Absolutely Fobulous

In America, there’s usually an announcement played before a movie reminding people to turn off their phones and refrain from being loud during a movie. But based on this clip of a crowd of movie-goers, it seems to be the opposite in India.

The audience is hysterically jumping, screaming, and throwing confetti as they watch the action film. It’s almost as if the scene was actually happening in front of them. One person hilariously commented, “Hopefully everyone turned off their cellphones before the movie. Would be so disruptive.”

It’s also interesting to see how the movie culture in India is. As another viewer said, ”This reminds me of when I went to see Paranormal activity in theaters. A group of guys in front of me were basically doing this when it was night, cheering every time the time was fast forwarding and screaming and jumping around and hugging each other when it slowed down.”

Now I really want to watch a movie in India!

(Thanks, David!)

Ever since our 2010 interview with K-Town cast member, Joe Cha, many have wondered when and if the show would ever launch. Here’s some good news: multimedia entertainment studio, Electus, recently announced that K-Town will be the first of many series from its new pop-culture YouTube  channel, LOUD. The series is expected to launch on the video-sharing site on July 2nd.

The unscripted reality show, created and produced by Tyrese Gibson’s HQ Productions, explores the lives of a group of Asian Americans who reside in the heart of Koreatown, Los Angeles. According to Tyrese, “LOUD is the perfect platform for chronicling the social rituals of this unique Asian American subculture. While nothing about this series is commonplace, the show is highly-relatable as the cast’s personal stories, struggles and triumphs are universal.”

I’m a bit sad that it won’t be aired on a TV network, which makes me wonder if that’s any indication of the barrier Asian Americans continue to face when it comes to breaking into mainstream media. Either way, I’m excited to hear people’s reaction when they see that Asians can also party, have fun, and go a little crazy!

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If you were one of the people who got invited to Kim Jong Il’s 69th birthday last Wednesday, you were probably a bit disappointed by his party favors this year. Instead of receiving a Seiko watch, a house, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, or Rolex, you Kim Jong Il got his guests fake Armani and Gucci suits. Kim Jong Il has bought his loyalty in the past by giving his officials luxury gifts. But with the down economy,  he’s cut back this year by buying bulk amounts of counterfeit branded clothes from Beijing’s Silk Street market. I guess even the evil dictator can’t escape the recession.

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Could this designer no-no stain Kim Jong Il’s reign as a fashion leader?

Mark your calendars on May 2 and celebrate with the Asian Pacific Americans for Progress as they throw their annual house party. This year, Kalpen Modi (yes, THE Kumar from Harold & Kumar) who is currently the Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, will be on APAP’s conference call. There will be other eminent speakers as well, and each will take a question or two after his or her talk. So take the time to organize your own mini parties in your city, and call in on May 2!

Listeners are encouraged to post their thoughts after the call on APA for Progress’s website.

WHAT: State of Asian Pacific America House Party 2010
WHO: Hosted by Asian Pacific Americans for Progress
DATE: Sunday, May 2, 2010
TIME: 4-6 pm EST, 1-3 pm PST, 10 am – 12 pm Hawaii

For more info, read here!