K-pop boy band BTS', also known as Bangtan Boys’ new single "Life Goes On" debuted number 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart this week, as Billboard released this week’s Hot 100 top 10, Tuesday, December 1, 2020. The song is the group’s third Hot 100 No. 1, in just a span of three months, after "Dynamite" and "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat) with Jason Derulo and Jawsh 685. "Life Goes On" is also the first Hot 100 No. 1 in the chart's 62-year history sung in different language.   Watch the MV here:   In addition...

Kevin Balot, a transgender beauty queen who was crowned Miss International Queen 2012 and an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, believes that traditional beauty pageants are only exclusive for natural-born women, during her guesting in an online show on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 with the female hosts Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach, Binibining Pilipinas International 2014 Bianca Guidotti, and Mutya ng Pilipinas Intercontinental 2010 Carla Lizardo. "We transwomen always ask for equality... And I believe, us, transgender women joining sa mga Miss Universe is not equality anymore eh. Hindi lang ako sang-ayon sa mga ganoong bagay kasi we have our own...

The Gotham Awards, one of the leading honors for independent film and television, provides early acknowledgement to groundbreaking independent films and television series. Selected by distinguished juries and presented in New York City, the home of independent film, the Gotham Awards are the first honors of the film awards season.  The 2022 Gotham Awards Ceremony will be held live and in person November 28.   Previously, “Bones and All” was recognized in the recent 79th Venice Film Festival where it won the Silver Lion for Best Director Award for Luca Guadagnino and the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actress for...

Prolific actor-rapper Elijah Canlas and chart-topping singer-songwriter TONEEJAY will be joining SCRUBB: Live in Manila on February 10, 2024, at the 123 Block in Mandaluyong City, from 6 p.m. onwards.   Elijah is the mononym of award-winning actor Elijah Canlas, who has done several critically acclaimed films and TV series, including the crossover smash Senior High. Aside from major acting feats, he is embarking on his music career as a hip-hop artist, with his new song “kilala kita” going viral as of late.    TONEEJAY is a fast-rising solo artist who used to be the lead singer of Munimuni, one...

Disney+ announced today it would continue to build on the early success of its local original content with an exciting expansion of its 2024 Korean slate. This comes after a bumper 2023 that saw Korean originals Big Bet and Moving take home a steady stream of international awards and Moving becoming the most viewed local original of the year on the platform.   Today’s unveiling saw several newly announced titles join the company’s slate, including: Blood Free, Unmasked, The Tyrant, Gangnam B-Side, and The Zone: Survival Mission season 3, adding even greater anticipation to a year of local Disney+ releases...