#SuicideSquad: Warner Bros. Releases Comic-Con Trailer After Online Leak

For those who weren’t able to attend this year’s San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), the exclusive footage of David Ayer‘s “Suicide Squad” that was shown during Warner Bros. Comic-Con panel presentation at Hall H has officially been released online.

The studio, which took over this year’s San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) with a bang, decided to debut the exclusive Comic-Con trailer after it was leaked and spread all over the Internet.

This isn’t the first time that the exclusive footage of Warner Bros’ upcoming DC Comics film made its way onto the Internet before its official release. Earlier in April this year, the studio was forced to debut the teaser trailer for Zack Snyder‘s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” earlier than scheduled after it was leaked online. In addition, several set photos and videos of “Suicide Squad” have also been shared by multiple die-hard fans who spotted them filming some crucial scenes on the Toronto set.

A few websites including Kotaku managed to find the leaked trailer that was shown at the 2015 SDCC. Comicbook.com also provided a short description of the footage, which is as follows:

Dinner table. “I have the worst of the worst”, a man tells Amanda Waller. The DC Comics logo ticks into screen. Waller says she put them in a hole and threw away the hole. She references Superman. “A task force of the most dangerous people on the planet who can do some good.” “We have built in deniability” because they’re bad guys. Harley Quinn hangs upside down in a cage. Deadshot beats a punching bag. Killer Croc strapped to a gurney. Harley asks, “Are you the devil?” Deadshot grapples down a building. A hospital gets shot up. Enchantress sits in a pool. Deadshot calls themselves the Suicide Squad as the team forms in the street. Helicopters fire. Harley holds her bat like a shotgun. The Joker walks down a hallway. Harley strangles a guard. Batman rides the Joker’s car. Harley pops gum. Boomerang talks about crazy people. Joker’s laugh! “I’m not gonna kill ya!” Joker says. The squad walks down the street. Joker goes on, “I’m just gonna hurt ya, really, really bad,” with the most insane look anyone can ever have in their eyes.

Not only were fans given another exclusive look at Jared Leto‘s role as The Joker, they also got to listen to his voice as The Clown Prince of Crime for the first time. Leto’s version is said to have possessed a voice that is slightly more high-pitched than Heath Ledger‘s version of The Joker.

The footage also gave fans a good look at “Focus” co-stars Margot Robbie and Will Smith‘s respective roles as The Joker’s girlfriend Harley Quinn and Deadshot.

After debuting the the exclusive “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” trailer, Warner Bros. has also debuted the “Suicide Squad” trailer online.

During Warner Bros.’ panel presentation, the “Suicide Squad” cast members and the director made a surprise appearance at San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H on Saturday (11th July) to talk about their upcoming DC Comics film.

Before they showed the exclusive footage at the panel, Ayer said, “All this good vs. evil shit is played out. It’s time for bad versus evil.” Though Jared Leto wasn’t able to attend the panel presentation, his presence can be felt through his portrayal of The Joker in the footage.

Ladies and gentlemen… The cast of #SuicideSquad! #SDCC #HallH pic.twitter.com/Sereh8ERoS

— Warner Bros. Pictures (@wbpictures) July 11, 2015

Cara Delevingne, who is starring in the movie as Enchantress, then took to Instagram to share a group selfie she took with the cast members:

A post shared by Cara Delevingne (@caradelevingne)

Viola Davis, who will play Amanda Waller, also shared a shot with Will Smith on her official Twitter account:

I'm hanging Big Willy Style with my #SuicideSquad castmate #WillSmith at #Comicon in San Diego! Very exciting! pic.twitter.com/Z4Dod5XMcd

— Viola Davis (@violadavis) July 11, 2015

Ayer also met up with director Zack Snyder for a quick selfie:

#SDCC @DavidAyerMovies @ZackSnyder #BatmanvSuperman #SuicideSquad pic.twitter.com/iPGKzu0U7N

— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) July 11, 2015

Slated for release on 5th August 2016, “Suicide Squad” also stars Jai Courtney, Joel Kinnaman, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Common, and Jim Parrack, Jay Hernandez, Scott Eastwood, Adam Beach, and Ike Barinholtz. It is part of Warner Bros.’ DC Cinematic Universe.

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CONTEST: Official Adventure Time Merch Giveaway!

A brand new season of Adventure Time will air later today at 5:30pm on Cartoon Network (Astro Channel 616). To commemorate the premiere of season five, we thought it’d be awesome to do a little giveaway! Would you like a Jake beanie? How about some character stickers? Or a cute Adventure Time notebook that doubles as a stand-up Adventure Time collector’s item display?

Let’s not forget the handy eco bag that it comes with!

Yes? Great! Because we’ve got about THREE BAGS of all these Adventure Time goodness to give to THREE of our lucky followers/readers. You want ’em, don’t you? Here’s how to win them!:

Most creative answers win! Good luck, peeps.


The Pussycat Dolls To Embark On Reunion Tour Starting April 2020

2019 is turning into a year of reunion. Following the news of Spice Girls and My Chemical Romance, it seems that the Pussycat Dolls have decided to join in as well; reuniting for this week’s “X Factor: Celebrities”.

Unfortunately, one member that won’t be returning to the group is Melody Thornton. So the group will henceforth be a 5-piece performance that feature the likes of Nicole Scherzinger, Ashley Roberts, Kimberly Wyatt, Carmit Bachar and Jessica Sutta.

A post shared by Nicole Scherzinger (@nicolescherzinger)

The reunion was officially announced on Scherzinger’s Instagram account yesterday (27th November 2019), where she uploaded a picture of a black heart with the group name in pink and white. The other members followed soon after with all of them captioning their post with #PCDReunion ?.

In all actuality, rumours of the reunion have been around for months now. The “X-Factor” judge was even asked about it earlier this year over at ET Live. During that time, the 41-year-old played it coy on the whole reunion possibility, but now we know why.

The group has stated that they were inspired by the reunion of another girl group, Spice Girls, claiming that the tour of the British girl group was “inspiring” to them.

The “Don’t Cha” singers will also go on a tour of their own after an almost 10-year hiatus, with them taking their break from each other back in 2010. Their tour is set to start on April next year with all 8 of their shows being staged in the United Kingdom.


#BebasPlastik: Selangor To Enforce Ban On Plastic & Polystyrene Starting 1st January

It’s finally happening! Starting 1st January 2017, the state of Selangor will be plastic and polystyrene-free all day err day :)

The #BebasPlastik campaign was announced by state Green Technology and Environment Committee chairman, Elizabeth Wong, on Wednesday (21st December) at a press conference in Shah Alam. According to state surveys, 71% of Selangor residents believe that plastic-free Saturdays are not enough and over 90% are aware that plastic bags are harmful to the environment.

In a statement, they said, “We hear you loud and clear; so in 2017, Selangor will be be free of plastics and polystyrene 7 days a week. Commit to this goal by being one of 20,000 Selangor residents to sign the pledge to live without single-use plastic and polystyrene!”

In addition, vendors guilty of using polystyrene packages will face a fine of up to RM1,000 while consumers will be charged a minimum of 20 cents for single-use plastic bags. Wong also added that charges will be waived for certain goods such as raw meat, and plants or roots covered in sand or soil, flowers, unwrapped loose seeds, and live fish or aquatic products.

Penang was the first to get the ball rolling by introducing the no-plastic ban, followed by Malacca, Johor, and Shah Alam.

What do you think of a plastic-free Selangor? Pledge your support by hitting up #BebasPlastik’s website here.

Sources: The Star (1), (2), Astro Awani.

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Dato Sri Siti Nurhaliza, Luhan & More To Appear At Vivo’s Grand Launch Concert

Vivo Malaysia has announced that their v11 grand launch concert can be streamed live on Facebook and YouTube this coming Thursday (13th September 2018).

The highly-anticipated event will be headlined by Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza, Ex-EXO member Luhan, Janna Nick, Alvin Chong, Afieq Shazwan, and Sarah Suhairi. However, it is unsure if Luhan will personally come to Malaysia for the concert. When asked about Luhan’s appearance, Vivo Malaysia revealed that they have “special arrangements”.

Furthermore, music fans can try their luck at winning 2 invitation passes to the grand launch. And that’s not all, 5 Vivo fans can stand a chance to win exclusive bluetooth earpieces by just sharing Vivo’s Facebook posts.

For more info, visit Vivo Malaysia’s Facebook page.

Sources: Vivo Malaysia’s Facebook page, Astro Xuan.


Hype’s Throwback Thursday [Movie]: Finding Nemo (2003)

“Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming. What do we do? We swim, swim.”

Written and directed by Andrew Stanton, Finding Nemo was released by Walt Disney Pictures in 2003 and is the fifth film produced by Pixar Animation Studios. Holding a story line that is lots of fun and imagination Finding Nemo is about a clown fish, Marlin who meets Dory, a regal tang on his journey to rescue his son Nemo all the way to Sydney Harbour. Along the way, the two faced obstacles and challenges but Marlin is soon reunited with Nemo and he learns to let Nemo take care of himself.

The movie won the Academy Award for the Best Animated Feature and was nominated in three other categories including Best Original Screenplay. Finding Nemo is also the second highest-grossing film of 2003 as it earned a total of $936 million worldwide and is the best selling DVD of all time with over 40 million copies sold as of 2006.

Click play to see what Hype.My thinks is one of the most memorable scene in the movie.

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#HappyBirthdayAmy: Amy Winehouse Tribute Statue Unveiled

Amy Winehouse may have gone too soon, but she is still very much loved by the fans around the world even until today. In fact, hundreds of fans even gathered at Camden, London for the unveiling of Amy’s life-sized statue on 14th September.

3 years ago, the late singer Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning on July 23rd after years of abusing alcohol since 2008. Before she died, she abstained herself from alcohol for a few weeks but relapsed and that..led to her death. She became one of the late musicians who joined the 27 Club, a group of musicians who died at the age of 27.

In remembrance of Amy Winehouse, fans (including us) have been paying tribute to her in various ways and she was recently honoured with a life-size bronze statue at her birth place, Camden in London. Created by sculptor Scott Eaton, the tribute statue commemorates what would have been her 31st birthday. It depicts the late singer all dressed up in a short dress while wearing a live red rose in her signature beehive hair-do. It also includes a Star of David necklace placed around her neckline.

Amy’s father, Mitch Winehouse, who was involved in the design of the statue, unveiled the statue together with his wife Janis and English actress Barbara Windsor. He told The Guardian that it was a day of incredibly mixed emotions as he felt both sad and wonderful for the statue. He said:

They don’t put statues up for people who are with us anymore so it reinforces the fact that physically she’s gone but spiritually she’ll never leave us. I feel sad, very, very sad. We shouldn’t be here but we are, this is the reality and we’ve just got to make the most of it. So this statue is part of making the most of it.

However, Mitch said that getting people to remember her in a very positive way is a wonderful experience for him. He vowed to visit the beautiful sculpture all the time after getting used to see it. He also added, “I am pleased with how the statue turned out because you can see that it’s Amy. It is soon but it was beyond our control – events overtook events but we’re very proud of it. Camden is Amy’s place, it’s where she belongs.”

In case you were wondering, Barbara Windsor was Amy Winehouse’s long-time friend who became a patron of Amy Winehouse charitable foundation. The foundation was set-up by Amy’s family after her death in July 2011. She attended the unveiling and said this is the greatest honour of her career after being in this business for 66 years.

I was one of the fortunate people who got to know Amy in the last few years of her too short life. Not only was she one of the greatest talents that this country has ever produced, she was a warm, lovely kind and fun lady. She was what we call in our business a superb bird, that’s what she was.

Although Amy is no longer with us, Windsor said “it’s only right her presence should remain here” as “Amy loved Camden with a passion and Camden loved her”.

Happy 31st birthday, Amy! We miss you <3

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#borninNYmadeinSEOUL: Meet EXP Edition, An All-American K-Pop Group

We thought we’ve seen them all. There has been foreign members being added to K-pop groups, so much so that it has become a norm; the complicated split group system of NCT was also well accepted (albeit reluctantly) by fans; we’ve laughed at the parody K-Pop group that is BgA; and stared in disbelief as a Thai cover group imitated everything EXO did (even the members’ departures and dating news).

Nothing else could surprise us, or so we thought.

The latest oddity to the world of K-Pop is an American group by the name of EXP Edition, who proudly declared their origins with the hashtag #borninNYmadeinSEOUL.

EXP Edition was originally formed in 2015 as a project group by Colombia graduate student Bora Kim and her partners Karin Kuroda and Samantha Shao. They were part of the thesis project “I’m Making A Boy Band” and consisted of 6 members.

According to Drama Fever, while none of the members are Korean, EXP Edition decided to label themselves as a K-Pop group due to their similarities. These includes their highly skilled choreography, songs sung in Korean, and love for the Korean fandom culture.

The members of the group are also trying their best to learn the Korean language and take daily 2-hour lessons from Kim.

Thought to be a temporary group, the members of EXP Edition (reduced to 4 from the original 6) has since moved from New York to South Korea to kick off their K-Pop careers.

They debuted their music video teaser for “Feel Like This” on 13th April, completed with the mandatory close up and slow motion shots seen in many K-pop groups teasers.

The group has also dropped their official trailer voiced by member Frankie. In the full-Korean video, Frankie introduces the other members – Sime, Hunter, and Koki – and the beginnings of their group.

This was met with angry comments from K-Pop fans, who barraged their social media with messages asking them to quit. Amongst complaints from fans are that the group is appropriating K-Pop culture and whitewashing, seeing as none of them are Korean or even speak the language.

As YouTube user Peregrine Grace puts it, “(K-Pop) provided positive Asian male role models, while in America you literally shitted on us. So the fact that a bunch of white American males will even consider moving to Korea to try and get famous, whitewashing our narratives yet again, is a huge slap in the face. Like I’m literally pained and upset you thought this was okay. I mean, you have a dream. I get it, but what about us? What about all of the erasure we experience? What. About. Us.”

Fans have also asked for the group to debut as an American group instead of labeling themselves as a “K-Pop group”.

Despite criticism, they forged ahead with the release of their official debut single “Feel Like This” just today (Monday, 17th April). The group has also made public their track on all major Korean music charts, in true fashion for a K-Pop release.

While their 2015 track “LUV/WRONG” was dominantly filled with English lyrics, with only the chorus sung in Korean, their latest song was recorded mainly in Korean. The heavily auto-tuned track is played while the members walk around aimlessly in a tunnel and a clearing.

The visuals and filters remind us strongly of many K-Pop MVs, and the music video looks like a mash-up of BIGBANG, BLACKPINK, BTS, and other idol groups.

Watch the music video for “Feel Like This” here:

Although most K-Pop fans are up in arms about the group and their new track, EXP Edition is not without their supporters.

“The internet has to chill. If Asians get praised when they sing English songs why can’t a bunch of white guys sing Koreans songs together? They work hard like all the other K-Pop groups so why don’t they deserve the love and support EXO, BTS, AOA etc. receive?” said YouTube user Stallar Yang.

A Twitter user who goes by the handle of @exoticathepanda also implored fans to stop giving the group a hard time. The tweet read, “Y’all are already roasting EXP Edition when you haven’t even seen what they have to offer yet, so stop judging.”

It remains to be seen if EXP Edition will be successful in the K-Pop circuit and if they will change fans’ perception of them.

What are your thoughts about EXP Edition? Do you think they deserve to be labelled a K-Pop group? Tell us what you think in the comments box below!

If you’re interested in them, you can check out their Facebook page, Twitter, and Instagram.

Sources: allkpop, Pop Crush, Drama Fever.

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LINE App Wins With New Features!

LINE, the world’s leading mobile messenger, announced the launch of 3.7.0 update for Android and iOS smartphones. The new 3.7.0 version demonstrates LINE’s constant pursuit of advancement as a mobile messenger that provides users with a more personalised experience.

With the 3.7.0 update, users can customise their messenger interface with various themes. A Cony theme is available in the new version with other themes to be released in various phases, including the ones based on other LINE characters such as Brown.

LINE has also infused social-oriented user interface to its previously chat-based-only “Official Accounts” to enable users to browse and share content more interactively. Without having to add any “Official Accounts” as friend, users have been granted access to preview the Home and Profile Page. Once added as a friend, all content on the “Official Account”s can be posted on each user’s timeline.

The new 3.7.0 version also comes with an added security feature that further augments user’s personalised experience. Users can now conveniently block or report other unknown users and hence avoiding unsolicited messages or suspicious group invitations. The added safety feature demonstrates LINE’s endeavors in taking one step ahead to address the increasing mobile internet conundrum, especially spam to ensure that mobile experience is kept to user’s personal space.

Beyond the new features, LINE has also raised the level of convenience for the application. Sharing and storing photos has become easier with the “Photo” feature in the chat room that shows all previously shared photos on one page.

The joyful communication experience on LINE can also be enjoyed at the office or home with the recently upgraded PC messenger available for Windows and Mac OS X. LINE’s PC version is perfectly interlinked with the mobile messenger to maximise user convenience. In addition to the basic features such as free chat and voice calling, users can use the PC messenger to share large files in Microsoft Office format- ideal for school or office communication between colleagues.

For more information, hit up LINE Malaysia’s Facebook page.


Bringing The Gang Back Together: Everything We Loved About Guinness St. Patrick’s Day Festival 2022

Going to pubs to have a beer with friends has never been such a luxury, especially after two years of muted celebrations stuck at home. Now, with everything opening up again (including our borders!), we’re all rushing to celebrate anything and everything under the sun.

Well, in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day recently, Guinness decided to honour the occasion by holding their very own Guinness St. Patrick’s Day Festival at SOULed Out KL! And, luckily for us, we had the chance to attend and have some beers with our friends.

Having A Beer And Good Food With Friends

To start things off, being able to have a good beer with our coworkers after a long day of work was greatly appreciated. Paired with SOULed Out KL’s unique Guinness-infused bites and brews, the night was one complete with laughs and good times.

We were happy to get a taste of their specially curated Guinness-infused menu. In particular, their Guinness beef stew and Guinness battered fish and chips went perfectly well with the pints of beer in our hands.

Alongside great food and great beer, the festival was packed with entertainment and fun activities. For one, the event was filled with various chances to win free prizes such as Guinness t-shirts! A large Guinness pint mascot was also parading around the restaurant bringing joy to all the tables it visited.

Not only that, but friends in large groups were also invited to use the Guinness St. Patrick’s AR fiter and partake in their giveaway to win attractive prizes. Among their gifts, their GRAND PRIZE includes a best friends’ getaway trip for four friends at OneAndOnly Desaru Coast worth RM30,000!

Of course, we tried our hands at the selfie challenge as well (fingers crossed!). But in other news, we were also given a free hat! It was large and comical, perfect for a night of drunken adventures and carefree conversations.

Overall, the event was one that was filled with good beer and even better company. Here’s to more nights out and Guinness pints in the future!

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Polaris Entertainment: CEO Arrested For Fraud; Office Temporarily Shut Down

The past few months have been nothing but a series of unfortunate events for Polaris Entertainment,

It was announced today that the Ilkwang Group-owned company has been temporarily shut down after being raided by the Korean government and IRS. The president of the group, President Lee Gyu Tae was subsequently arrested and is currently under investigation for fraud.

Ilkwang Group is one of the largest corporations that is involved in government contracts for South Korea. The corporation owns multiple companies including Polaris Entertainment, an entertainment company that manages K-Pop artistes. It is also known for manufacturing training simulation programs for the Korean military, airforce, and navy.

However, the company is currently being accused of overcharging the military for their services, specifically the “EWTS” programme. The programme is typically used for pilots to aid them in getting used to frequency disturbances so that the chance of the survival during wartime is higher.

The Korean government and IRS raided 10 locations including Ilkwang Group’s headquarters, subsidiary offices, and the president’s home. The officials confiscated all sensitive documents and hard drives that might contain proofs that Ilkwang Group ripped off the Korean government with its “ridiculous” charging free. All personnel has been asked to leave the building as the company has been shut down temporarily.

President Lee is the same executive that was involved in a lawsuit filed by former Polaris Entertainment artiste Clara (real name: Lee Sung-min).  The actress-singer accused him of sexual harassment as she felt uncomfortable with his inappropriate text messages and actions. When Polaris Entertainment filed a lawsuit against her for running activities under her company Koreana Clara, Clara countered back by filing another lawsuit against the company, requesting her contract to be nullified

Polaris Entertainment manages Ladies’ Code, Kim Bum-soo, rapper Iron, and more. Rapper Iron, who recently lent his voice in SHINee’s Jonghyun’s solo album, was supposed to make his debut under Polaris Entertainment next week, but the case has now put his debut on hold.

No further details have been announced yet, but more to come as the story unfolds.


