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Byeon Woo-seok, IU, A-list writers: K-drama’s big bet for 2026

2026 sees a K-drama fantasy romance boom and the return of trusted creators.

  • Published: January 7, 202611:13 am
  • Author Lee Yoon-seo
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Meet Krystel Go, the first Filipino Best Actress winner with Down syndrome

The showbiz newcomer turns her childhood dreams into a landmark moment for disability representation.

  • Published: January 7, 20268:13 am
  • Author Allan Policarpio
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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…

  • Published: January 6, 202612:32 pm
  • Author Kim Jae-heun
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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.

  • Published: January 6, 202611:10 am
  • Author Seira Unegouchi
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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…

  • Published: January 2, 202611:58 am
  • Author Gordon Kho
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‘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.

  • Published: December 29, 20251:36 pm
  • Author Andreiana Yuvallos
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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.

  • Published: December 29, 20251:25 pm
  • Author Zil E Huma
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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…

  • Published: December 24, 20251:33 pm
  • Author Allan Policarpio
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Celebrate December in Dhaka with handmade, local gift ideas

"December in Dhaka is full-on wedding season, which means biye bari'r kachchi, dancing to trending songs, late-night ice cream treats, and unlimited fun. That, my dear readers, is…

  • Published: December 24, 20251:28 pm
  • Author RBR
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K-Pop concert to be held in Hong Kong and aired in mainland China on Feb 6-7

Dream Concert 2026 will be held at Kai Tak Sports Park for two days from Feb 6.

  • Published: December 24, 202510:20 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network

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