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Incidents of attacks on Asians in the United States continue to occur.  On March 29, a hate crime incident occurred in New York City. A 65-year-old Asian woman (Filipino) was suddenly kicked and beaten on the street, and the attacker shouted "You don't belong here."  What is even more annoying is that not only did the security guard of the building beside them failed to help, they also closed the entrance and exit doors of the building from inside. According to information released by the New York City Police, the case occurred at around 11:40, in front of a building at 360 West 43rd Street in Manhattan. The victim, a 65-year-old Filipino immigrant, was identified as Vilma Kari. According to reports, the incident happened while she was walking to church.  NYPD says 65-year-old Asian American woman was walking to church this morning when suspect assaulted her and said “f*** you, you don’t belong here.” Happened in front of 360 W. 43rd St. 11:40am. Sources say building secu

Recently, H&M, Nike, adidas, Uniqlo and other brands have been exposed in China and have issued statements against the use of Xinjiang cotton products.  47 celebrities, including Wang Yibo, have already terminated their contracts with these brands. However, in his hometown of the United States, Nike also caused public outrage for another incident and was scolded by the public. Does it look like a Nike Air Max 97? Satan Shoes This is a limited edition jointly launched by the American rapper Lil Nas X, who has quickly become popular with the song "Old Town Road," and the New York street fashion brand MSCHF. Limited edition 666 pairs, each priced at 1018 US dollars, will go on sale on March 29. However, this shoe has a super "wonderful" gimmick-the air cushion of each shoe sole contains 60 ml of red ink and a drop of real human blood. MSCHF said the blood was taken from six MSCHF employees who donated blood voluntarily. "Satan's shoes" are decorated

Today, the Suez Canal is stuck, causing serious obstruction. At present, at least 100 ships on the Suez Canal cannot travel between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. The canal cannot resume normal operations for the time being, which may have an impact on global logistics. The freighter named "Ever Given" (Ever Given) is manufactured and owned by Imabari Shipbuilding in Japan and operated by Evergreen Shipping Group in Taiwan. It was originally planned to sail from China to the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, but stranded on the Suez Canal on the way to the Mediterranean. The stranded cargo ship is about 400 meters in length, 59 meters in width, and has a transport capacity of 224,000 tons. It is one of the largest container ships in the world. It ran aground while entering the new channel of the Suez Canal on the 23rd. More than 100 ships are as the traverse was completely blocked by the huge ship. The cause of the stranding is said to be a sudden gust of wind. Regarding the

Chinese netizens are furious and calling for boycott on Swedish fashion retailer H&M, after learning that the company banned sourcing cotton from Xinjiang since last year over allegations of forced labor in the region. It all started when the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC), the youth division of China's ruling party, took to Weibo to criticize H&M for issuing a letter saying it was "deeply concerned" by reports on "forced labor and discriminatoin against ethnic minorities in Xinjiang. The CYLC wrote in a post (in Chinese):  “Spreading rumors to boycott Xinjiang cotton, while also wanting to make money in China? Wishful thinking!”  One of the People’s Liberation Army’s Weibo accounts called H&M’s statement “ignorant and arrogant.”   In addition to ordinary netizens who resist these brand, a host of Chinese celebrities were quick to cut business ties with H&M today and issued statements saying they no longer have any ties with it. Sòng Qiàn 宋茜,

Zhang Jing At the China-US high-level strategic dialogue meeting held on March 18 and 19, the on-site translator of the Chinese representatives fully demonstrated the style of diplomats of the major powers in the new era in a calm, majestic, complete and accurate expression, and also aroused many netizens’ comments. Curious who is this translator? She is Zhang Jing, a senior translator in China's Translation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Zhang Jing graduated from China Foreign Affairs University and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2007.  In 2013, Zhang Jing made her first appearance at the National Congress of the People's Republic of China. She was wearing a black professional uniform at the time, with a cold and serious expression. Her translation style is calm and steady, she is not chaotic when she is on the scene, and has fully fulfilled the translation requirements of "faithfulness and elegance". The United States had seriously overtim

Chinese Granny is not easy to mess with. A 76-year-old Chinese grandmother was attacked by a white man for no reason. But karma was fast as the Chinese granny instinctively fought back with a wooden stick and sends the man in a stretcher. The attack occurred on Wednesday, March 17 in San Francisco while Miss Xie was waiting to cross the road.  It is said that she suddenly heard someone calling "Chinese" before she was punched in the face. According to reports, she fought back with a wooden stick seen nearby. After the attack, an online video showed Ms. Xie crying while applying an ice pack to her severely bruised eyes, while the assailant was lying on a stretcher. San Francisco police said the 39-year-old man was arrested and they are investigating the attack. Ms. Xie's daughter said her mother was "very traumatized." She added that her right eye was injured. "She is scared, her eyes are still bleeding." Li Dongmei said." The right eye still can&#

