Global Kpop sensation Blackpink really did hit it with the song Ddu-du Ddu-du, earning one billion views on YouTube. The quartet composed of Jennie, Lisa, Rosé and Jisoo made history after becoming the first-ever Kpop group to achieve the milestone on November 11. The good news was shared by the group’s label YG Entertainment via Twitter on Monday evening. The music video, which was released on June 15, 2018, took nearly 17 months to surpass the threshold. Ddu-Du Ddu-Du is a song from the group’s mini-album Square Up, which hit 10 million views six hours after its release. Blackpink is the second…
Author: Lyka Nicart
Philippines’ representative Bea Patricia “Patch” Magtanong ended her Miss International bid with a Top 8 finish at the 59th Miss International coronation night in Tokyo, Japan. Thailand’s Sireethorn Leearamwat was crowned the winner, succeeding Venezuela’s Mariem Velazco. Andrea Ramirez of Mexico was proclaimed first runner-up, Evelyn Namatovu of Uganda second runner-up, and Maria Vengoechea of Colombia and Harriotte Lane of United Kingdom as third and fourth runners-up, respectively. Other winners in Miss International beauty pageant were Hawaii (Miss International Oceania), Liberia (Miss International Africa), Thailand (Miss International Asia), Netherlands (Miss International Europe) and Peru (Miss International America). Although she failed…
Kpop idol Sandara Park is back in the country! The Korean but Filipina at heart, also known by her stage name “Dara”, recently went on a vacation in Bohol for the celebration of her 35th birthday on November 12. On her social media accounts, Sandara shared photos of her happy trip to Bohol where she was accompanied by some of her close friends. Dara posted a series of photos of her in a room filled with birthday decorations. She also didn’t miss the chance to have her photos taken in front of the famous Chocolate Hills. “Chocolate Hills!!! ???…
Anne Curtis is expecting her first child with her husband of two years, Erwan Heussaff. The 34-year-old actress shared an Instagram video on Sunday where she showed off a baby bump under a form-fitting red dress. “I think you should know something…” Anne wrote in the caption. “Another thing to love November,” she added, tagging husband Erwan’s Instagram account. The future parents are celebrating their second wedding anniversary this month on November 12. Erwan also shared the same video on his own Instagram. “5/9,” the 32-year-old businessman and vlogger captioned his photo, which followers have taken to mean that his…
Zare Bahari Bahareh, the Iranian beauty queen who has been detained at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for about three weeks now, still fears for her safety in the country, even after the Philippine government granted her asylum request on Saturday, November 9. According to a STAR report, the beauty queen was held by airport authorities on October 17 after being issued an Interpol red notice filed against her by the Iran government for what she claimed as “false charges”. She has then pleaded the government to grant her asylum for fear of being deported back to Iran where she…
It is indeed a “dream come true” for actress-singer Arci Muñoz as she visited all six Disneyland theme parks around the globe. In an Instagram post, Muñoz shared a series of photos showing each of her trip to the world-famous attraction, also dubbed as the “happiest place on earth”. “Once upon a time, there was a little princess who only dreams of going to all the Disneyland in the world… Believe in the magic! Dreams do come true,” she wrote in the caption. The Kapamilya actress had gone to all the Disneyland theme parks around the world —in California, Florida,…
Philippines got its fifth Miss Tourism International crown after the country’s bet Cyrille Payumo was declared winner during the coronation night last Friday, November 8, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Kapampangan beauty stood out among 38 other contestants, while also claiming the Best in National Costume Award. In a congratulatory post on Facebook Mutya ng Pilipinas, it said that Cyrille was destined for the crown. The former Mutya ng Pilipinas first runner-up replaced the original representative Tyra Rae Florito Goldman, who got rejected by the organizers due to her dual citizenship issue. Cyrille joins four other Filipina beauties who won…
“The challenge is accepted, but hindi ako magsasalita, hihintayin ko na lang.” During the live episode of his program Spotlight on Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) Thursday night, Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder Pastor Apollo Quiboloy has accepted TV host-actor Vice Ganda’s dare to stop the infamous EDSA traffic and long-running ABS-CBN series Ang Probinsyano. The religious leader had the chance to give his statement during the Q and A portion of his program, when a netizen asked for his reaction on the It’s Showtime host’s controversial “joke” during the Tawag ng Tanghalan segment of the noontime show. On stopping…
Kisses Delavin shocked fans on Friday by signing up with a new management team. The former Kapamilya star, who first rose to fame via ABS-CBN’s reality show Pinoy Big Brother, has transferred from Star Magic to APT Entertainment’s Triple-A management, which also houses top Kapuso talents Marian Rivera and Maine Mendoza. In an interview with the press during her contract signing with Triple A, Kisses said: “Gusto ko lang po mag-explore more, pero at the end of the day, I’m always thankful for everything that I’ve achieved through the help of PBB where I started. So, I’m so thankful for…
Following the not-so-obvious announcement of his engagement to Sarah Geronimo, Matteo Guidicelli on Friday posted a photo of his first-ever meeting with his fiancée. Seen on Matteo’s Instagram stories, the throwback photo was placed side by side with the sweethearts’ latest picture together, first released on Thursday, which showed the actor with Sarah wearing a huge diamond ring. The photo collage best sums up their journey as a couple now headed for the altar. Matteo and Sarah have successfully kept their relationship low-profile that nobody ever found out that they have already been engaged for about a year now. That’s…