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Choi Yena spreads joy in whimsical video for ‘Smiley’, featuring BIBI
Former IZ*ONE member Choi Yena has officially made her debut as a soloist. READ MORE: Kep1er – ‘First Impact’ review: a spirited, at times unimaginative debut release Today (January 17), the 22-year-old idol unveiled a bubbly new music video for her debut single ‘Smiley’ featuring singer-songwriter BIBI. Her mini-album of the same title was also released at the same time. In the vibrant new visual, Choi embarks on a mission to bring smiles to the faces of patrons of a hotel, urging them to get up and dance with her. When she leaves, BIBI shows up as a villain...
Pope Francis leaves the Vatican to visit local record shop
Pope Francis took a rare private trip from the Vatican to visit his local record shop READ MORE: The Rockin’ Priest Behind The Pope’s Album Tells Us What It’s Like Being God’s Own Producer On Tuesday (January 11) Pope Francis was spotted by Javier Martinez-Brocal, director of the Rome Reports news agency, heading into Stereosound – a CD and vinyl store in Rome. He’d stopped by to bless the recently renovated store, which he apparently frequented before the beginning of his papacy in 2013. Advertisement “He was here for maybe 20 minutes, just time for us to have a...
Martin Shkreli ordered to repay more than $64million as he’s banned from pharmaceutical industry
Martin Shkreli, the disgraced pharmaceutical CEO who made headlines in 2015 for purchasing an exclusive Wu-Tang Clan album, has been barred from the drug industry. The incarcerated former hedge fund manager has been ordered to return the $64.6million (£47.2million) in profits that he made by price-gouging the drug Daraprim in 2015. He’s also been banned from ever working in the pharmaceutical industry again. The US District Court ruling in Manhattan on Friday (January 14) came in response to a multi-state lawsuit accusing Shkreli of illegal and monopolistic behaviour. AP reports that prosecutors last month presented at trial recordings of...
Right Said Fred promoted a white supremacy livestream hosted by neo-Nazi
Earlier this month, Right Said Fred promoted a livestream spouting white supremacy and anti-vax rhetoric, hosted by the leader of a group described as “the UK’s biggest fascist threat” – a move their representative reportedly said was done in error. Over the weekend, The Mirror reported that the ‘90s Europop band – best known for their single ‘I’m Too Sexy’, which Drake recently brought back into the mainstream consciousness – shared a link to the livestream on their Telegram account, which sports over 5,600 followers. Hosting the stream was Mark Collett, a notorious white supremacist and neo-Nazi, who in...
Robbie Williams claims a hit man was once hired to kill him
Robbie Williams has claimed that he was the target of a hitman at the height of his career. READ MORE: ‘Better Man’: eight classic stories the Robbie Williams biopic should include The soloist, who started his career in boyband Take That, said in a new interview that he had “a contract” put on him to “kill” him. He told The Mirror: “I’ve never, ever said this, but I had a contract put on me to kill me. I’ve never said that publicly before. It went away. I have friends. That stuff is the unseen stuff that happens when you become...
Swim Deep team up with Hatchie for new single ‘World’s Unluckiest Guy’
Swim Deep have released a new single with Australian dream pop artist Hatchie titled ‘World’s Unluckiest Guy’. READ MORE: Swim Deep tell us about their cinematic new single ‘On The Floor’, featuring Phoebe Green The single arrives ahead of Swim Deep’s upcoming EP ‘Familiarise Yourself With Your Closest Exit’, which will see the Birmingham band collaborate with different artists on each track. Hatchie brings wistfulness to the track, which is a propulsive and synth-draped ballad written affectionately for the “world’s unluckiest guy”. READ MORE: Meet Hatchie, the Aussie dream-pop auteur joining the dots between Cocteau Twins and Carly Rae...
A.C.E’s Jun on playing a gay character in ‘Tinted With You’: “I thought about it a lot, in great detail”
K-pop idol Jun, from the boyband A.C.E, has opened up about playing a gay character in the K-drama series Tinted With You. READ MORE: Kep1er – ‘First Impact’ review: a spirited, at times unimaginative debut release Tinted With You, which premiered in December 2021, is a historical-fantasy BL series, a popular genre in Asia that depicts male same-sex romances in comics, novels and dramas. In the show, high school student Eun-ho (Jun) is drawn into the past through a mysterious painting, where he meets and forms a romantic bond with Crown Prince Lee Heon (Yoo Hyun-woo). “I thought about...
Rumoured new Lana Del Rey song teased in preview for next ‘Euphoria’ episode
A new song by Lana Del Rey appears in a preview for an upcoming episode of Euphoria. READ MORE: Euphoria season two episode two recap – fallout from the fracas Earlier this month fans began speculating that Del Rey had written a song for the HBO teen drama. Now, an episode teaser features new music by the singer has been shared. It’s not known if the song, the title of which is currently unknown, will feature in season two, episode three (premiering January 23) or only serves as part of the preview. Advertisement Fans claimed earlier in January that...
Netflix teases ‘Love And Leashes’, starring Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun
Netflix has released the first-ever teaser for its upcoming original South Korean romantic-comedy film, Love And Leashes. READ MORE: ‘All Of Us Are Dead’: zombie apocalypse spirals out of control in first trailer The clip opens with Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun leaning against an office desk, while silk ties, collars and leashes spill out from a box on the floor. Brandishing a purple silk tie, she begins to wrap it around singer-actor Lee Jun-young (formerly of U-KISS and UNB) Captions pop up on the screen, introducing Ji-woo (Seohyun) as the “rookie domme” and Ji-hoo (played by Lee) as the “expert...Recent Posts
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