Author: Denise Coley
With Covid travel restrictions* lifting, many of us may be feeling the nips from the travel bug reminding us that life is short, and we need to go out to see and experience the world. Thailand is one of Southeast Asia’s major tourist attractions. According to 2021 data, over 39.8 million people toured the country in 2019 (6.7 million in 2020 while Covid restrictions were in place), making it one of the top countries visited prior to the pandemic. Before the pandemic, the numbers of foreign visitors coming to visit Thailand were trending upward before falling off due to travel…
Oklahoma-born K-Pop singer AleXa has a lot to celebrate as she was crowned the champion of the American Song Contest! Thank you so much to every single person working behind the scenes! The songwriters, my fellow contestants, my friends, family, & loved ones…Zanybros & ZB Label…and my fellow Oklahomans- thank you for supporting me!! A.I TROOPERS I LOVE YOU!#AmericanSongContest #AleXaOnASC pic.twitter.com/8foJyH96w4 — AleXa ❤️👑 (@AleXa_ZB) May 10, 2022 During first-ever American Song Contest, which is the United States’ take of the Eurovision Song Contest, 56 entries from across the United States and US territories competed against each other…
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month! As we celebrate the contributions made by the Asian and Pacific Islander communities, we also need to look at their contributions in the literary world. Asian/Asian American writers and other writers who are POC often aren’t mentioned as often as their white peers, which is a travesty on many levels. We hope that our little article helps to change that! As we head into summer and, ultimately, Beach Reads season, we hope you add these books and authors to your personal libraries! Many selections are Young Adult books, but we’re…
In late April, the 29-year-old Japanese-born, Korea-based singer and actress posted a handwritten message announcing her upcoming nuptials. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 유키카 YUKIKA (@yugopa216) Yukika (Teramoto Yukika) said: Hello, this is Yukika. I’m writing this letter because I want to share some news with the fans who are always rooting for me. I came to Korea in 2016, and six years have already passed since then. Starting from group activities to my solo debut, many things have happened, and I’m both happy and amazed that I’m continuing to gain…
Another K-Pop marriage is about to take place soon as U-KISS’ Hoon announced his upcoming nuptials May 29, 2022! Hoon made his marriage announcement via a handwritten letter. Hello. This is U-KISS’s Hoon. I’ve mustered the courage to write this because there’s news that I want to personally share with fans. After pondering for a long time how to share this, although I feel nervous, I will try to write letter by letter. By sharing this news, more than anything, I worry that my fans who cherish me more than anyone might feel upset. Since my fans’ love…
On May 7, 2022, Kang Soo Yeon, 55, passed away after being found unconscious in her home two days earlier. The actress, who is best known for her roles in 1987’s The Surrogate Womb, Come Come Come Upward (1989), Road to the Racetrack (1991), and That Woman, That Man (1993), suffered a heart attack. She was rushed to the hospital where she later passed from a cerebral hemorrhage. During her career, Kang was a child actress in the 1970s, but she was considered a pioneer in the 1980s and 1990s where she was regarded as a feminist icon in…
– [1ST] MCND EUROPE TOUR 2022’ successfully completed in 7 cities in 6 European countries – MCND to hold their first K-Pop European concert after the pandemic! – MCND held the first K-pop concert in Switzerland MCND successfully completed ‘[1ST] MCND EUROPE TOUR 2022’. MCND met European audiences by visiting Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on April 9, London, England, Budapest, Hungary, Cologne, Germany, Paris and Toulon, France, and Lausanne, Switzerland. The concerts held in 7 cities in 6 countries were sold out. #MCND showed their energy at their first offline concert! MCND, which debuted in February 2020, held their…
The NFT collection is created from within the music video showcasing hidden perks to explore the artist’s creative universe WATCH THE OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR “HUSH HUSH” HERE LEARN MORE ABOUT MIYAVI NFT COLLECTION HERE In collaboration with KLKTN and MIYAVI, the music start-up and multi-faceted Japanese rockstar has released an NFT collection accompanied with the official music video for “Hush Hush” today on MIYAVI’s official YouTube channel. Presented by the NFT platform, KLKTN, which focuses on cultivating unique, artistic experiences between fans and their favorite artists, the music video has fans raving about the powerful production and…
Staff picks for favorite songs from the past to today! This list is curated by Denise, Triana, Ellie, Jo, P Earlkh, Tina, and Olivia! Also, check out Brae Lynn’s “This is BTS” playlist!
