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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Clean Slate”
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Category Archives: Music
Deftones’ Bassist Cheng In Coma
I don’t know how many of you are hardcore rockers, but Chi Cheng, the Chinese-American bassist for the Deftones and spoken word poet, is in a coma after a car accident in Northern California. It sounds pretty bad, as the … Continue reading
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BoA’s Asian Video for “Eat You Up” Different From American Version
So a quick follow-up from the previous post on “Eat You Up,” BoA’s first attempt to break-out in the U.S. pop music market — it looks like there will be two versions of the music video — one for Asian … Continue reading
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POP 88 #22 – House Music Mix
Happy October Everyone! The Popcast88 is going to be going under some heavy renovation from now until November. I’m very excited as I’m completely in love with the new logo. Please look forward to the many surprises that we’re currently … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Entertainment, Music, POP 88
Tagged AmiYumi, Bodytalk, CHEMISTRY, Cheon Sang Ji Hee, Clazziquai, Cosmicolor, house music, House Rulez, J, M Net, M-Flo, MINMI, PUFFY, Stand Up People, Tenjochiki, The Grace, Will-W, 박정아, 제이, 천상지희
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Will BoA’s “Eat You Up” Be The Next Asian Popstar to Go Mainstream?
The short answer: No, but it won’t be for a lack of trying. The long answer: Anyone who has a basic knowledge of J-Pop or K-Pop music knows who BoA is. If you don’t, here’s a brief synopsis: A 12 … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music
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The Wonder Girls Gets Blogged on Perez Hilton
I was originally going to title this post “Perez Hilton likes Underage Korean Girls.” BAM! How is that for yellow journalism? But contrary to that headline, Perez Hilton, the hardest working person in gossip business, recently posted about “How The … Continue reading
Kina Grannis and David Choi’s “My Time With You”
Cute little song by Kina Grannis and David Choi. This collaboration seems like it was done for a JCPenney marketing campaign on Xanga called, “Get That Look“. What’s great about this is that if you follow the link on the … Continue reading
POP 88 #21 – Q and A with Gordon Liu
I hope you all out there are enjoying your summer and I also hope it’s not as wet as mine is. We’ve broken a record with the amount of rain that has dropped in Toronto which means I cherish each … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Music, POP 88
Tagged chae yeon, Crown J, DBSK, DOUBLE, Gordon Liu, Heroes of the East, Jewelry, Justin Timberlake, KAIST, Mash up, Namie Amuro, Red Roc, Seo In Young, Tohoshinki, We Got Married
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NPR: The Slants: Trading in Stereotypes
On National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, April Baer profiles the Asian American band, The Slants in “The Slants: Trading in Stereotypes” (Listen here: [4 min 46 sec]): “In the 20th century, younger members of many minority groups repurposed offensive … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Observations, Reviews
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“Chink Nigger”
Today was the unveiling of the music video for “Be a Nigger Too” by legendary Queensbridge MC Nasir Jones; better known by his one syllable moniker, or his pen name if you would, Nas. Nas created a firestorm and has … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Music, Observations
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More good music: Justin Nozuka
If you’re in Canada, you may have already heard of half-Japanese, nineteen year old Justin Nozuka; he’s been on Degrassi Junior High and his brother George is a pop star in his own right. (I love how I infer that … Continue reading
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POP 88 #19 – Korean Music Festival Special
While Canada was having a nice Victoria Day long weekend, I was down in LA at the Korean Music Festival held at the Hollywood Bowl. I originally had not intended to go, but then all the signs were telling me … Continue reading
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Tagged chae yeon, DBSK, Dong Bang Shin Ki, drunk, fan meeting, Fly to the Sky, G.O.D., Girls Generation, H.O.T., hollywood bowl, Korean music festival, korean pop, Minwoo, Moon Hee Jun, Shinhwa, SNSD, Son Ho Young, Super Junior T, TVXQ
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