#ZoukSG: Club Under Fire For Booking Marshmello Impostor; Denies Allegations

Was this a case of fake marketing? Or was it just pure misunderstanding?

Fans saw Marshmello made an appearance at Ce La Vi Singapore for Ultra Singapore’s after-party on Saturday (10th September), but in a twist of events, the DJ has denied ever stepping foot in the club that night.

DJ Jade Rasif, who is a resident DJ of the club, called out Zouk for allegedly hiring an impostor to don the costume.

In an Instagram post, which has since been deleted, she exclaimed:

“I know my job/residency is on the line (…) but how could you allowed (sic) a fake DJ Marshmello to perform at your console? How do I know? After Ultra, Marshmello himself said he wasn’t there.

You cheated your audience, all the people who uploaded pictures with him thinking he was real. All the people who came to support you guys, you lied to. Integrity guys. Integrity.”

Her post was seen by Marshmello, who took it to himself to retweet it on Twitter along with the caption, “Super wack that you guys hired an imposter to perform as marshmello @zouksingapore respect @djjaderasif”

Super wack that you guys hired an imposter to perform as marshmello @zouksingapore respect @djjaderasif pic.twitter.com/gXPa0Bx6AL

— marshmello (@marshmellomusic) September 13, 2016

While it is true that someone dressed in a Marshmello outfit did enter the scene, it seems like the resident DJ and Marshmello has been mistaken, as the “imposter” never did helm the deck.

Zouk Singapore also released a statement on their Facebook page yesterday (Wednesday, 14th September), stating:

“On 10th Sep 2016, there was a guest dressed up in a mascot outfit similar to DJ Marshmello’s that visited Zouk. We would like to take the opportunity to clarify that he was not hired by Zouk Singapore as a mascot or to DJ and we apologise for any confusion caused. We have always encouraged our guests to be creative and fun-loving, and it was never our intention to mislead guests at the club or be disrespectful.

As part of our communications, Zouk has always issued official announcements in the lead up to performances of guest artiste that we have hired. We would like to give the assurance to all our guests that Zouk has valued and will continue to value the importance of respecting the industry, our fellow artiste, customers, and their interests.”

While Zouk Singapore’s clearly explained that it was a misunderstanding, there’s still a lot of non-believers who are sceptical of the club’s version of the event.

Do you think it was purely a misunderstanding? Or do you think it was all a deliberate set-up?

Sources: Billboard, Straits Times, Zouk Singapore.

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UMF: CL Owns The Ultra Stage With A Surprise Appearance During Jack Ü’s Set

Oh, she’s definitely ready for her solo debut.

2NE1 leader CL made a special appearance for the American crowd at the massive Ultra Music Festival (UMF) at Bayfront Park in Miami yesterday prior to her long-awaited, highly anticipated solo debut. Earlier in the day, “The Baddest Female” idol hinted that she was at the festival when she uploaded a selfie on Instagram, of herself with Skrillex hovering over the decks in the background.

A photo posted by Twitter:chaelinCL (@chaelincl) on Mar 29, 2015 at 4:01pm PDT

Shortly after, she rocked up on stage for a short performance with Jack Ü, the DJ/producer duo project by Skrillex and Diplo. A whopping total of 100,000 partygoers and 6.87 million live stream viewers watched as she owned the stage during her stint with Skrillex’s “Dirty Vibe” and also her hit solo track, “MTBD” aka “Mental Breakdown”. She was later joined by Diddy for “It’s All About The Benjamins”.

Needless to say, it was epic and we wish we were there to see it in real life!

Now, this kind of surprise appearance, we like :)

Meanwhile, UMF this year also came with another surprise, where they announced yet another addition to their Asian expansion. Singapore, are you ready?


#Facebook: Do Not React To Posts With Facebook Reactions, Warns Belgian Police

Back in February, Facebook launched Facebook Reactions, 6 new ways of reacting to a post. The feature is basically a more expressive “Like” button as it gives Facebook users more ways to express love, awe, humour, and sadness, just to name a few.

It was a great new addition to Facebook as it rolled out just as “liking” was quickly becoming uninteresting and the social media giant was turning less personal. It also encourages users to interact with posts more.

Just like you, we think that the new emojis on Facebook are cute, but apparently, it has a catch. The police are now warning netizens not to use Facebook Reactions to protect their privacy.

According to them, Facebook is using Facebook Reactions as a gauge to collect information about its users and deciding how best to push ads to them.

A post on Belgian’s official police website reads, “The icons help not only express your feelings, they also help Facebook assess the effectiveness of the ads on your profile.” The Belgian police also claimed that the site is able to use the tool to tell when people are likely to be in a good mood and then use that to decide when is the best time to show them ads.

The post went on to say, “By limiting the number of icons to 6, Facebook is counting on you to express your thoughts more easily so that the algorithms that run in the background are more effective. By mouse clicks you can let them know what makes you happy. So that will help Facebook find the perfect location, on your profile, allowing it to display content that will arouse your curiosity but also to choose the time you present it. If it appears that you are in a good mood, it can deduce that you are more receptive and able to sell spaces explaining advertisers that they will have more chance to see you react.”

As such, if people want to protect their privacy, they should avoid using Facebook Reactions.

Facebook has maintained that reacting angrily to a post would be treated as any other kind of engagement. However, because Facebook treats engaging with a post as an indication that users want to see more things like it, this could mean that reacting angrily could lead to seeing similar posts and that data could be sold to advertisers.


#MeanGirls2: Lindsay Lohan Finished Film Treatment; Pushing For Sequel

If all goes well, we might be looking at a sequel to “Mean Girls” soon.

In a Facebook live interview with CNN earlier today (Friday, 30th December), Lindsay Lohan revealed that she has been pushing hard for “Mean Girls 2”, and has even written a film treatment for the movie.

In case you didn’t know, a film treatment is a piece of prose written before the first draft of a screenplay for a movie, radio play, or television programme. It is usually written to pitch a screenplay or sell the concept of a movie.

“I have been trying so hard to do a ‘Mean Girls 2’. It is not in my hands. I know that Tina Fey, Lorne Michaels, all of Paramount, everyone’s been busy but I will keep forcing it and pushing it on them until we do it,” revealed Lohan.

She explains that she has even completed the treatment, and is looking forward to a respond from the relevant parties. The 30-year-old actress even had some ideas about the cast and director.

“I would love to have like Jamie Lee Curtis (and) Jimmy Fallon in the movie. I know Mark Waters, who was the director, would happily come back.”

The star has been actively pushing for a sequel since 2014. At a celebration for the film’s 10th anniversary, she revealed that she has had an idea for a 2nd film. She expressed, “I was with Tina Fey the other day and I said, ‘We should do another ‘Mean Girls’, like an older version where they’re all housewives and they’re all cheating.’ That would be really funny. I’ll harass Tina to write it.”

In other related news, Fey has confirmed that she and her composer husband, Jeff Richmond, is working on a “Mean Girls” musical, which is set to debut in Washington next year.

Would it be good idea to produce a sequel? Who would you want to see in the movie? Tell us what you think in the comments box below!

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Change Begins With StART Society, & You

A total of nearly 500 people attended a concert last week at Dewan Sivik, Petaling Jaya. 160 of them were children aged six to 19 years old. Surprising? Not the very least.

Held at Dewan Sivik, Petaling Jaya, the annual charity concert by StART Society aims to create awareness about StART Society’s existence and what the society does to help the children. As a non-profit organization, the society provides non-academic (art, music, dance, and drama) lessons for free to underprivileged children. This year’s concert was themed, “Change”, centered along with the tagline of “Change begins with me“.

The concert is a follow up of its inaugural annual charity concert that started in 2011, to serve as a platform for StART students to showcase their newfound skills and regain self-confidence as well as a celebration of their achievement throughout the 42-week programme in StART.

Drum whiz Arthur Kam and the children kicked off the night with an amazing drumline performance followed by a showcase of talents by winner of Akademi Fantasia’s first season, Vince Chong. He took our breaths away when he belted our “Aren’t They All Our Chuldren” and “Waiting on the World to Change” to the children.

Liang (StART ambassador and emcee) also performed with the StART choir for “Man in the Mirror” and Malaysian artiste Reshmonu took the stage to crack a few jokes before singing one of his own songs, “Anok-anok”. After which, Asia’s number one beatboxer, Shawn Lee, left the audience in awe with a 10-minute-long beatboxing performance. Skills!

Violinist Genervie Kam, singer Ain Zulkifly, and actress Emily Lim also took the stage alongside the talented children, making “The Change Concert” truly an all-star affair.

The society currently has  five main programmes to help the children develop their talent which includes dance (hip hop, salsa, street dance and traditional dance), drama, music (guitar, piano, percussion, drums, and vocals), visual arts, speech & writings and live skills. In StART, they believe that every child deserves a second chance to prove themselves in non-academic ways.

When asked, Joshua Lee (Programme Director of StART Society) said, “Everyone deserves an opportunity to change to be better and that’s how ‘The Change Concert’ derived. In StART, we provide the children with an avenue to express themselves through our programmes. It is our students’ passion as well as our teachers’ commitment that made this year’s concert a success.”

“We hope as time goes by, they will grow together with their talent and make use of their gifts and talents. Through the children’s performances and other activities that we have organised, we hope to raise more awareness about our programmes and inspire the public to join us in making a change!”, he added.

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For more pictures from The Change Concert, click!

All funds raised from the concert will be used to fund the society’s programmes and will benefit some 260 children from 12 shelter homes across Klang Valley. For more information on StART Society please visit their website or contact Joshua Lee at 03-7954 7423 or via email at joshua.lee@start.org.my.


#YGRepublique: BIGBANG’s Seungri To Attend Launch In Kuala Lumpur On 11th August 2017

BIGBANG (빅뱅) member Seungri (real name Lee Seung-hyun; 이승현) is coming to Kuala Lumpur for the grand opening of YG Republique’s first outlet in Malaysia.

The YG Entertainment-owned eatery will serve up F&B in true blue Korean style at TREC Kuala Lumpur as YG Republique makes its opening debut in Malaysia in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur with 2 of its famous F&B brands, 3Geori Butcher’s aka Samgeori Butcher’s (삼거리 푸줏간), and K Pub, Malaysia’s bonafide and first fully-themed K-Pop bar.

For those of you who are not in the know, YG Foods, owned by South Korean entertainment juggernaut YG Entertainment, is a food and restaurant company led by Miss Noh Hee Young, Chief Executive Officer of YG Foods, Korea’s famous food and lifestyle celebrity. YG Republique Kuala Lumpur is under the care of its managing director, Miss Sainy Chun, a well-known figure in the Kuala Lumpur dining scene whose resume includes 2OX (a chic French bistro bar) and Maison Francaise (a French fine dining restaurant).

