These Are a Few of My Favorite Tweets
The very nature of Twitter is that tweets roll by and then disappear โ or, rather, get hidden by a mountain of more recent tweets. These are some of the tweets that I would like to remember.
Year: 2020
Go Away With โฆ Gianni DeCenzo
โIt was very painful sometimes getting to see everyone else do badass karate moves, while I duck and cover,โ said Gianni Decenzo, one of the few actors on โCobra Kaiโ who had combat training experience. The 19-year-old actor is pleased that his character gets to show off some martial arts skills on this third season.
โKairosโ (์นด์ด๋ก์ค)
โKairosโ starts off promising and is reminiscent of the best elements of โSignal.โ But where the latter kept the suspense going until the end, โKairosโ fizzles out midway, with redundant story arcs and some characters that are not only irredeemable, but highly unlikeable. And Iโm not talking just about the villains.
We asked K-pop star Alexa about K-Dramas and her X-Mas plans!
Born in the U.S., K-pop star AleXa took time to chat with me about her music, love of Korean entertainment, and her loyal fandom, A.I Trooper.
Go Away With โฆ Jesse Palter
โBetter Daysโ singer Jesse Palter says all her travels have taught her โthat thereโs a great big world outside of my little bubble, that thereโs value in getting lost and that all roads lead back home.โ
โTrain to Busan Presents: Peninsulaโ (๋ฐ๋)
What โPeninsulaโ lacks in humanity is made up with spectacular car chases and firearms. Is it as good as โTrain to Busanโ? No, but itโs good enough, in a Hollywood shoot-em-up kind of way.
โVoiceโ (๋ณด์ด์ค): Season 1
โVoiceโ is a gory police procedural revolving around a police officer who can solve cases with her astute hearing and the โmad dogโ detective who learns to trust her instincts. Their goal is to find the serial killer responsible for killing her father and his wife.
The Best K-Pop Moments of 2020
Teen Vogue asked 49 journalists to write about the best K-pop moments of 2020. I wrote about how BTSโ No. 1 hit single โLife Goes Onโ brought the Korean language to the forefront.
Go Away With โฆ Otoja Abit
โI had planned to go to a wedding in Jamaica after completing all the work on โA New York Christmas Wedding,'โ said Otoja Abit. โThat was going to be a much-needed vacation. And also all the film festivals โ Miami, Marthaโs Vineyard, North Carolina, Wichita, Kansas! I missed a lot of opportunities to see our film play on a big screen with local audiences.โ
Vote for the Winners of the 1st Annual KOCOWA Fan Choice Awards!
Song Ji Hyo or Jeon So Min? Jessi or Hyori? William or Bentley? โThe Penthouseโ or โCHIP-INโ? Whoโs your pick?
11 Best K-dramas of 2020
11 Best K-Dramas of 2020: Rivals, Lovers, and Slow Burning Intrigue. These shows are must-watch television. My latest for Teen Vogue.
Cozy Up With These K-Dramas This Winter
The Christmas holiday means long weekends and more time than ever to settle down with a big bowl of popcorn (or ramen!) and bingewatch to our hearts content.
Go Away With โฆ Sarah Brightman
โI was right in the middle of my Hymn world tour and had to postpone various tour dates in China and South Korea, which I hope to have rescheduled some time in 2021 to 2022,โ said Sarah Brightman. โI do love touring and visiting incredible countries around the world and seeing fans, but I have enjoyed spending time at home with my dogs, as it is such a rarity.โ
Go Away With โฆ Amber Nash
โIโd love to spend a month in Thailand,โ said โArcherโ actress Amber Nash. โWe had a trip scheduled for 2020, but thatโs not happening. I want to spend time at an elephant sanctuary and on the beach. Itโs incredibly affordable once you get there.โ
What are Korean Men Really Like in Real Life?
With the worldwide interest in K-dramas comes some stereotypes about Korean men โ many of which are far from the truth.
โDo Do Sol Sol La La Solโ (๋๋์์๋ผ๋ผ์)
โDo Do Sol Sol La La Solโ had a promising start that was spoiled by an ending that came out of nowhere.
Thanksgiving and K-dramas? Why not?!
Happy Thanksgiving! But this year, how about watching some K-dramas along with football? Anyone?!
Go Away With โฆ Dexter Darden
โSo many people travel and get upset when itโs not like America,โ said Dexter Darden, who is one of the stars of the โSaved by the Bellโ reboot. โAbandon all privilege and immerse yourself in their lifestyle.โ
BTSโ Global Press Conference for โBE (Deluxe Edition)โ
By refusing to allow naysayers to define who they are or who they should be, BTS have remained true to themselves. And with their latest collection of songs, they are encouraging their fans to also just โฆ BE.
Will K-popโs BTS or Blackpink get Grammy nominations finally? Boysโ single, Dynamite, and girlsโ debut album ought to help
The South China Morning Post recently interviewed me to chat about BTS and the upcoming Grammy nominations: โIf BTS arenโt nominated this time, itโs not because of their lack of talent,โ said Jae-Ha Kim. โAll it will mean is that the Grammys are as clueless as they were in 1989, when they handed the trophy for best hard rock/metal performance to Jethro Tull, rather than Metallica.โ