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Kep1er return with ethereal ‘TIPI-TAP’ music video
K-pop girl group Kep1er have made a comeback with their sixth mini-album ‘TIPI-TAP’ and a music video for its lead single of the same name. In the new visual, the girl group lounge on a dreamy playground in the sky, surrounded by clouds. “Run, crush on you / Run, crush on you / Can’t stop my crush on you / The code is L-O-V-E,” they sing in the chorus. ‘TIPI-TAP’ is Kep1er’s first release as a septet, after the departure of members Mashiro and Yeseo earlier this year. The act – formed through survival show Girls Planet...
Arnold Schwarzenegger voices support for Kamala Harris as “a former Republican governor”
Arnold Schwarzenegger has endorsed Kamala Harris ahead of next week’s presidential election. The former Republican governor of California and Terminator actor wrote a lengthy post explaining his reasons for backing the Vice President and Democrat candidate despite the fact he doesn’t “really do endorsements”, “hate politics” and doesn’t “trust most politicians”. “I will always be an American before I am a Republican,” he wrote. “That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You...
‘Gladiator II’ is “total Hollywood bullshit”, says top historian
A top historian has dismissed the upcoming Gladiator II as “total Hollywood bullshit”. Read More: 20 unmissable movies coming out in 2024 A feature by The Hollywood Reporter published today (October 30) makes a bid to separate the historical accuracies of the upcoming epic from its wilder sequences – like the use of sharks in a flooded Colosseum, which had already garnered praise (and disbelief) from viewers upon its reveal in the film’s trailer. Dr. Shadi Bartsch, a classics professor at the University of Chicago – and author of several books about ancient Rome – called it “total Hollywood bullshit.”...
This old Channel 5 true crime docuseries is now top of Netflix UK
A Channel 5 true crime docuseries has this week topped Netflix in the UK. My Wife, My Abuser: Captured On Camera was first aired on Channel 5 earlier this year, and features video footage of the abuse suffered by Richard Spencer at the hands of his then wife, Sheree, alongside written testimonials, audio recordings and photographs. It led to his wife, a former prison boss, pleading guilty to coercive and controlling behaviour and three counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, according to the Radio Times. She was jailed for four years at Hull Crown Court in March 2023....
SEVENTEEN to headline Mexico’s Tecate Pa’l Norte music festival in 2025
K-pop boyband SEVENTEEN have been announced as a headlining act for Tecate Pa’l Norte 2025 to be held in Mexico. On October 25, the Tecate Pa’l Norte music festival announced its star-studded line-up for its 2025 rendition, featuring SEVENTEEN as a headlining act for the show and the only K-pop artists to be performing at the festival. SEVENTEEN join Green Day, Massive Attack, The Chainsmokers and Gesaffelstein as one of five headliners for the festival’s opening day. Their appearance at the upcoming festival will also make them the first K-pop acts to do so in its history. Tecate Pa’l Norte...
Panic! At The Disco reunite for When We Were Young 2025 with Blink-182, Weezer, Avril Lavigne and more
The line-up for When We Were Young 2025 has been released – and, among them, the swift reunion of Panic! At The Disco, which disbanded in 2023. Today (October 29), the festival shared its 2025 poster with a bevy of top-tier names, which include Panic! alongside Blink-182, Weezer, Avril Lavigne, The Offspring, Knocked Loose, and more. In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Panic! At The Disco will perform their debut album ‘A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out’ in its entirety, along “with some of your other favorite Panic! At The Disco songs”, the band announces in an Instagram post....
SEVENTEEN’s Seungkwan pens message about supporting fellow K-pop idols
SEVENTEEN singer Seungkwan has posted a lengthy message on Instagram about the K-pop industry and voicing his support for fellow idols. Last week, K-pop company HYBE disclosed company documents during a National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism committee audit. Several pages of documents that allegedly contained disparaging remarks about K-pop artists have since been leaked, sparking outrage from K-pop fans both domestically and internationally. Amid the ongoing controversy, SEVENTEEN vocalist Seungkwan has shared a message speaking up for his group and fellow K-pop idols. “I don’t want to see people hurting each other anymore,” he wrote per Soompi. “I...
Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer sentenced for his part in January 6 Capitol Hill Insurrection
Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer has been sentenced for his part in the January 6 Capitol Hill Insurrection. Per Consequence last Friday (October 25), the heavy metal musician will serve three years’ probation after cooperating with the US Justice Department’s investigation into the infamous riot, avoiding further prison time after a two-month stint in early 2021 that, according to his lawyer, involved having “thrown faeces… and urine at him”, along with threats against his life. Schaffer had initially been facing up to four-and-a-half years in prison – his sentence was eventually delayed due to his willingness to cooperate with...
Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon to return with new music in November
Girls’ Generation vocalist Taeyeon has announced new solo music to be released in November. READ MORE: ILLIT – ‘I’ll Like You’ review: melodic, manic and almost as magnetic Taeyeon made the official announcement on October 28 at midnight KST through the release of a video teaser titled “Letter To Myself”. The clip features a brief 16-second clip of Taeyeon’s side profile, formatted to look like it was captured on an old film reel. In accompanying social media posts, SM Entertainment revealed that Taeyeon is set to release her sixth solo mini-album, also titled ‘Letter To Myself’, on November 18 at...Recent Posts
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