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Blackpink delivers
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 08/11/2025
» Over time, different idols have emerged and Blackpink are a global icon of the 2020s pop culture era. Love them or hate them, people know Blackpink as the world's biggest girl group. Due to their popularity, tickets for "Blackpink World Tour " sold out in many countries including the US, Canada, France, South Korea and Thailand.
Sashaying towards soft power
Life, STORY AND PHOTOS : Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/07/2025
» Performers spent an hour on their transformation with elaborate makeup and costumes. When the curtain went up, they sashayed, lip-synced, danced, jumped and somersaulted. After a jaw-dropping show, they removed all the glitter and returned to normal life. The next day, they repeat the cycle.
Fan love lights up Bangkok streets
Online Reporters, Published on 10/07/2025
» In the heart of Bangkok, digital billboards are no longer just for major corporate campaigns. Increasingly, the city’s busiest intersections are glowing with cheerful birthday messages, comeback announcements and heartfelt tributes to K-pop and T-pop idols. These are funded not by agencies or labels, but by fans.
Pride in action
Life, Published on 30/06/2025
» From donning rainbow-coloured outfits to marching in the annual Pride parade or cheering glamorous idols from favourite Boys' Love (BL) series, the Thai LGBTI community has advanced from making themselves seen and heard to making policy changes that foster a more equal and inclusive society.
Gay OK
Life, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 30/06/2025
» Famed director Krisda "Pond" Witthayakhajorndet -- the creative force behind the global success of KinnPorsche The Series and the critically acclaimed historical thriller Man Suang -- has recently caused a stir far beyond the entertainment industry.
Girls shouldn't shout?: Women break the mould at French metal festival
AFP, Published on 23/06/2025
» CLISSON (FRANCE) - Women artists are pushing back against gender stereotypes at the French heavy metal festival Hellfest, where men have long dominated the loud and rebellious genre.
Soft power: BTS fans rally behind Korean international adoptees
AFP, Published on 17/06/2025
» SEOUL — Korean pop (K-pop) megaband BTS is back from military service, and their international fandom -- long known for its progressive activism -- is celebrating by rallying behind a cause: adoptees from South Korea.
Two more BTS megastars released from South Korea military service
AFP, Published on 11/06/2025
» YEONCHEON — Two more BTS members were released from South Korean military service Wednesday, bringing the K-pop supergroup closer to a reunion as they promised fans a "better version" of themselves soon.
The long and brutal voyage
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 22/05/2025
» In 1521, when his galleon finally cut through the treacherous Pacific Ocean, when the island of Cebu first appeared in his sight at the edge of the horizon, when its slender coconut trees and thatched huts and maybe its half-naked inhabitants came into view, when he lays eyes on all of these, what went through the mind of Ferdinand Magellan?
Digital divas: Can Japan's virtual YouTuber craze crack America?
AFP, Published on 11/04/2025
» TOKYO — Fans waved glow sticks at an animated character on stage, having packed a sold-out Hollywood concert hall to see their virtual idol perform -- showcasing the global ambitions of Japan's "VTuber" subculture.