Category: Music and More
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Korean-American Carol Kim Making a Bid for San Diego City Council Seat
Service Oriented, Long-Time Invested Member in the Community to run in District 6 Race What does it take to make your average Korean-American mother decide to run for office? OK, well maybe not quite average. Carol Kim is decidedly a cut above. Carol Kim grew up with a strong sense of needing to give…
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NO BRAIN to return to Southern California
Straight from the horses mouth, as it were, KKonnect has direct confirmation from Roxta Music that No Brain, Korea’s premier Indie Punk Rock band will be returning to southern California to perform at the Los Angeles Korean Festival on September 29th. See the article on their spring 2013 San Diego performance here The 40th LA Korean…
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LYLE BENIGA – Dancing with the Big Boys at Culture Shock
They came in droves with excitement and dreams shining on their faces and twinkling in their eyes. Hundreds of young people cued up at Culture Shock Dance Studio located adjacent to all those great eateries in Old Town San Diego. A few had been cued up since 7 (pm, I assume!) in order to assure themselves…
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New Zion Market Opening: June 29th
Yay for more parking! Lots more parking! It was with much anticipation that the KKonnect crowd (with an adjunct member) descended upon the All New Zion Market for it’s Grand Re-opening in it’s new location at 7655 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. The building, a former K Mart, and then a Sears, is now home…
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The Anatomy of a Dragon Boat Team
The Anatomy of a Dragon Boat Team- Fateh K. A calm and temperate Saturday Morning, light wind, the water at Mission Bay glistening a steel blue, and hundreds of warriors armed with paddles preparing for aquatic battle in one of the world’s oldest sports tradition, the Dragon Boat Race. After a moment of peace, the…
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Not Feeling the Love from the Korean Entertainment Industry
And don’t I deserve love? Really. Korean dramas and Korean music are big business in Korea. Asian countries, especially Japan are bigger markets than the homeland. In fact, according to Bernie Cho, president of the DFSB Kollective, a Seoul-based agency specializing in the marketing and distribution of digital media, Korean artists can make as…
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The Return of the Infamous Mut Jin Saram Tee Shirt !!!
Making it’s thrilling come-back to the Asian Cultural Festival, the Official “Mut Jin Saram” Tee Shirt. AVAILABLE IN SIZE S-XL FOR $15 CONTACT KKONNECTMEDIA@GMAIL.COM TO ORDER A PIECE OF KOREAN COUTURE!!! Donning Tee Shirt May Cause: Vertigo from Looking so Fly! Extended Glances from Korean Celebrities! Chills from Looking so Cool! Exponential Increase in Aegyo!…
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Korea Times Music Festival Recap
How to have a REALLY good time at the Hollywood Bowl The show opened with the sound of beating drums. Traditional Korean costumes. Dozens of performers coordinated to beat as one. An excellent beginning. The signal event of the year for Korean music lovers in Southern California, the Korea Times Music Festival celebrated its…
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Interview with Bernie Cho, Executive Producer for DFSB Kollective
Marketing Genius & King of Music Promotion Bernie Cho is an interesting man. Raised and educated in the U.S, he moved to Seoul in search of a graduate degree. What he found instead was a serendipitous offer to work for MNET and MTV(Korea), which he did for a few years, becoming a Senior Producer…
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Trader Joe’s offers Dried Kimchi
Adventures in Korean Snack-Eating Trader Joe’s 에서 판매하는 “말린 김치 스낵”. 도대체 어떤 맛인가?! Yesterday, dedicated taste-testers Cheryl and Jini procured a small 0.7 oz package Trader Joe’s “Dried Kimchi: a crispy, crunchy snack and condiment”. Always keeping an eye out for interesting and/or unusual Korean-related food, the foil vacuum seal pack naturally grabbed our…
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