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Thu, Feb 9 2012

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: More Asian Freaks on ‘American Idol’

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: More Asian Freaks on ‘American Idol’

Also tagged: 2 BROKE GIRLS, Alcatraz, american idol, Charlyne Yi, Daniel Dae Kim, guy aoki, Hawaii Five-0, Heejun Han, House, Jennifer Lopez, Kahterine McPhee, Ken Leung, masi oka, MATTHEW MOY, Parminder Nagra, Phong Vu, randy jackson, Raza Jaffrey, SARAH SILVERMAN, Smash, Steven Tyler, Super Bowl, William Hung

By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Feb. 9, 2012.) === “She bangs! She bangs! Ooh baby, she moves! She moves!” It’s been eight years since William Hung auditioned for television’s...

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Fri, Dec 16 2011

Media Coalition Challenges Networks to Create APA Stars in Next 3 Years

Media Coalition Challenges Networks to Create APA Stars in Next 3 Years

Also tagged: 2 BROKE GIRLS, ABC, Asian Pacific American Media Coalition, audience strategy, Aziz Ansari, Body of Proof, Bones, Carrie Ann Inaba, Cashmere Mafia, cbs, Charlyne Yi, Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann, Dancing with the Stars, Daniel Dae Kim, diversity initiatives, east west players, ER, FOX, guy aoki, Hawaii Five-0, House, jacl, Law & Order: SVU, Live to Dance, Liza Lapira, LOST, Lucy Liu, MARILYN TOKUDA, masi oka, MATTHEW MOY, Media Action Network for Asian Americans, Medium, National Federation of Filipino American Associations, nbc, NCIS: Los Angeles, Nina Tassler, OUTSOURCED, Parks and Recreation, Prison Break, Terra Nova, The Amazing Race, The Walking Dead, Traffic Light, Undercover Boss, visual communications

Carrie Ann Inaba of "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC Photo) Concerned with the slow progress of TV networks in the area of diversity casting, the Asian Pacific American Media Coalition (APAMC) has...

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Thu, Oct 27 2011

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Kal Penn Returns to Acting in ‘How I Met Your Mother’

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Kal Penn Returns to Acting in ‘How I Met Your Mother’

Also tagged: 2 BROKE GIRLS, Autumn Reeser, Billy Baldwin, Cobie Smulders, Daniel Dae Kim, guy aoki, Harold and Kumar, Hawaii Five-0, Hawaii Five-O, Honolulu Advertiser, How I Met Your Mother, itns, josh radnor, Kal Penn, KAT DENNINGS, Lauren German, MATTHEW MOY, Maulik Pancholy, Michelle Borth, Nazanin Boniadi, neil patrick harris, Patty Duke, Peter Fonda, Reiko Aylesworth, Tania Raymonde, Terry O'Quinn, Tom Sizemore, Wayne Harada, Whitney Cummings

By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Oct. 20, 2011.) Three weeks ago when CBS executives told me and the Asian Pacific American Media Coalition that Kal Penn — fresh off his two-year...

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Sun, Sep 11 2011

‘Five-0′ Returns Next Week

‘Five-0′ Returns Next Week

Also tagged: ALEX O'LOUGHLIN, CHIN HO KELLY, Daniel Dae Kim, Danny Williams, Friends with Benefits, Greg Grunberg, Hawaii Five-0, Kono Kalakaua, LOST, Mark Dacascos, masi oka, Matt Parkman, Max Bergman, SCOTT CAAN, Steve McGarrett, Terry O'Quinn, Wo Fat

Masi Oka and Daniel Dae Kim on the set of "Hawaii Five-0." (Facebook) “Hawaii Five-0” will have its season premiere Monday, Sept. 19, at 10 p.m. on CBS. A remake of the police drama that...

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Tue, May 24 2011

Oka to Be Regular on Season 2 of ‘Five-0’

Oka to Be Regular on Season 2 of ‘Five-0’

Also tagged: Al Harrington, ALEX O'LOUGHLIN, Daniel Dae Kim, Hawaii Five-0, Heroes, Hiro Nakamura, ILM, kelly hu, Kelvin Han Yee, Mark Dacascos, masi oka, Max Bergman, Sab Shimono, SCOTT CAAN, Syfy, Taylor Wily, Will Yun Lee

Masi Oka as Dr. Max Bergman (CBS Photo) Masi Oka is being promoted to series regular on CBS’ “Hawaii Five-0,” TV Guide reports. Oka, who played time traveler Hiro Nakamura in NBC’s “Heroes”...

