October 2009
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Harry Shum Jr. of Fox's Glee confirms he is...
Harry Shum Jr. who plays Mike Chang on the Fox hit series Glee (airing Wednesday nights at 9pm/ET) has just confirmed on his Twitter (approx 2pm) that he is Chinese.
No other sources had confirmed his Asian heritage until now (including Wiki) Chinese was my guess though : ) Asian radar engage! Keywords: Harry Shum Jr is Chinese, Asian guy on Glee, Asian guy on glee is Chinese, Guy who...
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You ROCK Mizz Mo of DOLLHOUSE !!! THANK YOU
Maurissa (Mo) Tancharoen, is a writer for the Friday-night-aired Fox series Dollhouse and as of yesterday evening, October 30, 2009…
Tweeted My Post!!!
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Readers, thanks for indulging my bit of excitement! Related posts: Whedon stuffs, Mo, Summer Glau, Dichen Lachman Keywords: Whedon, Firefly, Serenity, Dollhouse, Tancharoen, Castle, Nathan Fillion, TSCC, Terminator, Fox, Glee
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Filipino and Korean: Recurring Roles on
Ugly Betty premiered its 4th season on October 16th and airs Fridays (TONIGHT!!!) at 9pm/ET on ABC.
Alec Mapa has portrayed reporter Suzuki St. Pierre since the show’s 2nd season
Smith Cho landed the much-anticipated role playing backhanded compliment master and Betty’s quirky new office mate, Megan. More on her character here.
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NINJA Assassin star RAIN on CNN Talk Asia last... →
RAIN is the first Korean to grace a billboard for a movie in NY’s Times Square. [via]
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HOCKEY: NY Islanders beat the NY Rangers 3-1 at... →
Wednesday, October 28, 2009- The NY Islanders land their 2nd win out of 11 total games in the season, beating the #1 NY Rangers 3-1 in front of 15,213 fans at Nassau Coliseum. How’d it happen? (Note: NY Islanders alternate captain and right wing, Richard Park, is 1 of only 2 Koreans to ever play hockey in the NHL.)
Why is this an awesome win?!? Rangers v. Islanders. Both New York...
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GLEE cast signs autographs in NY, NJ and LA Nov... →
New York, New Jersey Roosevelt Field Mall Garden City, NY Monday Nov 2 NYC Time Warner Center Columbus Circle, Borders Tuesday Nov 3 Best Buy, Garden State Plaza Paramus, NJ Wednesday Nov 4 Los Angeles Barnes & Noble The Grove, LA Sat Nov 7 Be the one of the first 400 to buy Glee: The Music Vol 1 and get a wristband for the cast autograph queue. Manhattan - Time Warner Center Borders You can...
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Ninja Assassin star RAIN is on CNN Talk Asia... →
Korean pop sensation and Stephen Colbert dance-off nemesis, RAIN, will star in the feature film Ninja Assassin, in theaters November 25. He will be on CNN Talk Asia tonight. More details here. Note: Asiance will be asking RAIN a M.A.R.A. question on an upcoming interview with the rising star: “How will RAIN top Stephen Colbert in the next dance-off?” STAY TUNED for updates!
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7:30pm, on Fox TONIGHT!!!
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Hideki Matsui - Yankees Designated Hitter, 7th in the line-up will face Chan Ho Park - Relief Pitcher for the Phillies Keywords: New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, NY Yankee Stadium Related Posts: In Sports, Baseball
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Battlestar Galactica's THE PLAN released on DVD... →
There’s no better entry into Sci-Fi than the BSG series. The series stars Korean hottie Grace Park. Trailer and recommendations here.
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2010 World Cup: US, Japan, Korea Republic, and... →
As of October 14, 2009, the United States, Japan, Korea Republic and Korea DPR qualify with 19 other teams to vie for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Awarded only every four years since 1930 (with exception of 1942 & 1946 due to WWII), the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be held in South Africa between June 11-July 11. With 204 men’s football (soccer) teams competing to qualify since August 2007,...
