Pictured above: Hudson Yang, who portrays Eddie Huang in Fresh Off the Boat with Aubrey Anderson-Emmons. (Photo courtesy of Amy Anderson) by AMY ANDERSON Born in Seoul, I was […]
Category: Movies
Daniel Henney Cast in ‘Criminal Minds’ Spin-off
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Daniel Henney has been cast in the upcoming spinoff of CBS’ popular American police-procedural series, Criminal Minds. The untitled spin-off will center on […]
‘Ode to My Father’ Grosses Over $2 Million in North America
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Ode to My Father, a South Korean postwar melodrama, grossed more than $2 million in ticket sales after screening in North American theaters for just […]
ABC Picks Up Ken Jeong’s Comedy Pilot ‘Dr. Ken’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Keep your fingers crossed because there might be another Asian American sitcom coming to ABC. The network officially greenlit the pilot for medical […]
Winners of the 3rd Annual DramaFever Awards
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The Third Annual DramaFever Awards took place at the Hudson Theater in New York City on Feb. 6. It was a star-studded night with actors, […]
Technology Meets Romance: Zhang Ziyi’s Boyfriend Proposes With Ring-Bearing Drone
A drone is an aerial vehicle which can fly around without a human pilot aboard. Instead, this aircraft is guided remotely. Now I don’t know about you, but nothing […]
[VIDEO] Steven Yeun Says Not All Asians Look Alike
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Steven Yeun came on Conan last night with a mission. “Once and for all, we don’t all look alike,” said Yeun, referring to […]
‘Ktown Cowboys’ to Premiere at SXSW Film Festival
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Ktown Cowboys will be making its world premiere at the 2015 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas. Directed by Daniel […]
Steven Yeun Argues Not All Asians Look Alike, But Some Look Like Brad Pitt
Thought it was bad that some people believe all Asian women have the same type of hair? Well, it gets worse. Much worse. In this day and age, there are […]
The Hollywood Mamalogues: Mother-Daughter Pilot Season
by AMY ANDERSON Now that awards season is underway—and done for those of us not invited to the Oscars—let’s talk about pilot season. Pilot season traditionally runs from January […]
‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Unveils New Poster and Movie Clips
Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Dev Patel and the rest of the cast from the esteemed 2012 surprise-hit blockbuster The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel are back for the sequel The Second Best Exotic […]
Claudia Kim Named the First Asian Ambassador for Bobbi Brown
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean actress Claudia Kim, also known as Kim Soo-hyun, has been named the face of Bobbi Brown in Asia, becoming the first-ever […]
Actor Ayushmann Khurrana Tells Us Why We Should Watch ‘Hawaizaada’
Directed by Vibhu Puri, Hawaizaada is a period drama set in the heart of Mumbai, India in 1895, eight years before the Wright Brothers flew the first plane. It […]
‘Han Gong-ju’ Picked as Best Local Film of 2014 by KOFRA
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The Korea Film Reporters Association (KOFRA) announced on Monday that it has chosen coming-of-age film Han Gong-ju as the best domestic picture of […]
J-Rock Idol Miyavi Appears on Ellen, Discusses Villain Role in ‘Unbroken’
Miyavi, the legendary Japanese rock star and the main villain in the Angelina Jolie-directed film Unbroken, made his first US talk-show appearance on Ellen. Miyavi starts off the […]
