A concept image for The Boyz' EP ″Be Aware″ [IST ENTERTAINMENT] Bring “The Boyz” out, because they are back with a new album. The Boyz released the EP “Be Aware” (2022) on Tuesday. Including the lead track “Whisper,” it has a total of six songs: “Bump & Love,” “C.O.D.E,” “Levitating,” “Survive the Night” and “Timeless.” Since its debut in December 2017 with the song “Boy,” the lead track of EP “The First,” the band has made steady progress gaining popularity. The Boyz is indeed an eye-catching band as it has a whopping 11 members — Ju Haknyeon, Hyunjae, Sunwoo, Younghoon, Kevin, Sangyeon, Juyeon, New, Q, Jacob and Eric. Its EP “Thrill-ing,” which dropped a year ago, sold over 500,000 copies, which became a record for the band. It also finished its world tour with Seoul encore concerts earlier this month at the KSPO Dome in southern Seoul. From December 2021, The Boyz performed all over the world in cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Newark, Atlanta, London, Rotterdam, … [Read more...] about [CELEB] One world tour later, The Boyz are back in town
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Stage costumes worn by Ateez to be displayed at Victoria and Albert Museum in London
Boy band Ateez in hanbok (traditional Korean attire) for its performance in 2020. [KQ ENTERTAINMENT] Boy band Ateez’s stage costumes will be put on display at London’s V&A Museum (Victoria and Albert Museum) as part of the “Hallyu! The Korean Wave” exhibition, KQ Entertainment said Monday. According to the boy band’s agency, the costumes that will be put on display are hanbok (traditional Korea attire) that Ateez members wore to perform “Inception,” the lead track of their fifth EP “Zero : Fever Part.1” (2020), and the outfits they wore for the music video for “I’m The One,” the lead track of their sixth EP “Zero : Fever Part.2” (2021). The hanbok-style costumes were designed by fashion brand C-ZANN E, which incorporates Korean motifs into everyday wear. The V&A Museum is one of Britain’s most popular exhibition venues, welcoming 4 million visitors each year. Boy band Ateez [KQ ENTERTAINMENT] Ateez recently concluded its world tour “The Fellowship : … [Read more...] about Stage costumes worn by Ateez to be displayed at Victoria and Albert Museum in London
Short video films: A powerful new language
There’s an evolving trend in our language of choice. We’re witnessing a new era where our preferred way of communicating with the public is through films. Not the hourlong movies shown in cinemas, but the short video films that now abound on online platforms like TikTok and YouTube. Short video films have become the most popular means of public communication nowadays because they’ve proven to be so effective, whether the objective is entertainment, political campaign, or commercial advertisement. It has given rise to a new set of entertainers, opinion-makers, and cultural leaders known as “influencers.” For the longest time, short video films were the monopoly of business establishments that produce television commercials. But with the cheap availability of smartphones and the invention of online platforms that allow short films to be publicly shown for free, there’s been an exponential growth in short video films. Anyone who has a smartphone is capable of producing a short film, … [Read more...] about Short video films: A powerful new language
State Fairs Hope To Put Disease And Deficits Behind Them In Their First Full-Throttle Season Since Covid
C orn dogs will fry. Pigs will parade. Butter cows will greet visitors from their climate-controlled enclosures. This month is go-time for Ferris wheels, bacon-wrapped beef on a stick and llamas dressed in costumes . For the first time since the pandemic laid waste to the business, state fairs across the U.S. will swing open their gates hoping disease and deficits are behind them. The big question is whether they can overcome higher prices, vendor worker shortages and lingering fear of Covid-19 to regain or surpass their pre-pandemic form. “This whole year, everything about it has felt normal in a new world,” said Jerry Hammer, CEO of the Minnesota State Fair, second only to Texas in size and host to the llama costume contest, which also includes alpacas. “We’re in a much different place than we were three years ago. People are excited about the fair this year. The issues we have are typical, where they haven’t been for the last two years.” State fairs seem like … [Read more...] about State Fairs Hope To Put Disease And Deficits Behind Them In Their First Full-Throttle Season Since Covid