one more thing: "Gift" was uploaded December 31st of last year -- 191231, which was the date she set the time machine for in the first video -- eight years earlier.

Crazy.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

It's hard to believe this is the same person:

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Once I get to my bunker and download the VIKI app, I'm going to binge-watch Hotel del Luna. Here are some clips, set to one of the OST songs:

As Count Floyd would say, "Scarrry stuff!".

And oh yes, that's the multitalented IU, from my previous clips. She's also an accomplished actress, all grown up now.

Edit: Found another scary clip. Yikes!

I can't wait to watch this!

 

[Olorgando]

I realize "watching" in the conventional sense of this thread isn't what this link is about. "Taking a frequent look at" would be the correct term.

COVID-19 Map - Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)

coronavirus.jhu.edu

A P.S.: when I had first loaded this page today, in the early afternoon here (now about 15:45 or 3:45 PM), the US had overtaken Spain in the number of confirmed infections.
New Spanish figures have reversed the order, but US figures by nature of longitude arrive later than European ones. And I have read a comment that due to the weekend updating may be a bit delayed compared to during the week.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Since you brought it up, I'll repost something here -- in this case, "Watching" meaning "Watch Out!":

Hackers are preying on people seeking COVID-19 information

One of the most popular interactive pandemic update maps has been copied and distributed by malicious actors

www.salon.com

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

During isolation (working from home) I've been watching a lot of movies. Here's a few of them:

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

Today's feature film as EA works from home

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Read the book, never saw the film. I need to.

Currently bingeing a Kdrama --- up to episode 44 of 50 (!), but after that, I intend to dive into this:

Watch a free, four-part Hayao Miyazaki documentary

10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki chronicles the creative process and personal life of the iconic Studio Ghibli co-founder

www.google.com

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Whew -- finished! "You're the Best" an early (2013) Kdrama for IU. The only problem: it's an "Ugly Duckling" story, in which her character is supposed to be plain and unattractive. Yeah, right.

I'll spare you the details; it's on youtube, if anyone wants to investigate. Here, though, is a clip from Lee Sunsin's audition. She wins over the director, singing the favorite song of her father, who was killed in a car accident:

Yeah, it's a tearjerker. 😢

EDIT: I just found out she starred in a historical/fantasy series!

Bye -- see ya later!

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

John Krasinski from The Office has been doing these since everyone's quarantined. This is the second episode but it's amazing. They got the entire original cast of Hamilton for the part at the end!

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

I watch this on TCM at Easter every year, one of my favorite movies 😁

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

For Film Noir fans, the Criterion Channel has a bunch of classics from Columbia, as noted in this article:

Film School: Immerse Yourself in the Criterion Channel’s Columbia Noir

A guide to an essential streaming series, built for cinephiles and laypeople alike.

www.google.com

If you want to sample, they're giving a 14-day free trial.

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

The Last Unicorn. I read the book recently so wanted to see the movie as well.

 

[Sir Eowyn]

Stagecoach, 1939. Love my Westerns.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

No idea about this, but there's a dragon: