Posts Tagged ‘k-town’
Saturday, September 26th, 2009
Snapped this picture while walking along Olympic Boulevard last Saturday.
You must know Sherri Shepherd as one of the hosts of the ABC daytime talkshow, The View. She has a show premiering on Lifetime titled… Sherri.
“Sherri is a single mother, a full-time paralegal, a part-time comedian/actress and a recent divorcée from her cheating husband. With support from her sister and her friends, Sherri gets back into the dating scene while managing her busy life.”
Other members of the cast: Tammy Townsend as Celia, Malcolm Jamal Warner as Sherri’s husband, and James Avery as Sherri’s father.
Watch new episodes each night beginning Monday, October 5 at 7 pm et/pt.
Tags: k-town, koreatown, ktown, LA, los angeles, signs
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Thursday, September 24th, 2009
The Snowberry sign at the stripmall on the corner Western Avenue and Sixth Street has finally been replaced.
Actually Snowberry was long ago replaced by Berry Nutty, but the Snowberry sign remained.
By the way!!! Berry Nutty itself has been replaced by an establishment called Yogo Zone. I took pictures last week before they were officially open. Today as I was quickly passing by, I noticed balloons strung up around the entrance, so they must be celebrating their grand opening now.
Elord is a Korean apparel company whose first stateside store was opened at this strip mall right next to Snowberry/Berry Nutty/Yogo Zone in December 2006.
Korean Name: 엘로드 (Eh-lord)
547 S Western Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90020
Phone number: (213) 382-1240
I’ll post more about the Yogo Zone store after a visit and some research.
Tags: 6th Street, k-town, koreatown, ktown, new, strip malls
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Saturday, September 19th, 2009
Maeil was one of the more active companies proselytizing their brand during the 2009 Korean Festival in Los Angeles. It’s in stark contrast to McDonald’s who had the budget to plaster their signs all over the place but did not have a single representative present to staff a table or hand out samples.
It wasn’t just one table with young women proactively handing out cupfuls of Maeil yogurt drinks… they had several mascots roaming the grounds… and they had a really foxy Korean lady handling a game where you could turn a wheel to win a prize. Lots of people were lining up.
The mascots! I am very familiar with their Caffe Late line, but not with Enyo (엔요), a new product. Didn’t have time yesterday to pick up a sample or ask about it but it seems to be an organic yogurt drink for very young children. I’ll investigate today and post details later.
Tags: 2009 Korean Festival in LA, k-town, Korean company, Korean product, koreatown, ktown, maeil brand, photographs, Seoul International Park
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Saturday, September 19th, 2009
Ah, two items close to my heart. No smoking and being photographed…
장터내 모든곳에서는 금연입니다.
본인의 동의 없이… 사진이 촬영 게재…
By attending the Korean Festival, you consent to being photographed, filmed and recorded as members of the Korean Festival audience and consent to the use of any such film, image or recording at the discretion of the Korean Festival.
Someone should have told the lady selling the chaltteok gwaja. I had posted about CW’s chaltteok cookie, and this woman was at the festival selling something similar, so I was really interested. I started taking photos with my iPhone and was about to pick up a sample so I’d have something new to report on this blog. Well, I don’t know what her problem was… she started complaining about my taking pictures and wouldn’t offer me a sample, which she had been handing out to attendees. Other companies who pay thousands of dollars to have a table at these fairs rush to give out samples because that’s part of marketing their business. She must be in violation of some trademark or patent… CW did patent their technology…
And of course, I am so glad that “Smoking is prohibited in the entire Festival Area. Prohibido fumar en esta area.”
Don’t forget to check out the schedule for the remaining days of the 2009 Korean Festival in Los Angeles.
Tags: 2009, 2009 Korean Festival in LA, chaltteok, hangeul, hangul, k-town, korean signs, koreatown, ktown, LA, los angeles, Seoul International Park
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
The ajumma (married Korean women) were very well-coordinated and really good in their dance performance. I don’t know why I felt like bursting out in laughter.
This was September 18 (Friday), the second day of the 2009 Korean Festival at Seoul International Park in LA. The schedule bills this performance as “Line Dance.” An hour later, Berendo Middle School students performed more traditional Korean music with drums.
I was there mid-afternoon with time to just make one round of the grounds and look for the schedule of this weekend’s festival events. Lots and lots of booths. Lining the perimeter outside were tables staffed by representatives from the different provinces of South Korea as well as Hite, Budweiser and Bool BBQ.
Don’t know if you spotted them in the video, but the mascots from the Maeil Company were roaming the grounds. Must have been hot in those suits. Caffe Latte had limbs!
Other notables: McDonalds a major sponsor. Hawaiian Chicken was roasting about two dozen whole chickens on an open spit all at once. The FBI and DEA had tables… There were what seemed to be South Korean military recruiters in uniform.
