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		<title>Street Detail: Brand Builder</title>
		<link>http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/09/18/street-detail-brand-builder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frederickm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today's subject lives in Korea and loves to rock Vans. Is he stylin' or just wildin'? Vote now!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://cdn.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/sangkyokko.jpg" alt="sangkyokko" title="sangkyokko" width="240" height="464" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-60140" align="right"/><strong>NAME:</strong> Sang</p>
<p><strong>AGE:</strong> 29</p>
<p><strong>OCCUPATION:</strong> Fashion Graphic Designer</p>
<p><strong>HOME BASE:</strong> Korea</p>
<p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">SUNGLASSES:</strong></SPAN> Vintage</p>
<p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">SHIRT:</strong></SPAN> Vintage</p>
<p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">JEANS:</strong></SPAN> Neighborhood</p>
<p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">SNEAKERS:</strong></SPAN> Vans</p>
<p><strong>What is your favorite fall trend?</strong> American garage style.</p>
<p><strong>Must have item for fall?</strong> Leather jacket.</p>
<p><strong>What sneaker style are you rocking this season?</strong> Vans as always.</p>
<p><strong>Cold weather don&#8217;t?</strong> Skateboarding.</p>
<p><strong>Halloween costume this year?</strong> Bruce Lee.</p>
<p><strong><u><em>Vote on whether this week’s subject is “Stylin” or “Wildin” below&#8230; </em></u></strong><br />
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<p><strong>Who inspires your style?</strong> Skaters.</p>
<p><strong>Last clothing item you purchased?</strong> In4mation T-shirt.</p>
<p><strong>Most money spent on a single item of clothing?</strong> Dior Homme blazer.  </p>
<p><strong>What do you collect?</strong> Sick graphics.</p>
<p><strong>Favorite brand? </strong> Neighborhood.</p>
<p><strong>Dream job?</strong> To make my own brand.</p>
<p><strong>Dream date?</strong> <a href="http://media.photobucket.com/image/olivia%20hussey/rebel_girl_3269/Most%20Beautiful/OliviaHussey2.jpg" target="_blank">Olivia Hussey</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Last book read?</strong> <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Da-Vinci-Code-Dan-Brown/dp/0385504209" target="_blank">The Da Vinci Code</a></em> by Dan Brown.</p>
<p><strong>Trend proof style advice?</strong> All you need is white shirt and a black pants.</p>
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		<title>Street Detail: Young Yeezy</title>
		<link>http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/09/15/street-detail-young-yeezy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frederickm</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Air Yeezy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today's subject lives in Brooklyn and has dreams of becoming an investment banker. Is he stylin' or just wildin'? Vote now!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://cdn.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/myles.jpg" alt="myles" title="myles" width="240" height="637" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-60243" align="right"/><strong>NAME:</strong> Myles</p>
<p><strong>OCCUPATION:</strong> Student</p>
<p><strong>HOME BASE:</strong> Brooklyn</p>
<p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">HAT:</strong></SPAN> New Era</p>
<p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">SHIRT:</strong></SPAN> LRG</p>
<p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">SHORTS:</strong></SPAN> Gap</p>
<p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">SNEAKERS:</strong></SPAN> Air Yeezy</p>
<p><strong>What is your favorite fall trend?</strong> Dark skinnies and a smooth black jacket.</p>
<p><strong>Must have item for fall?</strong> Zara jacket.</p>
<p><strong>What sneaker style are you rocking this season?</strong> Air Yeezy.</p>
<p><strong>Halloween costume this year?</strong> Static Shock.</p>
<p><strong>Who inspires your style?</strong> Koreans at my school.</p>
<p><strong>What is your favorite city?</strong> New York.</p>
<p><strong>Last clothing item you purchased?</strong> Black jacket from Forever 21.</p>
<p><strong>What do you collect?</strong> Wristbands.</p>
<p><strong>Dream job?</strong> Investment Banker.</p>
<p><strong>Dream date?</strong> <a href="http://www.complex.com/GIRLS/Galleries/Amber-Rose">Amber Rose</a>.</p>
<p><strong><u><em>Vote on whether this week’s subject is “Stylin” or “Wildin” below&#8230; </em></u></strong></p>
<p><span id="more-60131"></span><strong>Favorite tech gadget? </strong> G-Shock.</p>
<p><strong>Last book read?</strong> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Things-They-Carried-Tim-OBrien/dp/0767902890" target="_blank"><em>The Things They Carried</em></a> by Tim O&#8217;Brien.</p>
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		<title>Seoul Power! South Korea&#8217;s Greatest Moments in American Sports</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>donniek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In honor of Y.E. Yang's victory over Tiger in the PGA Championship, we celebrate other great achievements from Korean athletes.]]></description>
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<em><font size="1">PHIGHTING!!!!</em></font></p>
<p>When <strong>Yong Eun Yang</strong> stunned the world by beating <strong>Tiger Woods</strong> for the PGA Championship yesterday, he became the first Korean (and full-blooded Asian) to win a major golf tournament. That thumping sound you hear? It&#8217;s 48,000,000 South Koreans beating their collective chests today in pride of their countryman&#8217;s achievement. (<a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/03/23/korea-vs-japan-a-history-of-beef/">Take that, Japan!</a>) Koreans been had math and science on lock but nothing makes a nation feel prouder than <strike>sticking it to Whitey</strike> excellence in sports. And—<a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/03/31/which-korean-entertainer-will-become-an-american-star/">as with Korean entertainers</a>—there&#8217;s no better place to make a name than on the biggest stage of all: the U.S. of fucking A.</p>
<p>To that end, and in honor of Yang, we&#8217;re celebrating <strong>the greatest Korean athletes in U.S. sports</strong>. Grab a plate of <em>ddukboki</em>, light up a cigarette, and enjoy! Pilsung Korea! </p>
<p><span id="more-54444"></span><a href="http://cdn.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/koreapakseri.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/koreapakseri.jpg" alt="koreapakseri" title="koreapakseri" width="625" height="440" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-54508" /></a></p>
<blockquote><p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">NAME:</font></SPAN></strong> Se Ri Pak<br />
<strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">SPORT:</font></SPAN></strong> Golf<br />
<strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">ACHIEVEMENT:</font></SPAN></strong> Yang&#8217;s the man, but respect the architect: When Se Ri joined the LPGA in 1998, she was the tour&#8217;s only Korean woman; nowadays, Korean chicks dominate golf like they do high-end plastic surgery. With 30 tournament wins, Se Ri was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007.</p></blockquote>
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<a href="http://cdn.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/koreaparkchan21.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/koreaparkchan21.jpg" alt="koreaparkchan21" title="koreaparkchan21" width="625" height="461" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-54542" /></a></p>
<blockquote><p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">NAME:</font></SPAN></strong> Chan Ho Park<br />
<strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">SPORT:</font></SPAN></strong> Baseball<br />
<strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">ACHIEVEMENT:</font></SPAN></strong> Park was the first Korean to break through in U.S. sports when he debuted as a pitcher with the L.A. Dodgers in 1994. For that alone, he&#8217;s a legend in Korea. Currently a reliever with the Phillies, Park has had a rollercoaster career most notable for a ludicrously fat contract (five years, $65 million with Texas) and one incredibly badass moment: <a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/08/06/the-50-most-badass-moments-in-sports-history/15/">the 1999 scissor-kick of Tim Belcher</a>. <em>Hi-yaaaaaa!</em> </p></blockquote>
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<a href="http://cdn.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/koreajohnlee.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/koreajohnlee.jpg" alt="koreajohnlee" title="koreajohnlee" width="625" height="421" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-54517" /></a></p>
<blockquote><p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">NAME:</font></SPAN></strong> John Lee<br />
<strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">SPORT:</font></SPAN></strong> Pro football<br />
<strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">ACHIEVEMENT:</font></SPAN></strong> Many mistakenly credit former Patriots offensive lineman Eugene Chung as the NFL&#8217;s first Korean player, but they&#8217;re forgetting the homie John Lee. Lee broke nearly every kicking record at UCLA before being drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1986. He converted eight of 13 field goals and 14 of 17 PATs in his rookie (and only) NFL season. Pretty shitty, but word is he&#8217;s fucking awesome at karaoke. </p></blockquote>
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<a href="http://cdn.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/koreapaek.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/koreapaek.jpg" alt="koreapaek" title="koreapaek" width="625" height="360" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-54521" /></a></p>
<blockquote><p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">NAME:</font></SPAN></strong> Jim Paek<br />
<strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">SPORT:</font></SPAN></strong> Ice hockey<br />
<strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">ACHIEVEMENT:</font></SPAN></strong> After immigrating with his family to Canada as an infant, Paek became the first Korean to play in the NHL and the first Korean to be part of an American championship team—twice with the Pittsburgh Penguins in &#8216;91 and &#8216;92. Paek&#8217;s also the only hockey player to eat ramen out of the Stanley Cup.</p></blockquote>
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<a href="http://cdn.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/koreaha.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/koreaha.jpg" alt="koreaha" title="koreaha" width="625" height="447" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-54528" /></a></p>
<blockquote><p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">NAME:</font></SPAN></strong> Seung Jin Ha<br />
<strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">SPORT:</font></SPAN></strong> Basketball<br />
<strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">ACHIEVEMENT:</font></SPAN></strong> Koreans were excited when Ha was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 46th overall pick in 2004, becoming the first-ever Korean to make it to the NBA. The league reaction? Kinda like his surname: Ha. Ha. Ha. After accumulating mega splinters over three NBA seasons, the 7&#8242;3&#8243; giant went back to Korea, where he&#8217;s presumably dominating the fuck out of short ass Korean dudes.</p></blockquote>
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<a href="http://cdn.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/koreanhong.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/koreanhong.jpg" alt="koreanhong" title="koreanhong" width="625" height="360" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-54545" /></a></p>
<blockquote><p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">NAME:</font></SPAN></strong> Myung Bo Hong<br />
<strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">SPORT:</font></SPAN></strong> Soccer<br />
<strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">ACHIEVEMENT:</font></SPAN></strong> Hong was part of the Korean national soccer team that shocked the world by finishing fourth in the 2002 World Cup. The following year, Hong moved to L.A. to join the Galaxy of the MLS, where he had one uneventful season—on the pitch, at least. We&#8217;re sure he did his thing in the K-town room salons.</p></blockquote>
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<a href="http://cdn.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/koreaduk.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/koreaduk.jpg" alt="koreaduk" title="koreaduk" width="625" height="371" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-54546" /></a><br />
<blockquote><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">NAME:</font></SPAN></strong> Duk Koo Kim<br />
<strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">SPORT:</font></SPAN></strong> Boxing<br />
<strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">ACHIEVEMENT:</font></SPAN></strong> Korea&#8217;s actually churned out some decent fighters over the years but sadly, the most famous one is probably Kim, who died four days after a brutal fight with Ray &#8220;Boom Boom&#8221; Mancini in November 1982. There&#8217;s <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325165/" target="_blank">a pretty good Korean movie</a> about Kim&#8217;s life. Check it out if you don&#8217;t mind subtitles.</p></blockquote>
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<blockquote><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">NAME:</font></SPAN></strong> Yu Na Kim<br />
<strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">SPORT:</font></SPAN></strong> Figure skating<br />
<strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">ACHIEVEMENT:</font></SPAN></strong> She might not be a household name yet, but Korea has high hopes that Kim will become a global icon next year when she reps the <em>taegugki</em> in the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Kim is the reigning world champion in figure skating and probably Korea&#8217;s most popular athlete. Walk around any street in Seoul and you&#8217;re bound to see huge billboards and ads featuring the nation&#8217;s &#8220;little sister,&#8221; as she is fondly called. Don&#8217;t worry, fellas—she&#8217;s 18.</p></blockquote>
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<blockquote><p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">NAME:</font></SPAN></strong> Hong Man Choi<br />
<strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">SPORT:</font></SPAN></strong> MMA<br />
<strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><font color="black">ACHIEVEMENT:</font></SPAN></strong> The &#8220;Techno Goliath&#8221; put down Jose Canseco in less than 90 seconds in their &#8220;fight&#8221; last May. Beat up a 7&#8242;2&#8243; Korean in martial arts? No fucking way, Jose.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Sleeper Film of the Week: &#8220;Breathless&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>donniek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learn about an unforgettable new Korean indie that will knock you senseless.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://cdn.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/breathless.jpg" target="_blank"><img align="right" src="http://cdn.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/breathless.jpg" alt="breathless" title="breathless" width="385" height="550" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-43595" /></a><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">TITLE:</SPAN></strong> <em>Breathless</em> a.k.a. <em>Ddongpari</em> </p>
<p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">COUNTRY:</SPAN></strong> Korea</p>
<p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">GENRE:</SPAN></strong> (Violent) drama</p>
<p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">SCREENING:</SPAN></strong> <strong>Thursday, July 2 at 2 p.m.</strong> at the <a href="http://www.ifccenter.com/" target="_blank">IFC Center</a>, NYC as part of the <a href="http://subwaycinema.com/" target="_blank">New York Asian Film Festival</a></p>
<p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">FUN FACT:</SPAN></strong> Lead actor <strong>Yang Ik-June</strong> wrote, produced, and directed this independent movie, which has racked up awards at several international film festivals.</p>
<p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">WHY COMPLEX IS CO-SIGNING IT:</SPAN></strong> We&#8217;re all for consuming media via BitTorrent, Hulu, and YouTube, but nothing beats getting your mind blown by a powerful movie on the big-screen. Last week, we were lucky enough to attend the NY premiere of the Korean film <em>Ddongpari</em> (literally translated: &#8220;Shit-Fly&#8221;; American title: <em>Breathless</em>)—and honestly, we haven&#8217;t stopped thinking about it since. The movie follows the exploits of a debt-collector/thug named Sang-hoon whose first, second, and last resort is violence. After Sang-hoon crosses paths (violently) with an equally pugnacious high-school girl, the odd couple form a strange bond that provides glimmers of light in the dark chaos of their respective lives. Along the way, we learn how Sang-hoon&#8217;s past has marred his present and future&#8230;</p>
<p><span id="more-43590"></span>Your knowledge of Korean cinema might begin and end with <em>Oldboy</em>, but where Park Chan-wook&#8217;s masterpiece is all stylized, brutal violence, <em>Breathless</em> is simply&#8230;brutal. At times, it&#8217;s painful to watch. (The English title refers to how Sang-hoon&#8217;s merciless ass-whupping rages—and believe us, there are a <em>lot</em> of them—leave him literally breathless.) The film offers an eye-opening look at the underbelly of Seoul and poignantly illustrates the vicious, karmic cycle of abuse. (It also presents a veritable buffet of Korean curse words; you&#8217;ll be mumbling &#8220;<em>shee-bal</em>&#8221; for days afterward.) Not since seeing <em>La Haine</em> (1995) have we been so thoroughly knocked on our ass by a movie-theater experience. If you can&#8217;t make tomorrow&#8217;s afternoon screening, then keep an eye out for the import DVD. You won&#8217;t regret it.</p>
<p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><a href="http://subwaycinema.com/index.php?option=com_content&#038;view=article&#038;id=151&#038;Itemid=94" target="_blank">CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS TO THE JULY 2 SCREENING!</a></SPAN></strong></p>
<p><strong><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">WATCH THE <em>BREATHLESS</em> TRAILER:</SPAN></strong><br />
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		<title>Wake N&#8217; Watch: SNSD &#8220;Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>donniek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Korea's nine-girl pop super-group just dropped a new video and we're standing at attention to give it our full salute.]]></description>
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Our favorite South Korean nine-girl pop super-group (that&#8217;s <a href=" http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/01/15/meet-koreas-9-girl-pop-supergroup/"><strong>SNSD</strong></a>, suckas!) just dropped a video for the debut single from its second &#8220;mini&#8221;-album, which comes out this week. The new song, though not quite as catchy as &#8220;Gee,&#8221; is still pretty damn good, even if &#8220;genie&#8221; imagery in pop music feels a little Xtina circa &#8216;99. We&#8217;re not really feeling the new looks of <strong>Yoona</strong> or <strong>Sooyoung</strong>, but <strong>Taeyeon</strong> and <strong>Tiffany</strong> are looking better than ever and <a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/06/10/worldwide-wednesday-the-9-hottest-korean-women/4/"><strong>Yuri</strong></a> is forever a dimepiece. We probably shouldn&#8217;t print what we&#8217;d really wish to do with these girls if we had the chance&#8230; </p>
<p><strong>BONUS VIDEO:</strong> After the jump, check out the video for <strong>The Wonder Girls</strong>&#8216; just-released English version of &#8220;Nobody&#8221;&#8230;and if you haven&#8217;t yet, <a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/03/05/whos-the-hottest-member-of-koreas-wonder-girls/">vote on the hottest WG member!</a><br />
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		<title>Wake N&#8217; Watch: Park Chan-Wook&#8217;s Vampire Movie &#8220;Thirst&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/06/18/wake-n-watch-park-chan-wooks-vampire-movie-thirst/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bfred</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The director of 'Oldboy' is back to show you how Korean blood-suckers get down. Peep the debut American trailer.]]></description>
