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Wed, 11 Sep ’13

TOKYOPOP on YouTube: Hollywood Takes Over Japan & Koreatown

WTF-worthy Japanese commercials and rom-coms!

Happy Hump Day, folks! Need a little adventure to spice up your week? Buckle up and take a ride with TOKYOPOP-TV as we follow Hollywood’s journey to Japan and Koreatown in this week’s videos! Get a kick out of seeing some of your favorite American celebs in Japanese commercials in this brand new episode of PopStix!, and then get inspired by watching writer/director Christine Yoo overcome all obstacles to shoot her Korean-American rom-com in The Making of Wedding Palace Pt. 1.

The votes are in, and all the ballots have been counted. PopStix! Top 5 Japanese Commercials ft. American Celebs counts down your favorite appearances by American stars in these TV spots from the Land of the Rising Sun. Jean Reno playing Doraemon? We’ll buy whatever he’s selling! We also threw in a bonus video of one of our personal favorites that didn’t make the cut. ‘Cause that’s our prerogative!

Last week, TOKYOPOP-TV brought you the theatrical trailer for the heartwarming rom-com, Wedding Palace, starring Brian Tee (The Fast & the Furious: Tokyo Drift) and Hye-Jeong Kang (Oldboy). This week, we are taking you behind the scenes of the movie in The Making of Wedding Palace Pt. 1 – Bringing Hollywood to Koreatown. Meet the cast and crew and learn more about writer/director Christine Yoo’s incredible journey to create the first ever Korean-American co-production. Stay tuned for even more exclusive content leading up to the film’s release on September 27th. Are you excited to see the film? Let us know on our Facebook and Twitter pages and join the conversation!