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Chuu recently covered IU’s 2017 song ‘dlwlrma’ on The Seasons.Chuu recently appeared on an episode of the South Korean music show The Seasons, hosted by Zico, to promote her new mini-album ‘Strawberry Rush’. During the episode, she performed an abridged acapella cover of singer-songwriter IU’s ‘dlwlrma’.“Right here, right now / We are so dazzling and beautiful / This fireworks will never end / Whatever,” she sings on the chorus.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Inside Out 2” enjoyed another stellar second weekend at the South Korean box office, and again led from local thriller “Hijack 1971.” But unlike in the previous session, the pair of frontrunners did not have the field to themselves. Local title “Handsome Guys” opened in third place and “A Quiet Place Day One” fourth. with respectable numbers “Inside Out 2” recorded a week-on-week drop of 31% to score $7.09 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis the box office tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer President Joe Biden returned to the campaign trail on Friday, as he sought to reassure supporters after a lackluster debate performance raised fresh questions about his age and ability to stay in the race. Speaking to supporters in Raleigh, N.C., Biden, 81, acknowledged the concerns, but pledged that he has what it takes to prevail. “I would not be running if I did not believe with all my heart and soul that I can do this job,” he said, as the crowd chanted “Yes you can.” “The stakes are too high.

A decade-long love story of two young men is the subject of Netflix‘s latest Asian series, Soul Mate.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Expanding its Japanese content, Netflix has set up “Soul Mate,” a live-action series that charts the ten-year romance between a Korean man and a Japanese man. Traversing Berlin, Germany, Seoul, South Korea and Tokyo, Japan, “Soul Mate” starts when a man who left everything behind in Japan (portrayed by Isomura Hayato), is saved by a boxer named Johan (portrayed by Ok Taec-yeon) in a foreign land.

K-pop group 2NE1 may soon be making a comeback.On June 28, YG Entertainment shared that 2NE1’s CL, Dara, Park Bom and Minzy met with its executive producer Yang Hyun-suk the day prior. According to the agency, they shared a “extremely meaningful” two-hour discussion.“As this was [Yang’s] and the 2NE1 members’ first conversation in eight years, although no concrete plans have been made, Yang – who has particular affection for 2NE1 – listened to the members’ requests and empathised with them,” said YG per Soompi.

Naman Ramachandran The 32nd Raindance Film Festival (June 19-28) has revealed its jury award winners, reflecting a renewed focus on emerging filmmakers. Korean thriller “Sleep,” directed by Jason Yu and starring Lee Sun-kyun and Jung Yu-mi, took home the Discovery Award for best debut feature. The film marks Lee’s final role before his passing.

Hoyeon is addressing her career, as well as her personal life.

Post Malone has announced a slew of North American dates for his upcoming ‘F-1 Trillion’ tour – see the full list of dates below.The rapper-singer took to social media last night to announce the new tour, which has been billed as “a collection of country songs”. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, given the musician’s transition from rap and pop to country music over the last few years. This has most recently culminated in Post Malone announcing a new country album, ‘F-1 Trillion’, due for release on August 16.

The Jesus and Mary Chain will be heading out on a North American tour with the Psychedelic Furs later this year.The tour kicks off in Philadelphia on September 29 and will see the band take in numerous cities across the continent in October and November.They will then wrap up at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California on November 11. Also opening for them alongside the Psychedelic Furs will be Frankie Rose.Check out the tour dates below and buy your tickets here.SEPTEMBER29 – Philadelphia, PA, Franklin Music HallOCTOBER1 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall2 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theater4 – New York, NY – The Beacon Theatre5 – Brooklyn, NY – The Brooklyn Paramount6 – Washington, D.C. – The Anthem8 – Rochester, NY – Kodak Center Music Hall9 – Toronto, Ontario – Queen Elizabeth Theater11 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Cathedral Theater12 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre13 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed16 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater17 – St. Paul, MN – The Palace19 – Des Moines, IA – Val-Air Ballroom20 – St. Louis, MO – Stifel Theatre22 – La Vista, NE – The Astro23 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater24 – Salina, KS – Stiefel Theatre26 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium29 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre30 – Portland, OR – Crystal BallroomNOVEMBER1 – Redding, CA – Redding Civic Auditorium2 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic3 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort Grand Theatre6 – Riverside, CA – Fox Performing Arts Center8 – San Diego, CA – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park9 – Inglewood, CA – YouTube TheaterIn other news, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Robert Fripp are among the artists who have launched a lawsuit against the PRS over songwriter royalties.The case is centred around how the organisation handles royalties

