Stereoscopic photography has been around a long time and popular all around the world. My Cantonese friend dug up some old trading cards featuring female pop stars. Produced in the 90’s by Yes! Magazine (sort of an Asian Tiger Beat), these special edition, stereoscopic 3D cards were a unique attempt at introducing popstar-obsessed teens to stereo photography. They are presented in parallel 3D, possibly because their small size made them perfect for the magic-eye method of viewing. It’s a shame that the graphic artists in charge with post production, weren’t familiar with stereoscopy, horribly obscuring the frames with an oversized logo and even printing errors.

The long haired girl is Vivian Chow. The short-haired girl is Winnie Lau. If you’re not Cantonese, neither girls would be familiar to you. Even Asian movie buffs would have a hard time recognizing them because both popstars did not perform in any cult-like movies ported over for western audiences.