Ava Lee (Lee Jung Hyun) has just updated us on her Facebook with new details and covers about her mini album. Her new image is sizzling. It’s like a cross between moulin rouge and geisha. The title song remake, “Michyeo”, updates its techno style with a touch of urban instruments. Expect the mini album to drop on May 10th and a performance on May 16th. More »

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Today I received a facebook invite to “Hug A Korean Day“. My first initial response was ”HUH?”… But, if you know me then you know that “huh?” is pretty much my response for everything.

So, what is this new event that has facebook a buzz that it actually has 38,042 confirmed guests? Hug A Korean Day was started by tweenie twin sisters Lillian and Nora Hexter of Boston Mass. The girls were adopted from Seoul, South Korea when they were just four months old. These girls are no strangers to fame, Lillian placed with an honorary mention during 2007 Sejong Writing Competition. She said that being a Korean adoptee is one of the most important things in her life and that one of her goals is to return to Korea to volunteer in an orphanage. Even if she was not raised with her biological family, pride in her ethnicity is very apparent. So here is information on the event created by Lillian and her sister Nora. More »

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Here’s a note from one of the NYAF Organizer, Lance Fensterman:

There are only 2 weeks to the New York Anime Festival and you still don’t have a ticket! Buy your ticket today so you can spend the next few weeks deciding who you are going with, what you are wearing and how you are getting there. It’s easy to get tickets online and we highly recommend buying your tickets in advance. Choose from weekend passes, VIP, daily or if you are really popular and have 10 or more friends, you can each save money on your ticket and buy group tickets.

The New York Anime Festival features exclusive and extensive anime screenings, guests from America and Japan, manga, cosplay, video games, live-action Japanese cinema, fashion, food, and the cultural treasures that gave birth to Japanese pop culture. More »

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