By Mark Schilling
23.04.2020 - 16:37 / hollywoodreporter.com
AT&T-owned WarnerMedia's HBO Asia has wrapped production and is readying the release of Antarctic survival thriller series The Head. The show, produced in association with Hulu Japan and Spanish production house The Mediapro Studio, will premiere on HBO and HBO Go in the Asia-Pacific region on June 12, WarnerMedia said Thursday.
The company also released the first trailer for the action series (see below). The Head is set in the Polaris VI international polar station in Antarctica during the
.By Audrey Cleo Yap
Official HIGE DANdism's "I LOVE…" returns to No.
HKT48 blasts in at No. 1 on the latest Billboard Japan Hot 100 with "3-2" (pronounced "san hiku ni," meaning "three minus two" in English), the group's first release since central member Rino Sashihara left.The single sold 172,981 copies in its first week, taking the top spot, fueled by physical sales (No.
HKT48 blasts in at No. 1 on the latest Billboard Japan Hot 100 with "3-2" (pronounced "san hiku ni," meaning "three minus two" in English), the group's first release since central member Rino Sashihara left.The single sold 172,981 copies in its first week, taking the top spot, fueled by physical sales (No.
Billboard Japan has launched a project asking artists and the music community to curate "stay home" playlists for people self-isolating amid the coronavirus pandemic."With the spread of the novel coronavirus and Japan declaring state of emergency, many people are being urged to work from home and refrain from going outside. The music industry has also cancelled many concerts and events since March," Billboard Japan said in a statement."But music won't stop playing, not now or in the future.
Billboard Japan has launched a project asking artists and the music community to curate "stay home" playlists for people self-isolating amid the coronavirus pandemic."With the spread of the novel coronavirus and Japan declaring state of emergency, many people are being urged to work from home and refrain from going outside. The music industry has also cancelled many concerts and events since March," Billboard Japan said in a statement."But music won't stop playing, not now or in the future.
By Mark Schilling
J-pop band Official HIGE DANdism shared the new music video accompanying "Parabola," the follow-up to their Billboard Japan Hot 100 No. 1 hit "I LOVE…""Parabola" is currently being aired nationwide in Japan as the 2020 commercial song for Calpis Water.
BTS' J-Hope shook off the quarantine blues on Monday (April 27) by hosting a livestream for his ARMY of fans.Wearing an oversized Balenciaga track jacket, bucket hat and face mask, the K-pop star danced his way through the hour-long live-stream -- warming up to Sasha Sloan's "Normal" and numerous songs from the late Japanese producer Nujabes' 2005 LP Modal Soul, before performing solo choreography to Travis Scott's No.
© Shutterstock Lisa Snowdon has revealed her heartbreak after having to cancel her wedding due to coronavirus Lisa Snowdon has had to cancel her wedding due to the coronavirus pandemic.
TOKYO — Call it lockdown lite. After weeks of downplaying the coronavirus pandemic, Japan is now under a nationwide state of emergency. The nu
By Manori Ravindran
A collection of Japan's art house cinemas have banded together to launch a streaming service, dubbed the "Temporary Cinema," to keep the country's indie film community afloat during the novel coronavirus pandemic. The platform is launching with a lineup of 10 Japanese and international indie movies that previously were scheduled to open theatrically at independent cinemas in the country throughout the spring.
J-pop singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu shared the new music video accompanying her latest single, "Kamaitachi," which dropped digitally Friday (April 24).In the video, the Harajuku icon plays two characters: a Buddhist monk with a shaved head who experiences a strange dream, and a cute mischievous monster that tries unsuccessfully to sever their fated connection while also apparently being drawn to the monk.The pop songstress also released a making-of video that follows the popular Japanese comedy duo
Official HIGE DANdism's domination of the Billboard Japan Hot 100 continues as "I LOVE…" leads the latest tally for the second consecutive week and fifth in total.
By Jake Kanter
Since the end of March, Japanese musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto has been sharing some of his past concerts online to spread some joy in these times of coronavirus self-isolation.As social distancing continues without an end in sight, the renowned composer has added two more rare concert recordings to the list, to be premiered on YouTube.The first, set to go live Friday (April 24), is a concert he performed with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra on piano and as conductor called Ryuichi