Articles by ShannonLin

Anna Maria Perez de Tagle (Joy, actress) was born in Northern California. She developed her love for theater and began training in singing, dancing and acting by starring in regional productions of “Cinderella,” “Bugsy Malone,” and “The King and I.” She kept busy by modeling for several catalogues, including Macy’s and Mervyns.

The renowned producer Bill Kong gave a friendly and informative interview about his new film Blood: The Last Vampire. The conversation took place over the phone, from Hong Kong! He is obviously super busy but was able to fit in a great conversation with Asiance Magazine not only about the recent film Blood (and the film’s beautiful actresses) but also his role as producer of such epic films as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero and his upcoming projects, which includes working with Zhang Yimou, director of the Beijing Summer Olympics.

It was like fate when Tania Gunadi won a green card lottery to move from Indonesia to the United States. When she first came to the US, the first thing she noticed was the way the L.A. freeways seemed so clean and magical. New to the language she managed to learn English quickly while working at a pizza place, and as luck would have it, she booked a part in a Disneyland commercial!

How beautiful is singer Maggie Kim? Not only is she gorgeous on the outside but she's just delightful on the inside.

What an amazing lineup! Epik High, Korea's #1 hip-hop group chartered a world tour, hitting Japan, Korea and the United States. Our favorite, Far East Movement, joined Epik High on their US tour dates. Other acts that joined the tour were Beatbox DG, urban musician MYK and rapper/producer Kero One. We caught the tour as they made their way to the East Coast in NYC. See our video of the night A little bit about the artists: Epik High Epik High is without a doubt the premier hip hop group in Korea. Six years after their debut, Epik High's critically acclaimed album and track releases continue to top the charts and garner unanimous praise from both the music industry veterans and fans alike. Their lyrical ability, coupled with their social consciousness and a serious love for the craft, give the group unrivaled respect on the Korean music scene. www.mapthesoul.com Kero One Often compared to the likes of Common, Q-Tip and Kanye West, Kero One is a hip hop artist from the Bay Area and is the epitome of the self-made artist. After a long and arduous struggle, his first album was selected as Remix Magazine's "Best Hip Hop Album of 2006," while topping iTunes hip hop charts and garnering praise from artists like Will.i.Am and magazines such as Urb. What followed was work with hip hop legends - KRS-1, EPMD and Talib Kweli to name a few - which helped establish him as a contender on the hip hop scene. With the current release of his second album Early Believers, Kero One is fast becoming a world sensation. www.kero1.com MYK Also hailing from the Bay Area, MYK is a one-man musical powerhouse, performing as an MC, DJ, producer and instrumentalist. At a young age, he was the lead vocalist and MC for Weekend Sesh, a local band that specialized in hybrid hip hop. After the band parted ways, MYK moved to Seoul, Korea, where he was introduced to Tablo of Epik High. The two immediately connected and began writing music together. MYK is living in Korea, working on his debut album and also continuing to collaborate with artists in the US, such as Kero One, Jamie Jones of All For One and Klypso (now an engineer/producer at Aftermath). www.myspace.com/mykmusyk Without a doubt, Far East Movement was the performance of the night and it's great to see how quick and fast their fan base has grown on the East Coast. See our video with Far East Movement. Their FIRST time in NYC. www.fareastmovement.com

Management is a romantic comedy that chronicles a chance meeting between Mike Cranshaw (Steve Zahn) and Sue Claussen (Jennifer Aniston). When Sue checks into the roadside motel owned by Mike's parents in Arizona, what starts with a bottle of wine "compliments of Management" soon evolves into a multi-layered, cross-country journey of two people looking for a sense of purpose. Mike, an aimless dreamer, bets it all on a trip to Sue's workplace in Maryland – only to find that she has no place for him in her carefully ordered life.