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· 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…
· Bryan Ke
Man suspected of attacking former SF commissioner, aged 70, arrested
A 34-year-old man identified by authorities as Derrick Yearby has been arrested in connection with the Aug. 2 attack on 70-year-old former San Francisco commissioner-at-large Greg Chew on Sunday, according to reports. Chew was reportedly walking along Third and Folsom Streets at…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘I’m lucky to be alive’: SF commissioner-at-large punched in the face in unprovoked attack
A commissioner-at-large was knocked to the ground and punched in the face in an unprovoked attack while walking in San Francisco on Tuesday. “I was bruised, battered and have a few broken bones,” the man told ABC 7 reporter Dion Lim. “I’m lucky I’m alive.” It is unclear whether…
· Grace Kim
Arden Cho, original Cabbage Merchant join cast of live-action ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’
Arden Cho has reportedly joined the cast of Netflix’s upcoming live-action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” as June the bounty hunter. June was first introduced towards the end of Season 1 of the original Nickelodeon series as a tracker hired by Zuko to hunt down Aang…
· Michelle De Pacina
70-year-old Asian woman brutally beaten, robbed twice by 4 juveniles in SF apartment complex
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. “They used their fist to hit my head multiple times and then they pulled me down and kept kicking me,” Mrs. Ren told ABC 7. She is…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop boy group Seventeen’s repackage album ‘Sector 17’ lands at No. 4 on Billboard 200
Billboard announced yesterday that K-pop boy group Seventeen reached their highest peak yet at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 for their repackage album “Sector 17.” It is their highest weekly album chart entry and the fourth overall for the group, now making them the first Korean…
· Jane Nam
‘Partner Track’: Netflix drops first trailer for series starring Arden Cho as a lawyer juggling love and career
Netflix released the trailer for its upcoming series, “Partner Track,” on Friday. Arden Cho will star as Ingrid Yun, a first-generation Chinese American who aspires to become the first minority woman to make partner at her elite law firm. The ten-episode series is based on Helen…
· Rebecca Moon
Filipino man goes on epic vacation accompanied by pillow of wife’s face after she couldn’t join
A Filipino man determined to have his wife by his side on vacation decided to carry around a pillow of her face after she was unable to join at the last minute. He first uploaded a video of the pillow on a luggage conveyor belt on July 7. While exploring Coron, Palawan, the man…
· Daniel Anderson
P1Harmony drop ‘Doom Du Doom’ music video and new EP ‘Harmony: Zero In’
FNC Entertainment boy group P1Harmony released their fourth EP “Harmony: Zero In” and its title track music video “Doom Du Doom” yesterday. The EP is composed of five other tracks: “Black Hole,” “Yes Man,” “Swagger,” “Mirror Mirror” and “Different Song For Me.” Members Jongseob…
· Daniel Anderson
Chungha dives deep with ‘Sparkling’ summer comeback album ‘Bare&Rare Pt. 1′
Superstar soloist Chungha dropped her newest album, “Bare&Rare Pt. 1,” and a bubbly summer music video for title track “Sparkling” on Monday. Every track on the album was co-produced and co-written by Chungha and beyond the splashy “Sparkling” song, the album includes seven…
· Bryan Ke
Armed robbers pistol-whip man to get his $60,000 Rolex at 99 Ranch in Rowland Heights
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is now looking for two armed men who reportedly pistol-whipped an Asian man and woman outside a 99 Ranch Market in Rowland Heights on Saturday. The suspects robbed the male victim of his $60,000 Rolex watch, according to the…