X Infinity World Music Showcase: Seungri Coming To Malaysia In October!

Will the great Seungri grace us with this presence once again before he enlists in the military?

The BIGBANG maknae is coming to Malaysia next month, this time for an event in Genting Highlands. For concert-goers who can’t enough of the K-pop star, this is a golden opportunity to watch him live.

Hallyu Malaysia surprised VIPs (as fans or BIGBANG are known) with the unexpected news, stating that Seungri is expected to visit the country for an event. However, only a few details were given about the event.

The only information that we know so far is that it will take place at the Genting International Convention Centre on 31st October at 8:30pm. Besides Seungri, Malaysia’s very own Gary Chaw (曹格) and Taiwan’s Della (丁噹) will also be entertaining fans with performance on that night.

To recap, the details to JS Entertainment’s “X Infinity World Music Showcase 2018” are as follows:

Seungri has visited Malaysia quite a few times these past year, with his most recent visit in February for the launch of Dr. Gloderm, a South Korean beauty and cosmetics brand. Last August, the maknae created quite a stir when he performed at the after-party of the YG Republique Kuala Lumpur launch at TREC Kuala Lumpur.

He also recently opened a branch of his famed Aori Ramen chain in Pavilion KL.


(UPDATE) #Instagram: Users Can Soon Share Multi-Photo Album Posts

Fighting the urge to share all of your holiday photos because you don’t wanna annoy your friends? Not to worry, Instagram’s soon-to-come feature might just be your lifesaver.

The photo-sharing app’s latest beta release for Android allows users to share up to 10 photos or videos in a single post. Droid Life, who first broke the news, reported that the post will appear as a carousel-type gallery and if testing goes well, normal users will be able to use it as well.

Prior to the beta release, the feature, which was introduced in March 2015, was only made available to advertisers. According to The Verge, users can choose to apply one filter to all of the photos, or edit each photo individually.

The multi-photo sharing feature would just be one of many new features Instagram has been rolling out since last year. Other features include live videos on Instagram Stories, disappearing photos and video for groups and friends in Instagram Direct, as well as screenshot notifications.

@AndroidPolice @droid_life @instagram is testing post multiple photo at one time. V10.7.0 pic.twitter.com/31sdC77klt

— Philip Chang (@Philip_Changg) February 1, 2017

Instagram has yet to make a comment about the feature, but we think that it can change the social media game forever. Because who likes over-sharers, right?

Good news, Instagrammers! You can now share up to 10 photos and videos in a single post!

The new feature is fairly easy to use. When you try to upload a photo or video, you will see a new icon, which allows you to share a multi-photo post, on the upper right side of the gallery.

According to Instagram, users will also see blue dots at the bottom of the post in their feed. Besides that, users can also like and comment on them just like a regular post.

The update is available as part of Instagram version 10.9 for iOS and Android devices and will be available “over the next few weeks”.

What do you y’all think about the new feature? Let us know in the comments below.

Sources: The Verge, Droid Life, Lowyat.NET.

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#AssassinsCreed: “The Lobster” Actress Ariane Labed Joins Cast

Greek-born French actress Ariane Labed who made a lasting impression in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Cannes favourite “The Lobster”, has been added to the cast of Assassin’s Creed. The New Regency live-action adaptation of the Ubisoft video game which stars Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard will be directed by Justin Kurzel.

SOURCE: Coming SoonThe 31-year-old actress will take on the role that was originally supposed to be played by Alicia Vikander. Her involvement in “Assassin’s Creed” will be her highest-profile role yet. Though, we personally think she’s going to kick butt at it. After all, she did win the Best Actress award in Venice in 2010 for her performance in Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Attenberg and the Locarno Best Actress award last year for her work in Lucia Borleteau’s Fidelio, Alice’s Odyssey.

The film is co-financed by RatPac and Alpha Pictures. “Assassin’s Creed” will be scripted by Bill Collage, Adam Cooper and Michael Lesslie while Frank Marshall, Arnon Milchan, Jean-Julien Baronnet, Conor McCaughan, Fassbender and Pat Crowley will be producing.

Production for the movie is set to start in early fall for a release on December 21st, 2016 through Fox.

via Deadline / Featured Image via Coming Soon


The Teleport Café: Are You Ready To Teleport?

Imagine being able to experience the pulse of New York, Rio, Paris, Marrakech, and Tokyo – all in one day, all in one place.

Film artists We Are Kix will make that possible with a fresh never-before-seen event entitled Teleport Café. Teleport Café lets you virtually transport to 5 unique cities around the world (New York, Rio, Paris, Marrakech, and Tokyo) in an overwhelming full sensory experience.

The Teleport Café event will feature a fully operational café built into a set of giant screens that project cityscapes shot around the world, expertly curated by WE ARE KIX. To bestow a truly 4-dimensional experience, Teleport café will feature over 20 actors with costume changes, city specific scent diffusers, surround sound audio, free artisanal coffee and plenty of gifts to give out from each city.

The biggest gift is the giveaway of 10 flight tickets to any location featured in the Teleport Café.

Teleport Café follows Mach by Hong Leong Bank and WE ARE KIX’s previous collaboration “Can You Walk on Water?”. At the event held at Publika last year, the crowd was invited to run, flip, dance and bike across a pool filled with 8,000 liters of cornstarch mixed with water (called Oobleck). Once released online, the “Can You Walk on Water?” video caught the attention of taste making global portals including BuzzFeed, 9Gag, Gizmodo, and Laughing Squid.

It quickly became Malaysia’s most successful online video campaign garnering over 24 million YouTube views to date.

So, wanna be part of the next big thing aka Teleport Café?

Venue: The Oval Concourse, One Utama New Wing

Price: The Teleport Café event is completely FOC

Get ready to delve into the full sensory experience of the Teleport Café in the flesh!

For more information, visit We Are Kix’s Facebook page.

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#ThorRagnarok: Marvel Movie May Include Thor’s Aussie Roommate, Darryl Jacobson

We don’t know about you, but we instantly fell in love with Thor’s Australian non-superhero housemate Darryl Jacobson (played by Daley Pearson) after we watched Marvel’s special summer short for “Thor: Ragnarok”, which went viral.

So we couldn’t resist our excitement when director Taika Waititi told IGN that he might add “everyday guy” Darryl into the franchise’s 3rd instalment!

“I think you probably could see him (Darryl) again. There may be other little pieces of that thing that everyone saw that may just be a small part of a bigger thing.”

This means, we might be seeing more of Thor’s lovable buddy.

Besides that, the Waititi mentioned that fans won’t be seeing any of the vampire and werewolf characters from the other Taika and Jemaine universes.

In the said featurette, which was released in August, the Asgardian god briefly rented a room in a flat in Australia after the events of “Avengers: The Age Of Ultron” to stay away from the Avengers and America.

Just in case you don’t know what we’re talking about, here’s the funny video:

It was also revealed that the upcoming film will include some aspects from the much-hyped Planet Hulk storyline from the comic books.

Starring Chris Hemsworth as Thor Odinson and Tom Hiddleston as Loki, “Thor: Ragnarok” is slated for release on 3rd November 2017.


Tiësto Celebrates Club Life #400 With Massive 4 Hour Mix

As the history of electronic music continues to grow, there are only a handful who so consistently and successfully stay at the top of the game. One of those few is none other than the legendary Tiësto. Among his impressive lineage of his lengthly career is his long standing weekly radio show Club Life, which recently hit its 400th episode spanning over 7 years of being on the air.

Wanting to make this enormous achievement a special one, Tiësto asked for vans to vote on one record from their favourite episodes up to this point with the most popular selections landing a spot in his smoothly mixed 4 hour instalment of Club Life, totalling up to 400 individual tracks from starting to finish.

With so many songs in a highly entertaining long mix, Tiësto teamed up with The Future FM to help you keep track of exactly what song you’re listening to at that very moment in the episode. This episode allows listeners to truly hear how dance music has changed and evolved throughout the years as the mix features quality and loved tunes from classic Tiësto trance records to newer epic singles from today’s EDM heavyweights towards the episode’s later hours.

We at Hype.My would like to congratulate the man, the myth, the legend, Tiësto on achieving yet another giant milestone in his career.


#Instagram: 5 New Filters + Filter Tray Added!

After 2 years and a few side projects e.g. messaging app Bolt, fun time-lapse app Hyperlapse, the world’s most popular social media plus photo-sharing platform is finally adding more filters to their app. If you remember, they’ve also recently allowed for caption editing, which more or less saved the lives of regular typo-makers – like some of us.

Today, Instagram confirmed that they’ve added 5 new filters for still images. To jog your memory, the last filters they added were “Willow” and “Mayfair”. High time these came along:

The reason behind the addition, we suspect, is because they’ve been up against other photo filter apps such as VSCO Cam for quite some time now. So it’s a no-brainer to say that yes, Instagram is finally bucking up and beefing up their app. Also, we hear that the new filters also comes with a tweak in how they’re displayed i.e. you can now manage your favourite filters in a filter tray.

Instagram made the official announcement via their blog, with a statement with said:

Today, we’re excited to bring you five new photo filters.

In December 2012, we added Mayfair and Willow to the Instagram filter family—and a lot has happened in the last two years. Photography trends have evolved, and the capabilities of the camera on your phone have vastly improved. We’ve seen tremendous creativity within the community, not only in the moments they share, but in the time spent carefully composing and editing photos and videos to bring out emotions and make them beautiful.

Inspired by the photography, art, fashion and design of the global Instagram community, we’re releasing five new filters that we believe are our best yet. You’ll see the filters at the front of your filter tray: Slumber, Crema, Ludwig, Aden and Perpetua. They soften and subtly shift colors to achieve the look and feel you want for your each photo.

To make it easier to choose between filters, we’ve updated how they’re displayed. When you go to apply a filter to your photo, each filter icon on the bottom now displays a blurred preview of your photo with its effect applied. This lets you see at a glance how your photo will appear with each filter applied.

Finally, we know that everyone has their favourite filters. We want to keep things simple as we add more, so we’ve added a new “Manage” button at the end of your filter tray. Tap it to re-arrange the order of your filters and hide the ones you rarely use.

We haven’t tried ’em out ourselves yet but if you’ve already gotten the update, let us know what you think of the new filters and which is your new favourite in the comments box below!

To learn more about the new filters and how to rearrange your filter tray, visit the Instagram Help Center.

