[FILM REVIEW] Ouran High School Host Club (Movie) (2012)

The film ‘Ouran High School Host Club’ is a feature directed by Satoshi Kan released in March 2012. It is set as a direct continuation of the live-action series aired back in 2011.

Valentine's Day Special: K-Entertainment Couples!

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In honour of Valentine’s Day, we are getting romantic by celebrating just a few of the publicly existing couples in the South Korean Entertainment Industry.
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EDITORIAL: Sharing is Caring: 'Japan's Galapagos Effect'.

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The term ‘Galapagos Effect’ has been coined by many writers to explain Japan’s unique technological advancements being kept from the rest of the world. You do not have to be an expert on the country to know about its amazing inventions and unique gadgetry – most of which has neglected to leave its shores.

One of the biggest examples of this would be Japan’s mobile phone system; it is completely unique to those used by other countries. The mobiles are also equipped with a number of advancements, such as linking your mobile directly to your bank account and being able to screen videos from your mobile to your laptop instantly. Of course, this progression has begun with mobiles from other countries now too, but it is often through very different processes and, for Japan, is old news.

Aside from being a pretty cool and apt term for this, when I first heard of the ‘Galapagos Effect’, I thought it could also be applied to Japan on a much wider scale.