FEBRUARY 20, 2004 ISSUE
Next Issue: March 6, 2004
   COVER STORY
Introducing Emo-core to the Gayo World
Seo Taiji, Korea's rock vanguard returns with another Westernized album full of his signature melodies in hopes to break the K-pop slump with emo-core.
Suzanne Whang on herself, images of Asian Americans, and her character Sung Hee Park
After tackling demanding courses from Yale and Brown University, Suzanne Whang finds that her most challenging role is non-academic but comedic. Playing a socially awkward Korean immigrant pushes Whang farther than she's ever gone before.
A New Dimension in Korean Pop Emerges as Korea's Best Talents Hit the Los Angeles Sports Arena
 Despite rows of empty seats, concert-goers at the New Dimension Tour still enjoyed a full production with all the light spectacles and screaming girls to boot.


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February 20, 2004

 
 
M U S I C
Reliving the Height of Japan's Superlative Visual Rock Band
X [Japan] fans can add one more to their collection with Tofu Record's "Best" DVD & CD set of the visual glam metal band's early career highlights packaged with concert footage, melodramatic music videos and chart-topping hits.
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Sounds like Somebody Needs a Hug
Cupid a little unkind last week? Is your world a bowl of cherry pits? Are you just sick of it all? Rachael Yamagata knows what it is like. She even wrote some songs about it. Like to hear it? Here it goes.
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F I L M
Politically Enduring Or Artistically Under Achieved?
Does Osama deserve all the press and attention or is the film only a success because it exploits post-war sentiment? APA presents two contrasting perspectives on Siddiq Barmak's weighty directorial debut.
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I N T E R V I E W
What's "Whang" with Suzanne's F.O.B. comedy?
Margaret Cho may have paved the way but TV personality-cum-comedienne Suzanne Whang takes it all the way with her outrageous portrayal of Sung Hee Park, her "F.O.B." alter ego.
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The Future of Korean Film Visits UCLA
APA gets an exclusive glimpse of the Korean film industry from its future filmmakers from Mokwon University.
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New Dimension Tour Press Conference
Korean music stars Seven, Lexy, and Whee Sung come together to share their thoughts with APA and an American audience prior to their New Dimension Tour.
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E V E N T S
Ushering in the New Year, San Francisco Style!
Firecrackers and lion dancers fill the streets of San Francisco for the highly anticipated annual Chinese New Year Parade.
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T H E A T R E
  
Broadway Breaks the Color Line
With the casting of Wei-Huang as one of the lead actors in 'La Boheme,' Broadway shows that talent ultimately and rightly rules over ethnic disposition.
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C L I P S
  
Feb. 20, 2004: News Bites
As popular Asian films get set to invade the U.S., William Hung enjoys his fifteen minutes of fame, and much more in this issue of News Bites.
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F O R E I G N
 
Feb. 20, 2004: News From Abroad
Singapore's famous diva launches cookbook, Kim Ki-duk wins at Berlin, legendary Korean band members reunite on KBS and more in this issue of News From Abroad.
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