Yuma Asami Sings

You have got to love a performer who gets involved in every aspect of a production. I knew Japanese idol Yuma Asami was a hard worker when she filmed in the Philippines while down with a cold, keeping up with her costars Sora Aoi and Maria Ozawa. Now here she is recording the theme song to one of her own movies, kawaii as ever.

iPhone Girl Should Be Chinese Ellen Feiss

Between Chinese labor practices and Steve Jobs’ perfectionist whitewashing, this girl will probably lose her job. Let’s help her out and give her fifteen megabytes of fame. A new iPhone shipped to the UK comes with adorable photos of the Chinese girl who made it.

If Apple PR is smart, they’ll spin this into a humanizing positive — sort of a Chinese Ellen Feiss. Unfortunately, Apple PR isn’t very smart.