Instagram for iOS version 6.4.0 is available today in Apple’s App Store, and Instagram for Android version 6.12.0 is available today on Google Play.

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Hype Hangs Out With Richard Durand

The Dutchman started his DJing career in 2005. That very same year, he was personally recommended by trance forefather,  Tiësto. It immediately placed him in the DJ Magazine Top 100 DJs pool.

But not for nothing though – Richard Durand has the skillset to prove it. In the past few years, he has produced several remixes including  Tiësto’s singles (Lethal Industry, Flight 643, Break My Fall) and reworks of The Prodigy’s “Smack My Bitch Up” and Snow Patrol’s “Chasing Cars”. It made international DJs such as Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, and Eddie Halliwell sit up and listen, and landed him into their playlists.

In 2008, he was given the opportunity to work on remixing Fragma’s “Toca’s Miracle” and Armin van Buuren’s “In And Out Of Love”:

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Barely a year later, he remixed Art of Trance’s “Madagascar”. and also produced his debut artiste album, “Always The Sun” on Magik Muzik/Black Hole Recordings. Richard Durand’s album spawned three successful singles, “Into Something”, “Always The Sun”, and “No Way Home”.

Since then, he has been playing at gigs all across Europe, America, and Asia, as well as huge festival appearance at two Global Gathering events, Ultra Music Festival, and as part of the “In Search Of Sunrise” tour:

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He also made a stop-0ff in Malaysia in December 2010 where he played at the epic year end Godskitchen Boombox.  And this year (more like, in about four days), Richard Durand will return once again to play at Music Conference Asia 2012.

And here comes the surprise; our team at Hype was lucky enough to have had the opportunity to hang out with Richard Durand before he packs up and takes off to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia!

In an exclusive interview, we dug deep into the mind of the Dutchman:

When it comes to EDM, “non believers” carry with them a bad perception of the scene (e.g. drugs). Now, how would you, as a thriving international DJ try to change that?

“I think that everyone at the forefront of the scene such as DJs, producers and promoters have a responsibility to act as role models. By the process of positive publicity and educational debate and information, hopefully we can improve people’s outlook towards such negative matters and instead focus on responsible behaviour.”

How has trance changed from the time that you started out until now?

“Producers have evolved and multiplied with production techniques now more complex, but at the same time, the advances in technology have made many of these techniques automatic and computerized, making production in general open to the masses. This probably explains the growth in the global scene – there have been places that I’ve visited to perform that I would never imagined a few years ago having dedicated trance club night or festival.”

Who is the one DJ or producers (or a few DJs or producers) that you would like to share the stage with?

“I’ve been lucky enough to remix the likes of Tiesto and Armin van Buuren already. If I had to pick another name from the trance scene, maybe someone like Ferry Corsten would be cool to work with?”

Who are your inspirations or rather, where do you get your inspirations from?

“I don’t listen to any music in my spare time these days as I prefer to chill out. So my main inspiration comes from my experience and moods; hence I often write a lot of music while travelling to events all over the world – I find that the different cultures and things you feel while in a foreign and faraway country can provide the perfect inspiration to make music.”

Name the top 5 tunes (predicted or current) of 2012. Or top 5 tunes that you love dropping.

“Some favourite tracks of my sets at present include Richard Durand “Trancefusion”, Richard Durand & Bobina “Last Train To Moscow”, Evanescence “My Immortal” (Richard Durand Rework), Shogun “Skyfire”, and Nicky Romero “WTF”.”

Credits go to Global Sound Masters for being wonderful and arranging this for us.

For more information on Richard Durand, visit his official website, Facebook page, or follow his Twitter account.

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PAS Defends Youth Chief For Watching “Mat Kilau” In KL After Protesting Cinemas Reopening In Kelantan

Can you imagine a world without cinemas? Imagine waking up one day and hearing the news that they’re banning cinemas. Actually, this is the reality for some Malaysians. If you didn’t know, Kelantan and Perlis are the only states in the country without cinemas.

Why? For Kelantan, cinemas were closed down back in the 90s as they didn’t follow the guidelines under the Entertainment Control Enactment 1998. Fair enough. PAS Youth even protested cinemas to be reopened as they’re considered haram but does this rule apply to them too?

Let’s do a little recap for context. Back in 2016, Kelantan’s PAS Youth Chief, Ahmad Fadhli Shaari rejected the idea of reopening cinemas in the state as it is considered haram. In his words, he said, “It is feared that cinemas can invite various problems and contribute to the growing social problems.” He emphasised that the current state of Kelantan should remain as it is.

However, things got a little heated up on social media when netizens discovered that Ahmad Fadhli, the same Youth Chief who was against cinemas in Kelantan, attended a movie screening in Kuala Lumpur recently. Photos of the political party member was uploaded on Twitter where he was seen talking to the media in the cinema hallways and in the cinema hall itself about to watch the movie.

Human Rights activist Khalid Ismath called out the PAS Youth Chief on his double standards on Twitter by tweeting, “When the people asked to build a cinema in Kelantan, PAS said it was haram but PAS members went to see movies in KL cause suddenly it’s not haram”. Netizens joined in expressing their frustrations over the hypocrisy.

After the online backlash, Dewan Pemuda PAS Selangor came to Ahmad Fadhli’s defense by posting on their official Facebook clarifying the situation. According to the statement, the PAS Youth Chief simply accepted an invitation to watch a movie (presumably “Mat Kilau”) that can only be seen in cinemas and that they still stand with the decision that Kelantan should remain cinema-less.

If you look through the comments of the official statement, you can see netizens were not having it. What do you think of this whole situation?

Sources: Twitter, Malaysiakini, Facebook


#OffTheHook: Worlds Collide As Armin van Buuren Announces Collab With Hardwell

Never in our wildest dreams did we ever imagine that this day would come.

Former #1 DJ/producer in the world, Armin van Buuren, has announced a collaboration with current #1 DJ/producer in the world, Hardwell. Yes, it’s true.

The track officially debuted during this year’s Ultra Music Festival (UMF) in Miami and it will also be included in Armin’s upcoming “Embrace” album. In fact, it’s slated to be released as the 2nd single from “Embrace”.

Titled, “Off The Hook”, it is everything that you’d think it’d turn out to be when 2 powerhouse producers commit to studio time for a “peak time stormer” track. In the recent ASOT730 preview, we get a taste of something that’s both trance-inspired as well as high energy, so it’s a little hard to digest. But hey, that’s just us.

Armin van Buuren’s 6th full-length studio album, “Embrace”, will be released on 20th October. More deets here.

For more information, visit Armin van Buuren’s website or Facebook page.


#JanganTutupFB: Malaysians Govt “Unlikes” Idea Of Banning

We spent last weekend worrying about the future of Facebook and its users in Malaysia, due to the fact that our Government was contemplating on whether or not to shut the social media networking service down following cases of abuse. Some of the recent cases, from trivial ones to the more heavy-weighted ones are as follows:

But with 15 million users on Facebook in Malaysia alone, we can’t imagine what would happen if it was taken away from us (read: Great Firewall of China). Since Facebook has become such a integral part of our lives, from keeping in contact with the masses (entire friends list) to sharing highlights of our lives, right down to running businesses.

It appears that the Government has “unliked” the idea of banning Facebook! According to Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, “Many people are using it for various purposes including personal communications and even online businesses. To ban the website is just impossible,” he confirmed. He also said that banning Facebook was just a suggestion from certain quarters to try and filter the abuse on the Internet. “The Ministry so far had received more than 2,000 reports involving Facebook abuses and when I told them we are looking into the cases, they think that we want to ban the website,” he said.

He added that he had conducted a survey and the result indicated that 54% people who took part in it do not support the banning of Facebook, 24% supported the ban while the rest had neither agreed nor disagreed.

However, it doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t be using not just Facebook but other social media platforms too, with utmost caution. Start by being more responsible for what you share on the internet, especially Facebook.

Let’s cultivate the habit and educate others to do the same then perhaps Facebook (in Malaysia) will be a better place, with less abuse :)

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(Video) College Student Spent RM1.6k Emptying A Cinema Hall To Watch “Top Gun: Maverick” With Bestie

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to rent out an entire cinema hall to yourself or with your loved ones? Some have actually experienced watching a less popular film alone where the hall was basically empty.

However, when going to see a hit movie starring a very famous A-list actor, chances are, the hall is going to be very full. But not for these couple of students because one of them apparently bought all the tickets to go see the new “Top Gun: Maverick” movie.

♬ original sound – Ariana Naqma – Ariana Naqma

Whoever is friends with this girl should consider themselves blessed. This college student who goes by the name Ariana Naqma posted a video on her TikTok where she surprised her best friend, Sazliana to watch the new “Top Gun: Maverick” movie starring Tom Cruise. The surprise? She basically booked the entire cinema hall.

Ariana explained at the beginning of her video that it’s always been her friend’s dream to watch a movie together alone in an empty hall. So being the best friend that she is, the student made the decision to buy most of the tickets to watch a movie that evening.

Ariana’s friend was definitely surprised when she found out that her BFF bought all the seats in the hall. “No wonder there’s no one here,” Sazliana said while laughing. The video has been gaining a lot of attention that it reached 313.3k views, 24.7k likes and 144 comments so far at the time this article was written.

According to mStar, there were 90 seats in total for that hall but the 19-year-old bought only 70 seats as she believed no one would buy the front row seat tickets. The college student apparently spent about RM1.6k for the tickets so that she and her best friend can enjoy the movie together.

While Ariana had the best intention of surprising her friend and making her happy, some netizens thought that she was just wasting her money and even accused her friend of not appreciating her gift. There were also some who suggested that she could’ve just rented a whole hall as some cinemas offer such services for events and special screenings.

In case you needed another reason to watch “Top Gun: Maverick”, we’ll leave you with this hot snapshot here:

Miles Teller, Glen Powell and Jay Ellis behind the scenes of #TopGunMaverick, now in theatres. pic.twitter.com/Rs1VjnluBT

— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) May 29, 2022


#JusticeLeagueMortal: George Miller’s Abandoned Film To Get A Documentary

In light of George Miller‘s recent directorial success in the post-apocalyptic action film “Mad Max: Fury Road“, his previous superhero film “Justice League: Mortal” has hit the limelight once again.

The abandoned Justice League movie was originally set to begin its principal photography in November 2007 for a 2009 release date. Unfortunately, Warner Bros. decided to pull the plug on the film without citing any reasons.

