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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, November 22-24
Whether you’re into shopping, fitness, films, classical music or Christmas fun, there is an event in Hong Kong for you this weekend.
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Why was Trump biopic The Apprentice censored in Hong Kong?
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Miriam Yeung’s career as singer and actress, and rupture with fans
22 Nov 2024 - 7:27AM
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5 movies and TV shows to watch in Hong Kong this weekend, November 22-24
A Korean romantic comedy and an ambitious musical await cinema-goers. Alternatively, stream a World War II drama or a Chinatown-set comedy.
21 Nov 2024 - 5:15PM
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Kim Go-eun (left) and Steve Sanghyun Noh in a still from Love in the Big City, one of five movies and shows to catch in Hong Kong this weekend.
K-drama
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In Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born, soaring performances save the show
Kim Tae-ri shines as a gifted singer who overcomes hardships in a story that has some good ideas but fails to follow through on them.
21 Nov 2024 - 4:15PM
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Singer joins Ed Sheeran in criticising ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’
Band Aid hit due for anniversary remix ‘dehumanises Africans’, British-Ghanaian Fuse ODG says. He wants artists to speak up about the song.
21 Nov 2024 - 3:15PM
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K-drama
Actor Song Joong-ki feels ‘blessed’ by birth of daughter
‘Our lovely princess was born healthy,’ Korean actor says in Rome, where his wife, actress Katy Saunders, gave birth to their second child.
21 Nov 2024 - 12:45PM
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Jimmy O. Yang excels in Interior Chinatown, bold detective comedy
Yang is the stand-out star in this ambitious, heartfelt series that sends up police procedural TV shows and addresses racial stereotyping.
21 Nov 2024 - 10:02AM
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Jimmy O. Yang (left) and Ronny Chieng in a still from Interior Chinatown. Photo: Mike Taing/Hulu via AP
Entertainment
Netflix hopes these new non-English series will blow up globally
This week Netflix showcased The Leopard, One Hundred Years of Solitude, and new seasons of Squid Game and Alice in Borderland.
21 Nov 2024 - 6:00AM
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Ranking every film by Jon M. Chu, from Wicked to Crazy Rich Asians
Jon M. Chu’s film career spans genres such as action with GI Joe Retaliation to romance with Crazy Rich Asians and musicals with Wicked.
20 Nov 2024 - 7:15PM
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The chaotic journey of Stalker 2, much anticipated Ukrainian-made game
Releasing on November 20, Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl’s development was upset when Russia invaded Ukraine – most studio staff fled abroad.
20 Nov 2024 - 8:08AM
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Blossoms Under Somewhere: Collar’s Marf Yau impresses in film debut
Cantopop star Marf Yau gives a charismatic performance in a dubious coming-of-age tale of two teenaged girls who sell their underwear online.
19 Nov 2024 - 5:15PM
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Marf Yau in a still from Blossoms Under Somewhere.
K-drama
Korean actress Lee Jung-hyun thankful to be a mother again at 44
Parasyte: The Grey star Lee gives birth to baby girl and hails her fast recovery on social media – ‘People didn’t realise I was the mother’.
21 Nov 2024 - 3:46PM
Entertainment
Gladiator III already in the works, director Ridley Scott says
After Gladiator II’s US$87 million opening weekend and ahead of its US cinema debut, director says there’ll ‘certainly’ be a Gladiator III.
19 Nov 2024 - 3:50PM
Entertainment
Asian stereotypes in Hollywood get the chop in Interior Chinatown
Jimmy O. Yang plays an actor whose world is turned upside down in Interior Chinatown on Disney+. Ronny Chieng and Chloe Bennet co-star.
17 Nov 2024 - 7:15PM
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Artists & celebrities
After 30 years in K-pop, singer and producer J.Y. Park still performing
J.Y. Park began as a singer, started JYP Entertainment and produced a string of top K-pop acts. He’s launching a 30-year anniversary tour.
18 Nov 2024 - 6:15PM
J.Y. Park debuted as a singer in 1994 and went on to produce some of the biggest acts in K-pop. He will soon embark on a concert tour in Korea and Japan to celebrate 30 years as a K-pop powerhouse. Photo: JYP Entertainment
Southeast Asia
Michelle Yeoh says not being able to have kids ‘biggest sadness’ of her life
Yeoh’s candid reflection on infertility and acceptance offers a poignant perspective on navigating life’s challenges, and she has no regrets.
19 Nov 2024 - 11:24AM
Travel & Leisure
Gladiators back at Colosseum after 2,000 years, thanks to Airbnb
As Gladiator II hits cinemas, Airbnb and guardians of the Roman ruin team up to offer faux fights there under a deal decried as ‘a disgrace’.
18 Nov 2024 - 4:50PM
Entertainment
4 very different Hong Kong romance films from the 2000s to watch
From July Rhapsody with Jacky Cheung to Love in a Puff with Miriam Yeung and Andy Lau in Love on a Diet, these movies offered something new.
17 Nov 2024 - 3:15PM
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Arts & Culture
How China’s underground raves give frustrated youth a sense of escape
Often held in hidden locations without official knowledge, raves in China offer a sense of freedom to people feeling ground down by society.
16 Nov 2024 - 3:15PM
Ravers dance in an abandoned air raid shelter in Guangzhou, China. Underground raves are growing in popularity in the country. Photo: AP
K-drama
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Meet Jung Yu-mi, star of coming K-drama Love Your Enemy
Jung Yu-mi has appeared in films such as Train to Busan, Korean dramas including The School Nurse Files, and reality TV show Youn’s Kitchen.
16 Nov 2024 - 9:15AM
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How A Nightmare on Elm Street left audiences terrified 40 years ago
Wes Craven’s 1984 horror classic that introduced us to Freddy Krueger was inspired by an article about Asian Death Syndrome.
15 Nov 2024 - 5:22AM
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Arts & Culture
Yoshitaka Amano exhibition celebrates Japanese artist’s 50-year career
Amano, whose portfolio includes the Vampire Hunter D novel series and Final Fantasy video games, is holding his first major European show.
14 Nov 2024 - 6:08PM
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