Coldplay react to BTS’ cover of ‘Fix You’

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKorean Oscar-winner “Parasite” gleefully poked fun at South Korea’s bourgeoisie. Hur Jin-ho’s “The Dinner” is set to give the middle classes another skewering.The project is an adaptation of Dutch novel ‘Het Diner’ (“The Dinner”) written by Herman Koch.

Antonio Ferme editorSouth Korean band BTS made history on Sunday night as it became the first K-pop group to perform one of its own songs at the Grammy Awards.Jumping across (what appeared to be) the Grammy stage at the Los Angeles Staples Center the groups lead the audience on a chase backstage, up the utility stairs and ending their electric performance on a rooftop surrounded by spotlights.

Anderson Cooper is enlisting his infant son to help the fundraising efforts of a CNN colleague who recently lost a child to brain cancer.

Big Hit Entertainment, the backer of K-pop uber-group BTS, is in the process of changing its company name to HYBE Corporation, it told Variety Thursday.The company has already registered the new name with Korean company regulatory authorities, although the change has not been approved by shareholders. Nor has it been announced to Korea’s stock market regulator.

Refresh for updates: Kim’s Convenience has closed up shop. On Monday producers of the Canadian sitcom announced that the Korean family comedy will end with its upcoming fifth season.

LeVar Burton says he supports the decision announced Tuesday byDr. Seuss Enterprises to stop publishing six books — includingAnd to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry StreetandIf I Ran the Zoo —because of racist and insensitive imagery.

Anderson Cooper is loving fatherhood, clearly.

BTS member J-hope has surprised fans with a new version of ‘Blue Side’ on the third anniversary of his debut mixtape ‘Hope World’.The K-pop idol shared the reworked version of the ‘Hope World’ outro yesterday (March 2) on the official BTS Twitter account, alongside new cover art designed by Korean contemporary artist Eddie Kang.

Irina Shayk, 35, doesn’t think she owes the public an explanation about her romance or split with ex Bradley Cooper, 46. The model, who split from the actor in June 2019, has been tightlipped about their almost four-year relationship as well as their breakup and it’s all because she feels it’s a “private” matter that is part of her “inner self.”

Irina Shayk was asked about her relationship with her ex, Bradley Cooper, in her latest interview.

Mary-Kate Olsen is out on the town following reports that her divorce has been finalized. The 34-year-old fashion designer filed for divorce from Olivier Sarkozy in May 2020, and a source has since confirmed to ET that the former star is dating again. On Friday night, Olsen was spotted having dinner with 45-year-old Brightwire CEO John Cooper in New York City.

Maxïmo Park currently lead Alice Cooper in the race for this week’s Number One album in the UK.The artists both released their new albums last Friday (February 26), with the Newcastle band sharing ‘Nature Always Wins’ and the legendary rocker releasing ‘Detroit Stories’.In the midweek chart update from the Official Charts Company, Maxïmo Park is revealed to be just shy of 1,500 sales ahead of second place Cooper in the all-new Top 7 chart.‘Nature Always Wins’ is on course to be Maxïmo Park’s

Halsey has defended BTS after a German radio DJ was accused of making racist comments about the K-Pop giants.Matthias Matuschik faced criticism when he discussed the Korean band’s cover of Coldplay’s ‘Fix You’ while on air at Bavarian radio station Bayern3 last week.While talking about the track, he appeared to compare the group to coronavirus, saying he hoped “a vaccine will be available soon” for the band.He continued to insist that he had “nothing against South Korea” and was not xenophobic

Mary-Kate Olsen is out on the town following reports that her divorce has been finalized. The 34-year-old fashion designer filed for divorce from Olivier Sarkozy in May 2020, and a source has since confirmed to ET that the former star is dating again. On Friday night, Olsen was spotted having dinner with 45-year-old Brightwire CEO John Cooper in New York City.

EXCLUSIVE: Christian Bale and director Scott Cooper are set to make their third film together. Bale will star in Cooper’s scripted adaptation of the Louis Bayard novel The Pale Blue Eye. Cross Creek, coming off the Golden Globe-nominated The Trial of the Chicago 7, is financing and producing. CAA Media Finance and Endeavor Content are co-repping domestic distribution rights at the European Film Market, with MadRiver handling international sales.