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July 28, 2020
What would it take for another Jay Chou? With his latest release, “Mojito”, we look at reasons why Taiwan’s Prince (or King) of R&B rose to the top since the year 2000 and while reviewing his works, a fan reflects his growth as an artist through her lens. Has he lost h...
March 17, 2020
Amidst the travel bans and boundaries drawn due to COVID-19 fears, one trend is clear in the world of production. We’re evidently seeing more film directors cross over making TV series as well. With countless talented directors, writers and producers all over the world...
February 19, 2020
Series Mania held their press conference in Lille and Paris on Feb 19 to unveil the list of nominees for their various competition categories, including their special guests’ lineup. This year, 3 Asian shows were selected. Let’s find out which ones.
This year’s Series...
December 31, 2019
Reflecting on 2019 with an interesting project I’ve yet to mention. Friends at Dive Studios approached one fine day for some help on with a brand partnership with Goose Island in Korea, involving producing a video series, titled "Cheers to What's Next".
The 5-part...
August 15, 2019
If you’re a news junkie in search of alternative media sources discussing taboo topics and snooping around online, you must have heard of online media company, Asian Boss. Contrary to most traditional news publications, Asian Boss singles out topics few dare to openly...
July 30, 2019
This last week had a lot going for Korean hip-hop singer/songwriter, pH-1. For starters, it was his birthday on July 23. Happy Birthday, Harry! Following the special day, he released new songs for the summer and did a special interview on the podcast show, "K-pop Daeba...
July 25, 2019
Staying on the topic of podcasts for a little more, this post touches upon some podcast shows made in Asia. They range from lifestyle, entertainment and technology. We’ll briefly introduce the content and take closer look at promotions strategies deployed.
Business & Te...
June 17, 2019
The term podcast stemmed from Apple’s “iPod" and “broadcast”, typically an episodic series of digital audio files which users download to listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Soundcloud or in China, Ximalaya. Rapid user and revenue growth is observed in the US and is show...
May 24, 2019
In early May, I had the privilege to personally meet with top Q-pop boyband, Ninety One, in Seoul. Thanks to JUZ Entertainment for granting the exclusive opportunity to ask some of the pressing questions I had about the boys and Q-pop in general. For that, Ninety One t...
May 10, 2019
We’re barely halfway through the year, yet there’s already so much excitement going on in the Video on Demand space. First up with the big guys like Disney announcing the launch of Disney+, Netflix dishing out it’s latest original, “Street Food”, Viu’s launch of pan As...
May 6, 2019
The 7 boys of BTS (방탄소년단) have taken the world by storm these past few years, with hit songs like "DNA", "Idol", "Fake Love" & their latest track, "Boy With Luv" topping multiple music charts in Korea and all over the world. Very recently, BTS became the very first Kor...
April 28, 2019
Every last weekend of the month starting today, Soundboard Asia will honor an artist for the Artist Spotlight feature, highlighting their talent, noteworthy successes and struggles within the entertainment industry. The first, whom we’ll take a closer look at his music...
April 18, 2019
You might be thinking pop music from Qatar? Good guess, but Q-pop represents pop music from Kazakhstan. The music scene in Kazakhstan is thriving with more dynamic growth than one might expect. Today, we introduce you Q-pop.
When speaking of Kazakhstan, one might th...
April 11, 2019
Series Mania 2019 had a better than expected outing this time in Lille, France. Singapore icon, Eric Khoo graced the event to present HBO Asia original, “Folklore”, nominated for the Festival’s International Panorama competition category. Here are some of the highlight...
April 9, 2019
Series Mania 2019 had a splendid conclusion in Lille, France on March 30. Four Asian series were presented and nominated in the International Panorama and Short Form categories. Here are some of the highlights.
This year’s Series Mania was said to be double the sc...