Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
2 Filipino film projects get support from Busan Int'l Film Festival's Asian Cinema Fund
By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila
Bulletin
A total of 27 film projects
including two from the Philippines have been chosen by the Busan International
Film Festival (BIFF)'s Asian Cinema Fund (ACF) as funding recipients.
The Asian Cinema Fund aims
to help "activate more independent film productions and the creation
of a stable production environment for Asian filmmakers by offering
funding for projects in different stages of production."
The ACF called for entries
from March to May this year for three categories: Script Development Fund,
Post-Production Fund and Asian Network of Documentary (AND) Fund.
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| Racquel Zaballero-Sanchez (left) and Jewel Maranan (Photos courtesy of Sanchez's Facebook page and @shinematutina on Twitter |
Psy's 'Gangnam Style' celebrates 1st anniversary
By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila
Bulletin
A year ago yesterday, Korean
rapper Psy released a quirky and funny music video titled "Gangnam
Style" on YouTube that featured a horse-riding dance.
"Gangnam Style" was the title track of Psy's new album
"Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1," which was also released on July 15,
2012.
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| Psy performing in Korea, on the "Ellen Show" and gracing the Billboard magazine. (Photos courtesy of www.newsen.com, "Ellen" show and Billboard) |
Monday, July 15, 2013
Hangeng cast in 'Transformers 4' movie
By JONATHAN
HICAP, Manila Bulletin
Chinese pop
star Hangeng is set to do his first Hollywood film.
The former
member of K-pop boy band Super Junior has been cast in the American movie
"Transformers 4," sending his fans into a frenzy.
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| Hangeng (Photo by www.michaelbay.com) |
[MV] XIA(준수)_Incredible (feat. Quincy) (인크레더블 Feat. 퀸시)
Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online:Email me at sangchusan(at)gmail.com
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Kim Hyun Joong, TVXQ get gold status in Japan
By
JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin
K-pop acts Kim Hyun Joong and TVXQ's respective singles have been
certified gold in Japan.
Kim Hyun Joong's third Japanese single "Tonight" and
TVXQ's new single "Ocean" have sold at least 100,000 copies each,
according to the latest certifications issued by the Recording Industry
Association of Japan (RIAJ).
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| Kim Hyun Joong and TVXQ (Photos by KeyEast and TVXQ Facebook page) |
Friday, July 12, 2013
Another member leaves T-ara
By
JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin
A year after Hwayoung left K-pop act T-ara amidst
accusations that she was bullied, another member has decided to leave the girl
group to launch a solo career.
Ahreum has been announced that she will be leaving T-ara for her solo debut. Apparently, her musical preference is different from that of T-ara’s music.
Ahreum has been announced that she will be leaving T-ara for her solo debut. Apparently, her musical preference is different from that of T-ara’s music.
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| Ahreum (Photo by www.newsen.com) |
Thursday, July 11, 2013
CEU Dentistry student crowned 2013 Pinoy K-pop Star
By
JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin
A week before the finals of the 2013 Pinoy K-pop Star, 18-year-old
Kristine Bernadette Solis was suffering from pharyngitis, or inflammation of
the throat, that she was unable to practice her song "Can't Let You
Go" by Seo Young Eun, an original soundtrack for the hit drama "49
Days."
What she could only do was listen to the song over and over. She
was only able to practice her piece the night before the finals.
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| Pinoy K-pop Star 2013 winner Kristine Bernadette Solis (center) together with judges Director Hwang Seong-un (left) of KCC in the Philippines and Director Kim Yoon-sik (right) of the Korea Copyright Commission. (Photo by KCC Philippines) |
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
MY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Filipino theater student to debut in Korean film with Jang Hyuk and Soo Ae
By
JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin
In 2011, Lester Avan Andrada, a Communication
Arts majoring in Theater student at the University of the Philippines in Los
Banos (UPLB), became an exchange student at the Far East University (FEU) in
Korea.
As he was training at FEU-Korea's Theater and
Acting Department, he saw an ad for a role in a Korean film posted by a talent
agent in March last year. He tried his luck and auditioned the following month.
Rain discharged from the Korean army
By
JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin
Asian pop star Rain has been discharged from the Korean army at
about 8 a.m. today after serving for 21 months.
Hundreds of fans including from Korea, Japan, China, Hong Kong,
Turkey, Malaysia and the US and the media waited for him outside the Ministry
of National Defense office in Yongsan, Seoul.
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| Photos by www.newsen.com |
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