by MICHELLE WOO Today marks the beginning of Hello Kitty Con, the world’s first ever official convention dedicated to the famed feline (who, as revealed in the most shocking news story […]
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20 Years Later, Margaret Cho Looks Back on ‘All-American Girl’
All Grown Up Margaret Cho reflects on All-American Girl, 20 years after its primetime debut on ABC. by MICHELLE WOO photo by LINDSEY BYRNES In the history of network television, […]
LISTEN: JooWan Kim And His Hip-Hop Orchestra Perform Wu Tang’s ‘C.R.E.A.M.’
What do you get when a classically trained composer with a wild side reinvents hip-hop tracks from the ’90s? A hell-raising work of genius that’ll make your piano teacher […]
Former Basketball Player’s Powerful ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ Video Puts A Face On ALS
by MICHELLE WOO For those who haven’t checked their Facebook feeds all summer, the Ice Bucket Challenge involves dumping a bucket of ice water on one’s head and posting a […]
South Korea Holds Its First Butt Pageant
by MICHELLE WOO As a generalization, Asians aren’t known for having award-winning posteriors. (Norwegian-Thai model Chrissy Teigen once lamented to Esquire magazine, “It sucks for me. I have a little […]
It Exists: A Portable Photo Studio For Restaurant Instagramming
by MICHELLE WOO So, those people who stop their tablemates from digging into their meals because—”Hey, wait, let me just get one Instagram first.” (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.) […]
‘A Leading Man’ Explores The Struggles of Asian American Actors in Hollywood
by MILA ZUO Leader of the Snakeheads gang. Gay boyfriend. Doctor. Lab technician. Another gangster. Chinese consulate guy. Another gangster. Such were the types of roles actor Jack Yang […]
Now You Can Watch Videos of The Most Adorable Korean Toddler All Day Long
by MICHELLE WOO It had to happen. Yebin, the South Korean toddler who charmed the world with her sweet incomprehension of stranger danger, now has her own YouTube playlist. That’s right, […]
This Epic Water Gun Fight Happened On The Streets of Seoul
by MICHELLE WOO Forget wearing one of those dorky little mister fans around your neck. If you really want to beat the heat on these scorching summer days, look […]
KOCCA To Host 2014 Korean Americans in Hollywood Mentor Seminar in Los Angeles
This post is sponsored by the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA). On Aug. 22, the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) will be hosting the 2014 Korean Americans in Hollywood […]
Recap: Saving Innocence Benefit Concert To End Sex Trafficking
by GRACE KANG For the crowd that gathered at Los Angeles sports bar Busby’s East on Saturday evening, the surroundings may not have been what they originally had in […]
Ko Jung-wook’s Children’s Book ‘Giffy, The Short-Necked Giraffe’ Turns A Disability Into An Asset
by MICHELLE WOO The theme of overcoming obstacles is a classic one in children’s literature, though in this case, the story behind the story is as inspiring as the […]
Pics of the Day: South Korean Women Protest Societal Pressure By Baring Armpit Hair
by MICHELLE WOO Women through the ages have endured shaving nicks, wax burns and all sort of expensive procedures to achieve the standard of having smooth, hairless armpits. Raise […]
Korean High Schoolers Spoof JYP’s Plastic Pants, Choo Sa-rang And Luis Suárez In Yearbook Photos
by MICHELLE WOO Hey, high school in South Korea isn’t all work and no play, at least not for the students of Uijeongbu High School outside Seoul. The graduating […]
Link Attack: Cartoon Mike Tyson’s Korean Daughter, New Music From Karen O & The Best Korean Nike Commercial
What we’re reading right now. Mike Tyson—or the cartoon version, at least—has a Korean adoptee daughter named Yung Hee. Have you seen the best Korean Nike commercial ever? Karen O […]
