The best celebrity beauty from this month
We've seen the beauty realm evolve in a multitude of ways over the past decade. Long gone are the days when celebrity beauty ops would be dedicated solely to the red carpet with techniques used often obscured from the public eye. We've fast moved on to an aspirational age of social media: how-to tutorials by the professional artists themselves, established content creators sharing their own cosmetic hacks and even full-face routines by some of the biggest A-listers. And we've all emerged the better for it.
It's undeniable—the likes of Instagram and TikTok have given us all a space for unabashed self-expression. And for some, an artfully made-up mien or a customised change of talons are the perfect canvases to do so. Pop culture has had significant influence in the sphere. Experimentation is abound, with novice creators and popular personalities alike attempting to ace a make-up look that is all the rage or share a thematic one-off look for others to recreate.
Then begs the question: how do we sieve out the best of all? Make-up trends surely begin somewhere, and learning from our seasoned celebrities is never a bad place to start if you're feeling overwhelmed. Vogue Singapore might be of help to you on that front—with our monthly curation of captivating beauty moments, courtesy of our favourite faces from Hollywood, the K-pop scene and more, just for that fresh jazz of inspiration.
May presented no shortage of beauty moments to marvel at. Celebrity glamour was dialled up to full volume, courtesy of the Met Gala and Cannes Film Festival both taking place this month. At the Met, glossy lips and intricate hair details reigned supreme, as seen on the likes of Doechii, Sydney Sweeney and Zendaya. Following that, it was all about fresh radiance as celebrities decamped to Europe for spring, from Bella Hadid's newly debuted blonde locks at Cannes, to the polished updos seen on Lupita Nyong'o and Margaret Qualley at Chanel's Cruise 2025/26 show on Lake Como.
Inspiration awaits—scroll down to take in the best celebrity beauty looks from May 2025. @bellahadid
1 / 14 Bella Hadid
Did we expect anything less than a complete bombshell turnout at Cannes from Bella Hadid? No—but the model still managed to surprise by stepping out with freshly dyed blonde locks. A bronzed base complements her new honey tones. Getty
2 / 14 Lupita Nyong'o
Newly minted Chanel ambassador Lupita is the picture of vibrancy at the brand's cruise show on Lake Como, Italy. The effect comes courtesy of her berry-pink eyelids and pout, not to mention her delicately embellished updo. @saythename_17
3 / 14 Hoshi of Seventeen
They're officially back—ahead of their new album Happy Burstday 's release, Seventeen dropped a series of arresting teaser photos featuring their members. Here, Hoshi stands out with ice-hued hair and matching inner eye corners, finished off with a dusting of blush across the nose bridge. Getty
4 / 14 Alex Consani
Coordinating with the crystals encrusting her Swarovski gown—18,400 of them, no less—was Alex Consani's embellished peepers at the Met Gala. Below her signature bleached brows, a string of crystals neatly frames her kohl-lined cat eye. @imaanhammam
5 / 14 Imaan Hammam
There's nothing like a blowout to channel vintage glamour—and model Imaan Hammam got the brief. Replete with a chocolate brown shade by her hair stylist Hos Hounkpatin, it was a look completed by deep bronzer and glossy, lined lips. @sydney_sweeney
6 / 14 Sydney Sweeney
The Met Gala was a showcase for intricate hair details, and Sydney Sweeney nailed the trend with her artfully plastered curls. Hyper-long lashes and a jet black smokey eye add instant drama. @makeupbychelseax
7 / 14 Doechii
Blink and you'll miss it. It was all about subtle touches for Doechi's Met Gala glam, from a subtly embossed Louis Vuitton logo atop her cheek to her boldly lined pout. @zoeydeutch
8 / 14 Zoey Deutch
Zoey Deutch offers up a masterclass in Old Hollywood elegance at Cannes. Cropped curls, parted and secured in place, alongside her stunning red lip do the trick. Reach for her lip pencil, Chanel's Le Crayon Lèvres In 184 Rouge Intense, to emulate its va-va-voom effect. @ninapark
9 / 14 Hoyeon Jung
It's not hard to cast a radiant impression when you're Hoyeon Jung. For Louis Vuitton's recent Cruise show, make-up artist Nina Park took to the actress and model's mien with a warm palette, while hair stylist Hyungsun Ju tended to her casually chic mane. @ninapark
10 / 14 Laufey
