Why BTS is returning with full-length album in March
The world’s biggest K-pop act may be positioning its fifth studio album as a strategic bid for a long-sought Grammy win, following the completion of the members' military…
Japan’s ‘Kokuho’ craze shines spotlight on classical performing arts
The phenomenal blockbuster film has delighted the classical performing arts industry, which hopes to expand its fan base.
10 events that defined 2025 in entertainment
From a fictional K-pop group and the engagement of “your English teacher and gym teacher” to Blue Origin’s tone-deaf space stunt and the shocking death of Barbie Hsu, these…
AI is no longer optional in K-pop — it’s becoming the new normal
How has AI entered the K-pop ecosystem so far, and where is it headed next?
Seri Negara in Kuala Lumpur reimagines the museum experience for a modern audience
Since opening on Dec 20, Seri Negara gallery's exhibits - spanning two floors - have given guests the chance to discover a fresh interpretation of the national narrative, one that…
‘Heated Rivalry is making me (a straight woman) go insane’
The unapologetically gay Canadian hockey show is bringing back yearning, and the girls are eating it up.
Beyond the box office: The 10 Pakistani films that quietly won 2025
Beneath the glossy-but-tired commercial surface of Pakistan's film industry, something promising is happening.
What inclusivity looks like for this new Filipino onscreen ‘love team’
If the film genuinely promotes inclusivity and aims to show that people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) can learn, love, and work just like everybody…
Japan PM Takaichi meets with anime, music experts to discuss development of content industry
Takaichi emphasised that Japanese content is frequently discussed in diplomatic settings.
China’s Nanjing Museum’s handling of donated art, relics being probed
The investigations were launched to address rising public concerns regarding the painting, which was donated to the Nanjing Museum in the 1950s.