Author - jessie tan

LE SSERAFIM’s Kazuha And Yunjin Almost Did Not Join The Group, Here’s What Changed Their Minds

The group isn’t complete without them. LE SSERAFIM is one of the hottest rookies of 2022. Their debut was highly anticipated ever since it was rumored that IZ*ONE‘s Chaewon and Sakura were likely to join the lineup. Unlike most K-Pop groups, the members were finalized fairly quickly. In an interview with Forbes, they revealed that the six of them—Chaewon, Sakura, Garam, Yunjin, Kazuha, and Eunchae—became LE SSERAFIM only in January...

20 Candidates Compete in Miss Hong Kong 2022

Above: Leung Chiu Yi, Kary, and Chloe. Preparations for Miss Hong Kong 2022 continue to move along. Earlier, TVB executives Eric Tsang (曾志偉) and Virginia Lok (樂易玲) commented that this year’s candidates were of high caliber who greatly surpass last year’s applicants. Perhaps it was not an exaggeration after all, as the selection for the pageantry has moved to its...

Zhao Liying is Well-Prepared to Film “The Legend of Shen Li”

Since it was confirmed that Princess Agents <楚喬傳> costars Zhao Liying (趙麗穎) and Li Gengxin (林更新) will be reuniting for wuxia romance The Legend of Shen Li <與鳳行> in May, both actors have been busy preparing for their roles. From working out to strict diet routines, Liying and Gengxin are putting in great efforts to look their best, although the latter still drew...

Cha Eun Woo to Star in “K-Pop: Lost in America”

Gaining fame overseas with the nickname “Face Genius” for his gorgeous looks, 25-year-old lead singer of Korean band ASTRO Cha Eun-Woo (車銀優) has been confirmed as the first K-pop idol cast in Hollywood flick K-pop: Lost in America. It will be the idol’s Hollywood debut if all goes well. Synopsis A joint collaboration between Korean director Yoon Je-kyun and producer Lynda Obst, the...

Taiwanese singer Miu Chu dies of breast cancer aged 40

Taiwanese singer Miu Chu, 40, succumbed to breast cancer last Sunday (July 3), her family confirmed in a Facebook post on Monday. Miu was the champion of the third season of Taiwanese music competition Super Idol in 2009 and had gone silent on her social media platforms since April 23 this year. Revealing her death on Facebook,...

‘They don’t wash all the bits’: Leonardo DiCaprio called ‘smelly’ by this 81-year-old actress

Miriam Margolyes branded Leonardo DiCaprio "smelly" in a chaotic new interview. The beloved 81-year-old actress worked alongside the Hollywood heartthrob in the 1996 movie Romeo and Juliet but admitted he was quite whiffy as it was very hot on set in Mexico. Speaking to Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield on ITV's This Morning, Miriam said: "He was...

Winona Ryder and David Harbour’s kiss in Stranger Things finale not scripted

Winona Ryder and David Harbour's kiss on Stranger Things was not scripted. The 50-year-old actress and the 47-year-old actor's alter-egos Joyce Byer and Jim Hopper shared a steamy planned first kiss earlier in season four but decided to add in a spontaneous second smooch in the season finale. A message on the Stranger Things Twitter account stated:...

Seeing double? Friends prank man with creative police standee at Nex

To surprise their friend on his birthday, a group of young adults decided to "turn" him into Singapore's favourite police officer. TikTok user T1ew posted a video documenting the entire process last Sunday (July 3). The minute-long video showed the group of friends planning the prank, leading up to the very moment where they sprung the surprise on birthday boy...

Why is Malaysia seeing a rise in data leaks, and what is the government doing to stop it?

Malaysians were given a rude shock in April, following the revelation that the personal data of 22.5 million citizens ranging from their full names to identification numbers, home addresses, phone numbers and ID photos, were stolen from government servers and sold on the dark web for a reported price of just US$10,000 (S$14,000). Barely two months...

Hong Kong considers shorter Covid-19 quarantine for travellers: John Lee

Hong Kong will look into shortening Covid-19 quarantine requirements for travellers, while still aiming to curb the spread of the virus and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed, the city's new leader John Lee said on Tuesday (July 5) Lee spoke at his first weekly news conference as the city's chief executive after being sworn in on...