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Photos: Comic Con Honolulu 2019
18 August 2019 2:57 AM | No CommentsThe annual event took place from Aug. 2-4 at the Hawaii Convention Center.
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PyeongChang 2018: Halfpipe winner Chloe Kim in a class of her own
16 August 2019 11:34 PM | No CommentsThe question was not whether Chloe Kim would win the women's snowboard halfpipe event at the 2018 Winter Olympics, but by how much.
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Minatogawa StateSide Town – Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan
29 June 2019 8:24 AM | No CommentsIn this former military housing complex, rusty U.S. Mail boxes teeter beside cool boutiques, and American vintage goods spill off the shelves next door to uniquely Okinawan culinary creations.
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Photos: Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai’i 2019
26 June 2019 12:43 PM | No CommentsOn Memorial Day, some 7,000 lanterns floated along the Ala Moana Beach in a magnificent display to pay respects to the fallen and loved ones.
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Eifuku Shokudo (栄福食堂, “Tony Soba”) – Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
22 June 2019 12:43 AM | No CommentsTony Soba serves some of the cheapest bowls of Yaeyama soba one can find in Okinawa, and doubles as an unabashed shrine to a forgotten actor.
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South Korea Archive
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Han Ka-ram’s “Our Body” – 2019 Hong Kong Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 23, 2019 | No CommentsAt first glance, Ja-young is a frustrating case study of a NEET poster child in South Korea. And yet, it is difficult to feel sympathetic for her in "Our Body." -
Meniscus Magazine’s Top 10 articles of 2018
Meniscus MagazinePosted on January 2, 2019 | No CommentsThree reviews of Korean films made it to the list (proving the continued global influence of South Korean cinema) as well as three articles about food (proving that our readers are very hungry people). -
“A Boy and Sungreen” (보희와 녹양) – 2018 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 10, 2018 | No CommentsIn "A Boy and Sungreen," what the main character Bo-hee ultimately learns ends up becoming the lesson for the viewer. -
“Memories of a Dead End” (막다른 골목의 추억) – 2018 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 9, 2018 | No CommentsIn the latest cinematic adaptation of Banana Yoshimoto’s work, Korean director Choi Hyun-young captures the spirit of the author’s literary style. -
Busan 2018: Lee Chang-dong, Yoo Ah-in, Jeon Jong-seo talk about “Burning”
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 8, 2018 | No CommentsLee's masterful "Burning" is his first work in eight years. The director, along with actors Yoo and Jeon, talked about its themes and script in Busan. -
Film Review: “Cold Eyes” (감시자들)
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 22, 2018 | No Comments"Cold Eyes," one of the top-grossing South Korean films in 2013, focuses on an intelligence squad's chase of a group of dangerous criminals. -
“Steel Rain” – 2018 Udine Far East Film Festival Review
Alfonse ChiuPosted on June 22, 2018 | No CommentsIn "Steel Rain," an almost pre-apocalyptic buddy cop thriller, North-South camaraderie save the day in an obvious paean to Korean fraternity and a reunified state. -
Hong Sang-soo’s “Claire’s Camera” – 2017 San Diego Asian Film Review
Christopher BournePosted on November 22, 2017 | No CommentsShot on the fly in nine days, "Claire's Camera" is a subtly non-linear narrative, and a charming roundelay of chance encounters and romantic complications. -
“The Villainess” (악녀) – 2017 BiFan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 17, 2017 | No CommentsKim Ok-bin sinks her teeth - or rather, her knife - into an exhausting lead role of a female killing machine who occasionally shows emotional cracks. -
Kang Dong-won (강동원) wins 2017 Star Asia Award in New York
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 14, 2017 | No CommentsThe South Korean actor won the award at the 2017 New York Asian Film Festival before the screening of his film, "Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned."
