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At NYC Museum of Chinese in America, life stories told through food
In China, “Sour, Sweet, Bitter, Spicy” stands for more than flavors – they’re used as meanings for the joys and sorrows of life. This fall, the Museum of Chinese in […]
Oiji: A Touch of Seoul in the East Village
Two South Korean-born chefs endeavor to bring traditional Korean dishes into the limelight with a modern culinary makeover. by JANE KIM photos by AYLA CHRISTMAN Above photo: Brian Sehong Kim, […]
Machete-Wielding Man Slashes Korean Woman in Bryant Park
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A machete-wielding man slashed a South Korean woman in the arm in an unprovoked attack in Bryant Park on Tuesday, according to media […]
Will New Yorkers Go Cuckoo for KakaoTaxi?
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Daum Kakao Corp. is considering bringing South Korea’s most popular cab-hailing app service to the Big Apple, according to Bloomberg. KakaoTaxi launched […]
Lotte Group Buys New York Palace Hotel for $805 Million
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com South Korea’s Lotte Group announced on Sunday that it had inked a deal to acquire the swanky New York Palace Hotel for $805 million […]
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 […]
‘Top Chef’ Winner Kristen Kish to Co-Host New Travel Channel Show, ’36 Hours’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Top Chef Season 10 winner Kristen Kish is set to co-host a new show on the Travel Channel with former American professional soccer player Kyle […]
Getting to Know Visual Artist Bridget Rhee
by DAKOTA KIM | @dakotakim1 Bridget Rhee is a New York City-based multidisciplinary visual artist, burlesque performer and art curator. She creates molded plastic sculptures, playful cartoon-drawing T-shirt designs and […]
Korean BBQ Chain Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong Turns Up the Heat in NYC
story by MICHELLE LEE photographs by VICTOR CHU Since opening its doors in December, Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong in Manhattan’s Koreatown has been inundated by adoring late-night dining crowds and visits from such […]
Kathryn Paek Appointed as New York’s First Korean American Female Judge
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo reera@ charactermedia.com New York appointed its first-ever Korean American female judge on Thursday. Kathryn S. Paek, 45, was one of the three candidates nominated […]
A Trend Towards a More Natural Look
by LISA WONG MACABASCO If you’ve ever flipped through a Korean fashion magazine or tuned into a singing competition on Korean TV, you’ve seen models and singers donning elaborate, […]
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, […]
NYC Public Schools Can Designate Lunar New Year as a Holiday
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com New York City’s Department of Education must consider making Lunar New Year a public school holiday, according to a new law signed […]
New York City to Vote on Korean American Day
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com New York City will vote on a resolution on Monday to designate Jan. 13 as Korean American Day, reports the Queens Chronicle. […]