Read our exclusive interview with Miss Noh and Miss Sainy here.

Occupying 2 units at Hive, this integrated venue will see 3Geori Butcher’s and K Pub bring everyone’s favourite Seoul bar and eatery experience with its trendy and vibrant spirit. Staying true to its flagship in Korea, YG’s Korean chef Ji Byung Kwon of its famous venue in Hongdae lends his culinary expertise, leading the kitchen at YG Republique in KL for 6 months. The new Kuala Lumpur branch offers a mouthwatering selection of Korean BBQ (only premium meats!) and ala carte, as well as an eyecandy range of signature cocktails and popular drinks.

Some facts about YG Republique at TREC Kuala Lumpur:

YG Republique Kuala Lumpur’s opening on 11th August 2017 will be accompanied by the exclusive artistes’ appearances!

Among them is BIGBANG member Seungri. The 26-year-old K-Pop idol and entrepreneur is one of the 3 vocalists in BIGBANG, and also the “maknae” (youngest member) of the group. Other artistes scheduled to make a special appearance are Natural High Record (Seungri-founded record label) DJs Glory, TPA, and Danu. More names and a full programme will be announced closer to the opening on 11th August 2017.

YG Republique KL is located at Hive block at TREC Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia’s largest entertainment and F&B enclave on Jalan Tun Razak.

For more information on YG Republique in Kuala Lumpur, hit up their Facebook page or TREC KL’s Facebook page.

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Got Your Moves..Like Jagger?

Malaysia, have you got your Maroon 5 swag on? No, not because their next album, “Overexposed” is going to be released next Tuesday (26th June 2012) – but because the band has confirmed that they’re slated to perform in none other than good old Malaysia in the next few months!

We know, we know, so soon? Did they not just leave us after their concert in April 2011? Yes! Obviously, they love their fans. And that means you!

Slated for a 20th September 2012 gig, Adam Levine and team are now excitedly gearing up to sweep you away with only their best songs. So expect to hear “Sunday Morning”, “She Will Be Loved”, “Won’t Go Home Without You”, “Payphone”, and of course, “Moves Like Jagger”:

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Aww yeah! Remember, peeps. Learn the moves, learn the words, and get your Maroon 5 swag on. Deets are as follows:

Venue: Stadium Shah Alam, Seksyen 13, Shah Alam, Selangor

Ticketing: RM195, RM295, RM335 and VVIP tickets at RM485.

Book your tickets via their hotline at 03-78807999 / 03-74933010. Alternatively, you could also purchase them online via TicketPro!


#Baywatch: David Hasselhoff Returns To The Beach In New Movie Set Pics

Fans who have waited more than a decade for a Mitch Buchannon to run down the beach shirtless are now getting 2 of them at once. But which is which?

Meet your 2 Mitches. Mitch Buchannon is the name of David Hasselhoff’s character on “Baywatch”, the popular TV show which ran from 1989 – 2001. Mitch Buchannon is also the name of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s character on “Baywatch”, the upcoming 2017 movie. Yeah, this is confusing but try to keep up.

Which is Mitch? 👍😜😜great fun with The Rock and me …great guy Baywatch is gonna Rock and Zac!! pic.twitter.com/DY5kEardou

— David Hasselhoff (@DavidHasselhoff) March 23, 2016

3 weeks ago, Johnson confirmed that Hasselhoff has come on board for the reboot version of the classic ’90s lifeguard drama series. It still remains unclear who Hasselhoff will be playing since The Rock has taken over the Mitch Buchannon role. But here’s what we do know: it involves the actor wearing his famous red swim trunks.

Here’s what Johnson had to say about The Hoff on his Instagram page: “In the 80s he drove the coolest car on the planet. In the 90s he dominated slo-mo running on the beach with the most successful TV show of all time. And today he’s simply still the f’n man. Phenomenal day on set with my brotha – the OG himself David Hasselhoff – the man who started it all. Great dude with a great sense of humour. AND he trained his ass off for our movie.”

Team #baywatch movie 😝 pic.twitter.com/xRnYShz7nq

Judging from the photos taken on the set, it seems that Hasselhoff will be taking on duties of a lifeguard in “Baywatch”. Regardless of who he’s playing, The Hoff will be joining Zac Efron as Matt Brody, Priyanka Chopra, Alexandra Daddario, model Kelly Rohrbach as C.J. Parker (originally played by Pamela Anderson), and Ilfenesh Hadera (as Mitch’s love interest, Stephanie Holden) on the big screen.

Set as an R-rated raunch-fest, the Seth Gordon-directed movie will centre on Mitch, a no-nonsense lifeguard, who has to work together with a “young rule-flouting hothead” in order to save their beloved beach from environmental destruction by an unscrupulous oil billionaire .

Meanwhile, here’s Efron getting a 101 lesson from The Hoff. It probably involves guidance on some quality slow-mo beach running while throwing seductive glances to swoon girls.

Getting schooled. Wisdom from the original #Baywatch badass himself @davidhasselhoff What an honor to meet #TheHOFF pic.twitter.com/oQswQtbpDH

“Baywatch” is slated for release on 19th May 2017.

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Hype’s Movie Review: “The Magnificent Seven” Boasts A Stellar Cast & Enjoyable Characters

Action movies are aplenty nowadays, but many of them leave out story lines in lieu of explosions, girls, and car scenes. Case in point, the “Transformers” series, which focuses on the action so much that it forgoes a story line.

Is “The Magnificent Seven” another “Transformers”? Or is it more than that?

A remake of a remake, “The Magnificent Seven” is based on 1960’s “The Magnificent Seven”, which in turn was inspired by 1954’s “Seven Samurai”. Set in the sleepy town of Rose Creek, the latest movie tells the story of the desperate and innocent townspeople who are oppressed by industrialist Bartholomew Bogue (played by Peter Sarsgaard), who wants to take over their homeland for mining purposes.

However, not all townspeople will take the threat silently, as Emma Cullen (played by Haley Bennett) starts to rebel and thirsts for revenge when her husband is ruthlessly murdered by Bogue. She recruits the protection of 7 outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers, and hired guns – the leader Sam Chisolm (played by Denzel Washington), Josh Farraday (played by Chris Pratt), Goodnight Robicheaux (played by Ethan Hawke), Jack Horne (played by Vincent D’Onofrio), Billy Rocks (played by Lee Byung Hun), Vasquez (played by Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), and Red Harvest (played by Martin Sensmeier). As they prepare the town for the violent showdown that they know is coming, these 7 mercenaries find themselves fighting for more than money.

There are pros to the movies, but before we explore them, let’s talk about the stuff that prevented us from completely immersing ourselves in the movie.

Firstly, the computer graphics felt forced at times. If this were a B-grade movie, we would gladly turn a blind eye to it. But no, “The Magnificent Seven” was almost 2 years in the making and had a budget of USD108 million (around RM446 million). We’re not saying that it was bad to the extent where your movie-going experience would be ruined, but it was admittedly irritating.

The most prominent ones would be at the beginning of the movie, where they showcased the country. Green screen technology was used, and it was poorly done as it was obvious that a still image was slapped onto a video. It felt like amateur work, and we were disappointed that such a major detail could be overlooked.

Another gripe we had, while not as major as the green screen flaw, was the lack of back stories for the characters. At certain points, we started doubting Farraday, Red Harvest, and Robicheaux’s reasons for helping out the needy. In fact, we didn’t know why anyone (except for Chisolm) would even help out in this doomed-for-failure mission. Their motivations were either not strong enough, or were non-existent.

As for Billy Rocks, we didn’t even know why an Asian dude was in the middle of nowhere!

With all the cons of the movie out of the way, let’s talk about the things we liked about the movie.

Our favourite thing about the movie was the characters. Even the least important characters felt crucial to the story line. They truly felt like a band of misfits who fit in together so well that the group would feel empty without any one of them. Scenes of playful banter between the cast, especially Farraday, Robicheaux, and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, were so enjoyable that it felt like we were watching a bunch of friends talking to each other.

The character Goodnight Robicheaux was quite well fleshed out. Shown as someone who is suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from the Civil War, Robicheaux was given the nickname of “The Angel Of Death” during his time as a soldier. He was portrayed to be a ruthless killer, ready to shoot anyone who offends him, but well, having PTSD means that he might have just turned into a “coward” (in his own words) who can’t even handle a rifle without shaking.

And alas, Chris Pratt – the reason why most teens and kids will be watching the film. We know the guy can act, we know. But he still manages to impress us each and every time. Since he catapulted to mainstream fame and leading man status in 2014’s “Guardians Of The Galaxy”, Pratt has consistently been handed witty but badass characters. We have no complaints ’bout that, as the man is good at what he does. If it’s not broke, don’t fix it, right?

Villains give the story the extra push and elicit our emotions. Without the baddies, every movie would just be a cycle of stale happy endings. In “The Magnificent Seven”, we are happy to say that Peter Sarsgaard as Bartholomew Bogue, a corrupt industrialist, exceeded expectations.

His character’s motivations made sense, and from the beginning of the movie, Bogue showed us how ruthless he can be. Killing more than half a dozen of innocent men just to incite fear, this baddie truly angered us. And no, this baddie doesn’t show any sign of weakness or remorse, which in our opinion, made him an even more formidable antagonist.

After expounding the details, we have to admit that “The Magnificent Seven” is one of the better feel-good films produced this year. A movie with heart, humour, and action, the remake has a simple and straight forward story line, but it works.

Even if you’re not a fan of action movies, we would still recommend that you watch this movie. If not for nostalgia’s sake, maybe for Chris Pratt? ;)

We’ll leave this awesome trailer here to persuade you:

“The Magnificent Seven” shoots its way into Malaysian cinemas on 22nd September.

For more info, visit “The Magnificent Seven”‘s official website and Facebook page.

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Concert Review: Malaysian NCTzens Got The Full NCT Dream Experience

It was a dream come true for all the Malaysian NCTzens who have waited years for K-pop sensation NCT Dream to perform a solo Malaysian concert. Held at Axiata Arena last night (Saturday, 20th May), the concert was brought to you by organizer Star Planet and presented by Yes 5G.

While NCT Dream had performed in Malaysia previously (most recently at the SEEN Festival concert in January), this concert marks the group’s first solo concert here. Right from the beginning, the concert was met with tons of excitement, with tickets sold out just hours after sales opened. Here’s what went down:

As soon as the lights went out, the boys got the crowd hyped with a VCR and an explosive entrance before kicking off the show with the addictive “Glitch Mode”, where the seven members showed their immaculate dance moves. The group, decked in futuristic grey outfits, then continued with powerful performances of “Countdown (3,2,1)” and “Stronger”.

