Category Archives: Music

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Duet with Yo-Yo Ma

@officeofmayorwu An honor and dream come true to perform alongside @yoyoma.official at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜 Thank you @celebrityseriesofboston for fostering a love for the arts in our city always and for this extraordinary We The People live broadcast shared … Continue reading

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Asian American Grammy Nominations for 2026

News about Asian American Grammy Nominations for 2026:  there are a lot of them! I can’t think of another year that nominated so many Asian Americans.  There is definitely a K-Pop influence with KPop Demon Hunters Huntr/X song Golden getting … Continue reading

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Huntr/X Singers Upcoming Performances: Sesame Street, LA Concert, and Movie Singalong

Fresh off their performance on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, the Huntr/X Singers – EJAE, Rei Ami, and Audrey Nuna, have a number of upcoming performances. They will  appear on Sesame Street on Netflix next month. They are also … Continue reading

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KPop Demon Hunters Singers Tonight Show Performance and Interview

Finally, what the world was waiting for – a live performance of ‘Golden’ by the KPop Demon Hunters Singers themselves, EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami! Less than 24 hours of this being posted on YouTube, the performance has over … Continue reading

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Huntr/X SNL Appearance

I was pleasantly surprised to see this Huntr/X SNL appearance. They aren’t on screen that long, but their cameo contributes to a pretty funny Saturday Night Live sketch. It’s amusing that they got Bad Bunny, a huge figure in Latin … Continue reading

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Huntr/X Live Performance: KPop Demon Hunter Singers to perform on the Tonight Show

A Huntr/X Live Performance? The fictional group from KPop Demon Hunters will perform on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. This is the first time that the singers doing Rumi, Mira, and Zooey musical voices (Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei … Continue reading

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FOREVER WE ARE YOUNG Documentary honors BTS’s ARMY

Love them or hate them, you can’t deny BTS’s success. Five Grammy nominations and six Billboard Hot 100-topping singles later, the seven-member act has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. Still, fandom is just as important as the artist it … Continue reading

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“Maybe Happy Ending” nominated for 10 Tony Awards

A musical originally from South Korea, “Maybe Happy Ending” has been nominated for 10 Tony Awards.  The show features Darren Criss and Helen J Shen as the leads.  The musical by Hue Park and Will Aronson first debuted in South … Continue reading

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Ruby Ibarra has won the 2025 Tiny Desk Contest

Filipino American rapper and Bay Area resident Ruby Ibarra has won the 2025 Tiny Desk contest.  As the winner, she and her band performed on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series. I had never heard of this former research scientist before, … Continue reading

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Mayor Michelle Wu Playing Rhapsody in Blue with the Boston Pops

Although this concert happened last year, I  just recently saw this video of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu performing George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue on the piano with the Boston Pops orchestra. Rhapsody in Blue is a difficult piece (rated as … Continue reading

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AAPI DJs put their own Spin on Club Culture

As bedroom DJ Nick Cheong, better known as @nickcheo, lingered outside Los Angeles Koreatown club Catch One, excited fans asked him to take their BeReal and even for one of his American Spirits. He took each request in stride, but … Continue reading

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“Apt.” by Bruno Mars and Rosé considered Dangerous Earworm by Some

 The BBC reports that in South Korea,  Apt. by Rose and Bruno Mars is considered such an dangerous earworm by many South Korean students studying for the Suneung university placement exams that many are taking it off their playlists. … Continue reading

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