I'm convinced that the Korean American Circle is so small (in the entertainment industry) that we are all separated by 1 or 2 degrees at most! This is also the case w/ my new friend Arden Cho [model/actress/youtube star], and two weekends ago, I got to collaborate w/ her and do some really great work that I'm excited to share w/ y'all :)

The weekend was fast paced, and full of "adventure", that it's probably best to give you highlights via a checklist :)

- 17 hour work day on Friday, rehearsing and prepping music for her youtube vlog - CHECK

- lose half of our work and start all over again due to a power outage - CHECK

- ate ridiculous amounts of great food in between work - CHECK

- convinced Arden to make use of her instagram account she created a while back (you're welcome instagram users :)) - CHECK

- 11 hour work day shooting vlog w/ my new good friends - INFOCUS CINEMA on Saturday, rehearsing, and performing - CHECK

- did a quick photoshoot post vlog shooting - CHECK

- performed a killer set w/ Arden at Brandeis - CHECK

- messed up on 2 (or 3?) songs - SORRY AGAIN ARDEN - CHECK

- had a fire alarm go off during the middle of the show, having us evacuate the building for 20 minutes - CHECK

- ended the night at PEACH FARM (awesome chinese food in Boston) w/ Arden and INFOCUS - CHECK

Here's a quick recap through some photos:

she's got her gear, i got mine! (check out Mayes Guitars)

arden was struggling through a cold - but still sounded amazing!

nowadays, you can transform ANY room into a studio!

and THiS is how you transform a hotel room into a small stage :)

Dave Pak of INFOCUS standing in for me :)

arden staying in touch with her adoring fans

"A Thousand Years" Cover - Mission Accomplished!

Below are a few of my favorite images from the "mini shoot" - Click on Images to Enlarge

Wanted to end the blog by saying this:

For those who follow Arden's career, you'll celebrate w/ me that this was a great opportunity to work on some of my favorite things (music & photography) with someone so talented, and widely known [check out her youtube channel to see some of the amazing stuff she's worked on] - but my biggest takeaway from the weekend was catching a glimpse of how incredibly hard working she is, and how she handles her platform so well - making many tough choices in the industry that do not compromise her integrity and faith. I believe that at the end of the day, that's the stuff that counts. Check out all of her amazing work online, and I hope that you are as blessed by her as much as I was to have worked with her!

And w/o further ado, if you're not one of the 47,000 people that have already watched this, enjoy! Had so much fun working on this:

One of my favorite things about music is that a song can mean something different for each individual. When I first heard "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri I was reminded of the one love that is unending... "but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments."

Here are some links for y'all to LIKE & FOLLOW:

Arden Cho: Website - YouTube Channel - IMDB - Twitter - Facebook & Instagram: @arden_cho

INFOCUS CINEMA [Dave Pak & Tedge Lee]: Website - Facebook (LOVE THESE GUYS!! - Thanks again for all your hard work, not only on this vlog, but also the "other" project we're gonna release soon :))

Tedge Lee: Photography & Blog

Tedge Instagram: @tedgelee

Dave Instagram: @ldavepakl (those are "L"s)