Now, a documentary, which plans to shed light on what the film would have looked like, is reportedly in the works.

Titled “Miller’s Justice League Mortal”, the documentary is the brainchild of Australian filmmaker Ryan Unicomb and producers Aaron Cater and Steven Caldwell. Journalist Maria Lewis is also collaborating with them, taking on the role of scriptwriter.

Unicomb announced the production during an interview with Australian movie news portal Inside Film. He said:

We wanted to get the story out there to help us to gauge interest. I have always been fascinated with (the) project, which would be in the same vein as 2013’s “Jodorowsky’s Dune” and this year’s “The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?”, about a Superman movie that Tim Burton was to direct in the 1990s.

Several investors are interested in the feature-length documentary, but it might resort to crowdfunding if needed to.

Armie Hammer, DJ Cotrona, and Megan Gala was supposed to star in the $220-budgeted film as Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman respectively. Additional cast include Adam Brody as The Flash, Common as Green Lantern, Santiago Cabrera as Aquaman, Teresa Palmer as Talia Al Ghul, Zoe Kasan as Iris Allen, Hugh Keays-Byrne as Martian Manhunter, and Jay Baruchel as Maxwell Lord.

Brandon Routh was not approached to reprise the role of Superman, nor was Christian Bale asked to don the Batman cape. This was because Warner Bros. proposed for “Justice League: Mortal” to be the start of a new DC Comics cinematic universe, which will then be branched out into connected sequels and spin-offs.

Jason Reitman was the first choice to direct, but Miller was chosen in September 2007 after Reitman turned the offer down. Barrie Osbourne was set to produce. At that time, no artwork or any other details of the superhero film were revealed.

No release date or timeline has been released by Unicomb or his production team, but it is hopeful that the documentary will include some behind-the-scenes footage and the official reason for the movie’s cancellation.

Some never-before-seen artwork and interviews with the cast and crew will also be featured in the documentary, which plans to recount an unbiased version “of the project’s development, pre-production and cancellation, as well as the impact on the Australian film industry”.

In other news, Warner Bros’ upcoming 2-part “Justice League” films will be released in cinemas on 17th November 2017 and 14th June 2019 respectively.

Sources: The Hollywood Reporter, Justice League Wikia, Comicbook

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Contest: Win Tickets To Watch Air Supply’s Concert In Genting

Feeling all out of love? Need the uplifting power of love and song? Then prepare yourselves for the return of rock duo Air Supply to Resorts World Genting, who will bring their special brand of lush romantic songs to every woman (and man) in the room on 15 December 2019.

Taking place at the legendary Arena of Stars stage, the one-night-only Air Supply The Lost in Love Experience in Genting 2019 concert rekindles nostalgia through the band’s evergreen tunes to generations of new and old fans.

As a powerhouse musical act that ruled the world of rock ballads in the 1980s with international hits such as “All Out of Love”, “Two Less Lonely People in the World” and “Making Love Out of Nothing at All”, Air Supply had humble beginnings. In 1975, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Graham Russell and Australian vocalist Russell Hitchcock were part of the “Jesus Christ Superstar” stage production in Sydney, Australia. An instant rapport between Russell and Hitchcock ignited and the duo would spend evenings after their shows playing in the city’s live music scene as two voices with one guitar. They quickly gained a reputation for great harmonies and fantastic original songs, which led them to be signed up by CBS Records and the release of their first ever single “Love and Other Bruises”.

From there, their fame and their songs spread beyond Australia and caught the attention of legendary music executive Clive Davis. Recognising their global potential. Davis signed Russell and Hitchcock to Arista Records, released their single “Lost in Love” in 1980 and turned Air Supply from Australian hit-makers to global superstars. A series of unescapable songs made their way to the top of the charts, propelling the albums “Lost in Love”, “The One That You Love”, “Now & Forever” and “The Greatest Hits” to global sales exceeding 20 million copies. Russell’s talent for simpler yet majestic songs brought to life by Hitchcock’s soaring voice was the recipe for amazing success, with Air Supply resonating in particular with audiences in Asia and Africa. The duo were the first Western group to ever tour in China and Taiwan, and continues to command the attention of their fans till today through constant live tours and new musical material such as the 2010 album “Mumbo Jumbo” and the 2015 single “I Adore You”.

The upcoming concert will be a celebration of over four decades of Air Supply hits and to promote their latest record, “Lost In Love Experience”. Thanks to our friends from Resorts World Genting, we’d like to reward a few of our loyal readers to enjoy Air Supply’s show for FREE!

The details to Air Supply’s “The Lost In Love Experience” are as follows:


“Cut”, “Copy” & “Paste” Developer Larry Tesler Passes Away

Just when we thought we’ve had enough of unfortunate passing news, another prominent figure has left us for good. This time around it’s Larry Tesler.

The computer scientist known for developing the “cut”, “copy” and “paste” function has sadly passed away on Monday (17th February) at the age of 74. However, his cause of death remains unknown as at time of writing.

The inventor of cut/copy & paste, find & replace, and more was former Xerox researcher Larry Tesler. Your workday is easier thanks to his revolutionary ideas. Larry passed away Monday, so please join us in celebrating him. Photo credit: Yahoo CC-By-2.0 https://t.co/MXijSIMgoA pic.twitter.com/kXfLFuOlon

The news was made public by Tesler’s then company Xerox via Twitter. The statement reads, “The inventor of “cut/copy” & “paste”, find & replace, and more was former Xerox researcher Larry Tesler. Your workday is easier thanks to his revolutionary ideas. He passed away on Monday, so please join us in celebrating him.”

For those who don’t know, Tesler began his career as a researcher at Xerox where he introduced the ever popular function that many of us still use up until today. His brilliant ideas and contributions in turn attracted famed Apple founder Steve Jobs’ interest who acknowledged his innovative skills.

Tesler was then offered to work with the giant tech company, where he was one of the key figures behind the development of Macintosh, Quicktime, Lisa and Newton. It’s further reported that he previously served for Amazon and Yahoo as well.

Our prayers and condolences for family members of the deceased. Rest in peace.


#innisfreeFesta2015: Lee Min Ho Meets Media + Fans, Talks New Film & More

It seems like it was only yesterday when we met Lee Min Ho as OSIM uDiva’s ambassador in September last year. Two months after OSIM held the exclusive fan meeting, Jeju-based natural skincare brand innisfree announced that the first Malaysian outlet will arrive at Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall with brand ambassador Lee Min Ho returning to Malaysia for innisfree Festa 2015.

Despite his busy schedule as an actor, the South Korean heartthrob hasn’t stopped touring around the world as the ambassador for multiple brands. innisfree is just one of the many brands he had been appointed global ambassador, assisting the brand in promoting its star products.

Innisfree (literal translation of “pure island”) boasts itself as Korea’s most trusted natural beauty brand that only uses certified organic ingredients for its products that come with eco-friendly packaging.

In celebration of the first Malaysian store in Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall, the brand decided to bring innisfree Festa 2015 featuring global brand ambassador, Lee Min Ho. The brand previously kicked off the annual innisfree Festa featuring the actor in Hong Kong back in 2013, followed by Taiwan and Singapore. Having played so many charming roles in insanely popular Korean drama series such as “Boys Over Flowers” and “The Heirs”, it came as no surprise to us that Min Ho has gained a huge following around the world.

During the event’s press conference, Ms. Koo Ae-Ran, the Marketing Director from innisfree HQ said “it was a timely decision” to bring the brand to Malaysia so that it can “fuel the demand for natural beauty products”. She added that this celebration is one of their ways to “introduce their Global Brand Ambassador, Lee Min Ho to his fans and local media”.

Designed to share the holistic experimental overview of the naturalist K-beauty trend, the innisfree Festa allowed members of media and distinguished guests to learn more about their brand’s Green Life Campaigns. At the eco-gardening zone, guests got their fans dirty (literally) during a simple planting session using recyclable innisfree bottles. Guests were also able to make their own fabric pouch with the decorative stamps provided at the innisfree Festa.

Of course, the most anticipated session of 2015 innisfree Festa was meeting Lee Min Ho, who appeared at the event to meet local media and his fans. His appearance at the event was welcomed by shy giggles and sighs of admiration as he stood tall in his suit and greeted the media with a simple “Apa Khabar” and a confident smile.

A short Q&A session was held during the course of event, where he answered some questions that were submitted by the media before the press conference. When asked about it feels to work on his upcoming film “Gangnam Blues/Gangnam 1970”, he was amused and asked if he could talk about it at the innisfree event. He later revealed that it was tough shooting some scenes in the movie because he plays the lead role as a tough man.

He also revealed that if he could go away for a holiday, he would want to come to Malaysia as the weather in South Korea is really cold now. Members of the media responded to his statement with shy giggles, and he was once again amused by the media’s reaction and jokingly asked, “Oh, you understand Korean too?“.

Celebrity emcee Julie Woon picked one of the media’s question and asked him to choose what he thinks is his most attractive body part. He hesitated a little and later proudly said he is proudest of his height as he stands tall at 187cm. To officiate innisfree’s launch in Malaysia and commemorate innisfree Festa 2015, the actor watered a green tea plant with both global and local representatives, Ms. Koo Ae-Ran and Ms.Margaret Chin, as a symbolic gesture.

Right after the media event, Lee Min Ho met 110 fans at the afternoon session of innisfree Festa 2015, where fans were given the opportunities to get up close and personal with their beloved idol. The session was filled with fun interactive activities and one of the highlights goes to “Bingo Game”, where the fans could win innisfree’s green tea gift sets and exclusive photo moments with Lee Min Ho. Some fans immediately drowned in jealousy when 3 lucky fans got to deliver their personal messages to the actor.

The session ended with Lee Min Ho’s group photo session with the fans who attended the innisfree Festa 2015 through invites. It was indeed an afternoon well spent with innisfree and its global ambassador, Lee Min Ho.

Check out the pictures of the media event in the gallery below:

innisfree Malaysia is located at Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall, G1.7, Ground Floor (Orange Zone).

For more information about innisfree Malaysia, visit the brand’s official website and official Facebook page.

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#RayaniAir: Airline Company Apologises For Not Being Able To Provide Customer Refunds

Oh no, things are not looking good at all for Rayani Air.

The troubled airline – which operated as Malaysia’s first Syariah-compliant airline for a couple of months – took to Facebook on Tuesday (12th July) to apologise for its inability to provide refunds to customers who had previously booked tickets.