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<a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/tag/korea/">Korea</a>&#8217;s illest director <strong>Park Chan-Wook</strong>—the man responsible for the insanity that was 2003&#8217;s <em><strong>Oldboy</strong></em>—is about to drop another gem on us in the form of <em><strong><a href="http://www.filminfocus.com/focusfeatures/film/thirst" target="_blank">Thirst</a></strong></em>, his twisted take on the vampire genre. And no, this isn&#8217;t some teen-girl-wet-dream-<em>Twilight</em> bullshit—the movie debuted at Cannes, where it won the Jury Prize. <em>Thirst</em> hits U.S. theaters on <strong>July 31</strong>, and IGN <a href="http://movies.ign.com/dor/objects/14349986/thirst/videos/thirst_trl_1_051709.html" target="_blank">debuted</a> the American trailer (<em>restricted!</em>) last night. Finish up that Bloody Mary before you watch.</p>
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		<title>Worldwide Wednesday: The 9 Hottest Korean Women</title>
		<link>http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/06/10/worldwide-wednesday-the-9-hottest-korean-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>donniek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Land of the Morning Calm is the latest stop on our international tour of the globe's finest females.]]></description>
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We consider ourselves somewhat of <a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/tag/korea/">experts on Korea</a> over here, so it was only a matter of time before we hit up the ol&#8217; <em>Hanguk</em> for an edition of <strong>Worldwide Wednesday</strong>. With Kim Jong-Il testing nukes and kidnapping journalists, we figured the time was right for a little Korean love. <strong>South Korean</strong>, that is. Hey, close enough, right?</p>
<p>Given that plastic surgery is like a national pastime in Korea, we were sure to include at least some women who are (at least we think) all-natural. Whatever the case, we&#8217;re quite sure we&#8217;ve put together an unassailable list of the <strong>the 9 hottest women of (South) Korea.</strong> <em>Daehan Minguk!</em><br />
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<a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/9_kim_hye_soo1.jpg"><img src="http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/9_kim_hye_soo1.jpg" alt="9_kim_hye_soo1" title="9_kim_hye_soo1" width="625" height="758" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-37429" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/9_kim_shi_hyang1.jpg"><img src="http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/9_kim_shi_hyang1.jpg" alt="9_kim_shi_hyang1" title="9_kim_shi_hyang1" width="625" height="688" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-37431" /></a><strong>#9. <font color="red">(TIE) KIM HYE-SOO (top) and KIM SHI-HYANG</strong></font><br />
<strong>CLAIMS TO FAME:</strong> Hye-Soo is an acting O.G. and Shi-Hyang is a former racing model, but both women prove that &#8220;two-rrific Korean&#8221; is not an oxymoron.  </p>
<p><strong><font size="3">CLICK NEXT TO SEE MORE SEXY KOREAN WOMEN!</font></strong></p>
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		<title>The Complex 7: BoA</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 15:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>donniek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had our doubts, but this Korean starlet won us over when she stopped by the office to answer our probing questionnaire.]]></description>
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First impressions definitely go a long way. A few months ago, we featured pop star <strong>BoA</strong> in our <a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/03/31/which-korean-entertainer-will-become-an-american-star/">post about Korean entertainers attempting to break the U.S. market</a>; back then, we were highly doubtful about BoA&#8217;s chances of becoming an American star. But that was before we met the 22-year-old singer. When BoA recently stopped by Complex HQ to greet us face-to-face, our skepticism was softened by her affable personality and palpable drive to succeed. (And oh yeah, we confess—maybe it was just her effortless beauty that did the trick.)</p>
<p>BoA (a.k.a Beat of Angel) is no stranger to breaking ground in a foreign country. Since debuting in Korea at age 13, she has released successful albums in both her homeland and Japan while garnering fame all across the Asian continent. On March 17, BoA went stateside with her self-titled English debut, featuring production from <strong>Sean Garrett</strong> (“Run It,” Chris Brown; “Yeah!,” Usher) and <strong>Bloodshy &#038; Avant</strong> (“Toxic,” Britney Spears). Tomorrow, BoA is scheduled to perform in Tokyo alongside Katy Perry and the Black Eyed Peas for the MTV Video Music Awards Japan. To mark the occasion, we present our <strong>Complex 7</strong> with the singer, in which she discusses (in excellent English) her sneaker fetish and love for Eminem. Check out her responses and watch her new video below&#8230;<br />
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<p><em>Interview by Jaeki Cho</em></p>
<p><strong>#1: WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE RAP ALBUM?</strong></p>
<blockquote><p><font color="red">BoA says:</font> I love Eminem and I’m happy that he came out again. I just heard “Crack A Bottle.&#8221; I really liked it. That’s probably my favorite song these days. As far as my favorite rap album? I guess for now I’ll say T.I.’s <em>Paper Trail</em>.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>#2: WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER ONE DEAL-BREAKER FOR A POTENTIAL BOYFRIEND?</strong></p>
<blockquote><p><font color="red">BoA says:</font> The way he speaks is very important. Some guys speak too fast, too low, or too high. I don’t like guys that exaggerate about their work. But I don’t always react to them, since I have many relationships with guys through business. Right now, I’m always traveling, so it’s really hard to share time with anybody.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>#3: WHAT TYPE OF FOOTWEAR WOULD MAKE YOU COMPLETELY DISMISS A MAN AS A POTENTIAL HOOKUP?</strong></p>
<blockquote><p><font color="red">BoA says:</font> I like guys wearing sneakers, but I don’t like guys putting their pants inside their shoes or sneakers. I do it a lot, but I don’t like it when guys do it. And I don’t like guys wearing flip-flops. In the beach is all right, but in normal occasions, I just think it seems a little too casual. I personally like sneakers a lot. I was at Flight Club earlier today to get the Jeremy Scott For Adidas (JS Wings), but they didn’t have my size! I love Pierre Hardy sneakers that are made for women. I love Converse. I couldn’t get the Louis Vuitton x Steven Sprouse, it got sold out so quickly. I used to like high heels because I’m short. But few years ago, after a rehearsal, I woke up the next morning and saw the bottom of my feet bloated. It looked like a hamburger! [<em>Laughs.</em>] After that I always wore sneakers or low flat shoes.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>#4: WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE COMFORT FOOD OR HANGOVER REMEDY?</strong></p>