The Dream members then took a short break from performing to greet the crowd, where each one of them showed off a little bit of their Malay language skills. As some of the members had previously performed here, they made it very clear that they missed the Malaysian fans and their energy. After they made sure everyone was safe and comfortable, the group began performing the bubbly “Dreaming” and hip-hop-laced “Deja Vu”, as they walked around the stage and treated the NCTzens to plenty of fan service.

The second VCR led to the next track, the boys’ ever-popular “My First And Last”. Dressed in their preppy outfits, the boys showed off their amazing dance skills and of course, their adorable charms. They continued the love song performances with the melancholic “Bye My First”, the R&B track “To My First” and the 90s hip-hop-inspired “Love Again”. A short VCR introduced the next track, “Sorry, Heart”, a heartbreaking ballad sung by Haechan (해찬), Renjun (런쥔) and Chenle (천러).

Can you hear my melting heart with this serenade?

《 #NCTDREAM #NCTDREAMBalikKampung #NCTDREAMinKL #TDS2inKL #NCTDREAMbalikberayadiKL #520withDREAM》 pic.twitter.com/Bx53yeWYqX

— MyKpopHuntress (@MyKpopHuntress) May 20, 2023

The trio was rejoined by the rest of the group and then switched the mood with a medley of “Puzzle Piece”, “Chewing Gum”, and ‘ANL”, treating fans to even more cute antics and adorable fan service. As if that wasn’t enough, they continued to charm the NCTzens with their next performances of “Dive Into You” and “Irreplaceable”, where they moved around to every inch of the stage so that fans from different zones could get a closer look at them.

As the boys went backstage to prepare for the next performance, an exclusive music video for “Drive” was shown on the screen. The video then transitioned to an intro for “Saturday Drip”, a 90s-inspired hip-hop track performed by Mark (마크), Jeno (제노), Jaemin (재민) and Jisung (지성). The next performance is one the fans have been anticipating, the powerful “Quiet Down”. Known for its sultry choreography, this performance definitely contrasts the member’s adorable charms.

All seven members then stepped back to the main stage, where microphone stands awaited them, to perform the funky “Better Than Gold”. After showing off their groovy dance moves, the group continued with a medley of “Diggity”, “Ridin” and “BOOM”. Since all three tracks were known for their powerful performances, it was no wonder that the medley ended with stage pyrotechnics.

The concert continued with a dreamy VCR that led to a laser projection of the words: “NCT Dream” and “7 Dream” onto the stadium walls, right over the crowd. The group came back on stage to perform the hopeful “Hello Future” and their hit song “We Go Up”, during which the fans showed their energy through loud fan chants and cheers. The boys then performed the songs “Trigger the Fever” and “Hot Sauce”, before they returned backstage to prepare for the encore.

After returning for the encore with “Beatbox”, the boys gave their ending comments where all 7 members promised to return as soon as possible. Chenle and Haechan commented that they might have new albums by the next concert, so they’ll be back with better music and performances. Jaemin shared his wish to perform in a bigger stadium the next time before he proclaimed, in Malay, “Malaysia Czennie (NCTzen’s nickname) terbaik di dunia! Saya cinta kamu!”. Jeno, Renjun and Mark also expressed their wish to return and Mark even promised to have a two-day concert for their next tour. He then finished his speech in Malay, saying “Terima kasih untuk hari ini! Jumpa lagi!”.

The encore then continued with the heartfelt “My Youth” and the sincere “Walk You Home” and even though the last track was fitting to end the concert, it definitely wasn’t enough to satisfy the NCTzens. So of course, the boys had to come back on stage where they performed their final track, ‘Candy”, a remake of the hit song from first-generation K-pop group, H.O.T. After that, one by one, the boys did another ending speech before heading back, marking the end of the concert.

시즈니이이이쿠알라룸푸르 에서 좋은 추억 만들어 줘서 너무 고마워여!!!우리 말레이시아 시즈니들 오늘 공연 아주 재밌게 놀고, 즐겨줘서 힘들어도 공연 하면서 에너지 충전됬어여!!! 또 말레이시아 시즈니들 보러 올께여!!!! 💚💚💚Fullsun#NCTDREAM #HAECHAN #THEDREAMSHOW2 #KUALALUMPUR… pic.twitter.com/GrIqyqJ23V

— NCT DREAM (@NCTsmtown_DREAM) May 20, 2023

We couldn’t help but be charmed by the seven Dream boys and honestly, we would do anything to “Rewind” the night. But since the boys were very adamant about returning to Malaysia as soon as possible, maybe that hints at good news in the near future.

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Hype’s Must Watch: The Girl On The Train

Fans of Paula Hawkins’ best-selling 2005 book, “The Girl on the Train”, would be pleased to know that the first teaser trailer for the movie adaptation of the novel has been released.

“I saw her, I saw her from the train. She was with this man.”

Emily Blunt stars as Rachel Watson in the dark thriller, who is still reeling from her recent divorce.

As per story told in Paula Hawkins’ novel, Rachel Watson is unemployed but she continues to take the train from her former work commute and obsesses while on the train over a seemingly perfect couple, “Jess” aka Megan (played by Haley Bennett) and “Jason” aka Scott (played by Luke Evans) she observes.

Megan also happens to be a nanny for Rachel’s ex-husband, Tom (played by Justin Theroux) and his new wife, Anna (played by Rebecca Ferguson).

Rachel is a raging alcoholic who desperately needs help but her life truly unravels and takes a dire turn when Megan disappears. Suddenly, she is thrown into the investigation surrounding Megan, who goes missing and is then found to be murdered.

What’s worse is when Rachel tells the investigators that she can’t recall what happened and where she was on the night the nanny was murdered. And that’s when the plot gets so thick that you could probably chew on it for a while.

Speaking to Deadline about her role as Rachel, Emily Blunt said, “I love that your heroine, your lead character is the most unreliable witness in the world because she’s a drunk. And yet she’s right, and nobody believes her. The idea of playing a part like that where you just feel like you’re drowning is exciting.”

“The Girl On The Train” is slated to be released in cinemas worldwide on 7th October 2016.

For more information, visit the movie’s Facebook page.


Hype’s Must Watch: Logan

Hugh Jackman is putting on his adamantium claws and coming back as The Wolverine for one last time.

Based on the comic book series Old Man Logan by Mark Millar, “Logan” is the 3rd installment of “Wolverine” and the 10th installment in the “X-Men” film series.

“Set in 2024, Logan and Professor Charles Xavier (played by Sir Patrick Stewart) must cope with the loss of the X-Men at the hands of a corporation led by Nathaniel Essex. With Logan’s healing abilities slowly fading and Xavier’s Alzheimer’s hampering his memory, Logan must defeat Essex with the help of a young girl named Laura Kinney (played by Dafne Keen), a female clone of Wolverine.”

The trailer features an aged and alcoholic Wolverine in a gritty, dystopian world, where all that’s left of the X-Men is Wolverine and Charles Xavier. Not only is Wolverine weaker than when we last saw him, Charles Xavier’s telepathic abilities are also diminished.

It looks and sounds like it’s anything but a typical, shiny X-Men superhero movie.

As you may have heard, the film marks the final portrayal by Hugh Jackman of the titular character after appearing in every main entry in the X-Men series to date, so the emotional 90-second trailer is befitting. Hugh Jackman has played the comic book superhero 7 times, including in 2 standalone films, since 2000.

Last year, he said on the Dr. Oz Show, “It just felt like it was the right time to do it. And let’s be honest, 17 years. I never thought in a million years it would last, so I’m so grateful to the fans for the opportunity of playing it. I kind of have in my head what we’re going to do in this last one. It just feels like this is the perfect way to go out.”

76-year-old English actor Sir Patrick Stewart will also be giving his last performance as Charles Xavier.

Directed by James Mangold (of “Girl, Interrupted”, “Kate & Leopold”, and “The Wolverine” fame) “Logan” also stars Richard E. Grant, Boyd Holbrook, and Stephen Merchant. The film is slated to be released on 3rd March 2017.

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Hype’s Now Playing: Yelawolf Featuring Eminem – Best Friend

As Eminem‘s protégée Yelaworlf prepares for the release of his second studio album, “Love Story”, slated for release on April 21st, the pair have joined forces on Yelawolf’s latest single “Best Friend“.

The dark, Johnny Cash-inspired track showcases the two rappers take on heavy topics such as the relationship between heaven and hell and the loss dear friends. “Best Friend” features Yelawolf singing and rapping as he relays lyrics while Eminem spits brutally honest rhymes about himself and shouts out his late friend Proof.

“Love Story” marks for Yelawolf’s first full-length album since his 2011 debut “Radioactive”. Both have been released via Eminem’s Shady Records, and Eminem takes on the executive producer role on the LP alongside Yelawolf.

For more on Yelawolf, hit up his official website and Facebook page.


#Avalon: Lush New Club Lounge @ TREC Officially Opens Its Doors To The Public

The sound of popping bottles encompassed the room, flaring sparklers lit the night, clinking glasses sealed bonds and fresh new vibes filled the air at the mark, of the beginning of something brand new and exhilarating.

Lush, urban and cool, Avalon Club Lounge opens its grandest of doors to revellers of Kuala Lumpur’s infamous night scene and for those looking for an unrivalled and truly spectacular clubbing experience.

The venue, Avalon Club Lounge, the newest entertainment outlet on the TREC strip offers revellers a clubbing experience like no other. With ones’ heart beating to the music as they draw closer to the night club, the royal gold-orange ambiance is immediately taken noticed upon stepping into the venue.

A touch of class could be seen plastered across the walls and hints of lusciousness present within the atmosphere. At the DJ console, one could not help but to be mesmerised by the prism LED’s dazzling and almost hypnotic visuals. Leather couches and modern chandeliers adds a level of sophistication to the experience.

“We believe that the expression of a night club is moulded by its guests and at Avalon Club Lounge, we wanted to give party-goers an all new and unique experience like no other. In the coming days, several world-class DJs will be hitting the main decks but prior to that, we want revellers to immerse themselves and experience the sheer excitement, pleasure and adoration of being in a world class establishment”, said Roger Hew, Managing Director of Avalon Club Lounge.

The grand opening party officially begun when resident DJs Adrian Rainz and DJ Miss A1 showcased their flair of party anthems. As if the night reached it peak, it paved way for the highlight DJ for the night.

