Netflix announce new series Pokémon Concierge – but fans are hugely divided

MAMAMOO is coming!

MAMAMOO are set to embark on their first-ever tour of the US as part of their wider ‘MY CON’ world tour.Today (March 15), the quartet officially announced that they would be going on their first North American tour, which will comprise shows in nine cities on both coasts, as well as southern and midwestern markets, over two months.MAMAMOO’s US tour will first kick off on May 16 in New York, before heading down the coast to Baltimore, Maryland and Atlanta, Georgia. The girl group will then head down south, with shows in Tennessee, Texas and Arizona.

Måneskin have announced a world tour in support of their latest album ‘RUSH!’ for autumn and winter 2023.The mammoth tour kicks off in September in Hanover, Germany, and will see the Italian rockers making stops in Europe, North America, South America, Japan, UK and Ireland, as well as their first ever shows in Australia. Along the way, they will be performing a landmark gig at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden, while their only UK date will be at Manchester’s AO Arena on December 19, their first ever show in the city.Ticket sale details vary from territory for territory, but for the Manchester date, the O2 Priority pre-sale will begin on Friday (March 17) at 10am, while the general sale commences on Monday (March 20), also at 10am.

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Primavera Sound Festival has announced its final headliner for its 2023 line-up – New Order.The 2023 instalment of the festival, which will take place in both Barcelona and Madrid, will see the Manchester legends perform at the former’s Parc del Fòrum on June 1 and at the and at the latter’s Ciudad del Rock in Arganda del Rey on June 8.They join previously announced headliners Depeche Mode, Blur, Kendrick Lamar, Rosalía along with the likes of Halsey, FKA twigs, Skrillex, St.

Suga, Stray Kids and TXT, the next major act to land stateside is NCT Dream.Their upcoming seven-concert ‘The Dream Show 2: In a Dream World Tour’ will hit North American arenas from April 5-21.And New York and New Jersey-based fans, you’re in luck.That quick run of shows includes a gig at Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on April 5 to kick off the short run of shows.For NCTzens that can’t wait to get see Jaemin, Jisung, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Chenle and Mark Lee, we come bearing even more good news.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, March 10, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.Want to brush up on your NCT Dream knowledge?We’re here to help — here’s the role each member of the group plays as part of their live stage show.Jaemin – lead dancerJisung – main dancerRenjun – main vocalsJeno – lead dancerHaechan – main vocalsChenle – main vocalsMark Lee – main rapperThis year, NCT Dream dropped their first-ever Japanese single “Best Friend Ever.”Prior to that, the group released the six-song “Candy,” which they’ve dubbed a Winter Special Mini Album.You can hear “Candy’s” brand of energetic pop and emotional ballads here.Still, for our money, the best NCT Dream track is undoubtedly the hip-hop anthem “Hot Sauce.”There may be a K-Pop concert coming to a city near

Netflix will splash the cash in the APAC region this year, boosting content investment by 15% as revenues grow by 12%, according to a report from Media Partners Asia (MPA).

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Global streaming operation Netflix is forecast to spend $1.9 billion on local content in the Asia-Pacific region this year as group revenue from the region accelerates to 12%, according to a new report. The content investment spending figure represents a 15% hike. Netflix will grow revenues this year by 12% year-on-year to exceed $4 billion compared with 9% growth in 2022, says a new report published on Monday by Media Partners Asia.

Ashnikko has announced their debut album ‘WEEDKILLER’ and shared details of a huge world tour for 2023 – find all the details below.The album will be released on June 2 via Parlophone, and will be available to pre-order from today (March 2) at 6pm GMT from here.“My bioluminescent heart is glowing. My post-apocalyptic fae world is here for you to journey into,” Ashnikko shared in a statement.

The latest entry in the Pokémon franchise is coming.

