L.A. Kollaboration 9 [2.21.09] Vidz….and POTENTIAL OUTTING-NESS~

Hello everybodies~

Long time no see! Miss you all dearly in these times of economic turmoil (whatever happened to the 800 billion dollars…I don’t see it!).

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First line of business. L.A. Kollaboration took place a week ago today (Saturday, Feb. 21st) at the Shrine Auditorium (6300 seater, which was sold out!) in Cali. Judging from the line-up of performers (contestants and guest performers, which you can youtube at your own discretion for further videos), the show must have been off the hooks. Here’s a glimpse:

Competing performers:

• Jane Lui – award-winning songwriter and performer with her rich and soulful voice
• Paul Dateh – hip hop violinist
• David Choi – Warner Chappell songwriter and David Bowie award-winning songwriter and performer
• Kenichi Ebina – the only two-time Grand Champion of Showtime at the Apollo, actor and choreographer of the Jap. drama Manhattan Diaries
• Jazmin – the four sister pop-group finalists of MTV’s Top Pop Group and NBC’s America’s Got Talent
• Kina Grannis – Interscope Record’s singer and songwriter
• Lilybeth Evardome – Concerto protege of Andrew Robinson of the L.A. Philharmonic

Guest performers:

• Kaba Modern – MTV ABDC Season 1 3rd place (way more popular than 2nd placers)
• Fanny Pak – MTV ABDC Season 2 3rd place (…seems to be a pattern here…and no I am not biased)
• Team Millenia – opened the show (they closed with a dance to kpop stars Wondergirls – Tell Me. This is specifically for Matt XD)
• BoA (…and I don’t mean the snake!)

Judges:

• Moon Bloodgood – Actress of Terminator: Salvation, Eight Below, Street Fighter 4: Legend of Chun Li
• James Kyson Lee – Actor of Heroes
• James Ryu – Editor-in-Chief of KoreaAm Journal and Audrey magazine
• Welly Yang – director of Asian Excellence Awards
• Teddy Zee – Producer of The Pursuit of Happyness, Hitch

So without further ado, here are some videos I’ve scraped together (all fancam, so quality isn’t too great).

JAZMIN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diUOlG1Ht70&feature=channel_page

DAVID CHOI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrSexrA9sVc&feature=channel

TM ( segment)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F09297E0AY&feature=channel

FANNY PAK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSL3f_jtr9w&feature=channel

KABA MODERN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC5hz8dIv3w&feature=channel

BoA (two different angles)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANAJHjSi3-0&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aik11wXQ5Ok&feature=related

KENICHI EBINA (the winner of Kollaboration 9 and $3000. The video isn’t from Kollaboration, but he did a shorter version of the routine in this video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVzDhsCyI0M

AUDIENCE FREESTYLE BATTLE ($500 prize…now I’m wondering the situation – winner of the freestyle competition vs. Travis. hrmmm)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nizXwHmFB-o&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RkIzuyjtNM

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Alrighty, so I got to thinking it’s around time everyone’s getting hungry again. The Woori Village trip last quarter was epic, but since we didn’t get the freakishly awesome/cool reservation room, I’d like to suggest another trip, reservation room included (and possibly the karaoke next door for a fuller package!).  With reading week in about a week’s time, I think it’s time we paid Woori another visit. I don’t know what time is best for the majority, but seeing as DM is this coming Friday-Sunday…I’m thinking either Thursday or Friday dinner of reading week. If not, I’ll have to push it back to the first week of Spring quarter (wtfreak…it’s already spring??).  Ok, start replying!  =)

-MHannie