Marcus Lim Chinese TV producer Linmon Media struck a decidedly international tone during the presentation of its 2023-24 slate at FilMart, with presenters speaking about their Chinese-language projects in only English and Korean, and handing out sleek project literature in multiple languages. Apart from a slate of romance, medical and crime dramas targeted at domestic audiences, the studio is actively remaking its hit female-led contemporary drama “Nothing but Thirty” in Thailand, Indonesia and Hong Kong, having previously licensed the remake rights to Korean pay TV network JTBC. The drama, which follows the lives of three women as they transition from their 20s into their 30s, is emblematic of the Linmon slate, which is heavy on female-centric contemporary romance dramas.
Former LOONA singer Chuu and WEi’s Kim Yo-han collaborate on new song ‘Let’s Love’
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LOONA member Chuu and WEi’s Kim Yo-han have dropped a brand-new collaborative duet titled ‘Let’s Love’.The new bossa nova-style confessional was officially released on February 23 at 6pm KST, alongside an accompanying video of both singers performing ‘Let’s Love’ against the backdrop of a cozy, yellow-hued set.“You always make my heart flutter / I like you more than anyone else / Even a little plank would make me laugh / I want to love you more,” the pair harmonise on the chorus. Watch Chuu and Kim’s live performance of the new duet here:‘Let’s Love’ was released under a new music series titled ‘Project Restless’, described as a “spring playlist project” that releases new original music throughout the season of spring, per Korea JoongAng Daily.
Chuu and Kim’s duet marks the first song under the project.The release of ‘Let’s Love’ marks the second time Chuu and Kim have teamed up to release music together. In 2021, the pair, plus R&B artist Eric Bellinger, dropped the project single ‘World Is One 2021’.It also marks Chuu’s second collaborative single as a soloist since she was removed from LOONA and her former agency Blockberry Creative late last year, following joint single ‘Dear My Winter’ with Korean R&B singer George.
The label had accused her of employing “violent language and misuse of power” against the company’s staff. Shortly after, Chuu maintained that she “[hadn’t] done anything that would be shameful to my fans.”Days after Blockberry Creative removed Chuu from LOONA, nine of the group’s 11 remaining members – excluding Hyunjin and Vivi – were reported to have filed injunctions against the company to terminate their contracts.
Asian Content Execs Talk Remakes & Collaboration, While China Seeks Recovery Strategies – Filmart
Top executives from Asian media companies including CJ ENM, Zee Entertainment Enterprises, BEC World and Bona Film Group discussed Asia’s changing media landscape on the first day of Hong Kong’s Filmart.
LE SSERAFIM’s Huh Yunjin teases new solo track ‘love you twice’
Huh Yunjin of rookie K-pop girl group LE SSERAFIM is set to release her third solo song ‘피어나도록 (love you twice)’.On March 13 at Midnight KST, the 21-year-old idol surprised fans with a new animated teaser, announcing the upcoming release of ‘피어나도록 (love you twice)’, her third solo song. Its Korean title is a spin on LE SSERAFIM’s official fan club name ‘FEARNOT’ or ‘피어나’ in Korean (meaning ‘Bloom’), and translates to ‘Until It Blooms’.The teaser clip features art by South Korean animator and artist Ramdaram, and pictures a young girl admiring an idol through her phone screen.
Anthony Chen Lines Up First U.S.-Set Project; Film Set Against New York AIDS Epidemic Joins Giraffe Pictures’ Growing International Slate
EXCLUSIVE: Drift director Anthony Chen is gearing up to direct his first US-set project, Heartbeat: A New York Story, about the rarely-told experiences of the Asian gay community during the AIDS epidemic in 1980s New York.
CJ ENM’s Jerry Ko On Co-Producing ‘Past Lives’ With A24, Expanding U.S. Slate And Vietnamese Hit ‘House Of No Man’
EXCLUSIVE: Korea’s CJ ENM is off to a strong start in the international arena in 2023, with its U.S. co-production Past Lives emerging as one of the biggest hits of Sundance and Berlin, and Vietnamese family comedy House Of No Man becoming the highest-grossing film of all time in its home territory.
Who Are TWICE? Everything to Know About the Breakthrough K-Pop Girl Group: The Members, Their Music and More
Queens of K-pop. The girl group TWICE has continued to dominate the music industry, both in Asia and around the world.
K-Pop Group TWICE Spotted Leaving 'Fallon,' New Album 'Ready to Be' Drops - Listen Now!
TWICE has dropped their new album and we also have new photos of the group!
BLACKPINK’s Rosé, Youn Yuh-Jung to co-host an event at The Met
Rosé of girl group BLACKPINK and Oscar-winning actress Youn Yuh-Jung are set to co-host an event at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.Today (March 9), The Met announced that Rosé and Youn, along with Chinese actress Song Jia, will co-host an event for Korean beauty brand Sulwhasoo at the museum later this month on March 29. Notably, all three celebrities are global ambassadors of the beauty brand.In its press release, The Met revealed that it is partnering with Sulwhasoo in a year-long agreement that aims to boost programmes and activities at the Museum to help “celebrate global heritage”.
