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[dailykoreanpop]

Jung Kook, Stray Kids, Ateez Help K-Pop Own 20% Of One Billboard Chart

For years now, K-pop musicians have demonstrated that they can sell albums like few left in the music industry. The most popular singers and groups regularly dominate Billboard’ssales charts with their latest releases, as fans across the U.S. continue to purchase–not just stream–their albums and EPs. This frame, some of the top stars in the genre prove this ability once again in a rather impressive manner.

This week, 20% of all the spots on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart are owned by K-pop acts. The ranking tracks which titles actually sell the most copies every frame in the United States. That differentiates it from the Billboard 200, which ranks albums in terms of consumption, which also includes streaming activity.

Amazingly, there are no debuts on the Top Album Sales chart from K-pop musicians this frame. All 10 of the titles present on the ranking this time around from South Korean superstars have already spent time on the tally, and they remain popular enough to hold on again. A handful return to the list, but they’ve already placed on the roster before.

The highest-ranking title from a K-pop act on this week’s Top Album Sales chart is Stray Kids’s Rock-Star. The former leader is up to No. 2, coming in behind only Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version). It’s one of two top 10 wins from South Korean musicians this frame, as Ateez’s The World EP.Fin : Will–another one-time No. 1–is a non-mover at No. 9.

K-pop artists fill half of all the spots in the next 10-spot tier. Jung Kook’s Golden (No. 11), Enhypen’s Orange Blood (No. 12), Tomorrow X Together’s The Name Chapter: Freefall (No. 15), NewJeans’s Get Up (No. 16), and Seventeen’s Seventeenth Heaven (No. 17) all find space inside the top 20, just below the top 10.

Three more popular releases from South Korean artists also manage to appear on the Top Album Sales chart this week. All of them return to the tally after falling off recently, likely pushed down as Christmas projects returned to prominence around the holiday. Stray Kids earn a second simultaneous win with 5-Star, which reappears at No. 31. BTS singer V comes next at No. 45 with his returning project Layover. Closest to the bottom of the list among K-pop offerings is Fact Check by NCT 127. The former champion blasts back onto the list at No. 47.

Credit: Forbes

[dragonstepp]

Other Outlander Actors

Tonight I watched for the second time the 10-episode series of Recipes for Love and Murder. It airs on Acorn. I first watched it a few months ago, then I found the book, read it, and decided to rewatch it.

It stars Maria Doyle Kennedy, and is situated in the Union of South Africa. I haven't looked her up, but I suspect she is a native of that country.

I often why Sam and Cait, Roger and Brianna, and David Berry get all the publicity. I wonder if Outlander actors ever get any publicity. Or is Outlander just a show for Sam/Cait fans, and they don't pay attention to the rest of the series.

My goodness, Billy Boyd, who plays Neil Forbes, Jocasta's lawyer, was big in The Lord of the Rings. And Jocasta is played by Maria Doyle Kennedy. There are others who I recognize.

Acorn has so many British (Scottish, Welsh, Australian, New Zealanders, and English) actors - so many that I really like. Great murders mysteries, and Sam is supposed to show up in one of the Midsomer Murders episodes sometime in the 130+ 2-hour episodes over 25 seasons. I don't know when since it does not list it, but it is among the many things Sam has been in according to his webpage.

So, Maria Doyle Kennedy plays a woman name Tannie Maria (pronounced Tunney), a woman working in a newspaper office as an advice columnist plus a woman of many recipes. The book lists a few of them at the end of the book (also has an index of Afrikanner languages). And we get to watch her put the recipes together. I want to try some of them, but the main dish meals are all built around lamb, lamb knuckles, or mutton (and what is the difference), and I don't eat meat. Not even sure where to buy it. I don't think my grocery store has lamb, but I may have to ask them if it is available.

Since I will eat fish, and sometimes (rarely, but sometimes) chicken, maybe I can substitute. She uses a large number of spices and herbs. The curry recipe sounds particularly delicious - just don't know how well it would fit with meat other than lamb.

Since my days of managing a merchant seaman's bar, I have made an effort to say "thank you" in nearly 100 languages, and Afrikanner was one of them (dankie, pronounced dankey A). Oh yeah, I bet you can figure out what "fok" is.

I also have a really good Scots recipes book, and I use it. I particularly like the cullen skink, fix it fairly often (uses fish, potatoes, onions, several herbs, and milk - makes a really delicious soup), and kailkenny (in Irish, colcannon), a veg dish using mash and fried cabbage, mixed, with butter (not marg). There is even a recipe using haggis, but it is pre-pared haggis, not one you have to make up yourself.

So if you like "Jocasta" and can get Acorn on your TV, give that one a try. She is a most beautiful woman, a good actress, and the recipes she shows in the episodes look really delicious. Next time around, I am going to write really fast and get the many ingredients down so I can try some not in the book.

Other Scots actors I like are Denis Lawson, Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, and too many to mention.

There is more to life and pleasure than just Jamie - besides which it is really Sam Heughan I most like.

Carol in Austin

[hopeonmyphone]

BTS’s J-Hope Owns 20% Of Billboard’s Rap Chart [Forbes]

J-Hope is having another big week on the Billboard charts. The BTS singer and rapper is back in a major way following the re-release of his album Jack in the Box.

Fans not only flocked to buy the full set but also the songs featured on it, and all that attention has helped the star conquer several rankings, including one that sees his name splashed all over the tally.

The South Korean musician dominates Billboard’s Rap Digital Song Sales chart this week. The ranking lists the bestselling songs in America that can be classified as rap. It's important to note that this tally is different from the Hot Rap Songs chart, which also incorporates streams and radio airplay.

This frame, J-Hope occupies 20% of all the spaces on the short list. That would always be an impressive showing, but it’s especially meaningful considering the fact that J-Hope’s songs aren’t new to the Rap Digital Song Sales chart, as they’ve all spent time on the tally before.

