4th annual KPOP Night Out at SXSW

The 4th annual KPOP Night Out at SXSW has been officially announced. This year’s lineup was anticipated particularly after last year’s showcase that featured Crayon Pop, Hitchhiker and Epik High. This year’s lineup includes MAMAMOO, Dean and...

21Feb

Who Let the Dogs Out? Asian Dog Breeds Appearing at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

On February 15 and 16, 2016, New York City’s Madison Square Garden hosts one of the grandest dog galas, The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show (WKC). This year, the show celebrates its 140th year with thousands of dogs vying for group honors. For...

16Feb

Review: The FaceShop Bare Skin Nude Foundation

A good foundation is always a must in a girl’s makeup bag. Bare Skin Nude Foundation (Bare Skin) is a great candidate for fulfilling that need. This foundation provides lightweight, even coverage that lasts barring sweat, extreme heat, and...

16Feb

Top K-Pop Songs for January 2016

Gone are the chilly, snowy days of January. Even though it seemed like the month rushed by, we did get to experience some good music during one of the slowest period of the year. Let’s take a look at ten of January’s gems. Stellar “Sting”...

5Feb

Trend Watch: Thai Luk Thep Dolls Said to Bring Good Luck

Recently, Thailand has been in the news for a quirky doll that’s said to include a child’s soul inside. Luk Thep dolls, or “child angels,” have been all the rage in Thailand; so much so that CNN reports some Thai airlines are allowing...

2Feb

Rooftop Living in Korea

You may have seen ‘Rooftop rooms’ from Korean TV and some locations have been made into famous scenery and themes in various movies and TV dramas. Because of the way these Rooftop housings are often portrayed, many viewers seem to imagine it...

1Feb

TOP 5 KOREAN COMEDIANS

5 – Ji Suk-jin Born in South Korea, Jin Suk-jin is a famous comedian, TV host, actor and broadcaster. Initially, he debuted as a singer and released his first album, titled ”I Know”, in 1992. Even though, he wanted to be a singer,...

1Feb

Review: Nesura Charcoal Nose Strips

Face it: No matter how good our face care regimens, blackheads are an issue. We can wash and scrub and use whatever catches our fancy to try to eliminate the issue; but for many of us, blackheads still remain. Enter Nesura Pore Deep Charcoal Strips,...

27Jan

My Five Top Korean Movies of 2015

I must state that the year, 2015 was an extremely good one for the Korean film industry and for movie lovers in general. The first month of 2016 is nearly over but it’s still relevant to look back on the movies that made last year’s film...

26Jan

Asian Star Players In The NBA

TOP Asian-American NBA Player Jeremy Lin is an American professional basketball player, he currently plays with the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets. The fact that he’s Asian American, makes him one of the few in NBA history, and also the...

23Jan

Neko Atsume: Where Cat Lovers Unite

Cute and quirky games are just one of the reasons people love Japan. Their latest game import by Hitpoint, Neko Atsume, available on iTunes and Google Play, recently became an obsession for many even though it was released October 20, 2014. In 2015...

23Jan

2015’s Best Debuts You May Have Missed

2015 gifted the K-Pop world with well over 100 group debuts. Of course, it’s safe to assume many of these groups will fade into obscurity if their names aren’t GFriend, OMG, iKON, Day6, or Seventeen among others. However, there were some...

19Jan

TOP 5 Deserving KOREAN B-BOYS

Ducky One of the first successful International B-Boys from Korea. He was a former member of the dance crew, Expressions, and won the international Battle of the Year in 2002. In 2003, he earned the second spot of that same competition. Now, he has...

18Jan

What’s So Good About Mokbang?

Mokbang is an abbreviation of Muk (from Mok-Dah, which means, ”to eat”) and Bang (from ”Bang-Song”, which means, TV broadcast). If you add Bang to Mok, you get Mokbang, which literally means, eating broadcast. It’s as...

16Jan

Interview with the Korean artist, Yujin Chang

Yujin Chang is a Korean artist who is beginning to flourish as one of the most innovative and inspirational young craft artists in South Korea. Chang is a recent graduate from Hongik University, which is one of the most prestigious schools for art...

4th annual KPOP Night Out at SXSW