Above photo courtesy of The Jewish Museum, Photographed by Da Ping Luo What other genres of music do you listen to? Koki:Â I’m a sucker for some Frank Sinatra. […]
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The End of “Ryuribe”
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Ryu Hyun-jin became Hyun-jin Ryu when he joined the Dodgers before the 2013 season, and with him came plenty of expectations and worries. […]
BIGBANG Announces North American Tour
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com BIGBANG is coming to the States. Earlier this week, the K-pop boy band announced six arena dates for the North American leg of […]
South Korea’s Tally of MERS Cases Rises to 12
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea’s tally of patients infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) rose to 12, including a man who traveled to China and […]
Justin Chon and Kevin Wu’s ‘Man Up’ Available on Vimeo On Demand
by KoreAm Staff | @KoreAm The first time Justin Chon and Kevin Wu (a.k.a. KevJumba) teamed up in a film, they were Chinese immigrant brothers who become involved with […]
Thailand’s Haunted Dolls Just Might Bring You Luck
When I was a youngster, I had my share of dolls. In fact, my grandmother and I became collectors of dolls in our own sense. While I collected those classic […]
World’s 10 Most Followed Asian Male Celebs on Twitter (May 2015)
1.Filipino-Puerto Rican American singer Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars)  21.1M Twitter Followers 2. Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) 15M Twitter Followers 3. Pakistani British singer Zayn Malik (@zaynmalik ) 14.6M Twitter Followers […]
Tapioca: Your Yummy Boba Drink and… Natural Face Cleanser?
I think it’s safe to say that many of us love our boba. The boba, or tapioca, is made of a starch that is extracted from the cassava root, a plant […]
Top Stories of the Week: A Lucky Iron Fish and Weird Asian Desserts
1) 6 Times Fan BingBing Slayed the Cannes Red Carpet [READ HERE] Â 2) This Little Iron Fish is Tackling Cambodia’s Iron Deficiency Anemia Issue […]
Sneak Peek: Introducing Our Summer 2015 Cover Girl AIMEE SONG
We’re ecstatic to present our Summer 2015 cover girl, Aimee Song! Known for her fashion blog, Song of Style, Aimee has been taking the social media world by […]
Seoul to Financially Support Animated Film on ‘Comfort Women’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea announced on Thursday that it will render financial support for the production of an animated short film about Korean women forced […]
Meet the Team Behind EXP: “I’m Making a Boy Band”
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Columbia University student Bora Kim riled up the K-pop world about a month ago when word of her MFA thesis project–a non-Korean […]
Live Anthrax Samples “Inadvertently” Distributed to U.S. Labs, S. Korean Air Base
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com A U.S. Army laboratory in Utah inadvertently sent live samples of anthrax to facilities in nine states, as well as an additional […]
From Singing to Ghostly Encounters in ‘The Conjuring,’ Shannon Kook is a Man of Many Talents
On the evening of Shannon Kook’s interview, I had just finished working my eight-to-five. I sat in my car with my laptop open, ready and expecting the usual interview process of questions and […]
[Video] 100 Years of Indian Beauty in Under Two Minutes
As you probably already know, Cut Video has been working on a brilliant video series called 100 Years of Beauty. Each video in the series follows a culture through […]
