April 14th, 2007 by dd
John Cho is set to star in CBS‘ untitled Scott Silveri comedy pilot, which revolves around a group of people who hang out at an all-night diner from midnight-6 a.m.
Cho will play a regular at the diner, where he conducts business via his laptop. Philip Vaden will play another regular, a preoccupied insomniac who is collecting doctorate degrees.
Cho recently wrapped Harold & Kumar 2, in which he reprises his role as Harold Lee. He next appears in The Air I Breathe and West 32nd, both of which will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, and Smiley Face, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.
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November 22nd, 2006 by dd
In addition to John Cho being named one of People’s “Sexiest Men Alive” (see earlier posting), three other Asian American men were mentioned in the same issue. They include Hong Kong’s Edison Chen, the multi-talented Asian superstar, actor, rapper, and fashion designer, Daniel Dae Kim, the Korean American on the hit series LOST, and Yul Kwon, the 31year old Korean American Survivor contestant who graduated from Stanford and Yale Law and is now a management consultant.
Congrats to them and here’s to FINALLY getting rid of that William “She Bang, She Bang” Hung stereotype!
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November 21st, 2006 by dd
Korean-American actor John Cho is now enthroned with the title as one of People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive 2006. Cho made his Hollywood debut in the 1999 comedy film “American Pie,’’ but his fame came when he starred as Harold Lee in 2004’s ‘Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle’. The South Korea-born actor was raised in Los Angeles, California from the age of six, and got his undergraduate degree in English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley.
The 34-year-old is married to actress Kerri Higuchi and will star in NBC’s sitcom `The Singles’ Table’ next year.
He is the only Asian among 15 other sizzling male stars, including George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp, chosen as this year’s Sexiest Man Alive.
People Magazine on “Why He’s Sexy”:
He’s up for a good time. “I’m willing to make a fool of myself on the dance floor,” says newlywed Cho of his wedding m.o. “It’s a time to celebrate, and it’s not a club or a waltz, so you don’t have to look cool.”
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November 12th, 2006 by dd
As Korean dramas and movies spread like wildfire in Asia, a different form of ‘hallyu’ or Korean Wave seems to be taking place in the U.S.
Hollywood appears to be catching on to the so-called Korean Wave, as Korean-American and Korean characters are popping up in some top-rating U.S. TV shows and movies.
Strong-willed surgical intern Christina Yang in “Grey’s Anatomy,’’ rock band drummer Lane Kim in “Gilmore Girls’’ and mysterious married couple Sun and Jin in “Lost’’ are just some of the Korean and Korean-American characters on popular shows.
“It seems Korean (culture) is the ‘in culture’ among Asian cultures in the U.S. There are now a lot of Korean-American roles. Korean American actors and actresses are gaining a foothold in American TV series like Grey’s Anatomy,’’ Chung told The Korea Times.
Unlike in the past where Korean-American actors were usually limited to playing “token’’ Asian roles such as neighborhood grocer, dry-cleaner or someone who speaks in halting English, now Korean-Americans are playing more complex characters.
These roles are not too focused on the Korean or Asian aspects; instead they show the characters as fully integrated into American society.
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