<blockquote><p><font color="red">BoA says:</font> I just sleep in or go work out. I can’t drink that much. I can’t drink <em>ssoju</em> [Korean rice liquor]. It’s too strong.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>#5: WHAT’S THE MOST EFFECTIVE APHRODISIAC FOR YOU?</strong></p>
<blockquote><p><font color="red">BoA says:</font> I don’t know…maybe coffee? [<em>Laughs.</em>] I like McDonald’s coffee with hazelnut syrup.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>#6: WHO’S A CHILDHOOD CRUSH YOU CAN’T BELIEVE YOU HAD?</strong></p>
<blockquote><p><font color="red">BoA says:</font> Why do you think girls are always attracted to their teachers when they’re younger? I was attracted to my teacher at one point. I thought, “Oh, he’s so nice. I want to be his wife one day.” [<em>Laughs.</em>] I guess it’s a cute memory. As far as a celebrity crush? I really liked Seo Taiji [Korean singer-songwriter]. Unfortunately, I never got to meet him in real life yet.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>#7: WHO’S YOUR WOMAN CRUSH?</strong></p>
<blockquote><p><font color="red">BoA says:</font> I don’t kiss girls! But yeah, I love Angelina Jolie. Oh my God, when I saw <em>Mr. &#038; Mrs. Smith</em>, the way she fixed the curtains by standing on that chair…I want to try that. Oh, and I like Blake Lively from <em>Gossip Girl</em>.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>MUSIC VIDEO: &#8220;I Did It For Love,&#8221; BoA feat. Sean Garrett</strong><br />
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<p><strong><u>RELATED</u>:</strong><br />
<strong>-</strong><a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/03/05/whos-the-hottest-member-of-koreas-wonder-girls/">Who’s the Hottest Member of Korea’s Wonder Girls?</a><br />
<strong>-</strong><a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/01/15/meet-koreas-9-girl-pop-supergroup/">Meet Korea’s 9-Girl Pop Supergroup</a><br />
<strong>-</strong><a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/06/30/korean-pops-5-hottest-girl-groups/">Korean Pop’s 5 Hottest Girl Groups</a></p>
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		<title>Which Korean Entertainer Will Become An American Star?</title>
		<link>http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/03/31/which-korean-entertainer-will-become-an-american-star/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>donniek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bunch of Asian celebs are taking a shot at success in America. Do they have what it takes? Check out our analysis.]]></description>
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<font size="1"><em>Korean pop starlet <strong>BoA</strong> is just lookin&#8217; for a lil&#8217; American love&#8230;</em></font></p>
<p>As prideful as Koreans are about their own country, they—like most non-European peoples—look to America as the ultimate barometer of pop-culture success. They might not fuck with U.S. cars, clothes or beef, but Koreans do respect the American entertainment industry. So, having already conquered China, Japan and SE Asia, Korean entertainers are now attempting to break the U.S. market. Starting with <strong>Rain</strong>&#8217;s role in last year&#8217;s <a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/05/08/the-official-complex-speed-racer-review/">Speed Racer </a> and continuing on with the singer <strong>BoA</strong>&#8217;s U.S. debut this month, the <strong>Korean invasion of America</strong> has begun. </p>
<p>The actress <strong>Kim Yun-jin</strong> of <em><strong>Lost</strong></em> was probably the first Korean native star to  make a cultural impact in the U.S., but she&#8217;s a small part of a huge ensemble cast. The rest of these cross-continent hopefuls are feeling the true Korean immigrant experience: They leave home with everything and arrive here with nothing, working their way up from the bottom. It&#8217;s assimilate or die. But will they succeed? We&#8217;ve assessed the chances of <strong>five Korean entertainers who aspire to become U.S. stars</strong>&#8230;<br />
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<strong><font size="3"><u>NAME</u>: <font color="red">BoA</strong></font>, singer </font><br />
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<strong><u>CROSSOVER POTENTIAL</u>:</strong><br />
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<strong><u>WHY SHE WILL</u>:</strong> The 22-year-old singer, a Korean star since age 13, has the &#8220;exotic&#8221; looks and dance moves that could attract the Britney Spears crowd (i.e., young girls, gay dudes and dirty old men). Her self-titled <a href="http://www.amazon.com/BoA/dp/B001RTP3SW/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&#038;s=music&#038;qid=1238483201&#038;sr=8-1" target="_blank">English-language debut</a> just landed at 142 on Billboard. Hey, at least she sold more than Capone-N-Noreaga!<br />
<strong><u>WHY SHE WON&#8217;T</u>:</strong> The album&#8217;s bland dance-electro-pop might work under a strobelite in a Long Island club, but on its own? Not so much. Plus, BoA&#8217;s pained <em>Engrish</em> makes lines like &#8220;I could eat you up alive&#8221; sound silly, not sexy.</p>
<p><strong><u>VIDEO</u>: <strong>BoA,</strong> </strong> <font color="red"><strong>&#8220;Eat You Up&#8221;</font></strong><br />
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		<title>Korea Vs. Japan: A History Of Beef</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>donniek</dc:creator>
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Our <a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/03/18/5-reasons-we-hope-the-us-loses-the-wbc/">hopes</a> have been answered: The U.S. is out of the <strong>World Baseball Classic</strong>, leaving us with tonight&#8217;s all-East-Asia final pitting <strong>Korea</strong> and <strong>Japan</strong>. That may not sound exciting, until you appreciate the shared history of the neighboring rivals. Think of Korea vs. Japan as sort of like the Red Sox vs. the Yankees, if New York brutally raped and pillaged Boston over a hundred times throughout history, terrorized generations of Bostonians over multiple decades and forced them to change their names, lose their cultural identity and speak only with a New York accent. Yeah, something like that. </p>
<p>To paraphrase <strong>J.M. Coetzee</strong> paraphrasing <strong>Rene Girard</strong>: The fewer the differences between two parties, the more bitter their mutual hatred. Korea and Japan are right next to each other and share similar bloodlines, cultures and economies, yet an extremely bitter tension still exists between the two countries. Why? Check out our <strong>breakdown of the Korea-Japan beef</strong> through history below&#8230;<br />
