Author: Devin Jensen

BLACKPINK’s Jennie will star on JTBC’s variety program “My Name is Gabriel”! On September 3, JTBC announced that Jennie will appear on “My Name is Gabriel” along with a poster featuring Jennie who transformed into Maria. Produced by PD Kim Tae Ho known for the hit MBC program “Infinite Challenge,” “My Name is Gabriel” is a variety show which involves the cast experiencing the lives of others abroad for 72 hours. According to the production team, Jennie’s episodes are scheduled to air on September 27 and October 4 (episodes 13 and 14). Jennie will be living the life of Maria, the owner…

Joni Mitchell is still making her mark at 80! The Grammys announced in a news release on Sunday that the “Big Yellow Taxi” singer will perform at the awards ceremony on Feb 4. for the first time in her storied career. Mitchell, 80, is nominated for one Grammy at the upcoming event in the best folk album category for her album Joni Mitchell At Newport [Live]. The “River” singer also announced the performance on her Instagram account on Sunday. She joins a list of performers that already includes Billie Eilsh, Billy Joel, Dua Lipa, Luke Combs, Burna Boy, Olivia Rodrigo, Travis Scott and U2, who will be performing live from their residency venue, The Sphere, in Las Vegas,…

All four members of K-pop supergroup Blackpink have renewed their contracts with label YG Entertainment, according to the label’s regulatory filing published Wednesday. The singers – Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé – will remain a quartet. The filing did not specify the length of their contracts. Their previous contracts had expired in August, prompting anxious speculation among fans across the globe whether the stars would begin pursuing individual careers and bring the curtain down on one of South Korea’s mostly successful musical exports. “The board has completed a resolution about renewing the contracts with Blackpink’s four members,” YG Entertainment said…

“Not Others” went out on an all-time high! According to Nielsen Korea, the final episode of “Not Others” garnered an average nationwide viewership rating of 5.5 percent, marking its new personal best score. The drama premiered to an average nationwide rating of 1.3 percent and continued to set new personal bests in ratings with each episode except for episode 10. Meanwhile, the second episode of KBS2’s new drama “My Lovely Boxer” achieved an average nationwide rating of 1.8 percent, seeing a 0.2 percent dip from its previous episode’s rating. “My Lovely Boxer” is a sports drama about genius boxer Lee Kwon…

Eleni Kounalakis and dozens of elected leaders in the Golden State want Swift to halt her Eras Tour out of concern for striking hotel housekeepers. Some of California’s top politicians are calling on Taylor Swift to postpone her Los Angeles concerts, standing in solidarity with striking hotel workers — and risking scorn from Swifties. California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, a Democrat, and dozens of elected officials from across the state on Tuesday signed their names to a campaign organized by Unite Here Local 11 to put pressure on the music icon. Swift is scheduled to perform six sold-out shows at…

The highest-watched series on Netflix will be back with more suspense, horror, and riveting mystery culminations. Since the first moments of Wednesday Addams’ portrayal in Season 1 episode one, we knew it was one of those stories that would never go unnoticed. As the first season drew to an end, we thought all the plotlines had reached a conclusion when an unforeseen event struck in the final few seconds of the episode, lurching us into the throes of a New Season! Netflix confirmed a Season 2 renewal in an interesting announcement video where Jenna Ortega ironically thanks her audience for…

Toei Animation made history this week with THE FIRST SLAM DUNK being the second film from Toei Company, the anime studio’s parent company, to pass the massive 15 billion yen milestone, doing so on the film’s 241st day in Japanese theaters and the in-universe birth date of Ryota Miyagi, the lead character of the film. As of July 31, THE FIRST SLAM DUNK has made 15.01 billion yen (US$112.42 million) on the back of more than 10,41 million tickets sold. As previously mentioned, this is the second Toei Company (not just Toei Animation but the entire film studio) movie to pass the milestone after One…

Disney characters walked the red carpet at the Haunted Mansion premiere at Disneyland on Saturday instead of the film’s stars due to the SAG-AFTRA strike initiated on Thursday. Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Maleficent, the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937) and Cruella de Vil posed on the carpet for photos with guests, who also gained private access to ride the titular attraction, The Hollywood Reporter reported. Director Justin Simien was the only one from the film to attend the premiere, telling Variety that he was “sad” his cast couldn’t walk the carpet with him. (Press was initially told that the filmmaker would not be speaking with any reporters…

The show returns with Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie as a widow and Cynthia Nixon’s Miranda in Los Angeles. What is unlikely to change is its superpowered ability to get on viewers’ nerves, writes Caryn James. Some shows make it too easy to throw their own lines back at them. During a blunt lunchtime conversation about sex, Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) compares a certain male bodily fluid to “an old friend that gets on your nerves – I think I’d miss it if it were gone”. That also sums up the comfortable, unexciting And Just Like That… which returns for…

Michael Grimm, famous for taking home the title on “America’s Got Talent” season 5, is sedated and in intensive care after a mystery health issue. The singer’s wife, Lucie Zolcerva-Grimm, says Michael has been hospitalized since Memorial Day and remains unconscious, though he’s finally breathing on his own again. Michael’s wife says the root of the issue is not clear … but he had not been feeling well for a while, lacking energy and having a tough time finishing his recent performances. She says things reached a head last month when he became increasingly sick. Michael’s wife says he could barely walk…