by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim james@charactermedia.com Two U.S. senators have proposed expanding the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. to include a “Wall of Remembrance.” The wall […]
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Photoshop Experiment Shows How the “Ideal Body” Looks Like in Different Countries
Beauty standards for women seem to only be getting harder and harder to achieve. One day, everyone wants a thigh gap and the next day, every song on the radio […]
Top Stories of the Week: Justin Kim on ‘ANTM’ and Popsicles Inspired by Asian Desserts
1) Meet Justin Kim, the First Korean Male Contestant on ‘America’s Next Top Model’ [READ HERE] 2) Recent Study Shows Asians Are STILL Underrepresented in Hollywood […]
Super Junior Wins Choice International Artist at 2015 Teen Choice Awards
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Super Junior on Sunday became the first Korean artist to ever win a Teen Choice Award. The 2015 Teen Choice Awards took place […]
N. Korea Threatens Strikes Over South’s Propaganda Broadcasts
by FOSTER KLUG, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Saturday threatened to attack South Korean loudspeakers that are broadcasting anti-Pyongyang propaganda messages across their shared […]
‘Right Now, Wrong Then’ Wins Top Prizes at Locarno Film Festival
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo‘s film Right Now, Wrong Then took home two prizes at Switzerland’s 68th Locarno Film Festival on Saturday. Right Now, Wrong […]
Korean American Documentary on ‘Comfort Women’ Premieres in L.A.
by ALEX HYUN | @ahyundarkb4dawn editor@charactermedia.com The Last Tear, a documentary film about Asian women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese imperial army, premiered at CGV Cinemas in Los […]
5 Things to Know About Korea’s Liberation Day
by KARIN CHAN editor@charactermedia.com Today marks the 70th anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender, which liberated the Korean Peninsula from Japanese colonial rule in 1945. In South Korea, […]
South Korean Women Strive for ‘Apple Hips’
by YOUNG-WOO KANG Thin legs, a slender waist and pale skin have been the ideal beauty standard among Korean women for a long time. However, these aspects of a […]
Tinder Claims It Has North Koreans Users
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Tinder threw a public tantrum on Twitter earlier this week in response to a Vanity Fair article that criticized the app’s hook-up culture and […]
Japanese Prime Minister Abe Stops Short of Apology for World War II
Pictured above: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. (Screenshot captured via Reuters Video) by KEN […]
K-Pop Meets EDM: The Rise of Korean Trap Music
by ALYSSA PARK, Audrey Magazine Trap music is a genre that began in the 90s and has since become a recent phenomenon in the American music industry. In particular, […]
Beautiful Asian Wedding Attire
Growing up with a diverse group of friends, I’ve always wondered what kind of weddings we would each have, especially since weddings often reflect a couple’s personality and […]
A Look Into the Most Popular Asian-Inspired Tattoos
Remember when rub-on tattoos were in? You could stop by any arcade quarter machine and come out with a colorful heart or butterfly on your arm. And if […]
Latest Korean Hair Trend: Heart-Shaped Bangs
I once thought that the only girl who could boldly pull off heart-shaped bangs was my favorite childhood cartoon character, Sailor Moon. I stand corrected. The latest hair craze among […]