Calvin Harris & R3hab Are Burnin’ With Their New Track

There really is no better way to kick off the weekend than with a little bit of new music. This weeks new music teaser comes from no other than Calvin Harris and R3hab. The track entitled R3had is slated for release on October 27th (Monday) and is already looking to be yet another chart topping hit.

The DJ/producer who recently announced his superstar collaborations for his upcoming album Motion, teases fans with this addition to the stream of new music that he has been releasing. While his track “Summer” was this summer’s anthem and “Blame” is his radio starlet, “Burnin” is looking to make its claim as a club anthem.

The track features a fuse of both the stylings of Calvin and R3hab, creating an electro-house banger with a hint of jersey club dashed over it. While it feels like there is too much going on into one project, the end result is a gloriously crafted piece with an addictive beat. The teaser alone is enough to have you bouncing around wherever you are while images of flashing lights, sweaty people dancing and having a good time pops to mind.

Don’t believe us? Listen to the teaser below. But before you do that, we must warn you not to overplay it as you will be hearing it for a very, very long time once it’s officially released.


“Dune: Part Two” – Plot, Characters, Future Films & TV Shows Explained

In 2021, we saw the impossible happen. Visionary director and auteur Denis Villeneuve brought Frank Herbert’s seminal science fantasy novel “Dune” to the big screen in all its visual and narrative glory! Considered to have been the inspiration behind such franchises as “Star Wars” and “Warhammer 40,000”, the story of “Dune” follows the journey of the messiah-to-be Paul Atreides as he watches the fall of his great house at the hands of his enemies. Out of the ashes though, he is reborn as something greater than a mere duke. In time, he will become a god for the people of Arrakis and beyond. “Dune: Part Two” picks up where the last film left off with Paul following the Fremen after defeating one of their warriors. Feel free to check out our breakdown of the ending for more details!

There is a great and terrible destiny ahead of Paul and with the first major look at the film dropping at CinemaCon, we figured that now would be a great time to get you up to speed with all the key characters and events that will take place in the upcoming film. We’ll also be breaking down what fans can expect from the franchise going forward (no Spice Melange) required! So without further ado, let’s get into it!

The official synopsis of “Dune: Part Two” foretells that Paul, played by Timothée Chalamet, will be spending a significant amount of the film with the Fremen. Much like Jake Sully with the Na’vi in “Avatar”, the film will follow Paul as he learns the way of the Fremen and earns the respect of the locals. Not long, a Freman named Chani, played by Zendaya, and Paul begin to fall in love as they strive to prepare their people in anticipation of the war against House Harkonnen, the faction that murdered his father and killed Duncan Idaho in the first film. As he leads various successful attacks against the Harkonnens, he is soon revered by the Fremen and granted the messianic title of Muad’dib.

Meanwhile, his mother Jessica Atriedes, played by Rebecca Ferguson, becomes a matriarch to the Fremen as she is able to provide them with the Water of Life. The Water of Life is a type of poison from the sandworms that when processed in Jessica’s body, creates a form of Spice that grants its users powerful psychic abilities that border on omniscience. She’s also pregnant with the child of her late husband Leto Atreides, Alia. Like Paul, Alia too possesses great power and wisdom of the Bene Gesserit. She’ll have a very important role in the film, especially in taking down the Harkonnens.

At the risk of his own sanity and humanity, Paul uses the Spice Melange to ascend to new levels of prescience and power. At some point, he’s essentially able to foresee how the future will play out and is able to lead his forces using this knowledge. In one brilliant play, he manages to defeat the Harkonnens and the Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV. Peace is secured with his marriage to Shaddam IV’s daughter, Irulan Corrino.

“Dune: Part Two” is set to see a number of new characters showing up in the storyline. Joining the cast is Austin Butler as the sadistic Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen who is the Harkonnen’s heir to Arrakis, Florence Pugh will be playing Princess Irulan Corrino and Christopher Walken will be playing her father, the scheming Shaddam IV. The film is set to finally conclude the war between Paul and the Harkonnens and will sow the seeds of his future rule as the God Emperor of the Known Universe! If “Dune: Part One” served as the opening bang for Paul’s journey then “Dune: Part Two” will be its grand crescendo. Expect to see a whole more action this time around!

If the film does perform well at the box office, Villeneuve does have plans for a third and final film to round off the story with “Dune: Part Three”. He mentioned that the third film would be based on the sequel to the first novel, “Dune Messiah”, which would chronicle the reign of Paul Atreides as the emperor over the universe. In this third film, Paul will unleash a wave of violence across the entire universe as his Fremen wage a holy war in his name. As much as he mourns the blood on his hands, his god-like ability to see into the future assures him that this is the best possible outcome. With a heavy heart and crown, he will have to steer humanity away from destruction and bloodshed into a new golden age.

Meanwhile, there are powerful forces within the empire conspiring to destroy Paul and his vision for the future. These factions include the powerful Bene Gesserit and the various organisations that profit from the Spice trade. Without giving too much away, let’s just say that by the end of the third film, you won’t exactly be sure who to root for as the universe tears itself apart in the name of faith in a reluctant god. If all goes well, this film will serve as the epic, heartbreaking and bittersweet conclusion to Villeneuve’s “Dune” trilogy.

In addition to a possible third film, a series based on the “Dune” universe has also been announced. One set 10,000 years before the events of the first film, “Dune: The Sisterhood”. The series will follow the story of how two sisters created one of the most powerful organisations in the universe, the Bene Gesserit. So describing the Bene Gesserit can be a tad complicated but basically imagine if the Jedi Order was run by a bunch of power-hungry nuns that seek to acquire political power in an effort to bring about the enlightenment of humanity.

Seeing how Paul Atreides’ powers come from his lineage to the Bene Gesserit, a series revolving around the organisation would certainly be a rich and fascinating one. Think of it as the “House of the Dragon” of the “Dune” franchise. A series that fleshes out the in-universe lore with a whole new cast of characters.

Be sure to check out “Dune: Part Two” when it hits theatres this November!

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APINK Returning To Kuala Lumpur For Lazada’s 11.11 Super Show

Get ready Pink Pandas (as fans are lovingly called), cause APINK (에이핑크) is returning to our local shores very soon!

Lazada’s annual 11.11 Super Show event is back and fans are already excited to catch the K-pop girl group perform their hit songs live.

As you may know, the Lazada 11.11 Super Show will be taking place on 10th November 2019 (Sunday) at 9pm onwards. Not much details have been revealed yet other than the fact that fans can join their contest and score 2 tickets to the event.

Consists of 6 members – Chorong, Bomi, Eunji, Naeun, Namjoo, and Hayoung – APINK released their last EP “Percent” earlier in January this year. Since then, they’ve been bringing their “Pink Collection” tour around Korea and Japan.

Besides APINK, other performers will include Ayda Jebat and Haziq Hussni. If you remember, K-pop co-ed group KARD (카드) was here last year where they entertained fans at Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil.

Refresh your memory with our press conference coverage here.


Hype Picks: Best Things To Do In The Klang Valley This Week (5th September – 11th September)

HELLO EVERYONE! We know you must be exhausted from work, school, or just life in general, and you may require some cheering up to get through the week ahead. Fortunately, we have some exciting events planned for you this week!

There are numerous fairs, festivals, and bazaars where you can spend more money than you can count. We even included some skin-care options for you to pamper yourself because, frankly, YOU DESERVE IT! So go ahead and check out this week’s Hype Picks right now.

Location: Pavilion Bukit Jalil Exhibition Centre, Level 5 (Pink Zone) Above Parkson

Find everything you need under one rooftop! The MEGA sale is happening, with the best prices you’ve ever seen for everything you need in your home, including furniture, home appliances, CCTV, water filters, and much more!

There are far too many promotions to list! You could win a 70% discount, a gift, and a RM1000 cash voucher! For more information, check out Facebook for the latest updates.

2. 2022 (G)I-DLE World Tour Just Me ()I-DLE In Kuala Lumpur

Location: Zepp Kuala Lumpur, B2-01-02, Level B2, Entertainment Hub, BBCC, 2, Jalan Hang Tuah 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

ACO MEDIA & HITMAN SOLUTIONS has teamed up with The WonderLand+ to bring you the most incredible performance of your life by South Korean girl group (G)I-DLE. So, learn their fan chant and scream as loudly as you can for the girls’ first show in Malaysia. More information is available on Facebook.

Location: Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

For those who’ve bought the tickets, here’s your friendly reminder that Faztival Fazura 2022 is just around the corner! The show brings together ten performers and bands from Indonesia and Malaysia to delight the ears of the audience. Featuring performances by Ahmad Band, Dato’ M. Nasir, Ippo Hafiz, and the one and only Nur Fazura. Visit Facebook to learn more about the singers!

Location: Sunway Putra Mall, No 100, Jalan Putra 50350 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival by joining the Lantern Parade at Sunway Putra Mall! There are many more activities to try, such as the Lantern Riddle and other fun activities for children. If you are one of the first 100 people to register, you will receive a free LED lantern! Hurry up and register here before 8th September to participate! If you’re interested, you can find out more on Facebook.

Location: Sapura@mines, Seri Kembangan, sapura@mines,No 7 Jalan Tasik The Mines Resort Cit 43300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Visit Bluedome Mines’ Pesta Kopi to be greeted by thousands of varieties of plants, flowers, gardening equipment, and much more, as well as a display of over 50 local coffee brands! Participate in their Pesta Kopi Barista Workshop to learn the art of making coffee.

Other fun activities to participate in include the Frontside TV Skateboard Competition, which features international competitors, and the Kandora Percussion Workshop, which teaches a variety of percussion instruments. Click here for more information!

6. Malaysia Career and Training Fair 2022

Location: Mid Valley Exhibition Centre (MVEC), Midvalley Megamall, Lingkaran Syed Putra, Mid Valley City, Kuala Lumpur, WP Kuala Lumpur, 53300

The ultimate talent marketplace, where top employers can network and interact face-to-face with potential talents and jobseekers. This fair allows job seekers to showcase their skills and conduct on-the-spot interviews. Don’t pass up the opportunity to work for a company of your choice! Submit your resume here to reserve your spot!

Location: Melawati Mall, Jalan Bandar, Taman Melawati 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Meranti Court, Ground Floor

What exactly is it about Malaysia that we all adore? Everything, of course, from Malaysian fashion to the traditional art of batik to the exquisite traditional dances. Don’t shake off that Merdeka spirit just yet with the many activities Melawati Mall has planned for you!

Witness the Traditional Musical performance, Batu Seremban contest, the Cultural Costume contest, all of which leads up to the National Day Dance and Parade on 16th September. For the latest updates, visit Facebook!

