The ‘KathDen’ pairing has been the talk of town since Alden Richards’ recent surprise for Kathryn Bernardo’s birthday Actress Kathryn Bernardo celebrated a house blessing at her new home on Thursday, April 11, inviting close friends and family, including Alden Richards. Videos circulating online show Alden and Kathryn having fun. …
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Ex-Streetboys heartthrob Sphencer Reyes is proud and happy bus driver in London, to join ‘The Sign: 90s Supershow’ on April 19
Streetboys heartthrob Spencer Reyes appears via Zoom from London Former Streetboys heartthrob Sphencer Reyes is taking a break from his work as a bus driver in London to join his fellow professional dancers for a fund-raising show, “The Sign: 90s Supershow,” at the Aliw Theater in Pasay City on April …
Read More »2024 shaping up as another big year for the pop girls
Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine is the so-called divorce album, the culminating soundtrack to all those rumors. She loads the album with songs, 13 cuts, and all the elements of ‘90s pop R&B with dance traps here and there. What she holds back on are her usual vocal calisthenics, and it …
Read More »The lasting effect of the Jonas Brothers
It may have been two months since Joe, Nick and Kevin — collectively known as the Jonas Brothers — staged their comeback concert in Manila, but fans are still looking back to that one magical night. The group performed five albums in one night at the MOA Arena on February …
Read More »Warner Bros. teases ‘Joker’ sequel, ‘Beetlejuice 2’ and more at CinemaCon
Anya Taylor-Joy (left) and Chris Hemsworth, cast members in the upcoming film ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ discuss the film onstage during the Warner Bros. Pictures presentation at CinemaCon 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 9. (Images courtesy of AP by Chris Pizello) LAS VEGAS (AP) — Warner Bros. …
Read More »James Taylor in Manila redux, 30 years later
Seven years after the cancellation of his much-anticipated concert in Manila, six-time Grammy award winner James Taylor performs his hit songs at the SM MOA Arena with his All-Star Band. (Photo by Geremy Pintolo) There are few musicians and artists worth watching a second time, not just because of the …
Read More »Paulo, Kylie and the highs and lows of love and life
Paulo Avelino and Kylie Verzosa may have starred in the 2018 movie “Kasal,” but working together on the upcoming film “Elevator” felt like a first-time experience for them all over again. “During ‘Kasal,’ Paulo was like my acting coach because I was a newcomer then. So this time — [when …
Read More »What ‘Miss Saigon’ songs are on your playlist?
Sun and Moon is a duet between Chris and Kim, which reveals the stark contrast between the star-crossed lovers, race- and social status-wise, but love wins. (Photo courtesy of GMG Productions) MANILA, Philippines — Aside from the universal themes embedded in the narrative and recognizable characters, musicals are a hit …
Read More »K-pop idol group BTOB reunites with Pinoy fans after 7 years: ‘Sobrang salamat po’
After seven years, K-pop boy band BTOB returned to the Philippines for a one-night event that made fans very happy and nostalgic. BTOB’s Eunkwang, Minhyuk, Changsub, Hyunsik and Peniel held the “2024 BTOB Fan-Con Our Dream” on April 7 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. The fan-con (fan meeting …
Read More »‘YOLO’ punches its way to Philippine cinemas
Jia Ling stars in ‘YOLO,’ the adaptation of the 2014 Japanese film ‘100 Yen Love,’ which she also wrote and directed Don’t we all want to win, at least once? This is the central question in the film YOLO, written and directed by Jia Ling, who became the highest-grossing female …
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