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Apparently ‘The Karate Kid’ is NOT a remake
Chan and Smith get jiggy with it in “The Karate Kid” Harald Zwart, the director of The Karate Kid (out in theaters June 11) said the following to ComingSoon.net: To me, it was never a remake; it’s a retelling of a story. So despite what people are writing about this movie, it isn’t a remake....
Asian Guys Know How to Sing
Have you seen the dude that Gawker called the Chinese Susan Boyle? His name is Lin Yu Chun and the homeboy can sing – but he looks like a Cabbage Patch Kid. Like Susan, he needs a bit of a makeover. Then there’s this kid: Sure, he’s lip syncing – but this definitely outdoes the...
Fist Pumping to Lyrics Born and Joyo Velarde at SXSW
South by Southwest is one of the most prominent indie music extravaganza in the nation – maybe even the world. Actually, Austin is considered “The Live Music Capital of the World” so the latter is probably more accurate. Having lived there before, I do miss the easy access to live music, so going back to...
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Why Asians shouldn’t be mad at ‘Cook Poo’
In this week’s episode of How I Met Your Mother, Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) tries to have the “Perfect Week” (hence the title of the show) by sleeping with a different lady every night – but his danger of genital wart-infused promiscuity isn’t the focus of this episode. The focus (for me at least) was...
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American Idol: Asians go to Hollywood!
John Park only hinted at the “I’m-in-an-Asian-family-therefore-my-parents-want-to-be-an-engineer/doctor-excuse” so that doesn’t make him the annoying typical reality show competition Asian boy. With his emo/preppy Pete Wentz bangs and his bellowing baritone, Park made waves in his audition in Chicago a couple weeks ago – and he made Shania Twain get all hot and bothered with her...
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SPOTTED: Asian in ‘The Lovely Bones’
Remember when I did that whole Asians in pop culture tally thing? Well if you didn’t notice, I lost track – but that doesn’t mean I lost love for my fellow Asians. I was delighted to see Nikki Soohoo representing in The Lovely Bones. I love her name because it rhymes with Yoo-hoo.
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Asian pop culture tally as of August 30, 2009
My personal Asian Americans in pop culture tally was pretty sparse this week…. Top Chef: Of course, the sexiest foodie on the face of the Earth Padma Laksmi represents as the host. On Top Chef Masters Korean American Kelly Choi makes it hot as the host – yet another hottie – but I still think...
