Day: 05/12/2021

This story originally appeared in i-D’s The Darker Issue, no. 365, Winter 2021. Order your copy here. Josiane M. H. Pozi is an artist and filmmaker and she makes modern and affecting video works, that are a little bit lo-fi but focus in on moments of emotional truth and experience. She has already had solo shows in […]

H1GHR MUSIC’s youngest signee, TRADE L, has released his highly-anticipated, debut EP Time Table – The Trip. Putting his stories front and center, the 6-track sonic memoir follows the South Korean rapper’s navigation through adolescence as he finds his footing in both adulthood and in the music scene. Narratively, it traces TRADE L’s journey since he […]

Tune in with Hello Asia! as we present some of our favourite tracks, from Asian artists all over the world! Updated weekly, our discovery playlist will feature the latest new music and some of our favourite tracks. This week we have added new releases from the likes of Hwa Sa, CHUNG HA, and KAI. Be […]

Singapore singer-songwriter Jean Tan has released her latest single ‘When It’s Time’. Written in the blossoming stages of a relationship, the song details the period of nervous waiting, between the fluttering of beginnings and the certainty of something more. In many ways, it speaks to the universal yearning for resolution and clarity; full of soulful longing, ‘When […]

Environment Series: Professor Robert Powell and Lin Ho’s Terrace Transformations In The Tropics explores how the ubiquitous Malaysian terrace houses have embraced sustainability and climate change through the designs that work together with the tropical climate. Architecture in Southeast Asia has been given a renewed perspective by Professor Robert Powell, a prominent international academic. His […]

Podcasts, we’re focusing particularly on musical ones, offer a dynamic, attention-grabbing learning opportunity that by their very nature, incite a theater in the minds of little listeners. These audio gems have the potential to teach and delight. And importantly, that it’s never too late to begin your child’s journey to music aficionado. Noodle Loaf Dan […]

Anita, a biopic on illustrious Hong Kong Cantopop diva Anita Mui set to premiere all over Southeast Asia this month, has aroused a revival of Cantopop’s most spectacular songwriting of the gangtai style; a musical genre that carries a sweet, love-song melody distinct to C-pop from the 80s and 90s. Not the least frivolous, the […]

November 2021 was undoubtedly the month for girl groups and female soloists, from the long-awaited comeback of iconic second generation act T-ARA to the solo debut of former Big Hit Music producer Adora to more new music by TWICE. And let’s not forget about MAMAMOO’s Hwasa making her return with the badass ‘I’m a 빛’. […]

BTS, SEVENTEEN and aespa were among some of the biggest winners at last night’s (December 2) Asia Artist Awards held in Seoul. READ MORE: Seven must-watch K-dramas to look forward to in December 2021 The awards were held in person for the first time since 2019 at the KBS Arena Hall in Seoul, South Korea, […]

iQIYI and tvN have dropped a brand-new trailer for their upcoming K-drama series Bad And Crazy.  READ MORE: Seven must-watch K-dramas to look forward to in December 2021 The minute-long trailer introduces the eccentric main characters of the new show who embody the descriptors “bad” and “crazy” respectively, as they get heavily involved in situations […]