Daily Archives: October 28, 2011

Reggie Lee talks Sgt. Wu on Grimm

Reggie Lee talks Sgt. Wu on Grimm

Reggie Lee stars in NBC’s new drama series “Grimm” as Sgt. Wu, officer in the Portland Police Department. “Grimm” is a new drama series inspired by the classic Grimm’s Fairy Tales. Portland homicide Detective Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli, “Turn The Beat Around”) discovers he is descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as “Grimms,” charged with keeping balance between humanity and the mythological creatures of the world. As he tries to hide the dangers of his new found calling from his fiancé, Juliette Silverton, (Bitsie Tulloch, “quarterlife”), and his partner, Hank Griffin (Russell Hornsby, “Lincoln Heights”), he becomes ever more entrenched in the ancient rivalries and alliances of the Grimm world.

Lee is well known for his role as Secret Service Agent Bill Kim on “Prison Break” as well as for playing Chow Yun Fat’s villainous right hand man, Tai Huang, in “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.” More recently, he starred in “Life As We Know It” with Katherine Heigl, and just finished filming “Here Comes the Boom” with Kevin James and Salma Hayek. Later this year, Lee will be seen starring opposite Jason Statham in the Lionsgate action feature “Safe.”

Since having starred as Lance Nguyen — the snakeskin-wearing, motorcycle-riding, cold-blooded killer — in Universal’s high-octane blockbuster “The Fast and the Furious” in 2001, Lee has also appeared in “Masked and Anonymous” with Bob Dylan, the Sci-Fi Channel’s thriller “Frankenfish,” “Net Games,” “X.C.U.” and most recently, the horror film “Dimples.”

Reggie Lee talks Sgt. Wu on Grimm

More about Reggie Lee
Born in Quezon City, Philippines, Lee is the eldest of three sons and, continues to speak Tagalog and conversational Mandarin and Cantonese. As a child, the family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where Lee graduated from a Franciscan high school. The 1990s found him relocating to Los Angeles where he immediately found work in television and theatre. He then hit the road and toured nationally in the musical “Heartstrings,” and later in “Miss Saigon,” and was ultimately cast in the original company of the 1994 Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel.” In 1997, Lee received a Drama-Logue Critics Award for his performance in “F.O.B.” at East West Players and continues to be active with the nation’s leading Asian American theatre.

Asian Adjacent by Margaret Cho

Asian Adjacent by Margaret Cho

Comedian Margaret Cho dropped yet another music video “Asian Adjacent” off her Grammy-nominated “Cho Dependent” album. For “Asian Adjacent,” she teamed up with singer-songwriter Grant Lee Phillips, who also appears in the video. In the song, she directly attacks Asian stereotypes (how many can you find?), while calling out people who look Asian but aren’t. They’re just Asian adjacent. Black hair and almond shaped eyes.

See her previous music videos off the album including Captain Cameltoe, Intervention, Eat Sh*t and Die, I’m Sorry, Lice, and Hey Big Dog.

Asian Adjacent by Margaret Cho

Lyrics to Asian Adjacent by Margaret Cho

Do people ask you what you are
Because your eyes
and your hair are dark?
Or you’re not exactly white
But I can’t say “you’re black”

Your friends say you are polite
and the girls always got your back

I wondered what the look on their face meant
I think you are Asian adjacent

You might be a Mexican
or a Cherokee
Or perhaps you’re just a nice racial potpourri

You got one of those faces
And almond shape to your eyes
You could be from lots of places
Like Alaska or Ha-Ha-Hawaii

(Chorus x2)
I wondered what the look on their face meant
I think you are Asian adjacent
Asian Adjacent

A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas – Restricted Trailer

A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas - Restricted Trailer

The latest installment of Harold & Kumar opens soon. To promote the raucous comedy is a restricted red band trailer for A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas. Unlike the TV spots and other trailers, this one will give you a real taste of what you can expect in the film. Here’s the synopsis of the movie:

After years of growing apart, Harold Lee and Kumar Patel have replaced each other with new friends and are preparing for their respective Yuletide celebrations. But when a mysterious package mistakenly arrives at Kumar’s door on Christmas Eve, his attempt to redirect it to Harold’s house ends with the “high grade” contents — and Harold’s father-in-law’s prize Christmas tree — going up in smoke. With his in-laws out of the house for the day, Harold decides to cover his tracks, rather than come clean. Reluctantly embarking on another ill-advised journey with Kumar through New York City, their search for the perfect replacement tree takes them through party heaven — and almost blows Christmas Eve sky high.

Listen to Kal Penn and John Cho talk about their film on Leno. Don’t forget to enter to win the Ultimate Harold & Kumar Christmas Prize Pack.