Signed under the highly acclaimed record label; Revealed Recordings, having such tracks as “Brakeless” take the #12 spot and “Illuminati” at #50 spot in the Beatport Progressive House Charts – hailing from Catania, Italy, DJ ANGEMI took on the decks, thrilling revellers at the launch party with his knack for electronic progressive house music.

There was no end to the fun and excitement as guests partied the night away in celebration of the launch of the brand new musical powerhouse hitting Kuala Lumpur.

Avalon Club Lounge is opened daily from Mondays to Sundays from 6pm until 3am and will host a number of world renowned DJs such as the enigmatic twins Nervo, R3hab and DJ Tenashar just to name a few.

Making a launch this coming Wednesday is Avalon Club Lounge’s Ladies Nite! Inviting ladies from across the nation to party it up and dance the night away like you just don’t care. In partnership with Artam Events, every Wednesday ladies night will also feature local sensation, DJ Abi!

Come round and bring in the ladies as Avalon Club Lounge will be giving out a bottle of champagne for every 5 ladies and premium cocktails will be served while stock lasts.

More pictures of Avalon Club Lounge are available in the gallery below:

For more information on Avalon Club Lounge and table reservations, kindly contact Nic Lim at +6012 629 1085 or visit their Facebook page for the latest offerings on the nightclub.

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CHUANG 2020: 5 Favourite Moments From Joyce Chu So Far

Joyce Chu (四葉草) has been making Malaysia proud as the only local trainee on girl group formation competition “CHUANG 2020” (创造营 2020).

Ever since the 1st episode aired on 2nd May, the 23-year-old singer-songwriter has been steadily climbing up the popularity ladder and winning the hearts of fans. As we look forward to more performances on streaming platform WeTV, here are 6 highlights from Joyce:

1. Performed her self-written song “Grandpa & Grandma”, “I Miss You” & “Hello”

2. Joyce’s focus cam theme song dance move, “You Are Everything To Me”

A post shared by JoyceChu四葉草 (@syc_joycechu_)

3. Joyce shines as a soloist in “Apart from Spring, Love, and Cherry Blossoms”

5. Her jump from #22 to #14 on the ranking

If you’d like to show your support for our homegirl Joyce Chu, follow these simple steps:

Do note that each WeTV account can vote up to 7 times and up to 7 trainees per day (1 vote/ 1 trainee/ 1 day). Voting eligibility will be reset daily and cannot be transferred or collected. In addition, votes by WeTV VIP members will be doubled (x2).


Riders On Why It’s Okay To Use Food Delivery Services Even When It’s Raining

Nowadays, Malaysians are relying the most on food delivery services, especially when the country is facing the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

However, with the unpredictable weather conditions these past few weeks, this question has been lingering on everyone’s mind: “Is it okay to order food during the rainy season?”

Sayalah team yang tak order foodpanda time hujan tuu sebab…kesian hujan2 kena hntar food🥺🥺… tapi rupanya foodpanda lgi suka rupanya order. Ok lepasni kita order walaupun hujan okay pic.twitter.com/0w09kyc1QZ

While many food delivery app users are concerned and feel sorry for the riders who have to work in the rain, most of the riders clarified that they actually do not have a problem with the matter at all. In fact, some riders even prefer for customers to place their orders during the rainy season!

Twitter user @loeykinn shared a rider’s feedback on Instagram that reads, “Please do so (order your food). It’s the only way to boost up our salary. We appreciate that they feel pity for us, but we chose to be in that kind of situation. So, no need to worry about the rain and all. Just hope that you guys can be patient, because sometimes the orders might arrive late.”

Another netizen also echoed the same sentiment. He wrote, “As a FoodPanda rider, I think it’s okay for you guys to proceed with your orders. We can send it to you. It makes me feel appreciated when the customers leave notes like ‘No need to rush’ or ‘Be safe’.”

Check out some of the thoughts shared by fellow riders below:

Order je even hujan, aku mesti hantar. Time hujan jelah aku dapat order laju. Time tak hujan haa duk membangau tepi jalan berjam jam sebab terlalu ramai rider 😣 https://t.co/xrkYdCHXC0

— Chupapot (@ZalAnnas) November 27, 2020

What do you guys have to say about this? Will you consider ordering your food despite the unwelcoming weather condition?

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Good Or Bad Idea? Twitter Announces New Edit Button Feature In The Works

For most people, we are grateful for an edit button on most social media platforms as a lot of us hate seeing typos, grammatical errors and in some cases we forgot to add 1 (maybe 3) words in a sentence. Unfortunately, Twitter currently does not have this feature so we’d have to reply or quote our tweet in order to “fix” our errors.

But those days may be over soon because it has been reported that Twitter will one day add an Edit button feature. This feature has been requested by users for so long but has been brushed off by the company and their reasons are understandable.

yes, we’ve been working on an edit feature since last year!

no, we didn’t get the idea from a poll 😉

we're kicking off testing within @TwitterBlue Labs in the coming months to learn what works, what doesn’t, and what’s possible.

— Twitter Comms (@TwitterComms) April 5, 2022

Twitter Communications recently announced on Twitter that the company is working on an edit button feature since last year. So far, they haven’t announced an official release date for the feature itself as they are still testing it to learn more on what works and what doesn’t.

While many would like Twitter to have an ‘Edit Tweet’ button to fix their spelling or grammar mistakes, some users with malicious intention might take advantage of that which is the reason why Twitter has been putting off the feature for the longest time.

In an interview back 2020, Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey explained even further why there hasn’t been an edit button and that they’ve actually acknowledged and considered it but are afraid that it will do more harm than good.

Netizens also have mixed reactions to the announcement. Some are okay with the edit feature but there’s also those that are very much against it for the same reasons Twitter had over the years. Some also gave suggestions on how to make it better.

Twitter’s Head of Consumer Product, Jay Sullivan explained in his thread on the progress and the team’s careful considerations on approaching the feature.

1/ We’ve been exploring how to build an Edit feature in a safe manner since last year and plan to begin testing it within @TwitterBlue Labs in the coming months. Sharing a few more insights on how we’re thinking about Edit 🧵 https://t.co/WbcfkUue8e

— Jay Sullivan (@jaysullivan) April 5, 2022

An Edit button feature can be both a beautiful and dangerous thing. Whatever the case, let’s hope Twitter takes everyone’s concerns into consideration so they don’t regret on their decision on developing an edit button. What are your thoughts?


#Unpacked2015: Samsung’s #GALAXYS6 & #GALAXYS6Edge Announcement

For starters, this took our breaths away.

When Samsung started teasing its then soon-to-be-launched new flagship smartphone, we kinda guessed that they had something wonderful to show and a few tricks up their sleeves. What we didn’t expect was for them to launch not one, but 2 extremely beautiful smartphones that are now called the Samsung GALAXY S6 and the Samsung GALAXY S6 Edge.

The #GalaxyS6 and #GalaxyS6edge “are the most advanced, powerful smartphones in the world.” – CEO JK Shin pic.twitter.com/OcPBl9Pazp

— SamsungMobile (@SamsungMobile) March 1, 2015

A couple of days ago, leaked images of a supposed new Samsung smartphone surfaced, hinting at what the Korean giant could be announcing at their Unpacked 2015 event at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 in Barcelona.

We know now that the leak was partially true – there were indeed 2 smartphones instead of just one.

According to our big brother site, Lowyat.net, the GALAXY S6 has been completely redesigned and it’s the classiest Samsung has gone with its phone designs, incorporating materials that are deemed “premium” in its latest flagship. Instead of a plastic back cover, Samsung went with glass (Gorilla Glass 4, to be exact). The metal frame is also said to be made from an “aerospace-grade alloy” and the phone is said to feel very solid and compact.

It will be available in 4 colours: white, black, gold and blue.

The GALAXY S6 Edge is, and we quote Lowyat.net, basically the same as the GALAXY S6 because it has the same internal hardware and a similar design – but with a display that curves on both sides. Hence, the “Edge” in its name. The Edge Screen has useful features called People Edge and Information Stream. People Edge allows you to quickly access 5 of you favourite (or most-accessed) contacts whereas Information Stream plugs into more third-party resources, allowing you to have more information displayed on the news ticker.

It will be available in 4 colours: black, white, gold, and an exclusive Emerald Green which will only be available on the GALAXY S6 Edge.

Now, for months on end, Samsung has been hinting at the probability of the now GALAXY S6 as well as GALAXY S6 Edge possessing crazily powerful cameras. We haven’t actually tried it ourselves but according to Q13 FOX, a double-click on the home button will launch the camera app. Samsung users would know that the home button double-click action used to launch the S Voice – but we reckon that the tech giant found a better use for it, and luckily so!

From what we know, both the GALAXY S6 and GALAXY S6 Edge boast a higher resolution camera than the iPhone.

The rear camera is 16 megapixels and the front-facing one is 5 MP for both devices; both should also come with impressive light sensors that theoretically let them take better pictures in low-light conditions.

Oh, and the best part? Both smartphones will probably be available in Malaysia by April – that’s next month!

.@SamsungMalaysia #GalaxyS6 & #GalaxyS6Edge coming to #Malaysia in “Mid-April” http://t.co/jyU67DRRep pic.twitter.com/BC2qamOeFV — Lowyat.NET (@LowyatNET) March 2, 2015

The one thing that the 2 new smartphones will no longer have is expandable memory. Memory for the GALAXY S6 as well at the GALAXY S6 Edge will be fixed at 32, 64, or 128 GB.

In case you missed it, watch the full announcement video at the Unpacked 2015 event in Barcelona here:

Sources: TIME, Forbes, Lowyat.net, Q13 FOX / Featured image from here.

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Layan Film Reviews X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past is #1 at the box office!

As mentioned in our previous review, X-Men: Days of Future Past is without a doubt the most effective and articulate film in the entire X-Men series. Now to give you a better insight as to why we say that, here is a more in depth review by Layan Filem.

Do let us know what you thought about the movie!


Exclusive: SonaOne & Alif On Their New Single, Upcoming Album & Too Phat

Sony-Kartel signees and close buddies SonaOne and Alif have recently come together to release a single titled “Obvious”, a collaborative effort between the 2 hip-hop artists which will be included in their upcoming album “Detail”.

“Obvious” is one of the 1st songs that the 2 good friends have collaborated on. According to SonaOne, the song is about realising and embracing the reality around you. “Most people choose to be blinded by what’s in front of them, they don’t see what’s obvious. The initial concept of the song was to empower women, but then we decided to explore deeper into the concept and make it a bigger picture.”

