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In a bold reaction to market trends, Korean entertainment powerhouse HYBE Corporation — best known as the home of K-Pop superstars BTS — is more bullish than ever, expanding out of its core record label, talent management and concert production business into several other areas, and now bills itself as a global entertainment lifestyle platform.
The company’s innovative strength has been in reimagining its artists — which also include Tomorrow X Together, ENHYPEN, Lee Hyun and Nana — as intellectual property that can be monetized across a range of platforms, including social media, live streaming, gaming, education, webtoons, and film and TV content. Its activities span fan-driven social media and e-commerce platform Weverse Company, which recently took over Naver Corp’s live-streaming app V Live; a tie-up with cloud-streaming platform Kiswe for a virtual BTS tour; and a deal with Disney that sees the company’s docs and reality shows, such as BTS Monuments: Beyond the Star and In the Soop: Friendcation, distributed on Disney+ worldwide.
In 2021, HYBE merged with a similarly tech-minded music giant — Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings — in a $1 billion deal that places BTS in the same stable as heavyweights Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande. Ithaca’s subsidiary SB Projects has already launched a concert film featuring Bieber, a beauty business built around Grande and the TV drama Scorpion on CBS. More recently, HYBE also acquired Quality Control, the hip-hop powerhouse behind Lil Baby, Lil Yachty, City Girls and Migos.
HYBE chairman Bang Si-Hyuk has stated that the company has its sights set on further U.S. acquisitions, a reaction to what he has described as a “very clear slowdown in growth” for K-Pop globally. Among other
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Kelsea Ballerini is getting real about her personal life.
Mike and Zara Tindall looked glamorous as they wore matching outfits to attend Epsom Racecourse as the Epsom Derby continued for the second day. Zara, 42, looked stunning in a black and white striped midi dress paired with a stylish hat, while her husband Mike cut a smart figure in a traditional morning suit with grey trousers and a black and white striped tie to match his wife.
J. Kim Murphy SPOILER ALERT: This story contains narrative details for the final season of “Succession.” “Succession” ended when it aired its series finale in May, but the acclaimed HBO series was over even earlier than that for one of its stars. Brian Cox admits that he hasn’t fired up the final episode of the show — and he doesn’t seem inclined to get to it anytime soon. Speaking with the BBC, Cox explained why he didn’t watch the end of “Succession” with the rest of the world. “I’ve never liked watching myself, for a start,” Cox explains. “Because of what happened to Logan, I’ve been disinclined to watch.”
Crackcoon has been shared, following the story of a drug-fuelled raccoon that wreaks havoc on a small town.The film comes hot on the heels of the now cult favourite Cocaine Bear, which was released in cinemas earlier this year and followed the unbelievably true story about a bear which ate 70lbs of cocaine.Now, an equally bizarre film has been teased across social media – telling the story of a small town left living in fear after they discover an unhinged, flesh-eating raccoon lurks among them.According to the movie’s synopsis, the raccoon is transformed into “a nightmarish killing machine” after ingesting a large amount of a strong, synthetically-altered street drug, which was discarded in the woods by locals. Check out the trailer below.As per social media updates from the film studio behind the upcoming movie — Fuzzy Monkey Films — production on Crackcoon is scheduled to wrap in early June, and the film is expected to be distributed worldwide towards the end of 2023.Following the release of Crackcoon’s first trailer and the newly-shared poster, people have flocked to social media to share their thoughts on the upcoming film and, surprisingly, nearly all are all for the drug-fuelled gore-fest.“CrackCoon is already a masterpiece,” one user wrote on Twitter, sharing a post announcing the upcoming film.
Succession star Brian Cox has admitted he hasn't watched the show's finale, but said it had been 'one of the great shows of all time.'
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Brian Cox is opening up about the Succession series finale but the actor has not watched how the show ended on HBO.
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Succession.The actor, who played Logan Roy in the HBO series, explained during a BBC interview that the fate of his character in the fourth season meant he felt “disinclined” to watch the final episodes.“I’ve never liked watching myself for a start,” Cox said. “And somehow or other, because of what happened to Logan, I’ve been disinclined to watch the rest. I knew how it was going to end because I knew Logan had already set it up.
A rare 50p coin has been sold for an eye-watering £179 after a competitive eBay bidding war took place.
TMZ reported on Thursday. The outlet reported that the entertainer, whose full name was Jacklyn Smith, said she was in Miami to have a 'mommy makeover' done in a social media post she subsequently deleted. A BET Media Group spokesperson confirmed the tragic passing in a post on Wild N' Out's Facebook page Thursday afternoon.
pic.twitter.com/8dHDalPEd0After, Sean Hannity asked guest Stephen Miller what will happen with McCarthy and the conservatives Republicans in the House going forward.“McCarthy lost 71 members of his caucus,” Hannity said. “Does he have to make adjustments moving forward? I would argue that he needs to bring everyone into the process more.”Miller said he believes McCarthy will “evolve” his opinion on the matter.“I’ve gotten to know him really well over the past seven years,” Miller, a former advisor to Donald Trump, told Hannity.
Cynthia Littleton Business Editor In its heyday, “ER” would keep about 75 background actors on hand per episode to be called up as needed to fill out scenes in hospital corridors and whatnot. On Tuesday, about 75 “ER” alumni filled the sidewalks outside the show’s old studio on Olive Avenue in Burbank. Writers, actors and crew members who worked on the beloved NBC drama series rallied behind the Writers Guild of America on Day 29 of the strike called against Hollywood’s major employers. Many of those who gathered for the “ER” reunion-themed picket on the day after the Memorial Day holiday weekend were emotional about what “ER” represented in their professional careers. It’s an apt symbol for the WGA strike because “ER” is the kind of long-running scripted series that television networks don’t seem to make anymore.
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic What’s the darkest moment you’ve ever seen in a rock ‘n’ roll documentary? Up until now, I’d have said the answer was obvious: the sequence in “Gimme Shelter” where Meredith Hunter, in his lime-green suit, rushes the stage at Altamont with a gun in his hand and gets stabbed in the back, half a dozen times, by a member of the Hell’s Angels. For pure heart of darkness, what could top that? But I’ve just seen “Anita,” Svetlana Zill and Alexis Bloom’s very good documentary about Anita Pallenberg — beautiful and imperious scenester of the ’60s and ’70s, Hollywood actress and icon of scruffy-chic rock royalty, wife of Keith Richards, muse to several of the other Rolling Stones. And there’s a moment in it that made me suck in my breath in shock and horror as much as “Gimme Shelter” does.
series finale!The beloved soccer comedy, led by Jason Sudeikis as the titular coach, takes its final bow on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, as the third and reportedly final -- season concludes with an epic match for the Premier League title.Ted Lasso's third season was a full-circle moment for some of its main character. Ted contemplated moving back home for the sake of his relationship with his son, Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) ended up commiserating with her ex-husband's mistress-turned-wife when it turned out there was a new mistress in the picture.
One last ride. The Fast Saga is supposed to end after the 11th and final movie debuts in 2025 — or is it?
Rod Stewart has taken to social media to delight his fans with the news of his new whisky brand which will launch next month. The crooner posed beside his new tipple and encouraged his Instagram followers to get ahead of the game in securing a pre-order.
A probation unit in Greater Manchester has only half the number of officers they need, as concerns were raised about its ability to keep people safe from harm.