A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas – Restricted Trailer (contains nudity and profanity)

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is 2 Legit 2 Quit

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is 2 Legit 2 Quit

Circulating in the crowded mayoral race in San Francisco is a viral video about Ed Lee to the music of MC Hammer’s 2 Legit 2 Quit. Although the video is not authorized by a candidate or committee controlled by a candidate, it’s definitely giving more visibility to Ed Lee in the 16 candidate race. The video has some high profile celebrities supporting Ed Lee and his mustache. Here’s who you can find in the video:

MC Hammer
Biz Stone, Twitter Co-Founder
will.i.am, The Black Eyed Peas
Ronnie Lott, 49ers Legend
Willie Brown, Former SF Mayor
Marissa Mayer, Google
Hunter Walk, YouTube
Brian Wilson, The Beard from the SF Giants

Fear the Mustache. Ed Lee is 2 Legit 2 Quit. He been getting all sorts of unsolicited help for his campaign including Run Ed Run promotion earlier this summer.
Run Ed Run

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is 2 Legit 2 Quit

Lyrics to 2 Legit 2 Quit (SF Mayor Ed Lee remix)

[chorus]
Too Legit, too legit to quit
Ed Leeeeeee!
Too Legit, too legit to quit
Ed Leeeeeee!

[verse]
My my my, music hits me so hard,
Newsom left and they put him in charge,
Thank you, for blessing me,
and the rest of the city with Mayor Ed Lee
Got us all sayin’ “Run Lee Run”
Only 5 ft 5, but he gets (bleep) done
So tell them other candidates to find a bus pass,
Unless you ridin with us…FEAR THE MUSTACHE!

[chorus]
Too Legit, too legit to quit
Ed Leeeeeee!
Too Legit, too legit to quit
Ed Leeeeeee!

2011 Kollaboration in Los Angeles

2011 Kollaboration in Los Angeles
Kollaboration is returning back to Los Angeles. This year, Kollaboration 11 will feature a lineup of some of the best emerging talent from the Global APA community. Special guest performers include symphonic quintet Ensemble Memo, singer-songwriter Clara C, comedian Paul “PK” Kim, and our headliner, Korean pop star G.NA. The specially selected artists making up this year’s lineup are:

afterschoolspecial – An alternative band based out of San Diego known for their eclectic blend of rap, rock, and alternative music
Andrew Figueroa Chiang and the Blazing Rays of the Sun – A Los Angeles based rock band specializing in earnest performances, energetic arrangements, and big harmonies
Dawen – A Los Angeles based singer/songwriter and winner of Kollaboration Acoustic 4
Emanon Dance Crew – High school students from all over Ventura County sharing their passion for dance and inspiring the youth in their community
Inch Chua – A singer/songwriter hailing from Singapore who recently made her U.S. debut at the South by Southwest Music Festival
Monsters Calling Home – A Los Angeles based band with their off-the-wall dynamic folk sound
Noel Kunz – Two-time World Championship Yo-Yo Artist and up-and-coming elite entertainer.
Lions Ambition – A Seattle based band recognized for their soulful rock vocals and dynamic rhymes and the winner of Kollaboration Seattle 2

Special Guests:
G.NA – K-pop Star
PK – Comedian
Clara C – Singer/Songwriter
Ensemble Memo – Opening Act
and more!!

Guest Judges:
Jin Akanishi – Top-Selling Japanese Singer, Songwriter & Actor
Ashley Choi – Head of International Business and Marketing for Blvd 34 Music Group
David Choi – Singer/Songwriter
Ryan Higa – Youtube Star
Kelly Hu – Actress

You can get tickets and more info here.

2011 Kollaboration in Los Angeles

These Long Strange Nights mixtape by Alexander Spit

These Long Strange Nights mixtape by Alexander Spit
Rapper Alexander Spit dropped his mixtape “These Long Strange Nights”. The 11-track mixedtape offers diverse range of unique sounds with his chill lyricism. He keeps it real for rosewood and throws in come collabs up and down California. Time to live fast in these strange x unsual times. Here’s the tracklisting for “These Long Strange Nights”:

1 ) Strange x Unusual feat. Bago
2 ) Posse Up feat. Jams F. Kennedy
3 ) Real RSWD Pt. 1 feat. CBG
4 ) Real RSWD Pt. 2
5 ) “You F*ckin’ B*tch, Move!” (Prod. by Gideon)
6 ) Six Days Remix
7 ) Shawn Kemp
8 ) Live Fast
9 ) El Camino feat. Gilbere Forte
10 ) Facemelter
[BONUS] The Kids Are Bored

Pay attention or you miss the pop culture references sprinkled throughout the lyrics. You can download the mixtape for FREE here.

These Long Strange Nights mixtape by Alexander Spit (contains profanity)