Some SNSD haters were attending their White Day concert and were very rude and started throwing glowsticks at the girls. What the heck?! I’m not a big fan of SNSD (I guess you can call me a minimal fan) and I think this is out of hand and ridiculous. No matter how much you hate a group, there’s no justifying throwing stuff at them. There are some immature anti-fans out there. More »

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International action star Jackie Chan announced the trial opening of his Yaolai International Cinema in Beijing on Monday. The theater has 17 screens, 3,500 seats, and covers 15,000 square meters (Almost 162,000 square feet!). More »

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Matsuyama Kenichi is one fine man. Not only that but he’s a great actor, taking parts in various movies and television shows. He’s known for his roles as L (Death Note), Shin (first Nana movie) and Soichi Negishi (Detroit Metal City). More »

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From Rekuru: If you don’t know who Takeshi Kaneshiro is (shame on you), this post should prove quite enlightening. Known mostly for his roles in Chungking Express, House of Flying Daggers, Fallen Angels, as well as a host of other films, Kaneshiro is one of Japan’s finest actors and this post is going to show you just why… More »

It’s surprising that many people stateside don’t know that renowned martial artist and actor Jackie Chan is also a director. In fact, Mr. Chan has announced 100th movie called 十二生肖 (The 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals) at a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday. More »

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It seems Thai actor Tony Jaa is ready to take on Hollywood after the release of his movie, Ong Bak 2, in the United States last week. More »

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Is K-pop making a “royal bloodline” or something? The past few news events surround singers inviting their brothers, sisters, moms, aunts, uncles, and ancestors to debut as singers. Hey can I hire my sisters cat? More »

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Just announced: Avex stars, queen of hip hop, Namie Amuro and international wonder, BoA will be heading to Pusan festival in Korea. BoA has not been in the Korean scene since the Anyband days and has a total hiatus of over 4 years away from Korea. I’m sure her fans are excited to see her! More »

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Many of you may have not heard of Danny Pudi but now you will! After guest starring on various TV shows such as ER, Gilmore Girls, and Greek, Pudi has made it to a main cast in the new NBC comedy series Community. If you don’t watch any of those shows, you may recognize him as the famous “butt dialer” in a T-Mobile commercial. More »

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With the upcoming DVD release of Crossing Over, StarCam is going to host a chat with the oh so popular actor Justin Chon. Thanks to the popularity of his previous StarCam Chat, ye fangirls (and boys) will get another chance to flirt talk to this hottie with the infectious smile. More »

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In part one of Ningin’s Justin Chon interview, we learned about his father—a former South Korean actor—and got an idea of both of their approaches to tackling roles and acting in general. In part two, we will learn more about his new drama-packed film, as well as get a glimpse of this inspired film buff’s all-time favorites in the industry. More »

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During the taping of the Boys vs. Girls episode of ABDC, I got the chance to speak with the friendly and laid back Justin Chon. The 27-year-old actor recently received national attention for his performance as Eric Yorkie in Twilight and is currently on the heels of another success: the upcoming film Crossing Over, an intense drama that weaves together several vignettes about immigrants in Los Angeles. More »

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Masi Oka became famous by playing Hiro Nakamura, a fan favorite character on the NBC hit show “Heroes.” Masi’s character is a comic-book-loving optimist who discovers he has the ability to manipulate time and space.

“When I was a kid, I kept saying that I wanted to win Oscars in the technical and creative fields, to show the world that the human brain has two sides.” Masi Oka has been nominated for a Golden Globe and Emmy Award. More »

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So they finally announced the official cast which I’m hoping is a really bad joke. Honestly I knew all the supposed cast members before were just rumors but it gave me a little hope.

The cast for the Korean version of Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers) are: Actor Lee Min Ho as Goo Joon Pyo (Domyouji Tsukasa) SS501’s Kim Hyun Joong as Yoon Ji Hoon (Hanazawa Rui) Actor Kim Bum as So Lee Jung (Nishikado Sojiroh) T-Max’s Kim Joon as Song Yu Bin (Mimasaka Akira)

Urgh it breaks my heart but I guess Kim Hyun Joong isn’t a complete loss. He’s probably the biggest and the cutest star out of the 4 but I rather have Jae Joong~! There is no mention of who will play the lead female, Makino Tsukushi (go figure). I’m still hoping they’ll cast Lee Junki or Jae Joong so we can get some yaoi action, of course that’s just me being hopeful.