Jordan Moreau Netflix has gotta catch ’em all. The streamer is teaming up with The Pokémon Company to create “Pokémon Concierge,” an upcoming stop-motion animated series. The series will follow “Haru, a concierge at the Pokémon Resort, and her interactions with Pokémon and their owners who visit as guests,” the logline says. A short teaser for “Pokémon Concierge,” announced on Monday, Feb. 27, a.k.a. Pokémon Day 2023, showed a blissful, sandy beach with a Psyduck waddling along the shore. “This is the Pokémon Resort. Pokémon are the guests here. Here is the story of the resort’s concierge,” a narrator says. The official poster for the show revealed Haru, a young, red-headed girl in a floral, Hawaiian-style shirt (covered with grass-type Oddishes), with her Psyduck.

Netflix and The Pokémon Company announced on Monday that the two are teaming up for a new stop-motion animated series called “Pokémon Concierge,” revealing a short teaser for the new show.Expanding the Pokémon world, the story follows Haru, a concierge at the ‘Pokémon Resort,’ and her interactions with Pokémon and their owners who visit as guests. You can see her hanging with Psyduck in the first teaser video above.The ambitious project is a collaboration between Netflix, The Pokémon Company and dwarf studios, which is handling production.“Netflix is looking forward to delighting fans in Japan and around the world with ‘Pokémon Concierge,’ an entirely new visual and storytelling experience featuring ground-breaking stop-motion animation set in the Pokémon world in close collaboration with The Pokémon Company,” Minyoung Kim, Vice President of Netflix Content in Asia, said in a statement.

Netflix has teamed with The Pokémon Company on a stop-motion animated series marking 17 years since the release of the firstPokémon game. Scroll down for a teaser.

TWICE have announced the ‘Ready To Be’ world tour with stops in South Korea, Australia, Japan and North America.The K-pop girl group will support their upcoming mini-album ‘Ready To Be’ by taking over arenas on the first part of their fifth world tour. It will kick off with two nights in Seoul in April before moving onto Sydney and Melbourne in Australia the following month.

Twice fans, this is your year.In fact, you may even be able to see the K-Pop girl group live more than, um, twice this year when they tour the world as part of their fifth World Tour “Ready To Be.”After international dates in South Korea, Australia and Japan, the nine-member outfit lands in the U.S. for nine shows at stadiums, arenas and ballparks from June 10 through July 9.And listen up, New Yorkers and New Jerseyans — the hitmakers are stopping into East Rutherford’s MetLife Stadium for a huge concert on July 6.That will be a historic show too.

The 1975 have extended their ‘At Their Very Best’ 2023 summer tour, announcing new gigs in Ireland – find details below and buy tickets here.The band recently wrapped up a UK tour off the back of new album ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’, and have recently announced a number of gigs for this summer.On July 2, the band will play their biggest ever UK headline show at London’s Finsbury Park with a stacked supporting bill including Cigarettes After Sex, Bleachers, The Japanese House and American Football, with “many more” still to be announced.The month prior to the huge London gig, the band will head to Ireland for two huge outdoor gigs.On June 7 they’ll play Dublin’s St. Anne’s Park before heading to Cork’s Musgrave Park on June 13.Tickets for the new gigs go on sale at 9am GMT this Friday (February 24) and you can buy your tickets here.A post shared by The1975 (@the1975)Elsewhere this summer the band also play a show in Paris on July 12 and headline Manchester’s Parklife Festival alongside Aitch, The Prodigy, Fred again..

K-pop festival KCON has confirmed dates and venues for its 2023 events in Japan and Los Angeles.On February 21, the official KCON Twitter account shared a video announcement revealing the dates of its upcoming 2023 events in Japan and Los Angeles.Both events will take place over three days (Friday to Sunday), starting with KCON Japan from May 12-14 at Makuhari Messe, followed by KCON LA from August 18-20 at the Crypto.com Arena at the LA Convention Center.At the time of publishing, KCON has yet to announce the line-up for either festival.

The Record Club will welcome The Go! Team as its latest guests this week.

Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV has finalized a deal with Netflix to produce ten-part unscripted comedy series Ariyoshi Assists. 

A new Joy Division-inspired bar in the Northern Quarter has divided opinion on social media. Described as 'a love letter to Manchester music' by its owners, High Street venue Disorder features a number of nods to the post-punk band, including a mural of Ian Curtis and the title of seminal album 'Unknown Pleasures' as a green neon sign on the wall.