JYP Entertainment & Republic Records Enter Strategic Partnership For Girl Group Twice: Exclusive

CAA is expanding its gaming roster. The agency has signed family friendly YouTube gaming group The Krew, consisting of members ItsFunneh (Kat), Rainbow (Betty), Gold (Kim), Lunar (Wenny) and Draco (Allen), for representation in all areas.

Japanese melodic punk band WANIMA was one of the first major-label J-pop groups directly affected by the novel coronavirus outbreak in the country, when one of the first reported cases was a fan who had attended its early February concert in Fukuoka.

Orlando Bloom is heading home!

Better safe than sorry. Orlando Bloom revealed that he and the cast of Amazon Prime’s Carnival Row would be “quarantined” after the series shut down filming due to health concerns.

The Czech Republic has banned British citizens from entering the country for 30 days.

By Jake Kanter

As the world attempts to get a hold on the coronavirus, musical artists have canceled concerts, outdoor festivals like Coachella and Stagecoach have been rescheduled, TV projects like have shut down production and stars like Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have even gone so far to postpone their Japan wedding amid concerns over the epidemic.

By Denise Petski

J-pop girl group Nogizaka46 shared its new music video accompanying "Shiawase no hogoshoku," the last single for main member Mai Shiraishi before she leaves the group in March.

Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles' biggest critic is Simone Biles. The 22-year-old, the most decorated gymnast in the world, talked to E! News about competing in the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, while promoting the Japanese cosmetics brand SK-II's #NoCompetition campaign ahead of this Sunday's International Women's Day.

By Nellie Andreeva

The all-female Japanese rock band SCANDAL released their ninth studio album, Kiss from the darkness, earlier in February, the first set recorded under their own private label established under Victor Entertainment, a long-standing rock label in Japan.The four-member band was formed in 2006 in Osaka and debuted two years later.

When it comes to breaking songs on TikTok, record labels are increasingly turning to Flighthouse, a popular brand on the ascendant video-sharing platform whose influence has helped launch the careers of a number of emerging artists.Boasting more than 22 million followers, Flighthouse (which was acquired by Create Music Group in 2017) has become a TikTok powerhouse.

Christoph Waltz and Guy Pearce are to star in the fantasy adventure comedy The Portable Door, adapted from Tom Holt's six-book fantasy series, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.The Jim Henson Company and Story Bridge Films, behind Daybreakers and Bait, are producing, withArcLight Films representing the project at the European Film Market in Berlin for all territories outside of Australia and New Zealand.Patrick Gibson (The OA, Tolkien) stars in the film, which Jeffrey Walker (Ali’s Wedding,

Republic Records has hired Damion Presson, the Reebok marketing director who forged partnerships with artists like Kendrick Lamar and Cardi B, as its new senior vp of artist relations. 

Fear of the spread of coronavirus has taken a heavy toll on the South Korean entertainment industry, where many scheduled concerts and events have been canceled. The K-pop sector has been especially hurt.

Dino Dana: The Movie, the big-screen adaptation of Sinking Ship Entertainment's Emmy-winning TV series, is heading to the European Film Market in Berlin and has already landed several territory sales.Odin's Eye Entertainment has acquired worldwide sales rights outside of North America to the Telefilm-backed feature, selling to Japan (New Select) and South Korea (Yejilim) ahead of the market, where it will feature in Telefilms Perspective Canada screenings.The film will launch in North America