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The Masked Singer is back!

The Masked Singer is back!

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Berlin sales outfit M-Appeal has sealed further deals for Norwegian director Dag Johan Haugerud’s Berlinale Golden Bear winner “Dreams,” as well as additional sales for “Sex” and “Love,” the other films in the director’s trilogy. “Dreams” follows Johanne, a young woman who documents her first love — an infatuation with her teacher — through intimate writing. When her mother and grandmother discover her work, their initial shock turns to recognition of its literary merit.

Naman Ramachandran In their first interview since a South Korean court blocked their attempt to leave record label Ador, K-pop phenomenon NewJeans told the BBC they will continue to fight despite the setback. “This fight is necessary.

fromis_9 have dropped a cryptic new teaser, their first since they signed on with a new label.On March 26, South Korean label ASND uploaded a video teaser on its social media channels featuring five of the eight members from fromis_9: Song Ha-young, Park Ji-won, Lee Na-kyung, Lee Chae-young and Baek Ji-heon.Simply captioned ‘fromis_9’, the video features monochrome video clips of the five singers as they pose for a photoshoot, overlayed with audio snippets of their own voices as they talk about their hopes for new beginnings.[#fromis_9]'프로미스나인(fromis_9)'#프로미스나인 #ASND #어센드 pic.twitter.com/kF5BoZ6b5F— ASND (@ASNDLABEL) March 26, 2025fromis_9’s three remaining members – Lee Sae-rom, Roh Ji-sun and Lee Seo-yeon – have yet to publicly sign with new labels, and their involvement in the group’s future activities remains unclear.The teaser is the first since they signed exclusive contracts with the agency in January to “continue with their group activities”. “It must have taken a lot of thought and courage for the artists to decide to continue their group activities,” wrote ASND at the time.“We at ASND are sincerely grateful to the artists for their great courage and for choosing to walk this journey with us, and we promise to provide unwavering support and encouragement so that they can pursue their dreams going forward.”All eight fromis_9 members parted ways with longtime label Pledis Entertainment and its parent company, HYBE, following the expirations of their contracts in December last year.

Marta Balaga Marking out one of the hottest properties at this year’s Series Mania, the world can’t get enough of “Long Bright River” starring Amanda Seyfried, with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) securing multiple new markets with muscular regional or local distributors such as Max and Warner Bros. Discovery.

SEVENTEEN have announced the upcoming release of a new full-length album, which will be in celebration of their 10th anniversary this May.South Korean news outlet Star News reported on March 24 that the K-pop boyband are due to release a new studio album on May 26, the 10th anniversary of their debut. The as-yet-untitled record would be their fourth studio album so far, with the most recent being 2022’s ‘Face the Sun’, featuring title track ‘Hot’.Although details about the new project remain sparse, their label Pledis Entertainment confirmed that all 13 members of the band were involved in the album’s creation and recording.

Xdinary Heroes have announced their upcoming 2025 ‘Beautiful Mind’ world tour, featuring concerts across Asia and the US.On March 24, Xdinary Heroes announced their upcoming 2025 ‘Beautiful Mind’ world tour, which is set to see them play concerts across cities in Asia and the US from May to August. The tour will also be in support of their recent mini-album of the same name.The South Korean band will kick-off with a four-night show at Seoul’s Olympic Hall from May 2 to 5, before they head to Bangkok and Kuala Kumpur for the tour’s first two international shows later that month.

Thania Garcia Playboi Carti‘s “Music” has entered the albums chart at No. 1 with the biggest opening numbers for a rap album this year. The 30-song set enters the Billboard 200 with 298,000 album units earned in the United States, according to Luminate, and a total of 384 million streams — these are the biggest streaming numbers for any album since Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” collected 428.54 million listens in its second week (May 2024).

Naman Ramachandran South Korea’s box office continued its post-peak cool-down this weekend as “Mickey 17” held on to the top spot for a fourth consecutive frame, despite modest earnings. Bong Joon-ho’s sci-fi epic, starring Robert Pattinson, brought in $928,843, accounting for 21.2% of the weekend market share, according to Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council. From March 21 to 23, the top 10 titles combined for just over $4.9 million in total grosses.

STAYC have announced new dates for their upcoming 2025 ‘Stay Tuned’ world tour, featuring concerts in Sydney, Jakarta, Bangkok and more.Today (March 24), K-pop girl group STAYC revealed the Asia and Australia dates for their upcoming 2025 ‘Stay Tuned’ world tour. It will kick-off this April with a two-night show at the Olympic Hall in Seoul, South Korean.STAYC will begin the international legs of their 2025 ‘Stay Tuned’ world tour, in June.

Korea’s CJ ENM has signed a partnership agreement with the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, designed to expand the presence of not just Korean, but also other Asian films and talent, in mainstream Hollywood.  

denied any romantic involvement between him and Kim Sae-ron in a statement published on March 11. However, Kim Soo-hyun and his agency Gold Medalist would later issue a second statement days later, where it confirmed that the pair had dated, but claimed that it only occurred when she was an adult.A law firm representing Kim’s agency Gold Medalist announced on March 20 that it has filed the complaint against HoverLab Inc’s operator and Kim Sae-ron’s family, accusing them of distributing private photos in violation of a South Korean law against sexual crimes.

ADOR‘s request for an injunction preventing NewJeans (aka NJZ) from pursuing independent activities under their new name.Today (March 21), the Seoul Central District Court’s Civil Division 50 ruled in favour of ADOR, a subsidiary of HYBE, granting the company’s injunction to prevent NewJeans from carrying out activities independently under their new name, NJZ.According to sources from South Korean news publications News1 and SBS, per Soompi, the injunction also prevents the girl group from signing advertising contracts on their own. NewJeans have yet to issue a public response to the injunction.ADOR first filed the injunction in January.

The Masked Singer is back!

The Masked Singer is back!

The Masked Singer is back!

EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kong-based Phoenix Waters Productions and South Korea’s Studio Target have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand cross-border film and television collaboration between Hong Kong and South Korea.

Naman Ramachandran Hong Kong’s Phoenix Waters Productions and South Korea’s Studio Target have inked a memorandum of understanding to bolster cross-border collaboration spanning Hong Kong, Korea and the U.K. The strategic alliance, revealed during Hong Kong FilMart, will focus on jointly developing, financing and producing films, series and microdramas — the latter being short-form digital content that has gained significant traction throughout Asia as vehicles for audience engagement and brand integration.

Naman Ramachandran Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM, the studio behind Oscar-winning “Parasite,” is intensifying its strategy to expand its international footprint while navigating a challenging media landscape where production budgets have been rising and traditional linear TV faces market headwinds. “We have really strong creators, especially writers and directors and producers … this system that’s been developed for many years,” said Jangho Seo, executive VP of CJ ENM’s content business division, speaking with Variety at Hong Kong FilMart.

Michaela Zee A24 has released the official trailer for Celine Song‘s “Materialists.” Written, directed and produced by Song, the romantic comedy follows an ambitious New York City matchmaker who finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex. Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal star in Song’s follow-up to her Oscar-nominated feature directorial debut “Past Lives.” Principal photography for “Materialists” began in April 2024 in New York City and wrapped in June of the same year.