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Squid Game 2 Leaks Release, Code Gong Yoo's Return
After a long wait, the second season of Squid Game has finally come to light. The director released an official leak about what the audience can look forward to.
The leak was in the form of a letter written by director Hwang Dong Hyuk and addressed to loyal viewers. He is grateful for all the support that has been given by the fans.

"It took 12 years to realize the first season of Squid Game last year. But it only took 12 days for Squid Game to occupy the position as the most popular Netflix series of all time," wrote director Hwang Dong Hyuk .

"As writers, directors and producers of Squid Game, we extend a huge thank you to fans around the world. Thank you for watching and liking our show," he continued.

In addition, director Hwang Dong Hyuk also gave a code about the appearance of old characters, one of which was Gong Yoo as a man carrying ddakji. He also revealed a new character to look forward to.

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"And now, Gi Hun is back. The Front Man is back. Season 2 is coming soon. The man in full suit and carrying ddakji may return. We will also introduce Young Hee's boyfriend, Cheol Su," said the director.

"Come join us once again in a new round," he concluded.

Even so, there is still no definite date for the release of the second season of Squid Game.

Previously, the first season of Squid Game managed to steal the attention of world audiences and made this series the most popular show on Netflix. In fact, both the actors and the series itself received many international awards.

Squid Game stars top actors such as Lee Jung Jae to Park Hae Soo


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Kris Wu Threatened with 10 Years in Jail Rape Case
After a number of accusations of harassment, now Kris Wu is again involved in a rape case. The trial for the case took place at Beijing's Chaoyang District People's Court on Friday (10/6).
In the trial, Kris Wu was charged with a number of charges, one of which was rape. First reported by Xinhua News Agency, the former EXO member is threatened with a sentence of 3 years to a maximum of 10 years in prison.

Kris Wu's trial was conducted behind closed doors to protect the privacy of the victim. Meanwhile, the court's decision will be read out in the near future.

Meanwhile, Kris Wu is currently being detained for a different rape case. The Chinese actor was detained in Beijing police because he was accused of raping a woman when he was 17 years old.

Du Meizhu Admits Kris Wu's Trap Recording Is His Voice, But...
Meanwhile, Kris Wu started his career as a member of EXO in 2012. He debuted under SM Entertainment and joined the sub-unit EXO-M.

However, in 2014, Kris Wu decided to leave EXO and SM Entertainment. He last released an album as a member of EXO through the album Overdose.

After that, Kris Wu returned to China and made more of a career there. At the beginning of his career in China, the owner of the name Wu Yi Fan starred in a number of films such as Somewhere Only We Know to Mr. Six. His appearance makes Kris Wu one of the most anticipated actors in his development.

However, in mid-July 2021, a woman named Du Meizhu admitted to being harassed by Kris Wu. In fact, he said Kris Wu had sexually harassed a number of women, including minors.

Kris Wu was officially secured by the police on July 31, 2021 and detained on August 16, 2021 on suspicion of rape.
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Album Proof Is The Soul Of BTS, A Record Of The Journey
In their nine-year career, BTS has never forgotten to share important moments with fans, ARMY. Apart from expressing their gratitude, not once or twice did they create a song dedicated to fans.
Likewise in the Proof album which was just released along with the main song, Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment) today, June 10, 2022. With an anthology concept, this album consists of 3 CDs depicting the past, present, and future. in front of BTS.

Of course, all involving ARMY. Because based on a statement released by BTS before the official album could be heard, J-Hope said the Proof album was a collection of every story they shared with ARMY.

"This album is even more special because it contains our time and memories as they are," explained J-Hope.

For BTS, the Proof album is a picture of their soul. Starting with Born Singer on the first CD, this song was not officially released like other songs. However, Born Singer has a special place in BTS's hearts, as well as ARMY's, because it tells the story of BTS's heart about realizing the dream of becoming a musician.

The album Proof ended with a new song titled For Youth which was placed on the third CD, a CD that was not released digitally. This song was created especially for ARMY using samples of two special songs, EPILOGUE: Young Forever and HYYH: Young Forever. The song starts with ARMY's cheers from an actual BTS concert.

Among them, BTS seems to invite ARMY to return to remember important moments in their careers. Starting from the debut, the first award, to when BTS finally broke through and became a South Korean group whose names were mentioned in various parts of the world.

Suga also recommended ARMY to listen to the Proof album from beginning to end in sequence. Because that way, ARMY can both look back on the journey that BTS has gone through from debut to reaching the current point of success.

"We are honored to be able to record our journey for nine years. I hope that listeners will be able to reminisce about those times while following in our footsteps," said Suga.

Proof was released 11 months after BTS released the worldwide hit song Butter. This album is also their first album after releasing BE in November 2020.

