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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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In Ryoo Seung-wan’s “The Berlin File,” the Cold War lives on
Christopher BournePosted on February 15, 2013 | No CommentsThe latest film from the action maestro imagines the formerly divided city of Berlin as the setting of complicated machinations between North and South Korea. -
“Young Gun in the Time” – 2012 San Diego Asian Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on November 1, 2012 | No CommentsRaymond Chandler meets “Back to the Future,” with a liberal dose of Seijun Suzuki tossed into the mix, in “Young Gun in the Time,” writer-director Oh Young-doo’s clever and funny time-travel detective story. -
Review: Park Chan-wook’s “Thirst”
Christopher BournePosted on July 30, 2012 | No CommentsPark Chan-wook’s vampire movie "Thirst," in the end, is all style and very little substance. -
An interview with Daniel Henney: Comedy, career and Korea
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 29, 2012 | 5 CommentsDaniel Henney spoke with Meniscus Magazine about "Shanghai Calling," how his very first TV shoot nearly ended in disaster and much more. -
Review: Shin Sang-ok’s “Mother and a Guest”
Christopher BournePosted on July 27, 2012 | No CommentsOne of four films Shin Sang-ok released in 1961, "Mother and a Guest" remains one of his most celebrated and enduring films. -
Choi Min-Sik (최민식) – 2012 New York Asian Film Festival
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 3, 2012 | No CommentsThe legendary Korean actor Choi Min-Sik 최민식 (OLDBOY, SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE) traveled to the Big Apple for the first time to attend the New York Asian Film Festival. -
![A Michael Haneke film on acid, Kim Jin-won’s The Butcher is a relentless 75-minute assault on the senses. The premise is as simple as it is brutal: a group […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/butcher01-115x115.jpg "Review: Kim Jin-won’s “The Butcher”")
Review: Kim Jin-won’s “The Butcher”
Christopher BournePosted on May 18, 2012 | No CommentsA Michael Haneke film on acid, Kim Jin-won’s The Butcher is a relentless 75-minute assault on the senses. The premise is as simple as it is brutal: a group […] -
![Lee Joon-ik’s filmography includes both period films (Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield, The King and the Clown, Battlefield Heroes) and contemporary music-themed films (Radio Star, The Happy Life). […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Sunny+5-115x115.jpg "Review: Lee Joon-ik’s “Sunny”")
Review: Lee Joon-ik’s “Sunny”
Christopher BournePosted on April 27, 2012 | No CommentsLee Joon-ik’s filmography includes both period films (Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield, The King and the Clown, Battlefield Heroes) and contemporary music-themed films (Radio Star, The Happy Life). […] -
![Lee Chung-ryoul’s documentary Old Partner was a surprise hit in Korea in 2009, expanding through word of mouth from an initial release on seven screens to becoming number one […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Old+Partner-115x115.jpg "Review: Lee Chung-ryoul’s “Old Partner”")
Review: Lee Chung-ryoul’s “Old Partner”
Christopher BournePosted on March 30, 2012 | No CommentsLee Chung-ryoul’s documentary Old Partner was a surprise hit in Korea in 2009, expanding through word of mouth from an initial release on seven screens to becoming number one […] -
Review: Kim Ki-duk’s “Real Fiction”
Christopher BournePosted on March 23, 2012 | No Comments"Real Fiction," shot in 200 minutes using ten 35mm cameras and two DV camcorders, was conceived as an experiment, and it’s not an entirely successful one.