For Jae, who relocated to a small city outside of Tokyo two weeks ago, having job satisfaction is a good trade-off. Though there's also the "serious culture shock". No part of this story can be reproduced without permission from 8days.sg. If you follow Jae Liew on Instagram, you’d know the actress, who starred in English dramas Tanglin and Derek 2, is a Japanophile. She...
Props to Shu Yi Ching for standing up to the creep. If you ever had someone take a video or a photo of you in public without your consent, you would know it's a very upsetting experience. Even more so when you have no idea what they would be doing with that photo of you. And trust...
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Chinese language media Lianhe Zaobao has stressed that it takes its mission of delivering information seriously and remains committed to neutrality. The comments by Zaobao’s editor Goh Sin Teck came a day after the Washington Post put up its story “In Singapore, loud echoes of Beijing’s positions generate anxiety” on July 24. Goh said the...
The iconic cat and mouse duo will take their antics to Singapore in a collection of three-minute shorts, premiering on Cartoon Network and HBO Go in August. Tom And Jerry, arguably the most famous cat and mouse duo in the world, are coming to Singapore. On Wednesday (Jul 26), Warner Bros Discovery announced that its first-ever localised...
Do you guys remember what you were doing when you were 10? Some of us were probably whining about going to school or fretting about the impending PSLE, but for 47-year-old Singaporean musician Eric Ng's 10-year-old daughter Lyla Ng, she's busy serenading crowds with her beautiful voice. Eric is a prolific songwriter and producer and has worked...
A hater even threw a bottle at him when he was walking along Orchard Road. Now 17 years after the singing competition, Joakim looks back at what he calls his “baptism of fire”. For the uninitiated, season 2 of local singing reality show Singapore Idol, which aired 17 years ago in 2006, was a cultural phenomenon. The season,...
Well, it’s their loss. The 31-year-old, who is the star of Mediacorp drama The Sky Is Still Blue, tells 8days.sg if she thinks her time in Korea was a waste and if she’s still pals with fellow Skarf member Tasha Low. No part of this story can be reproduced without permission from 8days.sg. Google local actress Ferlyn G,...
Now this is a picture that is sure to reignite memories of yesteryear for many. On July 24, local singer Kit Chan, 50, posted this sweet snap with Hong Kong’s Heavenly King Jacky Cheung, 62. The picture was taken backstage at one of Jacky’s many, many, concerts in Singapore. In her post, Kit mused about how Jacky is her “inspiration to banish...
SHAH ALAM: Police have seized over RM7.94mil worth of drugs after crippling four syndicates active in Selangor. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said they conducted seven raids between July 17 and 21 together with Bukit Aman and Subang Jaya Narcotic Crime Investigation Department personnel. "We raided locations in Seri Kembangan, Kota Damansara, Putra Heights,...
Italian fashion house Bottega Veneta held a fashion show in Beijing recently, but the biggest draw wasn’t the clothes or bags on the runway. Rather, it was our local pop diva Stefanie Sun, 45. Admittedly, it’s been a while since we’ve seen Stef at an event, and the reception she received was reportedly overwhelming. Dressed in an eye-catching blue...
