“Rap God” rapper Marshall Bruce Mathers III, who is professionally known as Eminem, and “Descendants of the Sun” actor David Lee McInnis are two of the male celebrities who are now in their 40s and still have many young fans. The former is one year and two months older than the latter.
If China revived the concept of the ancient Silk Road trade for modern commerce and music, there is another one for literary works. The Belt and Road Initiative was proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013 resulting in the addition of more titles of Chinese books with a wide range of subjects becoming available in bookstores in Egypt.
Jaden Smith, 18, the son of “Suicide Squad” star Will Smith, 48, is known not only as an actor and a rapper but also as a fashion icon. Recently, he and a South Korean fashion icon attended the Louis Vuitton's Fall 2017 Runway Show at Paris Fashion Week.
Huayi Brothers Media and CKF Pictures would jointly produce “The Mask of the Black Death” from a script by famous Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. Huayi, based in Beijing, and CKF, owned by Chen Kuo-fu, a Taiwanese filmmaker, announced the project last week.
An Instagram post by Blossom Entertainment said that “Descendants of the Sun” actor, a talent of the agency, would attend the 29th Korea PD Awards on March 17. The award recognizes actors, actresses, singers and variety programs.
Another Hollywood movie has the Chinese audience to thank for improving its box-office results. Even if China is notorious for its Yulin Dog Meat Festival, the country has a growing number of pet dog lovers that made up the bulk of moviegoers who watched “A Dog’s Purpose” and helped the movie earn 240 million yuan ($34.7 million) for eight days of exhibition.
In a surprising turn of events, "Avengers" star Scarlett Johansson has filed for divorce from her art curator husband Romain Dauriac. The couple had been married for three years. The divorce filing does not have any precedence, and Dauriac himself is just as shocked as everybody else.
Former football star David Beckham has made a successful crossover from top athlete to media practitioner without losing his link with the world of sports.
Following the massive success of her critically-acclaimed films “Hidden Figures” and “Moonlight,” singer and actress Janelle Monae is set to become the next big star. She is reportedly the current frontrunner for the role of Domino in “Deadpool 2.”
Two months after she gave birth to a baby in January, 41-year-old Taiwanese actress Ruby Lin is set to return to the klieg lights with a new drama “My Boy” where she would be the female lead and producer.
Mike Ross is no longer a fraud and can legitimately work as a lawyer, thus, completing the crucial chapter of "Suits." While this may seem like a reasonable way to wrap up "Suits" Season 6, showrunner Aaron Korsh teases that there's still more to come in the next season.
South Korean actress Lee Song Yi was recently in Taguig, Metro Manila, for the Philippine premiere of “Walking Street” at Sinag Maynila Film Festival 2017. She was with the film’s director Lee Sang Woo and Cannes winner Brillante Mendoza, the festival director.
“Doctor Crush” star Baek Sung Hyun did not attend the premiere of “Walking Street” in the Philippines but his co-star Lee Song Yi did. Set in Pattaya, Thailand, the South Korean film was directed by “Tropical Manila” director Lee Sang Woo.
Netflix’s “The Defenders” is going to premiere soon and will band together all four Marvel heroes in Hell’s Kitchen. The show will also feature some familiar faces from past Marvel shows, particularly Rosario Dawson’s Claire Temple.
With the Beijing ban on Hallyu, Chinese TV viewers had to learn to love local dramas even if many prefer Korean drama. However, since the THAAD deployment resulted in the ban, it is time for Chinese TV drama to take center stage.
