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K-pop agency YG Entertainment to hold Manila audition

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 07 02:56 PM

YG Entertainment, the management company behind some of the most popular K-pop acts, announced Tuesday it would hold an audition in Manila. Read more »

James Webb telescope uncovers giant galaxies near Big Bang

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Feb 23 09:08 AM

Astronomers on Wednesday said data obtained by the telescope revealed what appear to be six big galaxies as mature as the Milky Way. Read more »

Big Bang's Taeyang to release collab with BTS' Jimin

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 01:55 PM

Two of K-pop's brightest stars are coming together for a song set to drop next week. Read more »

Measurement of universe suggests 'something is fishy'

Daniel Lawler, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 20 01:55 AM

The new study further confirmed significant discrepancy between two different ways to estimate the speed at which the universe is expanding. Read more »

Webb telescope may have already found most distant known galaxy

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 21 06:45 AM

A week after its first images were shown to the world, the James Webb Space Telescope may have found a galaxy that existed 13.5 billion years ago. Read more »

Webb begins hunt for the first stars, habitable worlds

Issam Ahmed and Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 05:07 AM

One of the great promises of the telescope is its ability to study the earliest phase of cosmic history, after the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago. Read more »

Disgraced K-pop star Seungri admits guilt, has jail term halved

South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 28 08:18 AM

An appeal court in South Korea has halved the prison sentence of former pop star Seungri after he acknowledged he was guilty of crimes including facilitating prostitution and embezzlement. Read more »

FB Pages, stans and likes for sale ahead of Halalan 2022

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 24 09:28 AM

A Page with over 100,000 likes sells for P9,000. Others offer Pages with 1 to 2 million likes, but do not indicate the price. Read more »

LOOK: The watch collection of Gerry ‘Mr. Freeze’ Santos

Sieg Suarez
Updated as of Nov 02 01:08 PM

The king of tube ice is passionate about cars and watches—and helping out communities around his businesses Read more »

When K-pop fans spread misinformation to defend idols

Tamar Herman, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Aug 24 11:55 AM

A mass defense of their favorite star, no matter what, is common among K-pop fans when an idol is facing the consequences of an alleged transgression. Read more »

Blackpink’s Jennie, Big Bang’s G-Dragon reportedly dating

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 11:13 AM

South Korean idols Jennie of the girl group Blackpink and G-Dragon of the boy band Big Bang are dating, various news sites dedicated to K-pop reported on Tuesday.   Read more »

MMA: South Africa's Masunyane predicts dominant win over Catalan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 01:43 PM

South Africa's Bokang Masunyane believes he has what it takes to become a world champion in the near future -- and Filipino veteran Rene Catalan is just the latest obstacle on his road to the top. Read more »

MMA: Unbeaten Indian star wary of skidding Torres

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 04:07 PM

Jomary Torres has not won inside the ONE Circle since January 2018, but for India's Ritu Phogat, this is no reason to underestimate the Filipina MMA fighter.    Read more »

MMA: Team Lakay cornerman tests positive for COVID-19; Kingad-Akhmetov fight off

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 03:30 PM

The highly-anticipated showdown between top flyweight contenders Danny Kingad and Kairat Akhmetov will have to wait.   Read more »

MMA: Kingad wants to finish off Akhmetov in 2 rounds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 01:24 PM

Filipino mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Danny Kingad is eager to test his skills against a man he's called out for so long. Read more »

MMA: Akhmetov thrilled to finally fight Kingad in ONE: Big Bang

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 01:11 PM

Kazakhstan's Kairat Akhmetov and Filipino MMA star Danny Kingad will finally face off at ONE: Big Bang.   Read more »

MMA: Jomary Torres looks to stop skid against Indian foe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 02:59 PM

Filipina MMA fighter Jomary Torres is determined to finally get back on the winning track when she returns to the ONE Circle on December 4.   Read more »

MMA: Team Lakay's Danny Kingad returns at ONE: Big Bang

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 05:50 PM

Danny Kingad is the latest member of Team Lakay to return to action. Read more »

Meet Iain Armitage, the 12-year-old star of 'Young Sheldon'

Joko Magalong-De Veyra
Posted at Nov 19 06:40 AM

With "Young Sheldon" rolling onto screens worldwide and locally for its fourth season, we joined a roundtable interview with the show’s young star, Iain Armitage.  Read more »