First up from J-Hope on the Rap Digital Song Sales chart is “Future.” The tune returns at No. 6. It previously peaked at No. 5, so it only missed returning to its previously set high point by one spot.

A few spots further down at No. 9 comes “Stop.” That cut once climbed to No. 5, and it makes its way back to the top 10 in its second stay on the Rap Digital Song Sales chart.

J-Hope’s last track that’s currently found on the Rap Digital Song Sales chart is “Arson.” That tune has already enjoyed a more impressive tenure on the tally than the two that rank higher than it does this time around. “Arson” once hit No. 1 on the roster, making J-Hope one of a very small number of South Korean musicians to reach the summit on the list. This week, it’s back at No. 10 in its third stint on the ranking.

Impressively, J-Hope’s name also appears on additional charts, not just the Rap Digital Song Sales ranking. Other songs from Jack in the Box have been classified by Billboard as other genres, so they don’t make it onto this list. His tracks are also doing well on the Alternative Digital Song Sales and World Digital Song Sales rankings. At the same time, Jack in the Box hits a new high on the Billboard 200, breaking into the top 10 for the first time.

Source: Forbes

[lboogie1906]

A’ja Riyadh Wilson (August 8, 1996) is a basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the WNBA. She played for the South Carolina Gamecocks in college and helped lead them to their first NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship in 2017 and won the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player award. She won a record third straight SEC Player of the Year award, leading South Carolina to a record fourth straight SEC Tournament Championship, becoming the all-time leading scorer in South Carolina women’s basketball history, and was a consensus first-team All-American for the third consecutive season. She swept all National Player of the Year awards (Wade, AP, Honda, USBWA, Wooden, and Naismith) as the best player in Women’s College basketball. In the 2018 WNBA draft, she was drafted first overall by the Aces.

She won her first WNBA MVP in 2020, as well as her first Olympic Gold medal in the 2020 Olympics. She helped lead the Aces to their first title in franchise history.

She was born to Roscoe Jr. and Eva Wilson. Her mother had a court stenographer business while her father played basketball professionally in Europe for 10 seasons. Her older brother Renaldo played professional basketball overseas.

She is a Christian. She grew up in a Christian family and her grandfather was a minister.

She attended the University of South Carolina, majoring in Mass Communications. She represented the Gamecocks as a forward in basketball. She completed her Senior year at South Carolina. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

She played for the “Home” roster during the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte. She started Burnt Wax Candle Company and established the A’ja Wilson Foundation which advocates for preventing bullying and education around dyslexia. She is part of the WNBA’s social justice council. She and Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier host a podcast about the WNBA, Tea with A & Phee. She counts Nike and Mountain Dew as sponsors and was named to Forbes’ 2021 30 Under 30 list. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphakappaalpha

[twnstr]

tw for sasaeng related deaths.

✶ ──── more commonly known as just twinstar, the company was originally founded by two sisters for the purpose of elevating hidden talents to showcase to the world. after their tumultuous run in the entertainment industry, taking the world by storm in both acting and fashion, the sisters would build an agency in hopes of finding a specific kind of talent. those with dirtied hands and grit, those with the drive to prove themselves even if it stained their hands in the progress. they were looking for talent that represented the values they held at their cores, instilled into them by an unforgiving mother from a young age: WORK HARD NOW, WASH YOUR BLOODIED HANDS LATER.

taking off the ground in 2011, twinstar officially opened its doors to curious eyes as a talent agency. news outlets were quick to descend on the then meager startup, projecting loses unlike any other. the sisters were too ambitious, even with their influence in the world. word of mouth would only get them so far. and yet, with unwavering belief in sticking to their core values, twinstar would release their first star into the world within the next few years.

the first act that broke major commercial success for the growing agency was korean-american actress COURTNEY SOO, landing her breakthrough role in the blockbuster film THE WOLF OF WALL STREET alongside leonardo dicaprio in 2013. pushing both her name and the agency overseas from its base in seoul, the world tuned in to see COURTNEY grace the scene alongside the rest of the cast. and it only went uphill from there. soon nicknamed seoul’s sweetheart, her fame would only skyrocket from there.

following in her footsteps would come supermodel EDEN SOE—captivating audiences after going viral on twitter in 2014 for attending a fashion show after party hanging off the arm of one of the internet’s beaus. a classic marketing strategy done well, it wasn’t long until she was invited to walk for small brands, working her way up until she would go viral again for opening the spring/summer show for gucci in 2016.

after establishing their modeling and acting subsidiaries, in 2017 twinstar announced plans to delve into the music industry at their annual end of year celebration. with notable names in the crowd, it wasn’t long until social media began speculating the direction the agency turned entertainment hub would follow. and after fast paced auditions and rigorous training, twinstar introduced TEENSTAR to an highly anticipating audience early 2018.

teenstar’s run was one met with high scrutiny from media outlets and netizens alike, debuting a four member girl group with a fun and refreshing pop sound. paired with the newest fashion and alluring personalities, the quartet steadily began to climb charts both at home and overseas—not without constant attention and controversy, though. rivaling groups like LOONA and IZ*ONE, teenstar exceeded all expectations regardless of they were loved or hated.

fantasia. ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏৲ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ one half of the company’s beginnings, fantasia was established by PARK HWAYEON to bring in a new age of acting talent. notorious for its high quality auditions and harsh mentors, nothing but stellar reviews have been left in the wake of each actor underneath the label. and with ushering in new faces comes the opportunity for diversifying the field, promising a wide range of talent across all genres. with its newfound success, fantasia began pocketing connections with other companies like netflix and a24, aiming to spread their influence around the world. their most famous faces include COURTNEY SOO and ALANI LOUISE SUTTON.

hwayoung model management. ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏৲ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ currently number four on forbes’ most influential model agencies list, hwayoung model management—hmm—is considered one of the top options in south korea. founded by PARK HWAYOUNG and co-managed by her spouse KANG SUBIN, whose comments are always sought by fashion press. hmm has previously previously housed the likes of JEONG NARI and EDEN SOE. the label also took part in an award-winning seven-part documentary series called FINDING STARDOM back in 2016 as a behind the scenes partnership with netflix. it was one of the most watched series of that year and received critical acclaim.

toska records. ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏৲ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ established in 2017, toska records was founded with the purpose of making waves in the music industry with all their accumulated knowledge. the twins’ father being an acclaimed producer for many first generation artists, they already had one foot in the door. although they would only debut one group, TEENSTAR took the world by storm when they first broke into the scene in 2018. four girls, one sound, and one dream. and despite their two and a half year run, TEENSTAR’s legacy still lives on through their dedicated fans. the girls would set a major standard for music production and performance, leading their generation in synchronization and stage presence.

