Christina Perri and hubby Paul Constabile have welcomed a baby girl and we couldn’t be more happy for them!
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Highlight recently held their 13th anniversary fan meeting where they announced their forthcoming return next month.On October 15 and 16, the veteran K-pop act (previously known as BEAST) held their ‘2022 Highlight Fan-Con’ in Seoul to commemorate their 13th anniversary as a group. At the end of the second night of the event, Highlight announced that they would be releasing new music on November 7.According to Sports DongAh, they also played a snippet from one of their new tracks where member Gi-kwang can be heard singing the lyrics: “Because I’m alone, without you I’m alone”.
Details such as the release’s title and tracklist are expected in the coming weeks.The forthcoming record will mark Highlight’s first music since their fourth studio album ‘Daydream’ arrived in March this year. That release had been the follow-up to their May 2021 EP ‘The Blowing’, which was led by the single ‘Not The End’.It had also been their first release as a quartet following the departure of rapper Jun-hyung in 2019 after he became embroiled in South Korea’s Burning Sun scandal with singer Jung Joon-young and Big Bang’s Seungri.In a three-star review of ‘The Blowing’, NME’s Ruby C wrote that “despite the midpoint roadblocks, ‘The Blowing’ is an overall breezy album that’s pleasant for what it is.”The boyband first debuted as BEAST in 2009 under CUBE Entertainment.
After the departure of member Jang Hyun-seung from the act, and the expiration of their contracts with the agency, the remaining members went on to establish their own agency, Around Us Entertainment. They then re-branded as Highlight, as their former name had been trademarked by CUBE.
.Christina Perri and hubby Paul Constabile have welcomed a baby girl and we couldn’t be more happy for them!
Netflix announced an upcoming thriller Korean series, The Bequeathed, to be written by Train To Busan and Hellbound director Yeon Sang-ho.South Korean news outlet Yonhap News Agency reported yesterday (October 18) that Netflix had decided to produce the brand-new series written and directed by Yeon Sang-ho. The streaming platform also announced the casting of actors Kim Hyun-joo (Trolley, Love All Play) and Park Hee-soon (A Model Family, My Name) in lead roles for The Bequeathed.
Women represent only a quarter of all film directors working in the European film industry, according to a new study by the Strasbourg-based European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO).
KARA will be reuniting to release a new album titled ‘Move Again’ next month.On October 18 at Midnight KST, the members of KARA released the first poster for their upcoming return with their 15th-anniversary album ‘Move Again’. Featuring the five members’ silhouettes, the new image also confirms its November 29 release date.At the time of writing, KARA and DSP Media have yet to share the release’s exact format and tracklist.A post shared by 니콜 ニコル (@nicole__jung)The upcoming record will be the act’s first in over seven years, following May 2015’s ‘In Love’.
Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Grammy and Oscar winning singer-songwriter Sam Smith has announced their fourth studio album, “Gloria,” will be released on January 27, 2023 via Capitol Records. Made with longtime collaborators Jimmy Napes, Stargate and Max Martin stablemate Ilya, the album is described in the announcement as “not only a creative revelation but something of a personal revolution for the celebrated artist. Lyrically, the subjects dive deep and wide, into contemporary narratives around sex, lies, passion, self-expression and imperfection.” Smith says, “It feels like emotional, sexual and spiritual liberation. It was beautiful, with this album, to sing freely again. Oddly, it feels like my first-ever record. And it feels like a coming of age.”
Peter Shapiro I’ve known the name Ron Delsener for as long as I can remember. Growing up in New York, I listened to a lot of radio — especially Q104.3 — and you’d hear ads for concerts at Madison Square Garden and Giants Stadium (pre-MetLife) brought to you by “Ron Delsener Presents.” Then you’d see his name on the ticket stub. As I was graduating college, and thinking about a career in music, he was a god in my world. Now 86 years old, Ron announced his retirement last week. He marked the occasion backstage at a show, of course. I got to witness Jeff Beck’s enormous smile as Ronnie came down steps of the Capitol Theater and turned the corner. A few nights later, I saw Ron at the Beacon Theatre for the B-52s. That pace he has, that endurance and passion, I don’t think that’ll ever end.
Park Chan-wook is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of the past 20 years. He’s also one of the rare South Korean filmmakers who has broken through the foreign-language barrier to become a recognizable name throughout the world.