“Dear customers, we apologise that we are still unable to make refunds on flight tickets despite our best efforts. The withdrawal of our Air Service Licence (ASL) and ASP (air service permit) were made while we were finalising investments in this airline. With the withdrawal of these licences, no investor will cooperate with us,” Rayani Air said in a statement.

“With the withdrawal of licences, the investors who had committed to supplying funds on 30th June to resolve the refund issue has withdrawn from their commitment,” the company explained.

Despite the revocation of its flying licences, Rayani Air is hoping for a 2nd chance from the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) and The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom). “We hope that our customers will be patient with us and do not visit the (RayaniAir) office as it is currently closed and will be closed for the near future,” it added.

This announcement didn’t sit well with many people including Facebook user Khairy Zaulkifli. “How can you expect customers to accept such statement? Your apology is not accepted. It has already caused much damage, especially when people have paid for the ticket but boarded. The least your company can do, is try to liaise with other airlines; pass your passengers to them and make a deal,” he commented.

The airline will make its next official announcement once it receives some positive news.


#SabahQuake: Repair Works Underway; Total Damage Amounts To Nearly RM100 Million

On the morning of 5th June, tremors shook Kota Kinabalu and other parts of Sabah’s west coast after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit near Ranau district. It left the residents of Ranau, Tambun, Tuaran, Pedalaman, Kota Kinabalu, and Kota Belud shaken, and 18 people dead – 7 of whom were children.

At that time, immediate damages caused by the earthquake could not be immediately ascertained.

Just today, The Star Online reported that Sabah suffered nearly RM100mil in damage caused by earthquake and more than 100 aftershocks which affected 61 buildings such as schools, hospital and mosque, 22 roads, and 22 slopes.

Sabah Special Tasks Minister Datuk Teo Chee Kang told the state assembly that losses so far amounted to RM94.8mil. He said the aftermath of the earthquake had affected about 200 families in Ranau and Kota Belud who suffered after mudslides destroyed their homes, farms, and plantations as well as disrupted water supply.

Work to repair the affected buildings are currently underway, but it would be a time-consuming process, said Teo, adding that the magnitude of the earthquake was officially recorded as 6.0 on the Richter scale after being initially put at 5.9.

Sabah Parks had also set up an earthquake relief fund to help mountain guides and its staff. Teo gave assurance that all donations received and distributed would be handled carefully to ensure that funds won’t be misused.

Meanwhile, Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said many people and organisations had come forward to donate to the Mountain Guides Association.

He added that the UMNO Welfare Bureau was also contributing RM800 to full-time mountain guides and RM400 for part-time guides every month till September when hopefully the mountain would be reopened to the public.


“15 Minutes For RM50” Prostitution Operation Halted By JIM

Prostitution has apparently adopted the fast food mentality. One syndicate in particular offered 15 minutes of sexual service for only RM50.

The syndicate was renting out an unused hotel on Jalan Tun Ali, Melaka for RM1,500 a month. They have been using the hotel for immoral activities for a few years now. However, the state’s Immigration Department (JIM) shut down the operation earlier this week.

Mohd Sharulnizam Ismail, the Chief of Authority of JIM Melaka stated that in the Ops Gegar raid, nine foreign women with ages ranging from 26 to 35 were taken into custody. These women were from Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Bangladesh. They also arrested the guard of the premise, a 50-year-old local man and a Bangladeshi customer.

The business has been operating for several years, starting as early as 10am until 4pm. Although the Movement Control Order (MCO) was in effect, they continued to cater to their customers, even offering discounts to their foreign and local clients. Each women received a RM30 salary per customer while the rest went to the guard.

During the raid, the women tried to escape but were successfully detained by the authorities.  “A few tried to trick the authorities by saying they were local women from Sabah,” Deputy Immigration Director of JIM Melaka,  K. Vishnutharan Kalimuthu said. “But after extensive research, it was found that they were from Indonesia.”

During the raid, several condoms, walkie-talkie radio sets, workbooks, branded mobile phones and cash amounting to RM1,040 were confiscated. The women were arrested under the Immigration Act 1959/63 (Act 155) and will be sent to the immigration detention centre after being screened for Covid-19 at the District Health Centre.

Sources: China Press, Harian Metro, Facebook

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Celebs With “Interesting” Side Jobs

By night, they are your average Hollywood stars. But even celebrities are aware that they can’t depend on their main income alone. So we did a little research and found out how they’ve gone beyond just earning money from being in the entertainment industry. And no, we’re not talking fragrance/fashion lines or product endorsements. You’d be surprised with some of your favourite celebrities’ side jobs are.

Film actor and director Clint Eastwood bought the “Mission Ranch Resort” in Carmel, California at a time when it was on the verge of bankruptcy. He restored it (it used to be a dairy farm) and now it’s a tourist haven. He also owns the “Tehama Golf Club” and has a large stake in the “Pebble Beach Golf Links” chain.

In 2006, Oscar-winning “Miss Congeniality” Sandra Bullock renovated and re-opened “Walton’s Fancy and Staple” (a bakery, deli, flower shop, and an event-planning services business). She also got her sister, Gesine, to create some of the shop’s signature sweets. Sandra also owns “Bess Bistro” in Austin, Texas. Oh yum.

Little did we know, Justin Timberlake’s “skillz” go beyond just singing, writing songs, acting, and looking hot. He has a large investment in the cloud-like photo tagging service, “Stipple” and he also created “Miso Media” (a company that creates music and education apps). And, yes, Justin owns MySpace now.

Gorgeous “Dark Angel” star and hot mama Jessica Alba set up “The Honest Company”, a baby and family products company with author Christopher Gavigan. The company sells non-toxic, all natural products from food, to hygiene necessities and cleaning supplies.

Multiple-time tennis champion-of-the-world Venus Williams is boss of not just tennis alone, but also “V*Starr”. The commercial and residential interior design company based in Florida has decorated for everyone from NFL players and athletic facilities to production studios. Whaddup?


Catch SpongeBob SquarePants & Patrick Star At These Malls!

In celebration of SpongeBob SquarePants’ 20th anniversary, SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star will be spreading cheers and making special appearances at WCT Malls including Paradigm Mall Petaling Jaya, Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru, and gateway@klia2.

With the theme “Seronoknya Raya”, the concourse area of these malls Malls will be transformed into a magical world where Malaysian fans can join the tiny residents from the underwater world of Bikini Bottom for a fun-filled holiday adventure.

Did you join our Raya Event Highlights last weekend? For those who did, thank you for joining this blissful celebration and we hope you had fun! If you would like to join in the fun too, come bring your family and friends next week on 25 May – 26 May 2019 for a weekend full of awesome Raya activities! See you there ? . . . #ExperienceParadigm #ParadigmMall #ParadigmPJ #ParadigmStyle #Rayatips #HariRaya #shopping

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The malls will showcase the famous under-the-sea pineapple house, never-seen-before merchandises, including limited edition collectible pop culture figures, fun-loving novelties, plush toys, a giant inflatable SpongeBob SquarePants and more!

Visitors to Paradigm Mall JB will be able to catch a glimpse of the enormous Inflatable SpongeBob, standing at 11 metres in height and 6 metres in width as well as the twenty life-sized SpongeBob figurines. The JB mall has recently celebrated its entry in the Malaysian Book of Records (MBR) for the biggest inflatable Cartoon Character in Malaysia.

How many Spongebobs can you spot here? Tell us in the comments. . . . #paradigmjb #somethingforeveryone #shopforkids #spongebob #cartoon #family #time #fun #shopping #shoppingmalls #mallsinjb #johorbahru #raya #festive

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Head over to snap your ootds and check out our promotion booths too! . . . #paradigmjb #somethingforeveryone #shopforkids #malls #mallsinjohorbahru #shopping #fun #time #spongebob #raya #festive #celebrate

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“We are extremely excited to bring SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star to WCT Malls this year to celebrate their first Ramadhan and Hari Raya Aidilfitri with Malaysian fans,” said Ms. Selena Chua, Chief Executive Officer of WCT Malls Management.

“With his ever-optimistic and upbeat character, SpongeBob SquarePants together with his trusty sidekick, Patrick Star will sure bring forth lots of laughter and beacon of hope to everyone participating in our ‘Seronoknya Raya’ activities at our malls while strengthening bonds with family members, relatives and friends.”

Are you ready for a Raya-mazing time? Starting from this May till June, head over to our mall to experience ‘Seronoknya Raya’ with SpongeBob & Patrick! Date: 10 May – 23 June 2019 Venue: gateway@klia2 Be sure to follow our social media platforms and website to check out all the exciting activities that await you! Website: http://gatewayklia2.com.my/ #airportmall #kualalumpur #gatewayklia2 #hariraya #seronoknyaraya #spongebob #klia2

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Furthermore, during this holy month, Paradigm Mall PJ will be hosting two special charity programs; ‘A Library of Hope’ which is a book donation exercise for underprivileged children, and ‘Denim Donation Drive’ to support single mothers.

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(UPDATE) Trailer Catches Fire At Sunway Toll Plaza

Around 4pm today, it was reported that a lorry caught fire at the Kesas Toll Plaza in Petaling Jaya.

The incident right before the Sunway-Seafield toll is in the midst of being cleared, obstructing the 4th & 5th lane causing delays from the Kinrara toll. Officials report that the trailer which caught on fire at KM7 has been put out and the lane has been closed for cleaning works.

#kltu 1557 KESAS : Lorry caught on fire at the Sunway Toll Plaza. Lane closed. Pls be cautious RT @LLMinfotrafik : pic.twitter.com/r057geH31M

— Astro Radio Traffic (@astrotraffic) July 22, 2014

5.15pm KESAS:Perlahan dr Kinrara ke tol Sunway. Lrg 4 & 5 masih ditutup utk kerja pembersihan. pic.twitter.com/gcyFojZcrL

Drivers can expect delays and we urge everyone to please be safe on the road.

We will continue to update this post as we get more information.

The accident which happened at the westbound Sunway toll booth took place when a lorry and two cars burst into flames at the toll both. A Kesas spokesman said there were no casualties reported and the accident was caused by the lorry.

“The driver must have lost control of the lorry and rammed into the toll booth and both cars. The lorry driver fled the scene. The drivers from both cars managed to escape the fire.The lorry driver fled the scene.”


