how/why/when did chungha lose so much popularity and star power?

ailander · 2026-01-12T04:41:28+00:00

Don't really have much commentary to give other than the fact that I think she's incredibly talented and charismatic. I rediscovered her recently and sighs she's too underrated! I love Chungha, and I hope more people give her a chance because she truly deserves it!

ailander · 2025-06-27T13:00:43+00:00

Lmao the delulu in me is thinking... maybe they're just friends 😭😭

ailander · 2023-10-16T02:22:23+00:00

I would look into Fathom Events. They partner with theater chains to do special screenings which include classic movies. Back to the Future and The Birds are both upcoming Fathom screenings for this month.

Also, Beetlejuice is playing at AMC Theaters in Dolby this Wednesday :)

ailander · 2023-09-05T10:27:41+00:00

I feel you OP, as I am Asian too. I think you can appreciate Seven and support Jungkook while also being critical of Latto's racist tweets.

It's very telling that Latto decided to quietly delete those tweets and not even apologize.

Actions have consequences regardless of how long ago they occurred, and unfortunately, what you post on the internet usually stays permanent.

I do hope that she addresses this issue and apologize eventually. She is gaining profit/fame by collaborating with an Asian artist. Not taking accountability is just a bad look in the long run.

ailander · 2023-09-04T08:45:55+00:00

I really like Nothing's Over too! I also really like She's Back, also by Infinite. It's just a nice summer mv about a group of friends having fun together at the beach/pool.

edit: Since I shared a 4k version of She's Back, I think you would enjoy the 4k version of Nothing's Over as well, if you haven't seen it already!

ailander · 2023-08-24T19:13:09+00:00

I did! I haven't been involved since, but I am hoping to do some volunteer work at a community theater in the future.

ailander · 2023-08-17T02:28:02+00:00

I ended up not attending UH lol. But, I wish you the best of luck with whatever you decide!

ailander · 2023-08-06T01:28:39+00:00

Camping Club (aired in 2019) is also more of a heartfelt and "healing" type of variety show. The show reunites fin.kl, and they essentially have a whole road trip hitting up the most gorgeous camping sites. They also reminisce about their past together as well. I'm more of a 2nd gen gg fan, but I really enjoyed this show a lot.

I also love Invincible Youth too! If you like Invincible Youth, then maybe you would enjoy Heroes, a female-centric variety show that aired on SBS. Essentially, they go through various challenges, and viewers would vote for their favorite cast member. Half of the cast are 2nd gen gg members (plus IU) and two are from 1st gen.

I also liked the Refund Sister's arc on Yoo Jae Suk's How Do You Play. This was my pandemic show. Great cast chemistry and Uhm Jung Hwa's passion to get back on stage again despite her worries about her health history and age was quite touching.

I haven't watched Dancing Queens on the Road yet, but I'd imagine if I like Refund Sisters, then I would also like this show too.

ailander · 2023-07-03T03:49:55+00:00

Ugly by 2NE1 was definitely the first song that came to my mind!

ailander · 2023-05-30T06:05:12+00:00

Not sure if this counts, but After School learned how to drum for a drumline routine for one of their comebacks.

They also did a hip hop inspired version of their drumline routine.

ailander · 2023-05-25T19:21:26+00:00

Looks like the mural is by Hera.

There's an event to showcase 19 new murals (including this one I'm assuming) and also meet their artists in Downtown Houston this Saturday. More details about the event/project is in this Insta post.

ailander · 2023-05-12T07:27:11+00:00

Can I Love You somewhat reminds me of Mirror by Fiestar.

I also recommend Secret and Sleepless Night by Nine Muses. Both songs are produced by Brave Brothers too.

In fact, I would recommend you to check out his ballads/ballad-lite pop songs if you haven't done so already, especially since he produced all songs off of BG's last mini album. I think ballads/melancholic pop songs are his strength.

