K-pop agency behind Blackpink to hold auditions in Singapore
Applications are open to those born between 2003 and 2012, and will close on Oct 23.
Pop-up stores become key K-pop marketing strategy
In recent years, the ongoing trend in K-pop is to open temporary stores in the Korean capital and showcase exclusive merchandise and content.
Hangang Space-out competition highlights art of resting
With spectators on-site voting on the “artistic performance,” many participants sought to draw attention with eye-catching costumes.
Lion head crest designer so obsessed that he ‘ate and slept with the lion’
Senior advertising lead Michael Lee drew hundreds of drafts by hand to get the design just right for his entry into a national search for a new symbol to represent Singapore.
Chinese movies kick off Asian film festival in US
One of the showcased movies, ‘Back to Love’ is the first Chinese film made in the Teochew dialect and recounts a story about parents coming to terms with their children's…
Artists investigated for Yoon satire
Pop culture critic Kim Heon-sik said it is unnecessary to punish the satirists.
S’porean CEO-lawyer David Yong makes K-pop debut, signs with Mamamoo’s agency
Yong was so serious about breaking into the industry, he braved the Covid-19 pandemic and moved to South Korea in May 2021 to pursue his musical ambitions.
Lee Jung-jae, Hwang Dong-hyuk of Squid Game fame make history at Emmys
Netflix’s South Korean megahit was nominated for 14 awards at the Primetime Emmy Awards and won six, including outstanding lead actor.
Actress Zhang Ziyi wins a directorial honour for the first time
Despite feeling the pressure, Ziyi delved into the early history of Chinese scientists and engineers dedicated to the development of the first Long March rocket in the late 1960s.
Japanese calligraphy enthusiasts write new script to popularise art form
Shodo, or calligraphy, was designated as an Intangible Cultural Property by the government in December.