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Lee Byung Hun and Josh Hartnett cover the November...
The two actors were in South Korea earlier this month to promote their film, I Come With the Rain. Josh Hartnett plays a private investigator in search of a pharmaceutical conglomerate’s son. Following a trail of clues through San Fransisco, the Philippines (Mindanao), and Hong Kong, Hartnett’s character, Kline, faces trouble with an organized crime boss, Su Dongpo, played by GI...
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Nude Pics of Lucy Liu...huh?
So I was waiting to post Lucy Liu’s profile until I could report on a new project she might be working on…a new movie or television show or something…but these nude pics surfacing on a blog just confuse me… No major projects promoted with the release of the photos…so…someone who had these stashed away just decided it was the right time to release them? It just...
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awesome Joss Whedon to direct an episode of Glee ... →
Whedon, who brings us the current online musical sensation, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, with Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion, will direct an episode of Glee. He promises not to gush like a fanboy while on set. [photo, info] Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans will recall another Whedon musical episode treat in “Once More, With Feeling”
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Miranda Kerr dons a SUPER LARGE hat ... silly or...
So I’m giggling…but not at her… Asian hapa Miranda Kerr dons a Nerida-Winter headdress at the Caulfield Cup in Australia Saturday, October 17th.
Related posts: Miranda scoop
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French Boys' Choir singing Filipino folk song...
Thank you to the boys and their teacher for paying such care and attention. It sounds great!
Keywords: French boys choir, Bahay kubo Thanks to Issa L for sending the link!
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From Prison Birth to Prison Reform ... 'Against... →
Deborah Jiang Stein is an author and speaker of “part Greek…Taiwanese American, Latina, and more…” descent. Jiang Stein’s home page and Huffington Post bio and link to other pieces. Click here or above title to read the article.
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Maggie Q premieres 'New York, I Love You' →
at the Ziegfeld Wed, Oct 14… Maggie Q portrays a call girl in a segment with Ethan Hawke. More pics and info at link above or here.
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Battlestar Babes cover November Maxim
Tricia Helfer and Grace Park
of Battlestar Galactica fame (2004-2009) … this is just ridiculous … how HOT are these babes? Especially that they’re both 35yo … wowa wooowa … it’s gettin hot in hurrr … The Plan, directed by another BSG star, Edward James Olmos, will be released on DVD October 27th. It’s BSG from the Cylon point of view. See more...
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NYC Live Music Fun-Raiser Philippine Typhoon Relief Sunday, October 11th
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Ken Jeong is a Tough Love Spanish Teacher and a...
NBC’s Community, Thursdays, 8pm (new time Tonight!)
Also stars Chevy Chase and Joel McHale. Jeong’s profile on this blog.
[photos via 1, 2]
and Couples Retreat, in theaters Friday, October 9th (Tomorrow!)
Official trailer
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Laughs for Literacy & Flood Victims →
***PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED to The Philippine National Red Cross***
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Arnel Pineda, new lead singer of JOURNEY, on Oprah...
Click here for Pineda’s profile on this blog. Followers click here for permalink to post. Enjoy! Part 1
and Part 2
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Daniel Henney is Dr. David Lee in CBS drama, Three...
More on: Three Rivers and X-Men Agent Zero, Daniel Henney [via]
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Fame this weekend?
Baby look at me And tell me what you see You ain’t seen the best of me yet Give me time I’ll make you forget the rest…. I can catch the moon in my hand Don’t you know who I am Remember my name
Fame! I’m gonna live forever I’m gonna learn how to fly High! I’m gonna make it to heaven light up the sky like a flame Fame! Rememba Rememba Rememba
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A friend once thought the name of the former 1st...
The Pan Asian Repertory premiered Imelda, A New Musical yesterday, September 30th, at the Julia Miles Theatre. Singing, humor, and a reference to Imelda’s possible affair with George Hamilton are included…and, of course, lots of shoes. See NYTimes write up. [photo by Carol Rosegg via NYT]
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