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· Daniel Anderson
BLACKPINK get accused of lip-syncing at 2022 MTV VMAs
BLACKPINK fans are refuting a Variety review that claims the K-pop girl group lip-synced their U.S. award show debut performance at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Sunday. The Variety review lists BLACKPINK’s performance of their new single “Pink Venom” under their “Worst”…
· Daniel Anderson
BLACKPINK, BTS, SEVENTEEN, Lisa grab historic wins at 2022 MTV VMAs
K-pop acts BTS, SEVENTEEN, BLACKPINK and BLACKPINK member Lisa won big at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Sunday. BLACKPINK won for “Best Metaverse Performance” while Lisa became the first K-pop soloist to win “Best K-Pop.” BTS won their fourth consecutive “Group of…
· Michelle De Pacina
2021 MTV EMAs: BTS wins most awards, Olivia Rodrigo and Saweetie also winners
BTS recently won every award they were nominated for at the 2021 MTV EMAs. The winners: During the awards ceremony, which took place on Nov. 14 in Budapest, BTS became the biggest winners of the night by taking home the four awards they were nominated for, Bandwagon Asia…
· Michelle De Pacina
Asian talents including BTS, Blackpink, Olivia Rodrigo land 2021 MTV EMA nominations
The 2021 MTV Europe Music Awards have unveiled the nomination list for 2021, and many Asian talents are featured across multiple different categories. K-pop nominees: On Oct. 20, the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) announced this year’s nominees which include many K-pop acts such…
· Isa Peralta
BTS, Olivia Rodrigo and more win at 2021 MTV Video Music Awards
Asian and Asian American artists, such as K-pop group BTS and singer Olivia Rodrigo, received several awards and nominations at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards. About the event: The awards show, hosted by Doja Cat, took place on Sep. 12 at New York City’s Barclays Center,…
· Thy Nguyen
Ken Jeong to Host MTV AAPI Advocacy Event With Performances by Jhené Aiko, Saweetie
MTV Entertainment Studios is partnering with The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) for a special televised event hosted by Ken Jeong featuring performances by Jhené Aiko and Saweetie. TAAF partnered with the Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, The Henry Luce Foundation and the…
· Ryan General
Vietnamese Australian Reality Star Removed From MTV Show After Insensitive BLM Tweet
MTV released reality star Dee Nguyen from the “The Challenge” after she made insensitive comments about the Black Lives Matter movement on social media. The 27-year-old Vietnamese Australian cast member drew backlash over the weekend for the manner in which she defended her…
· Ryan General
‘We don’t want you here!’ Playa Vista Woman Berates Former MTV VJ and Son Getting Coffee
Belinda Panelo, a former VJ for MTV Asia, was subjected to a xenophobic verbal attack on Tuesday afternoon at a public street in California. The 44-year-old Filipino American model was walking with her young son to grab some coffee in Playa Vista when a woman began yelling at…
· Ryan General
Taiwanese Superstar Gives an Epic Tour of His Home ‘MTV Cribs’ Style
Taiwanese superstar Jam Hsiao’s awe-inspiring resort-style home became many netizens’ object of envy after it was featured in his recent video. The video, which introduces the 31-year-old celebrity as the host of the upcoming 29th Golden Melody Awards, has been viewed over…
· Max Chang
Asian-American MTV Comedian Praises United For Assaulting David Dao
Esther Ku is a Korean-American comedian who’s a cast member of MTV shows “Girl Code” and “Wild ‘N Out”. She’s attracted quite a following online with her controversial and racially tinged jokes. Some of her gems include: “When I have kids, they’re going to be really weird…
· Khier Casino
MTV Writer Tries to Show How Racist Senator Jeff Sessions Is, Completely Backfires
MTV Writer Causes Twitter Storm After Joking Senator Stole Granddaughter From Toys ‘R’ Us MTV News culture reporter Ira Madison III sparked social media outrage after he mocked Senator Jeff Sessions’ Asian-American granddaughter, tweeting that Sessions stole her from Toys “R” Us.
· Editorial Staff
Watch David Bowie Epically Wreck MTV For Not Playing Videos By Black Artists
Today, MTV published an old interview they did with David Bowie back in 1983. The highlight of the interview was the moment Bowie criticized the network to VJ Mark Goodman for not spotlighting black artists. While the exchange is awkward, Bowie remains calm and you can see…
· Carl Samson
San Francisco rally commemorates first anniversary of Vicha Ratanapakdee mural
A rally commemorating the first-year anniversary of a mural created to honor Vicha Ratanapakdee was held in San Francisco’s Chinatown on Sunday. Dozens reportedly attended the event to remember the 84-year-old Thai immigrant, who was shoved to his death while walking along Anza…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop boy group SEVENTEEN drop new collaboration with Anne-Marie
K-pop boy group SEVENTEEN released a new version of their single “_WORLD” featuring British pop singer Anne-Marie on Friday. “_WORLD” is the lead single of SEVENTEEN’s repackage album “Sector 17,” which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. The Pledis Entertainment group are…
· Michelle De Pacina
Bretman Rock does ‘balut unboxing’ after delicacy is ranked worst egg dish in world
The online travel guide Taste Atlas ranked the Philippines’s tortang talong as one of the best-rated egg dishes in the world and the balut as the worst. Tortang talong, an eggplant omelet, received a 4.7 rating out of 5, while balut, a fertilized egg embryo that is boiled and…
· Daniel Anderson
BLACKPINK makes comeback after almost 2 years with ‘Pink Venom’
K-pop superstars BLACKPINK dropped their highly anticipated comeback single “Pink Venom” on Friday. “Pink Venom” is a pre-release for their upcoming “Born Pink” album in September and world tour starting in October. YG Entertainment said the music video is their most expensive…
· Carl Samson
Teen and 2 minors aged 11 and 13 arrested for violent assault on Asian American woman, 70, in SF
Three assailants — aged 18, 13 and 11 — were arrested for the brutal robbery of a 70-year-old Asian American woman in San Francisco on July 31. Surveillance footage shows a group of attackers punching and kicking the victim in her apartment lobby before allegedly fleeing with…
· Carl Samson
Man accused of attacking former San Francisco commissioner not charged with hate crime
Derrick Yearby, the man accused of attacking former San Francisco commissioner-at-large Greg Chew earlier this month, will not face hate crime charges. Chew, 70, was walking along 3rd and Folsom Streets at around 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 2 when a man riding a bike allegedly jumped off,…
· Carl Samson
Orange County meal prep business owner and daughter disables alleged thief with a table
Chef Carol Garnier and her daughter Mary Dao successfully thwarted a man who allegedly tried to steal from their meal prep business in Westminster, California, on Sunday. Surveillance video obtained by ABC7 News shows the moment the alleged thief entered Prepped With Love and…
· Michelle De Pacina
Police seek 3 teens and 11-year-old boy in brutal attack on 70-year-old Asian woman in San Francisco
Mrs. Ren, a 70-year-old Asian woman, was brutally beaten and robbed twice by four juveniles at her apartment complex in San Francisco on July 31. Police have identified the four juveniles as an 11-year-old boy, a 13-year-old girl, a 14-year-old girl, who was captured kicking the…