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· 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…
· Kyle Encina
Upcoming ‘Metal Gear Solid’ Film Hires ‘Jurassic World’ Writer
Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts has made progress on his highly-anticipated movie adaptation of Hideo Kojima’s popular espionage video game “Metal Gear Solid”, teaming up with a new writer for the upcoming project. According to Variety, writer Derek Connolly is officially on board…
· Carl Samson
China Just Created a Smart Suit That Tracks a Person’s Health Status
It seems straight out from a Hollywood sci-fi movie, but an intelligent suit that shows a person’s health status in real time recently came to life in China. The suit, reminiscent of Kitai’s (Jaden Smith) in the 2013 film “After Earth,” was unveiled by Wang Zhonglin at the third…
· Ryan General
How a Theme Park Worker Got Discovered and Became ‘Japan’s Goddess’
Japanese actress Karata Erika has come a long way since a casting agent discovered her while she was working at her part-time job on a ranch theme park called “Mother Farm” three years ago.
· Bryan Ke
K-Pop Girl Group ‘O My Jewel’ to Debut First Ever Caucasian Idol
Sofia Ramazanova, simply referred to as Sofia in the upcoming K-pop group O My Jewel, is going to be the very first Caucasian female idol ever to debut in a group in South Korea.
· Ryan General
J-Pop Idol Group Goes Viral For Creepy AF Dance Moves
Keyakizaka46, a popular 20-member idol group from Japan, caught the Internet’s attention when they performed their new dance choreography that many found to be quite creepy. Performed via their aptly titled single “Eccentric”, the group’s new dance has gone viral for its moves…
· Ryan General
Hollywood Won’t Adapt Bestselling Novel Because They Refuse to Cast an Asian Lead
A movie adaptation of the New York Times Bestseller “Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt” would have been possible had the main protagonist been White and not Asian, the book’s author, Michael Lewis, revealed. The controversial non-fiction book, which was published in 2014,…
· Bryan Ke
BTS Beats Justin Bieber for Favorite International Artist at Kids’ Choice Awards Mexico
South Korean boy band BTS has won Nickelodeon Mexico’s Favorite International Artist or Group award, beating out big names like Justin Bieber and Harry Styles for the top spot. Nickelodeon Mexico made the announcement on its social media post on Saturday. BTS was nominated for…
· Ranier Maningding
White People Made a Comedy About North Korea, Now They Want Sympathy for Otto Warmbier
Editor’s Note: Ranier Maningding is a copywriter and mastermind behind the social justice page “The Love Life of an Asian Guy”. The opinions expressed in this piece are solely his own. Trigger Warning: Violence
· Ryan General
Perez Hilton Pisses Off BTS Fans With the Most Ignorant Question Ever
K-pop boy band BTS made history at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night after becoming the first K-pop group to win a prestigious U.S. Billboard music award. The group, known as Bangtan Sonyeondan in Korean, or “Bulletproof Boy Scouts”, took home the fan-voted “Top Social…
· Khier Casino
Ken Jeong Makes Immediate Comeback, Joins Cast of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
You’ll probably recognize him as Mr. Chow in “The Hangover” and Ben Chang in NBC’s “Community”, but Ken Jeong has now been cast in Warner Bros’ “Crazy Rich Asians”! He is the latest actor to join the all-Asian romantic comedy alongside Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan,…
· Carl Samson
USC Study Reveals Hollywood Basically Doesn’t Care About Asian Directors
There was virtually “no change” in the number of directors of Asian descent behind over 1,000 of the highest-grossing films released in the last 10 years, a report has found. The report, released by the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and…
· Carl Samson
Meet the Aussie Woman Who Could Be Disney’s Mulan
With Disney’s live-action retelling of the 1998 animated film bound to hit theaters next year, fans are eagerly pitting names for the coveted lead role. For some, “Mulan” might be Natasha Liu Bordizzo, a 22-year-old Australian actress who first appeared in last year’s “Crouching…
· Editorial Staff
Professor Sues UIC For Forcing Him to Teach Math Because He’s Asian
Seung-Whan Choi, an associate professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, is suing the school for years of discrimination, including being forced to teach statistics despite not being qualified. Choi, a Korean-born international relations professor in the department of…
· Carl Samson
China’s Richest Man Tells Donald Trump That He’s Not to Be Messed With
Wang Jianlin, China’s richest man, has warned president-elect Donald Trump that thousands of employees might lose their jobs if curbs on Chinese investments are pursued in the U.S. Wang made his remarks while speaking to Chris Dodd, chairman of the Motion Picture Associate of…
· Ryan General
Meet the Chinese Billionaire Who’s Taking Over Hollywood
Hollywood, meet your new maker. Wang Jianlin, founder and CEO of Dalian Wanda, is considered as China’s richest man, topping the Forbes’ China Rich List for the third time in the past four years. According to Forbes, the 62-year old magnate is now worth $32.9 billion.
· Ryan General
Manny Pacquiao Has a Fight Tomorrow, But No One Seems to Care
Leading up to Manny Pacquiao’s return to the ring tomorrow to fight a much taller and younger Jessie Vargas at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, there has been a significant drop in interest, not just among his core fanbase in the Philippines, but also boxing fans in…
· Ryan General
PPAP Sets World Record For the Shortest Song to Enter Billboard Hot 100
The catchy 45-second viral hit PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen) has now made it to the Guinness World Record as the shortest song to ever appear on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Japanese singer/comedian DJ Daimaou Kosaka, who penned the infectious song under his comic persona…
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