(UPDATE) #BoyceAvenue: YouTube Sensation To Perform In Malaysia

Malaysians are truly a lucky lot. For starters, we’ve been graced by the appearances of many well-loved YouTube sensations such as Wong Fu Productions, Sam Tsui and Kurt Schneider, David Choi, JR Aquino, Alex Goot and Against The Current, Ryan Higa, Victor Kim, Andrew Garcia, and more. But that hasn’t stopped the Malaysian fans of YouTubers from wanting more ;)

Just today, our awesome friends from Livescape Asia announced via their Facebook page today that Boyce Avenue, famed for their better-than-the-original covers, are coming to Malaysia. In case you missed it, here:

Just in case you’re not in the know, although we cannot fathom why you wouldn’t be, Boyce Avenue is an American rock band formed in Sarasota, Florida, by Alejandro Luis Manzano and his brothers Daniel Enrique Manzano, Fabian Rafael Manzano. The band is named after a combination of 2 streets the brothers lived on as children.

Boyce Avenue releases original music as well as covers of contemporary and classic songs on YouTube. They’ve also collaborated with other YouTube artists such as Hannah Trigwell, Kina Grannis, Tiffany Alvord, Megan Nicole, Alex Goot, Megan & Liz, David Choi, Tyler Ward, Savannah Outen, Cobus Potgieter and DeStorm Power as well as “The X Factor” season 2 finalists Fifth Harmony, Beatrice Miller, Diamond White, and Carly Rose Sonenclar.

You might also know them for their highly addictive, super impressive, top notch acoustic performances on their YouTube channel, which has since garnered about oh, only 6.5 million followers.

Watch one of our favourite Boyce Avenue covers, of Coldplay’s “Sky Full of Stars” here:

Boyce Avenue also announced on 24th Dec that they’ll be playing in the Philippines in February 2015 so we guess that it kinda makes sense that they’re coming here too. More information on Boyce Avenue’s show in Malaysia will be released in Jan 2015 so keep checking back with us!

More details for Boyce Avenue’s Malaysian debut on 12th Feb at KL Live have been announced! Their show will be supported by local talent Narmi with a special guest appearance by Elizabeth Tan.

Get your extremely limited early bird tickets (RM158) today, only available at Groupon!

General zone tickets goes at RM 188*, The Avenue (VIP) tickets are at RM258* via TicketPro starting 14th Jan 2015. Ticket will also be available at all TicketPro outlets starting 14th January as well. Find the list of outlets here.

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

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#Snowden: First Look At Joseph Gordon-Levitt As Edward Snowden

Watch out, Oscars! Another Oscar-worthy film is coming through and we’re only saying it after NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s documentary “Citzenfour” won the “Best Documentary Feature” award at the 87th Annual Academy Awards.

Titled “Snowden”, the Edward Snowden biopic will be helmed by the Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone. The project is currently in production with Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the lead role. It was reported that the director is helming the project based on both 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.

Since production has already begun, Open Road Film decided to give us our first look at Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden during his time in the US Army in 2004.

Oliver Stone is set to direct the film based on a script he co-wrote with “The Homesman” scribe Kieran Fitzgerald. Filming began on 16th February 2015 in Munich, Germany.

The film centres on Edward Snowden (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt), an American computer professional who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) to the mainstream media in June 2013. The film will follow his journey from Hawaii to Hong Kong, where he met documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras (director of the Oscar-winning Citizenfour) and journalist Glenn Greenwald to hand over top-secret NSA documents, all before seeking asylum in Russia.

After Open Roads Films shared the first image of the film, Gordon-Levitt shared an official movie still on his official Facebook page too.

The statement from his Facebook post is as follows:

First day of shooting on Oliver Stone’s “SNOWDEN.”

I was surprised when I first learned this about Snowden–that he enlisted in the US Army in 2004. He wanted to go fight in Iraq, but during basic training at Fort Benning, he broke both of his legs and received an administrative discharge. After that, he was still determined to serve his country (love him or hate him, you gotta admit the guy’s strong-willed) and so he ended up getting a job at the CIA, which is where his career in Intelligence began.

Today’s scenes felt like a really good way to start this shoot. It was hard, but of course, nowhere near as hard as real basic training. And me, I’m just honored and excited to be doing a soldier sequence with Oliver. I keep saying to myself: “F***, this guy directed Platoon!

The newly married actor also shared a selfie he took with Oliver Stone on his Facebook page.

This is gonna be Oliver’s twentieth film, and I feel so sincerely privileged that he asked me to play this part.

Slated for release on 25th December, “Snowden” also stars Shailene Woodley, Nicolas Cage, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans, Joely Richardson, and Timothy Olyphant.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt will be seen next in Robert Zemeckis’ “The Walk” as Philippe Petit, a French artist who became a worldwide sensation for walking on a tightrope between the World Trade Center towers.


Contest: Win Premiere Screening Passes To “The Huntsman: Winter’s War”

“The Huntsman: Winter’s War” is an upcoming British-American dark fantasy action-adventure film based on the characters from the German fairy tale “Snow White” compiled by the Brothers Grimm, as well as “The Snow Queen” by Hans Christian Andersen.

The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Nick Frost, and Sam Claflin, along with newcomers Emily Blunt, Rob Brydon and Jessica Chastain.

The official synopsis of the movie reads:

Long before the evil Queen Ravenna was thought vanquished by Snow White’s blade, she watched silently as her sister, Freya (played by Emily Blunt), suffered a heart-breaking betrayal and fled their kingdom.

With Freya’s ability to freeze any enemy, the young ice queen has spent decades in a remote wintry palace raising a legion of deadly huntsmen — including Eric and warrior Sara (played by Jessica Chastain) — only to find that her prized two defied her one demand: Forever harden your hearts to love.

When Freya learns of her sister’s demise, she summons her remaining soldiers to bring the Magic Mirror home to the only sorceress left who can harness its power. But once she discovers Ravenna can be resurrected from its golden depths, the wicked sisters threaten this enchanted land with twice the darkest force it’s ever seen. Now, their amassing army shall prove undefeatable, unless the banished huntsmen who broke their queen’s cardinal rule can fight their way back to one another.

Deets of the premiere screening are as follows:

Thanks to our friends from United International Pictures Malaysia, we’re hosting an exclusive premiere screening for “The Huntsman: Winter’s War”! To win the passes, all you gotta do is tell us:

E-mail your answers with your details (Name, IC, Contact number) to submit@hype.my. Each winner walks away with 4 tickets per person! 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.

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

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Get Your Hands on DJ Biggie’s Never Broke Again Mixtape!

Charismatic and excellent turntablist, Dinesh Kumar a.k.a DJ Biggie is one of the biggest names in the Hip Hop DJ scenes. Part of the Kartel Hitmen collective, DJ Biggie has given us five (5) of his latest Never Broke Again (NBA) mix tape.

Spreading the love, we are giving away this five (5) cds and all you’ve gotta do to get your hands on them are as follows:

1)  Follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and share out the link to the page on your own FB & Twitter pages.

2) In no more than 140 characters, tell us why you deserve to win the Never Broke Again mixtape.

DJ Biggie will be spinning alongside DJ Ono this Halloween at Laundry Bar, November 1st, 2013 (Friday) and November 2nd, 2013 (Saturday) and can be found tearing up the club with his beats at Lust, Kuala Lumpur on Fridays.

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Let’s Party! 11 Halloween Events To Spook Up Your October!

When we think of the month of October, Halloween immediately comes to mind. The one time in the year that allows you to dress up as your favourite costume characters without the fear of people judging you.

Unfortunately, all these costume and face paint would go to waste if you decide to party all by yourself at home. So in order to celebrate Halloween the way it was meant to be celebrated, we have compiled 11 events for you to enjoy with your buddies and have a frighteningly good time.

Common Ground has got you covered with more than a drink at this Halloween event that comes with a free flow happy hours. That’s right, free Bacardi and Heineken will be serve in the event from 7pm to 9pm with a couple more complimentary drinks when you enter certain rooms. So grab your friend and head over to Common Ground Horror Hotel for a good drink and a nice night out.

A ball with a twist, SOULed Out is certainly giving it their all at this year’s halloween party. The event will have performances and games to keep you entertain all through the night and with some of the wackiest drink on the list. Oh, did we forget to mention that the admission is free? Yep! So clear out your calendar and prepare yourself for a Hallow-tastic time in this Halloween Ball.

For those who like a little bit more family-friendly affair can head right over to Publika Shopping Gallery when they host their very own admission free carnival. The carnival will include a free Halloween make up for your kids, a carnival game area, interactive dance performance and many more.

Unleash your wild side when you head over to the Animal Instinct party by Privi. The bar will have tunes to light up the atmosphere with their DJs. The event will also feature professional face painters and prizes will be given to the best dress beast of the night. If you’re the life of the party and want to have a good time, Animal Instincts might be the place for you.

Fancy yourself as a bit of an artist? Then try your hand at this Glow Crazy event. It features a painting workshop for you to paint your art in incredible glow in the dark neon paint. People joining the event will also be given a free drink and a very special VR experience exclusive to participants.

Want a Halloween but with a Japanese flair, then look no further than Asia Comic Con happening next weekend in Mid Valley. The event will feature a whole host of talented artist from all over the world that include cos players, comic book artist, musicians and more. There are plenty of activities jam packed into this event, so whether your into nerd culture or not, this event is one to look out for.

For those that seek a more active experience, then the upcoming Jump Street Trampoline Park event will most certainly cater to you. It is filled with the usual fan fare found in most Halloween events, such as lucky draws, face painting, best costumes competition, Halloween games, performance and more. But this time it’s in a giant trampoline park, so you can happily go ahead and do the hippity-hoppity.

Zouk, one of Kuala Lumpur’s popular club, is coming to you with an electrifying new Halloween event, A Toyol Story. Fully dedicated to the Halloween theme, the event will provide free access to anyone willing to be dressed in a costume, till 1 am. Moreover, the event will also have a costume competition with prize worth up to RM6000. Along with free gifts and killer tracks from some of the most exciting DJs, prepare to dance the night away when you experience the Zouk lifestyle this Halloween.

What do you get when you combine a pool party with a Halloween event? A Halloween pool party! Lame joke aside, this was certainly one of the more unique ideas someone has come out with. Filled with music, performance, food and drink, together with a competition for a night at a 5 star hotel, this event will certainly provide an unforgettable experience. Please take note that the entry for the event will be free but table booking might require a minimum spending.

