Day: 05/01/2022

South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae has confirmed that he will not be attending the upcoming 2022 Golden Globes. READ MORE: After Tom Cruise’s snub, is this the end of the Golden Globes? On January 5, his agency Artist Company said in a statement to South Korean news outlet EDaily that the Squid Game star has […]

BLACKPINK member and Snowdrop star Jisoo has discussed her personal values when it comes to dealing with hardship. READ MORE: aespa reflect on their “unreal” 2021: “It takes a little time for everything to start kicking in” In a new interview with Dazed Korea, the 27-year-old K-pop idol and actress spoke about the challenges that […]

Source: supplied. Piet Matipa, a presenter of the SABC 2’s DEKAT programme</span>DEKAT’s new TV season kicks off this evening on SABC 2 at 19:30pm. The programme features individuals with exceptional creative powers across South Africa. Read more… | Send to a friend

Thai rapper 1MILL has shared a new music video for ‘What I Been On’. READ MORE: The 25 best Asian albums of 2021 The track – first released as part of his 2021 album ‘NGU 2’ – comes with a cinematic music video, in the style of old Western films, where 1MILL plays a leather-clad […]

Much like the total abomination that was 2020, 2021 followed a similar vein as we continued to float in and out of our continued lockdowns in South Africa. This made the resurgence of live events almost impossible with little to no forward planning able to take place, and as a result, our industry continued to […]

Filipino-Australian singer-songwriter Ylona Garcia has released her latest single, ‘Entertain Me’. READ MORE: The 25 best Asian albums of 2021 The single, which arrived on all major streaming platforms on Wednesday (January 5), features a slow build to pulsating electronics, bright synths and thumping bass kicks. Garcia sings about not letting a love interest’s red […]

Filipino filmmaker Sigfreid Barros-Sanchez has died, aged 46, due to illness. The news was confirmed by an ABS-CBN report on Tuesday (January 4). Barros-Sanchez’s widow Kaye confirmed that the director passed on at “around 6 p.m. on January 3 at the Philippine Heart Center due to stroke, kidney illness and other complications”. Kaye also said […]

Rapper 2 Chainz has announced his next studio album, ‘Dope Don’t Sell Itself’. READ MORE: 2 Chainz – ‘So Help Me God!’ review: countless killer punchlines, but not quite a K-O  The rapper made the announcement via social media earlier today (December 5). “Its been a min I know, but im back with something new […]

A cantora Larissa Ferreira, uma das vocalistas da banda de forró Mastruz com Leite, relatou nesta terça, 4, ter sofrido assédio sexual de um colega do grupo. Em uma série de vídeos publicados nos stories do Instagram, Ferreira diz que ela e o marido, Jean, que é baterista da banda, permitiram que o homem dormisse […]

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 IU, OH MY GIRL, and Moon Sujin. […]