In a look that's as delicately sublime as any of her songs, Laufey sports subtle pearl-like accoutrements atop face-framing tendrils while attending the Gold Gala. @redvelvet.smtown
11 / 14 Seulgi of Red Velvet
Matchy-matchy. Pair wine-coloured talons with a vivid crimson lip, a la Red Velvet's Seulgi, seen here in a teaser photo ahead of her newly released comeback with bandmate Irene. @ariana_greenblatt
12 / 14 Ariana Greenblatt
Bobs have been all the rage as of late, and actress Ariana Greenblatt is yet another celebrity making the case for the chic cut. On the red carpet at Cannes, it's all about insouciant texture for her cropped locks, while sporting dusty rose shades across her lips and cheeks. @simoneashley
13 / 14 Simone Ashley
Springtime in the South of France gives Simone Ashley the perfect excuse to channel her 'inner Swiss mountain girl dreams', with a classic beauty base and scarf-wrapped 'do. @tyronmachhausen
14 / 14 Margaret Qualley
A charming updo never disappoints. While attending Chanel's Cruise show in Italy, Margaret Qualley's was marked out with thick tendrils falling to one side of her face. Bonus points for a glowing complexion, accentuated by Chanel's Les Beiges Healthy Golden Glow Powder in Éclat Du Soir.
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15 hours ago
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A guide to ‘terminally online' slang: 5 terms that define Gen Zs, Alphas
An oversized hat worn by Zendaya on the red carpet in 2014 is emblematic of the irony-laden and unserious language of the "terminally online" youth. PHOTO: AFP SINGAPORE – 'Money printer go brrr.' 'Zendaya spelled backwards is hat.' 'This meme is an infohazard.' If none of that made sense to you, you are experiencing the linguistic equivalent of cultural whiplash. (But do not worry, t he sentences above will be demystified in this story. ) An ever-widening divide is playing out in how different generations use an increasingly fragmented internet and discuss daily life. Digital natives Generation Alpha – born after 2010, weaned on a diet of iPads and often raised by digital natives themselves – are introducing a new lexicon, such as 'skibidi' and 'rizz', inspired by internet influencers. Gen Zs – aged 13 to 28 and raised on TikTok or Reddit – are beginning to enter the workplace and stake their claim with phrases such as 'slay' and 'cringecore'. Meanwhile, millennials – aged 29 to 44, and who grew up in that awkward space between the Walkman audio player and the first iPod – are using parlance like 'lit', 'HODL' and 'negging'. Nowhere is this divide clearer than in the use of language. On the local HardwareZone forum – where a sizeable chunk of users have accounts created before 2015 and are often older millennials and Gen Xs in their 40s and 50s – conversations carry distinctly local cadences: '9 to 5 everyday pcw on EDMW and jjww about gahmen and angry boomers.' Translation: 'Spending my office hours complaining about the government and old people.' On the other side of the generational divide is SGExams, a 280,000-strong Reddit forum dominated by students and young adults (mostly in their 20s and younger) discussing their exam stress and relationship angst. Here, users speak in globally sourced and video game-inflected internet-speak. In one thread where a teenage user asks for advice about whether a crush actually likes him, a peer commenter writes, 'man catch signs challenge (impossible)' – meaning 'this guy does not get it'. These lexicon differences underscore how groups adopt words both for convenience and as a marker of belonging, to sift out insiders from outsiders. As internet culture marches on in all its diversity, here are five things you need to know so as not to get left behind. 1. Intentionally meaningless What does 'skibidi' mean? Answer: Absolutely nothing. Originating from a machinima (animated using video game graphics) YouTube series, the word has become emblematic of the lingo of Gen Alpha. The term 'Skibidi' originates from the YouTube animated series Skibidi Toilet, which has racked up over 50 million views on the platform. PHOTO: YOUTUBE And yet, the word is meaningless. It is a nonsense word used for humorous effect, to add emphasis or to confuse older generations seeking to decode it. This weaponised absurdity is central to understanding how internet culture influences language, as much of it thrives on irony so layered that 'getting it' means there is nothing to get. Take, for example, the 'Zendaya theory', a trend of TikTok videos that have amassed millions of views since 