February 17, 2009

• Kollaboration is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Our mission is EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ENTERTAINMENT. We are dedicated to the promotion of a strong Asian Pacific Islander American presence in entertainment. We use this positive presence to aid other charitable and community causes.

  BoA LIVE @ the SHRINE AUDITORIUM! Online ticket purchases will end on FRIDAY, FEB 20th @ 3PM Higher ticket prices if you purchase at the door, so... GET YOUR TICKETS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!! For Immediate Release: The 9th Annual Kollaboration at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles on Saturday, February 21, 2009. LOS ANGELES, CA—Saturday, February 21st, 2009 marks the day in which BoA, the Korean-born singer/dancer phenomenon of Asia will join Kollaboration 9’s lineup of some of today’s best Asian American talent on stage at the Shrine Auditorium. BoA, whose big-voice and powerfully precise dance routine with her Tinkerbelle-like frame has moved more than 10 million albums throughout Asia in Japan, China, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Korea; her debut American album will be released on March 17th this year. Kollaboration 9 at the Shrine Auditorium will be the artist’s first time to share the stage with independent, up-and-coming Asian American artists. While BoA will get to set the tone of the stage as the larger-than-life stunner, this year’s competitors are sure to compete for the limelight. Kollaboration 9 competitors Jane Lui – award-winning songwriter and performer with her rich and soulful voice, Paul Dateh – hip hop violinist, David Choi – Warner Chappell songwriter and David Bowie award-winning songwriter and performer, Kenichi Ebina – the only two-time Grand Champion of Showtime at the Apollo; actor and choreographer of the Japanese drama Manhattan Diaries, Jazmin – the four-sister pop-group finalists of MTV's Top Pop Group and NBC's America's Got Talent, Kina Grannis – Singer and songwriter who won the 2008 Doritos Crash the Superbowl competition, and Lilybeth Evardome – Concerto protégé of Andrew Robinson of the Los Angeles Philharmonic will move the 6,300 enthused audience throughout the evening. MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crews’ KABA Modern, Fanny Pak and Team Millennia as guest performers will complete the Kollaboration 9 show as a historical moment in Asian American entertainment history. Aspiring Asian American talents will share the stage with some of the most popular Asian American artists working their way throughout the mainstream media, and with Boa- the biggest established artist in Asia on her way to her American breakthrough. This year's competition winners will be decided by guest judges: Printz Board (Producer of artists Natasha Bedingfield and the Black Eyed Peas ), James Kyson Lee (Actor of NBC's Heroes ), James Ryu (Editor-in-Chief of KoreaAm Journal and Audrey magazine), Welly Yang (director of Asian Excellence Awards), and Teddy Zee (Producer of The Pursuit of Happyness, Hitch ). The Shrine Expo Hall (directly adjacent to the Shrine Auditorium) will host 4,000 after-show partiers for the official Kollaboration 9 After-party. The event will be open-bar (courtesy of Hite Beer/Jinro Soju) and will include its own array of special guests- Roscoe Umali (Rapper with 2008's #1 Independent Record in the U.S.), Nylon Pink (L.A. pop-rock band composed of Kaila Yu, Karen Beck, Kat Lee, Samuel Bluck, Tj Mcdonnell and Tj Normandin) and Tatum Jones (R&B group finalists on NBC's America's Got Talent ) and four college dance-crews for an after-party in need of its own “save the date” memo. For more information, please go to http://www.kollaboration.org Purchase tickets here - http://www.kollaboration.org/Tickets/Los-Angeles/Kollaboration-9-Tickets.html CONTACT: Alicia Um aliciayumium@gmail.com Website is optimized for Firefox: Download here Best viewed at 1024 x 768

   

  KOLLABORATION 9  RED CARPET

  Updated 2.13.09

   

  CONFIRMED

  Aaron Yoo (actor)

  Allen Evangelista (actor – The Secret Life of the American Teenager)

  Amy Anderson (comedian)

  Brian Tee (actor)

  Christine Dai (+3) – Miss Taiwan World

  Crystal Chae (singer – As One)

  David Park (UTA Agent)

  DJ Shy (KIIS FM)

  Eliot Chang – comedian

  Gerry Bednob (actor – 40 Year Old Virgin)

  Helie Lee (+3)

  Jamie Chung + 2 (actor – Samurai Girl)

  Jason Kim (manager at Lovett Management) + 1

  Julia Ling

  Karin Anna Cheung (actor)

  Kunal Nayyar  (actor -"The Big Bang Theory")

  Lanny Joon (actor -"West 32nd") 

  Jieho Lee (director)

  Jinah Kim (News Correspondent)

  Jun Kim (actor, West 32nd)

  Michael Kang (director – The Motel)

  Paul Cho (Music Producer – John Legend, Nas)

  Phil Yu (angryasianman)

  Phillip Wang (Wong Fu Prods)

  Roy Lee (Producer, Vertigo Entertainment)

  Sarah Shyn

  Smith Cho (actor – series regular on Knight Rider)

  Wesley Chan (Wong Fu Prods )

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  뉴스홈 > 사회 “아시안 스타 배출, 우리도 돕죠” ‘콜래보래이션’ 자원봉사 리나 이·크리스틴 김씨 입력일자:2009-02-14 “이제는 아시안들만의 잔치가 아닌 주류 엔터테인먼트 업계에 한 획을 긋는 의미 있는 행사가 될 것으로 확신합니다” 본보 후원으로 오는 21일 슈라인 오디토리엄에서 열리는 아시안 탤런트 쇼 ‘콜래보래이션9’준비에 만전을 기하기 위해 본업을 뒷전으로 미루고 열정을 쏟아 붓고 있는 20대 한인 청년들이 있어 화제다. 주인공은 리나 이(28)씨와 크리스틴 김(28)씨. 이들은 수천명의 관객이 몰릴 것으로 예상되는 ‘콜래보래이션’ 티케팅 등 각종 행사관련 업무를 담당하고 있다. UCLA 에이즈 재단에서 근무하고 있는 이씨는 행사관련 온라인 업무를 맡고 있다. 콜래보레이션 행사가 시작된 2000년도부터 자원봉사에 뛰어든 이씨는 “탤런트가 있는 아시안 아티스트들이 주류 엔터테인먼트 업계에 당당히 진출하는 모습을 보고 싶다”고 밝혔다. 프로덕션 회사에서 일하는 김씨는 ‘콜래보레이션’ 관련 웹사이트 매스터로 활약중이다. 김씨는 “초창기에는 신청자가 50명 내외였으나 지금은 150여명으로 늘어 콜래보래이션 행사 인기를 느낄 수 있다”고 말했다. 미국시장에 진출한 ‘아시아의 별’ 보아(BoA)의 콜래보래이션 출연 확정으로 숨 돌릴 틈도 없이 티겟 행사관련 문의전화를 받고 있는 이들은 “현재 티켓 판매율이 3분의2가량 되는데 조만간 매진될 것 같다”며 “티겟 구입은 빠를수록 좋다”라고 조언했다. www.kollaboration.org <이종휘 기자>   ▲ 오는 21일 본보 후원으로 열리는 ‘콜래보래이션9’의 원활한 진행을 위해 자원봉사자로 참여하고 있는 크리스틴 김(왼쪽)씨와 리나 이씨.

   

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