Kiss of Life‘s agency is apologizing.
The K-pop girl group’s agency has issued a formal apology following controversy over a video posted to their YouTube on Wednesday (April 2).
In the video, member Julie celebrated her birthday with an “old school hip hop” concept.
The group immediately faced backlash online, with many social media users accusing the group of racism and perpetuating Black stereotypes through their clothing and mannerisms with the event.
Keep reading to find out more…
On April 3, S2 Entertainment released the following statement in English.
“Hello, This is S2 Entertainment. We’d like to address the issues that arose from the content that was uploaded on Kiss Of Life’s official YouTube yesterday (April 2),” they began.
“We sincerely apologize for causing discomfort to our viewers. The true purpose of the content was to celebrate hip hop culture, which serves as much of the musical inspiration for Kiss Of Life.
The K-pop girl group’s agency has issued a formal apology following controversy over a video posted to their YouTube on Wednesday (April 2).
In the video, member Julie celebrated her birthday with an “old school hip hop” concept.
The group immediately faced backlash online, with many social media users accusing the group of racism and perpetuating Black stereotypes through their clothing and mannerisms with the event.
Keep reading to find out more…
On April 3, S2 Entertainment released the following statement in English.
“Hello, This is S2 Entertainment. We’d like to address the issues that arose from the content that was uploaded on Kiss Of Life’s official YouTube yesterday (April 2),” they began.
“We sincerely apologize for causing discomfort to our viewers. The true purpose of the content was to celebrate hip hop culture, which serves as much of the musical inspiration for Kiss Of Life.
- 4/3/2025
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
It may not seem like the most obvious choice for a Christmas movie – a brutal action film with a protagonist traumatized by a failed mission in the jungle – but Triggered (Topakk) is one of the ten films selected for this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (Mmff) and is opening across the Philippines on December 25.
Starring Arjo Atayde and Julia Montes, the Tagalog-language film had its world premiere at Locarno film festival in 2023 and has been touring other festivals over the past year. Atayde plays a former special forces operative, now working as a security guard and struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (Ptsd), who tries to save a woman being pursued by corrupt police and a vicious drugs cartel.
“Filipino families tend to go out together over the holidays, but I guess this is one for the dads and their sons, while the mums and daughters go to watch a romcom,...
Starring Arjo Atayde and Julia Montes, the Tagalog-language film had its world premiere at Locarno film festival in 2023 and has been touring other festivals over the past year. Atayde plays a former special forces operative, now working as a security guard and struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (Ptsd), who tries to save a woman being pursued by corrupt police and a vicious drugs cartel.
“Filipino families tend to go out together over the holidays, but I guess this is one for the dads and their sons, while the mums and daughters go to watch a romcom,...
- 12/19/2024
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado and Timbaland are releasing a brand new track.
Timbaland took to Instagram to confirm the musical trio — who last released “Give It to Me” in 2007 — would be dropping their latest track next week.
“We Back @nellyfurtado @justintimberlake Da King Has Return !!!! 09/1/23,” Timbaland captioned the video shared on social media.
Read More: Nelly Furtado Returns To Studio With Timbaland: ‘Reunited!’
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The clip opened with the words, “The Time Has Come”, before videos of Timbaland, Timberlake and Furtado performing together, as well as multiple headlines written about the trio flashed up on screen.
Read More: Timbaland On New Justin Timberlake Album: ‘It’s Done And It’s Coming’
Fans will have to wait until September 1 to hear the track, with Timbaland not revealing the title either.
As well as sharing the news on her Instagram Story,...
Timbaland took to Instagram to confirm the musical trio — who last released “Give It to Me” in 2007 — would be dropping their latest track next week.
“We Back @nellyfurtado @justintimberlake Da King Has Return !!!! 09/1/23,” Timbaland captioned the video shared on social media.
Read More: Nelly Furtado Returns To Studio With Timbaland: ‘Reunited!’
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Timbo the King (@timbaland)
The clip opened with the words, “The Time Has Come”, before videos of Timbaland, Timberlake and Furtado performing together, as well as multiple headlines written about the trio flashed up on screen.
Read More: Timbaland On New Justin Timberlake Album: ‘It’s Done And It’s Coming’
Fans will have to wait until September 1 to hear the track, with Timbaland not revealing the title either.
As well as sharing the news on her Instagram Story,...
- 8/24/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Exclusive: Filipina acting and singing star Lovi Poe has launched her own production company called C’est Lovi Productions.
The company will have a special focus on showcasing Filipino stories and artists in the international marketplace and already has projects on the boil.
They include Lady Luck, written by Los Angeles-based duo Geordie Kieffer and Mitch Toler, in which Poe is set to star. U.K. director Niall Johnson (White Noise) is attached to direct. The feature is currently in pre-production.
Other projects in development include the psychological thriller Alyssa to which Filipino filmmaker Jerrold Tarog is attached to write and direct. Tarog’s past credits include the 2016 Philippine-American war drama Heneral Luna and Netflix acquisition Gogo: The Boy General.
Montgomery Blencowe will partner with Poe as an executive of the company.
Poe is the daughter of late Filipino acting legend Fernando Poe Jr has built a flourishing career in her own right.
The company will have a special focus on showcasing Filipino stories and artists in the international marketplace and already has projects on the boil.
They include Lady Luck, written by Los Angeles-based duo Geordie Kieffer and Mitch Toler, in which Poe is set to star. U.K. director Niall Johnson (White Noise) is attached to direct. The feature is currently in pre-production.
Other projects in development include the psychological thriller Alyssa to which Filipino filmmaker Jerrold Tarog is attached to write and direct. Tarog’s past credits include the 2016 Philippine-American war drama Heneral Luna and Netflix acquisition Gogo: The Boy General.
Montgomery Blencowe will partner with Poe as an executive of the company.
Poe is the daughter of late Filipino acting legend Fernando Poe Jr has built a flourishing career in her own right.
- 8/4/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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