Enter the thrifter’s paradise and shop until you drop! Visit the Fleawhere event at Sunway Putra Mall, which is a one-stop shop for all pre-loved and handmade items. Take advantage of the opportunity to purchase high-quality clothing for less than RM20! Fleawhere Market gives vendors a place to sell their wares to a larger audience. Head on over to Facebook to secure a spot for your booth!

It is never too early to start teaching your children about entrepreneurship! The Kidpreneurs’ Weekend Bazaar allows children to make pitches, sell their products, and gain real-world business experience. Allow your children to experience adulthood and instil a love of business in them at a young age! The event is open to all children aged 5 to 17.

Listen carefully, shoppers, and you could win the Golden Ticket (RM5,000) shopping voucher! If you spend RM500 or more in two receipts at any specialty store, you could win a lucky Golden Ticket. Even if you do not win, you will still receive the Purple Ticket worth RM50. The winners of the Golden Ticket will have a chance to flaunt their prize with a photo at the Wall of Winners. Visit the website for more information!

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Location: Level 2, IOI City Farm, IOI City Mall

A farm in the HEART OF THE CITY?! It may sound strange, but we guarantee it’s worthwhile. Who wouldn’t want to see our furry friends and aquatic creatures right here at IOI City Mall? Bring your kids to marvel at the adorable animals like bunnies, butterflies, swans, and chicks! Don’t miss out on the many parent-child activities, shopping, and food!

Location: Blue Atrium @ Sunway Pyramid, Lower Ground

Disney+ Hotstar is a four-day event that will bring all of your favourite Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and other shows to life! Fans will be able to take photos with mascots from shows such as Ejen Ali, as well as win exclusive Disney+ Hotstar giveaways and see special appearances by Fattah Amin, Ummi Nazeera and Anna Jobling. For more info, visit Facebook!

1. Jeju Cherry Blossom Skin-Fit Tone-Up Cream SPF50+ PA++++ and Blueberry Rebalancing line

Isn’t it inconvenient when you’re already late for work but haven’t even begun your 10-step skincare routine? Innisfree can assist you with that! The well-known skincare brand has unveiled their new Jeju Cherry Blossom Skin-Fit Tone-Up Cream SPF50+ PA++++ and Blueberry Rebalancing lines, only for RM93 and RM78, respectively, to achieve perfectly hydrated and moisturised skin while also brightening the complexion.

What is it that everyone fears as they get older? WRINKLES! If you have wrinkle lines, don’t worry because Filorga has released their all-new FILORGA Time-Filler 5XP Cream and Cream-Gel—the two additions to the Time-Filler range—which is also available in enhanced versions. You can check out the latest releases and more on FILORGA’s Lazada official Flagship Store for exclusive 9.9 deals!

Neetashini Kanendran contributed to this article.

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#AntMan: Paul Rudd Fake-Farts During Interview; Awarded Star On Hollywood’s WoF

Paul Rudd, we adore you, but farting your way through an interview? That’s just so “rudd” (pun totally intended) of you!

Fart jokes are not funny, but the actor made it exceptionally hilarious when speaking with Clevver Movies about his superhero role in Marvel‘s upcoming “Ant-Man” movie. He just couldn’t stop himself from “tooting” throughout the entire interview, and surprisingly everyone is quite okay with that.

Of course, before you judge his unpleasant behaviour, those fart noises he made are all part of his impromptu jokes.

He was tasked to sit on a leather chair while doing a media interview with a Clevver Movies reporter. However, no matter how he sat, the squeaky chair kept making funny noises that made it seem like he was farting. The reporter tried to keep a straight face during the interview, but once Rudd realised that he could move around and make fart noises, the whole interview instantly turned into a giggle fest.

We don’t blame the reporter, because we don’t think we can contain our laughter for more than a minute either.

As if that wasn’t enough to make us fall in love with him, Rudd was recently honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The “Ant-Man” actor, who made an appearance with his family at Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, received star No. 2,554 on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. During the ceremony, he jokingly said:

I remember being a kid and walking this boulevard and reading the names and thinking about what so many other millions of people thought about, which is, “Who’s that?”

“The fact that millions of people are going to be able to now see me and ask that same question…is humbling beyond belief,” he added.

Rudd made his acting debut in 1992 through his role as Kirby Quimby Philby in a television drama titled “Sisters”. After starring in”Wild Oats” for 6 episodes in 1994, he became the object of affection via his breakthrough role in 1995’s “Clueless” with Alicia Silverstone. He then started appearing in a number of comedy films and began working with director Judd Apatow in a string of her movies.

From “Knocked Up” to “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” to “Role Models”, the actor has undoubtedly built an impressive resume with his memorable performances.

Even his former “Wet Hot American Summer” co-star, Elizabeth Banks, agreed that he is a very “serious” actor:

Paul Rudd is a very serious actor. #Antman #ArtsandFartsandCrafts https://t.co/wCb3VB4OqR

— Elizabeth Banks ❄ (@ElizabethBanks) July 1, 2015

Meanwhile, Marvel has released yet another “Ant-Man” clip, this time showing Rudd’s Scott Lang trying to get used to his new superhero suit.

“In the right hands, the relationship between man and suit is symbiotic,” Hank Pym said (played by Michael Douglas) in the clip, while trying to explain to Scott how to use the suit. “The suit has power, the man harnesses that power. You need to be skillful, agile, and above all fast”.

Slated for cinematic release on 16th July 2015, “Ant-Man” also stars Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne, Corey Stoll as Darren Cross/Yellowjacket, Bobby Cannavale as Paxton, Michael Pena as Luis, Tip “T.I.” Harris as Dave, and David Dastmalchian as Kurt.

For more information, visit Ant-Man’s official Facebook page and Twitter.

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Dancing To Dubstep For Dummies

Four installments later and honestly, it took a lot to stop people from rolling their eyes at the thought of yet another “dance movie”. But before you go, “Not again!” and start cringing, here are some things to consider:

You can pretty much guess what the storyline was going to be like – boy’s got moves, girl’s got twirls, boy meets girl, they fall in love, they dance, and suddenly, they’re not meant to be together. The same applies to the lead characters, Sean (played by Ryan Guzman) and Emily (played by Kathryn McCormick).

Also, it makes you think that people over there (on the other side of the world) take their bars and flash mobs very seriously.

The dancers aka “The Mob” aka the flash mob in the flick proves that you can break into a dance or two at almost anywhere in Miami. And who should be the group’s leader but hot waiter Sean himself? We’re not sure how hard Mia Michaels (“So You Think You Can Dance” judge and choreographer) trained them but we have to say, the moves were out of this world. Almost unreal!

It was a fine introduction to “Dancing to Dubstep for Dummies”, if you asked us. We can’t complain.

We’ll be perfectly honest – the story line is nothing to shout about. But we’re not going to throw it any more spoilers. Catch “Step Up Revolution” ASAP because it’s released in cinemas nationwide today!

And we dare you to say that it didn’t leave you dancing out of the cinema.


Marina Bay Sands: Experience The Digital Light Canvas & Spectra Water Show

If the world-famous restaurants (such as Lavo) and ArtScience Museum weren’t enough to lure you to Marina Bay Sands, here are more reasons to consider.

Last year, Singapore’s award-winning destination also unveiled 2 exciting entertainment line-ups. The multimedia Spectra: Light and Water Show (created by Australian-based design agency, Imagination) debuted on 2nd June, while the Digital Light Canvas (by Japan’s teamLab was launched on 22nd December.

A production that took two years to produce, Spectra is a stunning 15-minute multimedia spectacle that uses an array of state-of-the-art lasers, lighting, water effects, and projections, to wow visitors. The mesmerising Spectra, which features an inspiring orchestral soundtrack, is a reflection on Singapore’s origins with a vision into its future as an innovative country.

Situated at the Event Plaza along the promenade, the show can be viewed twice every night at 8pm and 9pm. A third show is added at 10pm every Fridays and Saturdays. The best part? It’s completely free!

Located inside The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands’ North Promenade, Digital Light Canvas was curated by the same geniuses responsible for Future World: Where Art Meets Science. The new attraction, which also took two years from conception to completion, is another interactive digital experience worth checking out.

There is a magnificent 14-metre tall cylindrical light sculpture suspended from the ceiling, containing over 401,000 full-coloured LEDs that are strung within 608 tubes. Beneath the light sculpture is an interactive 15 metres (diameter) LED floor that reacts to your movement.

The permanent attraction features three unique show modes – Nature’s Rhythm, Strokes of Life, and Personalised Expressions. Each scene is different and has its own soundtrack. Check it out:

Digital Light Canvas is open daily from 12pm to 8pm from Sundays to Thursdays, and until 9pm on Fridays, Saturdays, as well as eve of public holidays. An admission fee of SGD5 per person is required in order to enter the dynamic LED floor.

Sources: Marina Bay Sands, Campaign Brief.

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NOAH (previously known as “Peter Pan”) is BACK!

They laid low for a while but time’s up and now they’re back in full gear, bigger, better, and stronger than ever with a fresh new name and a fresh new beginning! So it’s safe to say that the wait is finally over for all local and Indonesia pop rock fans as NOAH (formerly known as Peter Pan) makes a comeback in Kuala Lumpur.

We love comeback shows! They always give it all they’ve got!

When? Where? It’s Celcom Frenz presents the “Tentang Bahtera bersama NOAH, Sixth Sense, The Malayan and Gamaliel Audrey Cantika (GAC)” at KL Live on 16th September 2012. Presented by Celcom Frenz and brought to you by Livescape and Universal Music Malaysia, this stellar show combines the very best of pop rock acts from both Indonesia and Malaysia.

You best believe that Ariel (frontman of NOAH) will not fail to impress. No siree, not this time. Don’t miss out on witnessing the return of this iconic pop rock band to the scene armed with their latest album, “Tentang Bahtera” this weekend!

Ticketing: Tickets are available via TicketPro with prices starting from RM55 (Pre-sale), RM75, and RM130 (includes food & drinks)

For more information, visit Livescape Asia’s Facebook page.


8 Non-Horror Thai Films That Are Worth Watching Over & Over Again

Thailand’s film industry has long been known for producing successful horror films (i.e. “Shutter”, “Alone”, “Colic: The Movie”). But if jump scares and eerie soundtracks aren’t your thing, there are tonnes of non-horror Thai movies that are worth watching over and over again.

