Friday, 3 March 2017

[Video] GFriend Releases ′The Awakening′ Highlight Medley


Girl group GFriend has released the highlight medley for their upcoming album The Awakening.

On March 3, GFriend rose the expectations for their upcoming album by publishing a highlight medley that showed a preview of each track including the title track Fingertip. Although the previews for each of the 6 tracks in their upcoming mini album The Awakening are brief, the clips are impressive and catchy. In the photos accompanied with the highlight medley, GFriend members capture the attention of fans as they reveal a transformed and matured look.

To differentiate from traditional highlight medleys that caption each track preview with the title, GFriend′s video simply reveals the preview of the songs with images of the members.

Meanwhile, GFriend will be releasing their new album The Awakening and title track Fingertip on March 6.

Justin Bieber vows to become a 'better man



Justin Bieber has vowed to become a "better man" after turning 23.

The 'Love Yourself' hitmaker celebrated the landmark occasion on Wednesday (01.03.17) and has listed his ambitions for the coming years in a new Instagram post.

Alongside an adorable picture of himself as a child, Justin wrote on the photo-sharing site: "It's my birthday and all I want is to be a better friend, better brother, better son and better man."

Justin also gave his fans a behind-the-scenes look into how he spent his special day via his Instagram account, posting a photograph of himself leaping over sand dunes on board a quad bike.

He captioned the eye-catching image: "Got some air on my bday (sic)" Last year, Justin credited God for helping him to transform himself from a party-loving pop star into a more mature adult.

He shared: "God was telling me something. I am not going to go into detail of what I was doing and where I was at, but I was pretty lost and woke up one day and felt like God was telling me something."

Justin said that the spiritual experience convinced him he needed to make some major changes to his life.

The 'Sorry' hitmaker explained: "I'm not super religious or anything but I just heard a voice and was like, 'You know what? I'm going to change my life around. I'm going to switch up some things and put some stuff together."'

And while Justin admitted he still enjoys drinking and having a good time with his friends, he doesn't consider it to be a contradiction of his faith.

He said: "What's weird is I am a Christian, I am a believer and often people are too conservative and I don't think it's wrong."

Ed Sheeran says he'd love to collaborate with his pal and fellow singer/songwriter Sam Smith on a track.



Ed Sheeran hasn't ruled out collaborating with Sam Smith.

The 'Eraser' hitmaker and the 24-year-old singer performed Sam's hit 'Stay With Me' live in Manchester back in 2014, when their albums 'x' and 'In The Lonely Hour' respectively were doing well in the charts, and the flame-haired hunk would love to team up with him on a track as he thinks he is a "fantastic bloke".

Asked if it would be an honour to work with Sam - who has an Oscar to his name for the James Bond 'Spectre' theme song 'Writing's On The Wall' - he told Roman Kemp on Capital radio station: "Yeah, I think so. I performed with him at one of his shows in Manchester and we sung 'Stay With Me' together and it very much felt like, it's quite weird, we both grew up like really liking Elton John and George Michael, and they obviously did that amazing collaboration together, and at that one time, we were both very successful with both our albums and kind of coming together to sing a song on stage felt really cool. It felt like sort of what it probably felt like with two artists who were doing well at that time, sort of getting together. So I would definitely never rule it out. Um I think he's amazing. He's a fantastic bloke and I'm really excited to see what he does next coz I don't think he's gonna do what people are expecting."

Meanwhile, the 'Castle on the Hill' star has ruled out auditioning to write a Bond theme like his pal Sam, although he'd love to do it he's not keen on the intense process artists go through to be considered.

He said: "Do you know what, I would do it, but I heard when they do the Bond tracks, they ask like, a bunch of people to do it and I think I wouldn't wanna put like loads and loads of time and effort into a song that was like, part of like five different people going up for it. You know, cause I heard Radiohead went up for it, and I don't think I would...

However, if he was invited by the panel to do it he wouldn't say no.

Asked if he'd agree to the gig if asked, he said: "Err...yeah of course. I don't think anyone would say no to that. That's something I definitely would do."

Thursday, 2 March 2017

Asian celebrity breakups that made headlines



Going through a separation is difficult enough on its own (just look at poor Luke and Joe in ongoing Toggle Originals series The Breakup List), but the following stars have had to do it with practically the whole world watching.

Whether they were together for three months or almost ten years, news of these former lovers throwing in the towel on their relationships (before they could put a ring on it) dominated headlines in entertainment news. Read on for the drama:

Related: BREAKING UP WITH THE STARS: Celebs spill on their splits

Barbie Hsu and husband sleep in separate rooms


Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu officially makes a comeback after going on a hiatus to focus on raising her daughter Wang Xi Yue, who was born in 2014 and her son Wang Xilin, who was born this May. The 40 year-old reported for her first day of work last month (Nov 24) and told her fans through a video on Facebook that she “felt as nervous as a rookie artiste” because she was not used to being in front of the camera again after being away for so long.

However, Barbie looked nothing like a newbie as she carried herself elegantly in a pink off-shoulder dress at the press conference held yesterday (Nov 14) and seemed to have successfully returned to her pre-pregnancy figure.