2020. These videos typically feature American actress Zendaya in a 2014 red-carpet look – where she wears an oversized hat – accompanied by sinister music and glitchy editing. Thousands of users post comments like 'Zendaya spelled backwards is hat' or 'Never seen Tom Holland and the hat in the same room', referring to the actress' reel and real-life partner, English actor Holland, and insinuating something darker. But there is no theory. After going down the rabbit hole of TikTok videos, one finds that the trend was started by a user who was so taken with the hat that he or she posted many edited videos of it – until TikTok's algorithm amplified this absurdity into a trend. Thousands joined in thereafter, creating elaborate and humorous conspiracy theories around nothing. Once you grasp 'sh**posting' – deliberately absurd or provocative humour – you understand that much of internet culture is social play disguised as communication. In other words, the virtual equivalent of an inside joke, but on a massive scale. Such weaponised irony is commonplace online. There is the 470,000-strong Reddit community Never Broke A Bone (its calling card is: 'From Have you ever broken a bone? No? Then this is the place for you') for people to discuss their superiority to those with weak bones. Other examples include live-streaming platform Twitch's worship of 'Big Chungus' – featuring a chunky, photoshopped version of cartoon character Bugs Bunny – for no discernible reason. And there is the nonsensical and artificial intelligence-generated 'Italian brain rot', a series of absurd memes involving characters with pseudo-Italian names, currently trending on TikTok. Mr Amirul Hakim, 28, who works in tertiary education, says that part of the joy stem s from watching these memes develop and get remixed endlessly across contexts. 'I think it's hilarious, I love them, and I don't blame anyone young or old for not getting it because it's a symptom of being chronically online. 'Not only is it intentionally meaningless, but there is (also) a sort of 'planned obsolescence' of it, in the way that it's meant to expire. If you reference it late, you'd be 'unc' (short form for uncle, meaning old or out of touch) or 'washed up',' he adds, noting that by the time such slang reaches Facebook and Instagram, its popularity is nearing its tail-end. 2. Making sense of disillusionment Some communities take this embrace of satire a step further, using it as a response to disillusionment with society. For example, 'Do you have diamond hands or lettuce hands?' is not about grip strength. It is about whether you can hold on to investments through volatility or tend to sell at the first sign of trouble. Meanwhile, 'money printer go brrr' is a mockery of most central banks' monetary policies, and 'HODL' (originally a typo of hold) is a rallying cry for cryptocurrency and retail investors to 'Hold On for Dear Life' to their assets amid signs of turmoil. Such vocabulary is commonplace on Twitter accounts run by cryptocurrency enthusiasts and on the Reddit forum Wallstreetbets. 'Instead of speaking about the fundamentals of a stock or its price-earning ratio, we talk about 'pumpamentals',' says Dr Andrew Bailey, a professor of philosophy at Yale-NUS College, referring to the hype that can lead to a token's rapid growth in value. 'Many people feel that the world of finance isn't working to their benefit, it's just a scam, so I'm gonna scam it to my benefit,' he adds. 'It's a total rejection of business school-style thinking and that facade of seriousness.' Dr Bailey believes that this language of 'financial nihilism' prevalent in online finance communities – typically dominated by millennials – reflects deeply held frustrations. When traditional financial systems feel rigged against ordinary people, online communities create counter-languages to mock establishment expertise. Among enthusiasts of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, 'money printer go brrr' is the signature phrase that ends many pro-crypto online screeds about the failures of the modern economy. The implication is that bitcoin is the solution for every social ill, notes Dr Bailey. Such language has real-world consequences. At the height of its popularity in 2021, Wallstreetbets made headlines for coordinating a mass purchase of GameStop stock to spite hedge funds and short sellers. PHOTO: WALLSTREETBETS Wallstreetbets, a 13 million-strong subreddit community for 'making money and being amused while doing it', galvanised members to buy massive amounts of