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<font color="red"><strong><u>1592-1598:</font></strong></u> <strong>Toyotomi Hideyoshi</strong> led one of the first recorded Japanese invasions of Korea as part of the Seven Year War. The Japanese decimated the peninsula and kidnapped thousands of Korean artisans and brought them home&#39;along with the ears and noses of troublemakers. The <em>Mimizuka</em> monument, which translates to &#8220;Ear Mound,&#8221; still stands today in Kyoto. That shit just don&#8217;t sound right!    </p>
<p><img src="http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/koreajapancomfortwomen.jpg" alt="koreajapancomfortwomen" title="koreajapancomfortwomen" width="480" height="337" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24730" /><br />
<font color="red"><strong><u>1910-1945:</font></u></strong> Japan&#8217;s 35-year annexation of Korea included the familiar imperialist atrocities, but perhaps none worse than the &#8220;<strong>comfort women</strong>&#8221; forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military. Actual numbers vary, depending on where you&#8217;re from (Korea says 200,000+; Japan says 20,000), but there&#8217;s no disputing that the majority of comfort women were Korean. The debate continues today, with a recent uproar over Japanese historical textbooks denying the existence of comfort women, which is about as believable as Rawse&#8217;s denials about being a C.O. </p>
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<font color="red"><u><strong>2001-2006:</font></u></strong> Former Japanese Prime Minister <strong>Junichiro Koizumi</strong> created a stir with his annual visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, which honors soldiers&#39;and convicted war criminals&#39;who died fighting for Imperial Japan. These public visits angered Japan&#8217;s neighbors, adding to widespread anti-Japan sentiment. Imagine the Chancellor of Germany paying homage to old Nazi leaders and you might get a sense of the outrage in East Asia.   </p>
<p><img src="http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/koreajapandokdo.jpg" alt="koreajapandokdo" title="koreajapandokdo" width="480" height="330" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24733" /><br />
<font color="red"><u><strong>2005-Present:</font></u></strong> South Korea currently occupies <strong>Dokdo</strong>, a group of islets between Korea and Japan that Japan claims is part of its territory. The two countries have long bickered over the area, with tensions rising in recent years with multiple protests and diplomatic sneak disses by each country. Should the two nations rap battle for it?</p>
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<font color="red"><u><strong>2009:</font></u></strong> The Japanese were none too pleased when Korea planted a flag in the pitcher&#8217;s mound after beating them last week. Who will get the last laugh? That&#8217;s why we&#8217;ll be watching tonight.</p>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s the Hottest Member of Korea&#8217;s Wonder Girls?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>donniek</dc:creator>
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<font size="1"><em>(Left to right): Yoo-Bin, So-Hee, Sun-Ye, Sun-Mi, Ye-Eun</em></font></p>
<p>Our <a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/01/15/meet-koreas-9-girl-pop-supergroup/">recent feature on <strong>SNSD</strong></a>, Korea&#8217;s nine-girl pop group, drew a lot of attention from closet K-pop devotees and perplexed <a href="http://news.d.paran.com/entertainment/newsview.php?dirnews=258515&#038;year=2009&#038;pg=1&#038;date=20090128&#038;dir=5" target="_blank">Korean news sites</a>. But it wasn&#8217;t long before the streets started asking: How are we gonna cover SNSD and leave out the <strong>Wonder Girls</strong>? That&#8217;s like covering Nas but ignoring Jay-Z. Well, a message to the streets&#39;we&#8217;ve heard your call.</p>
<p>And the timing couldn&#8217;t be better. The Wonder Girls are currently on an American tour, with a concert tomorrow night in L.A. and another on Sunday in NYC. Rumor has it that the group&#8217;s mini-tour is the prelude to a stronger push into the U.S. market. To prepare yourself for the WG invasion, here&#8217;s your chance to <strong>meet each member of the Wonder Girls and vote on your favorite&#8230;</strong><br />
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<strong><font color="red"><u>SUN-YE</font></u></strong><br />
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<strong><u>D.O.B.</u>:</strong> 7/11/89<br />
<strong><u>WHY SHE&#8217;S HOT</u>:</strong> As the leader of the Wonder Girls, she&#8217;s the most conventionally pretty girl in the group, and probably its best overall performer.<br />
<strong><u>WHY SHE&#8217;S NOT</u>:</strong> She seems the least likely one to engage in a drunken hook-up, for what it&#8217;s worth. </p>
<p><strong>PERFORMANCE:</strong><br />
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<p><strong>RED CARPET:</strong><br />
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<p><strong>SINGING:</strong><br />
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		<title>Buy It Now: My Fashion Men Jackets</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>donniek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Straight from Japan comes two fresh windbreakersâ€”one trendy, one conservative. Take your pick here.]]></description>
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<font size="1"><em>(Left) Two-Tone Hooded Raglan Jacket; (Right) Asymmetric Zip Hooded Jacket</font></em></p>
<p>If you&#8217;re snowed in on the East Coast today, you should have ample time for some serious <strong>online shopping</strong>. Really, what else are you gonna do? Watch <em>The Bold and the Beautiful</em>? Go sledding? Shovel your sidewalk? C&#8217;mon, spend some money, friends. It&#8217;ll make you feel better. </p>
<p>We suggest looking into one of these fresh Japanese outerwear pieces from trusted Asian streetwear site <strong>YesStyle.com</strong>. The <strong>Two-Tone Hooded Raglan Jacket</strong> is a 100% nylon windbreaker that&#8217;s kind of like a <a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/tag/nike-windrunner-jacket/">Windrunner</a> with some added intricate detailing (those crafty Japanese!). For more conservative types, the <strong>Asymmetric Zip Hooded Jacket</strong> is a nylon/cotton blend in a classic anorak style; blue and yellow is a can&#8217;t miss for spring. For detail pics, additional colorways and <strong>Buy It Now</strong> info, see below&#8230;<br />
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<strong><u>MY FASHION MEN TWO-TONE HOODED RAGLAN JACKET &#8211; BLUE/GRAY</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.yesstyle.com/en/Product.aspx?pid=1014436153&#038;section=designers" target="_blank">Click Here To Buy It Now At YesStyle.com</a>, $128<br />
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<p><strong><u>MY FASHION MEN ASYMMETRIC ZIP HOODED JACKET &#8211; BLUE</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.yesstyle.com/en/Product.aspx?pid=1014436179&#038;section=designers" target="_blank">Click Here To Buy It Now At YesStyle.com</a>, $128<br />
