Author: Denise Coley
Inactive since 2020, male idol group SNUPER officially disbanded May 3, 2023 following the conclusion of their exclusive contracts with WIDMAY Entertainment. “From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to thank both the SNUPER members, who have been with us for a long time, and all the fans who gave SNUPER their love,” WIDMAY Entertainment said in a statement. “We will be sincerely rooting for the members in the future. We ask that the fans also give the members lots of encouragement and support as they face a new start.” In a handwritten message, Taewoong said, “After…
Singer Se7en and actress Lee Da-Hae are officially husband and wife after eight years of dating! Se7en and Lee announced their then-upcoming wedding back in March. The couple wed in a lavish affair at the Shilla Hotel in Junggu, Seoul on May 6, 2023. Attended by Taeyang, Gummy, S.E.S’ Bada, CL, G-Dragon, Minzy, Dara, Jinusean, and Song Baek Kyeong among others, Se7en and Lee’s wedding was a star-studded affair. Comedians Kim Joon Ho and Jo Se Ho hosted the wedding, while Bada, Taeyang, and Gummy performed congratulatory songs for the couple. Following the wedding, K-Star Global Entertainment,…
Korean designer Ko Tae Yong launched
Beyond Closet in Seoul in 2008 and has
since been active as the brand’s CEO,
continuing to be active in the domestic
and international fashion industry.
photo credit: M-TP Entertainment Following his landmark foray into the U.S. market last year with his first ever song in English—“THERE’S NO ONE AT ALL”—Son Tung M-TP, one of Vietnam’s biggest stars, is back with his much anticipated follow up “Making My Way.” Listen HERE. “This is a song that means a lot to me because it makes me forget about everything that’s wrong in my life,” the artist says. “And reminds me that I should do whatever my heart tells me to do and go wherever my music tells me to go.” Often referred to as the “prince of…
Photo Credit: ChoCo Entertainment ChoCo, the protagonist of the new “K-Pop 5.0” era, has revealed its reality. On the 3rd, ChoCo Entertainment announced that Jake, the leader of ChoCo1, and Anpan, the leader of ChoCo2, will appear in the Korean version of the reality show “ChoCo in Hollywood”. “ChoCo in Hollywood” is ChoCo’s first reality project, showcasing its global debut. It introduces a new K-Pop incubation system to viewers worldwide, capturing the sincere human touch and musical growth of the talented ChoCo artists. Jake and Anpan are the leaders of ChoCo1 and ChoCo2, respectively. They will come together to…
Download & streaming links Music video Japanese group NAQT VANE will hold their first ever fan event on May 20, titled ‘Greetings from NAQT VANE’. During the event, fans will be able to enjoy the group’s first ever live performance, along with a talk by vocalist Harukaze and overall producer Hiroyuki SAWANO. Now, it has been decided that this special event will be livestreamed, to reach fans all over the world! A brand new song will also be unveiled for the first time. Greetings from NAQT VANE Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 18:00 JST Further details: https://l-tike.zaiko.io/e/naqtvane NAQT VANE released…
On Friday, April 21, 2023, Infinite Prospects Entertainment launched its inaugural event, WeBRIDGE: Now. New. Next., at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The exhibition and music festival focuses on the growing interest and influence of Asian culture across various scopes of the arts and entertainment and centering the culture through celebration. The views and opinions expressed are those of our individual attendees and not necessarily shared by Kcrush America Magazine. Choosing to host this experience at Mandalay Bay is a statement of intention on its own. As one of the largest resorts in Las Vegas,…
Curating the programs for film festivals isn’t as easy as you might think. It requires a discerning eye, the ability to be impartial, critical, discerning and most of the absolute love of film. During the Busan International Short Film Festival, I spoke with festival programmers Sébastien Simon about what it took for him to create the Hub of Asia Program, which was comprised of the Asian Americana program, The Death of Cinema(s), and the Rendez-vous AFiS, a special screening showcasing the work of young filmmakers from across the Asian diaspora who are learning the methods necessary to navigate the business side of the film industry at the Busan Asian Film
The next-generation global K-Pop group ‘ChoCo’ ushering in the start of the “K-Pop 5.0” era, is gearing up to greet fans for the first time through the upcoming reality show “ChoCo In Hollywood”. On 28th April, ChoCo Entertainment announced: “The Korean version of ‘ChoCo”s reality show “ChoCo In Hollywood” will be released for the first time on CJ E&M’s music channel Mnet’s subsidiary digital channel M2 on May 12th at 7 PM KST”. The reality project “ChoCo In Hollywood”, is set to be produced in 2 versions: Korean and US. The Korean version is helmed by Sole9 Media, which…
TWO-MIX is a musical duo formed on April 29, 1995 featuring Minami Takayama, who performs main vocals as well as composing, and Shiina Nagano, who writes lyrics, composes music and arrangement. The duo has been responsible for the theme songs of a great number of anime and TV dramas, such as ‘NEW MOBILE REPORT GUNDAM WING’ and ‘Detective Conan’, to name but a few. Coinciding with the 28th anniversary of their debut, on Saturday, the April 29th, 2023, 17 of their singles and 9 albums are now available worldwide. While listeners around the world can enjoy ‘Just Communication’, the…
We’re back with the sixth edition of our popular series! Thanks to your response, we have discovered many more celebrities to include in our database. Back in 2018, 2019, and earlier in 2022 , Kcrush published articles about biracial celebrities with Asian backgrounds. We’re revisiting those articles and including more celebrities that have Asian backgrounds. Of course, we encourage our readers to share others we may have missed! Anna Shay Bling Empire (which was recently canceled) star and heiress Anna Shay is of Japanese, Russian, and American descent. Shay’s mother, Ai Oizumi, is Japanese-Russian, while her father is from Chicago. Shay is the daughter…
