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Albert Kong Sees His Younger Self in ‘Seoul Searching’

Movies by James S. Kim

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 […]

Esteban Ahn, a.k.a. SanchoBeatz, Makes His Acting Debut in ‘Seoul Searching’

Movies by James S. Kim

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 […]

Jessika Van Talks Madonna, Playing a Pastor’s Daughter in ‘Seoul Searching’

Movies, TV by James S. Kim

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 […]

Justin Chon Does His Own ‘Seoul Searching’

Movies, TV by James S. Kim

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 […]

Spring Issue Extra: Jessika Van on Being Strong and Being Lost in Korea

Style by Arianna Caramat

  In our latest Spring Issue we got to talk to the up-and-coming actress, Jessika Van, known for her role as Becca in MTV’s Awkward and more recently, as Grace […]

‘Awkward’ Actress Jessika Van Stars in ‘Seoul Searching’

Movies by Arianna Caramat

  Based on a true story, Seoul Searching is a romantic comedy about a group of Korean high schoolers from around the globe who are sent to Seoul in […]

Benson Lee Goes ‘Seoul Searching’ With Latest Indie Feature

Movies, TV by Reera Yoo

Pictured above: Benson Lee, writer and director of independent feature film Seoul Searching. (Photo by Mark Edward Harris) story by JAMES S. KIM In the summer of 1986, Benson Lee was […]

‘Seoul Searching’ to Premiere at 2015 Sundance

Commentary, Movies by James S. Kim

by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Seoul Searching will be premiering much sooner than we thought. The Sundance Institute announced its premieres lineup for the 2015 Sundance Film Festival […]

Take a Look at Upcoming Indie Feature: ‘Seoul Searching’

Movies by Reera Yoo

by TAMMY TARNG Seoul Searching, set to release in 2015, is directed by Benson Lee and is an ’80s-set youth dramedy based loosely on Lee’s experience at a government […]

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