[nikonladyz4]

Forbes Article - Jimin’s Single SGMB

by: Hugh McIntyre Senior Contributor

2024 is turning out to be a very busy year for the members of BTS in regards to their solo careers. Several of the singers that make up the band have already dropped songs and albums, and there are more projects expected in the coming weeks and months. Jimin, one of the seven men in the vocal group, has launched the latest chapter in his time apart from the septet, and fans in America are apparently very interested in what he’s up to.

Jimin’s new single “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band” currently sits at No. 1 on the iTunes chart in the U.S. The track was released early in the morning on Friday (June 28), and it shot right to the top of the list of the bestselling tracks in the country.

“Smeraldo Garden Marching Band” fronts Jimin’s upcoming project Muse. The set is scheduled to arrive on July 19, so fans will get to listen to the complete effort in only a few weeks.

Jimin is not alone in his new win. “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band” credits South Korean rapper Loco, so both musicians currently appear at No. 1 on the U.S. iTunes tally.

The BTS artist beats plenty of superstars to the top spot on the iTunes ranking in America. This Friday, new music arrived from musicians like Camila Cabello, Drake, Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan, and even Blackpink singer Lisa. All of them pushed their latest tunes to the sales chart, but none of them are competing with Jimin at the moment.

Based on how well “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band” is selling, and considering Jimin’s popularity, the singer may have a new hit on his hands. The just-dropped single already stands a good shot at reaching Billboard’s Digital Song Sales chart next week, which is a list that the BTS star is familiar with.

If “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band” can continue to sell especially well throughout the next several days, Jimin may be able to score a new Hot 100 hit as well. That ranking, which is the most important songs chart in America, uses a methodology that combines sales, streams, and radio play to show which tunes are the most consumed in the country. It’s unlikely that “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band” will become a radio hit–at least not at first–and streams may not match purchases. Sales are likely the BTS singer’s best shot at reaching the tally, and all signs point to success.

[afrohouseking]

BACKGROUNDSbusiso Leope, popularly known as DJ Sbu, is a South Africanaward winning social entrepreneur, DJ, TV & radio host, musicproducer, actor, best selling author, motivational speaker &philanthropist who thrives on giving back to the youth ofAfrica. He is considered by many as an African youth icon.The brand, DJ Sbu has shaped youth culture and their thinkingin South Africa over the past 2 decades years since 2001. Despite histough upbringing in Tembisa, he has overcome obstacles on hisjourney and made a name for himself using his media talents on national televisionand radio.Over the past decade Sbusiso has worked on national platforms exposing his brandand personality to 25 million people per week. Sbusiso first made a name forhimself in the music and entertainment industry. His company TS records of which heis a co-owner has produced and continues to produce hit music and popular artists inSouth Africa with continental appeal.His most recognized projects are his Y-Lens DJ compilations, Mzekezeke – a maskedKwaito character, the ‘late’ Brown Dash’ & the current success story that is Zahara.PHILANTHROPYHe gives talks to schools around SA , gives scholarship bursaries through his SLEFFoundation. Offers mentorship to college & university students, entrepreneurshipshort causes, he conducts networking seminars, conferences & workshops for aspiringentrepreneurs through his educational services company Leadership 2020.Recently, Forbes Africa recognized Sbusiso as 1 of 13 young Africans to watch. SundayTimes named him one of the ‘Coolest Brands’ in SA. Mail & Guardian named Sbu oneof 200 brilliant Young South Africans and he has also been listed as one of 100 MostInfluential Africans alongside Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Desmond Tutu.TELEVISION HOST2001 Gumba Fire Music TV Show2004 - 2015 Friends Like These TV Game Show.2011 Access GP Political TV Show.2016 CNBC Africa Entrepreneurship TV Show “Kicking Doors with Sbu Leope”.RADIO HOST2001 - 2005 YFM Youth Radio2006 - 2007 UKHOZI FM Radio2008 - 2010 YFM Youth Radio2011 - 2015 METRO FM Radio2016 - 2017 RISE FM Radio2017 - 2020 Massiv Metro Radio2019 - 2020 Voice Of TembisaMUSIC PRODUCER2001 – 2012 TS Records,Sbusiso ran TS Records ,an independent Music Label with fellow businessmanTK Nciza.They are one of South Africas most successful Indie Labels. They have discovered andhelped multiple careers in the African music scene. His music career as a DJ/producerhas seen him executive produce over 30 award winning gold and multiplatinum sellingalbums.RECORDING ARTISTHe has 8 award winning multi platinum albums of his own:House Tunes 5Ylens Vol.1Ylens Vol.2Ylens Vol.3Sound Revival Vol.1Sound Revival Vol.2Sound Revival Vol.3MoFayaDJ Sbu Homecoming: The African OdysseyAUTHOR3 best selling books:“Leadership 2020: the Beginning”“Billionaires Under Construction”: The Mindset Of An Entreprenur.The Art Of Hustling: Sell Or Surrender.ACTORBehind The BadgeHangtimeIsingoGenerationsYizo YizoAWARDS/ / ACCOLADES2003 SA Music Awards Song of the Year.2003 SA Music Awards Artist of the Year.2004 SA Music Awards Artist of the Year.2004 SA Music Awards Song of the Year.2005 TV Presenter of the year.2006 Metro FM Music Awards Song of the year.2006 SA Music Awards Song of the year.2006 SA Music Awards Album of the year.2007 SA Music Awards remix of the year.2008 Breakfast Radio Show of year (SA Mzansi Awards.)2008/9 GQ Best Dressed Male in South Africa.2013 Forbes 1 of 13 Young Africans to watch in 2013.2013 Mail & Guardian 200 brilliant young South Africans.2013 Sunday Times Coolest Brands.2013 South Africa Role Model of the Year (Future Leaders Awards). 2014Spirit of Humanity (ANN 7 SA Stars Awards)2014/2015 South Africa Most inspirational entrepreneur. (Vuka Awards).2016 BET Africa Humanitarian Of The Year Award.2017 South Africa Trailblazer Of The Year.2018 South African Entrepreneur of the Year.2020 World Record: Marathon Longest Music Radio

