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Charli XCX described The 1975 frontman Matty Healy's on-stage protest kiss, which shut down a Malaysian music festival last year, as "a little divisive, but I think great art is divisive".

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Streams of K-pop music jump over 300 per cent in five years

K-pop music on a global scale have seen a jump of over 300 per cent in the last five years, according to new Spotify data.According to Spotify data cited by Yonhap News Agency, streams of K-pop music have surged 362 per cent in the global market over the past five years. The largest increase was recorded in Southeast Asia, with a 423 per cent jump, while the US recorded a 182 per cent rise.However, the US has emerged as the country with the most K-pop listeners.

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Spooky Thai Drama ‘The Legend of Nang Nak’ Sets Regional Broadcasts

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Thailand’s skill with ghostly drama series gets another showing in “The Legend of Nang Nak,” which releases widely across Asia next week. Directed by Taweewat Wantha and scripted by Sorarat Jirabovornwisut, the pair behind “Death Whisperer 1 and 2,” the 30-part series portrays a ghostly love story that defies the barriers between life and death. The series hails from production firm Minds@Work and Thai terrestrial broadcast group BEC World. International sales are handled by I.E.

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Locarno Winner Woo Ming Jin’s English-Language Debut ‘The Camford Experiment’ Set at Busan Asian Project Market

Naman Ramachandran Malaysian filmmaker Woo Ming Jin is set to present his English-language debut “The Camford Experiment” at Busan‘s Asian Project Market. The social horror film, co-written with producer Gerry Kim, explores themes of Asian identity and racial stereotypes in Western society. Woo, known for films like “Tiger Factory” and “Stone Turtle,” which won an award at Locarno, drew inspiration from his experiences as a member of a minority community in Malaysia and the U.S.

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Oscars: Thailand Selects ‘How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ For International Feature Film Race

The National Federation of Thai Film Associations (MPC) has selected How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies as Thailand‘s submission for the Oscars‘ best international feature film category.

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Lauryn Hill responds to “disheartening” lawsuit filed by Fugees bandmate Pras: “Some facts need to be presented”

Lauryn Hill has responded to the new lawsuit filed against her by her Fugees bandmate Pras Michel – see what she had to say below.Yesterday (October 1), it was reported that Michel had filed a lawsuit against Hill alleging her of fraud after Hill’s and the Fugees’ anniversary tour across the US was cancelled in August just days before it was due to kick off.In the lawsuit, Michel claimed that their comeback tour was sabotaged by Hill’s “arrogance” and “narcissistic tendencies” and that the group’s 2023 tour – which also saw several dates cancelled – would have been “a huge commercial success” given advance sales but Hill had grossly mismanaged the setup, marketing and budgeting of the tour and claimed it “was actually a veiled and devious attempt to make a big score for herself.”Now, in a new statement shared with NME, Hill has addressed Michel’s claims head-on, during which she alludes to his lawsuit stemming from his own legal troubles. In April 2023, Michel was convicted for his involvement in a billion-dollar Malaysian money laundering scheme.

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‘Jung Kook: I Am Still – The Party Version’ to Launch, Expanding Music Documentary Into Singalong

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Following its limited theatrical release, “Jung Kook: I Am Still,” a feature documentary chronicling the solo journey of Jung Kook, band member of K-pop icons BTS, the film’s producers are to launch an extended version. It will reach cinemas from Oct. 11.

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Tokyo Film Festival’s Full Lineup Is Long on China, Animation and Marcello Mastroianni

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Tokyo International Film Festival has unveiled a competition section with as many Chinese titles as Japanese for its 37th edition. Announced on Wednesday the festival’s full lineup runs to a compact 110 films, culled from a huge 2,023 applications, and functions partly as discovery event, partly as a Japanese showcase and also as best-of the year international art house compendium. The 15-title competition includes Mizi Z’s “The Unseen Sister,” “Big World,” by Yang Lina and “My Friend An Delie,” by Dong Zijian from China.

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Great British Bake Off winners who are still making a fortune on social media

The Great British Bake Off is set to return for its 15th series on Channel 4 next Tuesday (September 24), with a fresh batch of hopefuls vying to become Bake Off champion.

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Prime Video India Renews ‘Call Me Bae’ For Second Season

After ranking as Prime Video India‘s top show in the country since its September 6 launch, comedy-drama Call Me Bae has been renewed by the streamer for a second season.

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Australia Proposes Banning Children From Social Media

Australia‘s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that the federal government will introduce legislation this year to restrict children from accessing social media.

