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DROKU: At what age did you start singing? PAUL KIM: I started singing in the 4th grade, when I was a part of a Christian choir. I don’t think anyone really knew I could sing until high school though, when I joined a group and we performed all over California at various venues. DROKU: How did you get your start…
In July of 1997, Young John Kim, the man who is now DJ Young flew from Santa Monica to Korea to go through several auditions he had landed. Hearing that he might have a chance in the entertainment industry, DJ Young returned Stateside to clear out his apartment, threw all his belongings into storage, and booked a one-way ticket back…
DROKU: At what age did you start singing and writing music? ALFA G: 13. But I started music at 5. DROKU: How did you start as an artist? ALFA: I just stumbled into it. I wanted to learn songs by my favorite artists and bands, and then realized I couldn’t sound like them. So I decided to try writing my…
“I was a closet musician because I was surrounded by people who said that a musical career wasn’t good enough for me. There were also many friends who thought I was talented, but told me that I wasn’t good enough to make it anywhere,” says Clara Chung, whose passion for music was temporarily set aside as an “unattainable goal.” “The…
“Music bonds us together,” says Nicky Lee, member of Korean American R&B group Aziatix. “It doesn’t matter about where we go or the language barrier.” Lee, and his group members Eddie Shin and Flowsik have each worked independently in the music industry before being introduced to one another by mutual friend, Jae Chong. Chong, a member of the very first…
Namesake –Directed by Mira Nair, starring Kal Penn The film adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel captures the emotions of the incredibly deep characters all the while showing the inherent struggle of young second generation Asian Americans. Kal Penn perfectly balances Gogol’s need to create an American identity all the while retaining his parents’ cultural heritage. Harold and Kumar Go to…
We appreciate a guy who knows what to wear, and who isn’t afraid to express his own personality and style. There are plenty of guys who dress to impress, but we decided to focus on a handful who have caught our attention recently with their fashion sense and confidence. We know there are so many more out there, but we…
Enter the world of fan-subbing, where small communities work together in an assembly-line of sorts, to produce videos that have English, Portuguese, Arabic or any other kind of subtitle for movies and TV shows that we – the fans – could not otherwise watch. These small pockets of society have their own interests, their own language, their own rules and…
“I really want to rap these days,” Mike Isberto jokes. Under the rapper name Michael Ray. The singer-songwriter might not be rapping any time soon, but Isberto and his band have been working on multiple EPs since the summertime, including “Fly” released this past October. “This is my true passion,” says the Loma Linda-raised Isberto, now based in Fullerton, California.…
May 31, 2010: a shocking event stunned YouTube fans everywhere. On the day that most people were celebrating Memorial Day with sunny picnics and family barbeques, David Choi found out that his YouTube account, “DavidChoiMusic,” was suspended for copyright violations. “I was touched by the support from different YouTubers vouching for me on Twitter,” says Choi, whose covers of Jason…