Hype Malaysia has sat down with both SonaOne and Alif last week to learn more about their new work, their relationship with each other, and their thoughts on the local hip-hop industry.

From producing to composing, writing, and recording, “Detail” is a combined effort between SonaOne and Alif where they were given 100% creative freedom for the whole project.

Though the two have known each other for quite some time ago and have so many attempts to work together in the past, they never had the right opportunity. Last year, they were finally given the chance to collaborate, so they spent a whole year working on the album.

“It started with 1 track, and then it became 2, and then 3… in the end we decided to just make a whole album of it. We made a total of 40 tracks together. We wanted to put it all in the album, but sadly it doesn’t work that way. So we pick 15 songs that have a concept to it which reflected ‘Detail’,” Alif said during the interview.

“I’ve always felt like Alif was a peer of mine and that I knew if I have to compete against anybody in the game, it would be him. He’s my brother and he’s like the most talented person I’ve met. It would be crazy if we did not do this,” SonaOne added.

It is no doubt that SonaOne and Alif have a wonderful chemistry. “Obvious” may be their 1st proper collaboration, but the two have done tons of underground stuff together. However, there is no plan of them becoming a group as they find it unnecessary.

“I think this is a concept that the commercial world has not gotten a grasp of yet. In hip-hop world, rappers coming together, making a joint album is very common. There’s no need for us to be in a group because we’re open to more future collaborations. This is definitely not the end of it,” Alif stated.

Through the collaboration,  the rappers not only discovered more about themselves individually but also sonically. As told by SonaOne, they have both found each other’s sound and know what they can do and provide best in a musical setting.

As seen in “Obvious” music video, SonaOne and Alif have paid homage to Malaysia’s most famous rap duo Too Phat. According to the boys, Too Phat was one of the artists alongside international names like Michael Jackson and Eminem which had shaped their music style in their earlier days.

“Too Phat was the point where we became confident that we can do it (hip-hop music) in our country and regionally, and then branch out internationally. It became a possibility when Too Phat came about, and then suddenly Eminem and Michael Jackson didn’t feel so far anymore,” Alif explained.

For those of you who might not know, after Too Phat split up, both Joe Flizzow and Malique started their very own music label known as Kartel Records and Qarma Musiq, respectively.

Since Too Phat has a strong cult following, until today, many fans are still hoping that Joe and Malique will somehow reunite and work together again. So whenever one party releases a song through their own label, fans will start comparing their music, and this occurs even to those related to the 2 artists.

“I think it’s cool cos’ if you can’t have one party going up against another crew of people just based on opinions, then you don’t have the concept of democracy altogether,” said SonaOne.

“It’s healthy cos’ it pushes everybody to be better. Over the years, I think Qarma and Kartel have developed their own significant sound so there’s no way sonically that they will cross over. Also, it is a fun issue to debate cos it creates energy and conversation,” Alif added.

This dissing between Mr. President’s anak buah VS Mr. General’s disciples is lit as fe** 🔥

— 𝕽𝖆𝖉𝖟𝖎 ² | No Time To Die (@fradzminology) March 15, 2018

Grab the popcorn gais. The war is began. 🎧🎶Kartel atau Qarma.

— A.T.E.P 🇲🇾 (@Latif_Halim) March 16, 2018

SonaOne continued, “It’s like parliament. I’m fine with people pitting Kartel against Qarma, but hey, add more people into the equation. There are so many other labels out there that are making good music, so just throw them all under the same bus.”

“I get it. Too Phat was the benchmark. They are the OGs, the absolute kings of it so it’s only natural that people are always trying to pit Malique against Joe and those related to them. But add more people to the equation.”

Thanks to Joe Flizzow’s “16 Baris“, more and more local and regional hip-hop talents have emerged. “There are a lot of talented new rappers.  Joe Flizzow’s “16 Baris” really pave the ways for them. Now, they know that they have a platform to showcase their talent, so it gives them so much confidence,” SonaOne commented.

When asked which talent that the two of them think that people should look out for the most, both of them simultaneously said, “Fazz Ahmad, the young rapper number 1!”  For those who didn’t know who the rapper is, check out the video below.

Not sure if SonaOne and Alif were joking, but they seem pretty serious about it. “The fact that people don’t understand it, but they find themselves coming back for more for some reason.”

Apart from Fazz Ahmad, other artists that SonaOne and Alif mentioned include K-clique, Senna, Zizi Kirana and Kayda, among others.

With the release of their latest single together, Alif and SonaOne have launched #TheObviousChallenge on the currently trending social media platform, TikTok. According to SonaOne, the challenge is inspired by Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody and it comes with a cute jogging dance moves.

The top 3 winners of the challenge with the most creative videos will get to have a meal with both SonaOne and Alif. Join now, if you wish to meet, talk, chat and selfie with the “Obvious” hitmakers!

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Netflix’s “Hypnotic” Review: Will It Deliver Terrifying Trauma Or Leave You With Cinematic Amnesia?

We’ve had slasher films aplenty this year on Netflix from the critically acclaimed “Fear Street Trilogy” to the not-so-great “There Someone In Your House”. With Halloween coming up, we couldn’t help but feel something missing from our spooky film laundry list. We haven’t seen a good psycho-horror in a long while and just in the nick of time, we get “Hypnotic”. A cerebral psychological horror film that presents a nuanced and complex picture of those suffering from mental health. Nah, we’re just joking, it looks pretty dumb and campy. The moment we saw the trailer, we were getting big, cheesy “Hollow Man” vibes. Not to be confused with 2020’s brilliant “The Invincible Man”.

It takes on a surprisingly literal interpretation of what a psyho-horror film is, chalked full of the typical Hollywood tropes you’d expect. Think irrational phobias, hallucinations and hypnotisim. The only question is this: Does “Hypnotic” manage to deliver some good mind-thriller fun? Well let’s find out!

By the way, marketing tip 101: never spell out the entire plot of the film in the trailer! This rings especially true when you’re tackling a psychological thriller. There should be flashes of the story with striking imagery and ambiguous lines that peak our interest. However, there’s zero mystery here seeing that we already know that the hypnotherapist in question will prove to be a monster. So at this point, we’re just waiting for the shoe to drop.

For those unacquainted with the film’s premise, “Hypnotic” follows the story of Jennifer “Jenn” Thompson. An unemployed, emotionally-crippled and broken woman trying to recover from a traumatic incident. Her life takes a sudden turn when her friend recommends that she visits Dr Meade. A charming, handsome and wealthy hypnotherapist. Jennifer is sceptical at first but then she finds that she can’t stop thinking about the doctor. Things all go to hell when Meade reveals his true colours as a psychotic, pervy, manipulative murderer. Jennifer must now battle to wrestle herself, and her loved ones, away from this mad hypnotist’s clutches.

In spite of the film’s penny-dime premise, there’s a lot the film could have done to elevate the story. The idea of not being in control of your body is a genuinely terrifying prospect. Something that the film could have used to be a powerful analogy about the dangers of gaslighting and self-help scams. That’s not the kind of film we get here, though. This film’s cartoonish depiction of Dr Meade’s hypnotic skills (or psychic powers) are so far removed from reality that they don’t even register on our radar as a legitimate threat. Dr Meade is essentially Kilgrave from “Jessica Jones” except a lot less charismatic and likeable.

The film’s treatment on mental health isn’t particularly offensive. It’s just incredibly juvenile in its presentation. There’s more to trauma than one-liners and adages about how there’s a root cause to symptoms of anxiety or depression. They could have leaned into the emotional terror of films like “Hereditary” to give the plot more dramatic weight. Or hell, if it wants to go all-out in creating reality-shattering mind games, why not take a page from “Oculus”. While we see flashes of these elements occasionally, there is a fundamental lack of commitment to any of them. It leaves us in this unhappy compromise of unbelievable and uninteresting. Like a Hallmark film.

That being said, we do appreciate the film giving Jennifer a proactive role throughout the narrative. She isn’t some ditzy, pretty girl being suckered into a trap. She sees the red flags and acts upon them, she even gets the authorities involved within the first act of the film. The second and third act of the film picks up with a lot more developments. So yes, while the plot is terrible, it is at the very least expeditious in its awfulness…hooray.

Kate Siegel from Mike Flanagan’s “The Haunting of Hill House” and “Midnight Mass” plays Jennifer. In films like 2016’s “Hush”, Siegel has shown herself to able to carry a leading role well. Capable of inhabiting unconvetional and conventional roles while carrying a groudedness and gravitas with her. None of that is present here, though. She seems to only have three modes: sad, confused and distressed. A far cry from her previous achievements.

Actor Jason O’Mara as Dr Meade was the only highlight of this abysmal affair. Don’t get us wrong, his performance here isn’t avant garde or anything. We just love to see O’Mara do his best Hannibal Lecter impression as he struts around barely holding together a facade of normalcy. Some of the things that come out of his mouth are so outlandish that you’ll have to rewind just to take it all in. Can somebody please get our man a glass of water? His jaw must be tired from chewing the scenery. Actor Dulé Hill as Detective Wade Rollins plays the film’s resident Doctor Loomis, working with Jennifer to expose Meade for the monster he truly is. Fans of Star World’s “Psych” will definitely get a kick out of seeing Hill going from Guster to grizzled detective. Spoiler alert: he does great.

In terms of cinematography and the film’s technical aspects, it is woefully unimaginative. Part of the fun of watching a psychological thriller or horror film is the ambiguity. The fine line between what we perceive as the characters’ flawed perspectives and what is diegetic to the plot. In “Hypnotic”, that line is a bloody wall with giant neon signs that read “this is not real”. The blurry effects, the sudden zoom-ins and lacklustre CGI effects are all so uninspired. So dull and predictable, it removes any challenge from the audience. At best it’s mildly amusing, at worst it’s insulting.

Netflix’s “Hypnotic” is as much a psychological horror film as a go-kart is to a Ferrari. Though it carries the rudimentary elements of the genre, it invokes none of the mystique and thrills inherent to it. Beyond an amusing performance by Jason O’Mara, there is little joy or terror to extract from “Hypnotic”. Its lip-service to mental health and trauma isn’t inoffensive; it’s worse. It’s bland. If you are interested in watching a proper psychological thriller starring Kate Siegel, we highly recommend “Hush” and “The Haunting of Hill House”. Nonetheless, you can catch “Hypnotic” today on Netflix.

So, what are your thoughts on Netflix’s “Hypnotic”? What’s your favourite psychological horror or thriller film? Be sure to let us know in the comments!

