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BTS’ Suga is going on his first-ever world tour and plans to hit up dates in the US.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief David Anthony Chan’s epic fantasy novel “The Kindred Chronicles” is set to be adapted into an animated series and will be the first project flowing from a partnership between HIP Studios and hybrid publisher 8 Letters. The deal between the two companies was announced at the recent Philippine Book Festival. It aims to adapt 8Letters content into television content, movies, animations, mangas and games. A subsidiary of Singapore’s Silver Media, HIP Studios is a Singapore, Sydney and Cebu, Philippines-based IP development and management company.

EXCLUSIVE: Rotterdam competition title Small Hours of the Night from Daniel Hui (Demons, Snakeskin) and SXSW premiere Adrianne & The Castle by Shannon Walsh (The Gig is Up, Illusions of Control) have landed international reputation via non-fiction agency Indox. 

Super Junior have announced their upcoming 2024 ‘Super Show Spin-off: Halftime’ tour, with concerts in Thailand, Singapore and more.Today (April 18), Super Junior announced the dates and venues of their upcoming 2024 ‘Super Show Spin-off: Halftime’ tour. It comes about three months after the boyband first teased the tour in a statement to news outlet News1.The K-pop boyband will kick off their 12-date tour with a two-date performance on June 22 and 23 at the KSPO Dome in Seoul, South Korea.

The 2024 Formula 1 race season is heating up!

NME has revealed the line-up for its upcoming unplugged Girls To The Front showcase in Singapore next month – find out more below. First announced in early March, the Girls To The Front showcase is scheduled to take place on May 8 from 7PM SGT at the newly launched Swee Lee outlet at Clarke Quay during Branded’s CreatorWeek 2024.

MAMAMOO singer Hwasa has announced her upcoming 2024 ‘Twits’ solo fancon tour, with concerts in Taiwan, Singapore and more.Today (April 1), MAMAMOO’s Hwasa announced the first batch of dates for her ‘Twits’ solo fancon tour. Notably, the tour is named after the K-pop idol’s fandom name Twits, which in turn was inspired by her 2019 solo debut single ‘Twit’.Hwasa’s new tour will kick off on May 11 with a concert in Hong Kong, followed by shows in Taipei and Singapore in June 2024.

B.I has announced the Asia dates for the concerts on his upcoming 2024 ‘Hype Up’ tour.Over the weekend on March 30, B.I revealed the first batch of dates for his upcoming 2024 ‘Hype Up’ tour, which will kick off this May with concerts across six Asian cities.B.I will embark on his newly announced tour on May 24 with a show in Hong Kong. Thereafter, the singer will perform concerts in Bangkok, Singapore, Manila and Jakarta in June, followed by a Macau show in July.According to the poster for the 2024 ‘Hype Up’ tour, more cities and dates will be announced soon.

EXO singer D.O. – real name Doh Kyung-soo – has announced his upcoming 2024 ‘Bloom’ fan concert tour of Asia.Today (March 25), EXO’s D.O.

Naman Ramachandran Ken Kwek’s acclaimed Singaporean film “#LookAtMe” has secured North American distribution with Buffalo 8. The deal is exclusive for the North American territory and non-exclusive for the rest of the world. The film is a tragicomedy following the family of a teenage YouTuber who posts an irreverent video lampooning a megachurch pastor in defense of his gay twin brother.

Taylor Swift‘s fans love Travis Kelce just as much as she does — and the feeling is mutual!

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Orange Sky Golden Harvest, the multi-territory cinema operator, Wednesday warned that it would return to losses when it reports its 2023 losses. The announcement, made in a regulatory filing, came just days after the company denied that it was preparing to sell off its cinemas in Singapore, which represent the biggest component of its business.

Vanity Fair Oscars after party on Sunday. The pop star traveled from Singapore to Los Angeles to spend the evening with the Saltburn star. Just to torment us, they walked the red carpet at the same time but separately.

captured Taylor Swift's every move at Travis Kelce's football games, the has countless camera phones pointed in his direction whenever he attends .Most recently, one of these videos caused a bit of a disagreement between Swifties. Apparently, flying to Singapore for concerts wasn't “supportive” enough for one fan, who appeared to chastise the 34-year-old for looking at his phone during “I Knew You Were Trouble,” sarcastically captioning their footage, “It's giving supportive bf.”Though the original TikTok video may have been deleted, the Singapore concert clip on March 8, along with screen shots of fans rallying to defend the tight end in the comments.

PDA alert!

Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ Tour is set to boost Singapore’s GDP by over $200million (£155million).Last February, it was reported that Singapore had made an exclusive deal with the popstar so she “can’t perform in any other countries in Southeast Asia”. As such, the singer has been performing six shows at Singapore’s 55,000-capacity National Stadium from March 2-9, making it the only Southeast Asian location on the Asia leg of her tour.Now, Bloomberg has reported Swift’s Singapore stop will bring 0.2 percentage points of GDP to Singapore’s economy (roughly equivalent to $200million).Forbes further revealed Swift’s decision to exclusively perform in Singapore meant hotel bookings rose 10% according to hotel analytics firm Smith Travel Research.

Taylor Swift is clearly happy to have her boyfriend Travis Kelce back on the road with her!

Travis Kelce is back at the Eras Tour!

Seems like Taylor Swift is re-evaluating some of her past song lyrics!

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Three men have been arrested, two of whom have been charged, for sneaking people into Taylor Swift’s performance in Singapore on Monday. A man named Yang Chenguang reportedly distracted security by chatting them up while Li Xiao Wei held a turnstile to let the three people into Singapore Sports Hub, reports BBC.

Taylor Swift’s concerts without tickets.The incidents took place last Monday (February 26), during the third of the pop icon’s six sold-out shows in the South East Asian city-state.According to reports by outlets including The Independent and BBC News, one man allegedly distracted security staff by talking to them, while another held onto a turnstile to let three fans in.A third man who was arrested is under investigation and has yet to be charged, Singapore police said in a statement on Tuesday (March 5).Singapore has some of the strictest laws in the world, and anyone convicted of cheating faces a sentence of up to three years in jail.The shows, held as part of Swift’s mammoth ‘Eras’ tour, were in particularly high demand when the pop icon visited Singapore, as they marked the only stop in the region. Tickets sold out months before the live shows took place.According to the various outlets, one of the three men that the group snuck into the show was Chinese influencer Yang Junhao, who alleged that he unknowingly bought fake tickets.“This is me after being told I bought fake tickets, and was brought out [of the concert] to be interrogated by the police,” he reportedly told his followers in a video posted to Douyin, China’s version of TikTok (via BBC).

Travis Kelce is going back overseas to see his girlfriend Taylor Swift!

A cute video of Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter has just emerged!

Oh, no! Looks like Taylor Swift‘s busy schedule is catching up to her!

Taylor Swift doesn’t perform anywhere else in Southeast Asia as part of her current ‘Eras Tour’ is “not unfriendly”, according to the city-state’s prime minister.The ‘Midnights’ pop star has already played three of her six sold-out concerts at the 55,000-capacity National Stadium, with the remaining trio of dates scheduled for this week (March 7, 8, 9).It was reported last month that Singapore had struck a deal to prevent Swift from bringing her show to any other location within the Association Of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), which comprises 10 countries.Thai prime minister Srettha Thavisin claimed he was told that the Singapore government had offered $2million to $3million (£1.6million to £2.4million) per gig in exchange for exclusivity. However, the exact figure has not been disclosed.“The Singapore government is astute,” Srettha said.

Curly hair, don’t care!

Barry Keoghan is head over heels for Sabrina Carpenter!

As Taylor Swift continues her tour, Travis Kelce is keeping himself busy — with some pretty admirable work this time

Barry Keoghan is showing up for Sabrina Carpenter!

‘Eras Tour’ begins Saturday, March 2 and prices for five of the six shows have dropped in the 96 hours since the New York Post last reported on Swift tickets.At the time of publication, tickets to see Taylor Swift deliver a career-spanning set at the Singapore National Stadium start at $290 USD before fees on Vivid Seats.Earlier in the week, prices began at $300 USD before fees.While $10 off may seem like a drop in the bucket, it should be noted that for other Singapore gigs, prices have dropped over $200.For example, the Thursday, March 7 show was $550 before fees on Monday; now tickets can be scooped up for as low as $316 before fees.If you ask us, $234 in savings is a truly “Enchanted” deal.Want to sing along to “Karma,” “All Too Well” and “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” live for less?We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ Singapore stint below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all Singapore Stadium dates and links to the cheapest tickets available compared to what they cost on Feb. 26 can be found here:*Better prices are in bold.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Taylor Swift over their exclusive deal that makes the island country her only ‘Eras‘ tour stop in Southeast Asia.Last month, Thailand’s prime minister claimed that Singapore reportedly agreed on a deal with the pop star that means she “can’t perform in any other countries in Southeast Asia”.Srettha Thavisin has said that promoter AEG informed him of an agreement that means Swift will not perform any other dates of her ‘Eras‘ tour in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), which comprises 10 countries, according to Sky News.Swift is set to perform six shows at Singapore’s National Stadium from March 2-9, the only Southeast Asian location on the Asia leg of her tour.Now, Philippines representative Joey Salceda asked the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to formally protest against the grant (per The Straits Times). “[This] isn’t what good neighbours do.