shares in American retailer GameStop in 2021. This drove the price from around US$20 to US$400 , in order to spite hedge funds which had 'shorted' (betting the share price would fall) the stock. Meanwhile, in Singapore, crypto-related scams accounted for nearly 25 per cent of the $1.1 billion lost to scams in 2024. This nihilist world view extends to internet subcultures beyond crypto. Incels, short for involuntarily celibate, have also formed a distinct vocabulary based on disillusionment that seeks to make sense of one's isolation from and frustration with society. According to incels, being 'redpilled' means waking up to the 'truth' that feminism has ruined society. Such thinking is now embraced by the manosphere, a collection of misogynistic online forums and communities. Other examples include the '80/20 rule' (the belief that 80 per cent of women go after only 20 per cent of men), 'mogging' (dominating someone, typically using one's appearance or social status) and 'negging' (using subtle insults to undermine someone's confidence). Collectively, these terms imply that society is hierarchical and that immutable traits, such as one's appearance, determine one's place forever in the pecking order. 3. Parasocial relations This quest for social connection also explains another subset of internet-born vocabulary. Internet researchers use the term 'parasocial relationships' to describe one-sided relationships , where a person develops a strong connection with a public figure, such as a celebrity or musician, who does not know him or her personally. Stan Twitter, a dedicated online community within the social media platform, epitomises this. To 'stan' someone means to be his or her obsessive fan. The term was first popularised by a 2000 song by American rapper Eminem about an obsessive fan named Stan. Fans on Stan Twitter have embraced a competitive validation culture with terms like 'flop era' (when an artiste's popularity declines), 'ratio' (when critical replies get more engagement than the original post) and 'bias' ( refers to one's favourite member of a music group ). Korean terms such as 'maknae' and 'oppa' – meaning the youngest member and big brother respectively – have also entered the popular lexicon. Stans avidly track their favourite artistes' album sales, music chart performances and red-carpet looks – as if doing live sports commentary. 'I feel like it started from people deciding that extreme devotion is the best way to show your love for a celebrity,' says 18-year-old Singaporean student Alleyah, who declines to share her last name. The devout fan of K-pop girl group Loona – who used to post 'fancams' (fan videos of a particular artiste) and get into arguments online defending the band – believes it stems from finding comfort and solidarity from a shared love of a celebrity, which places the idealised object of affection on a pedestal. 'The idea nowadays is that you have to be a dedicated fan and show it, otherwise you're fake,' she ad ds. 'I felt that way too, that I needed to be invested in Loona's whole life to show everyone I was a true fan. I was convinced it was flattering.' The rise of video-streaming platforms such as YouTube and Twitch adds an interactive twist to parasocial relationships. Here, popular American content creators like MrBeast have created communities of mostly Gen Z- and Gen Alpha-aged internet users built around their personalities and numbering in the hundreds of millions. 'Fanum tax': the phrase meaning stealing food from a friend began as a recurring inside joke by American live streamer Kai Cenat and his friends, before it was adopted as generational lingo. PHOTO: KNOW YOUR MEME For American live streamer Kai Cenat, broadcasting his daily life has turned everyday occurrences and inside jokes into generational lingo. He is credited with popularising the terms 'rizz' (charisma), 'gyatt' (as in gyatt damn) and 'fanum tax' among Gen Zs and Gen Alphas. Fanum tax refers to a friend playfully stealing food, inspired by a fellow live streamer with the habit of helping himself to Cenat's food during his live streams. Part of the power of live-streaming culture is how viewers do not just spend hours passively watching. They chat, participate in polls and sometimes even send money to their favourite streamer. This engenders a relationship that live-streaming enthusiasts describe as being 'one step closer' than your typical celebrity-fan relationship. 'People forget these are human beings and mostly adults with lives of their own outside the persona they show,' says Alleyah. 