When I asked JUSTB about their latest release, SNOW ANGEL, there was a thoughtful pause, as if each member was carefully choosing words to capture the essence of their work. Their fifth mini-album brings all sorts of feelings. It is a place where warmth meets cold, love meets longing, and emotion collides with digital chaos….
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Gareth.T on His Journey as the Prince of Sadness – Exclusive Interview
After a sold-out show at Shepherd’s Bush Empire (30.10.35) in London, the venue shone not just with fans, but with admiration for the talent emerging from Hong Kong. Gareth.T, the 25-year-old singer-songwriter and producer, gave everything he had on that stage. From singing beautifully to playing the violin, every note felt perfect, every moment of…
2Z’s “Highness”: A New Musical Chapter – Exclusive Interview
Every great band has an origin story, and 2Z’s sounds like the kind of plot you’d pitch for a feel-good coming-of-age movie. With various background stories, and by all logic, 2Z shouldn’t have worked. But somehow, against all odds and with a lot of late-night rehearsals, they found harmony in chaos and turned everything into…
ALULA Film Festival: In Conversation with JI Qiuyu, Director of “The Homeless”
Chinese filmmaker Ji Qiuyu approaches the world with gentleness. Her documentary The Homeless captures the lives of those existing on the margins of society, people who have drifted between belonging and isolation, freedom and invisibility. Rather than portraying homelessness as a tragedy, Ji observes it as a complex human condition. Shot with a compassionate eye,…
ALULA Film Festival: In Conversation with Bian Zhuo, Director of “As the Water Flows”
Bian Zhuo’s As the Water Flows is a gentle and beautiful film about aging and reconciliation, shaped by the director’s own family story. The film was inspired by the diary of Bian’s late grandfather, a man who suffered greatly during China’s Anti-Rightist Movement. What started as an attempt to recreate that hardship slowly turned into…
FOCUS Art Fair London 2025 – The Beauty Behind Abi Dionisio’s Work – Exclusive Interview
We met Filipino artist Abi Dionisio at FOCUS Art Fair London 2025, where she was represented by ONE EAST ASIA, and presented her new series called When Threads Take Turns. Her work immediately attracts the eye: at first glance, her paintings appear to be complex embroidered fabric. Step closer, and the illusion dissolves; what looks…
FOCUS Art Fair London 2025 – FiNGAiSM: The Art of Kento Senga – Exclusive Interview
Best known as a member of Kis-My-Ft2, Kento Senga has spent over twenty years entertaining audiences through music, dancing, and acting. But behind the pop idol image is a thoughtful artist whose work, as well as creativity, goes beyond one’s imagination. Born in Nagoya, Senga began dancing at the age of three, inspired by the…
Joss and Gawin on “My Golden Blood”, Working Together and Their Fanmeet in Europe – Exclusive Interview
For fans of Thai BL dramas, seeing your favourite actors up close is an experience unlike any other. When Joss and Gawin arrived in London for their first European fan-meeting tour, many of us were quite excited. Fans had spent hours immersed in My Golden Blood, following the story of Mark, a vampire struggling with…
69th BFI London Film Festival: In Conversation with Shih-Ching Tsou, Director of “Left-Handed Girl”
For years, Shih-Ching Tsou has been the heartbeat behind some of contemporary cinema’s most human stories. Born and raised in Taipei, she moved to New York after graduating from Fu Jen Catholic University, earning her master’s in Media Studies at The New School. Her career began with Take Out (2004), a small, vérité-style indie she…
69th BFI London Film Festival: In Conversation with Calif Chong, Isabella Wei and Matthew P. Scott of “High Wire”
Hong Kong director Calif Chong’s debut feature, High Wire, makes a striking entrance, a film that is at once humorous, compelling, and real. Best known for her acclaimed 2019 short Underneath, Chong ventures into feature territory with a story that examines the delicate balance of duty and desire, the weight of parental expectation, and the…
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