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We're nearing the end of the year, so I thought it was time for another instalment of my semi-regular series C-pop Saturday! My 3rd of 2026, lol. Here is a selection of Chinese music from different genres. :)   Vinida Weng- Paiwei Back Alley (Live Performance)  First up is a live performance of Paiwei Back Alley by Chinese rapper Vinida Weng . The digital single was released back in April and is a Chinese hip hop/R'n'B song. I think it's her most recent release. The track is about the social stereotypes that women still face in China. The title refers to the neighbourhood where Vinida grew up, in Taijiang, Fuzhou (the capital of the province Fujian ). The live performance video was filmed in Paiwei, in a  place similar to Vinida's childhood home , although Paiwei Back Alley itself sadly no longer exists (after a fire in 2016, the alley was torn down).   For more music by Vinida, visit this post:  C-pop Saturday (Feb 2025, features music video for Dia Dia feat. ...

This week's video is Doori, the latest single by Indian girl group W.i.S.H . It's a collaboration with Bangladeshi producer and DJ Sanjoy  (born in Bangladesh and raised in the US) and was released on 18th October.  Doori follows on from W.i.S.H's previous single Kasoor which came out on 7th October. Both are Hindi language songs- "Kasoor" translates as "Fault" in English and "Doori" translates as "Distance" (also  "Separation" according to the YouTube translation). Both are stand alone singles, not from their debut album Sweetburn (released in August last year). The music videos for the two songs are connected. The story starts in Kasoor, where the W.i.S.H girls have their wishes granted by a magical Maharaja . However, things take a dark turn in Doori, when they discover that the Maharaja is actually evil and this dream run into nightmares! Can they defeat him?  Watch the Kasoor music video here first: https://www.youtube....

Halloween (or Hallowe'en, the alternative spelling which I like) is tomorrow so it's time for my annual post! I also celebrate the pagan festival Samhain on the same day.  Last year I wrote my 3rd Hallowe'en round-up post, which you can see here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/10/halloween-round-up-3.html This year I'm featuring another selection of spooky themed entertainment! :) Following on from my 2024 post Hallowe'en Frights! , I've called this one More Hallowe'en Frights!  There may be mild spoilers. Unless otherwise stated, videos are trailers.  Films  Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) This is a British horror anthology in the style of similar ones such as Tales From the Crypt and  The House That Dripped Blood . This was the first film of this style to be made by British production company Amicus Productions.   In the wraparound story, five passengers on a train meet a mysterious stranger named Dr. Schreck aka Dr. Terror (played by ...

Today's video is Masterpiece by LNGSHOT . They are a Korean boy band formed in 2025 by  MORE VISION , Korean American rapper and singer Jay Park's record label. The group name comes from the term "long shot" meaning something that doesn’t have a high chance of working out. The group consists of 4 members- Ohyul (full name Kwon Oh Yul), Ryul (Kim Ryul), Woojin (Jung Woo Jin) and Louis (Louis Elliot Jihn Jourdain/Kim Li Ho).* LNGSOT released their pre-debut mixtape 4SHOBOIZ MIXTAPE in November last year and their pre-debut single Saucin' December. They made their official debut in January this year, with the single Moonwalkin' and EP SHOT CALLERS. LNGSHOT's music is a mix of K-pop, hip hop and R'n'B. To date they have released one more EP (Training Day) and another mixtape (4SHOBOIZ Vol. 2: 4SHOVILLE; a collaboration with Jay Park) in March and May respectively, plus several music videos for other songs, including FaceTime, Never Let Go, 4 SHO SHO wi...

I've previously written two posts featuring couples' dances. You can see them at the links below: Dance Videos- (Mostly) Couples Edition! (also features one group dance):  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/07/dance-videos.html Dance Videos- Couples' Edition 2!: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/05/dance-videos-couples-edition-2.html The last one was in May 2025, so I thought it was time for another one. :)    Tobii - Tap Tap | DANCE PERFORMANCE  BY KDC STATION | Thailand. In August, I shared a dance cover of Thai/Swiss rapper and R'n'B singer Tobii's  single Tap Tap (released in April) in my Dance Videos post. There is another one originally performed by Thai performance collective onefourofive that has inspired quite a few other dance covers. However, this dance performance is performed by KDC STATION from Thailand and was choreographed by AOOMSRI. It features both female and male dancers.  Visit the post to watch it (scroll down): https://star...

Today's video is Don't Rush Me by British singer Sissy Ford . It's her latest single and was released on 30th September. Don't Rush Me is an R'n'B song co-written by Sissy and Eritrean R'n'B singer Robeal Yohannes aka Wauve , who also worked on the music. It's about setting personal boundaries and taking things slowly in a relationship .   The music video features Sissy and dancer Keira Chalmers, who is performing a choreography by Selina Chrysostomou.