'I've lost count of the numbe r of times I've seen people get into online feuds over their favourite streamers and try to imitate their behaviour.' 4. Myths for a digital age Collaborative storytelling and meaning-making form the core of what makes the internet special. Part of this stems from the structure of the internet, which embraces modes of content that are quick-firing, easy to remix and allow for endless copy and pasting. From the earliest text-based forums to the popular TikTok dance trends of today, small inside jokes can take on mythical quality among those in the know. Nowhere is this more apparent than creepypastas, a term used to describe horror-related legends or stories shared across the internet, many of which appear to be real experiences, even though they are fictional. While folks of a different generation may have told their ghost stories in real life, possibly over a campfire, today's horror stories are shared in Reddit posts and TikTok videos. Consider the 'smile dog', a 'cursed' JPEG file of a dog with an unsettling human-like smile. If you see this image, the dog haunts your dreams and drives you insane, unless you pass on the curse by sending the image to someone else, or so the story goes. Unlike traditional folklore with murky origins and established mythos, internet myths emerge from collective authorship and constant editing. 'The Backrooms' — an internet myth of a fictional and infinite office space that one can be trapped in — originated from the image board 4chan and is the subject of many creepypastas. PHOTO: 4CHAN Stories mutate as they spread, and communities decide which elements survive, often based on virality, as they evolve from memes into the digital equivalent of folklore. Popular examples include the 'Slenderman' (a supernatural figure that stalks and abducts people), 'backrooms' (fictional and infinite office spaces that one can be trapped in) and stories of the SCP Foundation (a fictional database dedicated to cataloguing paranormal phenomena and objects). When a term achieves widespread recognition outside of its origin subculture, fans of creepypasta call it 'containment breach', borrowing language from the fictional SCP Foundation. Meanwhile, the term 'infohazard' is used to denote something that poses a threat to you simply by your having knowledge of it, like the smile dog. What is novel about much of this collaborative myth-making is how it expresses modern anxieties about capitalism and technology, which seem to resonate more with digital natives than supernatural fears of previous generations. 5. The new gatekeepers Despite the internet's democratic promise and focus on collaboration, language evolution can, at times, be surprisingly hierarchical. Take, for example, Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia that, theoretically, anyone can edit. Although Wikipedia was the eighth-most-visited website in the world in April 2025, according to web analytics firm Similarweb, the reality is that only a small fraction of the site's users contribute. According to a 2020 report by the Wikimedia Foundation, 87 per cent of those who contribute to Wikimedia projects – of which English-language Wikipedia is the largest – are male. Almost half live in Europe and one-fifth in Northern America. This results in some stark inequalities in what Wikipedia considers important enough to catalogue. As at 2021, only 18 per cent of content in all Wikimedia projects are about women. There were also more Wikipedia articles written about Antarctica than most countries in Africa, according to a 2018 analysis by the Oxford Internet Institute. Popular pages such as Lady Gaga's have 'extended confirmed protection', requiring one to be an established user to edit. Meanwhile, news events trigger 'edit wars', with pages locked by established editors as they bicker over how to describe an evolving incident. While the internet may have democratised publishing, it has not eliminated gatekeeping, which exists everywhere online. Small groups of influential users, algorithmic amplification and platform dynamics often determine which terms achieve widespread adoption and which terms belong in last year's trend cycle. Incel ideology originated in niche forums where users complained of their dating troubles, but spread through popular manosphere influencers. Many terms popular among Gen Zs and Gen Alphas first originate from black and queer communities, then get popularised by popular Stan Twitter accounts such as Pop Crave. For some Gen Z internet users, Pop Crave has supplanted traditional news outlets. Ms Yi Qing, a 19-year-old waiting to enter university, first learnt about the death of Pope Francis in April on Pop Cra ve. What she loves most about it is how it provides a glimpse into how others feel about the news. 