Generations blend at Geek Con Karachi as fans of all ages celebrate cosplay, gaming, and anime
Karachiites braved the cold this weekend, all for the love of anime.
South Korean actress Go Youn-jung on stardom, anxiety, and being cast for her looks
As her career soars, K-drama star finds herself aligned with a character haunted by success.
Hong Kong has another hit movie. Can such flicks save the industry from terminal decline?
"Back to the Past," a time-travel comedy starring actors Louis Koo and Raymond Lam, has become Hong Kong’s highest-grossing Chinese-language film debut of all time – not just…
How much is too much for K-pop concert tickets?
Production scale, stadium tours, and global inflation drive ticket prices higher.
South Korean director Park Chan-wook got shut out of Oscars again. What went wrong?
Expectations ran high that 'No Other Choice' would finally break the auteur's losing streak. It wasn't even close.
Taiwan gains global visibility with Alex Honnold’s Taipei 101 climb, but were the risks justified?
The fact that the Taiwanese authorities allowed the controversial climb to go ahead demonstrated how they had hoped to leverage the event as a soft-power win.
Korea, Japan, Indonesia top K-pop markets in 2025: data
While the top three markets remained unchanged from the previous year, notable movement occurred outside the Top 3. The US climbed one spot to fourth place, accounting for 6.25…
Mongolian athletes from Netflix’s Physical Asia awarded Golden Star
The Golden Star is awarded to individuals and teams who have made outstanding contributions to sport development, won Olympic medals, or otherwise promoted Mongolia…
South Korea’s ‘chaebol,’ the quiet fashion influencers
The phenomenon known as “ditto consumption” — buying items favoured by well-known figures — has intensified amid economic uncertainty, with both affordable and luxury…
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ lands two Oscar nods; Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ shut out
The Netflix animation earns nominations for best animated feature and best original song.