This Korean movie will be showing in the US, or at least Hawaii. "Harmony," a touching story about four female prison inmates who create a choir, has been inching toward the 3 million attendee mark since its release in Korea on Jan. 28, much to the surprise of the film industry. For this film genre, [...]
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Rain Starring in Ninja Assassin
In case you didn’t know, Ninja Assassin, starring Rain, opens tomorrow here in North America. Here are some press releases. The trailer looks pretty badass…I’ll review it if I get a chance to see it in bum-fcuk Egypt South Dakota over the Thanksgiving weekend.
Speaking of that inferiority Crisis…
How is Korea going to stop feeling like they’re in the shadow of other countries when they name the country’s recently opened mega-mall AFTER a more famous location in a different country? Times Square in Yongdeungpo opened two weeks ago. Joonang Daily reports. More on Korea’s inferiority crisis-cum-equivalency complex (naming things in Korea “Korea’s X” [...]
Michael Talks “The Seoul Fashion Report” and Nation Branding — in Korean!
On this Friday, May 22nd at 7pm, watch me roll out our book to the Korean media — IN KOREAN! I’m planning to talk about not just the Korean fashion scene and photography, but also about Korea’s nation branding efforts from the point-of-view of a member sitting on President’s Council on Nation Branding. This book [...]
I Saw Star Trek and It Rocked
Star Trek is coming to Korea. Well, for those who don’t really feel what that means, I’m saying that, unlike before, Star Trek is going to last more than a single day in Korean theaters, and will do what it will do around the rest of the non-Trekked world: gain a significant number of new [...]
“The Seoul Fashion Report” Book and Brunch Party!
The Book: Feetmanseoul.com, Korea’s first and only independent online fashion magazine, is producing a large photo/art book filled with gorgeous and provocative pictures, as well as original photo stories, interviews, and essays. Beyond the feel of a disposable fashion magazine, this coffee table book with have a real heft to it, with large, heavy pages [...]