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· Carl Samson

Sony is Making a ‘Spider-woman’ Movie Starring a Korean-American Actress

A new Marvel superhero movie starring a Korean-American character is reportedly in the works at Sony Pictures. Cindy Moon, who first appeared in 2014’s “The Amazing Spider-Man #1,” is a student in Peter Parker’s class present in the public demonstration of the safe handling of…

· Ryan General

Japanese Rock Balancing Artist is So Good He was Put in a Sony Commercial

A talented artist in Japan, who has gained immense local popularity for his incredible skill in balancing rocks on top of each other, has landed an ad campaign deal with one of the country’s biggest tech firms. Kokei Mikuni is able to craft physics-defying structures by expertly…

· Ryan General

Sony is Making Their Own Mulan Movie with a ‘Game of Thrones’ Director

One of the directors of the massively popular TV show “Game of Thrones” has been tapped to direct Sony Pictures’ own live-action Mulan film. The studio has chosen Alex Graves, who has directed several episodes of HBO’s hit fantasy series, to direct Sony’s version of Mulan,…

· Ryan General

China’s Richest Man Plans to Make Hollywood More Chinese After Investing in Sony Pictures

Fresh off purchasing a controlling stake in Hollywood film studio Legendary Entertainment earlier this year, Wang Jianlin, China’s richest man, has signed up to invest in Sony’s film studio. With hopes of highlighting “the China element” in the studio’s film productions, Jianlin…

· Editorial Staff

Marie Kondo’s Haters Are Low-Key Starting to Get ‘Racist’

The furor over Marie Kondo’s advocacy of discarding things that no longer “spark joy” may be influenced by classist and racist elements, some people claim. The Japanese decluttering guru, who first rose to popularity in 2014 with her book “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,”…

· Ryan General

Awkwafina to Reportedly Join The Rock and Kevin Hart for ‘Jumanji 2’

Awkwafina’s Hollywood stardom continues in 2019 with the announcement of a new role in a blockbuster movie sequel. The “Crazy Rich Asians” star is reportedly set to star alongside Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and the rest of the original main cast in the sequel to “Jumanji:…

· Carl Samson

Michelle Yeoh Doesn’t Think ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ Actors Were Celebrated Enough

Michelle Yeoh finds a stark contrast in her time as an actor for Hollywood game changer “Crazy Rich Asians” and her 2000 fantasy drama “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.” Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the 56-year-old star recalled how actors in the Ang Lee movie received no…

· Carl Samson

White Guy Struggles to Eat Chinese Food in Hilarious Parody of Dolce & Gabbana’s Racist Ads

A parody of Dolce & Gabbana’s racist ads that infuriated their Chinese market has turned the tables for good retribution. The original ads, which show an Asian woman struggling to eat Italian food with chopsticks, eventually led to the cancellation of the brand’s fashion show…

· Ryan General

Woman Who Got Black Customers Kicked Out of Atlanta Bar Was a Porsche Employee, Now Fired

After going viral last week for harassing Black customers at a bar in Atlanta, an Asian woman has been terminated from her job at Porsche. Identified as Sonya Pate, the woman was caught on camera rudely interrupting a group of African-American party-goers who were celebrating a…

· Ryan General

John Cho Makes History as the First Asian Actor Leading a Hollywood Thriller in ‘Searching’

Two years after the hashtag #StarringJohnCho became viral, John Cho finally landed a leading man role in the thriller “Searching.” A legit 21st-century thriller starring an Asian American actor? Yes, please and thank you. @SearchingMovie @JohnTheCho #searchingmovie…

· Ryan General

‘Flute Guy’ Who Drew Backlash at E3 for Wearing Japanese Clothes Has a Surprising Backstory

Sony’s “Flute guy” played just two minutes at this year’s E3, but he sparked an endless amount of memes and some heated discussion on social media. Reactions vary from the annoyance of gamers who just wanted to watch gameplay at the event to ridicule of the performance itself…

· Ryan General

White Guy Playing the Flute in Samurai Clothes Causes Major Side-Eye at E3

With its gorgeous visuals and intriguing premise, the upcoming samurai game “Ghost of Tsushima” was undeniably one of the scene-stealers at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). The presentation wowed the audience at the Sony E3 2018 press conference on Monday with its…

· Ryan General

YouTuber Reveals Her Struggles With Paying Nearly $200,000 in Student Loans

Aja Dang is a former TV personality who transitioned into a YouTube lifestyle vlogger in 2012. I’m so excited to share my partnership with @burtsbees 🐝You all know that natural makeup is really important to me; not only as a makeup look, but I also prefer natural ingredients in…

· Carl Samson

Woman Who Asked GOT7’s Jackson Wang to Prom Every Day for 365 Days Gets Bittersweet Ending

Elizabeth Zhang, the high school senior who asked Jackson Wang to prom, ended her 365-day Instagram project in stunning portraits of herself with a cardboard cutout of the popular GOT7 member. “Your fav power couple takes on prom,” she captioned a set of six prom photos.

· Carl Samson

Legendary Japanese Popstar Utada Hikaru is Going Back on Tour After 12 Years

Utada Hikaru, the Japanese pop star behind legendary hits such as “First Love” and theme songs for “Kingdom Hearts” and “Evangelion,” is finally doing a concert tour after a 12-year hiatus. Born in New York, Utada debuted in 1998 and has since recorded music in both English and…

· Khier Casino

Asian American Actors Dominate Upcoming Film ‘Wish Dragon’

Jackie Chan and Constance Wu, amongst other Asian actors, are slated to lend their voices to Sony Pictures Animation’s “Wish Dragon.” Creators of the Chinese co-production are also in talks with “Star Trek” actor John Cho and “Silicon Valley” actor Jimmy O. Yang for the project,…

· Carl Samson

Japanese Man Spends $70,000 on Mobile Game, Regrets Nothing

A Japanese man has spent a whopping $70,000 on a mobile game — and he’s not stopping anytime soon. The man, identified as Daigo, 31, started playing Sony’s Fate/Grand Order (FGO) after it launched in Japan two years ago.

· Von Wong

Artist Turns 4100 Pounds of E-Waste into EPIC Sculptures to Inspire People to Recycle

Every single day, 142,000 computers are thrown away in the United States At least, that was the case in 2010. Electronic waste is the fastest growing municipal waste stream in the world. Today, that number is far higher and the only way to alleviate the situation is getting…

· Bryan Ke

Shanghai Just Got Its First Snow of the Year

The first snowfall of the year landed in Shanghai, China’s biggest city, on Wednesday afternoon, making the skyline and landscape breathtakingly beautiful. The Shanghai Meteorological Bureau issued a yellow road icing alert at 9 p.m., warning residents that streets could…

· Ryan General

Ming-Na Wen is Playing ‘Mulan’ Again

Aside from the two live-action Mulan remakes currently in the works, the popular heroine from an ancient Chinese legend will also make an appearance in Disney’s “Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2”. While it is expectedly just a short scene where Mulan will be seen with…

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