Get Personal: Miho Yeap
Miho Yeap doesn’t just act for the sake of acting. The 16-year-old student wants her audience to come out of a play feeling like they were a part of it.
Party rockin’ all night
American electropop duo LMFAO kicked up a storm at the Sunway Lagoon Surf Beach in Selangor on Monday. By KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my IF world domination was what LMFAO was trying to execute with its music, then the duo from Los Angeles has definitely done it. LMFAO has “infected” millions across the globe by turning them […]
Through their art
There are many ways an artist tells a story, some don’t even involve words. By SHARMILA NAIR alltherage@thestar.com.my THE huge white screen in the middle of the driveway of one of the houses in Bukit Tunku, Kuala Lumpur, was an indication that something interesting was going to happen that night. On the screen, the shadow […]
#RAGEchat: #MyGenerasi
Last week’s tag: #MyGenerasi Our cover story last Friday was all about My Generasi – the hit YouTube video that got a million views in just four days – and YouTubers, the hobbyists who produce videos like My Generasi for the Internet. So for #RAGEchat that day, we had some of Malaysia’s most popular YouTubers […]
Get Personal: Bernard Eng
Bernard Eng may seem like an average university student, but what lies in the heart of this young man is the desire to conserve and save our world’s environment.
The great comeback
By NATASHA IMAN alltherage@thestar.com.my In the middle of an increasingly young idol-centric industry comes one of the most anticipated comebacks of a first-generation Korean pop idol group. Shinhwa, consisting of members Eric, Lee Minwoo, Shin Hyesung, Kim Dongwan, Junjin and Andy, recently made their comeback on the music programme M!Countdown after a four-year hiatus. This […]
Settling in nicely
By ROXANNE LOW PAU-LING alltherage@thestar.com.my Greetings from Deutschland (that’s Germany)! It has been about a month since I first arrived at the small town of Itzehoe in Germany and I have settled in quite well with my host family – the Baasch – although I do miss home. When I got to the Baasch’s home, […]
Generasi YouTube
By IAN YEE and KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my IF the term “YouTuber” is new to you, don’t worry – we hadn’t heard of it either, at least not until we spoke to Jin Lim, 27, the main man behind the My Generasi viral hit video. And no, it’s not a social network for potato lovers (geddit? […]
The best of YouTubers!
Popular Youtubers You Should Check Out!: International 1. Nigahiga Hit count: 1.1 billion Subscribers: 5.2 million Some call Nigahiha the King of Youtube. He captures his audience with his hillarious parodies, spoofs, to skits and short films. 2. Smosh Hit count: 1.3 billion Subscribers: 4.5 million Smosh is a comedy duo that consists of Ian […]
Virtual group hugs
By IAN YEE alltherage@thestar.com.my IF YOU think that youths only use social media to announce what they had had for lunch, or try to bring down a Ugandan warlord by clicking “Like”, think again. While the “slacktivism” debate rages on in the aftermath of Kony 2012, a group of young people has decided to take […]
Not the final score
By SAW JHUE VERN and DANIEL SUBRAMANIAM alltherage@thestar.com.my ROSHAN Agilent didn’t score straight As for his Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination, and he was thoroughly shattered even though his lowest grade was B. “When I found out about my results, I couldn’t even look at the slip. All I did was walk away. Even […]
Kathryn Lagrosa Rao
KATHRYN Lagrosa Rao’s fashion designs is a portrayal of who she is as a person, and she is determined that they be authentically hers. The 20-year-old fashion student at Raffles College of Higher Education is conscious of not falling into the usual pitfall of appealing to an audience, rather than being true to her artistry. […]
#HiddenMalaysia #RAGEchat
They say the best way to learn about a city is through its people. So in our last #RAGEchat, we asked our followers what is special about their hometowns, and to share their town’s best kept secrets. Here are some of the responses: @trishates: Teluk Intan, Perak! It houses the replica of Italy’s Leaning Tower […]
Dodging beyond borders
By SHERRINDER KAUR and THARANIYA NAIR brats@thestar.com.my DODGEBALL fans turned up to cheer teams competing at the Malaysia World Dodgeball Invitation 2012 at the Bukit Jalil National Sports Complex in Kuala Lumpur last Saturday. The tournament saw teams from Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, United States, Singapore and Malaysia compete in a series of matches […]
Keyboard Warriors
With the dawn of the YouTubers era has come a brand new generation of warriors – fearless, unyielding, and ultimately, brainless. Introducing the Keyboard Warriors, the band of little people who wage war on the Internet with unwarranted, vitriolic and indiscriminate criticism of any material posted on the Internet. Attacking the work of others online, […]