The real star of ‘American Idol’: The Stool
As you can see in the picture above, our homeboy John Park is sitting on the ultimate prop for this season of American Idol: the stool. He’s not the only one that has utilized this wondrous, yet simple piece of furniture to accessorize his vocal performance this week. Alex Lambert, Andrew Garcia, and that one...
‘Idol’ gets its Asian representation
John Park celebrates his ‘Idol’ triumph in the streets Is it safe to say that we have moved passed using the term “token Asian” to refer to lone Asians in film, TV, music and other entertainment outlets? Kind of, but not really. Nonetheless, it seems like the shaggy haired charm of John Park has made...
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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...
