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MLB: Dodgers 4, Red Sox 1 (July 19, 2024) – Freeman’s grand slam lifts L.A.
26 October 2024 9:10 PM | No CommentsPerhaps in a sign of things to come before his World Series Game 1 heroics, Freddie Freeman hit a grand slam in the eighth inning.
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Paris 2024: Tennis – Djokovic vs. Nadal, le denouement?
30 September 2024 9:31 AM | No CommentsTo win his elusive Olympic gold medal, Novak Djokovic had to get past an intriguing encounter that only happened due to some luck.
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Photos: Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai’i 2024
31 August 2024 5:38 AM | No CommentsHeld at Honolulu's Ala Moana Beach every Memorial Day Weekend, 2024 marked the 25th anniversary of the Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai'i ceremony.
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![Song: “Ashibina” Composed by Shuken Maekawa Performers: Mari Miyasato, Miyaka Nishihira & Rev. Blayne Nakasone Sakata Event: The Pacific Buddhist Academy’s 18th Annual Taiko Festival, Moanalua High School Performing Arts […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/PBA-18th-Annual-Taiko-Festival_240317_001_54b-75x75.jpg "“Ashibina” – 2024 PBA 18th Annual Taiko Festival")
“Ashibina” – 2024 PBA 18th Annual Taiko Festival
30 August 2024 4:33 AM | No CommentsSong: “Ashibina” Composed by Shuken Maekawa Performers: Mari Miyasato, Miyaka Nishihira & Rev. Blayne Nakasone Sakata Event: The Pacific Buddhist Academy’s 18th Annual Taiko Festival, Moanalua High School Performing Arts […]
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![Song: “Count on Me” Composed by Bruno Mars, Phillip Lawrence and Ari Levine Performers: Addi Hernandez & Mone Sugimoto Event: The Pacific Buddhist Academy’s 18th Annual Taiko Festival, Moanalua High […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/PBA-18th-Annual-Taiko-Festival_240317_001_50b-75x75.jpg "“Count on Me” – 2024 PBA 18th Annual Taiko Festival")
“Count on Me” – 2024 PBA 18th Annual Taiko Festival
28 August 2024 10:02 AM | No CommentsSong: “Count on Me” Composed by Bruno Mars, Phillip Lawrence and Ari Levine Performers: Addi Hernandez & Mone Sugimoto Event: The Pacific Buddhist Academy’s 18th Annual Taiko Festival, Moanalua High […]
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South Korea Archive
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Kim Jeong-keun’s “Underground” (더그라운드) – 2019 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 27, 2019 | No Comments"Underground" shows the inner workings of the Busan Metro system. But it eventually becomes clear that this work is not without its hazards. -
Busan 2019: Actors talk about “Parasite,” working with Bong Joon-ho
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on October 22, 2019 | No CommentsJang Hye-jin (who played Chung-sook) and Park Myung-hoon (as Geun-sae) addressed the audience prior to the Oct. 7 screening of "Parasite." -
Busan 2019: Director, actors reflect on success of “Extreme Job”
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on October 21, 2019 | No CommentsIn "Extreme Job," a bumbling narcotics unit stakes out a drug kingpin’s hideout by buying out a fried chicken restaurant across the street. -
Busan 2019: Director, actresses Cho Min-soo & Cheetah take on “Jazzy Misfits”
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on October 20, 2019 | No CommentsCheetah, Cho and director Nam Yeon-woo appeared at a Q&A session to discuss “Jazzy Misfits” (초미의 관심사) at the 2019 Busan International Film Festival. -
“Jazzy Misfits” (초미의 관심사) – 2019 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 19, 2019 | No CommentsViewers of genre-twisting Korean film will be pleasantly surprised by "Jazzy Misfits," which breaks new ground in terms of casting, plot and setting. -
Busan 2019: “This Is Not a Documentary 2” directors on film, politics, sequel
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on October 18, 2019 | No CommentsThe film follows Cho Yeong-gwon, a local candidate for the underfunded Justice Party. He’s failed three times in 14 years. -
Director Lee Sang-geun, actor Jo Jung-suk discuss “Exit” in Busan
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 10, 2019 | No CommentsAt the Busan International Film Festival, Lee and Jo discussed “Exit” (엑시트) which made a big splash in the Korean box office this past summer. -
Bang Sangjun’s “Hamba” (함바) – 2019 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 7, 2019 | No CommentsThe documentary “Hamba” (함바) could have taken and run with one of several angles, but instead spreads its plot too thin. -
Han Ka-ram’s “Our Body” – 2019 Hong Kong Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 23, 2019 | No CommentsAt first glance, Ja-young is a frustrating case study of a NEET poster child in South Korea. And yet, it is difficult to feel sympathetic for her in "Our Body." -
“A Boy and Sungreen” (보희와 녹양) – 2018 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 10, 2018 | No CommentsIn "A Boy and Sungreen," what the main character Bo-hee ultimately learns ends up becoming the lesson for the viewer.