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How Do You Mess Up A Hotdog? SC News Reporter Was Fighting For His Life… Almost Threw Up Trying To Give A Review On TV! “Back To Everybody”

17/10/2023

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IVE – ‘I’VE MINE’ review: K-pop’s queen bees grow beyond the archetype

13/10/2023

Since their seismic debut in late 2021, IVE have encapsulated the kind of glossy elegance frequently found in the high school hallways of your favorite teen dramas (more akin to Cher Horowitz and Blair Waldorf than Regina George). This “It” girl mystique has a name: “chaebol-crush,” a cheeky reference to their untouchable aura and enviable […]

“He Has Nothing Going On” Drake’s Dad, Dennis Graham Goes Off On Joe Budden, Calls Him An Old Hater While Violating Him On IG For His Album Review!

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10/10/2023

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‘Twinkling Watermelon’ review: a touching tale of time travel

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09/10/2023

Fantasy K-drama Twinkling Watermelon is a charming coming-of-age tale of music, family and romance as a young man travels back in time and experiences his parents’ youth. The series follows music-loving high school student Ha Eun-gyeol (Ryeoun), the youngest son of a deaf family who is, as his father puts it, the “voice that connects […]

‘The Worst of Evil’ review: drugs, guns and violence – but not much else

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02/10/2023

In Disney+’s new K-drama The Worst of Evil, Squid Game’s Wi Ha-joon plays DJ-turned-gangster Jung Gi-cheol. He had been lured into gang activity with the promise of getting a club of his own, but quickly finds out that promises mean jack in this new cutthroat world. When his suggestions for peddling drugs in high-profile clubs […]

Malaysia’s National Symphony Orchestra Istana Budaya Review

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27/09/2023

The National Symphony Orchestra’s celestial program for the second concert of the 2023 classical music esroes bore the stamp of Nasran Nawi, who took over as acting Music Director in 2020 and has been expanding its repertoire in new directions. As the Saturday evening sun began to set in the distance, I drove past the […]

‘Arthdal Chronicles: The Sword of Aramun’ review: ancient fantasy epic delivers a second season spectacle

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19/09/2023

Hailed as South Korea’s first ancient fantasy drama, the first season of Arthdal Chronicles was a sprawling Bronze Age epic that introduced us to the politics, magic and people in the mythical continent of Arth. While the series’ lore is as complex as anything J.R.R. Tolkien or George R.R. Martin could have imagined, the show […]

Subsonic Eye – ‘All Around You’ review: Singapore indie rockers fend off urban alienation

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18/09/2023

Subsonic Eye have grown up. The Singaporean indie rock band’s nuanced sound is the fruit of a graceful coming-of-age, seeds of which first took root in the late 2010s. Originally beginning with swirling dream pop and anthems of adolescent angst on their first two records ‘Strawberry Feels’ and ‘Dive Into’, the band slowly moved from […]

‘A Normal Family’ review: a morally complex masterpiece from South Korea

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15/09/2023

Putting morality under the microscope, A Normal Family – based on Herman Koch’s 2009 novel The Dinner, which has also been adapted into three other films over the last decade by American and European filmmakers – is a profoundly haunting and intensely unsettling masterpiece. With polished visuals and an experienced cast, director Hur Jin-ho concocts […]

‘Han River Police’ review: same old police procedural, new hyper-specific law enforcement

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13/09/2023

The Korean entertainment scene has always had an affinity for the cop shows, drawn to the inherent intrigue, intensity and danger that accompanies the profession. After all, who can resist the thrill of following an enigmatic detective’s pursuits of cunning serial killers, thieves and kidnappers? READ MORE: ‘The Killing Vote’ review: when vigilante justice goes […]