Is Harry Styles‘ happiness a sign of the times in his life?
14.03.2022 - 12:07 / nme.com
Tomorrow X Together (TXT) member Beomgyu has unveiled a stunning cover of South Korean indie band ADOY’s 2018 single ‘Wonder’.On March 13 at Midnight KST, the K-pop idol commemorated his 21st birthday by surprising fans with his rendition of the soulful indie track. The cover was accompanied by an artistic video featuring scenes of Beomgyu wandering the city late at night.“Give me a feeling / Slowly in a déjà vu / Give me a feeling /Do you wanna feel it too,” he sings tenderly on the chorus of ‘Wonder’.Shortly after the release of the cover, Beomgyu also took to Twitter to share a series of photos of the cityscape from the filming of the video along with lyrics from the song.If this time is the last drive out in the hazeTake me in for the last time into your eyes☺️#BEOMGYU pic.twitter.com/Nk9tqFTbrC— TOMORROW X TOGETHER (@TXT_members) March 12, 2022ADOY soon took notice of the idol’s cover of ‘Wonder’ and wished him a happy birthday on their Instagram account.
“Beomgyu, Happy Bday! Thank you for the cool cover,” they wrote. “Go check it out!”A post shared by ADOY (@adoyband)Earlier this month, TXT won Hero Of The Year at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, becoming the first-ever South Korean act to win the title.
This follows on from the success of their sophomore studio album ‘The Chaos Chapter: Freeze’, their five-star live show, and their single ‘0X1=LOVESONG (I Know I Love You)’ (featuring Seori) coming in at Number 8 in NME’s list of the 25 best K-Pop songs of 2021. In other TXT news, fellow members Taehyun and Yeonjun teamed up with ‘Mad At Disney’ singer Salem Ilese on her latest single ‘PS5’ from her new EP ‘Unsponsored Content’ in February.
Is Harry Styles‘ happiness a sign of the times in his life?
Harry Styles' happiness a sign of the times in his life?The 28-year-old GRAMMY winner has officially kicked off the next phase of his music with the release of «As It Was,» the first single off of his upcoming third studio album, . While discussing the new song in an interview on SiriusXM’s, the singer opened up about the contentment he's feeling in his own life, which may help combat the likely pressure that comes with releasing new music. «I think it's inevitable that if...you're gonna make something that you care so much about, you're gonna feel pressure and a lot of kind of vulnerability when putting it out.
Olivia Wilde has been trending on Twitter for the past few hours following the release of her boyfriend Harry Styles‘ new song.
The Sound Of Magic is set to hit Netflix this May.Helmed by Itaewon Class and Love In The Moonlight director Kim Sung-youn, The Sound Of Magic is based on a popular webcomic titled Annarasumanara, written and illustrated by Ha Il-kwon.The upcoming series, which premieres on Netflix on May 6, will feature a star-studded cast that includes Hwang In-youp (True Beauty), Ji Chang-wook (The K2, Backstreet Rookie) and Choi Sung-eun (Beyond Evil). The Sound Of Magic is a fantasy series that follows main character Yoon Ah-yi (Choi), a girl who loses her dreams after facing the harsh realities of life, and Na Il-deung (Hwang), who feels immense pressure to bring his dreams to life. The tale begins to unravel after the pair encounter the enigmatic yet mystical magician Rieul (Ji).The Sound Of Magic was first announced in April 2021.
Harry Potter actress Scarlett Byrne Hefner has introduced her newborn twins on Instagram. Scarlett, who played House Slytherin's Pansy Parkinson in the final three movies of the wizarding series, confirmed that she and her husband Cooper Hefner (son of the late Hugh) were expecting twins in November last year. In a post announcing the twins' arrival today (March 29), Scarlett shared a number of snaps of her and Cooper in the Californian hospital where the twins were born – and it's safe to say that Scarlett and Cooper look besotted with their new arrivals.
