HA FOR DROKU

DROKU: At what age did you start singing? PAUL KIM: I started singing in the 4th grade, when I was a part of a Christian choir. I don’t think anyone really knew I could sing until high school though, when I joined a group and we performed all over California at various venues. DROKU: How…

In July of 1997, Young John Kim, the man who is now DJ Young flew from Santa Monica to Korea to go through several auditions he had landed. Hearing that he might have a chance in the entertainment industry, DJ Young returned Stateside to clear out his apartment, threw all his belongings into storage, and…

DROKU: At what age did you start singing and writing music? ALFA G: 13.  But I started music at 5. DROKU: How did you start as an artist? ALFA: I just stumbled into it.  I wanted to learn songs by my favorite artists and bands, and then realized I couldn’t sound like them. So I…

“I was a closet musician because I was surrounded by people who said that a musical career wasn’t good enough for me. There were also many friends who thought I was talented, but told me that I wasn’t good enough to make it anywhere,” says Clara Chung, whose passion for music was temporarily set aside…

“Music bonds us together,” says Nicky Lee, member of Korean American R&B group Aziatix. “It doesn’t matter about where we go or the language barrier.” Lee, and his group members Eddie Shin and Flowsik have each worked independently in the music industry before being introduced to one another by mutual friend, Jae Chong. Chong, a…

Namesake –Directed by Mira Nair, starring Kal Penn The film adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel captures the emotions of the incredibly deep characters all the while showing the inherent struggle of young second generation Asian Americans.  Kal Penn perfectly balances Gogol’s need to create an American identity all the while retaining his parents’ cultural heritage….

We appreciate a guy who knows what to wear, and who isn’t afraid to express his own personality and style. There are plenty of guys who dress to impress, but we decided to focus on a handful who have caught our attention recently with their fashion sense and confidence. We know there are so many…

Enter the world of fan-subbing, where small communities work together in an assembly-line of sorts, to produce videos that have English, Portuguese, Arabic or any other kind of subtitle for movies and TV shows that we – the fans – could not otherwise watch.   These small pockets of society have their own interests, their own…

“I really want to rap these days,” Mike Isberto jokes. Under the rapper name Michael Ray. The singer-songwriter might not be rapping any time soon, but Isberto and his band have been working on multiple EPs since the summertime, including “Fly” released this past October. “This is my true passion,” says the Loma Linda-raised Isberto,…

May 31, 2010: a shocking event stunned YouTube fans everywhere. On the day that most people were celebrating Memorial Day with sunny picnics and family barbeques, David Choi found out that his YouTube account, “DavidChoiMusic,” was suspended for copyright violations. “I was touched by the support from different YouTubers vouching for me on Twitter,” says…

What do you get when you combine cartoons, popular YouTube artists and “random artistic designs”? The answer: RADisRAD, a graphic t-shirt company founded by Randy Andre De Jesus in 2007. The Southern California-based business is dedicated to appealing to their customers’ random likes and unique personalities. Whether that means secretly nerdy elephants, zombie pandas or…

Korean American artist Megan Lee is a 15-year-old singer/songwriter, actress and dancer from Southern California. But even though you might see her performing on a popular YouTube or in a TV commercial, she’s just a normal teenage girl (she’s got a huge crush on Justin Bieber) chasing after her dreams. DROKU: How did you get…

Scott Yoshimoto first gained interest in filmmaking as a high school student, inspired by the three filmmakers of Wong Fu Productions: Ted Fu, Philip Wang and Wesley Chen. A friend of Yoshimoto’s spotted Wong Fu at Life Plaza in Diamond Plaza and immediately called him. “I asked my friend to tell them I really wanted…

Seriously the Band created their name on the spot, signing up in 2006 for Asian American talent competition Kollaboration. One friend’s constant use – or abuse – of the word “seriously” in every sentence and every phrase permanently implanted the word in their heads and was subsequently scribbled onto the registration sheet and into perpetuity….

Ready, Set, GO! to the 27th Annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF)  hosted by Visual Communications from April 28th to May 7th, 2011.   Kick off Asian Pacific Heritage Month by celebrating the work of Asian Pacific American and Asian International directors from over 20 countries. LAAPFF will showcase 32 feature films and 148…

“When I first saw Eddie Murphy do his thing, I knew that was what I wanted to do,” says comedian Paul Kim, who goes by PK. “In 10 years I expect — I’m dreaming big — I want to make my living off stand up comedy. That’s every stand up comic’s dream,” says Kim, who…

When Jane Lui released her third album “Goodnight Company” in October of 2010 – produced with the support of fans, who raised enough money to fund the record, and distributed digitally for free online – she made a statement about the person that she wanted to be, the artist she had become. “The reason why…

NEVER BEFORE SEEN ARTICLE! 5.) 15-year-old actress Megan Lee made an appearance in Nickelodeon’s “iCarly” and was a contestant on Disney’s “Get Connected,” where she won first place for answering various questions about Disney’s original movie “Camp Rock 2.” Lee is also an accomplished singer and songwriter. Check out our interview with Megan Lee HERE….