May Pang's Asian Media Internet News

On August 17th, Youtube Star and Kollaboration 2010 winner Clara Chung performed at Sullivan Hall for The Supply Education Group, a non profit organization who raises money for school supplies to give to schools in developing nations. Clara, along with other acts such as Jason Min and Cate Song, showcased their talents and entertained the crowd. We had the opportunity to interview Clara Chung after the performance. We talked about her upcoming album “Art in My Heart” and other fun topics.... (more...)

When it comes to video games, I usually tend to play games that encourage the player to think strategically. That’s why games like Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and Pokemon are among some of my favorites. But one of my absolute favorite game series would have to be Professor Layton (or レイトン教授シリーズ in Japan). With the upcoming release of Professor Layton and the Unwound Future in the USA, Professor Layton is my Pick of the Week. Professor Layton is an action/adventure/puzzle... (more...)

It was a sad day in Korea last week when news broke out that one of its brightest stars, internationally renowned fashion designer Andre Kim, had faded and passed away. The 74-year-old died from complications from pneumonia several weeks after being admitted to the hospital. The larger-than-life designer had definitely made a name for himself in Korea, coming from a lowly farmer’s son, who lived through the end of the Japanese occupation and the Korean War, all the way up to top-rate fashion... (more...)

Singaporean singer JJ Lin has just released a new song titled “I AM.” This song is the theme song for his upcoming tour starting on August 21st in Beijing, China. The “I AM” tour will continue until April 2011. Here are the tour dates for “I AM!” 1) 8/21 – Beijing, China 2) 8/28 – Shanghai, China 3) 9/17 – Cheng Du, China 4) 9/25 – Guang Zhou, China 5) 10/15 – Chang Sha, China 6) 10/30 – Kung Ming, China 7) 11/6... (more...)

Big Bang member Taeyang has just released the music video for his newest song “I’ll Be There.” This song is a new addition to Taeyang’s repackaged album “SOLAR.” The music video for “I’ll Be There” is dark, a little reminiscent of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” at times. It also features amazing choreography by the one and only Shaun Evaristo. With the video beginning with a shirtless Taeyang, this is sure to please all the fangirls. The... (more...)

Just when you thought that AKB48 had a lot of band members, another large group comes out. The self-proclaimed “male AKB48″ has arrived. A new boy group called Naked Boyz has just debuted this past Thursday in Tokyo, Japan with a whopping 44 members! Their ages range from 16-30 years old so there’s a large variety of boys for everyone. This group promises to perform several times a year in their “base” at the Live Hall Face in western Tokyo in Shinjuku. Naked Boyz will... (more...)

It’s only been a little over a year since Korean pop girl group 2NE1 first made their debut into the music scene. 2NE1 has been working with music producer and leader of the group Black Eyed Peas Will.I.AM for their American music debut. On August 17th  President Yang HyunSeok stated the following: 2NE1 has been working with music producer Will.I.AM for the past few months. Through a close acquaintance, we were given the chance to show Will.I.AM 2NE1′s MV and after seeing the MV, Will.I.Am... (more...)

During Otakon 2010, AMIN writer Jessica Dawson and I were able to meet up with the bassist of Antic Cafe (An Cafe) Kanon. Since An Cafe’s announcement of their hiatus earlier this year, each of the band members has been pursuing their own activities. Kanon had been one of the panelists at Otakon 2010 where he discussed his newest video game he has produced titled Pinky☆Distortion. He also took part in Friday night’s Otakurave where he DJed for the con-goers. AMIN writers Christina... (more...)

Baltimore, Maryland was home to Otakon 2010, the largest Anime convention in the East Coast. What better way to end an awesome ‘Anime’ weekend with a packed concert by none other than Home Made Kazoku from Japan. I had the opportunity to attend the concert with fellow AMIN writers Jessica Dawson and Lara Visconti, who interviewed them earlier that weekend. Personally, I’ve never heard of Home Made Kazoku until just recently (thanks to Jessica playing their songs endlessly). They... (more...)

At Otakon 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland I had the pleasure of interviewing Home Made Kazoku, one of Japan’s hottest hip hop groups. This group has come a long way since their major debut back in 2004 with Ki/oon Records /Sony Music Entertainment Japan Inc. They recently released a special EP of their Anime hits for digital download on iTunes. The EP includes songs from anime series, such as Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven (“Shonen Heart”), NARUTO (“Shooting Star”) and BLEACH (“Thank... (more...)