Yerin Ha, Hudson Williams, Lola Tung, and Basically Everyone You Love Were at Gold House’s Lunar New Year Celebration — Here’s Everything We Know
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Two of the buzziest breakout stars in streaming right now walked into Chinese Tuxedo in New York City on Thursday night, February 12, and the guest list behind them read like a who’s-who of Asian Pacific talent on the rise.
Yerin Ha, the Bridgerton Season 4 breakout star, and Hudson Williams, the Heated Rivalry breakout star, co-hosted Gold House’s Lunar New Year Celebration. The pairing itself is worth paying attention to. Ha and Williams represent two different corners of the entertainment world converging at one table: Ha from the Shondaland period drama universe, Williams from the book-to-screen adaptation pipeline that has been reshaping what gets greenlit.
Who Else Showed Up
The guest list ran deep. Saturday Night Live’s Bowen Yang and Celeste Yim, who both left the show recently, were there. So was Eva Chen. Hudson Williams brought his mom as his date and was also celebrating his birthday (Friday, Feb. 13).
The rest of the room filled out with faces from some of the most-watched shows of the past few years: Lola Tung and Sean Kaufman from The Summer I Turned Pretty, Supriya Ganesh and Isa Briones from The Pitt, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan from Never Have I Ever, and Anna Cathcart from XO Kitty. Athlete Suni Lee and chef Padma Lakshmi rounded out the crowd.
That’s a lot of franchise energy concentrated in one downtown Manhattan restaurant. Several of these names are attached to shows currently in production or returning soon, which makes the timing of this gathering feel deliberate.
What Yerin Ha Said About the Year of the Horse
Ha used her remarks at the event to connect the Lunar New Year to her own work onscreen. Per Town and Country, she said:
“This year, we welcome the Year of the Horse. It’s a symbol of strength, a symbol of freedom, and a symbol of forward motion. Those qualities resonate deeply with me. My culture is something I carry with me in every role I take on, and when I stepped into the world of Sophie Baek on Bridgerton, it was important to approach her story with intention, respect, and pride—allowing her heritage and tradition to quietly shape her journey.”
After the event, Ha posted on Instagram with the caption “Gold cottage.” On the surface, it’s a nod to Gold House. But the “cottage” reference pulls double duty: both her character Sophie in Bridgerton and Williams’ character Shane Hollander in Heated Rivalry have key plot points in their love stories that take place at cottages. She also added the song “All The Things She Said” by t.A.T.u., which plays at a pivotal moment in Heated Rivalry
Bridgerton season four, part two returns later this month. Heated Rivalry season two is expected to begin filming later this year.
