Located on the corner of 32nd Street and 5th Avenue in Manhattan, Nubiani NYC has quietly been gaining momentum among diners who are in the mood for elevated Korean BBQ. Many first-timers might initially be disappointed to see that Nubiani has taken over the space of the beloved Third Floor Cafe, the decades old Korean…
Private equity billionaire Michael ByungJu Kim is on top of this year’s Forbes 50 Richest Koreans list. With a personal net worth of $9.7 billion, Kim manages more than $26 billion in assets through his company MBK Partners. Forbes reported that only a few on the list of 50 richest saw their wealth rise last…
The theme of the Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) annual gala this year was Jeong, and honoree Joon Kim delivered a rousing speech encouraging the 700 attendees to share the power of jeong with their American brethren. Kathleen Kim, creator of the first Korean American muppet on Sesame Street, and actor Teo Kim were also…
Established in 1965, the Baeksang Arts Awards is a comprehensive arts awards ceremony encompassing TV, film, and theater. The 59th Baeksang Arts Awards took place on April 28th, 2023, at the beautiful Paradise City Resort in Incheon, and was broadcast live in Korea and on TikTok for international viewers. 1,723,992 people watched the show on…
South Koreans are now the world’s biggest per-capita spenders on luxury goods according to Morgan Stanley. The report by the global investment bank showed that Koreans’ total spending on luxury items such as designer bags, clothes, watches, and cosmetics grew 24 percent to $16.8 billion (208.6 trillion won) in 2022 from a year ago, which…
Cindy Kyunga Chung made history last week when she was confirmed as the first Asian American judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Justice Cindy Chung won approval in the Senate by a 50-44 vote, making her the Biden administration’s 99th overall judicial appointment. Judge Chung is the third Korean…
Deal has the potential to put HYBE in the same league as the “big three” major record labels: Sony, Universal, and Warner Music. Hybe, the agency of the supergroup BTS, made a public announcement on Feb. 10th that it would acquire 14.8% of the shares held by Soo-man Lee, the major shareholder of SM, for…
On January 12, 2023, the Justice Department announced that the investigation into President Biden’s possession of classified White House documents would be overseen by Robert Hur. Following this appointment, people who are unfamiliar with the former U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland may begin to wonder—who is Robert Hur? Born to South Korean parents,…
Korean film “Broker” was a favorite at Cannes and is now available to view in theaters for a limited time.
27-year-old Korean American Stephen Song has won the 2022 World Poker Tour Prime Championship in Las Vegas, a win that has pushed him to the top of the global poker rankings. He defeated runner-up Lara Eisenberg, a radiologist from Maryland, while another Korean American, Young Eum, a former software engineer from Los Angeles, came in…