The 9th annual Halloween event from Havana is back at it again, this time with a Halloween howl. Said to be the biggest and scariest event in Changkat. The most killer of costume will stand a chance to win a ton of cash prizes, with a RM500 for first prize. The event will also be accompanied by stellar performance from DJs Killer and Claw along with The Bodacious Diva Beasts. So bring your friends along and prepare to rock hard all night long when you visit Havana KL’s Halloween Howl event.

APW is back with another Halloween House Party. It is filled with House Party vibes, good music, Bring Your Own Bottles, beer pong, face paint, free Heineken (whilst stocks last), free mixers and cups, DJ’s and an after party at KYO KL! All of this for an incredible low price of RM30. So what are you waiting for? Book your ticket now and meet some new people at this exciting Halloween event.

For more information please check on our previous post here.

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#TheVoice: Adam Levine Performs Touching Tribute For Christina Grimmie

It’s been almost a year since Christina Grimmie’s tragic death but “The Voice” family continues to honour her memory in the most poignant way.

During the singing competition’s live results show, Adam Levine and his current team of members – Jesse Larson, Lilli Passero and Mark Isaiah – dedicated a moving performance of the Beatles’ “Hey Jude” to the late singer.

“God, I loved her so much. I am talking to you guys specifically, I’m talking to everybody. I miss her,” the Maroon 5 frontman addressed Grimmie’s family – parents Albert and Tina, and brother Mark – who were present among the audience.

“It is unfair she is not here. We are going to sing a little song. I am going to be singing every word to her in her honor. Thank you for being here. Christina, we love you,” he added before kicking off a rousing rendition of the Beatles’ 1968 hit.

Grimmie, a season 6 alum, was fatally shot and killed by a deranged fan named Kevin James Loibl after her concert in Orlando, Florida last June.

To quote a fan, “You can tell Adam loved her to pieces. She will always hold a special place in his big heart.” We missed you dearly, Grimmie.


“Ghost Child” Cast Shares Spooky Stories On Set!

Written and directed by Singapore filmmaker Gilbert Chan, the S$1mil (RM2.5mil) “Ghost Child” is presented by MM2 Entertainment, Clover Films, and Zhao Wei Films. With intentions to follow up to his success in the horror genre, Gilbert’s “Ghost Child” tells a tale of how things start getting spooky for a contractor’s mother and daughter when he brings his new Indonesian wife back to his home in Singapore.

The contractor, Choon (played by Chen Hanwei) saves a pretty woman by the name of Na (played by Carmen Soo) from a bunch of burly rogues. Na follows Choon home to Singapore, but finds that she has to contend with a hostile reception from his mother (played by Cecilia Heng) and daughter Kim (played by Jayley Woo). As with all horror movies, things go downhill from that point onwards – ghost child appearance included.

While we won’t spoil the movie for you, we will however share some of the spooky stories that the cast of “Ghost Child” encountered on set. Carmen Soo told of an incident involving the actor who played her first husband:

There was a scene in which he was supposed to rummage through some drawers to look for something. He’d already had a few practice runs and everything went well. Then, when the cameras started rolling, he suddenly yelled ‘Cut, cut’ and blood was dripping from a deep cut on his hand.

Following which, she quietly said a prayer for filming to proceed smoothly after the incident.

Director Gilbert Chan, on the other hand, lamented that they found signs of a “toyol” (ghost child) being kept when the crew went to recce for the shoot. Marbles, toys, and sweets were found under a shady tree behind a house.

However, the most chilling experience would be lead actor Chen Hanwei’s. At the “Ghost Child” press conference, he showed a photo, a blurry selca of himself standing in front of a dark pathway. He then pointed to a pair of figures faintly visible directly behind him in the photo and said:

I remember telling everyone to clear the set so I could snap a picture of myself alone. Then, someone pointed out to me that there were two mysterious figures behind me in the picture – an adult wearing a sleeveless tank top with a child next to her. It was particularly creepy because I was very sure all the cast and crew were wearing long sleeves that night. And, we never saw anybody that fit the description on the set that day.

“Ghost Child” is showing in the cinemas now. We dare you to watch it!


Hype’s Movie Review: #Everest; A Visual Masterpiece With An Emotional Plot

No bad nightmare is worse than experiencing a real-life tragedy. The difference is that all the violence and intensity that you may experience in your nightmares are not real because eventually, you will wake up realising that it was just a dream. You wake up realising that your brain was just messing with you.

In “Everest“, you’ll find yourself looking at climbers or mountaineers who are literally living a nightmare that they just can’t seem to wake up from.

“Everest” is an American 3D biographical disaster drama and adventure thriller film directed by Baltasar Kormákur (of “2 Guns”, “Contraband” fame) and written by William Nicholson and Simon Beaufoy. The screenplay is based on the real-life events of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, focusing on 2 expedition groups, one led by Scott Fischer and the other by Rob Hall, who attempt to survive in a violent storm after conquering the highest point on Earth that we know as Mount Everest.

Though the film boasts a star-studded cast, I was slightly worried that it may turn out to be another melodramatic disaster movie with unnecesary subplots.

“Everest” primarily focuses on its underlying theme of “man vs nature”, where climbers are challenged by the harshest conditions imaginable. One of the biggest highlights of the film is its stunning attention to detail and the way it explains why “human beings aren’t built to function at the cruising altitude of a 747”.

There is a sense of realism in “Everest” that a few disaster films these days aren’t able to achieve and this is all thanks to the breathtaking cinematography by Salvatore Totino. From the dangerous climbing scenes to the paranomic shots of the mountain, to the focus on characters’ emotions, the whole film made me feel like I was actually there.

Everything has its place in “Everest”, which went on to show us how demanding it actually is for humans to climb Mount Everest.

For the most part, “Everest” does a good job on the complexity of its premise, exploiting the challenges that climbers must face and endure in their battle against nature. When a violent storm strikes them without warning, they are engulfed in a fierce blizzard that will either leave them dead or alive. No matter how prepared they are, nature decides their fate in the end.

Another highlight from this film is the intense performances from the all-star cast including Jason Clarke, Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Sam Worthington, Keira Knightley, and Emily Watson. Each actor has a fairly short amount of screen time in the film, but that didn’t hinder them from performing well for their respective roles.

We don’t get to know most of the characters that well, as they were not given much to work with in this movie. There’s a rivalry between the expedition groups, but the director did not portray any of them as an antagonist. Instead, he focused on the main characters’ backstories for us to get emotionally attached to them.

Clarke plays Rob Hall, a New Zealand mountaineer and head guide for the 1996 Mount Everest expedition and husband to Knightley’s Jan Arnold. As compared to his stiff performance in “Terminator Genisys“, Clarke’s performance in “Everest” is solid and convincing.

He shared many emotional moments with Jan and mailman Doug Hansen, a character portrayed by John Hawkes.

On the other hand, Brolin’s character had a story that really tugged at our heartstrings. He plays Beck Weathers, a slightly cocky Texan who was trying to fight depression by climbing Mount Everest. Despite his cocky attitude, Beck turns out to be one of the characters that made us shed a tear or two.

This is similar to Gyllenhaal’s character, Scott Fischer. Despite the lack of a backstory, Gyllenhaal’s role in “Everest” is pretty memorable. Scott is sort of a comedic relief in this film as he occasionally made us laugh with his odd and slightly problematic attitude. He wanted to prove that he is better than everyone else but he ended up stirring emotions more than the rest of the characters did.

All in all, I am glad that I did not know much about the Everest Disaster because it would’ve ruined the whole movie-watching experience. It’s a suspenseful film, especially if you have no idea who will die or who will make it out alive. It is also undoubtedly a visual masterpiece and watching it in IMAX 3D made every second worthwhile.

Sure, there are problems in terms of character development and pacing, but this is an emotionally beautiful, thrilling ride that shouldn’t be overlooked.

Slated to be released in Malaysia on 24th September 2015, “Everest” is produced by Working Title Films’ Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, Cross Creek Pictures’ Brian Oliver and Tyler Thompson, as well as Nicky Kentish Barnes and Kormákur.

It was shot on location in Nepal on the foothills of Everest, the Italian Alps, and at Cinecittà Studios in Rome and Pinewood Studios in the UK.

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

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#IKEA: Children’s LATTJO Bat Cape Will Be Recalled For Precautionary Measures

IKEA will be recalling the LATTJO Bat Cape product for safety precautions. The Swedish furniture chain store has urged parents to stop children from playing with it immediately.

This is because there were 3 separate cases reported in Canada, Switzerland, and Austria where children received marks and scratches on their necks while wearing the cape, and it didn’t detach easily from the necks of the children.

Although there have been no reported injuries that required any medical treatment, IKEA has decided to take precautionary measures and is recalling the product “due to the risk of strangulation or injuries to the neck”.

“At IKEA, we have zero tolerance regarding child safety and we cannot accept that there is a risk of injury while playing,” said Business Area Manager at Children’s IKEA, Cindy Andersen.

She also added that new requirements will be put in place in IKEA’s future children’s products to ensure their safety.

LATTJO bat cape has been sold in IKEA Malaysia since November 2015, and can be returned to any IKEA store for a full refund.

Proof of purchase (receipt) is not required. For more information, please contact IKEA Customer Contact Centre at 03-7952 7575. For more information, please visit IKEA’s official website.


#BetweenUs: CNBLUE (씨엔블루) To Hold Concerts In Singapore & Bangkok!

K-Pop fans can soon meet CNBLUE (씨엔블루) in person!

On Friday (21st April), IME Asia has announced thCNBLUEe dates for the group’s “Betwwen Us” (헷갈리게) Asia Tour. Although Malaysia isn’t one of the stops, but Malaysian fans would be pleased to know that the boys will be performing in Singapore and Bangkok. Other Asian countries include Jakarta, Manila, Hong Kong, and Taipei.

CNBLUE is a 4-piece band that consists of members Jung Yong Hwa, Lee Jong Hyun, Kang Min Hyuk, and Lee Jung Shin. The made Korean debut in 2010 with the hit single “I’m A Loner”, a year after releasing their first Japanese album, “Now Or Never”. “I’m A Loner” was extremely successful, snagging them their first music show win in only 15 days since debut. Since then, they’ve churned out multiple hits such as “I’m Sorry”, “Can’t Stop”, and “Cinderella”.

