A House resolution (HR) seeking to honor Belle Mariano for winning the Outstanding Asian Star Prize in last year's Seoul International Drama Awards (SDA) has been endorsed to the plenary for adoption. The measure, HR No.884, has already been approved by the House Committee on Creative Industry and...
Korean actor Yoo Ah-in, known for the film “Seoul Vibe” and "#Alive," and the dramas “Hellbound” and “Chicago Typewriter,” is facing more problems due to alleged use of drugs. The 36-year-old actor has tested positive for three drugs: propofol, marijuana and a third substance that has...
Justine Baltazar (UAAP Images) By NIKOLE JAVIER The Korean Basketball League has slapped Justine Baltazar with a two-year ban following his no-show last week. The 25-year-old, who was expected to see action for the Seoul Samsung Thunders and arrive for the Feb. 1 player registration...
Justin Baltazar (UAAP Images) By NIKOLE JAVIER Justine Baltazar’s new direction on his basketball career might have fallen through once more. The 25-year-old power forward, whose Strong Group are coming off a quarterfinal loss at the hands of Al Riyadi in their Dubai tilt on Friday, Feb. 3,...
The 32nd Seoul Music Awards (SMA) ceremony was held on Jan. 19 at the KSPO Dome in Seoul. K-pop boy band NCT Dream emerged as the biggest winner by taking home the “daesang” or grand prize. (Clockwise from top right) NCT Dream, IVE and BTS (Twitter, Big Hit Music) This was the first time for...
Justine Baltazar (UAAP Media) By NIKOLE JAVIER It didn’t take long for Justine Baltazar to find a new home in Seoul Samsung Thunders. The 25-year-old forward will now be taking his act to the Korean Basketball League for the 2022-2023 season, according to multiple reports. ...
Filipino movies, surprise us in 2023! With the movie audience inching their way back to the cinemas during the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), we hope to see more people patronize local films. We hope to see young, maverick filmmakers cross over and successfully transition to the entertainment...
Where are you this time on his ‘naughty or nice’ list? MONTEREY, MEXICO Julio Cesar Aguilar Lockdown’s over, even for Santa Claus. And he’s out looking for those on his “nice” list. Are you one of them? But life’s been tough and, as Morrisey in one of The Smiths’ songs “Please,...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Friday, which Japan said may have had the range to hit the US mainland. People sit near a television showing a news broadcast with a file photo of a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile on display during a...
American singer Billie Eilish held her concert in Seoul, South Korea on Aug. 15, drawing Korean stars and fans. Her “Hyundai Card Super Concert 26 Billie Eilish” was held at Gocheok Sky Dome and attended by about 20,000 fans. (Clockwise from top left) BTS' J-Hope and RM with Billie Eilish and...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's capital has moved to ban the cramped basement flats made famous by Oscar-winning movie "Parasite" after four people drowned in subterranean dwellings during flooding caused by record-breaking rains this week. South Korean soldiers clear debris from a residential...
SEOUL, South Korea -- After her high-profile trip to Taiwan, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was in South Korea Thursday where her agenda included a visit to the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) -- but not a meeting with the country's president. US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and South...