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Thu, May 5 2011

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Chin Ho Takes the Fall

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Chin Ho Takes the Fall

Also tagged: ALEX O'LOUGHLIN, american idol, APA Media Coalition, Archie Panjabi, Brian Yang, Chin Ho, Daniel Dae Kim, east west players, Elizabeth Sung, FOX, GLEE, guy aoki, Harry Shum Jr., Hawaii Five-0, JENNA USHKOWITZ, Julianna Margulies, Kono Kalakaua, Kyle Harimoto, Lex Brodie, MIKE CHANG, Reiko Aylesworth, Sab Shimono, SCOTT CAAN, Steve McGarrett, Taylor Wiley, The Good Wife

By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on May 5, 2011.) === Since the first episode of “Hawaii Five-0” last September, we were told that Chin Ho Kelly (Daniel Dae Kim) had been falsely accused...

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Thu, Nov 4 2010

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: “Hawaii Five-O” Acknowledging Racial Conflicts in Paradise

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: “Hawaii Five-O” Acknowledging Racial Conflicts in Paradise

Also tagged: ALEX O'LOUGHLIN, AT LAST, AUTOTUNE, BANK OF HAWAII, CATARACS, cbs, COREY HART, Daniel Dae Kim, DEV, entertainment, FAR EAST MOVEMENT, FM, guy aoki, HARLEMM LEE, Hawaii Five-O, INTERSCOPE RECORDS, JAMES MACARTHUR, LIKE A G6, MANAA, nbc, OUTSOURCED, PIDGIN, RACISM, SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL, SDAFF, SEXISM

By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on November 4, 2010.) === Well, the updated “Hawaii Five-O” is finally getting some local flavor. At least in the episode that ran last week. When a...

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Thu, Oct 21 2010

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Chin Ho Still Getting a Bum Deal in “Hawaii Five-O”

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Chin Ho Still Getting a Bum Deal in “Hawaii Five-O”

Also tagged: battlestar galactica, BIG BANG THEORY, cbs, CHIN HO KELLY, CHRISTINA CHANG, Daniel Dae Kim, george takei, GLEE, guy aoki, Hawaii Five-O, JACK LORD, KAM FONG, KATIE SACKHOFF, LAW AND ORDER, LOLA, masi oka, Michael Chiklis, PATRICK GALLAGHER, SOUTHLAND, STAR TREK, WILLIAM SHATNER

By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on October 21, 2010.) === Back in the Spring of 1979, I watched the preview for the following week’s episode of “Hawaii Five-O.” Chin Ho Kelly (Kam...

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Thu, Sep 23 2010

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: What’s Missing in the New “Hawaii Five-O”

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: What’s Missing in the New “Hawaii Five-O”

Also tagged: ABC, ALEX O'LOUGHLIN, cbs, Dancing with the Stars, Daniel Dae Kim, DAVID HASSELHOFF, DONALD TRUMP, DWTS, entertainment, guy aoki, hachiko, hapa, hawaii, Hawaii Five-O, hollywood, Honolulu, IAN ANTHONY DALE, itns, JACK LORD, JEAN HIRATA, JEAN SMART, Maggie Q, MARGARET CHO, MARY MCNAMARA, NIKITA, SCOTT CAAN, television, THE APPRENTICE, THE HOFF, THOMAS SHIGEKUNI, VICKI SHIGEKUNI WONG

By GUY AOKI (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on September 23, 2010.) === Back in January when I read the pilot script for the new “Hawaii Five-O,” I knew it was going to become a series. The dramatics...

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Thu, May 20 2010

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Dancing on the Grave of ‘Heroes’

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Dancing on the Grave of ‘Heroes’

Also tagged: Aziz Ansari, Daniel Dae Kim, dj hideo, Hawaii Five-O, Heroes, HIDEO SUGANO, John Cho, MANAA, masi oka, nbc, Tim Kring

By GUY AOKI === (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on May 20, 2010) === It was the series that debuted in the Fall of 2006 and became one of the few ratings winners for the flailing NBC. Some even said...

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