Last month, the boys dropped their 7th EP, titled “7°CN”, which spawned the hit track “Between Us”. The EP contains 5 other tracks including “It’s You”, “Calling You (끊지마)”, “When I Was Young”, “Manito (마니또)”, and “Royal Rumble”.

The K-Pop idol band will be holding their “Between Us” Asia Tour in Singapore and Bangkok on 1st July and 13th August respectively.

Ticket prices have yet to be announced, so stay tuned to this post for more updates!

For more info, hit up IME Asia’s Facebook page.

Source: IME Asia’s Facebook page/ Featured image: CNBLUE’s website.


Sports Direct Malaysia Is Offering 30% Discount For All Nike Products

Shopaholics rejoice! We’ve got some good news for you. ;)

Starting today (Thursday, 11th June) until this weekend, fashion retail outlet Sports Direct Malaysia is holding a special sale up to 30% discount off for all Nike-branded goods.

We have no doubt that the Nike brand is no stranger to all sports enthusiasts out there. Just by mentioning its name, almost everyone will be familiar with its logo as well as its variety of signature sports product ranging from sneakers, sportswear, and also accessories for men, women and kids.

Now, here’s your chance to get your hands on the items at a lower price! Of course, terms and conditions apply for this promo. In this case, the sale includes all in-store products except for the ones labelled in red.

For more information, head on over to your nearest Sports Direct outlet stores or just visit its official Facebook and Instagram.

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#Transformers: Paramount Wants More, Plans To Turn It Into A Cinematic Universe

Looks like despite what Michael Bay says about not going back to “Transformers”, the (cinematic) universe ain’t allowing it to end as of yet.

Because apparently, there’s going to be more Transformers movies. Not just one or two more, and not even just a trilogy. But an entire connected universe ala Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) style.

You see, Paramount Pictures wants more Transformers. According to Deadline, the studio is negotiating with Akiva Goldsman to work with franchise director Michael Bay, exec producer Steven Spielberg, and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura to organise a “writer’s room” that will incubate ideas for a potential multi-part Transformers sequel, and come up with potential spinoff films based on the billion-dollar franchise culled from the Hasbro toy line.

We can understand why they refuse to let go of the film series. After all, “Transformers: Age Of Extinction” grossed nearly USB1.1 billion, and became the top grossing release ever in China. If we remember clearly, it also had a very memorable promo campaign. And despite gross payouts that included Bay and the film’s star Mark Wahlberg, the film still generated USD250 million in net profits to Paramount.

On top of that, the movies sell a tonne of toys as well as other movie merchandise. So we can see why they’d want to keep milking it.

Deadline also reported that Paramount is hoping to get the new Transformers ready for Michael Bay, as well. He’s currently working on a Benghazi movie and has said he probably won’t direct the next Transformers film. To be precise, the 50-year-old director hinted that he might pass the baton for future Transformers movies to a new director while he turns his focus elsewhere.

Michael Bay confessed, “There’s kind of a new chapter, a new direction in movies I want to make.”

But he has said that before and it hasn’t stopped him from coming back, has it?

So get ready for so, so many more CG car-robots. They’re coming. And you can’t stop them. Unless, of course, you finally decide not to watch them.


Woman Cuts Off Son’s Penis To Get Back At Ex-Husband

Ouch! A woman reportedly snipped off her son’s penis to get back at her ex-husband and his family.

Chinese media outlet Kankan News reported that the boy, who is identified as Xiao Wen, was quickly rushed to a hospital in Fuzhou, Jiangxi where he underwent phalloplasty (penis construction surgery). Fortunately, he is now in stable condition.

Source: ShanghaiistAccording to his doctor, the boy will likely experience some difficulties in penile functions but would still be able to father children when he gets older if treatment goes well. The boy’s paternal grandmother, who took him to the hospital with her husband, told Chinese reporters that the woman had left the family over a year ago and married someone else.

It’s not clear why the mother returned to cut her son’s penis. Police are currently investigating the case.

Source: Kankan NewsUpon hearing the news, many netizens expressed their anger on social media. One Miao Pai user commented, “This woman has a wicked heart and the government should take away her custody of the child.” Another wrote, “I don’t understand. What is wrong with our society? How can adults act this way?”

Sources: Shanghaiist, Kankan News / Kankan News.


#PENTAGON: Cube Entertainment’s New Boy Group To Debut On 10th October

It was announced that Cube Entertainment will be debuting their newest idol boy group, PENTAGON, on 10th October! The group is made up of 10 members – Hui, Yeo One, Hongseok, Kino, Wooseok, Jinho, Yuto, E’Dawn, Yan An, and Shinwon – and their first track is called “Gorilla”, which is described as “a hip-hop track design to highlight the group’s performance ability”.

The group’s first teaser image (above) was released earlier today (Friday, 30th September) and honestly, it doesn’t tell much. The black-and-white photo shows the official logo for PENTAGON while the numbers “2016.10.10 00:00” are written on a label-like strip.

Like many idol groups nowadays (i.e. I.O.I), the final 7 members of PENTAGON were also chosen through a boy group survival program called “PENTAGON Maker”. They are Cube’s first boy group in 4 years.

Previously, it was reported that some members possess skills in composing and producing and the group’s concept will be different from that of their predecessors.

To date, Cube Entertainment has produced 2 big-name male idol groups. B2ST was the first to debut in 2009 while the 2nd boy group, BTOB, made their debut in 2012.

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(UPDATE) X-Men Spin-off: Ryan Reynold’s “Deadpool” Test Footage Leaked?

Oh, Deadpool. You just couldn’t stand being all mysterious and now you want to tell the whole world about your new film, don’t you?

In case you haven’t heard, a test footage of the X-Men spin-off film “Deadpool” was leaked and heavily circulated on the Internet earlier this week. Although it was just a test footage, we’re all nodding with agreement that this film is going to be in our list of must-watch films now!

The test footage was created by Blur Studio back in 2011 when Tim Miller was developing the project. It is believed that the Deadpool footage was leaked by the hackers who got hold of the clip and released the clip on the official website.

Some studio’s employees took pride of their work as well and shared the clip on the Internet. However, the posts were quickly removed after Miller sent a notice to all personnel on Wednesday morning. Regarding the leaked test footage, the comic book creator Rob Liefeld said in an interview that 20th Century Fox “take leaks very seriously and carry a severe penalty for all involved”.

Previously, Ryan Reynolds and David S.Goyer had collaborated to produce a Deadpool film with New Line Cinema in 2003. After the project fell apart, Ryan Reynolds was able to portray the role as Deadpool in the X-Men spin-off “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”. However, Ryan Reynolds only portrayed  Deadpool’s original character Wade Wilson while Scott Adkins played the character of Deadpool after Wilson had transformed.

In 2011, it was announced that Reynolds will reprise his role as Deadpool again in a new X-Men spin-off film. The film will be ignoring the events that took place in X-Men Origins and will be a new backstory for his character.

While there hasn’t been any updates about the film (aside from the leaked test footage), it was reported that the film is still in development and Lauren Shuler Donner will return as the producer. Everything is still a blur and the leaked test footage might pose further delay on the film as well.

Just in case the video gets taken down by the studio, here are some of the screenshots from Deadpool’s leaked test footage:

It’s going to take a while for the film to come out but let’s face it, don’t you wish the film will be released next year, along with the rest of the Marvel superhero films?

Oh yes! The X-Men spin-off film “Deadpool” finally has its official release date! Unfortunately, it’s not going to be released next year.

20th Century Fox and Marvel Studios have announced that Tim Miller will be directing the film adaptation of Deadpool, which is set to be released on February 12, 2016. The cast for the film has not been announced yet but Ryan Reynolds is rumoured to take the lead role ever since the film footage was leaked.

In a recent interview with The Falls Review, Reynolds said it’s unfortunate that the footage was leaked but he happily added, “But who cares? The movie has been in a state of limbo for a while. There was such an overpowering reaction to the footage, you sort of feel like, ‘Oh, so we weren’t crazy for our reasons for loving this character, for loving this role.’ It’s interesting to see the power of the Internet. It’s awe-inspiring, actually”.

Awe-inspiring indeed! 2016 is going to be yet another year full of super hero films as Deadpool will go up against other super hero films including “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”, “Captain America 3” and “Doctor Strange”.


#Ascendant: 4th “Divergent” Movie Has Been Downgraded To A TV Movie

In a surprising turn of events, Lionsgate won’t be releasing “The Divergent Series: Ascendant” on the big screen.

According to Variety, the 4th and final movie in the series will be made into a television movie that will then launch into a standalone spinoff TV series to wrap up anything and everything “Divergent”.

With negotiations still underway, the idea is to conclude the storylines involving the original cast and to introduce a new crop of actors and characters into the mix, who will then continue the TV series on either a standard network, cable, or a streaming service. No word yet if headliners Shailene Woodley, Theo James, and Ansel Elgort will return for the final chapter.

“Ascendant” was originally slated to open in cinemas on 9th June 2017, going up against “World War Z 2” and “The Mummy” reboot, but will now debut on a different date.

After “Allegiant” bombed hard at the box office earlier this year, Lionsgate was forced to rethink their strategy in moving ahead with the “Divergent” franchise saga.

The first 2 films were solid performers, with the 1st movie bringing in US$150 million in the US and US$288.8 million worldwide, while the 2nd film brought in US$130.1 million in the US and US$297.2 million worldwide. Unfortunately, “Allegiant” only made US$66.1 million in the US and went on make US$179.2 million worldwide.

Despite the alarming news, it’s encouraging to know that the studio is still taking some initiative to properly conclude the saga rather than letting it fall off the grid.

It makes sense that Lionsgate would want to tie up the current story arc, but why introduce a “Divergent” TV spinoff? If the audiences weren’t excited about the recent 3rd instalment, why would they want to tune in for a TV show?

What are your thoughts “Divergent” fans, would you watch a “Divergent” TV series with an all-new cast?

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#HOKL: Story Of Mariappan Perumal Portrays The Harsh Reality Of Former M’sian Paralympians

In recent years, athletes in Malaysia have been put on a high pedestal (and rightly so), what with all their incredible achievements and feats.

However, Mariappan Perumal, a former Paralympian who successfully snagged the country’s first Paralympic medal, has revealed that he feels “used like a piece of rag cloth” after dedicating his all to the country.

The 58-year-old has participated in 7 editions of the Paralympic Games (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012) and won 2 bronze medals. Although he has greatly contributed to the country’s sports scene, he is still struggling to make ends meet, and currently lives in a “tiny room with nothing offer but (his) story”.

