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· Daniel Anderson
BTS’ Jin shows off newly shaved head ahead of military enlistment
BTS’s Jin posted a selfie to South Korean social media platform Weverse on Sunday showing off his shaved head prior to his military enlistment on Tuesday. Jin captioned the photo: “It’s cuter than I thought.” HYBE has asked fans to respect Jin’s privacy during the enlistment…
· Daniel Anderson
Big Hit Music issues statement on Jin’s military enlistment
Big Hit Music issued an official statement on Tuesday about Jin’s forthcoming military enlistment set for Dec. 13. The K-pop agency took to Weverse to announce they have no plans to host any kind of official event on the day of his recruitment and emphasized that it “is a time…
· Isa Peralta
BTS’s RM releases new solo album
BTS’ RM dropped “Indigo,” his new solo album, on Friday. The album contains 10 tracks in total and features several artists, including Erykah Badu, Anderson .Paak, Tablo, Kim Sawol and Mahalia. RM also recently released a music video for the song “Wild Flower,” which features…
· Bryan Ke
‘Itaewon Class’ star Park Seo-joon to join ‘The Marvels’ in 2023
“Itaewon Class” star Park Seo-joon will be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in “The Marvels” next year. Disney made the announcement during a special Disney Content Showcase, which was held at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on Wednesday. Park, 33, is set to become the…
· Isa Peralta
BTS announce upcoming Disney Plus documentary series
BTS are set to appear in an upcoming Disney Plus documentary series. Fans reportedly first heard the recent news about "BTS Monuments: Beyond the Star" via a Disney Plus Singapore tweet posted on Wednesday. The tweet, which features a video of the K-pop boy group announcing the…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Wag Ikuwento Si Bruno’: Disney releases Filipino versions of ‘Encanto’ songs
Disney Asia has released Filipino versions of six songs from the “Encanto” soundtrack as part of the long-awaited release of their streaming service Disney Plus in the Philippines on Nov. 17. The songs, which were re-recorded by Filipino vocalists, were released to Spotify and…
· Isa Peralta
Could the next Studio Ghibli project be a Star Wars film starring Grogu?
Studio Ghibli’s official Twitter account posted a photo on Friday of a Grogu figurine, hinting that the animation studio’s upcoming collaboration with Lucasfilm will be a Star Wars project. In the recent tweet, the Grogu figurine is featured in front of an out-of-focus…
· Khier Casino
Studio Ghibli and Lucasfilm join forces for new mystery project
Studio Ghibli released a teaser on Twitter to announce a brand new project with Lucasfilm. The video only showed the Studio Ghibli and Lucasfilm logos with no background music. The studio partnered with seven Japanese animation studios, including Studio Trigger and Kamikaze…
· Daniel Anderson
Disney Plus announces crime K-drama ‘The Worst of Evil’ starring Ji Chang-wook, Lim Se-mi and Wi Ha-joon
Disney Plus has announced a 2023 premiere for its original upcoming Korean crime drama series, “The Worst of Evil.” The series takes place in 1980s South Korea and will follow the story of undercover cops infiltrating a drug trafficking crime ring involving Korea, China and…
· Grace Kim
Lee Jung-jae cast as lead in new Star Wars series ‘The Acolyte’
Lee Jung-jae (“Squid Game”) has been cast as the male lead in the new Star Wars series “The Acolyte.” Amandla Stenberg will star alongside him, with Jodie Turner-Smith also joining the cast. Disney Plus described the show in a 2020 announcement as a “mystery thriller that will…
· Daniel Anderson
BTS announces return of ‘Run BTS’ web series in new trailer
BTS shared a new trailer on Monday announcing the return of their web series “Run BTS.” The special episode will air on WeVerse and VLive on Aug. 16 at 9 p.m. KST and on YouTube at 11 p.m. KST. The K-pop superstars’ beloved web series returns after a 10-month break, with the new…
· Grace Kim
‘Ms. Marvel’ directors respond to the review-bombing that targeted the latest MCU show
“Ms. Marvel” directors have responded to the review bombing the Disney Plus series was subjected to after premiering last week. Viewers noticed the show was bombarded with baseless one-star reviews on IMDb, despite receiving praise from critics and Marvel fans. Adil El Arbi and…
· Jane Nam
Top China livestreamer goes offline after showing ice-cream tank on Tiananmen Square anniversary
On Friday evening, top China e-commerce livestreamer Li Jiaqi and a co-host presented Viennetta ice cream to sell during a live broadcast. The ice cream on a plate, adorned with Oreos and a chocolate ball, appeared to resemble a tank, coincidentally on the eve of the Tiananmen…
· Carl Samson
Designers Prabal Gurung , Phillip Lim to collab on costumes for Disney Plus’ ‘American Born Chinese’
Renowned designers Prabal Gurung and Phillip Lim will collaborate for the first time in Disney Plus’ upcoming series “American Born Chinese.” Based on Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel of the same name, “American Born Chinese” follows a high school student who makes a new friend…
· Grace Kim
First Muslim superhero Kamala Khan debuts in new trailer for ‘Ms. Marvel’
Marvel has released the official trailer for “Ms. Marvel,” a new series featuring the MCU’s first Muslim superhero. The series will be available to stream on Disney Plus starting June 8. Nineteen-year-old newcomer Iman Vellani stars as the show’s lead Kamala Khan, a nerdy…
· Michelle De Pacina
Censorship of ‘Friends’ LGBTQ plus storylines causes pushback from Chinese netizens
China has reportedly censored LGBTQ plus storylines and references to “orgasms” from the 1994 classic sitcom “Friends” on streaming platforms, including Tencent, Youku, iQiyi and Bilibili. Mentions of character Ross Geller’s ex-wife, Carol Willick, coming out as a lesbian and a…
· Ryan General
Michelle Yeoh, Daniel Wu join cast of Destin Daniel Cretton-helmed ‘American Born Chinese’ adaptation
Michelle Yeoh is reuniting with “Shang-Chi” director Daniel Destin Cretton for the Disney Plus series adaptation of Gene Luen Yang’s award-winning graphic novel “American Born Chinese.” The upcoming series also stars Daniel Wu (“Into the Badlands”), Chin Han (“Mortal Kombat”),…
· Editorial Staff
K-drama ‘Snowdrop’ starring Blackpink’s Jisoo gets US release date on Disney Plus
Disney Plus announced Monday that the K-drama “Snowdrop” will be available on its U.S. platform on Feb. 9. All 16 episodes will be available to stream. “Snowdrop” was previously only available in Asia-Pacific markets on Disney Plus. Disney Plus has announced that Korean…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Fight Club’ can now be streamed in China — with an altered ending where the authorities win
The original ending of the classic 1999 David Fincher film “Fight Club” was altered for the streaming version in China. Fans of the original were left disappointed to see the authorities win instead of the anti-consumerism narrator. A Chinese streaming platform is airing David…
· Bryan Ke
Group of over 30 Korean studies professors, scholars pen open letter to Disney Plus over ‘Snowdrop’
A group of professors and scholars of Korean Studies wrote an open letter to Disney Plus to raise concerns over some of the historical inaccuracies in the Korean drama “Snowdrop.” They argued in the letter that attention must be paid to the potential inaccuracies of Korean shows…