Will Smith teases a photo from the set of Disney’s Aladdin remake, featuring: Aladdin (Mena Massoud), Jasmin (Naomi Scott), Jafar (Marwan Kenzari), and Genie (Will Smith). Disney also recently announced 2 new additions to the cast. Prince Anders, a role written specifically for the remake, will be played by Billy Magnussen. This decision, however, has been criticized by fans as another whitewashing, claiming Disney only added the character so that they could introduce a Caucasian actor into a cast composed primarily of people of color. White dude who was shoehorned into a movie about Bruce Lee… is getting shoehorned into the…
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Back in February, Gigi Hadid’s sister Bella posted a video which shows Gigi squinting her eyes to what appears to be a Buddha cookie on a table, which social media, of course, interpreted as racism– and rightfully so! After the Victoria Secret Show was announced to take place in Shanghai this year, Gigi took to her Weibo account to issue a formal apology for her actions. Ni hao, China! This year’s #VSFashionShow is headed to Shanghai. Watch it Nov 28, 10/9C on @CBS. Learn more: https://t.co/AHWHWjKOCI pic.twitter.com/tgIVJs7Lsr — Victoria’s Secret (@VictoriasSecret) August 29, 2017 However, fans are skeptical to accept…
Vietnamese rapper Donny teams up with 454’s Thai Viet G for his debut single Ungrateful.
If you’re a fan of David Guetta, then you’ll enjoy this blended remix of synth-heavy breakdowns with the Funk & Suave Bruno brings to his music.
Jabbawockeez performing at the 2017 NBA Finals Championship Game halftime show at the Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA with Golden State Warriors vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Gook is directed by Justin Chon, who also takes part in the cast, alongside David So. The movie received a Sundance Next Audience Award. “Eli and Daniel, two Korean American brothers who own a struggling women’s shoe store, have an unlikely friendship with 11-year-old Kamilla. On the first day of the 1992 L.A. riots, the trio must defend the store while contemplating the meaning of family and thinking about personal dreams and the future.”
BTS made history by being the first K-Pop group to win an American Billboard Music Award. BTS won the award in the category of Top Social Artist beating other nominees such as Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes, & Selena Gomez. Here’s what they told Billboard about their award: It looks like K-Pop is growing in recognition around the world. Let us not forget Big Bang’s Best Worldwide Act award at MTV’s EMA’s, or Girls Generation’s Video of the Year from the Youtube Music Awards.
Dance Crew Kinjaz’s Choreo at Arena Chengdu 2017.
Star Trek: Discovery that will premiere on CBS this Fall 2017
Jonas Blue, who is known for their popular single “Fast Car”, has teamed up with Polynesian YouTube Sensation William Singe for this hot new single. Check it out.
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‘Good Doctor’ is a 2013 Korean Drama about an Autistic Savant, Park Shi-on (Joo Won), who enters the field of Pediatric Surgery, but faces conflicts with his patients and peers due to his emotional hindrances. The American remake will be produced by David Shore (House) and Lost and Hawaii Five-O star Daniel Dae Kim. Kim originally pitched the series to CBS, but it was later picked up by ABC instead. Freddie Highmore, the breakout star of Bates Motel, will be playing the lead, as Dr. Shaun Murphy, in the remake of The Good Doctor. The show will debut this fall on ABC every Monday at…
P. Keys (Paul Kim) music video shot in Oahu, Hawaii
Death Note, based on the famous Japanese Manga, is being adapted as a Netflix series and will be released on August 25th. The adaptation will star Nat Wolff, Margaret Qualley, & Lakeith Stanfield. There has already been a public outcry from fans about the cast selection with some calling it yet another Hollywood “white washing”. Watch the trailer above.
Ross Butler’s commitments to Season 2 of ’13 Reasons Why’ lead to his departure from CW’s ‘Riverdale.’ In his place, Filipino actor Charles Manton has been recast as the new Reggie for Season 2. Manton is known for previously playing the role of Mr. Wu on American Horror Story. Ross Butler took to instagram to thank Riverdale’s BTS team in keeping Reggie’s ethnicity Asian on the show (especially since Reggie is typically cast as a Caucasian character). One last little thing… @thecw @writerras @davidrapaport @gberlanti @sarahsowitty @_melton_ #riverdale #aapi #represent A post shared by Ross Butler (@rossbutler) on May 12, 2017 at 6:10pm PDT