Happy Hour

[Christophe]

What? There's only one discussion going on in the Pub?

That's definitely not enough. Barman! Another drink for me and the boys!

In the meantime I'll choose a song from the Jukebox:

www.youtube.video

[Balder]

Yes, I'm pretty impressed by the transformation Korean popular music has undergone.  It was somewhat weakly imitative of Western pop music when I was there, with a few stand-outs of originality and talent, but now much of it rivals and even surpasses the slickest popular productions in British or American pop.

[Edward theurj Berge]

Ah, I'm now guessing that the K in K-pop stands for Korean? I thought it stood for Kiddie pop, hence my adjective Asian. I was referring more to the pop coming out of that whole region, including Japan. Anyone have examples of Chinese, Tibetan, Mongolian etc. kiddie pop?

[Balder]

The Japanese version is J-Pop. 

[Edward theurj Berge]

I also like me some down home American country music, emphasis on the some.

[Edward theurj Berge]

And Johnny Cash doing this Nine Inch Nails song:

[Edward theurj Berge]

YouTube has an A(sian)-Pop channel here. It has weekly top 20 in from the various countries.

[Edward theurj Berge]

This is apparently the latest J-pop line dance craze.

[Balder]

Some different flavors of J-Pop

J-witchy psychedelica

And (cover your ears) J-grindcore

[Joseph Camosy]

Fireworks, filmed up close and at altitude from a drone.

[Edward theurj Berge]

I remember what you said that night
That you would love me for the rest of your life
We wrote forever with a pocketknife
But forever's goin' down tonight
I got my chainsaw

[Edward theurj Berge]

It's also great for 2-stepping. See the note at the end of the song if you're a tree hugger.

[Edward theurj Berge]

Kacy Catanzaro made history as the first woman to ever qualify for the final round in American Ninja Warrior. Here's her qualifying performance, all the more amazing since she's only 5 feet tall and many of the obstacles seem impossible for that height.