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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The main competition section of the Busan International Film Festival is set to showcase two new features from Bangladeshi directors, the feature debut of Japanese documentary maker Mori Tatsuya and ruminations on Hong Kong by mainland Chinese director Choi Ji. The festival on Wednesday unveiled its New Currents competition section, reserved for films by directors making their first or second works of fiction, as well as its Jiseok section, a showcase for somewhat more established Asian auteurs. In addition to the Bangladesh duo, New Currents includes two films from Japan, two from Korea and one each from China, Thailand, Malaysia and India. From Bangladesh, Iqbal H. Chowdhury’s “The Wrestler” sees an old fisherman challenge a wrestling champion to combat, and in “The Stranger” Biplob Sarkar tells a coming-of-age, gender-identity tale. From Japan, Mori recounts the events of the Great Kanto earthquake in “September 1923,” while Yamamoto Akira delves into profound and shocking love in “After the Fever.” New Currents’ Korean contributions come from Lee Jong-su, whose “Heritage” tracks a man who opts out of military service and his supervisor, and Sohn Hyun-lok, whose “That Summer’s Lie” blurs truth and fiction in memories of a past romance. India’s Rajesh S.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief HYBE Corp., the K-Pop powerhouse behind BTS, and the U.S.’s Geffen Records are to bring their global girl group audition efforts to Netflix as a docuseries that will launch next year. The two music companies announced the 2024 series and a companion-piece online show that kicks off on Thursday as their “The Debut: Dream Academy” moves up a gear. Having begun the selection process in November 2021 and screened some 120,000 submissions from young women hopefuls from around the world, they have now narrowed the field to just 20 candidates.

The ‘other Prince William’ may be unfamiliar to those born after his death on August 28, 1972. But for royal watchers who know a thing or two about the family tree, Prince William Henry Andrew Frederick was well known for his love of action packed activities and dare devil antics such as flying and ballooning.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag wants at least one more signing beyond Fenerbahce goalkeeper Altay Bayındır.

Kim Kardashian left her fans divided on Friday when she proudly revealed the jeans her four kids had made for her. Taking to Instagram, the star posed in the trousers, showing off the customisations.

England will play against Fiji on Saturday, with the last game before the Rugby World Cup pitting Steve Borthwick's side against a potential quarter-final opponent in the tournament.

It's no secret that Kim Kardashian lives a very lavish lifestyle, with the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star regularly showing off her designer wardrobe and luxury vacations. The 42 year old, who is set to appear in the upcoming season of American Horror Story: Delicate, recently jetted off to Japan with her eldest daughter North West, 10, who she shares with ex-husband Kanye West. Kim whisked her daughter and one of her friends away on the incredible trip, with the group flying on the mum-of-four's state-of-the-art private jet, which is said to be worth a whopping $150m (£119m).

Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 is currently streaming now, with a new episode set to drop at the end of this month following a short break – find out how to watch it in the UK below.The Japanese anime series illustrated and written by Gege Akutami went currently on break after five episodes, but episode 6 of season 2 will be released on August 31.Find out everything you need to know about how to watch the next arc of the show in the UK below.Gojo’s arc of season 2 takes place in 2006, approximately 10 years prior to the present-day events of the first season, and follows Gojo’s time as a second-year student at Tokyo Jujutsu High.Alongside a young Geto, Satoru is tasked with escorting the Star Plasma Vessel to jujutsu sorcerer elder Master Tengen while fending off curse user group Q and the Star Religious Group the Time Vessel Association.The second half of the season will revolve around the Shibuya Incident arc, but you can catch up on episodes 1-5 in the meantime.In a four-star review of Jujutsu Kaisen‘s season 2 premiere, NME wrote: “Of course, Jujutsu Kaisen is greatly aided by the phenomenal animation on display here by MAPPA (Attack on Titan, Vinland Saga, Chainsaw Man), a studio that has repeatedly proven its ability to craft dazzling action sequences, gorgeous imagery and grotesque monsters. Overall, this is a spellbinding start to what promises to be a sorcerous sophomore season.”Jujutsu Kaisen season two is available to watch on Crunchyroll, which requires a subscription.

Willie Garson tragically died from cancer in 2021 after filming several episodes of the show. The series then wrote out Stanford’s character by sending him on a work excursion to Japan. He also ended his relationship with his husband, Anthony.Meanwhile, Stanford had been scarcely talked about since his exit.

Spoiler alert! If you haven’t seen season 2, episode 10 of the “Sex and the City” reboot, “And Just Like That…”, proceed with caution.  

Though actor Willie Garson died in real life in September 2021 after a private battle with pancreatic cancer, his beloved character, Stanford Blatch, is alive and well on. Garson filmed several episodes of the Max reboot's first season before his unexpected death, and at the time, the show explained his exit with the character leaving to follow one of his influencer clients to Japan and asking his husband, Anthony Marentino (Mario Cantone), for a divorce.Since then, there have been several references to Stanford — in the season 2 premiere episode, Carrie wears a kimono that she says he sent her — but on Thursday's episode, Stanny's storyline seemed to have a clear end note. Outside of the central relationships and drama going on within Thursday's episode, Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) asks Anthony over to her apartment, telling him that Stanford wanted her to speak with him.

Shinjiro Atae is speaking up about coming out.

persistent divorce rumors. Kate Mansfield has given her thoughts to the Mirror, saying the Duke of Sussex’s recent rip to Japan without Markle shows that the two have faith in each other.

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup is heading into the quarterfinals in Australia and New Zealand. After the dramatic Round of 16, the World Cup is down to its final eight nations. Spain, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, England, France, Colombia and Australia — which is the host for this year’s tournament alongside New Zealand — are competing for the coveted FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 trophy.

Sideshow and Janus Films have acquired all North American rights to Academy Award-winning Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Evil Does Not Exist ahead of its world premiere in Competition at the Venice Film Festival next month.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Netflix is further expanding its slate of unscripted TV content from Japan, its most lucrative market in East Asia. The new shows cover the reality, variety and dating genres. “We’re excited to move into a new phase of our content strategy, ramping up our investments in unscripted and bringing new concepts to the screen.

Netflix has announced a slate of Japanese dating, comedy and reality shows, part of a wider push into Asian unscripted content, which also takes in South Korea and India. 

LE SSERAFIM have dropped the Japanese-language version of their recent title track ‘Unforgiven’, featuring Japanese singer Ado.The track was officially released at 6pm KST earlier today (August 8) on streaming platforms, as well as on YouTube. With Nile Rodgers being featured on the original song, its Japanese counterpart also credits Rodgers alongside Ado, who stays faithful to the original’s structure and lends her vocals to verses across the song.

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the North American team has emerged as the dominant force, securing the title four times and establishing themselves as the most successful team in women’s soccer history. Germany, with two victories, and Japan and Norway, with one each, have also significantly contributed to the women’s soccer legacy.However, there is a Latin American team that is poised to become a force in sports. The Women’s World Cup has been a journey of progress and determination for Colombia.