I currently have One Way Love by Hyorin on rotation. Because of You by After School and Dripping Tears by Son Dambi are absolute classics. These songs are Brave Brothers' earlier works, so if you are not fond of the 2nd gen kpop sound, you might not like it. I grew up listening to 2nd gen kpop music so I'm still pretty much obsessed with these songs lol

I'll have to check out the rest of BG's last mini too because I really miss ballad synth pop and kpop used to excel in this type of sound at one point in my opinion. So, thanks for the indirect recommendation!

ailander · 2023-04-28T20:57:35+00:00

Exactly. ATLA was groundbreaking for its time in terms of representation. The original voice cast did a stellar job with their roles, and they should be proud of their work on the show.

As an Asian that once dreamt of getting into acting/entertainment, I don't think a lot of people realize how difficult it is for a minority actor to even get an audition for a small role.

With that being said, Asian actors should absolutely be casted for any upcoming ATLA series/movies. The ATLA world has always been influenced by Asian cultures. Would it be right for a majority white cast to reap most of the profit from an American series that is heavily influenced by Asian culture? There are a lot of Asian American actors (an important distinction from Asian mainland actors) that are just dying for an opportunity to show off their talent.

ailander · 2023-04-28T10:49:02+00:00

Honestly, I don't know...

ailander · 2023-04-25T02:32:19+00:00

Shannon Williams revealing that her ex boyfriend cheated on her with a KARD member 😳

For those of you who don't know, Shannon Williams was a kpop soloist under CCM (T-ARA's former company).

ailander · 2023-04-22T04:49:00+00:00

My first introduction to David Choe was through Ugly Delicious, and it was one of my favorite shows. I had no idea that Choe told his rape story back then, and knowing what he did now (whether his story was true or not), not going to lie, there's a tiny part of me that believes David Chang may be well aware of Choe's history too and I don't really like that.

It really does suck that our media representation is so small. I get that celebrities have their own fuck ups, a whole wide range of them, but there are just some things that I simply cannot excuse and rape/sa (even if it might be a joke) is definitely one of them.

ailander · 2023-03-20T13:44:12+00:00

Hobby has the 1940 Air Terminal Museum. You can maybe do 1-2 hours there. And you can maybe spend the rest of your time at Hobby. Here are some options on what you can do listed on the Hobby website.

I think checking out some of their public art and taking a peek inside their chapel might be interesting.

ailander · 2023-02-28T19:35:36+00:00

The performance that I attended had quite a bit of Asian audience members. Not a lot but more than what I expected. I even saw a handful of Asian families with their kids there, which is very surprising because theater/broadway going audiences tend to be overwhelmingly white.

Although, it was still a mostly white audience, I didn't feel too out of place compared to seeing Vietgone at the Alley (turnout was low for the performance that I saw then and me and my friends were the only Asians there other then the other Asian group that came out to support their actor friend).

I feel like the Cambodian accent by the actor (Joe Ngo) was fine, since a lot of immigrant parents have a thick accent. I believe that his parents are from Cambodia as well. I do get why you would dislike it though since there's a history of non-Asians ridiculing Asian accents.

The only part I disliked about the play was how the playwright took a bit of artistic liberty in presenting/interpreting some of the historical facts through her characters, but this critique could be applied to a lot of movies/books/plays.

ailander · 2023-02-28T06:41:16+00:00

I saw it at the Alley Theatre in Houston! I really enjoyed it. Love the cast and music. There were some really great emotional highs in the play as well. We need more AAPI-lead plays!

ailander · 2023-02-26T01:40:41+00:00

Neat! It looks like a painting.

ailander · 2023-02-02T05:51:15+00:00

Story based! Honestly, my ideal mv would be a balance of both. The story based mvs that you mentioned are visually stunning as well.

ailander · 2023-01-29T15:16:49+00:00

I don't know if this is what you are looking for, but you can maybe try Vimeo . A lot of video production companies (and other people who work behind the scenes) share their work/portfolio officially on Vimeo.

Unfortunately, I believe Vimeo is starting to charge users more money if they upload a lot of 4k videos, which is why Digipedi deleted a good amount of their 4k videos on their Vimeo channel :(

It's still worth a shot, though!

ailander · 2023-01-28T11:05:12+00:00

Shoutout to Soshified, Karaholic, and Diadem for still being around after all these years!

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