The given schedule shows the same roster for Saturday and Sunday.
12:00-3:30 Seniors’ Entertainment Variety Show
3:30-4:00 Hip Hop
4:00-4:30 Kimi Jazz Band
4:30-5:00 Performance by Jean Ballet School
5:00-6:30 Youth Talent Show
6:30-8:00 Singing Contest
8:00-9:30 Gag Show (Funny concert with Seo Weon-seob and Na Deok)
9:30-10:00 Raffle Drawing
*The 36th Los Angeles Korean Parade at 3 PM along Olympic Boulevard on Saturday afternoon.
Tags: 2009, 2009 Korean Festival in LA, k-town, koreatown, LA, los angeles, Seoul International Park, video
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
Bool BBQ now has two roving taco trucks and I spotted their Bool Ship 1 parked at the Seoul International Park in Koreatown during the 2009 Korean Festival.
Menu was something like this:
Korean BBQ Tacos al Carbon $1.99 (Beef/Chicken/Pork)
Korean BBQ Burrito al Carbon $4.99
Kimchi Quesadilla al Carbon $3.99
Pastels (Brazilian dish) $2.99
BoolBowl $4.99
Dessert (apple caramel, banana chocolate) $2.99
Can of Soda $1.25. Water $1.25
Tags: 2009, 2009 Korean Festival in LA, bbq, fusion, k-town, KBBQ, koreatown, ktown, LA, los angeles, Mexican food, Seoul International Park, taco trucks
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
I was leaving Seoul International Park after having scrounged a copy of the events schedule of this year’s Korean Festival in LA when I saw these kids coming out of their school bus.
Traditional Korean costumes are so colorful, aren’t they? And the students were carrying traditional Korean instruments like the sizable drums you see in the picture. Turns out they were scheduled to perform at 5:30 pm. Too bad I had to miss the performance.
Berendo Middle School is located just a few blocks southeast of the park (Ardmore / Seoul International) where the festival is being held. Address: 1157 S Berendo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90006-3301
Tags: 2009 Korean Festival in LA, k-town, kids, Korean clothing, Korean costumes, koreatown, ktown, LA, los angeles, schools, Seoul International Park
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
Finally made it to the Seoul International Park for the second day of the Korean Festival in Los Angeles. There are a lot of booths selling everything from traditional Korean food and ginseng to high-tech kitchen appliances. Took some legwork but I was able to track down a copy of the events schedule. (I dare you to try it yourself. Good luck if you don’t speak Korean. Harrumph.)
FRIDAY (September 18, 2009)
3:00-3:30 Traditional Korean Band
3:30-4:00 Happy Band
4:00-4:30 Line Dance
5:00-5:30 Martial Arts Demonstration
5:30-6:00 Berendo Middle School (Traditional Korean Musical Performance)
6:00-6:30 Multi-Ethnic Line Dance
6:30-7:00 Korean Dance
7:30-8:00 UCLA Group Jazz Dance
8:00-9:50 Joong Ang Singing Contest
9:50-10:00 Raffle Drawing
SATURDAY (September 19, 2009)
12:00-3:30 Seniors’ Entertainment Variety Show
3:30-4:00 Hip Hop
4:00-4:30 Kimi Jazz Band
4:30-5:00 Performance by Jean Ballet School
5:00-6:30 Youth Talent Show
6:30-8:00 Singing Contest
8:00-9:30 Gag Show (Funny concert with Seo Weon-seob and Na Deok)
9:30-10:00 Raffle Drawing
SUNDAY (September 20, 2009)
12:00-3:30 Seniors’ Entertainment Variety Show
3:30-4:00 Hip Hop
4:00-4:30 Kimi Jazz Band
4:30-5:00 Performance by Jean Ballet School
5:00-6:30 Youth Talent Show
6:30-8:00 Singing Contest
8:00-9:30 Gag Show (Funny concert with Seo Weon-seob and Na Deok)
9:30-10:00 Raffle Drawing
Just noticed that the schedule for both Saturday and Sunday is the same. Don’t know if that’s on purpose.
*Night of Korean Music on September 18 (Friday) at Zipper Hall, located inside the Colburn School in Downtown Los Angeles at 200 South Grand Avenue, next to the Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA).
*The 36th Los Angeles Korean Parade will be at 3 PM along Olympic Boulevard on Saturday. No one’s sure where it’s going to start but it will likely be near the Seoul International Park (Ardmore) in front of Shinhan Bank at 3000 W Olympic Blvd.
Tags: 2009, 2009 Korean Festival in LA, k-town, korean, korean festival, koreatown, koreatown festival, Koreatown parade, ktown, LA, los angeles, Seoul International Park, traditional, traditional Korean
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