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Daebak! BTS Cuan IDR 1 T from Permission to Dance on Stage Concert
So far, BTS has held Permission to Dance on Stage concerts in Los Angeles, South Korea, and Las Vegas. They held the concert for a total of 11 days.
Based on reports from a number of South Korean media, BTS is a big part of the Permission to Dance on Stage concert. Their concert was attended by a total of more than 458,000 people with funds reaching 94.6 billion Won or equivalent to Rp. 1 trillion.

The BTS concert was in fourth place with the most touring audiences behind Bad Bunny, Elton John, and Genesis which each held a total of 35 shows.

Meanwhile, BTS is currently in preparation for releasing their latest album titled Proof. Proof consists of three CDs that summarizes the discography of BTS by featuring songs that reflect the thoughts and ideas of the BTS members in the past, present, and future.

The first CD contains BTS's hits from the oldest to the newest. While the second CD contains solo and unit songs from BTS. The third CD is a special CD, which will not be released digitally, containing previously undiscovered demo versions of songs. Like the demo version of I Need You, RM's demo version of Young Forever, to the V demo version of Spring Day.

In addition to bringing fans nostalgic with old songs, the album Proof will also reveal three new songs with only one title being revealed, namely the main song Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment). BTS has previously released an MV teaser for the song.

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Super Junior's Choi Siwon who is getting more and more religious
Religion is not something that is always touted by K-Pop stars but not a few are also very vocal about their beliefs and beliefs. Super Junior member , Choi Siwon , is one who is known as a K-Pop idol who is never absent from talking about his religion.
Since Super Junior 's popularity began to climb, Siwon has never been separated from his religious image. In fact, he is said to be the one who made fellow Super Junior members like Donghae so diligent in going to church. Siwon has been known as a Christian.

In an old interview with CNN, Siwon had expressed his desire to become a missionary. Although the plan was later not carried out because he chose to continue his career in the entertainment industry through the Super Junior group and Korean drama projects.


In a different interview, Siwon has also mentioned Jerusalem as his favorite place he wants to visit. Outside of his activities as a member of Super Junior, Siwon used to often collaborate with the Third Wave Music group, which performed a lot of spiritual songs.

Several years ago, Siwon once showed off a photo at a religious study session with his fellow celebrities. In the photo there are a row of SM Entertainment artists such as SNSD's Yoona and Hyoyeon as well as Tiffany and Sooyoung. There are also actor Kim Soo Hyun and actress Claudia Kim in the photo.

This religious study group at that time always took the time to gather and pray together in the midst of their busy life in the entertainment world. Often these groups carry out charitable activities with other communities.

Siwon is now also an active speaker and attends UN and UNICEF events. He is also active on YouTube and uploads content of himself reading the Bible. In the past year, Siwon has uploaded content of himself reading the holy book regularly among vlog content on his personal YouTube.

Not long ago, Siwon met Luna Maya and uploaded their moment of togetherness on social media. Not only videos together but also a number of photos of the two on Instagram.

Luna Maya had lunch with Siwon on her visit to South Korea. In the moment of the meeting, Siwon looked relaxed wearing a brown polo shirt top combined with black jeans. While Luna Maya looks beautiful with a blue top.

"Welcome to Korea," said Siwon in Luna Maya's Instagram Stories.

"Welcome to my heart," jawab Luna Maya.

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5 Best K-Pop Songs 2022 TIME Version, IVE to Stray Kids
TIME Magazine recently released a list of the 5 best K-Pop songs released so far during 2022. In the list, there are songs from IVE to Stray Kids.
Here are 5 of TIME's best K-Pop songs in alphabetical order:
Billie - GingaMingaYo

Billie released the song GingaMingaYo on February 23, 2022 along with their second mini album, The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One. According to TIME, this song has a funky musical style.

In addition, GingaMingaYo is also called to perfectly celebrate 'weirdness' and the expression gingaminga in Korean culture means 'unbelief'. Billie is considered successful in spreading the spirit through this song.

TVXQ's Changmin - Devil

Devil is the lead single on Changmin's second mini-album as a solo singer. The song, which was released on January 13, 2022, is considered to have its own charm.

Devil is a remake of a song by Swedish musician Alex Runo, which was released in 2021. Changmin is considered successful in making Devil more attractive through his charming voice.

IVE has been stealing attention since the beginning of its debut. The released songs immediately became trending on a number of Korean charts, including Love Dive which is their latest single.

According to TIME, the strength of the song Love Dive is not only its easy-to-follow melody, but also the charming voices of the members.

LE SSERAFIM - Fearless


LE SSERAFIM is also one of the rookie girl groups whose development is always awaited. His debut song managed to steal attention and was included in the list of the 5 best K-Pop songs according to TIME's version.

The song, which was released on May 2, 2022, is considered to have an addictive chorus. Likewise, the lyrics of 'what you lookin at' keep ringing.

