Barack Obama is officially in office! Congrats to him and his family.

In honor of this historical week, we had a guest blogger and a special interview with NYC councilman John Liu. Be sure to check them out!

Also, we have a contest with Priscilla Chan!

Anyways here’s this week’s wrap up:

Sunday 1/18

Nintendo Prevails over Recession in South Korea (Tara Popp)
Kara vs. Girls’ Generation: Battle of the Female Idols (Erik Taylor)
So Hungry for Winter 2009 Dramas (Tiffanie J Lee)
NBAsian: Halftime Report - The Good, The Bad, and The Benched (Jerry Chen)
Weekly Wrap Up Jan. 18 (Lan Nguyen)
Rain Says “Thanks But No Thanks” (SeoulBeats)
SNSD gets first place on Music Bank despite the ban (AllKpop)
Shooting people in Osaka (JapanProbe)

Monday 1/19

A Korean Birthday Tradition — A Bowl of Seaweed, Anyone? (Tara Popp)
Super Sweet Seijin Shiki (Mia Lerda)
Debunking the Rumors: Cape No. 7 to be Released in China (Alex Shih)
Seiyuu Say Me: So Moe I’m Weak in the Knee - The Imouto Voice of Tamura Yukari (Jerry Chen)
“North Korea Kidnapped My Daugher” a memoir by Sakie Yokota (Lan Nguyen)
Krispy Kreme Japan Special Valentine’s Day Doughnuts (Alafista)
Starbucks Korea Employees Required to Take STD Tests (KoreaBeat)
Kang Ho Dong at Children’s Hospital (SeoulBeats)

Tuesday 1/20

A Traumatising but Hilarious Sailor Moon Parody (Tara Popp)
Fly to the Sky Comeback: Bringing It to New Heights! (Jessica Dawson)
Tami Chynn Joins the Crossover Bandwagon (Jinra Ilustrisimo)
Big Bang Parodies Boys Over Flowers (Lan Nguyen)
Filmmaker Kimi Takesue talks about “Suspended” at Sundance (David Hou)
Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon feels the heat (AllKpop)
8-year-old ping pong player competes against high schoolers (JapanProbe)
Jarah Mariano, New Asian Victoria Secret Model!(pics) (MyAsianPhotos)

Wednesday 1/21

China Censored Obama’s Speech (Tara Popp)
Inauguration 2009: Guest blog by Keith Kamisugi of Equal Justice Society (David Hou)
Avatar Season 1 Review: Anime-armed animators lift American cartoons out of the dark ages (Tiffanie J Lee)
Hollywood and the Live Action Cowboy Bebop Movie (Mia Lerda)
Celebrate Lunar New Year with Priscilla Chan and a Ningin contest (David Hou)
Taegoon is Rain 2.0 (AllKpop)
Miyazaki Hates Modern Animation (FuckedGaijin)
Japanese School Girl Skirts (DannyChoo)

Thursday 1/22

The Karate Kid Remake — Jackie Chan as Mr. Miyagi (Tara Popp)
“Survivor” winner Yul Kwon banks on yogurt craze (Jinra Ilustrisimo)
Miyavi Announces Upcoming U.S. Performance (Mia Lerda)
“Slumdog Millionaire” Receives 10 Oscar Nominations (Jinra Ilustrisimo)
“Real” Japanese Comedy Shows on Hulu (Lan Nguyen)
Big Bang Parodies Boys Over Flowers (AllKpop)
Japanese Barack Obama tours Obama (JapannProbe)
Obama masks in Japan (JapanProbe)

Friday 1/23

Tiffanie’s Take: ABDC 3 Episode 2 (Tiffanie J Lee)
Mia’s Take: ABDC 3 Episode 2 (Mia Lerda)
Gyakuten Kenji Has a Release Date (Tara Popp)
Forever 21 launches Shibuya Mon Amour (Jinra Ilustrisimo)
Ningin Interview: the silly boys of ABDC’s Quest Crew - pt. 1 (Tiffanie J Lee)
Weekly Music Round Up Jan. 23 (Lan Nguyen)
Wii Fit Helps Paralyzed Girl Walk Again [Nintendo] (Kotaku)
Watch Japanese comedy show Gaki on Hulu (TokyoMango)
Lee Minho is a sexy beast (AllKpop)

Saturday 1/24

South Korea’s Mass Seollal Exodus (Tara Popp)
Studying abroad: A FAM Experience Part 2 (Lara Visconti)
Casting Call: Avatar needs YOU! (Tiffanie J Lee)
Inauguration 2009: Interview with NYC Councilman John Liu (David Hou)
Korean Hospitality at 3000 Feet Above Ground (Andrew Lim)
Junsu Loves Seungri Too (AllKpop)
Yul kwon opens red mango location in san jose (AngryAsianMan)
Yumi Sugimoto Trading Cards Released (ReallyCuteAsians)