Kal Penn is perhaps best known as Kumar Patel, the marijuana-smoking doctor and one half of the hilarious Harold and Kumar duo. But Penn proved to fans and critics last year that he was capable of much more when President Obama appointed him as the associate director of public engagement at the White House. His position involved serving as a liaison between the White House and Asian American communities and arts professionals.
But fans can heave a big sigh of relief now that Penn’s reps have confirmed his official return to …

Already being called the “Chinese Susan Boyle,” this video clip of Lin Yu Chun’s performing Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” is quickly making the rounds online. Lin is a contestant on a Taiwanese show “Super Star Avenue,” a singing competition similar to American Idol. With his short, round stature and bowl-cut hairstyle, Lin’s raw talent is blowing international audiences away.

After the huge success of MTV’s “Jersey Shore,” the rumor mill says that there could be an Asian knock-off of the show in the works. According to a Los Angeles Craiglist posting, a production company is “looking for interesting, attractive, colorful Asian Americans to cast in a reality show similar to JERSEY SHORE, REAL WORLD, THE HILLS, etc. We need attractive Asian Americans with lively, strong, and unique personalities between the ages of 18 to 30 with equally interesting life stories and perspectives to share, especially individuals who know about …

After Andrew Garcia’s past few performances and song-choice letdowns on American Idol, I was beginning to run out of hope. Deep down, I knew that he had the potential and just needed the right song and moment to break loose. However, after so many weeks of sub-par performances, where he failed to live up to his early season-high rendition of “Straight Up” (which the judges reminded us about far too many times), I could only cross my fingers and hope for the best.
Imagine my relief and joy when Andrew performed …

Take it easy, ladies—Rain’s muscles will not be making an appearance today, like they did in his film “Ninja Assassin.” Instead, you can look out for the South Korean pop star’s newest album, “Back to the Basic,” which was released today.
Including his 2006 Japanese studio recording, this is Rain’s seventh album since 2002. You may have already seen the teaser for the release and heard the single “Love Song,” which came out two days ago.
The single is not bad for the 27-year-old’s first ballad. Like any good slow song, the …