Would you go back in time to save the one you love?
Im Sol is devastated: her idol, the mega-famous Sun-jae, has just died. But this is no ordinary heartbreak. Overnight, she wakes up 15 years in the past – right before it all went wrong – and she's determined to change his fate.
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17 hours ago
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Would you go back in time to save the one you love?
This is not your average love story – and it's not in your average language either. K-dramas have taken the world by storm, and now, for the first time ever, they're being dubbed into isiZulu. That means more drama, more emotion and more reason to fall in love with Korean series all over again, starting with Ezinsukwini Zokuqala (Lovely Runner). Im Sol is devastated: her idol, the mega-famous Sun-jae, has just died. But this is no ordinary heartbreak. Overnight, she wakes up 15 years in the past – right before it all went wrong – and she's determined to change his fate.
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4 days ago
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The best sticky chicken wings in Durban
Kimbap Image: Frank Chemaly Wandering Seoul Where: Shop 78, Protea Mall, 191 Ridge Rd, Umhlanga Rocks Open: Daily 11.30am to 9pm Call: 076 328 7094 The Poet found it, and the name had me intrigued. Wandering Seoul inspired, a place where the lost or the seeking could find home or purpose or nourishment. The restaurant is where bamboo sushi used to be. It's smart and comfortable and had a real makeover. This is not the usual Asian restaurant that is a glorified takeaway with a couple of plastic tables in the corner. No, we were served with beautiful metal chopsticks, to food coming out on artisan dishes. And it was packed. The Poet, her family and I found the last table at the back. Tuna tobika roll Image: Frank Chemaly Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Ad loading A pancake which turned out to be more of an omeltte packed with vegetables. Image: Frank Chemaly Korean Barbeque is the thing here with two large tables braaing an array of meats and vegetables at the table. Many were skilled hands at the process. Because the poet had just been to a Korean barbeque in Singapore, she wanted to try their signature bibimbap, which one of the ladies in her aqua class had raved so much about. We order two types of Korean sushi, the kimbap which is chicken sausage and rice wrapped in seaweed and the tuna tobika roll which is similar but includes fresh veg in the wrap. The latter we enjoyed, the former were on the bland side. I suppose chicken sausage is not the most exciting ingredient in the world. Sticky Asian chicken wings. Image: Frank Chemaly Then we tried what was billed as a pancake but in reality was more an omelette stuffed with veg and cut into pieces which you dipped into a spicy soy based sauce. We enjoyed it. Next up were the best sticky Asian chicken wings I've had in Durban. Beautiful succulent chicken with a lovely crisp coating not destroyed by the spicy sticky sauce. We all decided we could eat buckets of these. The Poet and I shared the bibimbap with wagyu beef which came to the table in a little cooking pot topped with a fried egg, before our server poured over the spicy gochujang sauce and tossed it all together for us. I really enjoyed the good kick of that spicy sauce with the meat and rice and crispy veg. There was so much I had leftovers for lunch the next day. Vivek opted for the Teriyaki wagyu with rice which was also enjoyable. Wagyu bibimbap topped with a fried egg. Image: Frank Chemaly Everyone had had more than enough food but somehow they offered us a chinese style creme caramel which I just had to try. It was a wonderfully eggy custard sitting in that burnt caramel syrup. It got the thumbs up Having decided that next time we would try the Korean barbeque, the Poet booked for lunch two weeks later, inviting the entire bridge set along. Sadly on the coldest day of the winter I was at home with flu. They on the other hand had a ball. I will go back and try next time. Food: 3 ½ Service: 4 Ambience: 3 ½
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5 days ago
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Amid the 3-Step debate, let the music take centre stage: why we need an archive, not a war
As producers, DJs, music writers, curators and listeners, we have both an opportunity and a responsibility to document the evolution of the 3-Step sound. Image: Pexels/Barthy A lot is happening on social media lately, and when it comes to music, one debate just won't die down: who invented 3-Step? Earlier this year, I reported on the headline-making saga titled 'Heavy-K's 3-Step sound controversy: a social media battle royale over musical origins'. In it, the renowned producer, best known for the hit 'Inde', ignited a passionate online storm by asserting his role in the creation of the 3-Step genre, a rising force in the Afro-house movement. Born Mkhululi Siqula, Heavy-K didn't mince his words, boldly claiming: 'Everyone has a right to claim whatever or have their own opinions about a sound!" "But the reality is I'm the blueprint! I've been doing this sound way before and been switching it around in every way!' And that was just the beginning. Months later, he's still doubling down on those claims. More recently, his latest online exchange with fellow hitmaker Prince Kaybee reignited the fire. Kaybee, too, insists that he helped pioneer the sound - and their back-and-forth on Facebook has taken a sharp turn into full-blown insults, with the two trading swear words and jabs. But it's no longer just between them. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Other South African artists have now joined the battle, offering their perspectives and naming their own unsung heroes of 3-Step, some crediting overlooked producers who refined and popularised the genre, others defending those who laid the initial foundation. Frankly, it's getting exhausting. This debate, while initially illuminating, is beginning to overshadow the music itself. What once may have been a constructive conversation about artistic influence and musical evolution has turned into a tiresome ego contest. And the sad part is, it's all happening while the sound itself is thriving and evolving beyond borders. Instead of constantly fighting over who made it first, why not celebrate how far it has come? 3-Step is no longer just about its creators; it's about the people. It's a genre that resonates on dancefloors, fills streets and taverns and pulses through car speakers in townships and suburbs alike. Listeners have adopted it, embraced it and added their own meaning to it. The true power of 3-Step lies in how it moves the crowd, not in whose signature is on its blueprint. It's time we start archiving, not arguing.
