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TXT’s Beomgyu says being unable to perform due to an injury “was really hard for me mentally”

TXT member Beomgyu has spoken up about being unable to perform during the band’s recent Tokyo Domes concert due to an injury. In July, TXT played two nights at the Tokyo Dome as part of the Japanese leg of their ‘Act: Promise’ world tour. However, member Beomgyu was unable to perform with the rest of his bandmates after suffering a sprained ligament in his ankle at the time, per Koreaboo. As a result, Beomgyu and leader Soobin broke down in tears during the concert. In a recent interview with Weverse Magazine, Beomgyu told the outlet that the experience was “really...
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‘Glicked’ is looking to rival ‘Barbenheimer’ for box office success

The forthcoming release of Gladiator II and Wicked could be set to have the same impact as last year’s Barbenheimer phenomenon. Read More: ‘Gladiator 2’ review: back to Rome for Paul Mescal’s Colosseum-sized sequel Dubbed the Glicked effect, both movies are set to take the box office by storm in the coming days when they are simultaneously released much like Barbie and Oppenheimer last year. According to Deadline, Jon M. Chu’s Wicked and Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II are set to pull in huge takings on their openings with the former expected to pull in over $80million (£62.8million) and the latter $65million (£51million)...
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Chalumeau Calls for Unity with Powerful Debut Single “No Common Ground”

Chalumeau, the duo of Katherine Bergeron and Butch Rovan, emerges with a poignant, socially aware sound that strikes at the heart of today’s fractured society. Their debut single, “No Common Ground,” embodies the spirit of the genre, mixing introspective lyrics with a layered, folk-inspired arrangement. The duo, both accomplished musicians and educators at Brown University, use this platform not only to showcase their artistry but to confront the pressing issues of division and unity. The song’s lyrics dissect the frustration and disconnect pervasive in today’s political landscape. Bergeron and Rovan explore themes of division, anger, and societal fragmentation, expressing...
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Watch the trailer for Netflix K-drama ‘The Trunk’, starring Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun-jin

Netflix has dropped the full trailer for its upcoming mystery K-drama The Trunk, led by Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun-jin. Read on for everything you need to know about the show’s plot, cast, release date and more. What is the plot of The Trunk? Based on the 2015 novel Trunk by Kim Ryeo-ryeong, the upcoming mystery K-drama follows Jung-won, a man who enters a one-year contract marriage with a woman named In-ji, who works as a temporary spouse for the wealthy. They enter their contract marriage through NM Company, which Jung-won’s ex-wife Seo-yeon introduces to him. While Jung-won initially...
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Jelly Roll claims unnamed artist aggregated 40,000 fake album sales in bid for Number One: “That’s just slimey”

Jelly Roll has claimed that an unnamed artist collected 40,000 fake album sales in an attempt to reach Number One on the charts. The singer and rapper appeared as a guest on The Pat McAfee Show and discussed how his 10th studio album ‘Beautifully Broken’ debuted at Number One on the US Billboard 200 chart with 161,000 album-equivalent units, including 114,000 pure album sales. According to Jelly Roll, there was allegedly another artist who was releasing their album as the same time as his which had not been projected to be within a specific number of sales for the...
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Elon Musk reacts to ‘SNL’ impression: “They are so mad Trump won”

Elon Musk has reacted to Saturday Night Live‘s (SNL) parody of him following Donald Trump‘s election win last week – see what the Tesla and X owner had to say. The Republican nominee won the required number of electoral college votes in the November 5 election to secure the presidency for the second time, also defeating Democrat candidate Kamala Harris in the popular vote. On the November 9 episode of SNL, comedian Dana Carvey debuted his new impression of Musk, which came during the episode’s cold open in which the cast jokingly claimed they had been supporting him all along in...
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Listen to Nation Of Language’s eerie cover of Darlene Love’s ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’

Nation Of Language have shared a cover of Darlene Love’s festive classic “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’ – check it out below. The Brooklyn indie synthpop trio – made up of Ian Devaney, Aidan Noell and Alex MacKay – have put a distinctive spin on the 1963 track that was famously part of Phil Spector’s A Christmas Gift For You compilation. Nation Of Language join the likes of U2, Cher, Mariah Carey and Death Cab For Cutie in covering the song, which Spector also wrote alongside Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry. In this version, the band infuse the track with...
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Alien Ant Farm’s Dryden Mitchell kicks CKY off tour after frontman Chad I Ginsburg punches him in the face

Alien Ant Farm’s Dryden Mitchell has said CKY have been sent home from their joint UK and European tour after the band’s Chad I Ginsburg punched him in the face. The two bands announced the tour back in April and a string of shows on the continent began last month, with the opening night of the UK leg set to take place in Margate’s Dreamland tonight (November 9). But in a post on Instagram earlier today, Mitchell has confirmed that CKY will play no further part in the tour after a physical altercation between the two frontmen. “Sadly, Chad...
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Olivia Colman compares ‘Paddington’ musical number to Beyoncé performance

Olivia Colman has compared her musical number in Paddington In Peru to a performance by Beyoncé. The film is the third in the series of films revolving around the marmalade-loving bear created by Michael Bond, and sees Ben Whishaw returning as the voice of Paddington, alongside Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent and Antonio Banderas. The film sees Paddington and his adopted Brown family visit the bear’s aunt Lucy in Peru, where they have to search the Amazon rainforest and Andean mountains to find her. Colman stars as the Reverend Mother who prepares the Home For Retired Bears for the...
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This is what Ryan Reynolds believes is the biggest Oscars snub of all time

Ryan Reynolds has revealed what he believes to the be the biggest Oscars snub of all time. READ MORE: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ review: a sarky, time-skipping superhero send-up Speaking on Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast, the Deadpool & Wolverine star said that he wants to see more comedies recognised by the Academy, which then led him to share his biggest snub. “One of the greatest, most, greatest injustices is that Eddie Murphy doesn’t have an Oscar for The Nutty Professor,” he said. Advertisement Also on the podcast, Reynolds revealed that he and Hugh Jackman are teaming up for...