Month: September 2022

MONSTA X’s Hyungwon, Lee Shin-young and more have been announced to be joining EXO’s Xiumin in the cast for upcoming K-drama Sajangdol Mart (literal translation). READ MORE: HallyuPopFest London 2022 review: K-pop festival’s UK debut suffers some hiccups but emerges triumphant The Great Show, the production company behind this new series, announced on September 27 via […]

Filipino R&B singer James Reid has released his new single ‘u & i’, kicking off the countdown to his anticipated October album ‘LOVESCENE’. The single was released on streaming platforms on September 28 and was accompanied by single art featuring Filipina-American model Kelsey Meritt. The photo used for the single art had prompted speculation of a […]

Filipino pop girl group BINI have postponed their upcoming album showcase performance due to “health reasons”. The showcase – meant to celebrate their second album, ‘Feel Good’ – was announced earlier this month. Originally scheduled on 1 October at the SM North EDSA Skydome, the showcase will now be held on 27 October. Previous ticketholders […]

Neck Deep have announced details of a short tour of Indonesia in November. The pop-punk band will play three dates, beginning on 25 November in Bali as part of the event Sonic Journey. Following their Bali date, the Welsh outfit will perform at Soundadrenaline Festival in Jakarta, which will feature a line-up headlined by American […]

Indonesia’s Soundrenaline Festival has announced the initial line-up for its comeback event later this November. The event – which currently features 29 acts – will be headlined by pop punk outfits Neck Deep and Plain White T’s, as well as Japanese post-rock icons MONO. French electronic musician FKJ and Australian outfit Hollow Coves will also […]

Tony Leung-starring crime thriller Where the Wind Blows has been submitted to the Oscars as Hong Kong’s candidate for Best International Feature Film. READ MORE: The 10 best Asian films and TV shows of 2022 – so far Directed by Philip Yung, the film traces the rise of four corrupt police officers in 1960s Hong […]

O rapper Coolio, de 54 anos, faleceu em Los Angeles, nos Estados Unidos, nesta quarta-feira, 28, de acordo com o site TMZ. A publicação afirma que o cantor foi visitar um amigo durante a tarde e foi ao banheiro. Ele começou a demorar e o amigo vou chamá-lo na porta, sem respostas. O conhecido abriu […]

Zild Benitez has announced details about his upcoming third album. READ MORE: On ‘Huminga’, Zild Benitez reintroduces himself: “Now all I have is storytelling and my own memories” On Twitter, the IV of Spades frontman unveiled the album’s title as ‘Medisina’, alongside the record’s moody cover. The Filipino artist also revealed the album’s release date […]

Coolio, the American rapper responsible for the 1995 hit ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’, has reportedly died at the age of 59. Although a cause of death has not been officially given, the rapper’s manager Jarez confirmed to both TMZ and Rolling Stone that Coolio passed away in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (September 28). More to come. […]

There have been many new puzzle games cropping up online since the arrival of Wordle earlier this year. People seem very into browser-based quizzes, especially ones that offer streamlined and simple variations of the guess-5 format. Some decided to copy Wordle outright, which hasn’t gone over all too well, while others have used it as […]