The sound of freedom, a playlist that celebrates independence Freedom is having the ability to express yourself without restraint. It is having the power to go after what you want, to stand up for what you believe in, and to create your own success. It is a gift and a birthright that unfortunately...
A simple playlist for all the loving mothers out there My mom has always had the biggest influence on my love and taste for music. I can still remember vividly being so little, sitting in the backseat of her early 2000s Kia Sportage as she drove to places I used to think were so far away in a...
Angela Ken Young Kapamilya musician Angela Ken is the latest female artist to land a coveted billboard feature in the middle of Times Square in New York City as the face of Spotify Philippines’ EQUAL campaign this January. Barely a year into her music career after she signed with ABS-CBN Music...
Reflections from the young on what it takes to be happy By Isabel Lerma As I lingered in the post-Christmas calm after the holiday rush, the days seemed to blur into one. All that was seemingly left to do was to make the most out of what was left and count down to a brand-new year. During those...
The Philippines emerged in sixth place globally among countries and territories with the most Christmas streams on Spotify. The celebration of Christmas in the Philippines comes, usually at the start of the “ber” months as they check out Spotify playlists Paskong Pinoy and Maligayang Pasko!...
People from the Korean entertainment industry have voted to select the best Korean dramas of 2021. Korean entertainment media outlet Joy News 24 held a survey from Oct. 12 to 19 to celebrate its 17 anniversary. There were 200 respondents in the survey including employees of entertainment and...
Kim Seon-ho and Shin Min-a, stars of “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha,” were voted as the No. 1 Korean drama couple of 2021. Korean media outlet Joy News 24 held a survey from Oct. 12 to 19 to mark its 17 anniversary. The respondents in the survey were 200 entertainment industry people including employees...
‘Music to move us forward from these darkest of times’ A powerful online musical made up of original songs by excellent Filipino musical artists, that is what M-FLIX promises to bring this month. Its virtual show, dubbed “M-FLIX 2021: Da Pinoy Pandemic Palabas ,” gathers the brightest names...
“Hangout with Yoo,” “Hospital Playlist 2,” “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” and “Running Man” were chosen as favorite TV shows in South Korea in September. Gallup Korea released on Sept. 23 the top 20 rankings of the favorite TV shows in Korea based on a survey conducted from Sept. 12 to 16....
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) Jo Jung-suk, Song Kang, Kim So-yeon, Lee Ji-ah, Han So-hee and Jeon Mi-do (tvN, JTBC, SBS) Jo Jung-suk of “Hospital Playlist” Season 2, Song Kang of “Nevertheless,” Kim So-yeon and Lee Ji-ah of “The Penthouse” Season 3 and Han So-hee of...
The cast of 'Hospital Playlist 2' (tVN) “Hospital Playlist 2” premiered in South Korea on June 17 with solid ratings on cable channel tVN, higher than the first episode of its original run. According to Nielsen Korea, the first episode of “Hospital Playlist 2” garnered a nationwide...