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May Kamaka wins the Miss Chinatown Hawaii 2026 Pageant
09 October 2025 12:52 PM | No CommentsKamaka will now represent the neighborhood at the Miss Hawaii state pageant.
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M+ host of Guo Pei’s first major fashion exhibition in East Asia
07 October 2025 6:25 AM | No CommentsThe haute couture designer celebrated her first major solo fashion exhibition, continuing to build on the fame of her yellow gown worn by Rihanna at the 2015 Met Gala.
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Photos: G-STAR “Anatomic Denim” F/W 2025 collection & Denim Gorilla
05 October 2025 12:38 AM | No CommentsFor its "Anatomic Denim" collection, G-STAR came up with three products: a visual campaign, three denim product lines, and an art gorilla sculpture.
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MLB: Dodgers 7, Reds 0 (Aug. 25, 2025) – Shohei tutors Teoscar?
03 October 2025 1:20 AM | No CommentsBased on the video and photos...was Shohei giving Teoscar some pointers on how to play right field?
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MLB: Dodgers 7, Reds 0 (Aug. 25, 2025) – V of BTS throws opening pitch
01 October 2025 11:56 AM | No CommentsOne can be forgiven for wondering why the atmosphere at Dodger Stadium resembled a BTS concert instead of a home game against the Cincinnati Reds.
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South Korea Archive
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![Lee Yoon-ki’s third feature Ad-Lib Night (2006), based on a short story by Japanese author Azuko Taira, is an intimate and beautifully observed drama which takes place, as per the title, […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Ad-Lib-Night-1-115x115.jpg "Review: Lee Yoon-ki’s “Ad-Lib Night”")
Review: Lee Yoon-ki’s “Ad-Lib Night”
Christopher BournePosted on August 19, 2011 | No CommentsLee Yoon-ki’s third feature Ad-Lib Night (2006), based on a short story by Japanese author Azuko Taira, is an intimate and beautifully observed drama which takes place, as per the title, […] -
![Successful film director Joong-rae is struggling to come up with a scenario for his latest film. Feeling blocked and needing a quiet place to write, he travels from Seoul to […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Woman-on-the-Beach-115x115.jpg "Review: Hong Sang-soo’s “Woman on the Beach”")
Review: Hong Sang-soo’s “Woman on the Beach”
Christopher BournePosted on August 12, 2011 | No CommentsSuccessful film director Joong-rae is struggling to come up with a scenario for his latest film. Feeling blocked and needing a quiet place to write, he travels from Seoul to […] -
![This film is about one man’s long journey, often across snowy roads and sometimes near death, to enlightenment and self-awareness. However, the English title Portrait of Youth points to what […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Portrait_ofYouth-115x115.jpg "Review: Kwak Ji-kyun’s “Portrait of Youth”")
Review: Kwak Ji-kyun’s “Portrait of Youth”
Christopher BournePosted on August 5, 2011 | No CommentsThis film is about one man’s long journey, often across snowy roads and sometimes near death, to enlightenment and self-awareness. However, the English title Portrait of Youth points to what […] -
![Not to be confused with the Edith Piaf biopic of the same name, this particular 1994 film with the French title La Vie en Rose is a Korean film set […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/La-Vie-en-Rose-2-115x115.jpg "Review: Kim Hong-joon’s “La Vie en Rose”")
Review: Kim Hong-joon’s “La Vie en Rose”
Christopher BournePosted on July 29, 2011 | No CommentsNot to be confused with the Edith Piaf biopic of the same name, this particular 1994 film with the French title La Vie en Rose is a Korean film set […] -
![A major trend in film is the ever increasing prevalence of digital technology. Song Il-gon’s The Magicians (2005), a 95 minute film shot in a single take, is one of the […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Magicians-115x115.jpg "Review: Song Il-gon’s “The Magicians”")
Review: Song Il-gon’s “The Magicians”
Christopher BournePosted on July 22, 2011 | No CommentsA major trend in film is the ever increasing prevalence of digital technology. Song Il-gon’s The Magicians (2005), a 95 minute film shot in a single take, is one of the […] -
![A typically odd film from Park Chul-soo, one of Korea’s most original filmmakers, Kazoku Cinema (1998) satirically takes on the idea of artifice and “reality” being one and the same. The […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Kazoku-Cinema-115x115.jpg "Review: Park Chul-soo’s “Kazoku Cinema”")
Review: Park Chul-soo’s “Kazoku Cinema”
Christopher BournePosted on July 8, 2011 | No CommentsA typically odd film from Park Chul-soo, one of Korea’s most original filmmakers, Kazoku Cinema (1998) satirically takes on the idea of artifice and “reality” being one and the same. The […] -
![Jinsa Maeng, the patriarch of a village household in the Chosun era, is obsessed with his social status and constantly schemes to elevate it. To this end, he arranges to […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Jinsa-Maeng-115x115.jpg "Review: Lee Yong-min’s “A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng”")
Review: Lee Yong-min’s “A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng”
Christopher BournePosted on June 17, 2011 | No CommentsJinsa Maeng, the patriarch of a village household in the Chosun era, is obsessed with his social status and constantly schemes to elevate it. To this end, he arranges to […] -
![The title of Shin Han-sol’s 2006 debut feature, Art of Fighting, proves to be quite an ironic one, since the fighting on display is anything but artful. Byeong-tae (Jae Hee, […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Art-of-Fighting-1-115x115.jpg "Review: Shin Han-sol’s “Art of Fighting”")
Review: Shin Han-sol’s “Art of Fighting”
Christopher BournePosted on May 27, 2011 | No CommentsThe title of Shin Han-sol’s 2006 debut feature, Art of Fighting, proves to be quite an ironic one, since the fighting on display is anything but artful. Byeong-tae (Jae Hee, […] -
Film Review: Lee Myung-se’s “Duelist”
Christopher BournePosted on May 6, 2011 | No CommentsIn "Duelist," Lee reduces narrative to a bare minimum, concentrating on color, balletic swordplay and the pursuit of its lovers/antagonists. -
![Chilsu and Mansu begins with the piercing sound of a civil-defense drill siren, a common feature of daily life for Koreans under the military government of Chun Doo Hwan in […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/chilsu-and-mansu-115x115.jpg "Review: Park Kwang-su’s “Chilsu and Mansu”")
Review: Park Kwang-su’s “Chilsu and Mansu”
Christopher BournePosted on April 29, 2011 | No CommentsChilsu and Mansu begins with the piercing sound of a civil-defense drill siren, a common feature of daily life for Koreans under the military government of Chun Doo Hwan in […]