[wikiuntamed]

On this day in Wikipedia: Saturday, 10th February

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[heavenboy09]

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She was born on 3 October 1988 in Gothenburg to Maria Fahl (1951-2022), a stage actress, and Svante Vikander, a psychiatrist. Her parents are from small villages in the north and south of Sweden, respectively.

Born and raised in Gothenburg, Vikander began acting as a child in minor stage productions at the Gothenburg opera house and trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm. She began her acting career in Swedish short films and television series and first gained recognition for her role in the drama series Andra Avenyn (2008–2010). She made her feature film debut in Pure (2010), for which she won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress. She gained wider recognition in 2012 for playing Kitty in Joe Wright's adaptation of Anna Karenina and Queen Caroline Mathilde in the Danish film A Royal Affair.

She is a Swedish actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and three British Academy Film Awards.

Vikander achieved global recognition for her roles as Vera Brittain in Testament of Youth (2014), a humanoid robot in Ex Machina (2014), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and Gerda Wegener in The Danish Girl (2015), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2016, Vikander was listed by Forbes in its 30 Under 30 list.

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[jemosha]

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Hello, GOOGLE.

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ MOSHA LIM.

Name ⠀ : Jedaiah Mosha Lim

Nickname ⠀: Mosha

Gender ⠀ : Male

Birth ⠀ ⠀: Seoul, 1 June 1995

Nationality : Korean

Ethnicity ⠀ : Asian (Korean-Indonesian)

Belief ⠀ : Catholic

Languageㅤ️️️ : Korean, English, Japanese, Bahasa

MBTI ️️ ㅤ️️️: INTJ

Zodiac ⠀ : Gemini

Blood Type : B rhesus +

Sexuality ⠀ : Heterosexual

Height ️️ ㅤ️️️: 5'10"

Weight ㅤ️️️ ㅤ: 132.3 lbs

Primary ㅤ️️️ : GIFS, South Korea

Junior High : GIFS, South Korea

Senior High : GIFS, South Korea

ㅤ️️️ ㅤ️️️ ㅤ️️️ ㅤ️️️ The Rumg’s Hall, Jakarta

College ㅤ️️️ ㅤ️️️:

⠀ Bachelor of Pharmacy, University of Indonesia

⠀ Pharmacist Profession, University of Indonesia

Occupation : Actor, model, businessman

Years active : 2000-present

Affiliates ㅤ️️️ : Hoshka Lim Agency (HLA & Co.), Skèenosia

Household : The Lim (임)

⠀ Father ⠀ ⠀ : Jeremiah Lim

⠀ Mother ⠀ : Inggrid Carmelita Lee

⠀ Sister ⠀ ⠀ : Gabrielle Theodosia Lim

⠀ Brother ⠀ ⠀ : Cornelius Joe Lim

Early life and education.

Jedaiah Mosha Lim was born on April 24, 1995, in Seoul, and grew up in there. He moved to Jakarta in 2011 due to personal reasons and so he work both in South Korea and Indonesia under the same agency, HLA & Co. Jeremiah Lim, his father, is a Canadian-Korean chef who runs restaurants in several countries. Inggrid Carmelita Lee, his mother, is an Indonesian-Korean. The first born of Lim, Theodosia Lim, is a business woman who owns a beauty brand Skèenosia with the help of Mosha Lim as co-owner and the brand ambassador. His brother, Joe Lim, is an editor for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

He is a multilingual speaker. He communicates in Korean, English, and Bahasa Indonesia. Yet he stated that he is not fluent in Bahasa Indonesia¹.

Rise to prominence.

Mosha is a South Korean actor under Hoshka Lim Agency (HLA & Co.). The issue was raging because his name was similar to the agency and people started calling him Nepo Baby. Yet the agency released their statement that Mosha is a self made-up actor who built his reputation from scratch.

He began his career as a kid in television productions, appearing in the drama series Run Away in 2000. In 2004 he made his film debut in the comedy drama How to Be Gangnamian and appeared in Jo Kihyun’s romance film Should Be You as Lee Yoo. Mosha came to international attention with the lead role in Brigitta Kim’s film What Mommy Should Do (2006), earning him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Alongside supporting roles in Monica Gerwig's films To The Bone (2007) and I Am You (2012), he took on starring roles as drug addict Denny ‘Sinting’ Yang in the Indonesian movie Kapan Kapok? (2015), Joe Kim in Henry Leigh's fiction film Memory (2020), and a romantic horror film Three of Us (2022), which he also produced.

Public image and fashion.

Several media publications consider Lim to be among the most talented actors of his generation.Remarking upon his performance, Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times wrote that “he might be the male actor of his generation”. In 2018, he appeared in Forbes’s 30 Under 30 Hollywood & Entertainment list.

Off-screen, Lim has been described by the media as a fashion icon, with his looks highlighted as his trademarks. Vogue named him the most influential man in fashion in 2019, writing “those fashion choices are all the more impressive considering that Lim styles himself”. In 2020, GQ ranked him as the best-dressed man in the world.

Personal life.

Lim splits his time between Seoul and Jakarta. Despite significant media attention and public interest, he rarely discusses the romantic aspects of his personal life.

