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LosingID8
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
CA10828 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-03-09 09:35:57
March 09 2009 08:59 GMT
#1
For many years, Asian/Pacific Islanders have complained about the lack of an Asian presence in the media.

However, it looks like things are finally starting to change...

Exhibit A: Rain
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Had a minor role in the film Speed Racer. Is the main actor for the upcoming movie Ninja Assassin.

Exhibit B: BoA
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She is releasing her debut American album In just a couple weeks. She's worked with an all-star line of producers and she's getting some mainstream recognition. Her music video "Eat You Up" has been played on MTVU numerous times and she is getting promotional deals like being on the Victoria's Secret Pink website. I already pre-ordered her album since I'm a huge fanboy.

Exhibit C: Jun Ji Hyun
Protagonist in the upcoming major blockbuster "Blood: The Last Vampire"


Exhibit D: Daniel Henney (half-Korean, already a HUGE celebrity in Korea)
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Will be playing the role of David North / Agent Zero in the upcoming movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Exhibit E: Joon Park (former member of the legendary K-pop group g.o.d.)
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He will be playing the role of Yamcha in the movie Dragonball Evolution.

Exhibit F: Lee Byung Hun
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He will be playing the role of Storm Shadow in the upcoming movie G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra.

Exhibit G: Brian Joo (from K-pop R&B duo Fly to the Sky)
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He announced on a radio program that he will be playing the main character for an upcoming Hollywood action movie. He said he was not able to give further details.

Exhibit H: Yul Kwon
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The winner of Survivor: Cook Islands.

There are other people worth mentioning, such as the Wonder Girls and Se7en, both of whom are debuting with English releases in the US. I'm sure I'm missing some others, but these are definitely the bigger names. And of course I can't leave out Lost stars Kim Yun Jin and Daniel Dae Kim.

Hopefully 2009 will be a good year for making some headway. A lot of the roles that they are casted in are quite stereotypical (Dragonball, a ninja assassin, a schoolgirl outfit wearing samurai girl?), but ideally this will open some doors for future acts.

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itzme_petey
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
United States1400 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-03-09 09:15:25
March 09 2009 09:12 GMT
#2
While seeing asians on mainstream media is great. The roles will never change much, kung fu action type of roles. I would like to see a good looking asian male be in a romantic drama where he gets the white girl (not harold and kumar). Do you guys know any movie thats like that? I cant think of one off the top of my head. Maybe vietnamese actors will get a chance next?
"Last night, I played a game.. as I recall it was a strategy game.. Peeked around and what did I see, a girl playing starcraft better than me.. and I jizzed in my pants.."
NeverGG *
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom5399 Posts
March 09 2009 09:15 GMT
#3
The Brian news makes me happy - he's so effing awesome. I think the CGI/actually the whole thing - for Blood looks like it's going to suck. It's a shame because the anime was very nicely done. We're going to see Dragonball just because it will be hilariously terrible.
우리 행운의 모양은 여러개지만 행복의 모양은 하나
foodontable
Profile Joined June 2006
China341 Posts
March 09 2009 09:17 GMT
#4
As a BoA, fan I'm really excited to see her debut in the US. I just can't wait to actually see her in person... On a side note, I'm really jealous that my friend's friend was able to dance with BoA before security dragged him away at a club near USC. >.> (end rant) Wow I haven't seen any Jun Ji Hyun movies since My Sassy Girl and Windstruck... I didn't know she was still popular enough to be the leading lady in an American film. O.O
LosingID8
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
CA10828 Posts
March 09 2009 09:18 GMT
#5
edited to add pictures
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thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
March 09 2009 09:19 GMT
#6
no offense but Yamcha LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
ultimate panzy / wussie / weakling. That's going to cause TONS of mocking over in 2ch (that is if they even know that a korean is in the movie since you know... the movie is um... special)


personally I'm more intersted in the very recent rise in korean players in Men's Golf. KJ Choi's been the best Asian golfer (imo) for the last 5+ years, Anthony Kim and Kevin Na are among the very best young players on tour, and umm, whoever it was that won the US Amateur last year already won some event somewhere (asian tour?).
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51507 Posts
March 09 2009 09:30 GMT
#7
LID8 you still going to the WG concert in LA?
... or is that already over, lol.

God, One day I hope Epik High plays in Cali the same week as Blizzcon or something. Saves me the trip to Korea.
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SuperJongMan
Profile Blog Joined March 2003
Jamaica11586 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-03-09 09:33:42
March 09 2009 09:31 GMT
#8
lol who?

PARK JI SUNG FO LIFE!!!!!
BEST PALYER ON MAN U MAN U...

Yeah, i think we sound about the same amount of smart.. durrr.