Netflix's "Hypnotic" is as much a psychological horror film as a go-kart is to a Ferrari. Though it carries the rudimentary elements of the genre, it invokes none of the mystique and thrills inherent to it. Beyond an amusing performance by Jason O'Mara, there is little joy or terror to extract from "Hypnotic". Its lip-service to mental health and trauma isn't inoffensive; it's worse.


The First Magnum Cafe In Malaysia To Open At Mid Valley Megamall

Just last week, we wrote about South Korea’s honey comb ice cream craze that is set to hit Malaysia this year. This is because Milkcow Malaysia is slated to open its first outlet at Mid Valley Megamall come mid-November 2014. But that didn’t mark the end of the ice cream craze.

In early 2013, Magnum Cafe opened its first and only outlet at Siam Centre in Bangkok. Yes, Magnum, you know the one – the deliciously rich milky vanilla ice cream wrapped with a layer of irresistible chocolate. Of course, they’ve since launched a variety of other premium flavours and a smaller size e.g. Belgian Chocolate, Gold, Almond, Brownie, Magnum Minis.

Hence, enough to warrant the opening of a cafe of their own! Check out the gallery below for a rough idea of what a Magnum Cafe looks like, if you haven’t actually been there before:

Well, as seen in the gallery above, the one in Bangkok looks like a quirky cafe that’s a cross between Alice in Wonderland and Willy Wonka, with cute interior e.g. furniture, deco, to match.

The star item on the Magnum Cafe’s menu (amongst other things) that people have sung praises about is perhaps the “Make My Magnum” (MMM) item. MMM allows patrons to DIY their own Magnum ice cream complete with coating, topping, and drizzling. Safe to say, you could end up with your very own version of epic yet luscious dessert that might or might not look something like this:

Think you could do better than what you just saw in the above picture?

The good news is, you will probably be able to soon – and you don’t have to go all the way to Bangkok, Jakarta, or Singapore where all the Magnum Cafes in the Asian region are located. Because we hear that a Magnum Cafe outlet will be opening right here in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia soon!Ah, but where, you ask? Where else but one of the largest shopping malls in Malaysia?

Yes, Mid Valley Megamall themselves confirmed the opening of a Magnum Cafe in Malaysia via a Facebook comment on their Facebook page just a few days ago. They also posted up a picture of not even the slightest bit inconspicuous, suspicious looking hoardings around a lot on the 3rd floor of the mall. In case you missed it, here:

Also, from what we know, it’ll be opening on the 3rd floor of Mid Valley Megamall, not too far away from Golden Screen Cinemas. As of now, there hasn’t been any further news about the exact date, but we can’t pretend to hide our excitement even if we tried!

For now, keep checking back with Mid Valley Megamall via their Facebook page for updates.

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Lucky Winner Tropicana Twister Contest Winner Drives BMW Home!

Submitting entries to the Tropicana Twister “Live.Love.Life” contest “just for the fun of it” not only proved to be a delightful experience for Abd Hanan Ahmad Nadzeri, but it also gave him a memorable Raya gift – in the form of a sleek BMW X1!

The father of two from Setapak said winning any prize in the contest never crossed his mind when he was mailing in his entries. However, when he received a call from organizers Tropicana Twister a few days before Hari Raya informing him of his win, he was over the moon.

“I took part just for the fun of it and never imagined I would win any prize, let alone the Grand prize. But participating in this contest turned out to be a decision that made for a great Raya celebration this year. You could say tat this win was a family effort as my wife and two teenage children always buy Tropicana Twister”, the 47-year-old geophysicist Abd Hanan said at the prize presentation event held at Ingress Auto in Damansara yesterday.

This year’s  “Live.Love.Life” contest was the fourth edition, which saw a mind-blowing RM900,00o worth of prizes waiting to be won. There was the BMW x1, 10 branded LED TV and home theater systems, 20 laptops, 30 handphones, 40 DSLR cameras, and 50 consolation prizes of RM500 in cash each.

2013’s edition of the contest also offered participants three monthly prizes of premium watches (TAG Heuer) worth RM10,00 and 12 weekly prizes of a gold coin.

And to think that all the participants had to do was to purchase any Tropicana Twister product, answer a simple question in the contest form, and attach the right quantity of labels as proof of purchase. Ace!

We’re definitely taking part in the next one!

For more information, visit Tropicana Twister’s official website.


#Parliament: Google Maps & Waze A Threat To National Security?

What? Navigation apps Waze and Google Maps a threat to national security?

According to some members of the Malaysian Parliament, yes.

Tenom MP Datuk Raime Unggi raised concerns about nagivation apps in the Parliament today (Thursday, 26th November), claiming that Malaysians’ increasing usage of Google Maps and Waze indirectly provided information about Malaysia to external quarters such as the US and Israel.

Malaysians are very dependent on Google Maps and Waze for location searching and this has indirectly provided information about Malaysia to external quarters such as the United States and Israel, and it could lead to external threats.

Kuala Selangor MP Datuk Irmohizam Ibrahim added on to Raime’s statement, saying that Malaysia cannot compromise on national security.

“How far do we have laws that prevent information leaks in the usage of Google and Waze? Are there laws to make sure national security protected in the usage of such apps?” Irmohizam questioned in Parliament.

However, according to a The Star Online report, Malaysian Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Jailani Johari was quick to respond, stating that Google Maps and Waze are not perceived as threats to national security because they are user-based apps.

He added that the applications had privacy policies, which were agreed upon by an individual and the application provider. It was up to users to decide how much personal information they wished to share and that they could choose to stop using the apps if they disagreed with the privacy policies.

“However, if the MPs are very concerned about this matter, then the National Security Council (NSC) can look into reviewing these navigation apps,” he said in response to Datuk Raime Unggi.

Google Maps and Waze a threat to national security? We could’ve never fathomed such conclusion. What do you guys think, though?

Sources: The Star Online, CNA, MMO / Featured image from fastcompany.com.

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#SCS: Asia’s Biggest Mirror Maze Has Arrived At The Science Centre Singapore

Have a thing for optical illusions and whimsical experiments? Then you should definitely pay the Science Centre Singapore (SCS) a visit this holiday season!

In celebration of their 40th anniversary, SCS has opened a new permanent installation, titled Professor Crackitt’s Light Fantastic Mirror Maze. According to SG Now, the exhibition features 105 mirror cells, at least 17 interactive exhibits and experiments on light, as well as a whole bunch of holograms and fake exits.

Created by Adrian Fisher Design, the world’s leading creator of mazes and 7-time Guinness World Record holder, the mirror maze actually has a backstory.

It centres on an eccentric, forgetful fictional scientist named Professor Crackitt. He has lost his pet parrot Wattnot and wants patrons to help him find it. While searching for the bird, visitors are encouraged to “fix some of their experiments” along the way. And that’s not all, Professor Crackitt will also throw you nuggets of fun facts about light and reflection.

Deets for the trippy mirror maze are as follows:

For more info, hit up SCS’ official website.

Sources: SG Now, The Smart Local, Discover SG.


#Snowden: First Official Trailer For Edward Snowden Biopic Released

In March, we got our first look at Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden (yay!).

Now, the first official trailer for “Snowden” has finally arrived.

Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone is helming the biopic based on a script he co-wrote with “The Homesman” scribe Kieran Fitzgerald. The story will based on Luke Harding’s “The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World’s Most Wanted Man” and “Time of the Octopus” by Snowden’s Russian lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena.

The film will centre on Edward Snowden, an American computer professional who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) to the mainstream media in June 2013.

It will follow his journey from Hawaii to Hong Kong, where he met documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald to hand over top-secret NSA documents, all before seeking asylum in Russia.

The trailer features no footage from “Snowden,” but serves as a visual resume for the former CIA employee and government contractor who quickly became the most wanted man across the globe. Hence, it doesn’t reveal much about the biopic, leaving plenty of room for imagination.

The film also stars Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans, and Nicolas Cage.

“Snowden” is slated to be released on 25th December, just in time for Christmas!


Contest: As Above/So Below Premiere Screening Tix

Beneath the streets of Paris, France lies a vast uncharted network of tunnels just waiting to be explored. When a team of explorers ventures into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead. Before they know it, they’re experiencing visions of their past, haunting them. It then becomes a journey into madness and terror, reaching deep into the human psyche to reveal the personal demons that come back to haunt us all.

What is this “dark secret” and why is it traumatising them?

Find out during our exclusive premiere screening of “As Above/So Below”, thanks to our friends from United International Pictures Malaysia.

To win tickets, all you gotta do is tell us:

E-mail your answers with your details (Name, IC, Contact number) to submit@hype.my. There are limited tickets and this will be based on a first-come-first-serve basis so go on and start sending in those e-mails. The faster your are, the higher your chances will be!

For more information, visit the movie’s official website.

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#MRT2: Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line To Be Ready In 2022

The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line 2 is currently underway.

MRT Corp made the announcement yesterday (4th July) that the 1st phase, which connects Kwasa Damansara to Kampung Batu, is expected to be completed in July 2021. The 2nd phase, which would extend all the way to Putrajaya, is scheduled for a July 2022 completion.

Upon completion, the entire line will span a distance of 52.2 km, of which, 38.7km will be elevated and 13.5km underground. There will be a total of 37 MRT stations along the line. 26 of those stations will be elevated (15 of which will come with park-and-ride facility), while the remaining 11 stations will be built underground.

According to MRT Corp’s Datuk Najmuddin Abdullah, approximately 319,000 drivers pass by Serdang and Seri Kembangan daily, which often result in heavy congestion on Jalan Besar, Jalan Utama and the KL-Seremban Highway. “With the MRT, it will take 23 minutes to get from Serdang Raya North to Ampang Park,” he said.

With the completion of the new Kelana Jaya Line Extension, and inclusion of MRT in a few years time, we’re now seeing a huge progress in Klang Valley’s public transport network system.


#Purpose: Justin Bieber’s Epic Reveal Of Comeback Album’s Full Tracklist

If you’re going to make a comeback, you go big or you go home. And this saying is especially true for pop superstar Justin Bieber.

He spent his entire Wednesday (28th October) teasing fans with song titles from his upcoming album, “Purpose“. But not with just the boring ol’ tweets and Instagram posts, no. He shared the album’s full tracklist via photos of graffiti on walls located, get this, around the globe.

Each track title has been incorporated into 18 unique graffiti pieces, located in different cities around the world! Justin posted the photos of the artwork across his socials media platforms as well as his website, revealing the titles one by one. Of course, Beliebers went absolutely cray and it immediately garnered a ton of fantastic press coverage.

Fellow artites Big Sean, Travi$ Scott, Nas, and even Ariana Gande will be guesting on “Purpose”. Ariana Grande‘s name appearing on Justin’s album didn’t come as that big of a surprise to us and they are label buddies after all.