Song Kang and Han So Hee 2020 breakout actors Song Kang and Han So Hee will star in JTBC's new romantic drama “I Know But.” This Kdrama is based on the popular webtoon of the same name, " I Know But " which depicts a hyperrealistic romance between Yoo Na Bi (Han So Hee) and Park Jae Uhn (Song Kang). Yoo Na Bi is a woman who wants to date but doesn't believe in love while Park Jae Uhn finds dating troublesome but wants to flirt. Synopsis of I "Know But" Park Jae Uhn thinks dating is a waste of time, but he likes to flirt.  Although he is friendly and nice to everyone, on the inside he has no interest in others.  He is a master at flirting, although he does not involve his emotions. He is a boy who does not reveal his feelings. However, when he meets Yoo Na Bi, he realizes that he wants to tear down those self-imposed walls. Yoo Na Bi had an unpleasant experience with her first love, so she no longer believes in fate and vows never to fall in love again. Howe

Super Junior Veteran Korean boyband Super Junior are back.  During a media conference on Tuesday they announced their return with their 10th studio album "The Renaissance."  The music video  for their lead track “House Party” was also released on the same day.   "House Party," which is about living in the "new normal," is a catchy disco-pop number that mixes uplifting guitar sounds with trendy melodies and trap music.   The video showed Super Junior throwing a house party while singing about the social distancing restrictions caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  "The Renaissance" was released on March 16 after being pushed back for several months.  They were supposed to release their album last December 2020 but was delayed twice.  Instead, the boyband released "Star," a Japanese compilation album, to celebrate their 15th year anniversary as a group. “We were supposed to release it in December last year but wanted to push it to bet

Beyonce and Megan Thee Stallion on the 2021 Grammy stage Beyonce is now the female singer who won the most Grammy awards. Meanwhile, "country music princess" Taylor Swift surpassed many candidates in the same category to win the "Album of the year" award at the 2021 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles - USA on March 15. Beyonce was named winner in the category for "Best rap song" with the song "Savage" Remix with Megan Thee Stallion.  Beyonce wore a sexy black dress, beaming on stage to receive the award. With the Grammy trophy "Best rap song", Beyonce was equal to the number of trophies achieved by female singer Alison Kraus, a total of 27 pieces. Alison Kraus holds the record for the female artist with the most Grammy trophies in the history of the award. Following that, Beyonce was named winner for the category "Best R&B song" with "Black parade," receiving another Grammy trophy. She officially made history at Grammy

Korean drama lovers who are more than hooked on the story and the characters of "Love Alarm," will be able to watch the premiere of Love Alarm Season 2 on Netflix this Friday, March 12.  Fans are hoping to resolve the question: Will Jojo choose Sun Oh or Hyeyoung? In the first season of the drama, we learned about the mobile app that helps people find out if someone has romantic feelings for the one using it.  This app is capable of telling its user if someone less than 10 meters away has romantic feelings for them. The plot centers on the life of Kim Jo-jo (Kim So Hyun), who falls in love with the popular student Hwang Sun-oh (Song Kang).  However, Hye-young (Jung Ga-ram), Sun-oh's best friend is also in love with Jo-jo.  Because of the love triangle, the three characters have difficulties in facing their feelings and their lives are affected by the Love Alarm app.   With an open ending of Season 1, the characters were also introduced to an updated version of the "L

Fans of BTS were suprised and  reacting on the news today that Big Hit Entertainment will be changing its official company name to HYBE Corporation. According to reports, the name change marks Big Hit Entertainment's transformation from a management agency for acts like BTS and TXT to a comprehensive content company.  The label made the announcement through a report with Korea's Financial Supervisory Service. Company head Bang Si Hyuk said, "We'll become the world's leading entertainment and lifestyle platform company. By removing 'entertainment,' we'll have a new, comprehensive image as a general content group, which is our mission." The Big Hit website states: “Big Hit Entertainment continues to make new innovations to the music industry business model. Big Hit strives to become the world’s best music-based entertainment lifestyle platform company.” HYBE Corporation will also oversee real estate by renting out practice rooms and other spaces for

BLACKPINK Rosé will be performing on NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on March 16 to showcase “On The Ground,” the lead track of her debut solo album “R.”   "R," is set for release on Friday, March 12.  This album will also contain the B-side single "Gone."  Rosé has already appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” as a member of girl group BLACKPINK.  This time Rosé will be performing solo, becoming the very first K-pop solo artist to perform on the said American late-night talk show. The BLACKPINK vocalist released the first MV teaser for “On The Ground” on March 8. In the 15-second teaser, Rosé sits in the back of a car while wearing a purple gown.  On March 9, the BLACKPINK member has dropped the second MV teaser for “On The Ground.  The second music video teaser is 17 seconds long and opens in black and white with Rosé standing on the steps of a movie theater.

Yesterday, Warner Brothers Japan has released the full official trailer for the movie "Rurouni Kenshin: The Final," one of the two films that will conclude the live-action saga.   The final installment in the live-action trilogy of the manga-anime classic is finally set for its big-screen premiere in April 2021.   Takeru Satoh reprises his role as Kenshin Himura, an assassin turned repentant wanderer who strives to protect the people of Japan. This time Himura Kenshin is in conflict with Yukishiro Enishi (played by American-Japanese star Mackenyu Arata), a mysterious weapons dealer.  Enishi is seeking revenge on Himura for the death of his sister, Tomoe, who was also the swordsman's wife.  The trailer revealed a glimpse of the theme song "Renegades" by ONE OK ROCK. Earlier, Warner Bros showed Kenshin wearing a black kimono for the first time instead of his iconic red. All of the movies were adapted from the manga called "Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Rom