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KEANA Reinu (doesn’t her name sound like Keanu Reeves?) posted a video of her covering Train’s Drive By on YouTube with no particular intent. But a few months after that, she found her video shortlisted as one of the six finalists of a contest organised by the band – coincidentally for the best cover […]
By DANIEL SUBRAMANIAM and JOANNE CHUA alltherage@thestar.com.my JAPANESE costume player (cosplayer) Kaname never reveals his real name in interviews. Widely recognised by cosplay fans for his accurate and realistic portrayals of characters such as Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, Kaname will be gracing the Anime Festival Asia (AFA) Malaysia on June 9 […]
By ROXANNE LOW PAU-LING alltherage@thestar.com.my Before coming to Germany, I kind of knew that schools in Western countries would be different from Malaysian schools. However, just knowing about it wasn’t enough for me. I wanted to experience it for myself. So here I am, in Itzehoe, Germany, being a school kid once again. My host […]
Sexploitation in the world of K-pop is nothing new. By NATASHA IMAN alltherage@thestar.com.my On April 10, the Korean entertainment industry was rocked by a sexual harassment scandal following the arrest of Open World Entertainment founder and chief executive officer Jang Seok-woo. Open World Entertainment currently manages X-5, The Boss, Shinhwa member Jun-Jin, and actor Shin […]
By NASA MARIA ENTABAN alltherage@thestar.com.my CHEER 2012 is around the corner, and cheerleaders in the peninsula are putting the finishing touches on their routines, uniforms and dance moves. The competition, which is in its 13th year, will be held at Stadium Malawati in Shah Alam, Selangor, on June 16 and 17. To get into the […]
THE video blog Techduology was filmed “live” last weekend, and it got plenty of local technology bloggers showing up in support. They could’ve also been there just for the awesome freebies … who knows? One thing’s for sure, though, Jason Goh aka Smashpop and Loh Ben Jern, the two hosts and creators of Techduology, were […]
By IAN YEE alltherage@thestar.com.my About three weeks ago, on a Sunday morning, a few hundred Malaysian students gathered in three different cities around the world to watch a simple online video streamed live from Kuala Lumpur. It wasn’t a concert, it wasn’t a football game, it wasn’t some big debate between politicians, and it wasn’t […]
Growing up in Kuala Lumpur, Yeoh Percy, 27, never thought that one of her biggest dreams would ever come true. Percy, who graduated from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology with a degree in journalism, had always been interested in dancing. However, she never thought that she would end up being the professional belly dancer […]
By DAVID LIAN alltherage@thestar.com.my THE 3rd generation iPad has finally hit Malaysian shores, and despite early criticism and then waning hype over it’s “small” list of improvements, it’s time to actually put the “resolutionary” device to the test. After all, this was the first major product to be launched after the passing of Apple CEO […]