Lim is an avid sports fan; in his youth, he aspired to be a professional swimmer. He enjoys hip-hop music and considers rapper Kid Cudi to be his biggest career inspiration.

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ the transient

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ . ⠀ . ⠀ .

This is REIGN-LIM speaking as the writer of Jedaiah Mosha Lim, a FICTIONAL CHARACTER created by me. As are the other characters, events, locations, and others mentioned aiding in character development. Both Mosha and I have no ties with the real Kim Hanbin a.k.a B.I and any other parties. This account was created solely for roleplaying purposes, and all media belongs to the rightful owner(s). These are some things to obey so you won’t get lost:

English and Bahasa Indonesia are used for writing and interaction. It’s worth noting I’m not a native speaker of either language, and thus please expect grammatical and spelling errors.

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#SaiPallavi To Play #Sita In #Ramayana As We Reported 6 Months Ago In the Exclusive Around six months ago we exclusively broke Sai Pallavi will play Sita in Ramayana, a movie directed by Nitesh Tiwari. It gets confirmed now as she is all set to star in the film. She primarily works in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam cinema, and has won four Filmfare Awards South, including Forbes magazine’s feature as one of India’s 30 under 30 in 2020. Sai is well-known for Love Story, Shyam Singha Roy, Maari, Dhaam Dhoom, Fidaa. Earlier the producers were in discussion with Deepika Padukone to play Sita. However, she will be reportedly playing Draupadi for the same production house, and none of the other A-list heroines in Bollywood own the old-world charm to act Sita Mata. It is believed in Hyderabad that the producers of Ramayan are interested for Sai to play Sita. Ranbir Kapoor has reportedly been taken into movie and act as Rama, while Hrithik Roshan who was to play Ravana has walked out. https://www.instagram.com/p/CpgI2_GyXva/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Forbes List: सामंथा, विजय देवरकोंडा और यश जैसे सुपरस्टार्स पर भारी पड़ी रश्मिका मंदाना

Forbes List: सामंथा, विजय देवरकोंडा और यश जैसे सुपरस्टार्स पर भारी पड़ी रश्मिका मंदाना

Forbes List: बेंगलुरु की अभिनेत्री रश्मिका मंदाना दक्षिण में सबसे अधिक पसंद की जाने वाली नायिकाओं में से एक हैं. अपनी आगामी बॉलीवुड एंट्री के साथ, रश्मिका ने नॉर्थ में भी काफी प्रसिद्ध पाई है. फोर्ब्स इंडिया द्वारा सबसे प्रभावशाली एक्टर्स की सूची में शीर्ष स्थान पर आ कर रश्मिका ने सामंथा, विजय देवरकोंडा और यश को पीछे छोड़ दिया है. अपने सोशल मीडिया पेजों पर फोलोवर्स की संख्या में जबरदस्त उछाल करते…

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A decent Reddit thread covering all the changes made to Blood of Elves by user r/Pongzz

With thanks to @clown-of-rivia for sharing it on Twitter for people to read. This is particularly frustrating given this quote that has been spread on several news outlets, including Forbes.

"...pushback among those who recognize that in the original books, not much really happened at all in Blood of Elves, and the show was trying to make do with anemic story, adjusting itself accordingly. Season 3 of The Witcher is reportedly going to stay closer to the south material, according to both showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich and star Henry Cavill, and some missing things may crop up next season as there wasn't time in this one."

So, which is it? Not enough content to adapt or too much? There is a long list of things that would have improved S2. A very long list. But at the top of it is more time spent on building relationships and believable emotional growth.

The things at the core of Blood of Elves.

The book they were meant to be adapting but decided was too boring.

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Zhang Yixing 张艺兴 (LAY) 🐑 Overview

Zhang Yixing, known professionally as Lay Zhang or simply Lay, is a Chinese rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, director, dancer, actor, author, and brand ambassador. He has been listed on Forbes list of the top 100 Chinese celebrities since 2017, at 20th, 11th, 5th, and 6th respectively for the subsequent years. In 2012 he debuted as a rapper, singer, and dancer with EXO. Please join me in celebrating EXO’s 🐑

Yixing is also an accomplished film and television actor, and has been active since his first role at six years old in the 1998 Chinese drama We The People. He later began his career as a child star after winning third place in a competition organized by the Hunan-based television show Star Academy in 2005. In November 2015, Zhang made his film debut with a supporting role in the Chinese romantic comedy movie Ex-Files 2: The Backup Strikes Back, which was a box office hit and garnered 2 billion in sales within 10 days of its release. The Mystic Nine series that he starred in placed first in television ratings and has accumulated over 12 billion views in total. 

In 2015, he founded a personal agency for his solo activities that serves as a management firm, and in 2020 Zhang established his own group of companies in China, called Chromosome Entertainment Group, and began the process of recruiting trainees from all over the world. His autobiography, Standing Firm at 24, was a best-seller in China, breaking several sales records. Yixing has additionally served as a mentor, producer, and presenter for numerous singing and dancing reality shows in China. Zhang also currently tops the list for K-Pop idols with the most endorsement deals, partnering with over 30 companies.

"Monodrama," written by Lay and co-composed and arranged with Divine Channel, broke records by staying at number one on YinYueTai's V Chart for five consecutive weeks. In 2016, Zhang released his first EP, Lose Control, in South Korea and China to commercial success; it peaked at number one on the Gaon Album Chart and number four on Billboard's US World Albums chart. His first studio album, Lay 02 Sheep, broke five records on QQ Music: Gold, Double Gold, Triple Gold, Platinum and Diamond Record. Lit, his third studio album, had pre-orders of over 1.5 million copies within seven minutes; Lit went on to sell 2.5 million records, making Lay the best-selling artist in China in 2020. 

Lay is involved in much of the production of his albums as a producer, and is often personally in charge of the composition, arrangement and writing of every song – as well as translation of the lyrics himself into other languages, including English, Korean and Japanese.