Same old token roles, same old cheap pop converts, they always talk about stateside debut and always bunk. Maybe they should try learning english first...
POWER OVERWHELMING ! ! ! KRUU~ KRUU~
kaman_gom
Profile Joined October 2008
Korea (South)10 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-03-09 09:54:20
March 09 2009 09:31 GMT
#9
You forgot to add

Daniel Dae Kim (Korean guy in TV Series- Lost)
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Yunjin Kim (also from Lost)
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James Kyson Lee (from TV Series- Heroes)
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LosingID8
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
CA10828 Posts
March 09 2009 09:32 GMT
#10
On March 09 2009 18:31 SuperJongMan wrote:
lol who?

PARK JI SUNG FO LIFE!!!!!
BEST PALYER ON MAN U MAN U...

Yeah, i think we sound about the same amount of smart.. durrr.

i LOVE park jisung

what a hero
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LosingID8
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
CA10828 Posts
March 09 2009 09:34 GMT
#11
On March 09 2009 18:30 GTR wrote:
LID8 you still going to the WG concert in LA?
... or is that already over, lol.

God, One day I hope Epik High plays in Cali the same week as Blizzcon or something. Saves me the trip to Korea.

that already happened last week. i don't care about WG enough to pay $50 to see them from far away. they just finished their concert in NYC last night i think.

if epik high comes to california i will be ecstatic. there is a high possibility since tablo is a norcal guy... hmm...

their next album is supposed to contain both korean and english tracks so i'm excited for that.
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SuperJongMan
Profile Blog Joined March 2003
Jamaica11586 Posts
March 09 2009 09:34 GMT
#12
I KNOW MAN!
I love that guy too.
HE RUNS SOOOO MUCH!!!
POWER OVERWHELMING ! ! ! KRUU~ KRUU~
deathgod6
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States5064 Posts
March 09 2009 09:35 GMT
#13
I'm a huge Jun-Ji Hyun fan, but I'm not sure her English is good enough for an American blockbuster. Some of the things in the trailer look corny, but hopefully people will recognize her talent. Jun-Ji Hyun (Gianna Jun as her American name XD) hwaiting!
4.0 GPA = A rank 5.0 GPA = Olympic --------- Bisu, Best, Fantasy. i ♥ oov. They can get in my BoxeR anyday.
LosingID8
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
CA10828 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-03-09 09:37:27
March 09 2009 09:36 GMT
#14
On March 09 2009 18:35 deathgod6 wrote:
I'm a huge Jun-Ji Hyun fan, but I'm not sure her English is good enough for an American blockbuster. Some of the things in the trailer look corny, but hopefully people will recognize her talent. Jun-Ji Hyun (Gianna Jun as her American name XD) hwaiting!

not quite sure why you're putting a hyphen between jun and ji... jun is her family name, ji-hyun is her given name.

also i doubt she has many spoken lines. but hey, you heard her speaking in english during the trailer and at least it's understandable.
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traced
Profile Joined October 2007
1739 Posts
March 09 2009 09:41 GMT
#15
if i could look like any guy ever i'd choose lee byung hun

what a good looking guy, good actor too
LosingID8
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
CA10828 Posts
March 09 2009 09:42 GMT
#16
On March 09 2009 18:31 SuperJongMan wrote:
Same old token roles, same old cheap pop converts, they always talk about stateside debut and always bunk. Maybe they should try learning english first...

but here's the thing, they ARE learning english first.

Rain's conversational english is quite good if you watch more recent interviews.

Here's a clip of BoA in a very recent english interview.
http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/090306/article.asp?parentID=105631

daniel henney, joon park, brian, yul kwon are all native english speakers.

i'm not so sure about jun ji hyun and lee byung hun's english abilities but JJH's accent wasn't too horrible in the trailer and lee byung hun has quite the knack for languages (i think already knows 4 3-4 languages).
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SuperJongMan
Profile Blog Joined March 2003
Jamaica11586 Posts
March 09 2009 09:46 GMT
#17
Last english I heard from Rain was on Colbert Show. Was embarassing...
Maybe the ones born here can do well, but fob celebs -_-;; -_-;;;;;; YOU KIDDING ME? BAHWHAHAHA.
POWER OVERWHELMING ! ! ! KRUU~ KRUU~
KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14899 Posts
March 09 2009 09:49 GMT
#18
cool stuff, nice update
now if only there were more chinese in main stream media haha
traced
Profile Joined October 2007
1739 Posts
March 09 2009 09:50 GMT
#19
i mean the asian population in america is something like 5%. we'll just have to accept asians will never be too prominent in our popular culture, it's just the way it is.
H
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
New Zealand6138 Posts
March 09 2009 09:50 GMT
#20
Hooray, go Korea! ^o^ ^o^ ^o^
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