Trigger warning: Article discusses sexual assault/harassment* and suicide On April 12, 2022, former B.A.P member, Kim Himchan’s sexual assault appeals case was held at the Seoul Central District Court. During the hearing, Kim admitted to the charges against him. Case Recap The case, which has been ongoing since September 2018, involves accusations that Kim sexually harassed a female victim while at a vacation home in Namyang-ju July 24, 2018. Both Kim and the victim stated they were drinking, but the victim maintains Kim sexually harassed her while the two were alone. Kim alleges his actions were consensual and that…
Would you please briefly introduce yourself to our readers? am Lee Chung-chung, a fashion designer who I graduated from Central Saint Martin in the U.K. After majoring in menswear, I made my debut at London Fashion Week in 2010 and began my career in fashion. Since launching LIE in 2013, the brand has held fashion shows not only in Korea, but also in New York, Paris, London, and other major fashion cities in the world.
BVNDITBUL: You can breathe a sigh of relief! BVNDIT, who are under MNH Entertainment—home to singer Chungha– debuted in 2019 with the song “Hocus Pocus” off the single album BVNDIT, Be Ambitious! Since debut, BVNDIT released a total of six singles, but haven’t released anything since “Jungle” back in 2020. Fans of the group wanted to know what BVNDIT’s status was and if they were even still a group given their long hiatus. Fans of the group turned to social media to demand answers from MNH Entertainment in order to find out what happened to the loved up-and-coming girl…
Wedding bells will be ringing for John Park this coming June! On April 8, 2022, Park’s agency, Music Farm, announced he will be marrying his non-celebrity girlfriend this year. “John Park is marrying a woman he’s been dating for a year on June 12,” Music Farm said in a statement. “As it’s time for everyone to be careful due to COVID-19, a quiet private wedding will be held somewhere in Seoul. Please give a lot of blessings and support to John Park, who’s about to start a new beginning.” Park also confirmed the news in a handwritten letter on…
EXO member Lay (Zhang Yixing) has announced he is leaving SM Entertainment. The announcement came on EXO’s 10th anniversary since they debuted. On April 8, 2022, Lay released a handwritten letter announcing his departure from the company. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lay Zhang (@layzhang) His letter reads: Ten years of growth. Thank you all. Thank you to my EXO brothers for your company and encouragement. Thanks to my colleagues at SM for witnessing every step of my growth and achievement. Thank you to all of my fans for your…
Just ahead of Apink’s 11th anniversary, Naeun announced her official departure from the group. IST Entertainment confirmed the news in a brief statement. “After discussion with the two companies and Apink members, Naeun has decided to conclude her group activities,” the company said. Naeun also made an announcement via a handwritten message on her official Instagram page. View this post on Instagram A post shared by sonnaeun (@marcellasne_) Naeun’s message reads: Hello, this is Son Naeun. I worried a lot about how I should say this, and even now, as I write these words, I’m…
Photo Source = TOP Media MCND will begin its performance fever in the first half of 2022 with the AMERICA TOUR following the Europe tour, drawing attention to K-pop fans. The K-pop group announced the hosting of its first AMERICA TOUR “1ST” MCND AMERICA TOUR 2022″ (First MCND America Tour 2022) on its official SNS, drawing attention from global fans. Starting in June, MCND will visit 10 cities in four countries, including the United States, Mexico, Canada and Brazil, to meet the fans in person. MCND’s AMERICA TOUR will start in San Francisco on June 4th, followed by LA…
WSeoul Mode Fashion Institute (2012 – 2014) and Womenswear at London College of Fashion (2014-2018). He worked at two designer labels, ZeQuun in Seoul and Faustine Steinmetz in London before starting his own label PAINTERS.
(Photo: TOP Media) Starting with the Netherlands on April 9, 5-member K-pop group MCND will be visiting seven cities in six European countries to start the first k-pop European tour since the pandemic hit after the 5-member band’s debut in 2020. The debut song of the group MCND’s ICE AGE in Europe is currently on the rise. Hundreds of teams participate in MCND EUROPE DANCE CONTEST 2022 held on a large scale ahead of MCND’s first European Tour [1ST] MCND EUROPE TOUR 2022. In particular, not only in Europe but also in other regions like Asia and the Americas, fans’…
We are curious about how you got into
the fashion business initially.
It felt inevitable. I got a lot of attention for being
unusually tall and thin since I was young, so
that might have been why I enjoyed dressing
up. But then I became more attracted by the
process of creating outfits rather than being
seen wearing them, so everything kind of
turned out to be inevitable from then onwards.
Please introduce yourself to our readers, please. Hello, I am a Korean designer Younghoo Kim, who is in charge of a brand named SAINT EGO.