Women are poised to pile up the gold at the Grammy awards on Sunday (Feb 4), reflecting a rise in female representation on pop music charts and record-setting performances at stadium concerts and cinemas. Taylor Swift, SZA and songs from the Oscar-nominated Barbie movie lead the competition for the music industry's highest honours. Jon Batiste is the...
Bob Marley's family hopes a new biographical movie about the superstar singer, who popularised reggae with his catchy tunes and spiritual and socially conscious lyrics, will help revive his legacy. Bob Marley: One Love is produced by his wife Rita Marley and their children Ziggy and Cedella and executive produced by Brad Pitt. Directed by King Richard filmmaker...
Want to know more about Taylor Swift's boyfriend? He will be the subject of a comic book coming out shortly. TidalWave Comics has added 34-year-old American football star Travis Kelce to its Fame series, which features the life stories of prominent people. The glossy, which will be released on Feb 7, chronicles Kelce's college and NFL career, as well...
Taiwanese TV host Jacky Wu has shed light on a misunderstanding with a Singaporean female artiste who felt bullied after appearing on his popular variety show, Jacky Go Go Go, many years ago. Wu, 61, recently appeared as a guest on the Taiwanese talk show The Night Night Show With Hello, hosted by Taiwanese comedian Hello. The...
Back in 2003, some of our parents would have sat riveted in front of the television to catch the South Korean historical drama Dae Jang Geum or Jewel in the Palace. Some of us might even have stayed up with them just to complete the drama on box set VCDs or DVDs. Twenty years after we saw...
Frozen by TVB for two years, Ali Lee (李佳芯) primarily hosted talk and travel shows. Her last drama was A Perfect Man <有種好男人> in 2021. She has also tried producing, directing, screenwriting, and acting in her own micro film. Although she has no new works, she still made an appearance at TVB’s Anniversary Gala. The show was also live...
With his elite status as film director Chen Kaige’s (陳凱歌) son, Arthur Chen’s (陳飛宇)handsome looks made his acting career soar quickly. However, Arthur’s bed photos with an ex-lover surfaced in February 2023. Although Arthur explained they were intimate before the female influencer got married, the scandal eliminated his opportunities for an entire year. The 23-year-old actor is finally making...
Based on Kim Ji-young’s novel The Killer’s Shopping Mall, Disney+’s latest action-centered K-drama of 2024 A Shop for Killers has finally premiered! With the first two episodes unfolding on a thrilling sequence where a young girl narrowly escapes being pursued, the drama transitions to a flashback, where the enigmatic “Uncle” portrayed by heartthrob Lee Dong Wook dies right at the start....
Aaron Yan (炎亞綸), who recently changed his name to Wu Bingru (吳秉孺), was accused of filming and possessing intimate videos of a minor with intent to distribute five years ago. Last June, male influencer Yao Le (耀樂) claimed he was only 16 years old when he was forced to have sex with Aaron at the star’s house one night. After a...
Just for the visuals alone, Expats is a gorgeous piece of work. In a way, it feels like a Westerner’s romanticised view of Hong Kong’s cityscapes, a la a tribute to Chungking Express, but as the minutes tick by, it’s clear that Director Lulu Wang’s aesthetic is her own. And so is her take on Janice Y.K. Lee’s...