From sweet rom-coms to intense action flicks, to emotional tearjerkers, here are some of our favourite Thai films of all time:

The story of “Fan Chan” (also known as “My Girl”) will definitely tug your heartstrings. With a heartwarming storyline and amazing performances from child actors Charlie Trairat and Focus Jirakul, the movie was a sleeper hit that became the top domestic film at the Thai box office in 2003. Cute, sweet, and funny, “Fan Chan” focuses on the childhood friendship between a boy and a girl during the 1980s.

Furthermore, it was the debut film by 6 young screenwriter-directors, Vitcha Gojiew, Songyos Sugmakanan, Nithiwat Tharathorn, Witthaya Thongyooyong, Anusorn Trisirikasem, and Komgrit Triwimol.

Another one of our favourite Thai films is “The Letter”, a remake of Choi Jin Sil and Park Shin Yang’s 1997 South Korean movie of the same name. In the tearjerker, Dew (played by popular Thai soap opera actress Anne Thongprasom) receives a mysterious letter from her late husband Ton (played by Attaporn Teemakorn), who dies of a brain tumour. Apparently, Ton had written a series of letters prior to his death and arranged for them to be sent to Dew after his death.

Thongprasom won “Best Actress” at the Thailand National Film Association Awards for her role and the film was screened at the 2004 Busan International Film Festival.

In the mood for a cutesy Thai chick flick? Then “Bangkok Traffic (Love) Story” will definitely make you go “Aww..”.

Sponsored by the BTS (Bangkok Mass Transit System), the Adisorn Tresirikasem-directed film tells the story Li (played by Cris Horwang), a 30-year-old woman who is the last among her friends to marry, and her relationship with Loong (played by Theeradej Wongpuapan), an engineer working on the BTS Skytrain system. The plot may be a little weaker than the films in this list, but it’s still worth watching thanks to Horwang’s entertaining performance as the desperate Li.

Adapted from Win Lyovarin’s noir novel, “Headshot” is an intense action film that follows a cop-turned-hitman (played by Jayanama Nopachai) who sees the world upside down after surviving a bullet to the head. As his past returns to haunt him, he tries to survive and fight back despite struggling with his sight disorder.

Furthermore, “Headshot” was selected as the Thai entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at 2013 Academy Awards. Although it did not make the final shortlist, the film will still keep you at the edge of your seat.

We’re no movie expert, but one thing’s for sure – Thanwarin Sukhaphisit’s “It Gets Better” is a beautiful story about 3 LGBT individuals. The movie is separated into 3 parts: the first part focuses on a man returning to Thailand to inherit his father’s ladyboy bar; the 2nd tells the story of a boy who was sent to a Buddhist temple for repentance after his father caught him wearing women’s clothes; while the 3rd centres on a middle-aged transsexual and her relationship with a younger man.

The film is mainly about love and romance, but it also explores other themes such as self-discovery and acceptance.

Is it possible to love someone you’ve never met?

“The Teacher’s Diary” ticks all the right boxes for a heartwarming rom-com. Starring Laila Boonyasak and Sukrit Wisetkaew, the lighthearted film sees how the paths of 2 teachers are connected through a handwritten diary. Not only does it feature witty lines and amazing cinematography, the interactions between the teachers and the students on the floating boat school also felt genuine and earnest.

From the director of “ATM: Er Rak Error”, “I Fine..Thank You..Love You” follows the unlikely love story of an English tutor named Pleng (played by Preechaya Pongthananikorn) and Yim (pronounced Jim, played by Sunny Suwanmethanon), a maintenance engineer who speaks 2nd grade English. Thanks to its relatable storyline, usage of Tinglish (Thai English), and over-the-top acting, the hilarious film is one of the country’s highest-grossing films in 2014.

P/S: “I Fine..Thank You..Love You” also stars Japanese adult star and model Sola Aoi as Yim’s hot Japanese ex-girlfriend.

“Bad Genius” is the highest-grossing film in Thailand so far, earning over THB100 million (approximately RM12 million). Inspired by real-life events of students cheating on the SAT, the Nattawut Poonpiriya-directed heist film centres on 4 high school students from different backgrounds forming an exam-cheating organisation. While Poonpiriya is pretty well-known in the Thai film industry, the lead actors – Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, Chanon Santinatornkul, Teeradon Supapunpinyo, and Eisaya Hosuwan – are relatively new.

The film has won multiple awards including “Best Feature” at the New York Asian Film Festival as well as “Best Director” and “Most Innovative Feature Film” at the Fantasia International Film Festival.

Sources: Thai Film Journal, Reel Run Down, Wikipedia, I am Wannee, The Straits Times / Featured image: GSC, Asian Wiki, Nonton Film.

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#Grab: Car-Hailing App Offering “Book 1 Get 1 Free” Promo To All Users

It’s the start of a new year, and Grab is here to make it better ;)

In conjunction with the new year, the car-hailing app is offering a “Book 1 Get 1 Free” deal for all users in the Klang Valley, Kota Kinabalu, Melaka, Penang, and Johor Bahru.

The promo is valid from 4th to 13th January and each passenger is entitled to 1 free ride per day.

However, take note that the free ride is only applicable for rides on the same day, and is only valid for rides worth RM8 (around 5km). This means that users will only be able to redeem the ride before 11:59pm on the same day, and if the ride exceed RM8, they will have to fork out the balance by themselves.

What are you waiting for? Go grab yourself some free rides ;)

For more info, visit Grab’s official website and Facebook page.


Hype’s Now Playing: Above & Beyond ft Gemma Hayes – Counting Down The Days

We’ve been counting down the days for this and it’s finally here!

Above & Beyond can’t seem to do no wrong. From wooing their fans and audiences on the dance to releasing great dance tracks, Above & Beyond are firing on all cylinders these days. As per usual, their music videos are some of the best videos to watch.

Never failing to take the message o the track and portraying it so beautifully through visuals, the video for “Counting Down The Days” featuring Gemma Hayes is no different. With the ever familiar expectation vs reality scenario, the Kenlon Clark directed video introduces viewers to a love story before taking them through a through the motions of heartbreak and a breakup only to wind up at the beginning of another budding relationship.

Set against a laid back summer groove, Gemma’s hazy vocal tones perfectly capture the melancholia of the drifting relationship and leaves nothing on the table. The gorgeous track is guaranteed to remind fans of their previous relationships but it will also leave them feeling hopeful for the future.

Check out the video for “Couting Down The Days” by Above & Beyond featuring Gemma Hayes below:

For more on Above & Beyond, stalk them via these platforms: Website, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.


#SNSD: Girl Group Says It’s #Party Time In New Music Video Teaser

Stop everything you’re doing right now. Not only because it’s Friday, but also because it’s party time with SNSD Girls’ Generation members in the latest music video teaser for their upcoming single, “Party”.

On 3rd July, SM Entertainment uploaded a new music video teaser of SNSD’s “Party”, the title track of their upcoming full studio album.

“Party”, said to be a dance track, will be released on 7th July at 10pm KST through various music sites. The music video, which was filmed in Koh Samui, Thailand, will be dropped at the same time. The instrumental version of “Party” will also be included in their new album alongside B-side track, “Check”.

The music videos for their album’s double title tracks, “Lion Heart” and “You Think”, are also slated to arrive on 7th July. Girls’ Generation will be promoting all 3 title tracks this summer, which means that fans will be seeing the girls for a longer period of time to compensate for their 18-month hiatus.

Members Sooyoung, Tiffany, and Taeyeon have earlier dropped some teaser photos on their respective Instagram accounts, all teasing their impending comeback.

Take a look at the pictures in the gallery below:

The girl group will be going head-to-head against BIGBANG, who recently released double title tracks “Sober” and “If You”. It will also be their first comeback without ex-member Jessica Jung, who left the group last September.

Take a look at the cheerful music video teaser below:

For more information about the girls, visit their official Facebook page.

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Facebook Blocks Video Praising Malaysia’s Effort In Handling Covid-19

Back on 18th May, American content creator Dustin Pfundheller published a video on his YouTube account titled “Other Side of the Truth”, praising Malaysia’s effort in their fight against Covid-19.

Unfortunately, it was revealed that the video, titled “How Malaysia Did The Impossible”, was blocked by Facebook. According to Pfundheller, the clip promotes “false, misleading and deceptive claims.”

In response to that, Pfundheller, who is also a dentist, came up with a video on his YouTube account to vent out his frustration towards Facebook for blocking his video. He also insisted that such action should not have taken place.

“Not only did I use accurate facts and sources for the information, I also had 30 YouTubers to help fact checks on it and review the video. The only thing I found out from the reviews was that there were more things I should have included that Malaysia had done. For example, giving free internet service to the people,” commented Pfundheller.

He continued, “This is frustrating. Because a country like Malaysia often gets ignored. When you look at countries that did amazing efforts to fight the Covid-19 outbreak, it’s all about Western countries, or maybe Taiwan. But others like Malaysia is completely off the map. And I’ve worked really hard to give the country the justice that it deserves.”

“When somebody does a story about how great Malaysia actually is, it’s called false and Facebook blocked it. FB has no email, phone number, has no way of contact them and has no explanation of why it thinks the video is misleading. And yet, they have an office in Malaysia!” Pfundheller further added in the clip.

Seemingly surprised with the fact that his video had been blocked by the giant social networking company, he concluded by advising that huge organisations such as Facebook should “treat all people, creators and countries equally”.

Currently, the video in question is still available on YouTube.


Pew Pew Pew They’re Turning #SpaceInvaders Into A Movie

Warner Bros has acquired the movie license for classic video game (guess which one?) and engaged high-profile superproducer Akiva Goldsman to do it. Akiva Goldsman, who has produced award-winning biopics, “A Beautiful Mind” and “Cinderella Man” as well as sci-fi film “I, Robot”, is joined in a production capacity by Joby Harold (Edge Of Tomorrow) and Tory Tunnell (Awake, 2016’s King Arthur), reports The Wrap.

As for which video game, it’s none other than standup arcade game Space Invaders!

The game was introduced in 1978 and is now a cultural icon – thanks in part to international urban artist Invader. Now, Warner Bros is looking to adapt it for film. However, Space Invaders doesn’t feature a rich mythology in terms of narrative, as the video game simply featured several rows of aliens (or their ships) firing lasers at the hero, who must take cover behind blocks that slowly disintegrate.

Hence, it is not known as of yet how the narrative will be planned out for the film adaptation. In fact, information about the project is sparse for now. But just in case you haven’t played the game before, here’s how it works:

Of course, Warner Bros. aren’t new to turning something toy-like into an immediately blockbuster success. Remember how they managed to turn narratively barren brand LEGO into a successful Hollywood film, “The Lego Movie”? And by that, we mean they raked in more than $257 million in North America and $210 million in other territories for a worldwide total of over $467 million in profit for a story that was based on just..colourful plastic bricks.