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<p><strong><u>MY FASHION MEN TWO-TONE HOODED RAGLAN JACKET &#8211; PURPLE /PINK</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.yesstyle.com/en/Product.aspx?pid=1014436169&#038;section=designers" target="_blank">Click Here To Buy It Now At YesStyle.com</a>, $128<br />
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<p><strong><u>MY FASHION MEN ASYMMETRIC ZIP HOODED JACKET &#8211; RED</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.yesstyle.com/en/Product.aspx?pid=1014436176&#038;section=designers" target="_blank">Click Here To Buy It Now At YesStyle.com</a>, $128<br />
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		<title>Meet Korea&#8217;s 9-Girl Pop Supergroup</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>donniek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Girls Generation is kinda like the cute female Wu-Tang. Get to know all nine chicks behind South Korea's latest big pop hit. ]]></description>
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The hottest pop song in Korea right now is from the girl-group version of Wu-Tang. Yep, there are nine&#39;count &#8216;em&#39;nine members of <strong>Girls&#8217; Generation</strong> (a.k.a. <strong>SNSD</strong>), whose just-released single and video <strong>&#8220;Gee&#8221;</strong> (click through to watch it) is about as stupidly addictive as Asian pop can get. Which means to say: stupidly, stupidly addictive.  </p>
<p>Though SNSD may appear to consist of faceless Korean fembots, there really are nine distinct people in the group. We previously featured SNSD in our <a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/06/30/korean-pops-5-hottest-girl-groups/">round-up of Korean girl groups</a>, but this time we&#8217;re taking a close-up look at each member.  </p>
<p><font size="3"><a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/01/15/meet-koreas-9-girl-pop-supergroup/2/">Click here to meet each member of Korea&#8217;s hottest girl group!</a></font></p>
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		<title>When Hollywood Rips Off South Korea</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>donniek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forget Japanâ€”Korean flicks are now being remade left and right by American studios. Check out the past, present and future adaptations.]]></description>
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So <a href="http://www.variety.com/VR1117995429.html" target="_blank">Variety</a> is reporting that <strong>Steven Spielberg</strong> and <strong>Will Smith </strong> are in talks to remake South Korean film <em><strong>Oldboy</strong></em>, a.k.a. the greatest mind-fuck movie ever. We&#8217;ve already shown you how Korea&#8217;s fast becoming the new Japan for <a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/10/13/hyundai-genesis-launches-in-korea/">cars</a>, <a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/06/30/korean-pops-5-hottest-girl-groups/">girls</a> and <a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/03/25/koreas-touchy-feely-iphone-killer/">tech</a>, so it should be no surprise that Hollywood&#8217;s pilfering ideas from the Land of the Morning Calm.</p>
<p>The rumored Oldboy project won&#8217;t be the first (or last) time that a Korean flick has gotten the ol&#8217; Hollywood whitewash. Luckily for you, we at Complex are certified Korean cinema experts. Here&#8217;s a look at <strong>American remakes of Korean movies</strong> from the past, present and future.<br />
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<u><strong>Korean Movie:</strong></u> <em>Yeopgijeogin Geunyeo</em> (2001) (a.k.a. &#8220;My Sassy Girl&#8221;),<br />
dir. Kwak Jae-young<br />
<u><strong>Plot:</strong></u> A hapless college student falls in love with a pretty psycho-bitch with a traumatic past.<br />
<u><strong>Remake:</strong></u> <em>My Sassy Girl</em> (2008), dir. Yann Samuell<br />
<u><strong>Starring:</strong></u> Jesse Bradford and Elisha Cuthbert<br />
<u><strong>Verdict:</strong></u> The O.G. broke South Korean box office records; the American adaptation was a straight-to-DVD brick, apparently because U.S. audiences couldn&#8217;t buy the concept of a loser emasculating himself to win a girl&#8217;s heart. Maybe they should&#8217;ve kept the female lead as Korean?</p>
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<u><strong>Korean Movie:</strong></u> <em>Siworae</em> (2000) (a.k.a. &#8220;Il Mare&#8221;), dir. Lee Hyun-seung<br />
<u><strong>Plot:</strong></u> Two would-be lovers communicate through a magical mailbox.<br />
<u><strong>Remake:</strong></u> The Lake House (2006), dir. Alejandro Agresti<br />
<u><strong>Starring:</strong></u> Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock<br />
<u><strong>Verdict:</strong></u> Koreans are experts at melodrama and the carbon-copy U.S. remake is no more cheesy or manipulative than the O.G. Still, replacing sexy &#8220;Sassy Girl&#8221; starlet Jeon Ji-hyun with Sandra Bullock definitely kills the mood.  </p>
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<u><strong>Korean Movie:</strong></u> <em>Janghwa, Hongryeon</em> (2003) (a.k.a. &#8220;A Tale of Two Sisters&#8221;),<br />
dir. Kim Ji-woon<br />
<u><strong>Plot:</strong></u> Two sisters rebel against their wicked stepmother in this ghost story.<br />
<u><strong>Remake: </strong></u> <em>The Uninvited </em>(out 1/30/2009), dir. Charles and Thomas Guard<br />
<u><strong>Starring:</strong></u> Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbel and Elizabeth Banks<br />
<u><strong>Verdict:</strong></u> The <a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=O6kyvaN7yz4" target="_blank">trailer for the remake</a> features none of the O.G.&#8217;s atmospheric horror and creepiness, instead looking like a straightforward scarefest. Boo. </p>
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<u><strong>Korean Movie:</strong></u> <em>J.S.A: Joint Security Area</em> (2000), dir. Park Chan-wook<br />
<u><strong>Plot:</strong></u> When a South Korean patrol guard  kills two North Korean soldiers in the DMZ, an international official is sent in to investigate.<br />
<u><strong>Remake:</strong></u> <em>Joint Security America</em> (no release date), dir. David Franzoni<br />
<u><strong>Starring:</strong></u> May we suggest: Gael Garcia Bernal, Tom Hanks and Natalie Portman<br />
<u><strong>Verdict:</strong></u> The remake, which plans to substitute the U.S.-Mexico border for the DMZ zone, actually sounds like a pretty cool idea. But the fact that the script has been on ice for so long is not a good sign. The O.G., which is <em>Oldboy</em> director Park&#8217;s first major film, is definitely worth Netflixing.</p>
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		<title>Hyundai Genesis Launches In Korea</title>
		<link>http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/10/13/hyundai-genesis-launches-in-korea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dscott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Months before its U.S. arrival, this highly anticipated performance coupe just dropped in the company's motherland. Watch the new commercial.

