Oh no! Local fancy restaurant BLVD House, one of the shooting locations for the iconic movie “Crazy Rich Asians”, had ceased its operations earlier this month after 4 years. The sad news was announced via its official social media accounts, where they shared that the restaurant had officially closed its doors on 5th June 2020. However,...
The success of past Boys Love (BL) dramas, such as The Untamed <陈情令> and Guardian <镇魂>, has prompted the rise of more drama adaptations of BL novels. The latest upcoming historical BL dramas include Immortality <皓衣行> and Faraway Wanderers <天涯客>. The latter stars popular Mainland Chinese actors Zhang Zhehan (张哲瀚) and Simon Gong (龚俊). Although fans of the novel initially disapproved of the casting choices, the recent...
While some of the Mainland Chinese dramas aired this year found success and propelled many of their leads into stardom, other dramas have failed to live up to expectations. Slow and boring storylines, lack of character development, weak and anticlimactic endings, and poor chemistry between actors have all contributed to poor ratings. Below are eight...
Introducing LEGO Monkie Kid – the first ever Chinese legend inspired LEGO theme. If you think it’s related to the legendary Monkey King (from “Journey to the West”, you’re absolutely right. The story follows an ordinary boy named Monkie Kid, who becomes the chosen one to Monkey King’s legendary staff. The modern Chinese twist celebrates bravery...
Disney’s highly anticipated live-action movie Mulan <花木蘭> was originally slated for a March 26 release, but it has been postponed to July 24 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the movie has yet to premiere, rumors have been swirling that Mulan will have a sequel. According to industry insider Daniel Richtman, the rumors are true, and the sequel is already in...
Netflix Originals upcoming Taiwanese TV series The Victim’s Game <誰是被害者> is the latest crime drama seeking to send chills down viewers’ spines. The mystery show, which stars Joseph Chang (張孝全), Tiffany Hsu (許瑋甯), and Jason Wang (王識賢), is set to premiere on Netflix on April 30. The Victim’s Game follows the story of a forensic detective Fang Yi-jen, played by Joseph, with Asperger’s syndrome specialized...
When a storyline is that good, naturally viewers want follow-up films. Even movie studios want to capitalise on the popularity by releasing movie sequels. Thankfully, there are no shortage in 2020 (We’ve already seen “Birds of Prey” and ” To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You”). Despite the setback due to the Covid-19 pandemic,...
Three months into the year of 2020 and the world is still in shock and panic over the ever rising number of cases of COVID-19. Today, the number of cases has amounted to 169,907 and the number of deaths is 6,520. Governments and organisations have introduced a few steps as precautionary measures against the spread of the disease. One...
A ton awards were given out at the Screen Actors Guild Awards 2020, but perhaps fans got the best award of all – seeing Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston reunite. The famous exes were photographed sharing an affectionate moment after their respective wins. It’s the reunion people have been waiting to witness for years! Source: Vivien Killilea/Getty...
2019’s breakout star, Lewis Capaldi, set Malaysia a blazed recently with his first concert ever on our home soil. Prior to that, we attended the press conference where he shared his thoughts on his journey thus far. Speaking to the media, the “Someone You Loved” singer was all smiles and full of laughs as he answered...
