Creating against the tide: Indonesia’s ethnic artists dare to push the bounds
In a country with strong religious underpinnings, Indonesian ethnic artists face unique challenges in pursuing their craft and preserving their cultures.
James Cameron’s Avatar sequel screened footage in Beijing
Cameron states that he feels grateful for China's re-release of ‘Avatar’, which has propelled his sci-fi epic to return to the global box office champion seat.
150,000 flock to ‘SMTown Live’ in Tokyo
Held as part of the K-pop label's world concert tour, "SMTown Live 2022," the event marked the return of the K-pop concert series to Tokyo in three years since it was last held in…
A ‘Mega’ Bollywood concert is coming to Jakarta
Indonesia has been a big market for Bollywood films and soap operas over the last decade, with the country’s own music genre ‘dangdut’ influenced by traditional North…
Thailand unveils soft-power strategy to match K-pop’s global reach
The government’s Creative Economy Agency said its focus would widen from the domestic market to adapting Thai cultural identity for export to the globe.
BTS, Blackpink, Seventeen win big at MTV Video Music Awards
Winning the group of the year award for the fourth consecutive year, K-pop sensation BTS was also the most-nominated group of this year’s awards ceremony.
Thailand’s very own sensation Lisa comes away with top MTV award for K-pop artists
Apart from being the first solo K-pop artist to win the honour for her song “Lalisa”, this was also the first time that she and her Blackpink members performed in a US award…
‘Min Hee-jin Effect’: How the K-pop mastermind is doing things differently
Skipping the usual step-by-step process, Hee-jin’s label released the official music video of NewJeans’ first single, “Attention”, even before unveiling the names of the…
How a Filipino-Argentinian star broke into the Kpop scene
Starting out as a commercial model, to a big star in the Philippines, Chanty Videla put a stop to her successful career back home to become a K-pop idol.
Fans turn up in the rain to see Tiffany from Girls’ Generation in Orchard Road
Some fans reportedly turned up at 6.30am in order to snag a good spot to catch a glimpse of their idol.