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Disco King ‘Village People’ Vocalist Victor Willis Dies at 74

Disco King ‘Village People’ Vocalist Victor Willis Dies at 74

The main vocalist of ‘Village People’ and co-writer of legendary hits ‘Y.M.C.A.’ and ‘Macho Man,’ as well as a charismatic police-officer look A maestro who led the disco era of the 1970s to its golden age leaves the world Deep mourning across the global pop world… “A hero who delivered the most joyful dance to humanity, transcending generations and borders”
Victor Willis (Victor Willis·74), the main vocalist and co-founder of the legendary American six-member group ‘Village People,’ which shook club scenes and the pop world around the globe in the 1970s and led disco music’s golden age, has died.
Choo Ah-young's Music Box: How 'Marty Supreme' and 1980s New Wave Lay Bare Capitalism's Script

Choo Ah-young's Music Box: How 'Marty Supreme' and 1980s New Wave Lay Bare Capitalism's Script

I'm drawn to film music. Sometimes music communicates a character's intimate emotions that images and dialogue alone cannot convey. It can become a window onto a creator's hidden intent. For me, understanding film music has been one way into a movie.
‘Baseball Queen 2’ Confirmed for Disney+ Release on July 10 — Stronger and Faster Black Queens’ Second Story!

‘Baseball Queen 2’ Confirmed for Disney+ Release on July 10 — Stronger and Faster Black Queens’ Second Story!

The Season 1 launched last November showcased the Black Queens’ dazzling rise, bringing together legendary players from each sport and sparking a women’s baseball craze.
〈Baseball Queen〉 is a sports variety show in which players who have excelled across various athletic fields join the Black Queens, the 50th women’s baseball team in Korea, and grow with the goal of winning a national women’s baseball tournament.
[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth of 100 years would happen again.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ①

[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth of 100 years would happen again.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ①

With a production budget of 3 million yen (about 28.5 million won), the film pulled in a staggering 3 billion yen (about 28.4 billion won) at the box office, rewriting Japanese film history.
Even watching it again is surprising. 〈Don’t stop the camera. 〉(2017) is the case in point. With a modest production budget of 3 million yen (about 28. 5 million won), the film—made as a workshop project and initially screened in two theaters—went on to rake in a whopping 3 billion yen (about 28.
[Joo Sung-cheol’s Locker] Watching “Marty Supreme,” Recalling Yoon Nam-gyu’s Penholder Table Tennis Racket

[Joo Sung-cheol’s Locker] Watching “Marty Supreme,” Recalling Yoon Nam-gyu’s Penholder Table Tennis Racket

I get hooked on objects shown in movies. I can’t help but wonder why the director, the cinematographer, the production designer—or even the actor—put that item in front of the camera. “Joo Sung-cheol’s Locker” is a record of the movie objects that landed softly in my eyes.
〈Marty Supreme〉 is a table tennis movie. For Korean film fans, the Sharpdy brothers are well known for 〈Heaven Knows What〉(2014), 〈Good Time〉(2017), and 〈Uncut Gems〉(2019), but 〈Marty Supreme〉 is a feature film that older brother Josh Safdie directed on his own for the first time in nearly 10 years.
[Photo &] 33,000 Join a Chant to Break Through the Heat Wave…PSY Opens “Hsmpp 쇼” in Uijeongbu

[Photo &] 33,000 Join a Chant to Break Through the Heat Wave…PSY Opens “Hsmpp 쇼” in Uijeongbu

A scorching 32-degree heat wave gave way to a massive water cannon and a stadium-wide chant, with Seong Si-kyung and Hwasa stepping in to back PSY’s dazzling “Hsmpp 쇼” kickoff.
A sea of blue that swallowed the heat wave, 'Heumppuk Show 2026' beginsEven a deadly heat wave that topped 32 degrees Celsius proved powerless in front of the massive, sea-like swell of roughly 33,000 people. Korea’s summer emblem, 'PSY Heumppuk Show Sum-weg Su Show 2026', opened its grand curtain...
Interview, Part 2: Gong Myung on Crafting a ‘Clear-Eyed, Slightly Unhinged’ Look

Interview, Part 2: Gong Myung on Crafting a ‘Clear-Eyed, Slightly Unhinged’ Look

※ This interview with Gong Myung, star of 〈Husbands〉, continues from Part 1. The animal clinic van got a lot of laughs in the film. What was your first impression when you saw the clinic van. Also, the van’s drift action was striking—how did you prepare for that. It was so adorable.
'Golden Globe' Award Winner Timothée Chalamet’s Madcap Scam: “Marty Supreme” — Obsession With Ping-Pong, Success and Desire

'Golden Globe' Award Winner Timothée Chalamet’s Madcap Scam: “Marty Supreme” — Obsession With Ping-Pong, Success and Desire

An American Dream built on gambling and swindles, with zero hesitation. From the director of “Uncut Gems,” Josh Safdie, and starring Timothée Chalamet, a Golden Globe-winning work.
In 1952 New York, USA, an everyday shoe store sales clerk Marty Mowzer (played by Timothée Chalamet) wins recognition from his boss, his uncle, with exceptional ingenuity. He is offered a steady manager position, but his sights are set only on the dream of becoming “the world’s best table tennis...
Gisele Bündchen Ignores Tom Brady on Father’s Day, Publicly Takes Aim at New Partner Joaquim Valente in Tribute

Gisele Bündchen Ignores Tom Brady on Father’s Day, Publicly Takes Aim at New Partner Joaquim Valente in Tribute

She leaves out her ex-husband and the father of her two children, Tom Brady… posts a Father’s Day tribute to her current partner and jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente “my children’s dependable lighthouse”… deeper feelings toward her former husband after 13 years of marriage
Gisele Bündchen (45) stirred Hollywood by thoroughly passing over her ex-husband, Tom Brady (48), in an SNS post for the U.S. observance of Father’s Day. Instead of Brady, the father of her two children, Bündchen left a glowing tribute aimed only at Joaquim Valente, the jiu-jitsu instructor she is...
Even a U.S. Pop Star Cancels Shows—But BTS’s World Tour Returns After 7 Years With Every Ticket Sold Out in a Frenzy

Even a U.S. Pop Star Cancels Shows—But BTS’s World Tour Returns After 7 Years With Every Ticket Sold Out in a Frenzy

As the U.S. live-music industry grapples with a shortage of remaining seats driven by high inflation, BTS’s first tour in seven years sells out every show and turns the entire city into a festival
The U.S. live music industry—the heart of the global concert business—has hit an unprecedented deep freeze. Amid the fallout from punishing inflation and ticket-price hikes that have derailed major pop stars’ tours one after another, “BTS”’s North American and European tour has been delivering...