Stray Kids - Maniac


Maniac is the title track of Stray Kids ' latest mini album , ODDINARY. It is the sixth mini-album to be released on March 18, 2022.

Through Maniac, Stray Kids is said to provide new energy. According to TIME, this song also successfully conveys the message to be yourself without feeling ashamed.

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So... Who is the Villain in Ms. Marvels?
Episode 1 of the latest MCU series on Disney+, Ms. Marvel , has aired and received a standing ovation from the audience. Ms. Marvel presents a new color for the MCU, not only about the joy of teen superhero stories, but also representations and coming-of-age stories that are close to many people. Kamala Khan (played by Iman Vellani) has already gained her powers in episode 1. But who will she be up against throughout the series?
In previous MCU series such as Hawkeye, Loki, to Moon Knight, we have presented the villain from the start. Instead of bringing up the villain immediately at the start of the episode, Ms. Marvel instead focuses on Kamala Khan's teenage life which is full of trials and drama like most other unpopular teenagers.

As a girl who likes the Avengers (especially Captain Marvel), likes to draw and fantasizes, Kamala Khan is in the category of naughty girl at school. He's not very good at subjects like Peter Parker who was the same age he was when the Spider-Man story began, nor is he good at sports (as seen from how he got hit by a ball during that lesson).

Ms. Marvel seems to want to say that the biggest enemy of Kamala as a teenager is the people and social conditions around her. Not to mention that her parents who are Pakistani immigrants have values ​​and hopes for the princess. Until finally in the after credits of episode 1, we are presented with a scene from familiar characters.

Agent Cleary (played by Arian Moayed) from the Department of Damage Control is back. This department was first mentioned in Spider-Man: No Way Home, whose job is to live up to its name, controlling possible damage to teenagers with superpowers like Kamala Khan and Peter Parker. The business with Peter is over, now Kamala will be their target. Agent Cleary is not alone because he has a partner named Agent Deever (played by Alysa Reiner). Their mission is to hunt down Kamala.

In the comics, there is a character named Kamran (played by Rish Shah in his TV series). Kamran is a boy who Kamala has a crush on who turns out to have super powers too. Then there is another figure named Kareem or Red Dagger who will be played by Aramis Knight. His relationship with Kamala is quite complicated in the comics and he can't be immediately called a villain because he has an anti-hero impression too.

Kareem has not appeared in the Ms. Marvel so we haven't been able to see what Marvel Studios will look like to bring this figure to life on screen. Will he become a complete villain and face Kamala face to face?

Ms. Marvel is now available on Disney+ Hotstar. New episodes air every Wednesday.

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After Defeating Thanos, It Turns Out That Ant-Man Is Coming To Be A Podcast Guest
Apparently the trend of telling stories on popular podcasts after an incident that went viral and excited didn't only happen in Indonesia through Deddy Corbuzier's Podcast. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) the same thing happens. At least that's what Kamala Khan leaked in the first episode of Ms. Marvel which airs on Disney+ Hotstar on Wednesday (8/6/2022).
Kamala Khan ( Iman Vellani ) tells of her love for Captain Marvel in the opening episode. There he hinted that he had conducted a survey of the figure of his idol. In his dialogue, Kamala Khan mentions that Scott Lang aka Ant-Man attended a podcast and told about the figure of Captain Marvel after Thanos' incident in Endgame.

The podcast that Scott Lang attended was called Big Me Little Me. On the cover of the podcast, a tiny Ant-Man is seen carrying a megaphone and speaking into a giant microphone. Kamala Khan said she confirmed the truth about the Captain Marvel figure based on a statement from Scott Lang.

"One, he attacked Thanos' fleet like a flaming angel. Two, he hit Thanos in the face. No offense to the other Avengers, but I don't think they would be able to do that. Three, sometimes people can appear out of nowhere and be awesome, " said Kamala Khan in her narration which is decorated by unique stop motion scenes in Endgame.

Ant-Man doesn't just make a cameo at the start of Ms. Marvel but it became important when Kamala Khan arrived and appeared on the stage of AvengerCon. Of course Ant-Man is not alone at AvengerCon as there are all the Avengers seen there in various variants of cosplayers.

Ms. Marvel became the moment of introduction of Kamala Khan, the newest teenage superhero from Marvel Studios. This series is also an important moment because Kamala Khan is also Marvel's first Muslim hero of Pakistani descent.

The identity, culture, and how Kamala Khan was raised in a Pakistani family is very much felt in the first episode. Starting from prayers before eating, greetings when you get home, to her mother saying istighfar when Kamala asks for permission to cosplay as Captain Marvel, giving this MCU series a very different feel.

The creator Ms. Marvel, Sana Amanat, seems to express the anxiety she experienced as a teenager and is well reflected by Iman Vellani in this series.

