Regina Kim
@reginakim
Entertainment writer | Writes/talks about Korean pop culture & the AAPI community | Forbes contributor | Clips in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, HuffPost, CNN, ELLE, Billboard, TIME, etc.
ICYMI: Check out my exclusive interview with Korean actress Park Eun-bin for Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/regina... She told me about her K-drama 'Spooky in Love,' her approach to choosing roles, and her first #KCON LA experience. 🫰 We took a photo together too! ✌️ #ParkEunBin #SpookyInLove #kdrama
We were blessed with a surprise performance of #Golden at last week's #KACF gala in NYC! 🤩 EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI from "KPop Demon Hunters" were honored with the Trailblazer Award at the annual gala hosted by the Korean American Community Foundation (KACF). 💫 (1/2) #KPopDemonHunters
Woosung, the frontman of the Korean rock band The Rose, spoke to me about his partnership w/ Samsung & DIVE Studios, his band's upcoming album & tour, & why they'll be going on hiatus soon. Check out my interview in @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/regina... #TheRose #Woosung #Samsung #Koreanrock
The print version of my takeaways piece on the Netflix BTS documentary "BTS: The Return" is in today's print issue of The New York Times! 🫰 If you don't have access to a print copy, you can read the digital version here: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/a... #BTS #BTSTheReturn #BTSdoc #Netflix #kpop
I'll be speaking at the inaugural BRIDGE Summit in Abu Dhabi next month! If you'll be in town, please come & say hello! 👋 📍 Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC Centre) 🗓️ December 8–10, 2025 To register: www.bridgesummit.com/en/ #BRIDGESummit #conferences #events #abudhabi #entertainment
Excited to be speaking on this @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social panel w/ moderator @crystal-bell.bsky.social & fellow panelists Jason Goldberg of #WEBTOON; Heather Horn of @crunchyroll.com; & Punko, creator of Stagtown & Cinderella Boy! If you’ll be at #NYCC, please stop by & say hello! 👋 #comiccon
Also, at this point I’m convinced that the directors of #KDH hired a Korean shaman to perform a 굿 ritual (despite them telling me otherwise 🤣) bc the movie’s ongoing success seems almost supernatural 🤯 Here’s my interview w/ them: www.forbes.com/sites/regina... #film #animation #SquidGame #korea
KPop Demon Hunters is now officially Netflix’s most watched movie EVER! 🎉 This means that both the most popular series (Squid Game) AND film (KDH) in #Netflix history are works based on Korean culture. 🇰🇷🫰 Other global streamers should take note. The K-wave is here to stay! ✌ #KPopDemonHunters
One of the hottest rock bands in Korea right now is TOUCHED, and they’ll be playing tonight at NYC’s Lincoln Center, along with 2 other K-rock acts! 🎸 The outdoor concert is FREE and will also be livestreamed on YT. More info below! 👇 #FreeConcert #KoreanRock #LiveMusic #LincolnCenter #NYCEvents
The print version of my New York Times interview with KPop Demon Hunters directors @maggiekang.bsky.social and Chris Appelhans is out on newsstands today! You can always access the digital version of the article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/m... #KPopDemonHunters #film #netflix @nytimes.com
Took a quick trip to LA last week to attend the premiere of "Lee Soo Man: King of K-Pop," a new feature documentary on Prime Video about the visionary founder of SM Entertainment, one of the world's largest #kpop agencies. Got to meet Mr. Lee himself and snap a pic with Choi Siwon of Super Junior!
The 5/12 Hollywood premiere of Prime Video’s new #documentary film "Lee Soo Man: King of K-Pop" was a star-studded event, with K-pop stars Taemin, Siwon, and Sunny, Tiffany and Hyoyeon of Girls’ Generation in attendance. Here's my @forbes.com recap: www.forbes.com/sites/regina... #kpop #leesooman
Sharing this very late, but here's a clip from my interview w/ the lovely & talented Park Gyu-young, where she explains the connection between her character Kang No-eul & Kang Sae-byeok in Squid Game. Read the full Q&A on Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/regina... #SquidGame2 #SquidGame #ParkGyuYoung
Oh Jung-se, who plays fruit fly scientist & wealthy heir Kang Kang-su, shares that viewers will soon find out whether or not Kang-su's love for Go-eun will stay unrequited: #WhenTheStarsGossip #OhJungSe
Actress Han Ji-eun, who plays CEO of MZ Electronics & Gong Ryong's fiancee Choi Go-eun, explains how and why her character fell in love with Gong Ryong at first sight: #WhenTheStarsGossip #HanJiEun #GongRyong
Sharing a few clips from my past interviews w/ the main cast of the K-drama "When the Stars Gossip." For more insights on the show (including its characters & some of its hidden references), see my Forbes guide 👀 : www.forbes.com/sites/regina... #WhenTheStarsGossip #kdrama #LeeMinHo #KongHyoJin
This protest that took place in DC last Tuesday is the largest protest against #Trump & #Musk that I’ve seen in the past few weeks, yet it seems no US mainstream media outlet covered it 😳 Sad that this is the state of US media right now… 😔 Here’s the original post: www.threads.net/@kristaleah/...
The FBI is now “functionally decapitated”—all of its senior leaders have been removed. The agency’s last line of defense against this ongoing purge is its field agents. How on earth are they gutting an agency whose job is to keep America and Americans safe?! 😡🤬 www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
I don't know who else felt this way while watching "When the Stars Gossip," but the K-drama had me asking SO MANY questions about space travel. 🚀 So I did some research & wrote an explainer for Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/regina... #WhenTheStarsGossip #leeminho #konghyojin #space #spacetravel
If you watched the K-drama "Love Your Enemy" and were confused by some of the things featured in the show, check out my Forbes explainer that breaks down some of the references & also includes some fun facts about the series: www.forbes.com/sites/regina... #LoveYourEnemy #kdrama #viki
Had a blast chatting about Squid Game on CBC’s Commotion! Thanks to @elamin.bsky.social, @kvanaren.bsky.social & Michelle Cho for the fun discussion! 🫰 Listen on your favorite podcast platform or here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... If you haven’t seen #SquidGame2 yet, go watch it now b/c it is EPIC!!
At last, here are my explainers for Episodes 13-16 of the K-drama Love Next Door, where I break down some of the interesting Korean phrases & cultural references in the show’s final 4 eps ⤵️ Eps 13-14: www.forbes.com/sites/regina... Eps 15-16: www.forbes.com/sites/regina... #LoveNextDoor #kdrama
My first #KCON truly felt like a dream! 🥹 Got to hang out with so many awesome friends & fellow K-culture fans, interviewed the legendary K-pop group g.o.d (they were freakin' hilarious 😆) and led the fan meetings w/ #KimSooHyun & #ParkMinYoung. Hope to be back next year! 🫶 #kconla
In case you haven't heard, K-drama stars Park Min-young and Kim Soo-hyun will be holding special fan meetings at #KCON this year! 🤩 For a summary of the latest major announcements, check out my Forbes guide to #KCONLA2024: www.forbes.com/sites/regina... #kdrama
What a huge honor it was to talk about the rise of Korean pop culture at the South Korean foreign ministry’s Future Dialogue for Global Innovation late last year! Sessions from the event are now available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xw8... (my presentation starts around 44:47)
Had a blast talking about Celine Song’s debut film “Past Lives” on @npr.org’s Pop Culture Happy Hour! If you haven’t seen it yet, go watch it! 🍿 https://www.npr.org/2023/05/24/1177912996/past-lives-is-a-story-about-love-and-choices Also attaching a screenshot of my LinkedIn post about the movie 👀