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Australia Proposing to Ban Children From Social Media, Joins Wave of Asian Government Crackdowns on Platforms

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Australian federal government said Tuesday that it will introduce legislation this year that bans children from accessing social media. The exact age has yet to be determined. The plan, announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, aligns with moves by other governments around the Asia-Pacific region seeking to rein in online media and social media in particular. Many in the region are concerned that social media platforms are causing addictive behavior, enabling bullying, gambling and facilitating cybercrimes.

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The 1975 hit back at Good Vibes lawsuit, say they “did not know” same sex kiss would cancel festival

The 1975 have responded to a lawsuit filed against them by the promoter of Good Vibes Festival in Malaysia, claiming they “did not know” an onstage same sex kiss between band members would cancel event.In July of this year it was revealed that the band were being sued for $2.4million (£1.9 million) by the festival organisers over the controversial incident last summer which saw frontman Matty Healy and bassist Ross MacDonald kiss onstage during the Malaysian music festival.Healy also called out the Malaysian government for its hardline stance on gay rights.The band were then forced to cut their set short, telling the crowd they “just got banned from Kuala Lumpur”.

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Al Pacino, Dan Stevens Exorcism Horror ‘The Ritual’ Sells Globally, Including to Leonine and Altitude (EXCLUSIVE)

Alex Ritman “The Ritual,” the upcoming exorcism horror in which Al Pacino and Dan Stevens play troubled priests, has sold out for most international territories by XYZ Films. From director David Midell, the film was written by Midell and Enrico Natale, and produced by Andrew Stevens, Mitchell Welch and Natale.

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‘Stranger Eyes’ Director Yeo Siew Hua On How Surveillance Impacted His Mystery Thriller — Venice

After becoming the first Singaporean filmmaker to win Locarno’s Golden Leopard for A Land Imagined, Yeo Siew Hua will break new ground again with mystery thriller Stranger Eyes, which is the first Singapore film to premiere in-competition at the Venice Film Festival.

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BBC & Stan’s ‘Lord Of The Flies’ Adaptation Unveils Cast; Hans Zimmer To Score

The BBC and Stan have unveiled a cast of up-and-comers for Jack Thorne‘s Lord of the Flies adaptation, with Hans Zimmer set to do the score.

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Squid cancel tour dates due to member being “involved in accident” and suffering “multiple facial fractures”

Squid have cancelled their upcoming tour dates following a member of the band being involved in an accident, the band have shared in a social media statement.Earlier today (September 3) the Brighton post-punks took to Instagram to make the announcement about upcoming shows in China and Malaysia. The band had been set to play a series of shows in the two Asian nations beginning with a set at Sonic Jam Festival in Xi’an, China, on September 8.Describing themselves as “extremely sad” to make the announcement, Squid explained that “one of us was involved in an accident and has multiple facial fractures.” They said they were told it would be unsafe for the unnamed band member to fly, and that while they had looked into getting a replacement to fill in, “the nature of our music means that this is very difficult to arrange at a few days’ notice, and we would be unable to procure the necessary work permits in time.”They continued, “We were massively looking forward to playing in these new cities and meeting our fans who have been so supportive, and this outcome is very disappointing to us all.

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Asia Content Investment Slows to Single-Figure Growth, Says Report: ‘Many Traditional TV Drama Producers Are Struggling to Compete’

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Investment in content for the theatrical film, TV and streaming markets of India and East Asia amounted to $15.5 billion in 2023, a new report shows. But spending slowed to a growth rate of just 4%, a significant slowdown compared with the investment peak in 2021-22, driven by COVID. Media Partners Asia‘s (MPA) 2024 Asia Video Content Dynamics, report which covers India, Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, describes the slowdown as “a normalization of budgets and a rationalization of local content investment in streaming VOD.” India was the strongest-growing market, with a robust 12% growth, driven primarily by sports content, while Indonesia followed with a 5% increase.

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‘Mojo,’ Quirky Rom-Com With Cow as Social Media Star, Set as Debut Feature for Malaysia-U.K. Venture Sympatico (EXCLUSIVE)

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Mojo,” a rom-com film whose cast of oddball characters includes a cow who has gone viral, has been set as the first feature to emerge from Sympatico, a U.K.-Malaysia coproduction venture that launched last year. The film is to be directed by Min Lim, who also heads operations at Sympatico.

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Thai Hit Film ‘How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ Sets China, North America Theatrical Releases

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Distributors in major territories including North America, China, the U.K. and South Korea have unveiled plans for theatrical releases of hit Thai comedy film “How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies.” The film is the highest grossing film this year in its native Thailand and has already been released in parts of Southeast Asia. These include Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Myanmar, Australia, and New Zealand, where it has become the highest-grossing Thai film of all time. Rights to the film have been picked up in China by Teamer Media.

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‘How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ Secures Theatrical Releases Across North America, China & Europe

Thai breakout hit How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies has landed North American distribution.

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