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Shin Ye-eun in a still from Revenge of Others. Photo: Disney+

K-drama

K-drama casting news about Lee Jung-jae, Shin Ye-eun and more

Squid Game’s Lee Jung-jae will be part of Reborn Rich season 2, while Shin Ye-eun will be joining Lee Jae-wook in Endurance Doctor.

How far has Hollywood fallen? Entry-level screenwriter jobs dry up

Tony Leung Ka-fai on his craft as an actor ahead of Cannes premiere

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Entertainment

Ewan McGregor on the vintage bikes in Apple TV+’s Long Way Home

GPS, drones, Insta360s, GoPros and … vintage motorbikes? McGregor and Charley Boorman’s road trip around Europe mixes technology old and new.

Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, stars of Long Way Home. Photo: Apple TV+ via AP
Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, stars of Long Way Home. Photo: Apple TV+ via AP

Entertainment

When the place to be seen in Hong Kong was Canton Disco

Kylie Minogue made her live debut there. Sylvester Stallone’s Rambo III after-party was there. Canton Disco made a splash from 1985 to 1991.

Entertainment

Profile | Hong Kong actress and singer Gigi Leung’s 3 decades in the limelight

With over 50 films, more than 20 albums, charity work and a business under her belt, Gigi Leung has packed a lot into her 30-year career.

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K-drama

Resident Playbook midseason recap: K-drama lacks characters to root for

Where Hospital Playlist was compelling, spin-off struggles with its low stakes, syrupy-sweet moments and lack of charismatic characters.

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Go Youn-jung as doctor Oh Yi-young in a still from Resident Playbook. The Hospital Playlist spin-off struggles to compel fans of the original. Photo: Online
Go Youn-jung as doctor Oh Yi-young in a still from Resident Playbook. The Hospital Playlist spin-off struggles to compel fans of the original. Photo: Online

Entertainment

Review | A Gilded Game: Oho Ou, Andy Lau lead moralistic financial drama

Lau plays an equity analyst and Ou his protégé, a fresh-faced bank hire chasing a big deal, in Herman Yau’s financial drama.

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Entertainment

K-pop boy band Re:wind talk about chasing their dreams for a second time

Eddie, Elaya and Lei had all auditioned and trained in Korea to be idols before leaving the industry, only to return to it and join Re:wind.

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Family & Relationships

He ‘didn’t really know’ his mum before. After their 700km walk, he does

Tobias Schlegl’s relationship with his mother, though warm, lacked real depth – until they set out together on a historic pilgrimage route.

Tobias Schlegl walked the Camino de Santiago with his 73-year-old mother, Sieglinde. Photo: X/@Tobias Schlegl

Entertainment

Arashi, J-pop boy band turned mega group, announce farewell tour

Group who debuted in 1999 to reunite after 5-year hiatus for one last tour in 2026 after which they’ll disband; members are in their 40s now.

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J-pop mega-group Arashi, whose members have announced they will reunite for a farewell tour in 2026 after which the former 1990s boy band will disband. Photo: Instagram/arashi_5_official
J-pop mega-group Arashi, whose members have announced they will reunite for a farewell tour in 2026 after which the former 1990s boy band will disband. Photo: Instagram/arashi_5_official

K-movies

Review | Holy Night: Demon Hunters – Ma Dong-seok can’t save tiring action horror

Ma Dong-seok fails to make a hit in this tale of a private detective who deals with cases of demonic possession by fighting spirits.

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Reply 1988 stars Park Bo-gum, Hyeri to reunite on her YouTube show

Korean actor currently on screens in When Life Gives You Tangerines co-starred with Hyeri in 2015 series, and will do so again in Good Boy.

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Arts

Echoes of Picasso in Bob Dylan art going on show in London

London’s Halcyon Gallery to show 97 works by artist and musician Bob Dylan, inviting viewers to explore the profound stories he tells.

Sidewalk by Bob Dylan. The work is among 97 by the singer-songwriter that are going on show at London’s Halcyon Gallery. Photo: Halcyon Gallery

Entertainment

Ocean with David Attenborough is a breathtaking feast for the senses

Attenborough’s new documentary, releasing in cinemas and on streaming services, celebrates the oceans as the cradle of all life on Earth.

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A still from Ocean with David Attenborough, which will be released in cinemas on May 8 and on the National Geographic TV network on June 7, followed by Disney+ and Hulu on June 8, which is also World Ocean Day. Photo: Instagram/silverback_films
A still from Ocean with David Attenborough, which will be released in cinemas on May 8 and on the National Geographic TV network on June 7, followed by Disney+ and Hulu on June 8, which is also World Ocean Day. Photo: Instagram/silverback_films

Entertainment

Is Apple TV+’s quality-over-quantity streaming strategy working?

Apple TV+ has a reputation for making expensive, big-name, high-quality content, but some question whether it’s a sound business strategy.

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Entertainment

Materialists’ Dakota Johnson and Celine Song talk modern love

Actress and director talk about exploring romance and materialism in film about a New York matchmaker with Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans.

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OPINION
Lisa Lim

Language Matters | At conclave to choose a new pope arcane rituals, proclamations in Latin

Lisa Lim
Jay Ganglani

Opinion | Hong Kong’s ethnic diversity needs to be better reflected in film and TV

Jay Ganglani
Lisa Lim

Language Matters | Where the word ‘Easter’ comes from and how only 2 European languages use it

Lisa Lim
Lisa Lim

Language Matters | Poetry ‘a luxury we cannot afford’? Singapore and world have moved on

Lisa Lim
April Zhang

Opinion | Cantonese opera need not be popular to be part of Hong Kong heritage

April Zhang
Lisa Lim

Language Matters | Trump tramples human rights with order on use of English language

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MULTIMEDIA
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Photo trove offers window on life in China’s wartime capital Chongqing

A man descends one of Chungking’s many stone staircases on a mule. Photo: A Danger Shared/Melville Jacoby
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Behind the scenes of classic 1987 movie The Last Emperor in photos

Wu Tao, a Beijing born student who had never acted before, played Pu Yi at age 14. Peter O’Toole took the role as his tutor quite literally, and started teaching Wu some basic acting techniques beginning with their first scene together. Photo: Basil Pao
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Wonders old and new in China’s Greater Bay Area, land of opportunity

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) links Hong Kong to the western part of the Greater Bay Area. Photo: Huang Kunzhen
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Instantly familiar, strangely foreign: photos of 1970s Hong Kong

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A herbalist at his shop, Hong Kong.

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