The former powerlifter explained that he tries his best to not complain, but things get tough as he has 4 other mouths to feed other than himself. His son has also expressed his wish to be a powerlifter like his father, but Mariappan laments, “How will I show him this is a sustainable future when I live in dump like this?”

Relating that he started powerlifting in 1980, Mariappan expressed that he has never seen himself getting rich from it. Why? Well, he admits that powerlifting is a niche sport, not a well-known one, and the fact that he’s a disabled athlete means that less people pay attention to him.

But Mariappan certainly doesn’t regret his decision in entering the sports industry, and he is glad that current Olympic and Paralympic medalists are heavily rewarded under the new scheme. “I’ve accomplished a lot for Malaysia. An athlete’s time is limited. As soon as you retire, you are forgotten. I hope that won’t be the case for me and our 3 new heroes,” continued Mariappan.

Mariappan, who has been in the powerlifting scene for more than 30 years, did not have a coach when he was training for the past Olympics. His financial plight has also been highlighted in local media for years, but nothing has materialised for the athlete so far.

If you would like to extend financial aid to Mariappan, feel free to support him directly through his Maybank account at 112558-108671 (Mariappan A/L M Perumal).

Sources: Humans of Kuala Lumpur, The Malay Mail Online, The Star Online.


CONTEST: Get Rewarded For Using Your Samsung GALAXY Note!

Continuing to celebrate the power and versatility of the Samsung GALAXY Note, Samsung Malaysia Electronics is offering people who use the LRT stations at Masjid Jamek and KLCC a chance to win limited edition Gallery Note Touch ‘n Go cards by participating in two concurrent programmes using social media applications.

Gallery Note @ Masjid Jamek and Gallery Note @ KLCC Convex Tunnel, so named because of the digital art murals adorning both stations, is the focus of FourSquare and Twitter engagement activities for four weeks, between 4th of May and 4th of June.

The month-long programmes will require people “checking-in” or taking photos of themselves with a digital art mural as a backdrop, upload on FourSquare or Twitter, and add the hashtag #GalleryNote for tracking.

Samsung Malaysia will identify people who participate in these programmes by the hashtag and direct-message them if selected to win Gallery Note Touch ‘n Go cards.

For those who have not synced their FourSquare accounts with Twitter, they may send Samsung Malaysia an email at samsunguniv3z@gmail.com, with their Gallery Note photo as well as contact details. In these cases, the subject should clearly state “Gallery Note”.

Each week, four participants will be selected to receive limited edition Gallery Note Touch ‘n Go cards, based on creativity of photo and message. Selection takes place on Thursday at 6.00pm, and those selected will be contacted on Friday. Participants need to remember the hashtag #GalleryNote to ensure their tweet can be tracked.

The programmes are open to anyone living in Malaysia above 18 years of age and it will close on 4th June (Monday) at 6.00pm (Malaysian time).

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(UPDATE) Grammys 2018 Record Of The Year Nominations Leaked?

The nominees for the 2018 Grammy Awards won’t be released until tonight (28th November) or tomorrow morning (Wednesday, 29th November), but it appears that the category for Record of the Year has already leaked online.

In case you didn’t know, Record of the Year is more based on production and performance, as opposed to Song of the Year, which honours the songwriter and the composition of the song.

Based on a screenshot image below, the nominees under the Record of the Year category are:

Since the photo is from an unidentified source, it’s best to take this news with a grain of salt until the official announcement is made. Both Lamar and Sheeran are expected to earn nominations in major categories so it’s not a surprise to see them here.

Turns out the leaked announcement for Record of the Year was inaccurate. Only half of the artists on the list made the cut. The nominees are as follows:

Head on over to the Recording Academy’s official website for the full 2018 nominations.


Miley Cyrus Launches “The Happy Hippie Foundation” To Help Homeless Youth

The “Wrecking Ball” singer continues to prove that there is more to life apart from twerking and continuing to #FreeThNipple whenever possible.

Miley Cyrus, the former teen idol has started her own charity to help homeless youth and raise awareness about LGBT issues.

Miley’s charity, called “The Happy Hippie Foundation” has presented its first initiative – a series of “Backyard Sessions”. As seen on Facebook, the videos feature one-off collaborations between Miley and artistes like Joan Jett, Ariana Grande, Laura Jane Grace and Melanie Saftka. The videos are accompanied by an option to donate to Miley’s foundation.

“Pointless judgment and its effects are unfortunately something that is way too common.”

“All humans have valid feelings and rights! I want to use my voice as a megaphone to young people everywhere and encourage human evolution.”

The first “Backyard Sessions” saw Joan Jett joining the “Bangerz” singer on a rollicking rendition of “Different”, a track off Jett and the Blackhearts’ 2013 LP “Unvarnished”.

Watch the first official video for the #HappyHippiePresents: Backyard Sessions here.

For more information regarding “The Happy Hippie Foundation”, hit up its official website and Facebook page.


Founder Of McAfee Wanted In Murder Case

UPDATE: On 6th December 2012 (Thursday), an assistant to John McAfee’s attorney found the former antivirus mogul lying on the floor of an immigration service cottage, When he proved unable to speak or move, he was taken to a police hospital. His lawyer then confirmed that McAfee had suffered from two mild heart attacks.

Previously, McAfee had seemed in good spirits since entering Guatemala, a move he claims was necessary to escape the persecution of the Belizian government and police. McAfee is wanted for questioning as a “person of interest” in the murder of a neighbor of his Belize residence.

A housekeeper on a small island in Belize found her American employer, 52-year-old Gregory Faull with a gunshot wound to his head, in his beachfront home. Upon discovering the deceased lying face up in a pool of blood, she called the police.

As the Belize Police Department began their investigations, which includes interviewing neighbours of the victim, they noticed that his next-door neighbor wasn’t home. Who was it? None other than John McAfee.

Cue the bells going off in people’s heads at the mention of that name and no, it’s not because a threat to your computer has just been found. John McAfee is, in fact, the founder of the software antivirus company, McAfee Inc. and he is now wanted by the police in the Central American nation of Belize. Although no charges had been filed in the case, 67-year-old McAfee is still “a person of interest” for the police.

Suspicions grew when residents commented on the former software executive’s strange character, saying that he was hard to befriend and that he seemed standoffish and unfriendly. On top of that, the killing came just a day after McAfee’s dogs died of some mysterious poisoning and Faull had frequently complained about the dogs barking. (Source)

Records have also shown that Belize police have previously raided McAfee’s home looking for drugs and guns in April last year. They found guns, alright, but most of them were said to be legal. McAfee was then released without charge after being detained for a few hours. (Source)

Since then, McAfee is believed to be on the run, and uncontactable.

However, Wired magazine’s contributing editor, Joshua Davis, has been live-tweeting quotes and details from his e-mails and phone conversations with McAfee, who has repeatedly contacted him since Monday morning. The quotes include McAfee saying, “I am adept in hiding. I will do whatever it takes to stay alive.” and “I will not turn myself in.”:

McAfee also said that he believes that the Belize police have a vendetta against him and are trying to get him out of the country. He has since started a blog to document “his side of the story”.

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#ALSIceBucketChallenge: The Young & Dangerous Cast, Still Cool After 14 Years

The “Heavenly Kings” of their respective industries took on the #ALSIceBucketChallenge just a few days ago. So it came as no surprise that this lot of Hong Kong superstars would catch on so soon. What’s surprising, however, is that they came together 14 years after the last instalment of their film series to take on the “Ice Bucket Challenge“!

Yes, it’s the boys (now men) of the “Young & Dangerous” (古惑仔) series, the Hong Kong films of yesteryear about a group of triad members. Which 80s kid wouldn’t know the characters Chan Ho Nam (played by Ekin Cheng) and “San Kai” aka “Chicken” (played by Jordan Chan) by heart anyway, right? The big plus here is that they don’t seem to age. What, you don’t believe us? Look:

The “Ice Bucket Challenge” was started in July by Pete Frates, 29, a former Boston College baseball player who has been battling ALS since 2011 and it has now become a worldwide craze. It’s actually part of a campaign to raise money in fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neurodegenerative disease that attacks the brain and the spinal cord.

One such person who has suffered from the disease for many years now is none other than the world’s most celebrated brilliant physicist, Stephen Hawking.

The campaign requires an individual to dump a bucket of ice water on their head. After which, they’re allowed to challenge 3 more people to do the same within 24 hours. If someone refuses, the penalty is donating USD100 to the ALS Association. The stunt has raised millions for ALS so far!

Now, watch as the cast of the “Young & Dangerous” film series Michael Tse (Dai Tin Yee), Chin Ka Lok (Big Head), Ekin Cheng (Chan Ho Nam), Jerry Lamb (Pou Pan), & Jordan Chan (San Kai) simultaneously dunk buckets of ice water over themselves in the name of ALS awareness. Awwyis we love these boys men!:

Meanwhile, check out these other ALS Ice Bucket Challenge videos which blew our minds:

Let’s not forget that whether or not you get called out to take on the challenge, you can also make a donation to the ALS Association here. If you want to do your part, you know where to go.

For more information, visit the ALS Association’s official website.


Hype’s Now Playing: Alessia Cara – How Far I’ll Go (Moana OST)

Alessia Cara is spearheading Disney’s upcoming animation “Moana” with a soaring pop ballad titled, “How Far I’ll Go”.

Written by “Hamilton”‘s Lin-Manuel Miranda, the inspiring oceanic anthem is your typical Disney motivational song with a hint of musical theatre in it. After hearing the song, it’ll probably encourage you to rethink your goals and dreams.

Directed by Aya Tanimura, the music video shows Moana Waialiki sailing across the ocean at night. It then transitions to Cara exploring an unoccupied beach all by herself. While admiring the beauty of the seaside and caves, we see the 20-year-old singer making symbols and patterns in the sand using a wooden stick. Time will tell if the creative design will play a role in “Moana”.

While “How Far I’ll Go” is a nice tune and the visual adds a nice touch, our only criticism is the lack of footage from the animation film itself. Take Demi Lovato’s “Let It Go” for example, the clip had many supporting scenes to further elevate the music video, while this video only had 1 scene at the very beginning.

All in all, we’ll give this music video a 6/10. But having said that, we’re still looking forward when “Moana” hit theatres later this month.

If you’re still interested, feel free to get acquainted with the fun characters in our fun facts on “Moana”.