We interviewed Korean American rapper, IZ, a few months ago. Check it out here!

IZ recently came out with a new song called Paper Chaser and all we can say is that it’s smooth and a nice change of pace from his other material.  We can see this song being a nice song to dance to at the club and think the music video is creative.  Check out the music video below and for more info go to: http://454life-ent.com

Our funny man, friend and leader of the Korean world in Los Angeles is now on YouTube. PK’s got his own brand channel at youtube.com/channelpktown. He’s also the man who created the very successful Kollaboration which is now rolling into towns like Tulsa. Support our buddy PK!

Big props for Johnny Noh and AllKpop for knowing that Kpop was going to be big and Time Magazine is now recognizing that.  Time interviewed Johnny and others about the growing popularity of Korean pop music.

“Korean artists are now out there,” says Johnny Noh, who runs the (AllKpop) site. “People like [Korean artists] and want to know more about them.”

For many artists in Korea’s booming music industry, social media like YouTube and Twitter have become crucial tools to reach audiences in formerly hard-to-access markets like the U.S. and Europe. Korean artists are bypassing traditional outlets like radio and television, “aggressively steering their efforts to go international via the Internet,” says Bernie Cho, president of DFSB Kollective, a Seoul-based agency specializing in the international marketing of Korean pop acts. “Social-media-savvy K-pop stars are now tweeting, YouTubing and Facebooking their way up music charts across and beyond Asia.”

Source: Time Magazine

The perfect skater-coach marriage of Kim Yu Na and Brian Orser has turned into a nasty divorce. Apparently the management team of Kim Yu Na, headed up by her mother, has dismissed Brian Orser and apparently Orser has now broken a cardinal rule in figure skating and that was revealing the song to her new long program for 2011.  There’s some sniping going on between the two parties.  This is pretty unfortunate because they seemed like the right dynamic for a winning pair.  Making things even more awkward is the fact that Kim Yu Na is still practicing in Toronto at the same rink that Orser is coaching other pupils.  This is like dating where you work and you see each other in the cafeteria.  Awkward!

For the more on this story, go to NBC Universal.

Ouch. 
You wanted to get a nice dark tan while laying out and you ended up getting burned.
You should know better than to skimp on the SPF, but I’m not here to lecture you (or I’ll try to refrain….)
The Damage is done (literally), so here a few tips to help you deal.

Keep it cool: Apply cold compresses — such as a towel dampened with cool water — to the affected skin. Or take a cool bath.
 
Keep it moist: Apply aloe or moisturizing cream to the affected skin.
* Try making Aloe Cubes by filling an empty ice tray with Aloe.  Use the frozen Aloe Cubes to ease the pain and cool down the skin
-Avoid products containing alcohol, which can further dry out skin. (Beware of sunburn treatment products containing anesthetics, such as benzocaine. There’s little evidence that these products are effective. In some cases, they may even irritate the skin)
 
Leave blisters intact: If blisters form, don’t break them. You’ll only slow the healing process and increase the risk of infection. If needed, lightly cover blisters with gauze.

Take an over-the-counter pain reliever: If needed, take anti-inflammatory medication — such as aspirin or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others) — according to the label instructions until redness and soreness subside.
-(Don’t give children or teenagers aspirin. It may cause Reye’s syndrome, a rare but potentially fatal disease)
 
Drink Water: A sunburn can cause a mild fever and a headache. Lie down in a cool, quiet room to relieve the headache. A headache may be caused by dehydration, so drinking fluids may help.
 
Treat peeling skin gently. Within a few days, the affected area may begin to peel. This is simply your body’s way of getting rid of the top layer of damaged skin. While your skin is peeling, continue to use moisturizing cream 

 Consult a doctor for sunburn treatment if:
- Severe sunburn covers a large portion of your body with blisters
- Sunburn is accompanied by a high fever or severe pain
- Severe sunburn doesn’t begin to improve within a few days
 
So remember to cover yourself in SPF~
It sucks getting burned…. but at least you’ll end up with that tan you wanted! 
 

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This shouldn’t be a surprise but a Korean won the USGA Women’s Amateur Championship.  Holla! Just like last year when Jennifer Song won the coveted trophy.  Danielle is only a high school teenager but it looks like this win may just be the beginning of a stellar golfing career.

Danielle Kang’s 4-foot putt on the next-to-last hole in the U.S. Women’s Amateur on Sunday gave her a 2 and 1 match-play victory over Jessica Korda.

Kang led deep into the second round during the final at Charlotte Country Club. But she conceded the lead when she ran into bunker trouble on the 30th hole. Korda took the lead for the first time when her third shot reached within a foot and Kang’s fourth shot stuck in the rough.

Kang squared the match three holes later with a 5-foot par putt. She retook the lead on the 34th hole, when she converted for par and Korda missed a putt from at least 10 feet. Korda missed a birdie on the next hole and Kang had a putt from five feet to seal it.

“Today was very stressful,” Kang said. “When I made that I just wanted to cry because all of the stress was in me. I’m trying not to show it. I’m smiling, but it’s stressful, so it was really big.”

The 17-year-olds were both vying for their first U.S. Amateur title. Sunday was the third straight match in which Kang, the women’s amateur medalist a year ago, fended off a rally during the final three holes.

“Danielle was just making birdie after birdie after birdie or birdie on top of my birdies or birdies before my birdies,” Korda said. “It was a birdie barrage.”

Kang will attend Pepperdine after graduating from high school early.

Source: AP

All we can say is there anybody like or crazy as Danny Cho? Danny talks about how proud he is to be Korean and his project, Ktown Cowboys. Our own Christina Lee dares to interview Danny Cho and she survives.

The International Secret Agents Concerts are back for the biggest year yet in 2010. ISA presented by JCPenney and teaming up with MTV Iggy and 4C The Power are bringing this groundbreaking concert series with a line up of industry buzzing accomplished talent to Los Angeles and New York.  International Secret Agents 2010 is coming to New York and Los Angeles.  The biggest YouTube stars will be performing and that includes David Choi, Jay Park and the Far East Movement.

For more information and tickets, go to http://internationalsecretagents.com/

Thirteen-year-old Jonathan Lee plans to visit North Korea this week to share his idea for peace in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. Lee, a Korean American who was born in South Korea and now lives in Mississippi, will fly with his family to Pyongyang from Beijing.

The family stated that they applied this summer visit North Korea as a “special delegation,” and furthered that North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations in New York gave permission for their visit, according to The Huffington Post. Lee expects to meet with North Korean officials, and will pitch his idea of peace- a children’s peace forest for fruit and chestnut trees and for children to play. Lee also hopes to give a letter to leader Kim Jong Il, which details a “sunshine policy” of peace for the two divided regions.

The family’s visit comes during high political tensions. The demilitarized zone is heavily guarded, with combat-ready troops that stand readily on guard on both sides. In addition, the sinking of a South Korean warship in March has caused greater tensions between the Northern and Southern regions.

For more info, go to HuffingtonPost.com.