ENHYPEN, ONEUS, Kang Daniel among acts announced for new music festival in Las Vegas

K-pop stars are leading the charge at the inaugural We Bridge Music Festival and Expo, a two-day music festival and three-day exposition cel...

Kris Wu accuser Du Meizhu receives backlash for taking on lead acting role

Du Meizhu, the woman who accused Chinese Canadian K-pop star Kris Wu of sexual assault, has received backlash after landing her first lead a...

BLACKPINK, BTS, Joji, Sandra Oh among nominees for 2023 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards

Stars of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) descent – such as BLACKPINK, BTS, Joji and Sandra Oh – are prominent nominees of this year’s Nicke...

H.E.R. reveals her favorite Filipino foods

H.E.R. recently revealed her favorite Filipino foods. During an interview with Vogue Philippines for its February 2023 issue, whose cover sh...

BTS’ Jin wins military talent show, earns extra vacation day

BTS’ Jin is putting his idol training to good use during his military service, as shown by a recent talent show win.  A talent show was held...

Epik High drop EP ‘Strawberry’ featuring Jackson Wang, Hwasa

South Korean hip-hop trio Epik High are back with a new EP titled “Strawberry.” The EP, which shares its name with the lead track, features ...

‘Twenty-Five Twenty-One’ star Nam Joo-hyuk to enlist in military police force

South Korean actor Nam Joo-hyuk is set to join the military in a few months. According to Soompi, a source from his agency Management SOOP g...

‘Am I that unattractive?’: Dave Bautista really wants to be a rom-com lead

Actor Dave Bautista recently shared that he would love to be the lead in a romantic comedy. Bautista, 54, recently spoke with Page Six about...

Hasan Minhaj set to host 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards

Hasan Minhaj has been chosen to host this year’s Film Independent Spirit Awards. The awards ceremony, which celebrates independent cinema, w...

‘Animal Crossing’ player designs drool-worthy ramen restaurant in-game

One imaginative gamer designed an authentic-looking ramen restaurant on the in-game island of “Animal Crossing: New Horizons.” The player, w...

Japan officially designates January 31 as ‘Final Fantasy VII Day’

Japan has officially designated January 31 as “Final Fantasy VII Day.” The date marks 26 years since the classic Square Enix rol...

Jordan Peele says he’s ‘glad’ he chose not to direct ‘Akira’ live-action remake

Jordan Peele recently revealed that he is glad he decided not to direct the upcoming live-action remake of “Akira.” Looking back on his deci...

‘One Piece’ live-action series to hit Netflix in 2023

Netflix’s live-action adaptation of “One Piece” will be available for streaming later this year. On Monday, the streaming giant shared a pos...

American skaters the Shibutanis inducted into US Figure Skating Hall of Fame

Olympic bronze medalists Alex and Maia Shibutani, also known as the Shibutanis, were inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame over...

‘Kadabra, return’: Pokémon Company to print first Kadabra card in over 20 years

The Pokémon Company is releasing the psychic-type Pokémon Kadabra back into the wild of its trading card game after a ban of almost two deca...

Original ‘Cowboy Bebop’ director expresses disapproval of Netflix adaptation, Hollywood producers

Shinichirō Watanabe, director of the hit 1998 anime “Cowboy Bebop,” lambasted Netflix’s live-action remake — and Hollywood in general — in a...

Marie Kondo says she’s ‘kind of given up’ on cleaning her home after having 3 kids

Marie Kondo has revealed that she has “kind of given up” on cleaning her home. During a recent media webinar and virtual tea ceremony, the 3...

NCT 127 release repackage album ‘Ay-Yo’

K-pop boy group NCT 127 dropped the repackage album “Ay-Yo” on Monday.  The album is a re-release of the group’s fourth studio album “...

TWICE among honorees of 2023 Billboard Women in Music Awards

K-pop girl group TWICE will be honored with the Breakthrough Award at the 2023 Billboard Women in Music Awards.  The awards will take place ...

It’s a new DAWN: South Korean rapper signs with new label At Area

South Korean rapper DAWN has signed with hip-hop label AT AREA.  AT AREA, founded by South Korean music producing and composing duo GroovyRo...

Song Joong-ki announces marriage to British girlfriend, says she is pregnant

South Korean actor Song Joong-ki recently announced that he is married and expecting his first child with wife Katy Louise Saunders. The “Vi...

Daiyan Trisha shuts down accusations she has a ‘sugar daddy’ with single tweet

Malaysian actress, model and musician Daiyan Trisha shut down online accusations that she has a “sugar daddy” with a single mic-...

BLACKPINK, Pharrell Williams’ group pic purportedly snapped by French President Emmanuel Macron

BLACKPINK and Pharrell Williams recently posed together for a group photo in Paris that was allegedly taken by the president of France.  Tif...

K-pop supergroup GOT the Beat declined invitation to perform at Coachella 2022

Girls’ Generation member Hyoyeon shared that GOT the beat had to decline an invitation to perform at Coachella 2022 due to a logistical reas...

MOMOLAND members leave MLD Entertainment after 7 years

K-pop girl group MOMOLAND are calling it quits with longtime label MLD Entertainment after seven years.  In a press statement to TenAsia, ML...

TXT entices with comeback EP ‘The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION’

K-pop boy group TXT (Tomorrow X Together) are back with their fifth EP “The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION,” led by the title track “Sugar Rush Ri...

HBO Max’s ‘Velma’ sees 127% popularity spike as it becomes worst-rated animated show in IMBD’s history

“Velma,” Mindy Kaling’s highly controversial and poorly received “Scooby-Doo” spin-off, has managed to beat “The Last of Us” in popularity t...

Why Randall Park’s directorial debut ‘Shortcomings’ starts with a ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ spoof

Randall Park explained why he decided to open his directorial debut film “Shortcomings” with a “Crazy Rich Asians” spoof. Park, ...

Netflix drops ‘Next in Fashion’ Season 2 trailer with Tan France and Gigi Hadid

Netflix’s reality competition show ‘Next in Fashion’ is back in season, except this time with new co-host Gigi Hadid.  The...

Merle Oberon: the first Asian Best Actress Oscar nominee who hid her heritage from Hollywood

When Michelle Yeoh’s nomination for Best Actress at the Oscars was announced on Tuesday, some outlets highlighted that she was the fir...

Daniel Dae Kim: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ had ‘collateral damage’ for Asian American projects

Daniel Dae Kim believes that the huge success of “Crazy Rich Asians” came with a price, as it may have set expectations for future Asian Ame...

Aespa’s fictional AI system Nævis to debut as an artist at SXSW

Artificial intelligence (AI) system Nævis, from K-pop girl group Aespa’s fictional lore, will debut as an artist at the group’s upcomi...

BLACKPINK’s Lisa sets three new world records

Guinness World Records announced on Tuesday that Lisa of BLACKPINK has set three new world records.  According to the company, the “La...

‘Squid Game’ reality competition called a ‘warzone’ after contestant stretchered out in freezing weather

Contestants of Netflix’s upcoming reality competition series “Squid Game: The Challenge” were reportedly faced with harsh conditions, with a...

Stephanie Hsu ‘lucky and grateful’ to be nominated for Oscar alongside Michelle Yeoh

“Lucky and grateful” are two words that came to Stephanie Hsu’s mind when she was nominated for an Oscar alongside legendary actor Michelle ...

Rich Brian pays homage to his Justin Chon film debut in new single ‘Sundance Freestyle’

On late Wednesday, Indonesian rapper Rich Brian released “Sundance Freestyle,” a track that pays homage to his acting debut in t...