The 24 episode TV series will air on Mon – Tues after the drama “The World That They Live In” during the end of December. More »

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Everyday we are sure to hear terms like Viral Videos, Web Episodes, and Cyber Blogging. These are all common day words used by the most ordinary people. The Internet revolution has changed the way people seek entertainment in today’s world.

Enter the stylish, Shyaporn Theerakulstit (Tearahgunsehtaet) a YouTube comedian that is anything but a fly by night talent.

Ever the modest gentleman, he lives up to his nickname “Shy” and admits his videos are no Film Phenomenon. This charming actor proves he is not just another pretty face, as his videos are more than the commonplace, resentful drama web-cam video blog dairies, (called vlogs), but humorous sketches, that sometimes have an ethnic twist. He is best known for his “500 impressions in 2 minutes” video, he then taught us that kittens can fly, documented the daily grind of an unemployed hitman and wrote a zombie musical. He even has represented the only Asian super-friend and put him at the forefront of one of his videos. Never one to loose a clever sketch idea he keeps them on a mirror using dry erase marker. Be assured that each upcoming Holiday there will be another one of his immensely enjoyable videos premiering on YouTube. With such a diverse profile like this, you can easily see Shyaporn is a brilliant artist that is as sophisticated as he is creative. More »

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The New York Korean Film Festival hosted actor/director Yoo Ji-Tae the 4th week of August for several events. First being the opening reception, where the humble Mr. Yoo answered questions about his part in the cinematic celebration, that has become a staple of the New York art & culture scene.

There is a successful aura about everything that Yoo Ji-Tae works on like his role as the villain in top rated film Oldboy. He was a vital ingredient, in the reason the film was awarded the top prize at 2004 Cannes Film Festival. His many other works are well known throughout Korea and by foreign film aficionados. More the 2003 movie, which he also starred in, “Into the Mirror”, has just inspired a western remake called Mirrors.

The historical film “Hwang Jin Yi” was showing at the reception of the NYKFF. The Korean release of “Hwang Jin Yi” took place last year. The film stars himself along side actress Song Hye Kyo, and is based on a North Korean novel. The hype following this movie is do to its cinematic grandeur and has had many recent dramatic adaptations. Besides supporting this films North American release, he promoted his own directorial work with a short film called “Out of my Intention”. Due to the many press vying for time with the talented thespian the limit of five minutes was downgraded to three minutes as we waited for everyone to be seated. We were very lucky that the first two questions received time saving replies of smiles, blushes, and chuckling nods. More »

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Kal Penn, the Asian American actor who has starred in several movies, including the famous “Harold and Kumar” stoner movie franchise (in which he plays “Kumar”), was spotted in a green neon vest working on the floor of the Democratic National Convention this past week. Being a big supporter of Senator Barack Obama, the 31 year-old actor has been traveling around the country hoping to lend his star power to generate more support for the Presidential nominee.

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As we gear up for next month’s release of Ping Pong Playa, here’s more of my conversation with Roger Fan. An interview is always about the artist’s thoughts. But we had such a great rapport, I couldn’t help but share a few of my own. Roger has a natural love for the human race that makes him an excellent listener. Here’s more on Asian film, American film, stereotypes, and Justin Lin.

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Yeah, I’m the lucky girl standing next to Roger Fan. When I finally met him at “Finishing the Game”’s New York City premiere last October, I felt like we’d known each other forever. Roger, one of the film’s stars, was the unofficial blogger of FTG’s 2007 Grassroots Tour. Besides spending most of the year at film festivals and campuses, connecting with the fans, Roger also spent countless hours documenting the tour in pictures and funny descriptions, much to the delight of rabid fans like me. If you got a MySpace comment from Finishing the Game, it was most often Roger’s doing. We emailed back and forth, and I teased him about how great he looked, bare-chested and suntan-oiled, as the cocky Breeze Loo circa 1973.

Then I interviewed him by phone while writing up Finishing the Game for a local newspaper. Truth be told, I was lucky the article got run at all. Asian-American film is pretty much off the radar where I live; I had only 850 words for a review of Finishing the Game AND a “wide angle” on Asians in Hollywood! But Roger, smart Brown alum that he is, gave me so much great material that would not fit in that tiny box. And I had the tall order of editing it and giving my fellow Midwesterners a taste of what’s happening in the Asian-American community.

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