ITZY are set to release a new English-language single ‘Boys Like You’ later this week.On October 17 at Midnight KST, the quintet shared a poster on Twitter announcing their upcoming pre-release single ‘Boys Like You’, due out on October 21 at 12AM EST/1PM KST. Although ITZY have released English versions of their singles in the past, this will mark the act’s first original English-language track.At the time of publication, JYP Entertainment has yet to announce the exact details and date for ITZY’s upcoming return.ITZY Pre-Release English Single “Boys Like You”⏰ 2022.10.21 FRI 0AM (EST)│1PM (KST)⏰ https://t.co/kFcsIZRjwa#ITZY #MIDZY @ITZYofficial#ITZY_BoysLikeYou pic.twitter.com/3mJfmI9loS— ITZY (@ITZYofficial) October 16, 2022‘Boys Like You’ arrives just three months after the release of ITZY’s fifth mini-album ‘Checkmate’, which was led by the single ‘Sneakers’.
EastEnders fans praised the BBC One soap on Wednesday night as it aired a closing credits twist to highlight climate change. To promote the final episode of critically acclaimed series Frozen Planet II, a new take of the iconic Walford map highlighted the challenges the planet’s frozen regions are facing due to a warming climate.The new end credits saw London’s East End transformed to show the river Thames bursting its banks with parts of the capital under water in a hypothetical scenario of what London could look like in the future.
The BBC has posted a new podcast series exploring the evolution and global rise of K-pop from the perspective of six super fans. Hosted by journalist Lucy Ford, the Beeb says that the series “traces the evolution of the South Korean music genre from its beginnings in South Korea to its rise up the music charts to catapulting into mainstream global culture”.Ford adds: “I’m so excited to be hosting this series which looks at the history of K-pop, its place on the global stage and the real-life experiences of the people who love it – the stans! A lot of conversations about K-pop mischaracterise or leave fans out of the equation altogether, so I’m really THRILLED to be centring them in this conversation and letting them be the ones to tell their stories!”“Having been a huge K-pop stan for so long”, she goes on, “it’s amazing to be a part of sharing with the world why it’s so meaningful and fun for fans, and maybe – just maybe! – convert a few more newbies in the process”.As well as the fans, the series also features people involved in the K-pop business, plus Radio 1’s Adele Roberts, who appears because she was the first person to play a track by BTS on the BBC pop station.Roberts says: “In 2017, I gave BTS its first play on Radio 1, marking the beginning of my journey of discovering K-pop, meeting stans and icons and even travelling to South Korea.
EXO vocalist Chen will soon be making a solo return with his third mini-album ‘Last Scene’.On October 11 at Midnight KST, the idol announced via EXO’s official Twitter account that he would soon be releasing his third solo mini-album, along with an abstract drawing of a person sitting between a field and a forest. Titled ‘Last Scene’, the record is due out on October 31 at 6PM KST.CHEN 첸 The 3rd Mini Album 〖사라지고 있어 (Last Scene)〗 ➫ 2022.10.31 6PM (KST) #첸 #CHEN #엑소 #EXO #weareoneEXO #사라지고있어 #CHEN_사라지고있어#CHEN_사라지고있어_LastScene pic.twitter.com/2WIxEs9kFX— EXO (@weareoneEXO) October 10, 2022‘Last Scene’ will mark Chen’s first comeback since being discharged from two years of military service earlier this year.
Gayle King has hailed chatting to Olivia Newton-John as one of the highlights of her successful TV broadcast career.EXCLUSIVE: Remembering Olivia Newton-John - Her family, Dolly Parton, Sir Cliff and more share memoriesWell-loved CBS News anchor joins Dolly Parton, Sir Cliff Richard and more celebrities who exclusively with HELLO! pay tribute to the late Grease actress. In our Breast Cancer Awareness Month special, Gayle revealed the emotional reason why she will always treasure her meeting with Olivia.She told HELLO!: "Olivia proceeded to use her life to help others. That was Olivia Newton-John, even when she was fighting the fight, she wanted to help others too.
Alan Alda reflected on the 50th anniversary of his beloved TV series, "M*A*S*H," discussing its enduring legacy and the real-life friendships of him and his former castmates. Alan Alda played surgeon Capt. Benjamin Franklin Pierce/Hawkeye on the CBS sitcom "M*A*S*H." ((Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)) The comedy-drama series, which followed a team of American doctors and support staff stationed in South Korea during the Korean War, still holds the record for the most watched finale in television history.
moved with his “SEAL Team” co-stars to Paramount+ for the series sixth season — and he’s back on CBS starring in “Fire Country,” a new drama premiering Friday (Oct. 7) at 9 p.m.Thieriot, who’s also a series co-producer and co-writer, plays Bode Donovan, who’s doing time in a Northern California prison (Lompoc) for armed robbery.
didn’t get it right and left darker skin tones underexposed. More significantly, just as Morgan had to be conscious of the differences of lighting Black skin versus light skin, the hair and makeup teams on “The Woman King” or other below-the-line crew members also understood the nuances of working with Black hair or skin compared to white hair and skin.