'I know articles used to have comment sections, but I feel like the culture of commenting on an article is kind of dying,' she says. 'It's nothing like being able to open 1,000 QRTs (quote retweets) and reading everyone's bite-size takes, or opening a reddit comment section and seeing all the comments.' Racing against obsolescence Perhaps the only constant in internet language and culture is change itself. Internet database Know Your Meme has catalogued more than 21,000 entries explaining internet culture today, up from just over 4,200 at the end of 2020. According to Know Your Meme, most memes catalogued in the early 2010s originated from YouTube and image-based bulletin board 4chan. By the early 2020s, that mantle was passed on to Twitter and TikTok. Part of why internet language changes so quickly stems from shifting social realities. Gen Zs and millennials in Singapore are more likely to use TikTok, Twitter and Reddit than Gen Xers and baby boomers, according to consumer intelligence firm YouGov's 2024 report on social media use. They are also more likely to get their news from social networks, instead of television, compared with older generations. 'Terms like 'chat' come from live streaming, and because live streaming is so prevalent among young people, they learn the terms and often pull them into other parts of their lives to the extent that this is useful or functional,' says Dr Patrick Williams, an associate professor and cultural sociologist at Nanyang Technological University. Not all terms are made equal though, he adds. This explains why some terms transcend the boundaries of the communities they originate from, such that some millennials and Gen Zs now incorporate 'chat' into their daily lexicon, by saying phrases such as 'chat, I'm cooked' (I'm in trouble) to their friends. 'Culture is never static,' he notes. These changes may not be discernible on a day-to-day level, but language is a key dimension of culture. Many cultural groups use slang terms to set up boundaries that distinguish insiders from outsiders. This could be young people distinguishing themselves from their 'boomer' parents who might not understand, or using terms to connect themselves to current cultural trends, causes or communities they find important. 'Language is also a key marker of identity, so the ability to understand or talk in a certain way says a lot about who you are,' Dr Williams says. 'And if you don't understand, that also identifies you in certain ways.' This is partly why you might never understand Gen Alphas, Gen Zs or millennials if you are not one yourself. Because theirs is a language rooted less in generational differences than how the internet has given rise to hyper-specific niches, unserious language and constantly shifting trends. This is the new social reality, where ghost stories are shared as memes, instead of being read in True Singapore Ghost Stories tomes. Where love of music means 'stanning' your favourite artiste and mourning him or her during his or her 'flop era'. And where millions of people bond over something as innocuous as an oversized hat. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Straits Times
17 hours ago
- Straits Times
K-pop and breakdance power South Korea's high-stakes presidential race
South Koreans head to the polls on June 3 after six months of political turmoil. PHOTO: AFP SEOUL – In South Korea's high-stakes presidential campaign, K-pop isn't just a cultural backdrop – it's a political strategy. Both major parties are leaning on Korean pop hits to energise voters, blending choreography and catchy lyrics with political messaging. Among the favorites at campaign rallies: Kim Jong-kook's Lovable and Young Tak's Next Door Oppa, are now fixtures in events across the country. But unlike the last US presidential election, where former vice-president Kamala Harris secured endorsements from Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, South Korean artists have shied away from direct campaigning, which risks alienating fans. The opposition Democratic Party has deployed a 48-member 'Shouting Korea' team, which travels nationwide in mobile units designed to create festive, street-level rallies. Their goal is to produce crowd-friendly events using choreography and classic Korean pop songs before and after the party nominee Lee Jae-myung takes the stage. The conservative People Power Party has taken a similar approach, with candidate Kim Moon-soo's campaign team choosing retro hits like Lovable, over songs by current idols. 