No sign of that Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez duet though. Bummer :(

Check out the gallery of graffiti murals below:

For more information, visit his website or his Facebook page.


#Atria: Popular Mall To Make A Comeback; Opening Slated For 28th May 2015

The neighbourhood of Damansara Jaya is ready to welcome back its famed landmark as Atria Shopping Gallery is finally “re-opening” its brand new doors on 28th May 2015.

We know this because it was officially announced via their Facebook page less than a day ago:

If you were from the 80s, you’d remember the popular neighbourhood mall called The Atria Shopping Centre – or more commonly/casually known as just Atria.

During the 80s, way before the days of 1 Utama Shopping Centre, Mid Valley Megamall, Sunway Pyramid and the likes, Atria was the place that everyone wants to be seen at. The Piccadilly discotheque located inside Atria was a magnet for teenagers and students, receiving much attention for the frequent police raids on the outlet. There was also Parkson Grand, Parkson Supermarket, KFC, Esquire Kitchen, so on and so forth.

Even when newer and larger malls (read: 1 Utama Shopping Centre, The Curve) were established nearby, Atria still remained popular. At least for awhile.

A post shared by Atria Shopping Gallery (@atriadj)

You see, in the early 2000s, the complex was sold to Lien Hoe Corporation Berhad and quickly the Parkson supermarket became Tops Supermarket (under Netherlands’ Royal Ahold). In 2005, Tops Supermarket exited Malaysia (and whole of Asia) and the supermarket became Giant Supermarket while Parkson Grand relocated to 1 Utama. Later, Popular Bookstore too decided to end its presence in the mall.

In March 2007, Lien Hoe Corporation sold the entire shopping complex to OSK Property Holdings Berhad. It was time for an overhaul.

The new owners finally decided to redevelop the entire complex right from ground zero into a 5-storey lifestyle retail mall plus 2 basement levels. They also added two blocks of 16-storey towers above the retail floors. The towers contain 392 units of small office flexible office suites known as Atria SOFO Suites. The units were fully sold within a day of launch in November 2011.

Today, Atria has been rebuilt. Transformed into a glass-cladded contemporary architecture and hosting a variety of modern amenities, the new Atria is to be known from now onwards as Atria Shopping Gallery. And as mentioned, it will open to its sleek incarnation on 28th May 2015. The mall has a net lettable area of 450,000 sq. ft. and a unique roof garden alfresco will be its major attraction

The all-new-mall will host mini anchor tenants such as Village Grocer, CHi Fitness and Taste Enclave, besides a large variety of food and beverage outlets and convenience outlets. The new Atria Shopping Gallery will also house a MANGO store, said to be the largest store in Malaysia, occupying almost 10,000 sq ft.

As of 10th May 2015, here are the potential Atria Shopping Gallery tenants:

Books, Gifts, Hobbies, IT & Digital Lifestyle

Dine – Confectionery, Snacks & Specialty Foods

Dine – Restaurants, Kopitiams, Cafes & Bistros

And just in case you’re worried about the traffic congestion once Atria Shopping Gallery opens, well, rest assured, several measures have been taken by OSK Property to address the traffic issues.

It has improved the traffic flow of the surrounding commercial shops to one way, doubling the width of secondary roads and installed three new traffic lights and upgraded the older ones.

There will be 5 drop-off and pick-up points, whereby one of them is elevated above road level aimed at dispersing traffic. Some 1,830 parking bays will be provided, and this is 3 times more than the number of bays offered by the former Atria.

For more information, visit Atria Shopping Gallery website.

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#LeagueOfExtraordinaryGentleman: 20th Century Fox To Develop A Reboot

The gentlemen will be here to entertain you once again.

According to The Tracking Board, 20th Century Fox and Davis Entertainment will be working together to bring the historical fantasy film “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” to the big screen once more. The feature film will be a reboot instead of a sequel. It will see John Davis in the position of producer with Ira Napoliello and Matt Reilly overseeing the project.

“The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” is a comic book series that began in 1999. It tells the story of a group of mismatched Victorian-era literary icons, which is made up of Allan Quatermain (King’s Solomon Mines), Captain Nemo (Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea), Mina Harker (Dracula), Rodney Skinner (The Invisible Man), Tom Sawyer (Adventures of Tom Sawyer), Dorian Gray (The Picture of Dorian Gray), and Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde).

In the comic books and graphic novels, the aforementioned characters are hired by Campion Bond, grandfather of James Bond, who then transport them through several alternate universes in order to save the world from destruction.

It was previously adapted for the big screen in 2003. A decade later in 2013, it was given an order to appear as a TV series with Fox. However, the TV series never made it pass the casting process.

The 2003 movie starred Sean Connery in the titular role as Allan Quatermain, and featured Richard Roxburgh as Fantom, a specially made up nemesis for the movie. Though the movie was panned by critics and audience alike, it still managed to gross $173 million on a budget of $78 million.

Do you think the movie should get a reboot? Who do you think should join the cast? Let us know in the comments box below.


#Jumanji2: First Look At Nick Jonas’ Character In Movie Sequel

It’s only been a few weeks since production started for Sony Pictures’ “Jumanji 2”, and we’ve already been introduced to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and the main cast members.

Today (Wednesday, 28th September), both The Rock and Nick Jonas took to Instagram to debut the first look of Jonas in full costume on set. “Officially welcoming my guy Nick Jonas to #Jumanji. Great dude, great positive energy and very talented. He’s gonna kill this role like I kill things with my bare hands. The jungle awaits. The adventure continues,” wrote Johnson.

The “Jumanji” sequel centres on 4 teenagers – portrayed by Alex Wolff, Madison Iseman, Ser’Darius Blain, and Morgan Turner – who get sucked into a video game version of infamous board game. According to Angie Han, Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan represent the quartet’s avatars, who are on a mission to track down a jewel.

Although neither actor shed light on the character Jonas is playing, fans are guessing that he’s probably one of the characters from the game as opposed to one of the people from the real world, based purely on the costume that the musician is seen wearing in the image above. Plus also the fact that he’s seen hanging out with Johnson’s character, Dr. Smolder Bravestone.

A photo posted by Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) on Sep 26, 2016 at 9:06pm PDT

Yesterday (Tuesday, 27th September), Jonas also shared a photo of him goofing around with Black on set. As aforementioned, this project is not a reboot but rather a semi-continuation of the original film. It will also pay tribute to the late Robin Williams’ character, Dr. Alan Parish.

Directed by Jake Kasdan, the “Jumanji” sequel is set to release on 28th July 2017.


Shape Of Water Wins Best Picture At The 90th Annual Oscars: Complete List Of Winners And Losers

At around 9 am Malaysian time, Jimmy Kimmel will welcome us to the 90th Academy Awards/Oscars. Will this year be as predictable as most people expect it to be — “Three Billboards” winning best picture and Frances McDormand winning Best Actress — or will there be a bunch of surprises? Will Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” win Best Picture? Or will “Get Out” somehow nick it?

Below, find a list of all this year’s nominees; we’ll update it by putting the winners’ names in bold as the awards are handed out live on air.

Call Me By Your Name
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Get Out
Lady Bird
Phantom Thread
The Post
The Shape of Water [Winner]
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Timothee Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phanton Thread”
Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out”
Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour” [Winner]
Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”

Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”
Woody Harrelson, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water”
Christopher Plummer, “All the Money in the World”
Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” [winner]

Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” [Winner]
Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”
Meryl Streep, “The Post”

Mary J Blige, “Mudbound”
Allison Janney, “I, Tonya” [Winner]
Lesley Manville, “Phantom Thread”
Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird”
Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water”

The Boss Baby
The Breadwinner
Coco [Winner]
Ferdinand
Loving Vincent

Christopher Nolan, “Dunkirk”
Jordan Peele, “Get Out”
Greta Gerwig, “Lady Bird”
Paul Thomas Anderson, “Phantom Thread”
Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water” [Winner]

Abacus
Faces, Places
Icarus [Winner]
Last Man In Aleppo
Strong Island

Edith and Eddie
Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405 [Winner]
Heron
Knife Skills
Traffic Stop

A Fantastic Woman (Chile) [Winner]
The Insult (Lebanon)
Loveless (Russia)
On Body And Soul
The Square (Sweden)

Mighty River, “Mudbound”
Mystery of Love, “Call Me By Your Name”
Remember Me, “Coco”
Stand Up For Something, “Marshall”
This Is Me, “The Greatest Showman”

James Ivory, “Call Me By Your Name” [Winner]
Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, “The Disaster Artist”
Screenplay by Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green; Story by James Mangold, “Logan”
Aaron Sorkin, “Molly’s Game”
Dee Rees & Virgil Williams, “Mudbound”

Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani, “The Big Sick”
Jordan Peele, “Get Out” [Winner]
Greta Gerwig, “Lady Bird”
Guillermo del Toro & Vanessa Taylor, “The Shape of Water”
Martin McDonagh, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Roger Deakins, “Blade Runner 2049” [Winner]
Bruno Delbonnel, “Darkest Hour”
Hoyte van Hoytema, “Dunkirk”
Rachel Morrison, “Mudbound”
Dan Laustsen, “The Shape of Water”

Beauty and the Beast
Darkest Hour
Phantom Thread [Winner]
The Shape of Water
Victoria & Abdul

Jonathan Amos & Paul Machliss, “Baby Driver”
Lee Smith, “Dunkirk” [Winner]
Tatiana S. Riegel, “I, Tonya”
Sidney Wolinsky, “The Shape of Water”
Jon Gregory, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Darkest Hour [Winner]
Victoria & Abdul
Wonder

Hans Zimmer, “Dunkrik”
Jonny Greenwood, “Phantom Thread”
Alexandre Desplat, “The Shape of Water” [Winner]
John Williams, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”
Carter Burwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Beauty and the Beast
Blade Runner 2049
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water [Winner]

Dear Basketball [Winner]
Garden Party
Lou
Negative Space
Revolting Rhymes

Dekalb Elementary
The Eleven O’Clock
My Nephew Emmett
Silent Child [Winner]
Watu Wote (All Of Us)

Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk [Winner]
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Blade Runner 2049 [Winner]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Kong: Skull Island
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
War for the Planet of the Apes

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#MunisDrakeDancing: Malaysian Goes Viral After Dancing To Drake’s “Hotline Bling”

The whole Internet community has been raving about Drake since he released the music video of his latest single, “Hotline Bling“.

It wasn’t because of the lovely ladies that he featured in the video, but rather the dorky dance moves that he proudly shown to the world.