On April 28, 2023, Bomi, Chorong, Hayoung, and Namjoo opted to depart IST Entertainment after 12 years following the expiration of their exclusive contracts. Eunji, however, re-signed with the agency. The group still plans to be active despite the departures. IST Entertainment released a statement confirming the departures of Bomi, Chorong, Hayoung, and Namjoo while reiterating APINK will still be a group. Hello. This is IST Entertainment. We sincerely thank all the fans who care for and support APINK. We are making an official announcement regarding APINK’s future activities. Ahead of the end of APINK’s exclusive contracts with our…
Day two of We Bridge turned out to be the most emotional of the three-day expo. The muralists have nearly completed their creations; the food vendors unsurprisingly run out of their wares early. (If there’s one thing people are going to do it’s gravitate toward free food.) The fan engagements were also wrought with emotion. The world’s bestselling K-pop group, ENHYPEN, has a fanbase that could choke the oxygen out of a room with the level of their screams. ENGENE is a force to be reckoned with. Their screams when their heroes come on stage are deafening. The members…
In this interview for the Busan International Short film Festival , I spoke with award-winning and Oscar nominated filmmaker and documentarian Jay Rosenblatt about his films How to Measure a Year, an intimate and surreal examination of the growth of his daughter Ella. We discussed the changes in Ella’s emotional psychological intelligence over the course of 16 years of filming, and Jay’s own perspective as a filmmaker and father.
On the weekend of April 21, Infinite Prospects Entertainment presented their inaugural We Bridge convention, a three-day expo held at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay and MGM’s Michelob Ultra Arena. Molded in the same spirit of KCON, the We Bridge experience gave attendees much to consider on its first go-’round. Despite having a corner on the market for a decade, KCON isn’t the only festival to offer fans an opportunity to interact with South Korean culture. Where We Bridge differentiates itself from the Hallyu juggernaut is in the breadth of cultural interaction: live mural paintings from gifted painters, an array…
The 2023 F/W Seoul Fashion Week took place at Dongdaemun Design Plaza from March 15 to 19. This year marked the event’s 22nd anniversary, with 31 brands, including 23 Seoul-based designer brands, seven up-and-coming designer brands, and one domestic company brand, showcasing their work. Compared to the previous year, there was a 60% increase in order consultations, with the largest number of overseas buyers ever. The show’s highlights included the emergence of next-generation brands, which diversified the portfolio of K-fashion. There were many differentiating points from the designs of existing Korean brands that focused on ‘colorful printing.’ The show’s composition…
Stream [Down to Earth] HERE Shoong! (feat. LISA of BLACKPINK) Official M/V: https://youtu.be/NFnAuiklEug Seed Official M/V: https://youtu.be/-8jAmDvO64E Today, global superstar TAEYANG (of BIGBANG fame) releases his long-awaited second EP album [Down to Earth]. Listen HERE via THEBLACKLABEL/Interscope Records. The 6-song set includes “VIBE (feat. Jimin of BTS)” a smash hit collaboration that reached #1 on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart, and the just-released “Shoong! (feat. LISA of BLACKPINK)”. Stream HERE. His first project since 2017’s WHITE NIGHT, TAEYANG’s latest solo offering is truly worth the wait as TAEYANG partook in the entire process of creating the EP and has songwriting credits on every track on the album. [Down to Earth] opens with the sultry, ’80s-90s R&B-inspired “VIBE (feat. Jimin of BTS)”. A…
Photo Credit: ChoCo Entertainment As the upcoming K-Pop group ‘ChoCo’ nears its debut, ChoCo Entertainment has revealed a brief look into the company’s groundbreaking production system. ChoPD, known as the “pioneer of digital music”, is gearing up to welcome a brand new paradigm of “K-Pop 5.0” through a unique system that includes song camps, world-class collaborations, and ‘ChoCo In Hollywood’ – a reality project that introduces the sincere humanity, dreams, and aspirations of ‘ChoCo’. By focusing on values like harmony, collaboration, and growth that are integrated into the company’s original artist incubation system, ChoPD will open the door to…
(Credit: One Cool Jacso) WATCH “THROW A DICE” MUSIC VIDEO HERE LISTEN TO “THROW A DICE” HERE Hong Kong-based entertainment agency, One Cool Jacso announced nine members from OCJ NEWBIES, their 17 member trainee group, as the new K-pop boy band, XODIAC. Members LEX, HYUNSIK, ZAYYAN, BEOMSOO, WAIN, GYUMIN, SING, DAVIN and LEO stand out in XODIAC’s official debut single “Throw A Dice”, now available on all streaming platforms. The first K-Pop band to land four major magazine shoots including Cosmopolitan, ELLE MEN, Harper’s Bazaar, and Men’s Uno – from Hong Kong – before their official debut and…
What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim is a story about a competent secretary on the journey of ending her 9-year career in pursuit of achieving a lifelong goal of searching for a lost friend. The meticulous and self-centered boss cannot fathom losing such a diligent worker and goes beyond his norms to understand her secretary’s decision while trying to persuade her. The boss confides in his divorced psychiatrist friend and ends up being the psychiatrist’s genie pig on love matters. The boss’s unstable relationships, especially with his brother whom he rivals on every matter, trap the secretary in a roller…