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K-drama news
Latest K-drama casting news: Yuna of Itzy, Jung So-min and more
K-pop star Yuna will play an actress in My Favorite Employee, while Jung So-min and Ryoo Seung-bum are looking at roles in Dealer.
6 Dec 2025 - 5:15PM
Performing arts in Hong Kong
Wicked songs in Cantonese? New online series champions Hong Kong talent
6 Dec 2025 - 3:15PM
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TV shows and streaming video
How Sony’s PlayStation changed gaming and entertainment forever
6 Dec 2025 - 5:49AM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
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Under Current: Aaron Kwok, Francis Ng seek justice in fun but silly thriller
This Hong Kong tale of greed and corruption is a watchable portrait of greed and corruption, but it is also thoroughly detached from reality.
5 Dec 2025 - 6:15PM
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Aaron Kwok in a still from Under Current (category IIB, Cantonese), directed by Alan Mak. Francis Ng and Alex Fong co-star.
Korean drama reviews
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The Price of Confession: Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Go-eun in binge-worthy K-drama
Bold performances and punchy scripting keep this murder mystery Korean drama engaging from start to finish.
5 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
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What to do in Hong Kong
5 things to do in Hong Kong and ways to help this weekend, December 5-7
Whether heading to a bar that gives proceeds to Tai Po fire victims or donating essentials, there are various ways you can help this weekend.
5 Dec 2025 - 10:54AM
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Hong Kong celebrities and icons
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Cantopop icon Alan Tam: from Leslie Cheung’s rival to fans smashing albums
‘Principal Tam’ ruled Cantopop in the late 1970s and ’80s but later vexed fans with his offstage actions. Still, he’s going strong today.
5 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM
Canto-pop singer Alan Tam Wing-lun
TV shows and streaming video
The Star Wars of Netflix: how Stranger Things changed the streamer forever
The sci-fi series was instrumental in growing new branches of business for Netflix, from spin-offs to live events to merchandise and more.
4 Dec 2025 - 7:15PM
Asian cinema
Hong Kong abruptly cancels 3 Japanese film screenings amid diplomatic row
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department has dropped Kamome Diner, Tampopo and An from its upcoming film programme.
4 Dec 2025 - 8:34PM
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Fame and celebrity
How Hong Kong heartthrob Moses Chan became one of city’s top TV stars
A star of TV hits such as War and Beauty and Where the Legend Begins, Moses Chan is now also a coffee entrepreneur and dedicated family man.
4 Dec 2025 - 5:46PM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
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Road to Vendetta: Jeffrey Ngai plays an assassin in his first lead role
A John Wick-inspired action thriller co-produced by Hong Kong and Japan, Road to Vendetta is a textbook case of style over substance.
2 Dec 2025 - 5:15PM
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Jeffrey Ngai in a still from Road to Vendetta (category IIB; Cantonese, Japanese, English, Mandarin), directed by Njo Kui-ying. Sara Minami co-stars.
TV shows and streaming video
New BBC series shows China’s Guangdong province as a wildlife wonderland
From pangolins to pink dolphins, BBC co-production China’s Wild Guangdong shows how animals live in China’s most populous province.
2 Dec 2025 - 9:34AM
TV shows and streaming video
One-take wonder: the making of One Shot with Ed Sheeran in New York City
In the show, helmed by Adolescence director Philip Barantini, Ed Sheeran is filmed roaming New York City in the afternoon before his gig.
1 Dec 2025 - 7:15PM
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Asian cinema
Want to find solace in film? 10 movies that may offer catharsis and hope
Following last week’s tragic fire at a Tai Po estate in Hong Kong, we look at films in which humanity endures through the darkest of hours.
1 Dec 2025 - 6:15PM
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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
How Johnnie To redefined Hong Kong’s gangster genre with 3 mid-2000s classics
Exiled, Mad Detective and Sparrow show the director at his eclectic best, mixing violence, humour and chaos.
30 Nov 2025 - 3:15PM
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Anthony Wong in a still from Johnnie To’s 2006 movie Exiled. Photo: Tang Chak Shun
American cinema
How Daniel Craig has evolved detective Benoit Blanc in Knives Out
Benoit Blanc, the detective with the ‘Kentucky-fried Foghorn Leghorn drawl’ played by Daniel Craig, is the beating heart of the film series.
29 Nov 2025 - 5:15PM
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K-drama news
8 of the best new K-drama series to watch in December 2025
December brings a raft of thrilling new K-dramas, such as Made in Korea with Hyun Bin, and romcoms like I Dol I with Choi Soo-young.
29 Nov 2025 - 4:15AM
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Music
Why Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos loves playing in Hong Kong
Franz Ferdinand are appearing at Hong Kong’s Clockenflap festival in December and vocalist Alex Kapranos is glad to be coming back.
28 Nov 2025 - 5:15PM
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Franz Ferdinand’s lead vocalist and lead guitarist Alex Kapranos will return to Hong Kong in December with the band to perform at Clockenflap 2025. Photo: Clockenflap
European cinema
British film about Hong Kong immigrants showed grim reality of their new lives
Soursweet (1988), about a Hong Kong family’s UK struggles, was a progressive film, despite the narrative controlled by its British makers.
28 Nov 2025 - 12:15PM
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TV shows and streaming video
The Beatles Anthology gets new episode with unreleased archive songs
Giles Martin, son of famed Beatles producer George, remixed the Anthology collection and added a new fourth compilation of songs.
27 Nov 2025 - 3:15PM
Korean drama reviews
Taxi Driver 3: Lee Je-hoon and co kick new season off in style in Japan
The third series following the Rainbow Taxi vigilantes gets off to an action-packed start as the gang takes on the yakuza in Japan.
26 Nov 2025 - 7:15PM
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American cinema
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Zootopia 2: Disney’s formulaic sequel delights with visual wit
Full of puns, visual gags and a song written by Shakira and Ed Sheeran seemingly on constant play, Zootopia 2 is a fun if predictable watch.
26 Nov 2025 - 2:17AM
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Nick Wilde (left, voiced by Jason Bateman) and Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) in a still from Zootopia 2 (category I), directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard. Photo: Disney
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
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Someone Like Me: Fish Liew shines as a disabled woman seeking sex
This daring Hong Kong-set drama follows a woman with cerebral palsy who wishes to experience sex before having a hysterectomy.
25 Nov 2025 - 6:15PM
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European cinema
Why this French film star just had to visit Hong Kong’s Chungking Mansions
In town for the Hong Kong French Film Festival, Garance Marillier discusses her ‘must visit’ list and acting with Angelina Jolie in Couture.
25 Nov 2025 - 5:15PM
Music
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European EDM festival Tomorrowland makes China debut in Shanghai
Thousands of ravers dance to the beat of EDM festival at Shanghai’s Hero Dome.
24 Nov 2025 - 4:17PM
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