After months of anticipation, the Wonder Girls are finally coming to American entertainment. On February 2, the one-hour special Wonder Girls at the Apollo will premiere on Teen Nick, 8pm EST. The girls were recently interviewed by Access Hollywood about the movie’s charms. They say, “You get to see scenes about friendship, sisterhood, cat fights, and maybe a little bit of a romance!” Their English has improved a lot since the last time I heard them open for Jonas Brothers a couple of years ago. Glad to see they’ve been working hard. Moreover, the single they released …

A month ago, I got the chance to attend the Boston stop of Clara C: Shakin’ off Silence tour.The event was hosted by Boston University’s Chinese Students (CSA) and Korean Students (KSA) Associations. The CSA, one of the largest cultural organizations at BU, hosted Takeout: Goodwill Benefit Concert last spring, which showcased Asian American talent from across the nation and raised more than $4,000 for Goodwill. This semester’s endeavors focused again on empowering Boston’s Asian American community with the arts. Local talent opened for headliners Clara Chung, the rock band New Heights, and the philanthropic video-making …

Many of you may recognize South Korean actor Lee Min Ho, the face of the hot 2009 Korean television drama, “Boys Over Flowers,” or more recently from the action drama “City Hunter.” We found out that his oh-so-beautiful face will once more be seen in a new drama—as a part of a Toyota ad campaign. Yes, that’s right. According to Toyota, “Lee Min Ho exudes the same characteristics” as the “reinvented 2012 Toyota Camry” with “bold, handsome, and sophisticated styling.”

It can be hard to get back into the rhythm of school, especially after a carefree summer, but what makes it so much easier for me are fall’s tv show premieres! Two of my favorites began last week, Glee and Nikita. I started following Nikita last year when I heard there was an Asian star in a leading role—in fact the whole show is named after Maggie Q’s character. Now how progressive is that for the American entertainment industry? The whole show seems to focus on female empowerment. Last season, …

Now that school has started, you’re probbaly sharing stories with your classmates about what you did over the summer. What you did probably wasn’t as suicidal as this UCLA Korean American boy, Chris Jeon, who decided to join rebel fighters in Libya during the last weeks of his summer.