This post is part of an effort to celebrate the accomplishments of EXO over the past 10 years and to provide tangible avenues for supporting these artists in 2022 and beyond 🖤 On 8 April 2022, Lay announced that he would be departing from SM Entertainment after the conclusion of his ten-year contract with the company - we look forward to his future projects, both as a solo artist and as a member of EXO 💕

*Due to time/energy levels (not because I don’t love Yixing!) I won’t be including links this time, but this should be a thorough summary of his projects, music-related and otherwise :) His songs and albums are all available to listen on Spotify and Youtube, and his albums are for sale at most major retailers!*

🎵 Individual Music 🎶

🌔 Lose Control (2016) 1st EP/mini-album 🌔

1. Lose Control (失控) 2. What U Need? (你要什么) 3. Tonight 4. MYM 5. MYM (Acoustic Ver.) 6. Relax (守望)

❄️ Winter Special Gift (2017) 2nd EP/mini-album ❄️

1. Goodbye Christmas (聖誕又至) 2. Can You Feel Me (你的感覺) 3. Christmas Love (聖誕的愛) 4. Gift to XBACK (小小禮物) 5. Goodbye Christmas (English Ver.) 6. Goodbye Christmas (Instrumental Ver.)

🐑 Lay 02 Sheep (2017) 1st Studio Album 🐑

1. Sheep (羊) *Alan Walker re-lift version ∴ Lollapalooza 2018* 2. I Need U (需要你) 3. Peach (桃) 4. Hand (匕首) 5. Boss (老大) 6. Shake (摇摆) 7. Too Much (太多) 8. Mask (面罩) 9. Director (导演) 10. X Back (兴迷)

🌲 Namanana (2018) 2nd Studio Album 🌲 *2 Disc CD - first side is Chinese versions and second is English versions

1. 集结号 (The Assembly Call) 2. 梦不落雨林 (Namanana) *also a single remix in 2020* 3. 爱到这 (Give Me a Chance) 4. 催眠术 (Lay U Down) 5. 爱的引力 (Save You) 6. 坚持 (Hold On) 7. 幸福上瘾 (Thing for You) 8. 麻婆豆腐 (Mapo Tofu) 9. 香水 (Flavour) 10. 快门回溯 (Don't Let Me Go) 11. 贝壳女孩 (Tattoo)

🍯 Honey (2019) 3rd EP/mini-album 🍯

1. Honey (和你) (English version) 2. Bad (坏的) 3. Amusement Park (游乐园) 4. Honey (和你) (Chinese version)

🐲 蓮 LIT (2020) 3rd Studio Album 🐲  *Was released in two parts, each with 6 songs

1. 蓮 (Lit) 2 玉 (Jade) 3. 鷹 (Eagle) 4. 水 (H2O) 5. 飛 (Fly) 6. 靈 (Soul) 7. 沸 (Changsha) 8. 妈 (Mama) 9. 蹦 (Boom) *also Boom R3HAB remix* 10. 唤 (Call My Name) 11. 夜 (Late Night) 12. 愿 (Wish)

🎼 Producer (2021) 4th Studio Album 🎼 

1. Joker 2. 愛蓮說 (Love Lay) 3. 小城姑娘 (Flipped) 4. 十面埋伏 (Ambush) 5. 略過 (Stay With Me) 6. 馬 (Horse) 7. 炎黃子孫 (Descendants of the Dragon) *also has a remix* 8. 癡 (Obsessed) 9. 湘江水 (XiangJiang River) (Ft. 功夫胖 (Kungfu Pen))

🌄 東 EAST (2021) 4th EP/mini-album 🌄

1. 飛天 (Flying Apsaras) 2. 三昧真火 (Samadhi Real Fire) by LAY & GALI 3. 苦行僧 (Ascetic Monk) 4. 牧童 (The Shepherd Boy)

🚀 Singles and OSTs 🚀

⇢ Spectrum (2012) SM The Performance group single ⇢ Because of You (2013) Non-Album Single ⇢ I'm Coming (2014) Hunan TV special performance ⇢ Alone (One Person) (2015) Ex-Files 2 OST ⇢ Happy Youth with Jiang Wen and Li Xiaolu (2015) Oh My God OST  ⇢ Monodrama (2016) SM Station single  ⇢ A Man Thing with Royal Treasure cast (2016) Royal Treasure OST ⇢ Pray (2017) Operation Love OST  ⇢ Dream High (夢想起飛) (2017) SPD Bank Theme Song ⇢ When It’s Christmas (2018) Non-Album Single ⇢ Youth Day (theme song) (2018) ⇢ Everything Like You (2018) I'm Around You OST ⇢ Let’s Shut Up & Dance with Jason Derulo + NCT 127 (2019) Non-Album Single ⇢ No Man's Land with Anti-General and Jasmine Sokko (无人之域) Non-Album Single ⇢ Lovebird with Far East Movement (2019) Non-Album Single ⇢ I'm Not Well (我不好) (2019) Non-Album Single ⇢ Grandma (外婆) (2019) Non-Album Single ⇢ Love You More with Steve Aoki and will.i.am (2020) Steve Aoki's Neon Futures IV ⇢ Clear Sky Ballad with Panta Q (晴空谣) Non-Album Single ⇢ Gluttony (2020) Non-album Single ⇢ Bee With You (2021) Non-Album Single  ⇢ Dawn to Dusk with 24kGoldn (2022) Single Album ⇢ Jiu (酒) (2022) Non-Album Single 🌌

