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- ↑ KTown Cowboys, The Credits, http://ktowncowboys.com/show/credits/
- ↑ Allen Lee, KoreAm Magazine, Far East Movement - Rocketeer (LA Dreamer Short Film), http://iamkoream.com/far-east-movement-rocketeer-la-dreamer-short-film/
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- ↑ Jason Hwang, IAMMEDIC MV for Schizophrenia, http://jasonhwang.hasaportfolio.com/post/21355987358/my-position-second-camera-operator-iammedics%5B%5D
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- ↑ SXSW 2015, Schedule, KTown Cowboys, http://schedule.sxsw.com/2015/events/event_FS17870
- ↑ Victoria Kim, "No formula or stereotypes: 'Ktown Cowboys' bromance holds true to the filmmakers' vision", Los Angeles Times , March 15, 2016.
- ↑ Neil Genzlinger, "Review: In ‘Ktown Cowboys,’ Men on the Prowl in Koreatown", The New York Times , March 17, 2016.
- ↑ Alan Zilberman, "‘Ktown Cowboys’ takes a comic look at L.A’s Korean American community", The Washington Post , March 17, 2016.
- ↑ Martin Tsai, "'Ktown Cowboys' is a clumsy, misguided tour of Koreatown", Los Angeles Times , March 18, 2016.