Day: 30/01/2023

K-pop boyband THE BOYZ have dropped the first trailer for their upcoming mini-album ‘Be Awake’, due out next month. READ MORE: NewJeans: “We want to show the industry that music shouldn’t be divided by language” On January 30 at midnight KST, the 11-member group released a cinematic trailer titled ‘Let your whisper be…’, hinting at […]

Hong Kong prosecutors have charged three contractors involved in the tragic screen collapse at boyband Mirror’s concert in July last year with conspiracy to defraud. The unnamed trio, who comprise two project managers and a technical coordinator from the concert’s principal contract Engineering Impact Limited, were charged at the Kowloon West Regional Police Headquarters on January […]

K-pop girl group BLACKPINK recently performed a special version of their latest single ‘Shut Down’ in Paris. READ MORE: BLACKPINK will lead the K-pop charge at Coachella, but are UK festivals falling behind? On January 28, the quartet were joined by award-winning Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovich during a performance of their song ‘Shut Down’ at […]

Cigarettes After Sex have announced concerts in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Hong Kong this July. READ MORE: Girl group XG talk new single ‘Shooting Star’: “I want people to remember us as ‘Xtraordinary’” The concert in Hong Kong will take place on July 10 at the Star Hall. Tickets will go on sale at 10am […]

Singer-actress IU and Record of Youth’s Park Bo-gum have been cast in an upcoming K-drama titled You Have Done Well (literal translation). READ MORE: JUNG_E review: ‘Universal Soldier’ meets ‘Westworld’ in this South Korean sci-fi dystopia On January 27, South Korean production company Pan Entertainment announced that IU (credited as Lee Ji-eun in acting projects) […]

American rock band Tiny Moving Parts have announced the dates for their 2023 ‘Self Titled’ Asia tour, which will see them performing in Vietnam, Thailand and more. READ MORE: The Impatient Sisters on their “rebirth” and new album ‘7 Years’: “We’ve come full circle” The band will set to begin their trek this March 10 […]

South Korean actor Song Joong-ki, whose most recent projects include Reborn Rich and Vincenzo, has announced he’s gotten married and has a child on the way. READ MORE: Reborn Rich review: an unwieldy tale of cold-blooded revenge On January 30, the 37-year-old actor uploaded a letter to his official fan cafe website announcing his marriage […]

OAG guitarist Ammal has announced his resignation from the veteran Malaysian indie band after six years together with the group. READ MORE: The Impatient Sisters on their “rebirth” and new album ‘7 Years’: “We’ve come full circle” In a statement posted to his Instagram page on January 26, Ammal revealed his departure, writing, “It’s not […]