30Jun
KCrush Interview With Lemiti U: Interview Responses by CheMis
Thank you for the opportunity to talk about Lemiti U and this very personal project. Below are the responses to your interview questions: 1. Can you introduce Lemiti U & the story behind its formation? Lemiti U was born from the creative urge to... Read More
30Jun
Jeonju IFF 2025 KCrush Interview with ‘Ulysses’ Filmmaker Uwagawa Hikaru
Is there any singular moment in our lives that is ever truly without meaning? In his debut feature film Ulysses, Japanese filmmaker Uwagawa Hikari seeks to find this out through seemingly random improvised sequence of events and discussions... Read More
26May
Jeonju IFF 2025 – KCrush Interview with ‘Winter in Sockho’ Director Koya Kamura
Based on the 2016 award-winning novel “Winter in Sokcho” by Elisa Shua Dusapin, filmmaker Koya Kamura’s adaption and debut feature film, is a quiet introspection on what identity, beauty, and self-confidence looks like in modern day South... Read More
24Apr
KCrush Interview With Young Posse
Since their debut, YOUNG POSSE has been making waves in the K-pop scene with their dynamic rap style and fresh energy. Fresh off their Texas tour and with the release of their emotional new track “Cold”, the group is proving their versatility.... Read More
17Mar
KCrush Interview With GALCHANIE
GALCHANIE has been making waves in Thailand’s pop industry with her soulful voice, unique style, and bold artistic vision. From her 2022 solo debut to her recent success as part of the DREAMGALS project group, GALCHANIE continues to defy... Read More
25Nov
Ulju Mountain Film Festival 2024 (“UMFF’) 2024 – KCrush Interview with ‘All the Days’ Filmmaker Heo Sung-wan.
Written and directed by Heo Sung-wan, All the Days feels like a series of snapshots of the ordinary days in the lives of three 20-something young people trying to figure out what the next steps in their lives are. All the Days which had its world... Read More
8Jun
JeonjuIFF 24 – Interview with Namkoong Sun Director of ‘Time to Be Strong’
“All that glitters isn’t gold” Is a phrase I often heard growing up to describe how people can project an outward appearance of perfection while behind closed doors their lives would be anything but perfect. In her second feature film Time... Read More
28May
JeonjuIFF 24 ‘Voices’ Interview with Filmmaker Jee Hye Won
There is strength in silence when the silence becomes your testimony of what is too difficult to speak aloud. In director Jee Hyewon’s latest documentary VOICES, which screened in the Korean Cinema program of the 2024 25th Jeonju International... Read More
25May
KCrush Interview with HALLEY
In a country and culture where the R&B music genre is still gaining traction, HALLEY band has made groundbreaking strides and gained global attention despite their recent debut. This young and multi-cultural band’s music pieces are a fusion of... Read More
16May
JeonjuIFF 2024 – Interview with Kim Junhyung Writer and Director of ‘A Sucker Punch’
Written by student filmmaker Kim Junhyung, A Sucker Punch is a short which film premiered in the Korean Competition for Shorts program at the 25th Jeonju International Film Festival, in Jeonju, South Korea. Despite its 15 minute run time, A... Read More
24Apr
KCrush ‘In Flames’ Interview with Filmmaker Zarrar Kahn
For his feature directorial debut In Flames, Canadian-Pakistani filmmaker Zarrar Kahn, gives audiences a densely layered psychological horror story of how trauma and the secrets we keep can end up imprisoning us in a life of uncertainty, fear, and... Read More
17Apr
KCrush Interview with GREEN KIDS
From the streets of Iwata City, Shizuoka to the world, GREEN KIDS takes the cultural stereotypes bull by its horns. This 6-member hip-hop group has become a voice of the people in its journey of pioneering a fresh and holistic perspective on... Read More
9Apr
Episode 6 of Candid Conversations with KCrush: Alice Chun
Welcome back to Candid Conversations, in this episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Alice Chun. She is the founder and CEO of Solight Design, the inventor of the SolarPuff lantern and the co-author of “Ground Rules in Humanitarian Design.”... Read More
29Mar
SXSW 2024 ‘Seven Sisters’ Interview with Artist Rainbow Chan and Director Anne Berry
In the thematic music video for her song ‘Seven Sisters’, singer, lyricist, composer, and producer Chun Yun Rainbow Chan looks into her ancestry to the ways of the Weitou people and the ‘bridal lament’ of the women yearning to be... Read More
14Feb
Sundance 2024 Interview with ’14 Paintings’ Filmmaker Dongnan Chen
In her latest documentary short film 14 Paintings, which premiered in the Documentary Short Films Program at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, award-winning director Dongnan Chen (The Trail From Xinjian 2013, Singing in the Wilderness 2022),... Read More
7Feb
KCrush Interview With “Brief History of a Family” Filmmaker Jianjie Lin – Sundance 2024
Premiering at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, Brief History of a Family, is first time feature writer and director Jianjie Lin’s tense, methodically paced, and layered examination of the effects of China’s infamous political strategy... Read More
30Jan
Sundance 2024 Red Carpet Interview with Dìdi 弟弟 Filmmaker Sean Wang and Cast
For his first feature film Dìdi (弟弟) – the Mandarin word for little brother – writer and director Sean Wang, chose to look to his past, 2008 to be specific, for inspiration in order to look forward. 2008 is a time where the... Read More
27Jan
KCrush Interview with AGENT OF HAPPINESS Directors – Sundance 2024
Since 2008 the government and monarchy of Bhutan have made it a political and cultural policy to promote happiness to foster stability of the country itself. By implementing the Gross National Happiness (GNH) index, an equation that mathematically... Read More
25Jan
KCrush Interview With She Her Her Hers
She Her Her Hers is a rising indie powerhouse across Japan, China, and the world at large. Currently in their biggest Asian 2023-2024 tour for their “Diffusion of Responsibility” album, the three piece band has had a massive popularity... Read More
22Jan
Sundance 2024 Red Carpet Interview with AGENT OF HAPPINESS Directors Arun Bhattari and Dorottya Zurb
In this brief interview on the red carpet at Sundance 2024, directors of the narrative documentary Agent of Happiness, Arun Bhattari (Mountain Man) and Dorottya Zurbó (Easy Lessons) spoke with me about translating the unique humor of the people of... Read More
16Jan
