They have reinvented themselves through online tech In this day and age where access to online technology is quite easy for most artists, they no longer have any excuse not to share their creativity. Take the case of Narda, the Filipino indie band from the 2000s, whose members, even though living...
BEIJING, China -- From reality TV to online gaming and even pop fandom, China's leadership has launched a crackdown on youth culture in what experts say is a bid to ramp up ''ideological control.'' Pop superfans -- or stans -- have become the latest target in China's crackdown. (AFP/STR) In a...
K-pop boy band ASTRO member Jinjin tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the latest Korean celebrity to get infected with the virus. “On Sept. 16, Jinjin of ASTRO, an artist belonging to our agency, was in poor physical condition and immediately underwent COVID-19 PCR test just in...
Here's a teaser you shouldn't miss! It's been a long wait, and, yes, we're still waiting for when IKEA Philippines opens. But while we're waiting for this much-awaited event, IKEA is giving us a teaser of exciting things to come. Starting Sept. 16-19, the Swedish brand has a pop-up at SM Mall of...
The top 10 countries that listened the most to Spotify’s K-pop Daebak playlist in the last seven years (Spotify) Spotify, the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service, celebrated the seventh year of its flagship "K-pop Daebak" playlist and revealed the top 10 streaming...
(Clockwise from top left) So Yi-hyun, Kwak Jung-eun, Son Dam-bi, VIXX’s Hyuk and Ahn Young-mi on 'It’s On Us' (Instagram) K-pop boy band VIXX member Hyun exposed how K-pop stars contact others they are interested in and how agencies help them go on secret dates. Hyuk was a guest on the...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, EXO, Seventeen, NCT, ASTRO and The Boyz (Twitter) BTS, EXO, Seventeen, NCT and ASTRO grabbed the first five places in the K-pop boy band brand reputation rankings for the month of August. According to the Korea Corporate Research Institute, 53.68 million...
The first-ever Globe Kmmunity PH’s K’tizens’ Choice Awards ceremony was held online on Aug. 7 and announced the fan-voted winners in different Hallyu categories including favorite Korean album and drama. "Kmmunity PH has since evolved to more than just a community and it is clearly seen...
Any Korean telenovela or K-pop fan would love a chance to visit, take pictures, and get into that Joseon Dynasty feels. Good news is, you can do this here in the Philippines. Bad news though, you have to wait until the lockdowns in the metro and the nearby provinces are lifted. Once travel is...
'2021 Pinoy K-Pop Star Transcend' winners (clockwise from top left) Alpha PH, DES7INY, Aesir PH, Mix’In, Hiyas and Fatal (KCC) The “Pinoy K-pop Star,” one of the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines’ flagship programs, was held online on July 30. Dubbed “2021 Pinoy...
(Clockwise from top left) The top 10 most talked about K-pop artists on Twitter are BTS, NCT, BLACKPINK, EXO, Treasure, TXT, ENHYPEN, GOT7, TWICE and Seventeen (Twitter) It is another record-breaking year for K-pop on Twitter. According to Twitter, from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021, “there were...
See the best meals and fashions Filipino artisans have to offer Photo from Katutubo Pop-Up Market In our pre-pandemic times, the weekend after you received your hard earned cash calls for a trip out of town, maybe a little splurging on designer goods, and a heap serving of good food, whether...
