by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com There’s perfect casting, and then there’s too perfect casting. Actor Albert Kong was not particularly thrilled when his fellow cast members in Seoul Searching would tell […]
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Shinzo Abe Urged to Clearly Apologize for Sexual Slavery, War Crimes Before U.S. Trip
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com As all signs point to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe making a trip to the United States later this spring, several activists […]
Minority Share Deal with South Korean Group Could Value Dodgers at $3 Billion
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com The New York Yankees have been baseball’s most valuable team for 17 years, according to Forbes in 2014. The pinstripes were valued […]
Uber Korea Employees Charged with Operating Illegal Taxi Ring
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com South Korean authorities arrested nearly 30 people in a raid at Uber South Korea’s offices, Yonhap News Agency reports. According to police, the […]
Esteban Ahn, a.k.a. SanchoBeatz, Makes His Acting Debut in ‘Seoul Searching’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Sergio Kim’s character in Seoul Searching was originally written as a Korean Brazilian, but writer-director Benson Lee couldn’t find the right actor […]
Stephen Kim’s Lawyer Demands Client’s Release, Slams Petraeus Plea Deal
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com The defense lawyer for Stephen Kim, a former State Department contractor who was imprisoned last year for giving classified information to a […]
I Am KoreAm: Amy Shin
I am KoreAm and proud because of how wonderfully colorful my bicultural life is. I take all the best of both Korean and American cultures to take the best […]
South Korean and Japanese Students Talk About English-Language Education
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com On this side of the Pacific, we often hear about our friends and peers heading over to Asia to teach English. But […]
Link Attack: Yeon-mi Park, Racist Frat Email, Tokyo Students Say “We’re Friends” with Koreans
The Woman Who Faces the Wrath of North Korea Yeon-mi Park is a 21-year-old North Korean defector who has devoted herself to revealing the brutal truth about the country, […]
Jessika Van Talks Madonna, Playing a Pastor’s Daughter in ‘Seoul Searching’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com When Jessika Van first read her lines for her character in Seoul Searching, she didn’t have much to go off of: Writer-director Benson […]
Barack Obama and Kim Jong-un Impersonators Take on Los Angeles
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com President Obama was in Los Angeles yesterday, creating a traffic nightmare for commuters. News sources said he was making a guest appearance […]
South Korea Develops Smartphone Apps to Help Curb Student Suicide
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com The South Korean government has been developing a number of smartphone apps to help warn parents when their child might be at […]
Justin Chon Does His Own ‘Seoul Searching’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com When actor Justin Chon spoke to KoreAm months ago about his role in Revenge of the Green Dragons, he seemed considerably more excited […]
I Am KoreAm: Marika Medrano
I am KoreAm and proud because: I am a Korean adoptee, a happy wife & a mom. My son is a Korexican (Korean & Mexican). Why is being proud […]
South Korean Ballerina Hee Seo Dazzles in ‘The Sleeping Beauty’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Hee Seo (pronounced SUH) considers herself a “normal, 28-year-old girl living in New York City.” She sees friends, tries new restaurants and loves Broadway […]