Netflix’s upcoming original South Korean film Yaksha: Ruthless Operations has arrived.The brand-new visual opens with a shot of the neon-lit Chinese city of Shenyang, as a voiceover briefs special inspector Ji-hoon (played by Squid Game‘s Park Hae-soo) for an assignment that requires him to shadow a secret black ops team.We then dive into the action-packed predicaments of the black ops team, led by Ji Kang-in (Sol Kyung-gu), also known as the Yaksha. The team butt heads with antagonist “D7” Ozawa (Hiroyuki Ikeuchi), a Japanese spy disguised as a lobbyist who has a particularly bad history with the Yaksha.Also starring GOT7‘s Jinyoung (Yumi’s Cells), Yang Dong-geun (Lost), Lee El (Love And Leashes) and Song Jae-rim (Work Later, Drink Now), Yaksha: Ruthless Operations follows the team and their unwilling inspector in search of a high-ranking North Korean official who has gone missing.
aespa members Winter and NingNing are set to contribute a new track to the soundtrack of upcoming K-drama Our Blues. A representative of South Korean cable network tVN shared a statement via news outlet Daily An on March 25, announcing that the two aespa singers would be contributing a brand-new song to the original soundtrack (OST) to the forthcomingK-drama.The as-yet-unnamed track will mark both idols’ first-ever K-drama soundtrack contribution since their debut as part of aespa in 2020. While details of the song’s title and release date have yet to be unveiled, they are expected in the coming weeks.Winter and NingNing’s upcoming song is the second soundtrack contribution to have been announced for Our Blues so far.
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Stray Kids have released an exciting music video for ‘Venom’, a cut from their latest mini-album ‘Oddinary’.The clip opens with the group walking up in a strange room, where they’re handcuffed to metal chairs. Changbin eventually gets free and antagonises his groupmates before unlocking a mysterious wall safe.
Big Bang have reportedly wrapped up filming for a music video that will accompany their long-awaited comeback project.Earlier today (March 16), the boyband’s label YG Entertainment confirmed in a statement to South Korean media outlet SPOTV News that all four remaining members of the group recently wrapped up a shoot for a music video for an upcoming new song.“Big Bang’s G-Dragon, Taeyang, T.O.P and Daesung recently completed filming the music video for their new song,” YG Entertainment told SPOTV News, as translated by Soompi. “Big Bang’s comeback preparations are progressing smoothly.
BTS member Jimin will reportedly be releasing a new solo song for tvN’s upcoming series Our Blues.Earlier today (March 15), a source from Yamyam Entertainment, the company in charge of the forthcoming Our Blues soundtrack, said that the K-pop star would be taking part in the project.“Jimin will be participating as an OST (Original Soundtrack) singer for tvN’s new Saturday-Sunday drama Our Blues,” the source said, as translated by Soompi. “Since world-class group BTS’ Jimin will be joining us, we will energise the drama with a masterpiece OST song that harmonises well with the flow of the story.”The as-yet-unnamed song will mark the idol’s first-ever original soundtrack contribution.
Sunmi has spoken up about her experience touring the United States with the Jonas Brothers during their 2009 world tour.The South Korean singer had reflected on the experience of touring with the Wonder Girls alongside the Jonas Brothers in the latest episode of Spotify: Mic Check podcast.On the latest episode of “Spotify: Mic Check,” @miyaohyeah takes us on a journey of her life—from when she left her home at 13 to when she joined (and left) Wonder Girls to when she eventually became a solo artist. Hear more about #SUNMI’s story: https://t.co/PnUXMNkzPF pic.twitter.com/fEHbEHk5Ax— Spotify News (@SpotifyNews) March 9, 2022The group, which at the time was completed by Sunye, Sohee, Yeeun and Yubin, had accompanied the trio on the North American leg of their tour that year as opening acts, alongside pop-rock band Honor Society and special guest Jordin Sparks.“The experience of promoting K-pop in front of a large audience on a tour with Jonas Brothers is still very precious to me,” she recalled.
Big Bang member T.O.P expressed his desire overhaul the K-pop system of training and creating idols and artists.In a new interview with Prestige Hong Kong, the South Korean musician spoke about the “harsh” K-pop system, observing how the current training regime affects younger K-pop idols and their mental well-being.“I, myself, am fortunate that I only spent less than a year as a trainee before I debuted – a relatively short time – but after, I saw all the trainees, the boys and girls, they’re under a very harsh system,” T.O.P said.“They’re told what to do and trained just like robots,” the rapper added. “They might get popular, they might get bigger, but in their heart and in ways we can’t see, they’re being isolated, and feel lonely inside.”To address this, T.O.P expressed his desire to change the system and establish a new type of K-pop record company.
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount+’s international drama commissioning spree continues and Deadline can reveal New Pictures/Viacom International Studios (VIS) thriller The Blue, with filming set to commence in Thailand later this year.