Author: Lyka Nicart

It was a Kpop and OPM crossover we didn’t see coming! Kpop boy group Winner unexpectedly danced to the hit song Tala during its Cross Tour concert at the Mall of Asia Arena on Saturday — and they didn’t disappoint! PH Inner Circles’ hearts raced when Jinwoo, Mino, Seunghoon and Seungyoon took on Sarah Geronimo’s viral dance craze. Fans and even non-Kpop fans were amazed at how the all-male group seemingly mastered the choreography. Seunghoon a.k.a Hoony, main dancer of the group, first had his solo performance of Tala but was later joined by the three other members after he…

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Like father, like son. Joaquin Domagoso, third child of Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domogoso with Diana Lynn Ditan, has donated his talent fee amounting to P50,000 to the Province of Batangas’ relief operations for the Taal eruption evacuees. The 18-year-old newbie actor dropped by at the Manila City Hall and visited his father who was delivering a speech during his Capital Report on Friday.  Mayor Isko Moreno got surprised when his son handed him a piece of paper. “It’s what I got from Bench and Cherry Mobile,” Joaquin told his dad. The younger Domagoso is an endorser of both brands. …

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A clothing line called Kain Pepe previously caught the ire of netizens for its “disturbing and malicious” brand name and designs. Netizens have earlier expressed their disappointment with the clothing line for using a woman’s private part in most of its t-shirt designs and young girls as endorsers and models. Kain Pepe trended Friday night after its owner defended why it was named that way, but social media users are not having any of it because its “vulgar” designs say otherwise. In a post on its now-deactivated Facebook page, KNPP Clothing said that “the real purpose of the brand name…

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Filipino viewers of American sitcom Superstore were surprised and amused to see and hear its characters suddenly speaking in straight Tagalog. In its episode aired on Friday, Marcus and Mateo’s argument went from English to Tagalog “real quick”. Marcus is played by American writer-actor Jon Barinholtz. Meanwhile, Filipino-American actor Nico Santos played the role of Mateo in the comedy show. He also starred as Oliver in the box-office hit Crazy Rich Asians in 2018. “Mateo and Marcus arguing in Tagalog is everything we never knew we needed,” said Superstore in its Twitter account. Here’s their Tagalog exchange featuring some “unfriendly”…

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Jona could be the next voice of a Disney Princess! This was what netizens were saying after they saw the Fearless Diva’s performance of Into the Unknown from the Disney hit Frozen 2 at the 24th Asian TV Awards.  In a video uploaded on her YouTube channel, Jona effortlessly sang the movie’s soundtrack, including its series of high notes. Praises poured in for Jona’s unbelievable performance from the online community. Here’s what they are saying: Jona’s powerful performance of the classical song The Magic Flute – Queen of the Night during the ASAP Natin ‘To’ show in Rome November last…

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Nancy Jewel McDonie of Momoland and Wanna One’s Kim Jaehwan were spotted filming in Manila for Korean reality show Law of the Jungle on Friday. In a tweet by ABS-CBN reporter MJ Felipe, Nancy along with other Korean artists also participated in a clean-up drive in Manila Bay. Alex Chang of Philippine Broadcasting Production had earlier looked for volunteers who would be able to join the KPop artists in the clean-up drive. In a video shared by her fans on social media, Nancy could be seen interacting with her fans, while other Merries danced to Momoland’s latest single Thumbs Up.…

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After getting caught up in the James Reid and Nadine Lustre’s controversial breakup, Issa Pressman has finally spoken up to end speculations once and for all. Although she didn’t directly address the issue, Issa used the hashtag #ThinkBeforeYouClick which was also used by her older sister Yassi when she came to Issa’s defense over allegations that she is the third party of JaDine.  A part of her Instagram post on Friday read: “If I stay silent, I’m ‘guilty’. If I stand up for myself, I’m ‘defensive’. The world judges either way. But to end it here & now, everything is…

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Kapamilya celebrities are urging their followers to show their support for ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal by signing an online petition. The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) last week initiated an on-ground and online signature campaign petitioning the Congress to renew the media giant’s franchise which is due to expire on March 30. “We call on Congress to do what is right and immediately pass the bill to renew ABS-CBN’s franchise,” stated NUJP in its Facebook post last Friday. The online petition on change.org aims to collect one million signatures and will be submitted to Congress for review. The…

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Filipino fans are still hoping that a Manila stopover will be included in Kpop superstar BTS’ Map of the Soul world tour schedule. BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, last visited the country in 2017 for The Wings Tour. Big Hit Entertainment released on Wednesday the official lineup of dates and locations of BTS’ 2020 world tour, which will kick off in Seoul on April 11. The group will then head over to North America with scheduled shows in Santa Clara, Los Angeles, Dallas, Orlando, Atlanta, New Jersey, Washington D.C, Toronto and Chicago from April to June. Around late…

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It looks like James Reid and Nadine Lustre are assuring fans and netizens that Issa Pressman has nothing to do with their breakup. Following Yassi Pressman’s statement defending her younger sister Issa over allegations that she is the third party of JaDine, Nadine and James expressed their love and support for the Pressman sisters. Nadine left a short but sweet message for the Pressman siblings. “Love (you) both,” she said tagging both Yassi and Issa’s Instagram accounts.  James, on the other hand, left a three heart emojis in his first comment to Yassi’s Instagram post. In another comment, James apologized…

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