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Big Bang Leader Clear From All Charges

Posted by Christina Jacildo On March - 15 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

After months of on going investigations on his Shine A Light Tour concerts showcased December of last year, due to inappropriate performances of sexual behavior and banned songs, Big Bang Leader Kwon JiYong aka G-Dragon, has been cleared of all charges. YG Entertainment has stated that even though songs such as Korean Dream and She's Gone were banned because of ratings, the concert itself wasn't banned, making the concert unable to break any laws performance wise. As for the 'bed' scene in the song... (more...)

A Night with Muzo Entertainment

Posted by Maimounah Masudi On March - 15 - 20101 COMMENT

We decided to start the Lunar New Year off right by partying with Muzo Entertainment at Club Polaris in Philadelphia, PA Friday night, February 12. We had awesome DJs fueling the club with dance music the entire night. Tracey and Kira Delara rocked the club with their sultry voices and sexy moves. Johnny Phlo, Decipher, Shock-1,  had the place thumping with their smooth beats and rhymes. There was a giveaway for the first 100 girls that entered the club. They received a beautiful Swarovski Snow... (more...)

Interview with Quest Crew

Posted by Christina Jacildo On March - 15 - 20101 COMMENT

Who are they you say? Some of you may know the members of Quest Crew from various cultural events, stage shows like Kollaboration, and TV shows such as So You Think You Can Dance, and America's Best Dance Crew. The members consist of Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval, Hokuto "Hok" Konishi, Ryan "Ryanimay" Conferido, Ryan Feng, Steve Terada, Brian "Hirano" Hirano, Victor "Vic" Kim, Andy "Rocket Man" Luo, Lydia Paek, and Aris Paracuelles Let's face it, Quest Crew is becoming known worldwide! Ever since their... (more...)

Chen Qiao En Picks Career Over Love?

Posted by Jessica Dawson On March - 14 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

Chen Qiao En, also known as the “Lingerie Queen," has had a lot of success recently. Last year, she was on of the top idol drama stars cashing in a total revenue of 35,700,000 TWD. Recently, Chen finished filming another seasonal lingerie advertisement and has express feelings of entering the movie industry later in the year. However, with her wishes of expanding her career there are rumors that Chen has also put a halt on her love life with Roy Qiu. After Chen completed the filming of "Easy Fortune... (more...)

A Whole Lotta Backlash Goin’ On

Posted by Emma Kalka On March - 3 - 20101 COMMENT

Fans spoke out in force after JYP's announcement that Jae Beom wouldn't be returning to 2PM. And they are speaking out even more after a fan meeting held on Feb. 27 in Seoul. JYP organized the meet-up as a way to do damage control and hopefully appease the scores of jaded fans. Unfortunately, the conference had the exact opposite effect and caused even more fans to cut ties with the once-popular group. Fans say they feel as though the remaining members have turned their backs on their fallen leader,... (more...)

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth Review

Posted by Lara Visconti On February - 28 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

On February 16th, I arrived at my local GameStop and picked up my own copy of Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth. If you know me well, it wouldn't be a surprise I would be getting this game on it's release date. Also, you would know that I have definitely beaten this game by now. Well, it was well worth my time and money to purchase this game. Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth is a spin-off of the popular Ace Attorney video game series. Previous protagonists of this series include... (more...)

Pokemon Gold & Silver: Old Vs. New

Posted by Melanie Braverman On February - 25 - 20101 COMMENT

With the upcoming United States release of Nintendo’s newest edition of the role-playing Pokemon franchise, Heart Gold and Soul Silver, I recently decided to transport myself back into the 90’s and relive the world wide and multi-generational phenomena that is Pokemon. Originally released in Japan in 1996 as a duel compatible Game Boy role-playing video game (Pokemon Red & Green), Pokemon has become the second most successful video game franchise in history. There have been 18 different... (more...)

It Will Remain 1:59PM, Jay Will Not Be Returning to 2PM

Posted by Lara Visconti On February - 25 - 20103 COMMENTS

Sad news in the world of KPOP today. An official statement has been released that 2PM's former leader, Jay Park/Park Jaebum, will not be returning to the group. After several excrutiating months of waiting for an answer, the Hottests finally got theirs... and it's not the news they were hoping for. JYPE released a letter through their official website today. The letter stated: On December 22nd, 2009, Jaebeom had confessed to Jung Wook representative that he had done something wrong during Again... (more...)

Apolo:Most Decorated Winter Olympian

Posted by Maimounah Masudi On February - 21 - 20101 COMMENT

Three time Olympian Apolo Anton Ohno has done it! On Saturday night in the 1,000-meter short-track speed skating event, he won bronze making it his seventh medal. He broke Olympian Bonnie Blair's previous record by one medal now making him the most decorated Winter Olympian in U.S. history. United States over all has received a total of 23 medals during this Olympics. Apolo now has two more events to come. Apolo, we are proud and honored to have you on our team. Go Team U.S.A.! Share with other... (more...)

Polysics Concert Review

Posted by Maimounah Masudi On February - 19 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

We attended the Polysics Concert at the Gramercy Theater in New York City February 13 on Saturday night and it was insane! The line was pretty long, wrapped around the building as all the Polysics fans anticipated what was in store for them. When we finally got inside we waited anxiously for the concert to start, not knowing what to expect. The Polysics came on the stage making sure all of their instruments were in tune, testing them out to  A-ha's "Take On Me" playing in the background coming while... (more...)