Bada on Saturday Night Live Korea

Saturday Night Live Korea made its debut in December of 2011 and has since done quite well in the ratings. Closely patterned after the long-running "live from New York" original, SNL Korea is considered to be in its fourth season, as Korean TV seasons are relatively short. This excerpt from a July 2012 skit features the show's host, singer/actress Bada (Sea) overseeing auditions to choose two new singers to flank her in "SES II."

Yours truly with Bada in late 2003

In real life, her two former groupmates did get married but the trio disbanded amicably and there are no plans for a new incarnation of the group. Also, the "diva" character Bada portrays here is far from the reality. As someone who's had the pleasure of meeting her on a couple of occasions, I can say she's definitely one of the friendliest and most charming Korean celebs there is. To see the full skit (but without subtitles), go here. Oh yes; the first girl here who auditions is cast member Kim Seul-gie, who responds to her dismissal by stating a singing rival of Bada's is "the best." The second hopeful is singer Hyolyn, from the girl group "Sistar" and their sub-duo "Sistar19."

Beverly Randolph Answers All One

The 1985 dark comedy-horror film, The Return of the Living Dead is a classic of its genre and the cast often reunites for appearances at horror convention and fan events. Some had already made names for themselves in B-moviedom (such as Clu Gallagher, Linnea Quigly, and Jewel Shepard) when the film was cast, but most were unknown at the time, such as Beverly Randolph.

 

Beverly's character, Tina, was the seemingly "good" girl who, for whatever reason, hung out with the ill-fated bunch of punkers, misfits, and outlaws who were in search of a place to party. Since it's undoubtedly the role she's best-known for, it's a safe bet that she's constantly asked about the film whenever she gives an interview. Realizing that, I asked Beverly if she'd be amenable to a one-question interview, to which she warmly replied that she was. Of course, it was going to be about ROTLD, but it was just going to be one question, and one I hoped one that she hadn't been asked too many times before. So, I asked her about a line she spoke in the film. (No, not "I'm not into dead guys" because that was spoken by Suzanne Snyder in 1988's Return of the Living Dead 2)

Van Tieu Apologizes for her Colleague’s On-Air F**k-Up

As many of you might already know, a rookie North Dakota TV news anchor was recently fired right after he preceded the opening to his very first news broadcast with some profanity. (Story here) If you saw it, you may not have paid as much attention to his gaffe as you did Van Tieu; his pretty co-anchor who introduced him and maintained her composure during the awkward on-air moments. Since Van is the lead anchor of KFYR’s evening news, she was given the task of apologizing to the viewers for her former and very-short-lived co-anchor’s blunder. The above is her doing so at the opening of that evening's 10:00 PM newscast, which she handled solo. I don’t think they would have been the next Rather-Chung, anyway.

See more of Van at:
Her Facebook Fan Page
Her Reporter Reel
Van on Twitter

Korean Racing Models Do the Gwiyomi Song

Released three months ago by Korean singer Hari, the Gwiyomi ("Cutie") Song immediately went viral and has now become the latest Internet meme to originate from Korea. Above are three of the most popular Korean Racing models doing their version. The ladies are (clockwise from top left) Hana Hong (whom I've had the pleasure of interviewing here), Boyoung Chun, and Siyoung Ha.

Erin Tjoe in "Too Good to Waste"

The above still is from a recent ad for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's water conservation campaign. It may give the impression that actress Erin Tjoe is going to be ill, but in fact, she's portraying a consumer who's made aware of the value of saving water. The 30-second spot is one of a series of ads being put out by the SFPUC, that feature Erin.

Another of her recent projects is a short film produced by 99 Hearts, which, besides being the sole performer in, she co-produced. Shot mostly from the viewer's point of view and without dialog, Erin is seen as an adventurous traveler who unexpectedly crosses paths with the viewer. However, they must part ways after a brief time together because, despite the chemistry between them and the connection they feel, they have lives in different parts of the world.

Erin's hosting credits include the travel show Green Travel Destination, and Black Tree TV, where she's hosted their Hollywood Talk segment and covered events for them such as the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and LA Fashion Week. Oh, and she also made a great Asian Little Red Riding Hood, who avoided the Big Bad Wolf by using her Droid RAZR M to find an alternative route to Grandma's house.

See more of Erin at:
Her Facebook Fan Page
Her IMDb Listing
Her Youtube Channel (Includes the "99 Hearts" short)
Erin on Twitter

(What would have been Brenna Roth's interview)

Just because the interviewee never gets back to me after agreeing to an interview, is no reason to let my good and pertinent questions go to waste. So, here's my half of what would have been my interview with Brenna Roth. At left is where the lead photo of Brenna would have been. More text would have gone here as I always write good lead-ins to my interviews.

Judy Cerda in American Horrible Story

In this scene from Jason Salazar's comedy-horror short American Horrible Story, Judy Cerda plays a realtor who's very up front with details about the house she's selling. The film was produced by Beyond Forever Studios and you can see it in its entirety at their Youtube channel. Also check out Judy as Hollywood agent Amelia Orange in Salazar's web series The Uploaders, another Beyond Forever production. For those wondering; the large and lovely Georgian-style house the above scene was shot in, is located in San Francisco ....which means the price tag on it is even larger than the house itself.

See my June, 2011 interview with Judy here.

How to Survive a Horror Film with Traycee King

Here's Traycee King's fifth tip in her How to Survive a Horror Film series, and it's a good one. Simply never be a sexy blonde with blue eyes who dresses like a slut, like actress Rebecca Denise winningly portrays here (even though I think her eyes are really hazel). The video series is produced by Tracee's own Kitty Quilt Productions and you can check out the other tips in the series at the website and the Youtube channel. Also stay tuned here for (hopefully) an exclusive interview with Traycee in the near future.

 

See more of Traycee and her work at:

Her Official Website 

Her IMDb Listing

Traycee on Twitter