🎭 Acting Roles 🎭

⇢ (1998) We The People tv show - Huan Huan ⇢ (2015) Oh My God movie - Le Yi ⇢ (2015) Ex-Files 2: The Backup Strikes Back movie - Lee Xianghe ⇢ (2016) Royal Treasure movie - self ⇢ (2016) To Be A Better Man TV show - Xiao Cai (Cai Mingjun) ⇢ (2016) The Mystic Nine TV show - Er Yuehong ⇢ (2016) The Mystic Nine Side Story: Flowers Bloom in February web movie - Er Yuehong ⇢ (2017) Operation Love TV show - Yan Xiaolai ⇢ (2017) Kung Fu Yoga movie - Zhu Xiaoguang ⇢ (2017) Cars 3 movie - Jackson Storm (Chinese dub voice) ⇢ (2017) The Founding of an Army movie - Lu Deming ⇢ (2018) The Island movie - Xiao Xing  ⇢ (2018) Tomb of The Sea TV show - Jie Yuchen ⇢ (filmed 2018, release ?) Unexpected Love movie - Han Bin ⇢ (2019) The Golden Eyes TV show - Zhuang Rui ⇢ (2019) Empress of The Ming TV show - Zhu Qizhen ⇢ (2021) Faith Makes Great TV show - Xiong Dachen ⇢ (2021) Crime Crackdown TV show - Lin Hao ⇢ (2022) Challenges at Midlife TV show - Ning Shu

*TBD release - No More Bets movie - main role

📺 Other TV Credits 📺

⇢ (2014) Star Chef reality show - contestant ⇢ (2016, 2018) Happy Camp reality show - guest ⇢ (2019-present) Go Fighting! variety Series - main cast ⇢ (2018, 2019) Idol Producer reality show - main mentor, presenter ⇢ (2018) Rave Now reality show - mentor ⇢ (2019) Youth with You (Idol Producer S2) - main mentor, presenter ⇢ (2019) Roast reality show - guest ⇢ (2020) I'm CZR II reality show - singer-songwriter ⇢ (2020) We Are Young reality show - main mentor, presenter ⇢ (2020, 2021) Street Dance of China reality show - team captain ⇢ (2020, 2021) Let's Chat variety show - main cast ⇢ (2020) Dance Smash - team leader ⇢ (2021) The winter dream promise (TV Special) Self ⇢ (2021) Youth and Melody - Producer ⇢ (2021) Back to Field variety show - main cast

🏆 Awards 🏆

⇢ Awards and nominations complete list! 

🕺🏻 Fashion + Brands 🕺🏻

⇢ Zhang attended a Samsung event held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China as the ambassador of Samsung Galaxy A8s and performed on-stage alongside ASAP Ferg and Steve Aoki. ⇢ Zhang attended the 61st Annual Grammy Awards as its promotion ambassador on the red carpet event and live ceremony. ⇢ Yixing’s third wax figure was revealed in Madame Tussauds Hong Kong in 2019, following his wax figures in Madame Tussauds Shanghai and Beijing. ⇢ Zhang is a brand ambassador of over 30 brands, including Converse, MAC Cosmetics, Chaumet Paris, Ray-Ban, Milka Chocolate, H&M and Perrier. ⇢ In 2019, he was announced as Calvin Klein's first Chinese global spokesperson for Calvin Klein's underwear and jeans lines. ⇢ As an ambassador of high-end fashion brand Valentino, Zhang has attended multiple fashion shows and events in Asia and Europe, as well at the annual Met Gala wearing a custom-made suit titled "Time Traveller" designed by Valentino Creative Director Pierpaolo Piccioli. ⇢ He served as a promotional ambassador for Huawei Nova smartphones from 2015 to 2018. ⇢ Since 2016 Zhang has served the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) of Changsha as a publicity ambassador, the first celebrity to hold such title. ⇢ In October 2017, Zhang signed a contract with the vice president of Tencent Music Entertainment Group and became a member of "Music+ Plan" (Music+ 计划) alongside TFBoys, Wang Leehom, and more. ⇢ In September 2018, Zhang signed an agreement with Easy Entertainment in which his personal studio will collaborate with Easy Entertainment to create a new team to manage Zhang's promotional activities.

🌟 Miscellaneous 🌟

⇢ Grand Line: The First Concert (2019) Solo concert ⇢ In 2015 Zhang's autobiography, Standing Firm at 24, was published. The book documents important events throughout his life and broke several online sales records with 400,000 copies sold within six months. He took the fourth place on the 10th Chinese Celebrity Writers List, becoming the youngest celebrity author to enter the charts. He was also the champion of the 2015 installment of the Annual Celebrity Book Sales and took the top spot of Asia's Best Books twice during its monthly ranking and six times on the weekly chart.  ⇢ At CCTV’s Spring Gala Festival in 2017 he sang a duet alongside Chinese actor Jing Boran ⇢ Goosebump music video (2017) Kung Fu Yoga OST featured dancer ⇢ 2019 20 January, Zhang attended a Samsung event held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China as the ambassador of Samsung Galaxy A8s and performed on-stage alongside ASAP Ferg and Steve Aoki, respectively new level and boom shakalaka ⇢ On the 2011 SHINee world tour he was a stand in for Jonghyun, who was briefly unable to participate in the tour ⇢ Zhang performed a Chinese New Year song alongside Dilraba Dilmurat, Phoenix Legend, Wallace Chung, and Zhou Dongyu at the 2019 CCTV New Year's Gala. ⇢ Zhang attended the 2018 CCTV New Year's Gala where he performed a dance collaboration stage with Huang Bo and William Chan. ⇢ Yixing is also a talented songwriter and composer of most of his own solo music, as well as the song "Promise" from the repackaged edition of Exo's second studio album, Love Me Right. He also wrote the lyrics for the Chinese version of the song, while the Korean version was co-written by Chen and Chanyeol. Apart from Karen Mok, he holds composition credits to songs released by Yu Quan, MC Jin and Show Luo. ⇢ He participated in the national anthem and its music video for Youth Day in China in May 2018. ⇢ Magazine Covers listed here

⇢ Follow Yixing on Instagram @ layzhang, on Twitter @ layzhang, and on YouTube at LAY

Thank you for supporting EXO Yixing 😘

And if you want to help spread this post to folks who haven’t experienced the magic of Yixing yet, please reblog this and tell me what your favorite Yixing moments and performances are! ✨

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How Aziz Ansari is redefining South Asians on American TV

He's clever and amusing, and he's also a Golden Globe winner. Meet Aziz Ansari, an actor of Indian descent and an influencer who has made a name for himself in Hollywood. With whatever project he chooses, whether it's Master of None or Saturday Night Live, Ansari has been busy establishing a discussion against racism and demolishing preconceptions around South Asians.

