Kang Daniel reveals tracklist for upcoming mini-album ‘Yellow’

Christopher Vourlias Dogwoof has acquired world sales rights to “Faceless,” the directorial debut of Jennifer Ngo, ahead of its world premiere at the Hot Docs film festival, Variety has learned exclusively.“Faceless” is a behind-the-headlines story of the 2019 Hong Kong demonstrations, seen through the eyes of four young protestors seeking to protect their way of life. Directed by Ngo and produced by Lorraine Ma, it’s a Dissonant Productions film in association with XTR and Flat-Out Films.

Highlight have released the first teaser for their upcoming mini-album, ‘The Blowing’.Dubbed a “comeback trailer”, the cryptic teaser captures the four-member boyband – comprising Yoon Doo-Joon, Yang Yo-seop, Lee Ki-Kwang and Son Dong-Woon – sitting  around a table that features a small sailboat in the middle.On April 16 Midnight KST, Highlight unveiled the name of the forthcoming project alongside a detailed “schedule plan” for the release.

Rebecca Davis editorA Hong Kong court sentenced the pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 14 months in prison Friday, after finding him guilty of “unauthorized assembly” during pro-democracy protests in 2019.A new, additional charge was also lobbed at him Friday: two counts of “colluding with foreign forces,” which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison.Nine other of the city’s top pro-democracy campaigners were also sentenced alongside Lai Friday to up to 18 months in prison for their

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChinese media group CMC Inc. is being readied for a share listing in Hong Kong.

Kang Daniel has revealed that his new mini-album ‘Yellow’, which completes his ‘Color’, depicts a period in his life where he was a subject of constant cyberbullying.In a new, wide-ranging interview with DAZED, the K-pop star he wanted to “express what it felt like to explode” on ‘Yellow’, following constant scrutiny from the public on social media.

Olivia Rodrigo has revealed the tracklist and cover art for her forthcoming debut album ‘Sour’.The Californian pop star will release her first full-length effort on May 21 via Polydor/Geffen, having previewed the project with the smash hit ‘Drivers License’ as well as recent single ‘Deja Vu’.Tonight (April 13) Rodrigo took to social media to unveil the record’s purple front and back sleeves, the second of which revealed the 11 tracks to be included.

Kang Daniel is making a huge return to the music scene.

The 21st Annual Black Reel Awards took place today with Warner Bros’ rousing drama, Judas and the Black Messiah, taking the marquee Outstanding Film award. In addition, stars Daniel Kaluuya and Dominique Fishback were bestowed with the Outstanding Supporting Actor and  Outstanding Supporting Actress award, respectively. Producers Charles King, Ryan Coogler, and Shaka King become the first all-African American team to win Outstanding Picture.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMainland China youth drama “The Day is Over” was named the best Chinese-language film in the Firebird Young Cinema competition at the Hong Kong International Film Festival.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTheatrical box office in Hong Kong was down by only 4% over the four-day Easter holidays, compared with the same period in 2019, the last pre-COVID year. The score was achieved despite mandatory seating restrictions still in place.Data published Wednesday by Hong Kong Box Office Limited, showed gross revenues of HK$28.4 million ($3.64 million) between April 2-5, 2021.

For his Oscar-nominated short documentary Do Not Split, director Anders Hammer spent a year in Hong Kong’s streets, capturing the drama and chaos as China cracked down on pro-democracy protests. The work came with inherent danger.

Daniel Kaluuya snagged the best actor award in a filmat the 27th annual SAG Awards on Sunday night. The actor, who portrays Fred Hampton,chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, in Judas and the Black Messiah.

ENHYPEN have announced details of their first comeback with the upcoming mini-album, ‘Border : Carnival’.The seven-piece group debuted in November 2020 with the release of their first mini-album ‘Border : Day One’.Earlier today (April 4), ENHYPEN confirmed that they will return with the record later this month and shared the intro track from it.

Dinosaur Jr. have released a new single, ‘Garden’ – you can listen to it below.The song is their latest from their upcoming new album, ‘Sweep It Into Space’, their twelfth studio album, which is set for release on April 30 via Jagjaguwar.Back in February, the group shared the first single from the album, ‘I Ran Away’ featuring Kurt Vile.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefNorwegian director Anders Hammer did not set out to make another war film when he traveled to Hong Kong in 2019 to document the political protests that had brought an estimated two million people to the streets of self-proclaimed Asia’s World City.Hammer has previously chronicled real, hot war situations in Kabul and Iraq. There, bullets and rockets were flying daily, and more lives were in imminent danger.

Godzilla vs. Kong is out, and MonsterVerse fans will be disappointed to learn that there's no post-credits scene.

Vivienne Chow Dedicating her time and energy to strategizing ticket purchases for a young idol was never part of Chung Ling’s life plans. This 40-something-year-old working mother says she gave up on Hong Kong’s once huge Cantonese-language pop scene, a decade ago.

Derek Tsang's youth drama Better Days, nominated this year for the best international film Oscar, has given Hong Kong its first shot at Academy Awards glory since Farewell My Concubine got the nod in 1993. But in a mysterious move, it appears that the Oscars ceremony is set to go unaired in Hong Kong for the first time in over 50 years.