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Comedy K-drama A Virtuous Business sidesteps its cheeky premise
The Korean series on Netflix, which follows women who sell lingerie and adult toys, forgets its original message but is still a good watch.
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AI-driven K-dramas, movies ring in new era of freedom for creators
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, November 22-24
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Why was Trump biopic The Apprentice censored in Hong Kong?
The controversial movie starring Sebastian Stan that chronicles Donald Trump’s rise to power was cut for its Hong Kong cinema release.
22 Nov 2024 - 12:23PM
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Sebastian Stan in a still from The Apprentice. The film also features Martin Donovan as Donald Trump’s father, Charlie Carrick as older brother Fred Jnr, Maria Bakalova as Trump’s first wife Ivana, and Jeremy Strong as mentor Roy Cohn.
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Miriam Yeung’s career as singer and actress, and rupture with fans
Declaring herself a Chinese patriot at the height of anti-government protests in Hong Kong angered fans, but Yeung is back performing again.
22 Nov 2024 - 7:27AM
Entertainment
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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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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Shoppers look at the Band Aid 20 music single “Do They Know It’s Christmas” in a London music store in 2004. Photo: AFP
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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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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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Cynthia Erivo (left) as Elphaba and Ariana Grande-Butera as Glinda in a still from Wicked. Photo: Universal Pictures
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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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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
Paul Mescal plays Lucius in Gladiator II. He has expressed excitement at the prospect of filming a Gladiator III, which director Ridley Scott confirmed is in the works. Photo: Paramount Pictures.
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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
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
Paul Mescal in a still from Ridley Scott’s new film Gladiator II. Photo: Paramount Pictures
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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
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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Ginny Wong
Opinion
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Liam Payne’s death has shaken a world of 1D fans and non-fans alike
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Opinion
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Bridgerton season 4’s casting of Yerin Ha does not mean it’s ‘ruined’
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Reflections
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Black Myth: Wukong video game the latest take on Journey to the West
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Why linguists love Olympics singer Aya Nakamura for her use of back slang
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