TAYLOR KIMWhat Does it Mean to Really Be Cool“ Is something hip if nobody is there to see it,” is an interesting premise because it begs the question of needing an audience to validate…1 min read·Jul 27, 2021----
TAYLOR KIMCan you Japanese rock be Japanese and still be rock?In Sayonara Amerika, Sayonara Nippon, author Michael Bourdaghs asks the if Japanese rocks can truly be considered rock, considering that…3 min read·Jul 19, 2021----
TAYLOR KIMHow Our Identities Are Shaped By Our Definitions of CoolIf you’re walking around downtown Los Angeles, you’re bound to see at least one person wearing an anime t-shirt. Based on your perception…13 min read·Jul 13, 2021----
TAYLOR KIMExploring Nationalism at the Height of Japan’s Globalization through Yosuke Kubozuka Film KYOKI NO…凶気の桜 Kyouki no Sakura (tn: Madness in Bloom ) is a 2002 film by Sonoda Kenji depicting the Japanese youth nationalist group Neo Tojo and…3 min read·Jul 12, 2021----
TAYLOR KIMGO! is a coming of age, action romance film that seems rooted in the Japanese-Korean history and…Like many male leads, Sugihara seems to both hate and look up to his father. He’s a fighter, a boxer and a survivor. Despite not having a…3 min read·Jul 7, 2021----
TAYLOR KIMWhy Japanese Starbucks is CoolWrite the following as a new essay on Medium: Pick something that you find ‘cool’ within the context of Japan/Japanese popular culture…4 min read·Jun 30, 2021----
TAYLOR KIMStray Cat Rock: Sex HunterFilm Response: 400+ words Who is the coolest character in Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter? Who is the least cool? Why? Does their ‘cool’ factor…2 min read·Jun 30, 2021----
TAYLOR KIMJune 23, 2021 Cool JapanPick two or three of the below questions, and answer in a ~400 word essay:3 min read·Jun 23, 2021----