Author - jessie tan

TV show idea by Bruce Lee finally sees the light of day

Here’s our top picks of what to watch on TV this April: Warrior A few years before his death in 1973, legendary martial artist Bruce Lee pitched a TV show to an American studio but was turned down. In 2014, Fast & Furious director Justin Lin met with Bruce’s daughter Shannon Lee. She showed him the notes her father...

‘Game Of Thrones’ actors recall which scenes shocked them most

There have been more than a few outstanding moments throughout the seven seasons of Game Of Thrones. Ahead of the premiere of the epic fantasy show’s final season, we met with some of the actors from the HBO series in London. We asked them for a particular moment that happened in the series that they found most...

K-pop idol Ong Seong-wu sets Malaysian hearts a-flutter

What do you do when Ong Seong-wu gives his heart to you? Why, we’re sure you’d pledge to love him for eternity, too. And that’s exactly what his fans in Malaysia did during the Korean heartthrob’s recent fan meet at Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil. Setting more than 4,000 hearts aflutter with his bashful demeanour, the rising K-pop...

Korean actor Park Bo-gum feels a deep connection to Malaysia

Do you know why Malaysia holds a special place in Park Bo-gum’s heart? That is because he left his heart in Kuala Lumpur when he kicked off his very first Asian tour in 2016-2017, basking in the love of Malaysian fans right here in December 2016. “Malaysia is where I conducted my very first fan-meet. That is...

Fans of BTS and Blackpink go to ‘war’ as their idols release new albums

The albums from BTS and Blackpink are supposed to lift K-pop from its current scandals. But another controversy has blown up over tactics used by the fans of the two groups in the battle to conquer the album charts. There is talk that Blackpink fans paid streaming service Spotify to ensure that a Blackpink advertisement is...