And it happened again! Wonho returned to London, performing at Shepherd’s Bush Empire as part of his STAY AWAKE world tour, to his most loyal fans. Armed with four dancers and a simple VCR screen as his backdrop, he once again favoured minimal staging over the elaborate productions embraced by many K-pop soloists. While some…
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Explosive and Exuberant Debut: CORTIS Shout Their Arrival on the K-Pop Scene with “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES”
CORTIS is a five-member idol boy group. The members are Martin, James, Juhoon, Seonghyeon and Keonho, and are the first boy group to debut under BIGHIT MUSIC in six years. They are a young group, all teenagers: 17-year-old Martin is the leader, 16-year-old Keonho is the maknae, and the oldest member is James, who is 19….
ASTRO’s MJ and JINJIN Inspire with ZOONIZINI’s Debut “DICE” – Exclusive Interview
ASTRO first appeared on the scene in 2016, and over the years, their creative work has matured with impressive grace. Known for their diversity, the members have built their own artistic identities while keeping the spirit of the group intact. Now, in 2025, a new chapter comes alive with the arrival of the group’s third…
JUNNY’s Timeless Return: Exploring “null” – Exclusive Interview
Korean-Canadian singer-songwriter JUNNY returns with his second studio album, null, arriving three years after his 2022 release Blanc. We’ve had the pleasure of speaking with JUNNY twice before, and each conversation has been a delight; now, for the third time, he sits down with View of the Arts to share insights on his latest work….
Meet W.i.S.H: India’s Girl Group Taking Pop Music Worldwide – Exclusive Interview
“After one show, a young girl approached us and simply said, ‘thank you.’ She told us that being like us had always been her dream, and that watching us perform made her proud.” It’s a memory the Indian pop girl group W.i.S.H. recalls with deep fondness and pride. Consisting of sisters Ri and Sim, along…
82nd Venice Film Festival: “Praying Mantis” Review
Praying Mantis is an 18-minute hand-drawn animation short film co-directed by Hong Kong director Yonfan and Taiwanese filmmaker Joe Hsieh, breaking his six-year silence. The film merges Yonfan’s expertise in portraying complex female characters with Hsieh’s recurring motifs of lust and death, telling the story of a mother who sacrifices herself entirely for her child…
82nd Venice Film Festival: “Girl” Review
Girl was the directorial debut of SHU Qi. It was undoubtedly one of the most anticipated films at the 82nd Venice Film Festival. Girl marked SHU Qi’s first step into directing. It captured immense attention at the event. SHU Qi is a regular presence at Cannes, Berlinale, and the Venice Film Festival. Her first arrival…
82nd Venice Film Festival: “The Sun Rises on All of Us” Review
One of the benefits of seeing films at their very earliest screenings, before they’ve even been unveiled to the world at a splashy festival premiere, is being able to experience them truly blind. In the case of The Sun Rises On Us All, the latest film from Chinese auteur Cai Shangjun, which just premiered in…
82nd Venice Film Festival: In Conversation with Tereza Nvotová, Director of “Father”
Tereza Nvotová has been an important voice in contemporary European cinema. Her debut feature, Filthy (2017), confronted the taboos around sexual assault and went on to win more than 20 international awards. The same year, her HBO documentary The Lust for Power took aim at corruption in Slovak politics, establishing Nvotová as a filmmaker unafraid…
82nd Venice Film Festival: “Silent Friend” Review
Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi’s Silent Friend traces three distinct eras – 1908, 1972, and 2020 – through the enduring presence of a single ancient ginkgo tree, connecting lives and histories across time. The film traces how humans have tried to understand the natural world under the witness of an ancient ginkgo tree in the botanic…
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