Here’s a new cover of Coldplay’s “Every Teardrop is a Waterfall” by our man David Choi. Even though David is about to embark on an Asian tour, he still has time to give his fans what they love, music. He definitely does the song justice and adds his own style and sound to it as well. Press the play button to listen for yourself and let us know what you think of his cover in the comments below!
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Another season of MasterChef (hosted by Gorden Ramsey) is upon us and a new slate of contestants are vying to win the prestigious title of MasterChef. There are 3 Asian American contestants this season. First is Esther Kang from Los Angeles, CA. She’s works in the law field but her passion is in food and now is her chance to pursue this career long term. Another contestant is Alvin Shultz, a self-taught cook from Houston, TX. Finally there’s Suzy Singh from Chicago, IL who’s father inspired her to be a chef. All three contestants have one thing in common, they are…
It’s safe to say that Jin is making a comeback. Even though he is considered a pioneer in Asian American hip hop, he’s still grinding and producing music till this day. Here’s his new music video for the song Shoot For The Moon which has awesome futuristic visuals and contains a lot of clips highlighting his career thus far. Although his sound is changing, his lyrical skills are still strong and we’re excited to see Jin back in the scene. Check out the new music by pressing the play button, enjoy! Now available on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shoot-for-moon-digital-single/id442691910 Coming soon http://mcjin.com
Alien themed movies and shows never seem to die down and things aren’t changing this summer. Last night was the premiere episode of TNT’s new show “Falling Skies” and we are happy to report that there are Asians in the future alien dominated society! The show starring Noah Wyle (ER) also stars Moon Bloodgood as Anne Glass and Peter Shinkoda as Dai. Both seem to play an important role in the show so far and it’s great to see Moon taking on more roles after being featured in Terminator Salvation with Christian Bale. Peter has been in movies such as…
Freddie Wong faces some bigger problems other than trying to figure out which cereal to buy in his latest video called “Cereal Killer”. Once again, this special effects guru shows off his skills in a setting we’re all familiar with, the supermarket. Press the play button to watch Freddie in action has he saves special guest and YouTube star, Michelle Phan, from a bunch of bad guys. Let us know what you think of the video in the comments below. ACTION!
Jin’s comeback to the States continues with this hot track called “Aiya” featuring Toestah. Aiya is a typical phrase some Asians use in their daily vocabulary. It doesn’t really mean anything, but it’s something that comes out naturally in certain situations. Let Jin break it down to you with the help of Toestah. Definitely a summer track to bump in your car while riding with your windows down. Let us know what you think about the song in our comments below, aiya! [audio:https://jackfroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/01-Aiya1.mp3|titles=01 Aiya!]
The Jabbawockeez have come a long way since winning America’s Best Dance Crew season 1. From TV commercials, world wide tours and now headlining their own show at the Monte Carlo in Las Vegas called Mus.i.C. However, they’re not stopping there. They just released an album entitled Mus.i.C, and here’s a music video for one of the tracks off the album entitled Devastating Stereo. It’s great to see these guys still defining their craft and inspiring future dance crews for years to come. Definitely a sick video, press play to check it out! Jabbawockeez – Devastating Stereo. (C) 2011 JBWKZ…
What happens when two guys are stuck at an airport with a lot of time on their hands? Larry Chen and Jason Ayala decide to turn the airport terminal into their very own playground! In a matter of days, their video has garnered over 200,000 views. Some question the lack of airport security, but we say, no harm no foul. Click play the play button to see these having fun while waiting for their flight. Do you think what they did was cool or childish? Let us know in the comments below.
Here’s the new Verizon Tablet commercial featuring TWO Asian Americans throughout the whole commercial! Talk about semi-ground breaking. The best part of it all is that they speak perfect English and aren’t being stereotyped in any negative way. My have the times changed. Press the play button to watch the commercial yourself. Smart move Verizon, guess they finally figured out Asians like to spend money on gadgets and we do have spending power. What are your thoughts on the fact that more Asians are being featured in commercials now and days? Good thing? Bad thing? Let us know in the…
Here’s a Asian American Christian Rock band that many of you probably haven’t heard of, but after one listen, you’ll be wondering why you never been exposed to Tim Be Told. Their style combines elements of pop, rock and soul and the group is made up of songwriter and frontman Tim Ouyang, guitarist Andrew Chae, and drummer Caleb Wu. Their sound has been described as “a great sounding cocktail of Maroon 5 meets Jason Mraz meets Ray Charles meets Elton John.” Now that’s a compliment! Their unique style of music is definitely enjoyable to listen to and we think you’ll become a…
Who is Guy Sebastian you ask? Well, we don’t blame you if you don’t know who he is because he’s actually an Australian R&B artist. Guy is of Malaysian and Australian descent and is actually the 2003 winner of Australian Idol and has released six top 10 platinum/multi platinum albums throughout these past years. So why are we featuring him on Jackfroot? Well, it seems as though Guy wants to expand his success over into the United States. From what we’ve heard, he should have no problems transitioning. His voice and style is very distinct and his new song “Who’s That…
In case you didn’t know, there is another Asian American in the NBA. Although he never hits the court or touches the basketball, you can rest assure he makes a difference to the team. His name is Rich Cho and he’s the first ever Asian American General Manager in the NBA. He will enter his first season as General Manager of the Michael Jordan owned Charlotte Bobcats. Cho will work closely with Bobcats President of Basketball Operations Rod Higgins in important aspects such as player acquisitions, salary cap management and compliance with league rules and the collective bargaining agreement. Cho…
You may be thinking to yourself, “This guy looks familiar, I think I’ve seen him somewhere”, well, you have. Aziz Ansari has been making a lot of noise in the entertainment industry these past few years and he doesn’t have any plans on slowing down. Aziz is Indian-American and is a native of South Carolina. He started his television career in 2007 on MTV’s sketch comedy show, “Human Giant”. From there, he went around the media circuit and landed a few roles in the movies “Funny People” starring Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen and “I Love You Man”. After that, Aziz…
Wong Fu Productions is back with some more funny videos! This time around, they enter into the more Saturday Night Live comedy sketch style with their video Psychic Roommates. How would it be if you and your roommates were psychic? Press the play button for a preview of how life would be like. Prepare to laugh! WRITTEN BY Chris Dinh http://twitter.com/chrisdinh Wong Fu Productions FEATURING Anisha Adusumilli http://twitter.com/anishaflower SPECIAL THANKS Regina Fang, Kevin Chan, Mrs. Yee SUBSCRIBE http://youtube.com/wongfuproductions
Young Money’s own TYGA (Thank You God Always) has released his first official single off his new album Careless World entitled Far Away featuring Chris Richardson. For those of you who don’t know, TYGA is half Vietnamese and half African-American. He’s been in the hip hop scene for a while and has done songs with everyone from Drake, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown & Lil Wayne. It’s finally his time to shine, and with his song Far Away as his first official single, we see good things in TYGA’s future and wish him great success! Press the play button below to check…