Voter Registration Drives In LA’s Koreatown
For folks in the LA area interested in getting politically engaged, Koreatown activists will be holding voter registration drives this weekend.
February Issue: Ki Suh Park Was An Inspiration For Generations of Korean Americans
Ki Suh Park always found hope amid disaster.
Hanmi Said to Seek Sale
Bloomberg
Hanmi Financial Corp. (HAFC), the second- largest U.S. bank catering to Korean-Americans, is looking for a buyer and hired DelMorgan & Co. to advise on a sale, said three people with knowledge of the matter.
The lender may attract interest from BBCN Bancorp Inc. (BBCN) and Wilshire Bancorp Inc. (WIBC), which like Hanmi are based in Los Angeles and target Korean-Americans, said two of the people, who asked not to be named because the process is private. Hanmi rose more than 8 percent today, giving the firm a market value of about $481 million. It has assets of about $2.8 billion.
‘K-Town’ Reality Show Season 2: Episode 4 Recap
Young’s bachelor party turns into a bachelorette party when the girls not only bring themselves, but the drama — and lots of it. What starts off as a fun night of celebration turns nasty when the gossip mill churns and past histories are revealed.
Colonel Sanders from Season 1 makes a surprise cameo and pretty much voluntarily becomes a stripper. Let’s just say that his run in with a bewildered Young is a, er, close shave. Jowe and Steve, on the other hand, stay on the prowl for girls and demonstrate clearly to the world why they are both still single. To top it off, Steve meets a girl briefly and sounds like he’s narrating a show on the Animal Planetin his commentary.
‘K-Town’ Reality Show Season 2: Episode 3 Recap
In this episode, the girls bring out the claws and the bullets. Things get heated after some fighting up in the club between Scarlet and Jasmine, Scarlet and Jowe, and Scarlet and Violet. Do you see a pattern forming here? The next morning, they head over to the Los Angeles Gun Club to blow off some steam. While Scarlet darts eyes at Violet, thankfully she aims the gun at the designated target.
‘K-Town’ Reality Show: Season 2 Episode 2 Recap
Season 2 is officially back in full swing. Young continues to prepare for his wedding, but not before taking some time to hang out with Violet’s son, Tyler, at a comic book store. Later, we meet Young’s mother-in-law over a food tasting for the catering and try to imagine Young as a bumpkin.
Young and Christine take a break from wedding planning and go on a night on the town with the friends. In other words, they build massive Seoul trains and drink their hearts merry. As Scarlet so eloquently puts it, “It’s all about getting trashed.”
First Ever Korean-American-Inspired Hotel Coming To LA Next Summer
Hotel Chatter
Hey LA peeps, new hotel alert: the Sydell Group, who is responsible for two of NYC’s big-time, hip and happenin’ hotels (Ace New York and The NoMad) is hard at work converting a 388-room hotel at 3515 Wilshire Blvd, in the Koreatown neighborhood of LA.
The hotel will be called The Line, and to better fit in with its surroundings, Sydell is planning to make it “the first lifestyle hotel of its kind in the US to draw upon Korean and Korean-American culture, food and design.” Well! We didn’t see that coming.
It’s still not too late to purchase your copy of our November issue featuring the boys of Seoul Sausage, winners of The Great Food Truck Race on Food Network!
(Source: koreamjournal)
PSY: I Will NOT Sue ‘Gangnam Style’ Restaurant
TMZ
“Gangnam Style” singer Psy will NOT sue an L.A. restaurant for naming itself after the famous song — in fact, Psy’s pumped … because as far as he’s concerned … imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
The Koreatown restaurant was previously known as Soju Town — but it re-opened last month after a brief closure under its new name “Gangnam Style,” clearly an homage to the popular song.
K-Town Debuts Second Season, Cue Rejoicing and Moans
Los Angeles Magazine
The first season of web series K-Town took viewers on a romp through one of Los Angeles’ most underrated social scenes: the nightlife and restaurant enclave known as Koreatown. Today, the show’s second season premieres with even raunchier stereotype-dispelling episodes revealing the wilder side of 20-something Korean Angelenos who love Makkoli and Korean BBQ more than Ivy League acceptances and martial arts.
