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· Kyle Encina
Netflix’s New Hit Show is a ‘Boring’ Japanese Reality TV Show
A new Japanese Netflix show is becoming a reality-TV hit despite having bland visuals and lacking drama elements. Netflix series “Terrace House” places six young strangers in one house as they go about their daily lives. According to Adweek, residents are only being provided…
· Carl Samson
Acclaimed Korean Director’s Netflix Film Rejected By 93% of Theaters in South Korea
The majority of South Korean cinemas have decided to reject “Okja”, Netflix’s new film helmed by acclaimed director Bong Joon-ho. Movie theater chain CGV was the first to deny the screening. Owning 39% of all theaters in the country, it argued that Netflix’s insistence on…
· Ryan General
Netflix’s ‘Death Note’ Was Whitewashed Because Asian Actors Couldn’t ‘Speak Perfect English’
Reacting to accusations of whitewashing, one of the producers of Netflix’s “Death Note” remake claimed that the roles actually could have gone to Asian actors. This didn’t happen, however, because apparently, the casting team couldn’t find an Asian actor who can “speak perfect…
· Ryan General
Why Netflix’s Upcoming ‘Journey to the West’ Adaptation is Making Chinese Fans Angry
A treasured epic folklore from China is about to get a new adaptation in the form of a miniseries for ABC, TVNZ, and Netflix and it has so far stirred some mixed responses from netizens. The show, which is a New Zealand-Australian co-production, will be another retelling of…
· Khier Casino
Twitter Can’t Help But Notice How White Netflix’s ‘Death Note’ Trailer Is
“Shall we begin?” Netflix asked when it dropped the trailer for “Death Note” on Wednesday, but the Twitterati wanted to first discuss how white some of the main cast is. Coming from “The Guest” and “Blair Witch” director Adam Wingard, the live-action adaptation of the popular…
· Ryan General
Netflix’s ‘Iron Fist’ is as Horrible As Everyone Expected
Early reviews for Netflix’s highly controversial fourth Marvel series, “Iron Fist”, are already out and things aren’t looking so great for the hard-punching hero. Set to officially arrive next week (March 17), the 13-episode show stars “Game of Thrones” alumnus Finn Jones as…
· Ryan General
A Live-Action ‘Death Note’ Movie is Coming to Netflix
Netflix is just applying some finishing touches on its own live-action adaptation of “Death Note”, a beloved Japanese horror manga created by renowned writer Tsugumi Ohba. According to director Adam Wingard, the project underwent an extended period of production but is already…
· Carl Samson
Why Angry Trump Supporters are Deleting Their Netflix Accounts
People who are pissed with Netflix’s trailer for “Dear White People” have taken to boycotting the service by cancelling their subscriptions and going on a social media strike. The first trailer for the controversial series was released on Wednesday. So far, it has garnered…
· Ryan General
Netflix is Going to Produce Its Own Korea Drama
Netflix is cooking up a special Korean drama slated for 2018 and it’s something K-drama fans should be excited about. Announced last Wednesday, the new 12-episode show titled “Love Alarm” will be Netflix’ first original Korean drama production, Huffington Post reported.
· Ryan General
North Korea Just Launched Their Own Version Of Netflix and It’s All Kim Jong Un
North Koreans can now binge-watch a variety of documentaries featuring their supreme leader Kim Jong Un in a service similar to Netflix — sort of. The North Korean government-sanctioned video-on-demand service named Manbang will soon be offered to the North Korean citizens, NK…
· Editorial Staff
Netflix Will Pay You $4,000 to Hang Out on Film Sets and Instagram All Day
Do you binge-watch Netflix and love to spend hours on Instagram? If so, there is a job out there for you. Netflix is now recruiting four lucky “Grammasters” to hang out on Netflix sets in Europe and the Middle East for two weeks while getting paid $4,000 to take pictures.
· Sebastian Dillon
There is a Very Legit ‘Netflix & Chill Room’ You Can Airbnb for $400
Somewhere in the West Village of New York City is a 1-bedroom apartment officially dubbed the “Netflix & Chill Room”, and it’s available for rent on Airbnb for $400 a night. The room is decked out in Netflix red, includes a “fully stacked mini-bar”, an Apple TV and Netflix…
· Editorial Staff
Here’s What College Girls Really Think About ‘Netflix and Chill’
Youtuber SimpleSexyStupid went to a college campus to ask girls about what they think about “Netflix and Chill,” the go-to pastime for all 20-somethings who would rather be more social on Tinder than in any available public setting.
· Jacob Wagner
Netflix’s CEO Learned a Valuable Lesson When He Caught an Old Boss Washing His Coffee Mugs
Before Reed Hastings, the founder and CEO of Netflix, was one of Silicon Valley’s staple tech-entrepreneurs, he was a grubby computer programming grad student at Stanford.
· Carl Samson
‘Death Note’ Producer Clears Up Comments on Asian Actors Who Couldn’t ‘Speak Perfect English’
Japanese producer and actor Masi Oka has stressed that the live-action remake of “Death Note”, slated for release on Netflix in August, will have “a lot of core principles” despite the fact that almost no Asian actor is part of the cast. Responding to allegations of…
· Ryan General
Steven Yeun Sheds Light on How Much Harder Asians Have it in Hollywood
In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, “The Walking Dead” alumnus Steven Yeun expressed how his character Glenn “never felt like he got his fair due.” The beloved character, who was brutally killed off by villain Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) in last year’s season seven premiere,…
· Benny Luo
He Was Bullied as a Kid For Being Chinese, Now He’s the Black Power Ranger
Although I am straight, any idiot can see that Ludi Lin is an absolute heartthrob. Lets list everything out that makes Lin awesome. He’s: Ridiculously good looking JACKED AF A Muay Thai and Jiu-Jitsu fighter Fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin Lastly, he’s the motha f***ing BLACK…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Oops! Brother Of Zach McGowan Accidentally Exposes His Bro’s Long History Of Whitewashing
In case you hadn’t heard the news already, there’s a movie in the works about the Ni’ihau Incident set for 2018. The Ni’ihau Incident occurred on December 7th – 13th, 1941, wherein Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service pilot Shigenori Nishikaichi crash-landed his Zero fighter on…
· Heather Johnson Yu
‘Riverdale’s’ New Asian Male Lead is an Absolute Thirst Trap
Be still, my heart. Charles Melton has taken over Ross Butler’s role of Reggie, Archie’s friend and rival on the CW’s “Riverdale”, and he’s just… perfect.
· Guy Aoki
‘Dr. Ken’s’ Cancellation Could Mean Dark Times For Asian Americans in Television
Little did we know when Margaret Cho’s “All American Girl” debuted on ABC in September 1994 that we’d have to wait more than 20 years to get another Asian American family sitcom. It wasn’t for lack of effort. Since 1999, I’d been part of the Asian Pacific American Media…
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