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· Daniel Anderson
Warner Music Korea launches ‘Under House’ YouTube series featuring Korean musicians
Warner Music Korea launched a new YouTube series Thursday called “Under House,” which will showcase artist performances, DJs and songs under their label. In its inaugural episode, DJ Minky plays various songs from artists like Mamamoo’s Wheein, soloist Seori and Charlie Puth’s…
· Rebecca Moon
Warner Bros. censors gay relationship dialogue in ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ for China release
Warner Bros. has approved China’s request to remove references to a gay relationship in the movie “Fanastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.” A six-second dialogue alluding to a romance between the male characters Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald was removed from the…
· Bryan Ke
Warner Bros. CEO Steps Down After Sex-for-Roles Scandal
Warner Bros. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Tsujihara has reportedly stepped down from his position amid the controversial sex-for-roles scandal allegation he previously had with a Hollywood actress. The exit was announced by WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey less than…
· Bryan Ke
Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara Allegedly Traded Sex for Movie Roles With Actress
Warner Bros. chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara has released a statement apologizing for his inappropriate actions in the past amid a sexual misconduct investigation launched by WarnerMedia. Tsujihara allegedly entered a sexual relationship with British actress Charlotte Kirk in…
· Ryan General
Warner Bros. is Making a ‘Hello Kitty’ Movie
Hello Kitty, arguably the world’s most recognizable cats, is set to star in her own Hollywood film. The iconic character, created by Sanrio, will be making its English-language feature film debut in a production by New Line Cinema and FlynnPictureCo, Variety reports.
· Carl Samson
Warner Bros. Buys ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ and Will Feature an All-Asian Cast
Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to Kevin Kwan’s “Crazy Rich Asians”, and apparently, it’s set to feature an all-Asian cast. Production is slated to kick off in Singapore by spring 2017, Deadline reported. Color Force, which produced “The Hunger Games” series, will develop…
· Editorial Staff
Warner Bros. Was Secretly Paying Youtubers Tons of Money to Promote Games
A settlement between the Federal Trade Commission and Warner Bros. was reached on Monday following the allegation that the entertainment company failed to “adequately disclose” paying online influencers to make good reviews. The FTC charged Warner Bros. of deceiving consumers…
· Connie K. Ho
Warner Bros. Media Camp’s Inaugural Class Shares Tips for Startups
One by one they each stood up. Some told funny jokes, while others wowed the crowd with their statistics. It was a unique gathering of people from entertainment, including entrepreneurs, media executives and investors. At the end of July, Warner Bros. held a Demo Day for its…
· Isa Peralta
New ‘Barbie’ teaser trailer spoofs ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ features a dancing Simu Liu
Before you read: Simu Liu reveals that script for his upcoming project ‘Barbie’ was one of the best his agent ever read Simu Liu revealed to play 1 of 3 versions of Ken in upcoming ‘Barbie’ film A new teaser trailer for the upcoming live-action “Barbie” movie, which will feature…
· Isa Peralta
Teaser trailer drops for Bong Joon Ho’s first film since ‘Parasite”
Warner Bros. has dropped the teaser trailer for "Mickey 17," Bong Joon Ho's first directorial endeavor since his 2019 Oscar-winning film "Parasite." The upcoming sci-fi film's plot follows Mickey7, a dispensable employee who embarks on a suicide mission to colonize the ice world…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop Weekly: OMEGA X takes legal action against label; BIBI releases first full album; The Rose rocks Seattle
So much happened in the K-pop world this week. Boy group OMEGA X took unprecedented action and held their own press conference to detail alleged incidents of physical, verbal and sexual abuse from their company CEO. The K-pop group are terminating their contracts, trademarking…
· Bryan Ke
Constance Wu expresses support for Amber Heard against ‘public shaming’
Constance Wu, Sakhi for South Asian Women, the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative and several other individuals and activist groups signed an open letter in support of Amber Heard against “public shaming” following the widely televised Depp v. Heard verdict on June 1. In the open…
· William Yuk
‘You’d have the white actors tape up their eyes’: James Hong recalls Hollywood racism
With last Friday’s inaugural Celebration of Asian Pacific Cinema & Television fresh in his mind, veteran actor James Hong took the opportunity to look back at how far representation and inclusivity in entertainment have come. The 93-year-old Hollywood veteran, who received the…
· Bryan Ke
Nikita Dragun arrested in Miami for nude pool incident, throwing water bottle at cop
Social media star Nikita Dragun, whose real name is Nikita Nguyen, was arrested on Monday night at The Goodtime Hotel in Miami on felony assault, misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges. According to the police report, Dragun, 26, allegedly wandered around…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop Weekly: Jin’s ‘The Astronaut’ arrives, soloists stand out and BTS, BLACKPINK land noms as award show season in full swing
Soloists dominated this week, with new music released from the likes of BTS’ Jin, BIBI, Jo Yu-ri, Monsta X’s Ki-hyun and more. With that came a flurry of nominations for K-pop acts from People’s Choice, MAMA and Billboard. Music Releases Oct. 23 Soloist BIBI gave fans a double…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop Weekly: CHUNG HA collabs, Chan-Hyuk goes solo, ITZY drops English single and K-pop festival makes ‘KAMPFYRE’
The start of this week saw several concerts and music festivals kick off around the world, from KAMP LA 2022 to BTS in Busan and BLACKPINK in Seoul. While soloists such as CHUNG HA collaborated with other artists, other acts released their first English singles and experienced…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop Weekly: Red Velvet’s Seulgi goes solo, boy band comebacks and cheating allegations
This week marks the start of a month chock full of comebacks and releases from just about every K-pop act you can think of. NextShark has rounded up some of the most prominent ones. Music Releases
· Michelle De Pacina
‘The Cleaning Lady’: How the hit series utilizes the ‘cloak of invisibility’ to reflect on undocumented immigrants’ struggles
Fox’s crime drama series “The Cleaning Lady” utilizes the “cloak of invisibility” of cleaning people to spotlight Southeast Asians and to reflect on the struggles of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. French actor Élodie Yung spoke with NextShark about how she taps into her…
· Daniel Anderson
AB6IX shine under the ‘Moonlight’ with TikTok singer-songwriter Reiley
K-pop boy quartet AB6IX released their new collaboration single, “Moonlight,” on Thursday with TikTok singer Reiley. This is the first collaboration between the two musical acts. The song is AB6IX’s most recent follow up to their first English language single “Chance” in August.…
· Daniel Anderson
Red Velvet’s Yeri and soloist Sam Kim release new ‘SM Station’ song ‘Nap Fairy’
Red Velvet member Yeri and Korean American soloist Sam Kim collaborated on the new song “Nap Fairy.” This is Yeri’s third “SM Station” project following her 2019 single “Dear Diary” and her 2018 collaboration “Hair in the Air” with NCT members Jeno, Renjun and Jaemin. Red Velvet…
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