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BACKROOMS FILM SALAM BAHASA INDONESIA NASA GOLDEN RECORD
A NASA Golden Record greeting in Bahasa Indonesia went viral after appearing in A24's horror film Ba ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 5 hours ago
THE DEPOK DESIGN TEAM BEHIND ARIANA GRANDE'S LATEST SINGLE
Rising67 Studio, a Depok-based illustration team, designed the titles and poster for Ariana Grande's ...
ENTERTAINMENT | a day ago
INDONESIA'S ANIMATED FILM GARUDA DI DADAKU JUST MADE IT TO SHANGHAI
Garuda di Dadaku enters the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival's Golden Goblet Animation Comp ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 2 days ago
THE METEOR GARDEN BOYS ARE BACK. JUST NOT ALL FOUR OF THEM.
The Meteor Garden boys are back. Just not all four of them. Ken Chu won't be at F4's Jakarta reunion ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 4 days ago
FASHION DESIGNER HARRY HALIM STEPS INTO ACTING PLAYING MAX HUANG'S FATHER IN A N ...
Indonesian fashion designer Harry Halim makes his acting debut, playing Max Huang's father in a new ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 5 days ago
BTS IS COMING BACK TO JAKARTA , IT'S CALLED 'ARIRANG'
BTS just announced their World Tour — and Jakarta is on the list. Two nights at GBK. General sale ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 2 weeks ago
NO NA JUST MADE HISTORY ON SOUTH KOREA'S BIGGEST MUSIC CHART — AND IT'S ONLY T ...
no na's "Shoot" hit 714K streams on MelOn, making them the #1 most-streamed Southeast Asian girl gro ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 2 weeks ago
AN INDONESIAN SHORT FILM BEAT 2,400 OTHERS TO COMPETE AT CANNES 2026
Indonesian-German short film VATERLAND or A Bule Named Yanto beat 2,400+ entries to compete at Canne ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 2 weeks ago
FOUR INDONESIAN FILMS JUST MADE IT TO CANNES CRITICS' WEEK — AND NOBODY'S TALK ...
Holy Crowd, Original Wound, Annisa, and Mothers Are Mothering are at one of cinema's most prestigiou ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 3 weeks ago
A SONG FROM EAST INDONESIA JUST EARNED A SPOT AGAINST K-POP GIANTS IN TOKYO
"Tabola Bale" by Silet Open Up is nominated for Best Asia Song at Music Awards Japan 2026. Here's wh ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 3 weeks ago
THREE DAYS, THIRTY ARTISTS, ONE UNESCO TEMPLE: PRAMBANAN JAZZ 2026 IS BACK
The festival that turns an 8th-century Hindu temple into Southeast Asia's most dramatic concert stag ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 3 weeks ago
YE SAID "COMING SOON 2026" — AND JAKARTA WENT ABSOLUTELY INSANE
A cryptic message on a videotron screen. A crowd erupting at midnight. And suddenly, Jakarta is on K ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 3 weeks ago
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2: FILM, FASHION, AND THE BRAND UNIVERSE BEHIND THE MOST A ...
The Devil Wears Prada 2 is more than a movie — it's a full brand universe. Here's everything: film ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 4 weeks ago
4 INDONESIAN SINGERS THE WORLD FORGOT WERE LOCAL
Rich Brian, NIKI, Stephanie Poetri, and Agnez Mo are Indonesian — but the world never guessed. Her ...
ENTERTAINMENT | a month ago
BROADWAY'S JERSEY BOYS IS COMING TO JAKARTA.
Jersey Boys Jakarta 2026 comes to Taman Ismail Marzuki on June 27–28, starring Agatha Pricilla and ...
ENTERTAINMENT | a month ago
JAKARTA IS THE ONLY ASIAN CITY ON THE MORTAL KOMBAT II GLOBAL TOUR.
Jakarta is the only Asian city on the Mortal Kombat II global tour. Here's what that means for Indon ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 2 months ago
INDONESIAN HORROR IS WHAT THE WORLD IS SEARCHING FOR
While K-Pop built Korea's global identity, Indonesian horror films are now what fans worldwide can't ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 2 months ago
JOKO ANWAR’S GHOST IN THE CELL SECURES 86 COUNTRIES AHEAD OF RELEASE
Indonesian film global distribution
ENTERTAINMENT | 2 months ago
HOME SWEET LOAN MOVIE REVIEW: WHEN REALITY HITS HARD IN URBAN LIFE
A detailed review of Home Sweet Loan, the Indonesian drama film that portrays the struggles of the s ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 3 months ago
HEALING THROUGH HEADPHONES: THE SOUNDTRACK OF GEN Z
Discover how music, playlists, and relatable lyrics help Gen Z process emotions and find healing thr ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 3 months ago
NO NA VS ASIAN GIRL GROUPS: WHAT MAKES THEM DIFFERENT?
Explore the differences between NO NA and other Asian girl groups, from musical style and global str ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 3 months ago
"28 YEARS LATER": A NEW CHAPTER IN THE HORROR FRANCHISE WITH A HAUNTING RETURN T ...
A Haunting Return: 28 Years Later Expands the Rage Virus Saga with New Survivors and Unseen Horrors
ENTERTAINMENT | 5 months ago
ASTRO BOT DOMINATES THE 2024 GAME AWARDS WITH MULTIPLE WINS, INCLUDING GAME OF T ...
Astro Bot Sweeps 2024 Game Awards, Leading the Charge with Multiple Wins
ENTERTAINMENT | 5 months ago
CIRI TAKES CENTER STAGE IN THE WITCHER 4: A NEW ERA FOR THE ICONIC RPG FRANCHISE
New Trailer Reveals Ciri as the Protagonist in The Witcher 4, Promising an Expansive Dark-Fantasy RP ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 6 months ago
FROM LOCAL LEGEND TO GLOBAL PHENOMENON: INDONESIAN ANIMATED FILM “JUMBO” TO ...
After smashing box office records at home, “Jumbo” is taking the world by storm — proving that ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 8 months ago
WHEN PIXELS MEET CULTURE: POLAND AND INDONESIA TEAM UP TO POWER THE FUTURE OF GA ...
Inside the 2025 Gaming Roadshow where storytelling, identity, and innovation collide to shape the ne ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 8 months ago
GAJAH MADA REBORN: THE AI EPIC THAT CONQUERED CANNES!
Forget Hollywood Budgets: This Is How Indonesia Is Disrupting Cinema with AI
ENTERTAINMENT | 12 months ago
INDONESIA’S TIMO TJAHJANTO RETURNS TO DIRECT THE BEEKEEPER 2—AND THIS MIGHT ...
From Jakarta to Hollywood: The Indonesian director bringing brutal action to the global stage.
ENTERTAINMENT | a year ago
FROM JAKARTA TO WEST END: MEET THE TWO YOUNG STARS PUTTING INDONESIA ON THE GLOB ...
How El Haq Latief and Desmonda Cathabel went from local stages to international stardom—and why th ...
ENTERTAINMENT | a year ago
NINTENDO JUST BLEW EVERYONE’S MINDS WITH MARIO KART WORLD — AND IT MIGHT BE ...
From a massive open world to wild new characters, techniques, and battle-royale races, Mario Kart Wo ...
ENTERTAINMENT | a year ago