Will they do it again with Space Invaders? We’ll find out soon enough.

Don’t forget! While we await for more news on the movie adaptation of Space Invaders, the sequel for Warner Bros.’ as of now titled, “The Lego Movie 2” is scheduled to be released on 25th May 2017.


5 Food Trends We Hope To See In Malaysia By 2015

“What should we have for lunch?”, “What should I cook for dinner?”, “Where’s the best breakfast place?”, etc.; wherever we go, we can’t and won’t stop talking about food. It’s true that we are blessed with so many different types of good food here, but this will never stop our constant cravings for food. Our taste buds have become so accustomed to the local food that we are now constantly on the look out for the latest food trend in Malaysia.

However, food trends come and go, but our curiosity for these food trends is eternal. From waffles to bingsu to honey comb ice cream, we could make a list of food that has previously took our country by storm and this could be partially thanks to the cafe hopping trend that paved the way for these food trends.

While you are still catching up with the food trucks trend, check out some of the food trends we hope to see in Malaysia soon:

Whether you have noticed it or not, it seems like Malaysians have vowed to live more healthily through the clean eating movement. We even jumped onto the bandwagon by providing you a list of healthy food delivery services based in Klang Valley area. But clearly, that list wasn’t enough to satisfy our cravings, especially since there are more creative ways to eat healthy. One particular trend that we’ve noticed is the acai bowl, a traditional Brazilian breakfast trend that has been constantly featured on our Instagram feed.

The açaí bowl is more commonly found in New York, Hawaii, Los Angeles, and Seoul, Korea. In Korea, it is one of the best refreshing summer treats after bingsu (shaved ice). This small yet fulfilling smoothie bowl consists of antioxidant-rich acai berries, blended with frozen bananas with almond milk. The smoothie is then topped with wholesome ingredients such as goji berries, seeds, cacao nibs, nuts, fresh fruit, granola, chocolate chips, shredded coconut, chia seeds, raw bee pollen, and mint. It has been crowned as one of the best “superfood” due to its antioxidant quality and aids in weight loss.

What’s up with this ordinary-looking bag of potato chips, you ask? Well, we hear that the chips are so good that some people are willing to spend 50 USD just to buy this one small bag of potato chips. That’s right, everyone. People in Korea are currently going crazy over Honey Butter Chips and we are dying to know how these crispy gold chips taste like.

Korea Daily reported that over 5 billion won worth of Honey Butter Chips were sold in October 2014. According to Haetae’s public relations chief So Sung-su, the “Honey Butter Chips” became the most popular snack item in Korea due to its “salty, sweet and buttery tastes that suit the palate of many South Koreans”. Due to popular demand, the company has added night and weekend shifts to raise production from 30% to 40%.

Forget cheese pizza or pancakes, dessert pizza should be the next “it” thing in Malaysia this year. We’ve only seen this food trend make its rounds on the interwebs but we wouldn’t mind spending some time and money to try and bake this heavenly-looking pizza. The dessert pizza will satisfy your sweet tooth by combining the best of cheese, chocolate and fruits for its topping. Many may argue that the dessert pizza is basically a fruit tart but pizza uses flatbread as its base while tart uses a pastry base.

So, you can at least imagine that the dessert pizza is like a combination of fruit tart and honey toast. The food trend may sound laughable but hey, at least there’s a new dessert hybrid in the world right now. The dessert pizza trend has yet to arrive in Malaysia, but you may bake your own from the recipes here.

For the love of God, we sincerely hope that the Red Velvet Oreo will make its way to Malaysian market because we can’t emphasise enough how awesome this is! Reddish chocolate cookies with cream cheese frosting filling in between? Just take our money already.

First developed and produced by the National Biscuit Company (today known as Nabisco), Oreo is one of the best selling cookies in the United States since its introduction in 1912. The cookies are marketed as “chocolate sandwich cookies” as it consists of 2 chocolate wafers with a sweet cream filling in between. For the past few decades, Nabisco has introduced about 35 different variations of Oreo including Blueberry Ice Cream Oreo, Orange Ice Cream, Strawberry (& Milkshake) Oreo, Lemon Ice Oreo, Green Tea Oreo, etc.

Although there are some notable fake flavoured Oreos such as “Butterbeer” Oreo and “Fried Chicken” Oreo, the Red Velvet Oreo has been confirmed to be the real cookies and the 20-cookie package will be available beginning 2nd February. The package is priced at approximately USD4.50 and will be available for about 6 – 8 weeks or whenever supplies run out. According to Buzzfeed‘s review, people who have tried the cookies agreed that the Red Velvet Oreo is a cookie worth eating. Although it tastes like the regular Oreo, the cream does tastes like real cream cheese frosting, with softer texture!

Sick of the bagel trend or the burger trend that has caused your weight gain last year? Well, we think the artisanal toasts could be the tastier and healthier alternatives for your craving for carbs. The food craze has apparently arrived in our country as some of our friends have been making their own artisanal toasts as breakfast. Sure, it’s plain and simple but with the right ingredients, these yummy-looking toasts are definitely a way to take things up a notch.

It is unclear how the trend sprung up but this is a food craze that took some parts of United States by storm. The artisanal toast does reminds us of crostini or bruschetta but the only difference is that people tend to use honey toast, cinnamon toast, or peanut butter toast as its base. However, the toast fad has attracted some criticism for its price at some trendy cafés and so perhaps the best way to enjoy these flavourful toasts at a cheap price is by making our own artisanal toasts. Just put on some sweet or savoury ingredients on top of the toasts and viola, the artisanal toasts craze will eventually take over your Instagram.

That’s it for the food trends we hope to see in 2015! What do you think should it be in the list? What other food that you’ve tried in other countries and would like to see someone selling it here? Share the food trend that you want to see in the comments box below. :)

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#Marvel: Zoe Saldana May Have Revealed The Title For #Avengers4

Oops, Zoe Saldana aka Gamora may have revealed the title for “Avengers 4” at a “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” event.

Warning: This post might contain spoilers, so read at your own risk!

When asked about “Avengers: Infinity War” by journalist Lizo Mzimba, the 38-year-old actress replied, “I think that the Guardians just shot their part when it comes to ‘Infinity War’ the first part. And we all have to go back for ‘Gauntlet’ later this year.”

So here comes the ultimate question: Could the title of the 4th film be “Avengers: Infinity Gauntlet”?

The news comes after Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige clearly said that the title of “Avengers 4” is a spoiler. In speaking with Cinema Blend, Feige also stressed that the 2 upcoming “Avengers” films are “2 very different movies” and it would be “misleading” to label them as 2 parts of the same story.

Avengers 4 title – Avengers: Infinity Gauntlet says @ZoeSaldana at GOTG2 event. At wknd Marvel said title was still secret #InfinityGauntlet pic.twitter.com/LFg3u7FmDk

— lizo mzimba (@lizo_mzimba) April 24, 2017

If the film’s title is indeed “Avengers: Gauntlet”, it doesn’t seem like a big spoiler at all. First of all, the Infinity Stones have always played a major role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Also, in case you forgot, the mid-credits scene for “Avengers: Age of Ultron” shows Thanos wearing the Infinity Gauntlet. So it kinda makes sense if the sequel would be called “Avengers: Infinity Gauntlet”. As GeekTyrant pointed out, the upcoming film might place focus on Thanos ruling the universe with his Gauntlet.

Directed by the Russo Brothers (Joe and Anthony Russo), “Avengers: Infinity War” and the untitled “Avengers 4” are set to hit cinemas on 4th May 2018 and 3rd May 2019 respectively. Meanwhile, Marvel fans can see Zoe Saldana kick ass in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” on 27th April 2017.

To find out more about the plot details of “Avengers: Infinity War”, go here.

What are your thoughts on the possible “Avengers 4” titles? Let us know in the comments box below :)

Sources: Gizmodo, Movie Web (1)(2), Geek Tyrant/ Featured image: Screen Rant.


Contest: Win Exclusive Disney’s Dumbo Merchandise

2019 is looking to be a huge year for Disney! This month, audiences will get see the reinvention of the flying elephant in Disney’s “Dumbo”.

While many of Disney’s live-action remakes have stuck close to the original story, Disney’s “Dumbo” will present movie-goers with brand new materials to complete the storyline of the misfit elephant. Speaking of which, we have some goodies to giveaway!

“Holt Farrier, a former circus star who finds his life turned upside down when he returns from the war. Circus owner Max Medici enlists Holt to care for a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughingstock in an already struggling circus. But when Holt’s children discover that Dumbo can fly, persuasive entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere and an aerial artist named Colette Marchant swoop in to make the peculiar pachyderm a star.”

*Do note that the merchandise will be given out randomly and are subject to availability.

Disney’s “Dumbo” will fly into theatres 28th March 2019.

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#WakeUpDreaming: Jacky Cheung’s Press Conference + Autograph Session In KL

The wait is finally over, one of the “Four Heavenly Kings” of Hong Kong as well as one of the biggest names in Chinese pop music, Jacky Cheung, will be bringing his latest album <Wake Up Dreaming> to Malaysia!

Released in December last year, <Wake Up Dreaming> achieved spectacular sales records, topping iTunes chart within one week of its release. In addition, the physical album was sold out in Malaysia, resulting in additional orders from recording label, Universal Music Malaysia. During Jacky Cheung’s album launch ceremony back in January, his Malaysian fans as well as the local media have been anticipating his visit.

Well, the wait has proven to be worthwhile as Jacky Cheung’s press conference and autograph session in Malaysia has been confirmed!

Jacky Cheung will be meeting his Malaysian fans on 26 March 2014 (Thursday) at Ballroom A, Level 10, DoubleTree by Hilton, Kuala Lumpur through his one and only press conference and autograph session ;)

Jacky Cheung’s soulful performance of his first single “Yong Yu Sheng Qu Ai” touched the hearts of attending audiences in the 51st Golden Horse Awards. Despite being down with flu, Jacky Cheung wowed crowds in the 10th KKBOX Awards through “Shi Jian You Lei”.

To reach out to Jacky Cheung’s Malaysian fans from all around the country, MY FM will be broadcasting the press conference and live during its “Shi Tong Ba Da” session from 4pm to 8pm. There will also be a direct video broadcast on MY FM website via Google Hangout.