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Ever since <strong>Hyundai</strong> unveiled their upcoming <strong>Genesis Coupe</strong> at the 2008 New York Auto Show by having two stunt drivers do a bunch of burnouts, we&#8217;ve been patiently waiting for them to hit US press fleets so we can thrash &#8216;em around. And while that day is still months and months away, Hyundai officially launched the Coupe in their homeland of <strong>Korea</strong> today and dropped a new commercial to whet our stateside appetites. </p>
<p>If you didn&#8217;t know, the Genesis Coupe is Hyundai&#8217;s answer to all the luxury performance coupes. As Hyundai&#8217;s most performance minded vehicle ever, the rear wheel drive coupe will roll off the lot with either the all-aluminum 310 horsepower 3.8-liter V6 Lambda RS engine or, if you&#8217;re trying to save at the pump, a 210 horsepower 2.0-liter turbocharged engine&#39;both of which should offer a real nice (and cheaper) alternative over the 330hp Infiniti G37 or the 300hp BMW 335i. Be sure to check for a Genesis Coupe review as soon as they hit the states this spring. But for now, check out some photos and the new commercial below&#8230;<br />
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<p>[<a href="http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2008/10/13/171070.html" target="_blank">The Auto Channel</a>]</p>
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		<title>Korean Pop&#8217;s 5 Hottest Girl Groups</title>
		<link>http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/06/30/korean-pops-5-hottest-girl-groups/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>donniek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bored by the Pussycat Dolls? Watch videos from the sexiest Seoul sisters on the K-pop scene.  ]]></description>
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Long live the Korean pop scene, where nobody really cares that much about authenticity&#39;or even singing talent for that matter&#39;as long as the girls look cute and the songs are catchy. </p>
<p>American girl groups like <strong>Danity Kane</strong> and the <strong>Pussycat Dolls</strong> have to throw on their sluttiest getup to grab anybody&#39;s attention, but in Korea, girl pop stars can find success by just singing mindless ditties in sugary voices while executing the simplest of non-sexual dance steps. See, that&#39;s the thing&#39;the more you sell a product as overtly sexy, the less sexy it becomes. But push a product as &#8220;cute&#8221; and &#8220;innocent&#8221; and &#8220;pure&#8221;&#39;well now you&#39;ve piqued our predatory instincts! Our fam in Seoul hipped us to the hottest K-pop girl groups of the moment. Watch all their videos below.<br />
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<p><strong>Group</strong>: Wonder Girls<br />
<strong>Debut</strong>: 2007<br />
The most popular girl group out today, the Wonder Girls are the brainchild of K-pop Svengali Park Jin-Young, who also discovered heartthrob (and Stephen Colbert nemesis) Rain. The Girls&#39; much-anticipated second album is coming soon, complete with a &#8220;sexier&#8221; look. Since two of the five are under 18, hopefully it won&#8217;t be <em>too</em> soon.<br />
<strong>Watch &#8220;So Hot&#8221;</strong>:<br />
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<p><strong>Group</strong>: Jewelry<br />
<strong>Debut</strong>: 2001<br />
Call &#39;em the Korean Destiny&#39;s Child&#39;Jewelry is known for replacing (and re-replacing) members for various reasons. Still, O.G. member Seo In-Young remains the BeyoncÃ© of the bunch. Jewelry is responsible for the &#8220;ET Dance&#8221; craze that swept the nation earlier this year.<br />
<strong>Watch &#8220;One More Time&#8221;</strong>:<br />
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<p><strong>Group</strong>: Brown Eyed Girls<br />
<strong>Debut</strong>: 2006<br />
The BEGs are another four-girl group with a recent hit record (&#8221;L.O.V.E.&#8221;) and a cringe-inducing rapper (Miryo). The video below is for their new single. But wait, don&#39;t all girls in Korea have (naturally) brown eyes? What&#39;s next, Black Haired Boys?<br />
<strong>Watch &#8220;Love Action&#8221;</strong>:<br />
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<p><strong>Group</strong>: Girls Generation<br />
<strong>Debut</strong>: 2007<br />
Formed by famed talent agency SM Entertainment, this nine-member group was put together somewhat like one of Diddy&#39;s <em>Making The Band</em> experiments. Likewise, the group has faced some skepticism from fans, but fuck it, they&#39;re still cute.<br />
<strong>Watch &#8220;SNSD&#8221;:</strong><br />
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<p><strong>Group</strong>: The Grace<br />
<strong>Debut</strong>: 2005<br />
Also created by SM Entertainment, this quartet is actually bigger in Japan than Korea. Unlike some of their peers, they can actually sing. The video below is of their first hit single, which was flagged by the government for having suggestive lyrics. Word?<br />
<strong>Watch &#8220;One More Time, OK?&#8221;</strong>:<br />
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		<title>Street Detail: Welcome to the Jungle</title>
		<link>http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/04/08/street-detail-welcome-to-the-jungle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>treats</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think you've seen it all? A style beast from the far East who's not scared to rock a cheetah-printed button-up gives the full-scope of his outfit. ]]></description>
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<p>There is no classification for this species of fashionista (R.I.P. <strong>Steve Irwin</strong>). Vintage pieces like this cheetah print button-up boldly goes where even Lafayette St. hipsters hesitate to go&#39;but it works. As for the gold bow tie, this week&#8217;s Street Detail subject had this to say, &#8220;I personally like to stand out a little bit. I like other people telling me, &#39;his style is nice.&#39;&#8221; See the rest of the wild get-up after the jump.<br />
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<p><strong>Name:</strong> Sung Su Kwon </p>
<p><strong>Occupation:</strong> Student</p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> Seoul, South Korea</p>
<p><strong>Hat:</strong> From a Korean street vendor in Seoul. </p>
<p><strong>Backpack:</strong> Brand N/A. Purchased online.</p>
<p><strong>Shirt:</strong> Vintage. </p>
<p><strong>Bow Tie:</strong> From Dong Dae Moon market in Seoul. <em>(Ed. Note: Dong Dae Moon market is the New York equivalent of Chinatown&#39;s Canal Street.)</em></p>
<p><strong>Cardigan:</strong> Uniqlo.</p>
<p><strong>Watch:</strong> Beams Bohla</p>
<p><strong>Pants:</strong> Dsquared2</p>
<p><strong>Sneakers:</strong> Reebok </p>
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		<title>Korea&#8217;s Touchy-Feely iPhone Killer</title>
		<link>http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/03/25/koreas-touchy-feely-iphone-killer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bfred</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Samsung's newly-released Anycall Haptic has 22 kinds of vibrations built in.]]></description>
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From the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/15/hands-on-with-the-lg-prada/" target="_blank">LG Prada</a> to the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/05/htcs-touch-with-touchflo-the-elf-with-new-3d-sweep-interface/" target="_blank">HTC Touch</a>, fancy touch screen-based cells have been trying to rain on <strong>Apple&#8217;s iPhone</strong> parade since it dropped last year. Today, <strong>Samsung</strong> released the <strong>Anycall Haptic</strong>, a thinner iPhone competitor, to their South Korean market. The twist? It has 22 kinds of vibrations built in, which allows the phone to simulate the feel of various actions. For example, when you change the volume, it releases a sound and vibration that mimics an old school radio. No plans to release this phone in the U.S. market have been announced yet, but it&#8217;s retailing in Korea for around $700-$800.</p>
<p>Watch the commercial for the Haptic (featuring Korean actress Jun Ji-hyun) after the jump&#8230;<br />
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