'Kim's frequent use of heart gestures inspired us to highlight a 'lovable' image, playing on the song's message to enhance his public appeal,' Mr Kim Dong-hwan, a PPP campaign official, said. South Koreans head to the polls on June 3 after six months of political turmoil, hoping a new leader can begin to heal a fractured nation. The snap vote comes after impeached former President Yoon Suk Yeol was removed by the Constitutional Court in April for his abrupt decision to declare martial law. The state of the economy and fighting US President Donald Trump's tariffs are among the hot topics for voters, according to recent opinion surveys. Mr Lee had 49 per cent support while Mr Kim trailed with 36 per cent in a survey of 1,005 people commissioned by local media News 1 and released this week. 'This election follows a period of martial law and impeachment,' said Mr Kim Dae-young, a Democratic Party official. 'There were debates about including strong political messages, but we decided instead to build a space where people could gather naturally – through music, dance, and video.' The campaign's setlist draws heavily on late-1990s and early-2000s pop acts chosen for their energy and broad appeal. They include Koyote's Pure Love, from 1999, diva Uhm Jung-hwa's Festival from the same year. Professional dancer Yim Young-hwan, who was hired by the liberal party to join the campaign, has choreographed several of the performances. The dance routines are deliberately simple, with occasional flourishes to grab attention, and to make it easy for people to follow. 'We wanted people to say, 'Wow,' when they saw us,' Mr Yim said. Lyrics are often adapted to highlight the candidate's character or policy goals. And choosing older tracks instead of licensing new idol music from the big K-pop companies such as SM Entertainment and Hybe reduces costs, according to Mr Kim, the PPP campaign official. Licensing fees per song could reach around 3 million won (S$2,810) to tens of million won, depending on its popularity. While TV and radio still play a role, Mr Kim noted that digital content now dominates political engagement. Candidate Kim has appeared on major YouTube shows and launched a dedicated channel featuring a 13-song playlist to court online audiences. Yet despite the digital pivot, the energy of in-person street performances still resonates with many voters. 'When young people perform like this, it lifts the older generation's spirits,' said Seoul resident Lee Soo-young, who joined Mr Lee's campaign. BLOOMBERG Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
AsiaOne
a day ago
- AsiaOne
South Korean actor Park Bo-gum to hold Singapore fan meeting in August, Entertainment News
An oppa will be making his merry way around Asia soon, and Singapore is one of his stops. South Korean actor Park Bo-gum took to social media today (May 30) to announce through his agency The Black Label that he'll be embarking on his Be With You fan meeting tour. The 31-year-old will be here in Singapore on Aug 14 at The Star Theatre. More details, including ticket prices, will be announced at a later date. The Be With You fan meeting tour begins on July 26 in Yokohama, Japan and will end in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sept 13. This is not the 31-year-old's first fan meeting here, however — he'd previously visited Singapore back in 2017 during his Asia Tour Fan Meeting where he sang the song Singapura, Sunny Island, much to local fans' amusement. He also made a recent appearance here in March at Ion Orchard where he attended an event by luxury house Celine, for which he is a brand ambassador. South Korean singer and actress Bae Suzy was also present at the event. View this post on Instagram A post shared by AsiaOne (@asiaonecom) Bo-gum recently gained even more attention for his portrayal in Netflix's hit K-drama series When Life Gives You Tangerines, where he played male lead Yang Gwan-sik, a good-natured boy who's head over heels for the rebellious and feisty aspiring poet Oh Ae-sun (IU). He will be starring in comedy series Good Boy, which is available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video from tomorrow (May 31) onwards. View this post on Instagram A post shared by THEBLACKLABEL (@theblacklabel) [[nid:718540]]
