Popcorn Zen was a weekly showcase program that airs on AZN Television

AZN Television

AZN Television promoted itself as "the network for Asian America". It was run by International Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. The channel’s programming targeted the fast-growing, young, affluent, English-speaking Asian American community...

. The series debuted in 2005. The show was hosted by an American

United States

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Deejay

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, Eugene Lee

Eugene Lee (actor)

Eugene Lee is an American-born actor of Korean ancestry. He has appeared in work in Asia and in the US. He hosted the show Popcorn Zen on the American cable network AZN TV. In 2006, he starred in a Singapore TV sitcom called ABC DJ, an English-language fish-out-of-water show not unlike The Fresh...

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Popcorn Zen featured film shorts, stories and interviews from Asian-American filmmakers and directors, including those from various Asian countries. Because of the content of most of these features, the series carries a "TV-MA" rating, even though it airs in various timeslots, including late afternoons and before primetime.