Jacky Cheung’s fans will be able to obtain 2 entrance tickets to his autograph session by purchasing his latest album “Wake Up Dreaming” (Local version) from selected CD RAMA outlets(Include Cheras Leisure Mall, Ikano, One Utama, and Sunway Pyramid) or Music Carnival located at Paradigm Mall, Level UG, Upper Concourse. Fans who have purchased the <Wake Up Dreaming> album previously will be entitled to one ticket per album, redeemable at selected CD RAMA outlets only.

Note: Tickets are limited to 500pcs, redeemable on a first come first serve basis, subjected to availability.

For further enquiries, visit Universal Music Malaysia Chinese’s Facebook page or dial 03-79587433 (Ext: 102/108).


Marvel To Feature LGBT & Hindu Characters As Leads Very Soon?

For the most part, blockbuster superhero movies have always featured white male actors at the forefront. That’s about to change for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Now that we’ve gotten people of colour and women in lead roles (“Black Panther”, “Captain Marvel”), it’s nice to know that Marvel is just only getting started to widen the scope of diversity.

While promoting “Avengers: Endgame” in Mumbai, India, director Joe Russo was asked by Hindustan Times if he would be keen on working with an Indian actor in the near future. “I’d love to work with Priyanka. I’m smiling only because we’re potentially talking to her about something, I’m just not going to say what yet,” revealed Russo.

There are already many speculations on who Priyanka Chopra could play. Some suggests that it could be Ms Marvel aka Kamala Khan while others pointed out that she might very well be a S.H.I.E.L.D agent. Think Nick Fury and Agent Maria Hill.

If Marvel is looking into featuring an Indian superhero from the existing pool of Marvel comics characters, perhaps Raani Jatwinder aka Vesper could fit the bill. For the uninitiated, the cool telepath is part of a team called Genetix.

Now that the MCU is approaching the next phase, are audiences ready for a queer superhero? “Well, I can assure you that you will hear about something very soon!” Russo recently told Huffington Post.

This came after Marvel’s production chief Victoria Alonso affirmed that “the world is ready, the world is ready”. Rumour has it that Marvel’s “The Eternals” is looking for an openly gay actor “of any ethnicity, aged 30-49“,  to take on one of the lead roles.

Obviously there are big plans cooking and we can’t wait to find out more ;)

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Woman Walks Into Bar & Kills Husband’s Female Companion On The Spot

Getting involved in a couple’s fight can be unpleasant. Getting killed for it is another matter entirely.

Dayane Rafaella de Silva Rodrigues (31) opened fire on her husband and his group of friends while they were out dining. One bullet killed 26-year-old Djaiane Batista Barro.

On 18th February, Rodrigues’s husband went out with a group of friends to a bar in Tiangua, Brazil. Shortly afterwards, Rodrigues stormed in with a silver gun. She fired several shots at her husband’s table. One bullet killed Djaiane instantly when it entered her head. Another victim, a 24-year-old man, was hit in the arm and taken to the hospital.

CCTV footage from outside the bar revealed that Rodrigues had arrived at the bar on the back of a motorbike. She was seen carrying a cream coloured handbag. After the shooting, Rodrigues and her husband were seen wrestling for the gun outside the bar. It is unclear what happened to the gun, but Rodrigues left the scene with her handbag.

The police arrested Rodrigues on charges of homicide and bodily injury. According to the police, Rodrigues was ‘angry’ with her husband for being at an establishment that is reportedly frequented by escorts. Prior to the incident, they had argued about this. Rodrigues also told the police the shots were meant to disperse her husband’s group. She had not fired with the intention of harming anyone, least of all Djaiane who was a stranger to her.

The police disclosed that Rodrigues had bought the weapon in Ceara State capital Fortaleza, which is five hours away by car. Based on their investigations, they suspect the crime was not premediated and was committed on impulse. Rodrigues has no criminal record and, according to the police, is distressed by her actions.

Hopefully, your arguments never end with someone else dying.


#DWP17: Djakarta Warehouse Project Returns On 15th & 16th December

Mark your calendar, partygoers. The 9th edition of Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP) is making a comeback on 15th and 16th December!

DWP has come a long way since its debut event (then called Blowfish Warehouse Project) in 2008. The festival has featured the best International acts as well as Indonesia’s best electronic artistes and DJs. With the highest production quality of sound, music, and decor, it is a dance festival that you won’t want to miss.

Organised by Ismaya Live, the annual event is the largest dance music festival in Indonesia. In 2016, it became Asia’s largest 2-day festival when it saw a whopping 90,000 people from all around the world. The event was headlined by Carl Cox, Duke Dumont, Destructo, Hot Since 82, Tiga, Tokimonsta, Valentino Khan, DJ Snake, Alan Walker, Lost Frequencies, Rudimental, W&W, Yves, Blasterjaxx, Marlo, Brennan Heart, Martin Garrix, Yellow Claw, KSHMR, Hardwell, Zedd, and many more.

The line-up and ticketing details for this year’s DWP has yet to be released, so keep checking back with us for more updates :)

For more information, hit up the event’s website or Facebook page.


Disney: A Live-Action Adaptation Of “Mulan” Is In The Works

“Let’s get down to business, to defeat the Huns!”

The time has come, Disney fans. Another Disney princess is about to show up in the real world through an upcoming live-action film soon. Following the success of Disney’s live-action adaptations of “Maleficent” and “Cinderella“, the studio is bringing yet another Disney classic titled “Mulan” to the big screen.

Based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, Disney’s “Mulan” is a 1998 American animated musical action-comedy-drama film directed by Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook. It was directed based on a story by Robert D. San Souci and screenplay by Rita Hsiao, Philip LaZebnik, Chris Sanders, Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, and Raymond Singer.

The story centres on Fa Mulan, a young woman who disguises herself as a man to take her father’s place in the army during a war against the Huns.

In the English version of the film, Ming-Na, Eddie Murphy, Miguel Ferrer, and BD Wong were cast to voice act. “Dragon Blades” actor Jackie Chan provided his voice for the Chinese dubs of the film. The film was a commercial success as it earned $304.3 million worldwide and various Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations.

A direct-to-DVD sequel titled “Mulan II” was then released in 2005.

Disney announced that the live-action adaptation of “Mulan” will be produced by the people behind “We’re the Millers”, Chris Bender and J.C. Spink. They will produce the film based on a script written by Elizabeth Martin and Lauren Hynek.

The studio is also working on the live-action adaptations of “The Jungle Book”, “Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass”, “Beauty and the Beast”, and “Dumbo“.

The details of the upcoming live-action Disney films are as follows:

2. Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass

No further details about the live-action version of “Mulan” were announced yet, but we are beyond happy that Disney finally decided to produce the feature film.

Are you excited for the live-action version of “Mulan”? Who’s your favourite character in the animated feature film? Don’t forget to share you dream casting in the comment box below :)

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Top 3 Bizarre Weight Loss Tips

When Dr Alan R. Hirsch of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago tried this with 3,000 volunteers, he found that the more frequently people sniffed, the less hungry they were and the more weight they lost – an average of 30 lb each. One theory is that sniffing the food tricks the brain into thinking you’re actually eating it.

Surround yourself with blue. Lots of blue.

There’s a good reason you won’t see many fast-food restaurants decorated in blue. Well, McDonald’s is one of the few exceptions. Because believe it or not, the color blue functions as an appetite suppressant. Conversely, avoid red, yellow, and orange in your dining areas. Studies find they encourage eating.

Mind out of the gutter please. We’re not talking about sadomasochism or BDSM here. A number of French women wear a ribbon around their waist and underneath their clothes when they go out for dinner. It keeps them conscious of the tummy – particularly if the ribbon starts to feel tighter as the evening goes on!


The Bellas Hint “Pitch Perfect 4” Movie In A Photo

“Pitch Perfect 4” might be happening for real as Rebel Wilson and her co-stars from “Pitch Perfect” seemed to be teasing of the possible 4th instalment in a photo on Twitter.

The photos were take on 30th September when the girls including Wilson, Brittany Snow and Chrissie Fit gathered together to celebrate Anna Camp and Skylar Astin’s birthday.

A post shared by Skylar Astin (@skylarastin)

The gang shared plenty of photos on social media and one of the photos featured The Bellas showing four fingers and Wilson captioned the photos with 4 heart emojis.

A week ago, Snow even told Extra that she would definitely be on board for “Pitch Perfect 4”. The actress shared, “I think all of us would be game for it. We have the best time filming those movies. We made some of our best friends during that franchise… part of us knows that chapter might be closed and is okay with that, but we are still incredibly close and we will probably make them — if they want us to — until the end of time.”

A post shared by Rebel Wilson (@rebelwilson)

So who’s on board for “Pitch Perfect 4”?


Deer Society: The Arcade Party

Your party animals are back in bit form! Go crazy at the “Deer Society: The Arcade Party” this Sunday (7th October) for an all-day arcade spectacular. Free flow while stocks last, free-to-play arcade machines, and live bands! LIMITED TO 200 GUESTS ONLY.

Venue: Palate Palette Restaurant & Bar, 21, Jalan Mesui  50200 Kuala Lumpur

Also, and here’s the best part, the awesome Deer Society dudes are giving out tickets to our readers. That means you! All you need to do is e-mail your name and IC number to deersociety@gmail.com.

For more information, hit up their Facebook page.


#MAS: Australian Woman Sues Malaysia Airlines Over Alleged In-Flight Sexual Assault

Oh no, it seems like Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is under fire over an alleged in-flight sexual assault case.

A 28-year-old Australian woman known as Laura Bushney claimed that she was sexually assaulted by a chief steward on a Kuala Lumpur-Paris (MH20) flight on 4th August 2014. The victim has filed a lawsuit under the Montreal Convention against MAS for more than AUD200,000 (approximately RM616,000) at the Federal Court of Western Australia.

According to Bushney’s statement, the incident happened after she informed the cabin crew of her fear of flying and her alleged attacker, Chief Steward Mohd Rosli Ab Karim, promised to “check on her” during the trip. She claimed that Rosli started sexually assaulting her from rubbing her legs, stomach, and thighs to putting his hands inside her pants and touching her genitalia over the 13-hour flight. The suspect then walked away after Bushney said that she was physically sick.

Immediately after arriving at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, Bushney, then 26 years old, reported the assault to a MAS official. Though she was told that “there would be repercussions against her if the allegations were false”, she proceeded with the report anyway.

After a DNA testing and several months of investigation, the French authorities charged Rosli with indecent assault, who is currently on bail in France awaiting trial after allegedly confessing to the crime. MAS terminated his employment 2 weeks after the incident, and on 25th August 2015, Bushney spoke out about her ordeal on Channel Seven’s Sunday Night (SN) programme, an Australian TV show.

