Posts Tagged ‘k-town’

31-Cent Scoop Night at Baskin Robbins

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Baskin-Robbins is having its 31 Cent Scoop Night on April 28 (Wednesday) from 5 pm to 10 pm at its Southern California locations.  A 2.5-ounce ice cream scoop will be just 31 cents!  The event is for the benefit of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, an organization to which Baskin Robbins has promised a $100,000 donation.

Baskin Robbins 31-Cent Scoop Night

Baskin Robbins 31-Cent Scoop Night

Koreatown does have a Baskin Robbins ice cream shop on Third Street and Ardmore… Good luck getting service there.  You may opt to go to another location, because there are so many in Los Angeles anyway!

The nearest one is in Larchmont Village.

230 N Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004

Other nearby Baskin Robbins locations in LA:
4048 W. 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90020
6104 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
7150 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
3516 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
1832 N. Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
5610 San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019
3171 S Hoover St, Los Angeles, CA 90007
8051 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90048
2528 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90039

If you insist on going to the Baskin Robbins serving the Koreatown area, here’s the address: 4048 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90020, USA

Phone number: (213) 389-5277

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Auditions for K-Town Reality Show on Saturday

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

From the Official Press Release

Transformers Star TYRESE GIBSON casting for K-TOWN REALITY SHOW

On Saturday, April 24 , from 12 pm to 6 pm, there will be an open casting call event at HQ Pictures, the production company started by Tyrese Gibson (model/musician/actor and star of Transformers, 2 Fast 2 Furious), for the highly talked about K-Town reality show. The producers will be looking for the most interesting, attractive, colorful Asian Americans to be cast in a reality show similar to JERSEY SHORE and the REAL WORLD in format.

In particular, potential cast members with lively, strong and unique personalities between the ages of 18 to 30 will be sought, especially individuals who know about and/or experienced the Koreatown life.

Thousands of people have applied, and the producers have already been informed that people are traveling from Michigan, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, New York, Washington, and even Korea and France, just to audition for this reality show. From this casting session, the producers will select the final 8 cast members for the K-Town reality show.

The producers invite all press to attend and cover this event. There will be an opportunity to learn more about the project and interview the hundreds of people lined around the block.

WHAT: CASTING CALL: K-Town reality show

WHEN: Saturday, April 24, 2010        TIME: 12 pm to 6 pm

WHERE: HQ Pictures  @  1635 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028

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The show’s producers are Tyrese Gibson, Mike Le, Eddie Kim, and Eugene Choi.

For any additional questions or to schedule interviews, contact asianrealityshow@gmail.com.

Casting Asian Americans for K-town Reality Show

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Tyrese Gibson‘s production company HQ Pictures is looking for interesting, attractive, colorful Asian-Americans to cast in a reality show similar to JERSEY SHORE, REAL WORLD, THE HILLS, etc. They need beautiful Asian-Americans with lively, strong, and unique personalities between the ages of 18 to 30 with equally interesting life stories and perspectives to share, especially individuals who know about and/or experienced the Koreatown life.

Email them headshots/photos and a cover letter in the body of the email briefly describing yourself and why you should be included in the show. Competition is fierce as they are getting thousands of applicants so do your best to grab our attention! Be sure to include basic contact info such as name, age, phone #, email, and any other bits of interesting information that will make you stand out. Feel free to include information and pictures of any of your friends that you think will also be a good candidate for this reality show.

They will be casting and filming on-camera interviews in LOS ANGELES or HOLLYWOOD, CA this month so please send in your info ASAP!

Email: asianrealityshow (at) yahoo.com

Original post on Craigslist, April 4

Sherri Shepherd in Koreatown

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

Snapped this picture while walking along Olympic Boulevard last Saturday.

Sherri Shepherd in Koreatown LA

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.

Snowberry Sign now Elord in Koreatown

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

The Snowberry sign at the stripmall on the corner Western Avenue and Sixth Street has finally been replaced.

ELORD Sign in Koreatown, Los Angeles

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.

Maeil Company at 2009 Koreatown Festival

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.

Maeil Company Table at 2009 Koreatown Festival

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.

Maeil Company Mascots at 2009 Koreatown Festival

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.