Since then, tonnes of parodies and memes have surfaced online. Someone even created a Twitter account called @DrakeDancingTo, posting gifs and videos of Drake dancing to literally any song.

However, among all the hilarious parodies and memes, this video of a man dancing with the music in his head takes the cake.

On 5th November (Thursday), Twitter user @Haiikalbenot uploaded a video of his co-worker, Munis, dancing to Drake’s “Hotline Bling” while no one was watching. Though the song wasn’t featured in the video, it clearly showed that he was replicating Drake’s dance moves with some of his own.

Before Munis could further dance to the song, his co-worker surprised him and asked, “What are you doing? Are you performing the Joget (a tradiotional Malay dance)?” Embarrassed that he was caught dancing to the song, Munis scolded, “You d*ckhead! What are you doing here? Go away! Can’t a man just relax?”

At first, Munis seemed furious at the fact his dancing was caught on tape, but he later laughed it off with the cameraman.

In less than a week, the video unexpectedly gone viral after UNILAD, a humour-focused media company for British college students, reposted the video on their official Facebook page.

A gif of his dancing was also shared on Reddit and netizens began creating memes based on the video. Munis became so famous that someone even dedicated an entire Facebook page just for him.

No further details regarding Uncle Munis were revealed, but it is said that he is a Malaysian who is currently working in Singapore.


Hype’s Now Playing: Icona Pop – Emergency

Icona Pop dances their way back to life.

Swedish electro pop duo Icona Pop recently released the video for their recent single “Emergency” and the girls are seen being brought back to life through dance in the goofy and fun clip. The party song is accompanied by a very ’90s inspired music video that’s shot in a square aspect ratio and a fixed camera for the girls to repeatedly approach and mug into.

Directed by Christian Larson with fashion styling from B. Åkerlund, the video opens with Caroline and Aino in body bags. However, their song’s swinging, big-band and fun groove revives them for what looks like an incredibly fun dance party.

“Emergency” which features guest vocals from Erik Hassle makes for the title track of a new EP due for release in July via Record Company TEN/Big Beat/Atlantic Records. Unlike their smash breakout hit “I Love It”, this new single features frenetic piano and muted brass sounds but it holds the same frenetic energy as their previous releases.

For more on Icona Pop, visit their social media platforms: Website, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

via Rolling Stone / Featured Image: Icona Pop – Facebook

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WhatsApp Announces Cross Platform Chat History Transfer Feature

Science and technology has indeed developed at a fast rate, causing daily tasks to get easier every day. Everything could be done with a tap on one’s phone screen — this includes changing the temperature of the room’s air conditioning too, with the use of some smartphones! However, if there’s one mystery that has never been resolved, it would be the transfer of WhatsApp chats from Android phones to iOS phones. This has indeed left many potential iPhone users into a dilemma of changing their Android phones! It is indeed a pity if you end up losing precious chats and photos sent over via the popular text messaging application, with your friends and family.

Now, a latest update from WhatsApp could put one’s worries at bay! Apparently, it’s been in the works for a while but WhatsApp has officially announced that users would be able to transfer their chat history between iOS phones and Android phones. Despite this good news, it should be noted that the feature would not be made available for the general masses. Currently, WhatsApp users could transfer their chat history from iOS to Android phones and the new feature of doing it vice versa would only be made available to Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip 3 users. After that, this feature would be rolled out to other Samsung users with Android 10 or higher in the upcoming weeks!

Albeit the fact that this might make your life easier, the transfer process is indeed tedious. Being an indirect procedure, this requires an offline process that requires the usage of Lightning to USB-C-cable. This was actually noted by WABetaInfo — being based of a recent beta build made for Android phones.

There is no definite timeline for the rollout of this incredible and possibly, life-saving feature for other Android devices and the same would apply for the ability to transfer the chat history from Android to iOS. With many questions left unanswered by the Facebook owned company, it is safe to say that this might take a while to come into use by the general public.

Nevertheless, this new modification, might allow a lot of us to breathe a sigh of relief but, we might not know the practicality of it as well as the system requirements that would enable the transfer. Let’s just keep an eye out for more tech related news in the upcoming weeks to discover new explanations from WhatsApp regarding this feature.


Happy 8th Birthday, Zouk Club Kuala Lumpur!

The club is an award-winning venue that carries with it so many memories for various people. Wonderful memories, for locals, tourists, DJs, producers, partygoers, corporate people, and the likes.

They’ve once won “Entertainment Outlet of The Year” just a couple of years back but we music lovers know (and know this by heart) that Zouk Club Kuala Lumpur is, to us, the “Entertainment Outlet of Malaysia”!

Simply because it has great spaces of varying themes, the best events, and they have brought in some of the biggest names in the music industry:

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They still are bringing in and introducing some of the biggest names in the music industry.

And tonight, Zouk Club Kuala Lumpur is celebrating their 8th anniversary! Oh, how time flies.

This year’s theme is called, “Happily Ever After” and like a fairytale, for one night only, the club will be filled with magicians, court jesters, fair maidens, and knights in shining armor. So join the kingdom of Zouk Club Kuala Lumpur as partygoers celebrate “Happily Ever After” within their “castle walls”. Party the night away at:

No other plans to party elsewhere? But of course! There’s only one place you should be heading to, one party you should be attending.

Two things though; girls, please tell fairy godmother to extend your curfew. And boys, be prepared to pick up random missing glass slippers.

For more information, visit Zouk Club Kuala Lumpur’s website or their Facebook page.


Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez Dunzo?

We know some of the Beliebers out there are torn between feeling extremely sad and calling for celebrations because the adorable pair has called it quits. A reliable source tells E! News that they ended their relationship last week by stating, “Because of their crazy schedules, it was getting harder and harder to maintain a relationship”. (Source)

Rumour has it that the cause of them splitting up is because of a third party. Who? None other than 19-year-old Victoria’s Secret model Barbara Palvin. People magazine reported that the Biebs was seen flirting with the young model. (Source)

Palvin had a picture taken with Justin while she was in her dressing room and posted it on the internet:

The next day both of them went to see Broadway’s The Lion King together with an unidentified model.

Selena on the other hand showed her emotions through Twitter. The 20-year-old Disney star posted a photo of Justin with a friend and Barbara in the background ala photobombing style, like this:

Not that we’re reading too much into it or anything but you know, when a girl goes, “……” it can only mean two things. One, she’s seriously speechless. Or two, she’s seriously pissed off. We say it’s a bit of both for Selena.

Sigh. To be fair, we were really hoping that they’d end up getting married. Oh well!

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#Halloween: Muslims In Malaysia Banned From Celebrating The Festival?

Muslims are now prohibited from celebrating the Halloween festival traditionally held at end of this month, according to an edict released by the National Fatwa Council today. Fatwas are opinions issued by Islamic clerics on a multitude of issues. Although these are advisory in nature, Malaysia occasionally gazettes some into law.

Based on the fatwa released on its website, the council has categorised Halloween as a Christian celebration of the dead and against Islamic teachings, and is urging Muslims to pray for their deceased instead.

With reference to Islamic laws and codes, the council said:

The Halloween celebration is clearly against the values of Shariah. It cannot be celebrated by Muslims. To remember those who have passed away, Islam suggests the practices of reciting doa (prayers) and Quran. Halloween is celebrated using a humorous theme mixed with horror to entertain and resist the spirit of death that influence humans.

Despite declaring Halloween to be a Christian festival, the council noted that it is now celebrated through costume parties, trick-or-treating, lighting bonfires, visiting haunted locations, pranks, and horror story-telling. Several Muslim groups are now training their sights on the coming Halloween festival, warning that the annual event to remember the dead is part of Western culture and could wrongly influence local Muslim youths.

According to a Sinar Harian Online report, banners promoting the 31st Oct event at a Seremban international school have triggered unease among the Muslim residents in the Negeri Sembilan township.

Islamist group Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (ISMA) has also waded into the issue, urging the state authorities, including the Negeri Sembilan Islamic Religious Council (MAINS), to monitor the event. But Ikatan Guru Muslim Malaysia (IGMM) deputy president Mohd Azizee Hassan has since decided that the celebration is inappropriate as it clashes with Malaysian culture and traditions.:

ISMA president Abdullah Zaik Abd Rahman also claimed that Halloween celebrations are organised by non-Muslims worldwide to shake the faith of Muslims and turn them godless. Abdullah said it was likely that atheists were behind the events, claiming further that Halloween celebrations were also intended to spread atheism.

We notice that such events are held to test moral limits or religion, and they are usually done by groups which are not religion-based – they are usually organised by non-Muslims. What they are doing is promoting something that is anti-religion. Maybe it is done by atheists who want to shake one’s faith.

Halloween is the most recent non-Muslim event to come under criticism from Muslim groups, which previously targeted the Oktoberfest beer festival for ostensibly being insensitive to their Islamic values.

What do you guys think? Is this necessary at all? Are they taking Halloween celebrations just a little bit too seriously? Sound off in the comments box below!


This Is Why Some Malaysians Own A Blue Passport

Apparently Malaysians can have a passport-shaped booklet, with passport-type prints, and passport-type pages, but it isn’t exactly a passport… because it’s blue. We’re kidding, it’s obviously not an ACTUAL passport for other reasons. To keep it simple, it’s actually just a border pass for Thais and Malaysians. Travellers from Malaysia and Thailand can now use this border pass to enter the two countries.

Now that basically everything is opened and travelling/tourism is becoming a norm again, this little blue book can be your express pass to Thailand if you’re planning to travel by land and want a cheaper alternative (its only RM10).

However, this pass is only for citizens born in 4 Malaysian states, namely: Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan and Hulu Perak. You have to be a resident living in either one of those states and can only apply if you’ve lived in said state for more than a year.

Travellers or tourists who wish to use this pass need to apply through the Thailand Pass web portal 24 hours prior to their departure. The pass is valid for a year and those who use the pass are only allowed to stay in Thailand for a maximum of 3 days.

Entry Measures into Thailand by Land travel (Effective from 1 May 2022 onwards)

📌 Passport Holders >> Register on Thailand Pass at https://t.co/0iGwxunkea

📌 Border Pass Holders >> Do not have to register on Thailand Pass pic.twitter.com/zoH2ZvxDLj

— PR Thai Government (@prdthailand) May 5, 2022

So, Malaysians living in those 4 states mentioned, what are you waiting for? Quick! Pack your bags and take a 3-day trip to Thailand! It’s budget-friendly, can be done online (skip the queue), and you get a cool blue “passport”! Plus, Thailand is BEAUTIFUL and can be an amazing place to unwind and have some relaxation time.

Daniela Dogliani contributed to this article.

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