Eve.Seo’s break from the entertainment industry came after a controversy where the actress had been accused of gaslighting her ex-boyfriend, actor Kim Jung-hyun. In April 2021, she received backlash for her alleged controlling and manipulative behaviour during the filming of Kim’s 2018 K-drama Time.In February 2022, the actress apologised for being “so late” with her apology and spoke about how she regretted making people “uncomfortable” in the past due to her “immature attitude and shortcomings”.

Manchester City's pre-season friendlies will be under way this time next month, as the preparations for the 2024/25 season begin just a week after the end of Euro 2024.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Inside Out 2” enjoyed a stellar second weekend at the South Korean box office, comfortably beating local thriller “Hijack 1971.” The Pixar animation recorded a week-on-week drop of only 15% to score $10.3 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis the box office tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). Its market share through the weekend was a powerful 70%. Those performances give the film a $28 million cumulative after 12 days in Korean cinemas.

Sabrina Carpenter has announced her 2024 North American “The Short N’ Sweet Tour” which is set to kick off later this year.The ‘Nonsense’ singer is set to begin her arena tour at the Nationwide Arena in Colombus, Ohio on September 23. From there, she will make stops in major cities such as Toronto, New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Orlando, Austin, Dallas, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and more.Carpenter’s tour will wrap up at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on November 15.

and go viral, it makes sense that facial would follow suit as the first step in your . “The use of Korean toners has become more widespread with the surging popularity of Korean skin care products,” says , a board-certified dermatologist at in New York.According to , esthetician and cofounder of and , Korean toners have become so popular because they pack more benefits than you’d typically find in a single bottle. “Modern Korean toners have evolved to offer multi-tasking benefits, including deep hydration, cleansing, and gentle exfoliation,” she says.

as over the past year, the liked of Bieber, Grande, Lovato, David Guetta, Black Eyed Peas, and Carly Rae Jepsen had all parted ways with him. Braun shared a statement on his official social media accounts sharing that after over 20 years, “this chapter as a music manager has come to an end.” He revealed that this was something that had been at least two years in the making and shared that a chat with one of his clients last year solidified his decision.“One of my biggest clients and friends told me that they wanted to spread their wings and go in a new direction,” he said.

announced on Instagram Monday that after 23 years he’s retiring from music management but is keeping his position as CEO of HYBE America, the South Korean entertainment corporation behind K-pop megastars BTS.This comes after Braun parted ways with some of his biggest clients including Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato last year.“After 23 years this chapter as a music manager has come to an end,” Braun wrote. “It’s a strange feeling because I think I have wanted this for a while, but I was truly afraid to answer the question ‘Who would I be without them?’ I was really just 19 years old when I started.

Scooter Braun announced today that that “after 23 years, this chapter as a music manager has come to an end.”

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” leaped to a crushing first place debut at the South Korean box office on its opening weekend. The American animation film earned $12.3 million from 1.75 million ticket sales between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). Over the five days since its Wednesday debut, it accumulated $14.7 million and 2.08 million ticket sales.

Luke Combs — having ridden his historic cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” all the way to No. 2 on the pop charts — is one of the hottest country artists in the game right now.And as such, the 34-year-old North Carolina native is in that cushy zone where he can pretty much do whatever the hell he wants.His new album “Fathers & Sons” is what we call a “passion project.”It’s all about the love he has for his two sons: Tex Lawrence, who turns 2 next week, and Beau Lee, who was born just last August.The album — which continues the titular theme from 2022’s “Growin’ Up” and 2023’s “Gettin’ Old” — is also a shrewd marketing move, arriving just in time for Father’s Day weekend.