‘Riceboy Sleeps’ Scoops Top Canadian Award; NFTS & Netflix Black British Women Scholarship; Modern Films New Digital Space & Tim Burton Heads To Italy – Global Briefs
‘Riceboy Sleeps’ Scoops Top Canadian Film AwardAnthony Shim’s Riceboy Sleeps has won Canada’s biggest film award, the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award. The prize, decided by the Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA), comes with a CAN$100,000 ($72,000) cash prize. Riceboy Sleeps beat nominees Clement Virgo’s Brother and David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future. The semi-autobiographical film explores the challenges of living between two cultures through the tale of a Korean immigrant single mother raising her son in Canada. Shot in the Greater Vancouver area and Korea, the feature world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022, winning its Platform Prize, and then played in Busan and a raft of other festivals. The win comes as Toronto-based distributor Game Theory Films gears up for the title’s Canadian release on March 17. The feature will also be released in Korea, Singapore and the US in the coming months. “The Toronto film community has been so good to us since TIFF where this crazy journey first began and I hope to make more films in the future that will warrant the same type of support,” commented Shim.
Lana Turner Book ‘A Murder in Hollywood’, From Casey Sherman, In The Works As Series From Jake Crane
EXCLUSIVE: Lana Turner’s mobster boyfriend Johnny Stompanato was allegedly stabbed to death in her house by her daughter Cheryl Crane in 1958.
New YG girl group BABYMONSTER to eliminate some members before debut
YG Entertainment has revealed that its upcoming girl group BABYMONSTER might not debut with all seven previously revealed members.K-pop agency YG Entertainment spent the last month unveiling the seven members of its upcoming girl group BABYMONSTER. However, the company has now shared that the lineup for the new act is not yet set in stone.At midnight KST today (March 6), the entertainment agency released a new teaser titled ‘Last Evaluation’, in which founder and producer Yang Hyun-suk informs the seven trainees that BABYMONSTER “will never be a seven-member group”.“We want to unveil the very last evaluation to fans, which was held right before deciding the members of BABYMONSTER, and then finalise the best members as BABYMONSTER,” explained Yang.
What's going on with Kim Jong Un and his daughter?
We think she's 10 years old and we think we know her name, but those details are only known because of the former basketball player Dennis Rodman after he spoke to a newspaper a decade ago revealing the identity of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's youngest daughter. She has now been seen in public in North Korea at military events and parades, but why has Kim Jong Un decided to bring her out now?On the Sky News Daily, host Niall Paterson explores what it means for the secretive North Korean leader to reveal his daughter in public.
The 7 Best New Movies on Netflix in March 2023
enjoy actual exotic dancing, check out the 2015 sequel “Magic Mike XXL” starring Channing Tatum and fellow eye/guy candy Matt Bomer, Kevin Nash, Joe Manganiello and Adam Rodriguez. The movie makes its way to Netflix on March. 1.
J-Hope shares “On The Street” featuring J. Cole
BTS's J-Hope will begin his mandatory military service in South Korea's army this Sunday. I doubt that many fans of the K-pop group are pleased about that, but on Friday they had a reason to be happy for him: he finally dropped "On The Street," a track featuring J.Cole, one of his biggest influences (he actually called Cole his "muse" when they met for the first time backstage at Lollapalooza).
‘Sing Again’: Korean Hit That Outperformed ‘The Masked Singer’ And ‘I Can See Your Voice’ Lands Third Season On JTBC And Discovery
EXCLUSIVE: Sing Again, a Korean singing competition series that’s outperformed The Masked Singer and I Can See Your Voice, has landed a third season on the JTBC network and Discovery+.
Diego Calva and Jacob Elordi set to play lovers in new film, with ‘pretty hot scenes’
Diego Calva and Jacob Elordi are set to play lovers in a new film and it seems there are some “pretty hot scenes” coming up, as revealed by the Mexican actor himself. The pair will be starring in Daniel Minahan’s adaptation of ‘On Swift Horses,’ and Diego recently talked to Variety about his experience working with the ‘Euphoria’ star.“It was so cool to work with him. He’s obsessed with photography, he’s obsessed with old plays,” Diego said about Jacob.
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva And Sasha Calle To Star In Adaptation Of ‘On Swift Horses’ From Ley Line Entertainment And FirstGen Content
EXCLUSIVE: Ley Line Entertainment and FirstGen Content have set an all-star ensemble for its co-production of On Swift Horses as Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva and Sasha Calle are on board to star. Daniel Minahan is on to direct with Peter Spears producing alongside Mollye Asher, Tim Headington and Theresa Steele Page on behalf of Ley Line with Michael D’Alto producing on behalf of FirstGen Conent. Bryce Kass is adapting the script.
BTS’ J-Hope Begins Military Enlistment Process; Announces Release Of New Solo Single
J-Hope, a member of K-pop supergroup BTS, has cancelled his request to delay enlistment in Korea’s mandatory military service, according to the group’s agency Big Hit Music.
Korea Box Office: Theatrical Market Reaches Three-Month Low Despite New Releases
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” held on to top spot at the South Korean box office. But the overall market continued to soften despite a slew of new release titles. Nationwide theatrical grosses totaled just $7.26 million. That made it the slowest box office weekend in over three months. “Quantumania” collected $2.0 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic), and enjoyed a 27% market share. The second weekend increment lifted its 12-day total to $10.6 million. Long-running Japanese animation title, “The First Slam Dunk” earned $1.36 million in its eighth weekend on release. Since Jan. 4 it has accumulated $28.0 million.
BTS’ J-hope to release new solo single later this week
BTS‘ J-hope is set to release a new solo single, with ‘on the street’ coming later this week.The news was confirmed by Big Hit in a note published to fans on Weverse. The post also revealed that the single is set to drop on Friday (March 3) at 2pm Korean time.“J-hope wrote the track wrote the track to share his candid feelings towards his fans,” the post read.