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BtoB’s Sungjae on the secret behind the boyband’s longevity: “We don’t really contact each other”
Sungjae of BtoB has revealed that contrary to popular belief, the group do not contact each other often, saying this is the secret behind their longevity as a team. The singer-actor recently made a guest appearance on singer Jung Jae-hyung’s YouTube series, Fairy Table on its March 31 episode. Over the course of the hour-long episode, Jung asks Sungjae about his years-long experience in the K-pop industry. “You’ve been in the K-pop scene for quite a while. Right, Sungjae? It seems like many K-pop idols burn out after about 10 years. Maybe I’m wrong, but that’s just what I’ve noticed,” Jung...
Andrew Scott’s new Netflix series is getting rave reviews
The new Netflix show, Ripley, aired today, and is already receiving positive reviews from critics. Starring Fleabag’s Andrew Scott in the titular role, the eight-episode series is an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 novel The Talented Mr Ripley. The story follows Scott’s character as he takes on a job assignment to take a trip to Italy in an attempt to persuade his employer’s son, Dickie Greenleaf (played by Johnny Flynn), to return home from Europe. As the series progresses, Tom Ripley works his way into the lives of Dickie and his girlfriend Marge (Dakota Fanning) and the story takes...
Rohan! Cooks Up a Storm with food & games!
Rohan! isn’t your run-of-the-mill rapper; he’s more like a culinary alchemist, concocting a musical feast where hip-hop meets jazz and alternative in a delicious mishmash of flavors. With his debut album, food & games!, he’s serving up a genre-bending extravaganza that’s sure to tantalize your taste buds and tickle your funny bone. Born out of a love affair with music, Rohan! has been a multi-instrumentalist since childhood, sampling everything from soulful melodies to pulsating beats. This early exploration laid the foundation for his dual passions: rapping and producing. He doesn’t just spit rhymes; he crafts sonic experiences that are...
NxWorries announce new album, share new single ’86Sentra’
NxWorries, the duo of Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge, have announced their sophomore album, ‘Why Lawd?’. Last night (April 3), NxWorries (pronounced “No Worries”) took to social to announce the upcoming record, which is due for release on June 7 via Stones Throw. Further information surrounding their second studio album remain unknown at this time, including its tracklisting and cover art. The duo shared on Instagram that more information will be shared “soon”. In the meantime, the pair of .Paak and Knxwledge have shared a new single, ’86Sentra’, along with an official visualiser to accompany the track. The newly released...
Kirsten Dunst was “miserable” shooting iconic upside-down kiss in ‘Spider-Man’
Actress Kirsten Dunst has opened up about her iconic upside-down kiss scene in Spider-Man, saying it was a “miserable” experience. Dunst played the role of Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi’s trilogy of Spider-Man films that starred Tobey Maguire: Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007). In the scene from the 2002 film Dunst is referring to, Mary Jane removes Spider-Man’s mask halfway to give him a “thank you” kiss in the pouring rain as he hangs upside down. Speaking on ITV’s Jonathan Ross Show, Dunst said: “I remember Sam Raimi giving me a book of famous kisses to be inspired, but also he...
SHINee’s Onew signs with new label Griffin Entertainment
SHINee singer Onew has signed with Griffin Entertainment, just a month after leaving longtime agency SM Entertainment. Griffin Entertainment announced that SHINee’s Onew had signed with the company today (April 3) in a statement to South Korea news outlet Sports Kyunghang. “We are happy to be together with Onew on his new start,” the agency said, as translated by Soompi. “Griffin Entertainment will not spare any effort so that we can become the artist’s sanctuary,” the label added. The company also said in its statement that it is “dedicated to safeguarding and nurturing our artists”, adding that it “strive to...
Adele announces rescheduled Las Vegas residency dates following illness
Adele has rescheduled several dates on her Las Vegas residency after they were postponed due to illness. The singer-songwriter paused five weekends worth of dates of her long-running residency due to go ahead last month at The Colosseum, Caesar’s Palace in February after revealing that she had fallen ill “at the end of the last leg and all the way through my break”. The dates affected were March 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23 and 29 and 30. Advertisement Now, she has taken to Instagram to reveal that the five weekends have now been rescheduled to the...
aespa’s Karina and Lee Jae-wook break up a month after going public with their relationship
aespa singer Karina and South Korean actor Lee Jae-wook have broken up, their agencies have confirmed. Today (April 2), South Korean news outlet TenAsia reported that aespa’s Karina and Lee Jae-wook have broken up, just a little over a month after the pair went public with their relationship in late-February 2024. In response to the report, a representative from Lee’s agency C-JeS Studios confirmed that the pair have “decided on the breakup in order to focus on the project he is currently filming”, per Newsen via Soompi. Advertisement “The two decided to remain as colleagues who support each other,”...
Shakira admits that her sons hated ‘Barbie’ because “they felt that it was emasculating”
Shakira has shared her thoughts on Barbie, revealing that her two sons “hated it” because “they felt that it was emasculating”. The artist was asked in an interview with Allure if she had seen the Greta Gerwig-directed film, which came out last summer, to which she said that she had. “My sons absolutely hated it. They felt that it was emasculating,” she said. “And I agree, to a certain extent. I’m raising two boys. I want ’em to feel powerful too respecting women. Advertisement “I like pop culture when it attempts to empower women without robbing men of...Recent Posts
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