Bushney also claimed that she suffered several “bodily injuries” including genital trauma and redness, abrasions, physical manifestations from the shock of the assault including tears and sleeplessness, racing heart, nausea, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Malaysiakini reported that besides the RM616,000 compensation allowed under the first tier of the Montreal Convention, she is also seeking interest on damages, costs and interest on costs, as well as “further or other relief that the court considers just”.

You can watch excerpts of Bushney’s interview with SN below:

MAS has yet to provide a statement in response to her claim.

Sources: News.com.au, SMH, Yahoo.au, Malaysiakini.

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#KLIA: Videos Of “Possessed” Female Security Guard Go Viral

Videos of a “possessed” female security guard laughing hysterically at a car park (Zone C) in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) have gone viral.

According to My News Hub, she was believed to have been possessed by spirits and the video was uploaded last Friday (20th January). As we couldn’t determine which was the original post, Facebook user Zack Rstar’s videos has been shared over 12,600 times.

In one of the videos, a few security guards and staff from the auxiliary police unit can be seen trying to calm her down while she struggles to get away. The female security guard, who is dressed in a white uniform and a black hijab, is then moved to a staircase using a stretcher.

Upon watching the videos, many terrified netizens took to Facebook to share creepy stories they’ve heard about KLIA. One user wrote, “It’s very spooky. There was once I had to catch a late night flight around 1am – 2am. I quickly walked pass the satellite forest because I’ve heard that there’s a ghost near the waterfall.”

We’re not sure what happened next, but we hope that the security guard is in a good condition now.

Sources: Zack Rstar’s Facebook page, My News Hub.


How Will Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine Fit Into “Deadpool 3” & The MCU?

Ryan Reynold’s Wade Wilson, better known as Deadpool, was an utter cinematic sensation during the 2010s. People couldn’t get enough of his fourth-wall-breaking antics and the anti-hero action and carnage he unleashed on-screen. He had reaffirmed to the world that yes indeed, you can get a box-office smash hit, or two, with R-rated superhero films.

Then, when Disney took over 20th Century Fox Studios and decided not to continue with Fox’s X-Men continuity, it seemed that Deadpool and all our favourite X-Men buddies were getting the boot. It was made clear that Disney wanted their own version of the mutants and didn’t need the old guard getting in their way…or so we thought. With “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” making Patrick Stewart’s Professor X canon again, we had our hopes up that some version of Fox’s X-Men might be still floating out there.

Then last September, Ryan Reynolds drops a major bombshell on all of us that not only are we getting a “Deadpool 3” film but Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine will be starring in it! Needless to say, the internet lost its mind. All rejoicing aside, there are quite a number of questions raised here. How will Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine fit into the film? How will the two of them fit into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)? More importantly, what does this mean for the X-Men? Stick around as we answer those questions!

In spite of the many, many awful errors made in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”, the one thing that the film at least gets right is that Deadpool and Wolverine do have a working relationship. In the comics, occasionally you’ll see the two of them team up together in their own series but they never last very long. More likely than not, both of them are seen working together within a larger team, like the covert black-ops mutant taskforce called X-Force. The team consists of folks like Psylocke, Fantomex and Archangel. Recently though in Jonathan Hickman’s new status quo, Deadpool united with Wolverine to take down some baddies…after Deadpool stole something valuable from the clawed mutant. It was an utter riot!

We saw X-Force make an appearance in “Deadpool 2” but they were quickly killed off as a gag. Could we possibly get another version of the X-Force in “Deadpool 3”? Well, it all depends if Josh Brolin’s Cable, Zazie Beetz’s Domino, Stefan Kapičić ‘s Colossus, Brianna Hildebrand’s Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Julian Dennison’s Firefist are making a comeback. Then we’d have the makings of an X-Force. Fun fact: Lewis Tan who played Shatterstar in Deadpool’s X-Force in “Deadpool 2” has teased his return to “Deadpool 3” on Twitter.

The big question we have is that in light of the events of 2017’s “Logan” marking the end of Hugh Jackman’s journey as Wolverine, where does “Deadpool 3” fit in the timeline? Thankfully, Jackman has answered this question by stating that “Deadpool 3” will take place before “Logan”. So yes, the events of “Logan” did happen but wait…it gets a little more complicated now. If Jackman is officially acknowledging that “Logan” did happen, that would mean that Fox’s X-Men timeline actually does exist somewhere in the Marvel multiverse. Will Disney officially acknowledge this fact in its future films? Or will this remain unspoken?

Oh but it gets even more convoluted and confusing. During a podcast on “The Empire Film Podcast”, Jackman goes on to say: “this device they have in the Marvel world of moving around timelines, now we can go back because you know it’s science. And so I don’t have to screw with the Logan timeline which was important to me and I think probably to the fans too.” He’s basically saying that “Deadpool 3” is going to have some timey-limey shenanigans that won’t affect the events leading up to “Logan”. This does however mean, according to the MCU’s law of time travel, that every time an alteration to an original timeline occurs, a separate new alternate timeline (or universe) is brought into existence.

In that sense, if Deadpool does travel back in time to pick up a younger Wolverine before the events of “Logan”, he has created two branches from Fox’s original X-Men timeline. One where the original timeline leading up to the film happens and another that could lead to infinite, fun possibilities. If you take a second to think about it, it’s all kind of brilliant. Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman get to have their cake and eat it at the same time!

Now that we’ve got all the messy details out of the way, now we can get to the fun part. With “Deadpool 3” being part of the Marvel multiverse, that means we can see Reynold’s character run around, popping into the MCU’s main Earth-616 to mess about with Thor, Captain America and the lot before returning to his reality. Since having Wolverine taken out of his timeline creates a new reality, we’re going to name this one the Deadpool-Verse for now. At least until Disney officially gives it a proper designation.

In this universe, the writers and creators of “Deadpool 3” can play around with all the characters of Fox’s original timeline and Disney’s MCU roster but never worry about the canon. Honestly, Disney acquiring Fox was the best thing to have happened to the character. Can you imagine him visiting Loki at the Time Variance Authority (TVA), collecting Infinity Stones in his own universe and rewriting history? Now that’s a film we’d love to see!

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Concert Review: Andy Lau Celebrated Mid Autumn Festival With Malaysian Fans

Can you believe that it’s been 14 years since Andy Lau (刘德华)’s last concert in Malaysia?

The 57-year-old Heaven King (he turns 58 on 27th September) addressed his long absence when he kicked off his “My Love World Tour” 3-day shows in Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil on Friday (13th September).

The Hong Kong heartthrob joked that his 2005 concert, which took place at Stadium Merdeka, didn’t perform so well in terms of ticket sales. Thus, the hesitance. The original plan was to have 2 shows for his Malaysian pitstop this year. But due to the demand from fans, a 3rd date was added. Only another Heaven King – Jacky Cheung – has successfully pull off a 3-day concert here.

Of course, he’s been spotted in Malaysia before but a concert has been long overdue. “I love Malaysia, since it’s my second home, and it’s always great to sing in Kuala Lumpur, for here’s some of my strongest fans,” said Lau, whose wife Carol Chu (朱丽倩) is a Malaysian herself. Despite the horrendous jam that night, fans turned up in droves to see their favourite idol in person.

The lights dimmed and Lau kicked off the concert in style with “Conspire” and “Chinese”. He was dressed in a white traditional Zhongshan costume and continued serving us different looks throughout the night. At one point, he even took off his coat to show off his drumming skills on 360-degree rotating stage.

The biggest surprise of the night came when Lau was suspended in mid-air while standing on a small platform. While singing “If One Day”, the superstar was able to get in close proximation with concert-goers in the upper tier. This was a special treat for fans to get a better look at the singer instead of relying on the screens.

Since it was Mid Autumn Festival, Lau also brought some nostalgia to the concert venue by asking everyone to join in on the well-loved Mandarin classic “The Moon Represents My Heart”. Although this song has been included in numerous Chinese concerts, it never seems to get old.

Through the night, we lost count on the number of times the entertainer called himself “Leng Chai” (靓仔), which translates to handsome. Lau admits that he’s no longer youthful but still likes being referred to as Mr Handsome. Many fans also found it cute that whenever he wanted to elicit screams from the crowd, he would cheekily place his hand towards his ear and wait for the loud cheers to follow.

Andy Lau “My Love World Tour” concert setlist:

1.预谋 (“Conspire”)
2.中国人 (“Chinese”)
3.笨小孩 (“Stupid Kid”)
4.谢谢你的爱 (“Thank You For Your Love”)
5. 独自去偷欢 (“Self Happy”)
6.如果有一天 (“If One Day”)
7.假装 (“Pretend”)
8.冰雨 (“Ice Rain”)
9.爱你一万年 (“Ageless Love”)
10.暗里着迷 (“Affection”)
11.联系 (“Practice”)
12.十七岁 (“17”)
13.你是我的梦 (“You Are My Dream”)
14.男人哭吧不是罪 (“Crying Man”)
15.你是我的女人 (“You Are My Woman”)
15a.月亮代表我的心 (“The Moon Represents My Heart”)
16. “My Love”
17.今天 (“Today”)
18.我很我痴心/忘情水/再吻我吧/无间道/不需要爱情/末世天使/没有人可以像你/爱不完/我很我痴心
19.一起走过的日子 (“Two For The Road”)
20.情深的一句 (“Message”)
21.如果我有事 (“If I Have Problem”)
22.真永远 (“Eternity”)

Take a look at more concert photos courtesy of Focus Entertainment:


Join Tealive’s Biggest Par-Tea Ever In Mid Valley Next Week

Head to Mid Valley Megamall from 13th to 17th March 2019 as Tealive will be holding its biggest par-tea ever, and everyone is invited!

With over 220 outlets in Malaysia and new overseas markets this year, the local buble tea brand would like to thank all Malaysians who have supported them during their 2 years of breakthrough.

As such, the company is having a special celebration called Tealive Breakthrough Moments with the biggest bubble tea cup in Malaysia, limited edition drinks, awesome prizes, fun activities and many more!

Tea lovers will be able to enjoy uniquely-crafted menu which will only be available during the event such as Black Diamond Milk Tea, Avocado Coffee, Salted Egg Bang Bang Fresh Milk, and more.

That’s not all, guests can also get behind the counter and have their Tearista moment by making their very own Signature Pearl Milk Tea.

There are plenty more fun activities at the event, so be sure to mark your calendars right now! For more info, visit tealivebreakthrough.com.my.

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