Bae Yong Joon opens a cafe in Waikiki this April

Hallyu megastar Bae Yong Joon opens cafe in Waikiki this April    Photo credit: Honolulu Pulse

The Koreans are coming to Hawaii! Hallyu fans in Hawaii will be excited to learn that Hallyu megastar, Bae Yong Joon will be opening a cafe in Waikiki.

 Last April when the star was in Hawaii, it was said he enjoyed playing golf (photos here) in the islands. However, it's quite possible the actor got to know the islands even earlier, through a DATV project, "Bae Yong Joon, Holiday in Hawaii" which filmed in 2010.

 BYJ's new cafe, Gorilla in the Cafe Hawaii is named after his Seoul restaurant in Gangnam called "Gorilla in the Kitchen".

The cafe will share

70 FREE Korean films on YouTube in May!

News just in !

 The Korean Film Archive (KOFA) has announced that it is partnering with Google to put 70 classic Korean films on YouTube this May.

The free video-on-demand films, complete with English subtitles, will be available to stream at http://www.youtube.com/koreanfilm.  Subtitles in different languages are available through Google Translate.  Actual article here.

 Currently, you do not need an account to watch YouTube videos. Although, YouTube accounts are FREE and you'll want to sign up if you want to save any favorites, click on 'Likes', subscribe to the channel, etc... 

As far as I'm concerned, I've not had a problem with YouTube or spamming yet. Fingers crossed.