The actress shared during an interview that she had difficulty losing weight after her first pregnancy and would often feel insecure about her body when her husband, Wang Xiaofei is too busy with work and shows less concern for her. “Whenever he doesn’t look at me lovingly, I will tell him jokingly that ‘I will always remember the feeling of loneliness’,” she jokingly added. Although she craves for the attention of her husband,

Barbie rejected the idea of getting pregnant again when asked about their plans to have a third child. “Impossible, we try to sleep in different rooms as much as possible now because my daughter is very clingy towards me nowadays,” she said.

2PM Concerts Cancelled Due To Jun.K′s Recent Injury



2PM has cancelled their scheduled concerts due to Jun.K′s recent injury during a concert. On March 1, 2PM′s agency JYP Entertainment revealed that 2PM′s planned concert 6Nights, which was set to take place on March 3-5, is cancelled. JYP Entertainment revealed, "Although Jun.K himself wanted to stand on stage in order to keep his promise made with fans, we consider Jun.K′s full recovery a priority and feel that he needs full rest."

 They continued, "We would like to once again sincerely apologize to share this news with the many fans who have waited for ′6Nights.′ I will make every effort for Jun.K′s quick and full recovery." 

Meanwhile, Jun.K had previously sustained injuries during 2PM′s concert on February 26. He fell off stage and was quickly rushed to the hospital where he received surgery.

Bella Hadid is the new face of Dior Beauty's new campaign



Bella Hadid is the new face of Dior Beauty's new campaign. The 20-year-old model - who was named the face of the luxury designer brand in May last year - stars in the latest commercial for the label's Diorshow mascara, and the brunette beauty is "honoured" she has been able to work with the "iconic brand" because it has always been her lifelong dream.

 Alongside a picture of the catwalk icon in the advert, which has been shared on her Instagram account, she wrote: "Wow GOOD MORNING!!! @diormakeup "My first official Dior Beauty campaign! This is such a crazy, magical, massive honor for me to work for such an iconic brand that I have wanted to be a part of my entire life!!! I have dreamt about this moment since I was a child!!! I am still in shock!

Thank you @diormakeup @jeromepulis@fannybourdettedonon @imgmodels@annemarieleonie @julienclisson@yolanda.hadid and the one and only @peterphilipsmakeup !!! #DIOR (sic)." And the fashion muse has had a busy month as she has modelled in a variety of catwalk shows for prestigious designer labels including Alexander Wang, Prabal Gurung and Moschino, during the fashion month. Speaking previously about her runway appearances, the star said: "@moschino tonight!! Another insane show by @itsjeremyscott and @carlynecerfdedudzeele .. I always look forward to your show...so fun and always know we're gonna get some old school glamour!

Giving major props to my darlings @tompecheux and @paulhanlonhair on another epic look...Love love love! thank you of course to @pg_dmcastings@samuel_ellis (sic)." And Bella has showed no signs of slowing down as she has teased she will be "officially dropping" her debut fashion range with Chrome Hearts Official "soon", although she has yet to confirm a launch date. She wrote previously: "This is way too crazy...@chromeheartsxbella My very own @chromeheartsofficial collection is officially dropping! This is family and together we have created a collection I hope you all enjoy!

AI have designed pieces that I truly, truly love and @jessejostark @laurielynnstark@richardstarkchromehearts / all of CH have been the most incredible and supportive team to bring it to life! I am so nervous for you all to see it but so grateful and excited about it too! All shot by @laurielynnstark art direction @jessejostark foreva GO FOLLOW @chromeheartsxbella to see more pieces, videos, pictures and updates as it unravels !!! Love you all thank you for your support! PS. DREAMS DO COME TRUE!!!!!!!!!! (sic)."

Gigi Hadid's moods inspired her second Tommy Hilfiger collection



Gigi Hadid's second collection with Tommy Hilfiger was designed based on her various moods. The 21-year-old model who recently released her Tommy x Gigi Spring/Summer 2017 capsule last month and the catwalk icon wanted to capture a "different part" of her style and her temperament in every garment she created.

Speaking about her latest venture to The Daily Telegraph newspaper, the blonde beauty said: "With each piece I tried to capture a different part of my style. One day I wake up feeling like a tomboy, another day a girly-girl, or more sporty or preppy. I tried to do a piece for each one of my moods. " And the fashion muse - who has starred in a number of campaigns for prestigious fashion houses including Balmain, Elie Saab and Marc Jacobs - prides herself in being a "pleasant person" who people want to work with, and the star is surprised by her success.

She explained: "Being a pleasant person in general, then more opportunities come to you. Half the stuff I've done in the last few years I never would've dreamed of." Gigi loves working closely with her younger sister Bella, 20, as the pair have graced the Victoria's Secret runway together for their fashion show last year and starred in the Fendi campaign together, but she knows it isn't "normal" to work with your siblings.

She said: "It's amazing to have family in such close proximity in the industry, I can look across the room through all the craziness and have that sense of home, but I realise that it's not normal. I feel very lucky." Although Gigi is "very protective" of the brunette beauty she tried to "play it cool" and not overwhelm Bella too much so she can learn. She said: "I'm very protective, but I try to play it cool. I try not to one on top of her because I know that I learnt a lot of the best things in the first couple of years on my own."