When Aziz Ansari began his career as a stand-up comedian in local bars, he had no idea that he would one day become the face of change on American television. The Emmy winner, who is on Forbes' list of highest-paid comedians, is showcasing diversity in the best possible light. This is the story of a Global Indian who made history as the first South Asian actor to win an Emmy and a Golden Globe.

Love for comedy

Ansari was born in America to Tamil immigrant parents and raised in South Carolina by a gastroenterologist father and a gynecologist mother. He was immersed in the performing arts from an early age and began attending dance courses as a child. Ansari excelled in extracurricular activities while attending the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics, a public boarding school for outstanding kids. Ansari discovered stand-up comedy at New York University, where he was a major admirer of Chris Rock, and began doing open mics at local bars. While he went to classes in the mornings, he spent his weekends handing out flyers to tourists in Times Square, encouraging them to come to his events.

His stand-up earned him a free late-night engagement at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in the mid-2000s, which was a hotbed for emerging alternative comedians. It was here that Ansari met his future partners Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer. To make ends meet, Ansari worked a day job at an internet marketing company while channeling his talent into his show. The trio developed their debut series, Shutterbugs, with Huebel and Scheer as partners. By this time, Ansari had begun to get noticed, and in 2005, Rolling Stone included him on its list of "Hot Standup" comedians. His first TV debut on ESPN Classic's Cheap Seats and then a memorable cameo in HBO's Flight of the Conchords worked in his favor, and a year later, when Ansari won the Jury Award for Best Standup at HBO's US Comedy Arts Festival, everything started to fall into place.

But it was Ansari's role as one of the main characters on Parks and Recreation that proved to be a game-changer for him – he starred in the seven-season program as one of the main characters. His performance drew critical acclaim and won him the top spot on the list of TV MVPs. Ansari split his time between television, Hollywood, and stand-up comedy tours for the following four years.

Racism in entertainment

Despite being a well-known figure on television and in films, Ansari has had to deal with racism in the entertainment industry. "Even though I've sold out Madison Square Garden as a standup comedian and have appeared in several films and TV series, when my phone rings, the roles I'm offered are often defined by ethnicity and often require accents," he wrote in a New York Times OpEd about the lack of diversity in the entertainment industry.

The show that catapulted Ansari to fame

Ansari's professional trajectory was ready to change in 2015, with another opportunity set to vault him into the league of the elite in the entertainment industry. Ansari put his wit and humor to paper once more with Netflix's Master of None, a program that the New York Times praised as "the year's best comedy straight out of the gate." Ansari was praised for busting stereotypes about Asian men and showcasing diversity for two seasons, purposefully using the platform to give voice to problems like racism, sexuality, feminism, and appropriation. With $9.5 million in earnings, Ansari made his debut on Forbes' list of Highest-Paid Comedians in the same year.

Because of the show's enduring success, even award shows couldn't ignore it, and Ansari was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. Ansari made history when he became the first Indian origin South Asian to win an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series the following year. Ansari broke the glass ceiling once more two years later when he became the first Asian-American actor to win a Golden Globe for acting on television.

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Blackpink, Monsta X, Twice And TXT: The K-Pop Acts Eligible For The Best New Artist Grammy

The full list of nominees for the upcoming sixty-fourth Grammys will be announced this coming Tuesday (November 23), and at the moment, countless artists are hoping to hear and see their names included in the long list of acts that will compete for the biggest prize in the music industry. Every year, one of the oddest and most difficult-to-predict categories is Best New Artist, which recognizes those solo stars and groups that have broken out in a major way in the decided eligibility frame. This time around, a handful of K-pop acts are eligible, as they have all scored huge wins in America and established themselves as talents to watch, but who can be nominated?

At least four of the biggest names in the K-pop space are eligible for the Best New Artist Grammy, as the Recording Academy has deemed them successful enough and “new” enough, at least in the eyes of American listeners. While some of these stars have been releasing music for years and certainly aren’t new to many listeners in, say, South Korea, they still stand a shot at scoring one of the eight available slots.

According to reporting shared by Billboard, K-pop groups Blackpink, Monsta X, Twice and Tomorrow X Together are all eligible to be considered by voters for the Best New Artist Grammy, though it’s tough to predict if they will end up competing for the prize.

At the moment, it seems like Blackpink might have the best shot, as they not only landed a No. 2-charting album, but they reached the Hot 100 with several hits in the eligibility period. They quickly proved that after a few years of rising the ranks, they are now proper hitmakers, so they could conceivably end up in the running. The other three names mentioned have all enjoyed serious commercial success in the U.S. as well, but it’s difficult to imagine Grammy voters selecting more than one act from the genre, at least in the same year.

While they weren’t specifically named as eligible, it’s possible that a number of other K-pop acts could be considered by Grammy voters for Best New Artist inclusion as well. If artists like Blackpink and Monsta X are eligible, even though they've been releasing music for years, fellow South Korean stars like NCT, Enhypen, Ateez, Loona and Itzy could all possibly be in the mix as well, though that hasn’t been confirmed by the Recording Academy. All those groups landed hit albums and emerged as talents to watch in the last year or so, potentially putting them in the running as well.

So far, only one K-pop act has been nominated for a Grammy, and they likely will earn more chances to win again this year. Last time around, BTS competed for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with their smash “Dynamite,” though they didn't take home the gold. This year, they’re expected to be nominated again for their summery hit “Butter,” which could end up in more than one category. While BTS are by far the most popular K-pop musicians to reach American audiences, they aren’t eligible for Best New Artist, and they haven’t been for some time.

Credit: Forbes