His past as a Pakistani descent living in the United States since childhood invited various debates and questions in his teenage years. He felt as if he was ostracized and alienated from his surroundings by his family. Various things that are common among teenagers there actually become a very great upheaval in him.

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Ms. Marvel and Muslim Youth Anxiety
After a lot of discussion, finally Ms. Marvel has got a show schedule and can be seen today, Wednesday (8/6/2022) on Disney+Hotstar. Starring Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan or Ms. Marvel, the series will present a new perspective that has never been shown in a film or MCU series, namely the anxiety of Muslim teenage superheroes.
Kamala in this series is described as a teenage girl who has anxiety in her life which is set as a Pakistani immigrant. It was even more complicated because he felt his parents were very restrictive and were never allowed to do what he liked.

One of his hobbies is all things Avengers, from games to knick-knacks about the superhero group.

In fact, he even had to sneak and run away from his house just to be able to attend the Avenger-Con event with his best friend, Bruno (Matt Lintz), to be able to see or even meet one of his idols, Captain Marvel.

Tom Holland's Spider-Man series may have previously described how complicated it is for a teenager to carry the burden of being the savior of the world. Sometimes it makes him feel trapped in a fantasy world and lose his own world before entering adulthood.

When it comes to Ms Marvel, the actress, Iman Vellani, doesn't seem to be underestimated either. His acting skills have been praised as Marvel's best choice for the character.

The creator, Sana Amanat, also seemed to express the anxiety she experienced as a teenager and was well reflected by Iman Vellani.

His past as a Pakistani descent living in the United States since childhood invited various debates and questions in his teenage years. He felt as if he was ostracized and alienated from his surroundings by his family. Various things that are common among teenagers there actually become a very great upheaval in him.

One of them was the incident at prom night, where she couldn't come there with a man so she couldn't find appropriate clothes (for her religion and family) to be there.

"I couldn't even find a dress that was appropriate enough. I found some materials and I was like just wrapped it around my body and made a skirt out of it and then glued it. I made my own dress and went to prom," she said.

"From that, the idea for Kamala (Ms. Marvel) was born," he concluded.

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Spider-Man: No Way Home is back in theaters
Spider-Man: No Way Home returns to theaters on September 2, 2022 after breaking box office records and becoming one of the highest grossing films.
This time, Marvel provided several new scenes and an extended duration to convince the audience that the film is a little different from the previous one.

Marvel called the revamped film "The More Fun Stuff Version," and said it would be released to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Spider-Man in the comics. Plus it's the 20th year since Toby Maguire's debut in the first Spider-Man film.

Spider-Man: No Way Home isn't really like all the other Spider-Man films in the franchise, which is because the three Spider-Mans finally meet.

This is why it made more sense for Marvel and Sony to bring the film back to theaters on the occasion of Spider-Man's birthday - unlike what the two companies did with Morbius when they re-released the film over a meme (RIP).

Tickets go on sale on August 9, with Marvel to announce dates for other countries soon.

If you haven't seen Spider-Man: No Way Home when it hits theaters for the first time, this is (probably) your last chance to see it on the big screen.

Spider-Man: No Way Home also had success at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards yesterday. In the Movie category, Spider-Man: No Way Home is the king. Of the seven nominations that were followed, they won two trophies, namely Best Movie and Best Performance in a Movie (Tom Holland).

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Satria Dewa: Gatotkaca is ready to be broadcast in the US, here are the comments from the production house
Satria Dewa: Gatotkaca , which is currently showing in theaters, will soon fly overseas. The film, which has been widely discussed since the launch of its first trailer, has indeed captured the public's attention with its CGI results equivalent to Hollywood superhero films.
So don't be surprised if the film, which has been broadcast since June 9, has the opportunity to collaborate with Well Go USA. It is a distribution company based in the United States that specifically takes over the rights for distribution of a film.

The company that also brought Gundala to go international has distributed other great films, such as the IP Man franchise, The Police Story, Gintama, and many more. Later, the film Satria Dewa: Gatotkaca will be introduced to the world by distributing it to the United States and Canada.

Satria Dewa: Gatotkaca Photo: Distributor of Satria Dewa: Gatotkaca in the US (doc. ist)

"We are very pleased to be working with Satria Dewa Studio to bring the film Satria Dewa: Gatotkaca to audiences in North America. Information for the release date will follow soon," said Tony Vanderveerdonk as Executive Vice President of Well Go USA.

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Responding to this extraordinary breakthrough, Satria Dewa Studio itself admitted that they were really proud and happy with the achievements that have been achieved by the superhero film with the jargon of 'iron bone wire muscle'.

They also hope that with this collaboration, Indonesian superheroes will be increasingly recognized as well as become a good tradition for other films.

"Getting appreciation from foreign countries is extraordinary. Hopefully, through this film, Indonesian superheroes can go international," said Mochtar Sarman as Satria Dewa Studio's Vice President of Operations.

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