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· Daniel Anderson
BLACKPINK sets world record for most-streamed female group on Spotify
BLACKPINK has set a new world record as the most-streamed female group on Spotify, with over 8.88 billion individual streams. The K-pop quartet, consisting of Jennie, Lisa, Rosé and Jisoo, overtook British girl group Little Mix by 400 million streams to clinch the title.
· Daniel Anderson
BTS’ Jungkook deletes personal Instagram account with 50 million followers
Jungkook has explained his decision to delete his personal Instagram account with over 50 million followers. The BTS member abruptly deleted his Instagram account on Tuesday.
· Michelle De Pacina
Japan’s birth rate plunges to new record low; politician blames citizens’ lack of ‘romantic ability’
Japan’s birth rate has plunged to a new record low, undermining the country’s initiatives to remedy its aging population. According to Japan’s health ministry, the total number of births declined to 799,728 in 2022, which is down 5.1% from a year earlier. The birth rate is the…
· Ines Shin
Thai cadets perform record-breaking Muay Thai ‘wai khru’ ceremony
On Monday, 3,660 Thai army cadets, university students and volunteers set the world record for the largest Muay Thai ceremony, shattering the previous Guinness World Record of 250 participants. The volunteers joined thousands of Thai army cadets to perform a mass Muay Thai “wai…
· Daniel Anderson
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 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards (KCAs). The annual awards ceremony, whose winners are determined by Nickelodeon fans and voters from around the…
· Bryan Ke
Woman in Philippine Air Force goes viral for gown made of 17,000 soda can pull tabs
A Filipino woman recently went viral for sharing a photo of a gown she is in the process of making with soda can pull tabs. Richell Malibiran, a 43-year-old technical sergeant in the Philippine Air Force, caught the attention of thousands of Facebook users after posting about…
· Ryan General
Watch: ‘Metal Gear’ voice actor narrates tour of Kojima Productions’ new studio in Tokyo
Kojima Productions, founded by legendary video game designer Hideo Kojima of “Metal Gear” fame, celebrated their seventh anniversary on Friday with a short tour of their new high-tech studio. The tour, shared on Kojima Productions’ YouTube channel, is narrated by Akio Otsuka,…
· Carl Samson
Chinese man sets world record with 50-story house of cards built in 5 hours
Tian Rui of Qingdao, China, set a record for the world’s tallest house of cards built in 12 hours earlier this month. His attempt took five hours and four minutes. The 50-story build, which stood at 3.375 meters, remained erect for more than 10 minutes before it collapsed. Tian…
· Iris Jung
Chinese woman’s quest for successful childbirth despite 26 miscarriages sparks criticism
A Chinese mother who gave birth after 26 miscarriages faced online criticism after the hospital released her story. Her 26th miscarriage occurred in 2019 when the mother was 34 years old. The 37-year-old mother finally gave birth to a baby girl through a C-section this year. The…
· Michelle De Pacina
61-year-old Indonesian man to marry for 88th time
Kaan, a 61-year-old man from Indonesia, was dubbed the “Playboy King” for having been married 87 times. His first marriage was when he was 14-years-old with a girl who was then 16-years-old. Although their marriage lasted for two years, she asked for a divorce due to his bad…
· Editorial Staff
178 Hirokazu Tanakas break world record for largest group with same name
On Sunday, 178 Hirokazu Tanakas met in Tokyo’s Shibuya ward to break the Guinness World Record for the largest group of people with the same first and last name. Their gathering was organized by the Tanaka Hirokazu association, which was founded by 53-year-old Hirokazu Tanaka in…
· Bryan Ke
Southeast Asian Cup 2022 ‘best female lifter’ breaks her own record by 0.5 kilograms
Singaporean powerlifter Farhanna Farid broke her own deadlift world record at the Southeast Asian Cup 2022 on Sept. 16 by 0.5 kilograms (approximately 1 pound) after successfully lifting 201 kilograms (approximately 443.1 pounds) in the Under-52 kilograms category. “I don’t…
· Daniel Anderson
BLACKPINK to make U.S. award show debut at 2022 Video Music Awards
K-pop superstars BLACKPINK will make their U.S. awards show debut at the 2022 Video Music Awards on Aug. 28 with a performance of their upcoming new song “Pink Venom,” which is scheduled to be released this Friday. The girl group is nominated for a VMA this year for best…
· Daniel Anderson
Korea Singers Association face backlash after asking BTS to ‘reconsider’ their break
The head of the Korea Singers Association issued a statement on June 22 in The Korea Times imploring BTS to “reconsider” the group’s temporary break. Lee Ja-yeon expressed concern that without BTS, the K-pop industry and the hallyu (Korean wave) would decline. Army was quick to…
· Daniel Anderson
BTS drops 48-track anthology album ‘Proof’ along with ‘Yet To Come’ music video
BTS’ three-disc, 48-track anthology album “Proof” dropped today with the title track music video “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment).” “Yet To Come” is one of three new songs on the album, including “Run BTS” and “For Youth.” The first two discs of the album are out now…
· Daniel Anderson
President Joe Biden ‘covers’ BTS’ song ‘Butter’ on ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’
The “Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” spliced together clips of Joe Biden to create a cover of BTS’ English track “Butter.” It was shown during Fallon’s opening monologue on Monday evening as part of a joke about Biden’s weekend tour in Asia. “Butter” is BTS’ second English track…
· Daniel Anderson
‘Cause I, I, I’m in the stars tonight’: BTS’ ‘Dynamite’ to be first K-pop song played in space
BTS’ “Dynamite” may be the first-ever K-pop song to be played in outer space. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute in collaboration with the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute will launch their lunar orbiter, the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, on August…
· Ryan General
Nepali Sherpa Kami Rita breaks his own world record again by scaling Mount Everest for 26th time
Nepalese Sherpa guide Kami Rita, 52, successfully reached the 29,032-foot summit of Mount Everest at 7 p.m. on Saturday, marking the 26th time he scaled the world’s tallest mountain. Sherpas are an ethnic group who live at high altitudes. The term is also used to refer to the…
· Ryan General
Filipino dictator’s son, Marcos Jr., was inspired to run for president while watching ‘Ant-Man’
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., a 2022 Philippine presidential candidate, was allegedly inspired to run while watching the 2015 Marvel film “Ant-Man.” In a recent interview, his wife, Liza Araneta Marcos, shared details about the moment of inspiration. “One day we’re watching…
· Rebecca Moon
Yuzuru Hanyu, Nathan Chen top Weibo’s search rankings following Olympics free skating faceoff
After an unsuccessful attempt to win his third consecutive gold medal at the Olympics, Yuzuru Hanyu has received an outpouring of praise and support from fans. Hanyu has been a trending topic on Weibo following his free skate performance on Thursday, in which he attempted a…