This year has been proven to be quite a roller-coaster ride for Kang Daniel, arguably the hottest K-pop act of the moment. Despite all the trials he has been through, the young man sitting in front of us has a warm smile that lights up the room. He was in Kuala Lumpur recently for his Color On Me fan...
A singer can be lost among a big team of backup dancers on stage, and there are other distractions like fancy lighting and elaborate stage props. Often, the view is blocked by other concert-goers. Which explains why Jay Chou’s two kids – Hathaway, four, and Romeo, two – turned to their mother to ask where the...
Enough of the cat fights. Female pop artistes need to do more to support each other, says British singer-songwriter and actress Rita Ora. “When you see support from one girl to another publicly, it makes other people think “wow, you know what, it’s not always a cat fight, it’s not always against each other, it actually...
From Mr Rock to Mr Jazz and now Mr Entertainment, Taiwanese singer Jam Hsiao is master of constant reinvention. The Mandopop star is set to make his way to Malaysia for his Mr. Entertainment World Tour, which will take place at the Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil on July 6 at 8pm. His latest tour kicked off in...
K-pop band BTS’ new album featuring two high-profile pop stars, Halsey and Ed Sheeran, hit the world music scene Friday, revealing the band’s stories of love, self and the outside world. Map Of The Soul: Persona, released on major online music stores Friday evening, is the opener of BTS’ new Map Of The Soul album series following their...
The video of massively popular boy band BTS’s new song has surpassed 100 million views on YouTube at the fastest pace ever. The music video for Boy With Luv, the main track off the group’s latest album, Map Of The Soul: Persona,” released Friday at 6pm, topped 100 million views at about 7.37am Sunday, according to the band’s...
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...
