Rolling Quartz continue to build their legacy as one of Korea’s most thrilling rock exports: fierce, fearless, and brazenly confident. Their latest single RE.BOLD is a punch of empowerment, bringing early 2000s rock energy with a modern K-pop edge. This comeback is a reminder that they’re true pioneers in a genre that doesn’t often get…
wave to earth: Leading Korean Indie Rock onto the Global Stage
In recent years, South Korea’s global musical influence has expanded well beyond the borders of K-pop. Among the acts reshaping what Korean music looks – and sounds – like on the world stage is wave to earth. This Seoul-based indie rock trio, consisting of Kim Daniel (vocals, guitar), Shin Dong-gyu (drums), and Cha Soon-jong (bass),…
Upcoming Tour Dates for Jin’s #RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR
ARMY or not, I am sure that majority of us know who Jin of BTS is. Or at least who BTS are…am I right? Whether you’re a die-hard fan or simply curious, there’s no denying the global reach and cultural impact of BTS – and now that Jin, the oldest member of the group, has…
82MAJOR Step Up: Bold Sound, Bigger Vision on 3rd Mini-Album “SILENCE SYNDROME”
82MAJOR are on the run. Well, at least they are in their latest music video to TAKEOVER, accompanied by their 3rd mini-album SILENCE SYNDROME. If it’s your day one with 82MAJOR, six prison escapees getting down on a train track while dressed in soft pink pyjamas with bunny motifs will be the first impression you…
27th Far East Film Festival: Golden Mulberry for Lifetime Achievement Goes to Tsui Hark
Few filmmakers have left a mark on Asian cinema as deeply as Tsui Hark. A great storyteller and pioneer of modern Hong Kong film, Tsui has long captured audiences’ imagination with his genre-defying style. This year, the Far East Film Festival honours his incredible legacy with the Golden Mulberry Award for Lifetime Achievement, to be…
Japanese Star Megumi Joins the 27th Far East Film Festival Jury to Select Best Debut Film of 2025
Who decides the winners of this year’s Far East Film Festival? While the spirit of FEFF remains proudly democratic – with the audience alone determining the winners of the top three prizes – two expert juries will also be selecting special awards. Among the 49 competition titles (from a total lineup of 77), the three…
The World Premiere of “The Square”, the Animated Romantic Masterpiece, to Close the 27th Far East Film Festival in Udine
The curtain will officially close on the 27th edition of the Far East Film Festival with the world premiere of The Square, a beautifully made South Korean animated love story. Described as a poetic and visually enchanting work, The Square makes its global debut in Udine. In contrast, and perfectly complementing the tone of the…
“Cloud” Review: Capitalism and Alienation in the Digital Age
Few directors are as skilled as Japanese auteur Kiyoshi Kurosawa when it comes to articulating the alienation and paranoia of the digital age. One of his first international breakouts, already decades deep into his career, was 2001’s Pulse, a distressing ghost story about the gradual supernatural invasion of the online world which managed to accurately…
CIX Launches 2025 “THUNDER FEVER” World Tour Across Europe and North America
CIX, short for “Complete in X,” began their journey in 2019. The group, consisting of BX, Seunghun, Yonghee, and Hyunsuk, made their debut with the EP HELLO Chapter 1: Hello, Stranger and have since cultivated a dedicated international fanbase known as FIX. After completing a two-night concert in Seoul in March, CIX is ready to…
NIEL is Back and Bolder Than Ever with 4th Mini Album “SHE”
Who needs a comeback when you never really left? NIEL, a solo artist who first soared to fame with TEEN TOP back in 2010, is stepping into a brand new era – and doing it entirely on his own terms. Since his unforgettable days belting out hits like No More Perfume On You, Crazy, and…
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