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THE WEEKND'S JAKARTA TAKEOVER: INSIDE THE SOLD-OUT NIGHTS AT JIS
The Weeknd brings his sold-out After Hours Til Dawn tour to Jakarta International Stadium for two ni ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 13 hours ago
INDONESIAN FILMS AT BIFF 2026: 4 TITLES HEADING TO BUSAN
Four Indonesian films at BIFF 2026 head to Busan on 6–15 October: Ibuku, Laut Bercerita, Empat Mus ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 4 days ago
EMPAT MUSIM PERTIWI JUST WALKED TIFF 2026'S RED CARPET, AND INDONESIAN FASHION W ...
Empat Musim Pertiwi premiered at TIFF 2026's Centrepiece program. Here's what the film is about, who ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 2 weeks ago
NONA JUST DROPPED A 13-MINUTE MUSIC VIDEO. IT'S BASICALLY THEIR ALBUM TRAILER.
NONA dropped a 13-minute music video previewing 8 songs before their debut album "Island Girl" lands ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 2 weeks ago
HIPDUT MUSIC: HOW DANGDUT BECAME GEN Z'S FAVORITE SOUND AGAIN
Hipdut mixes dangdut's kendang beat with hip-hop production. Here's how one 2024 single turned it in ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 3 weeks ago
AN INDONESIAN FILM IS ABOUT TO MAKE FESTIVAL HISTORY IN BUSAN
Laut Bercerita is the first Indonesian film selected for BIFF 2026's Main Competition, premiering in ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 4 weeks ago
JOE TASLIM JUST JOINED CHRIS HEMSWORTH IN "EXTRACTION 3" AND HE'S NOT THE ONLY ...
Joe Taslim joins "Extraction 3" alongside Chris Hemsworth, Pierce Brosnan, and Don Lee. Here's what ...
ENTERTAINMENT | a month ago
HOW 3 INDONESIAN BANDS LANDED ON SPIDERMAN SOUNDTRACKS
Three Indonesian bands /rif, Edane, For Revenge landed on regional SpiderMan soundtracks across 24 ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 2 months ago
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY SMASHES INDONESIA BOX OFFICE
Spider-Man: Brand New Day just broke Indonesia's 2026 box office record, hitting 3.1 million viewers ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 2 months ago
NO NA TURNED INDONESIA'S MOST ANNOYING TRAFFIC SOUND INTO A GLOBAL POP ANTHEM
No Na's new single "Honk!" turns Indonesia's viral Om Telolet Om craze into a global pop anthem. Her ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 2 months ago
AGNEZ MO, ANGGUN JOIN REACHER SEASON 4 AS VILLAINS
Agnez Mo and Anggun play mother-daughter villains in Reacher Season 4, premiering August 12, 2026 on ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 2 months ago
JALAN PULANG: THE SHORT FILM THAT FOUND KEBAYA IN A PILE OF OLD CLOTHES AT HOME
Jalan Pulang, Bakti Budaya Djarum Foundation's new short film starring Sheila Dara Aisha, streams fr ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 2 months ago
FOR REVENGE SCORES SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY SOUNDTRACK
For Revenge, Bandung's rock band behind "Serana," scores the Spider-Man: Brand New Day soundtrack wi ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 2 months ago
AN INDONESIAN SHORT FILM ABOUT A FATHER AND SON JUST GOT A WORLD PREMIERE IN NEW ...
Autosave, a short film by Imanuel Bolaman, world-premieres at the 25th New York Asian Film Festival ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 2 months ago
A STOLEN G-WAGON. A BODY IN THE TRUNK. AND NOW, A GRAND JURY PRIZE.
Film Bandit Indonesia won Grand Jury Prize at Dances With Films LA 2026, beating 279 entries. Here's ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 3 months ago
LYODRA, AMORA LEMOS, AND SILET OPEN UP JUST MADE INDONESIA'S OWN VERSION OF THE ...
Three artists who've never shared a stage now share one song and one of them slipped his own region ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 3 months ago
JOKO ANWAR'S PRISON HORROR JUST LANDED AT ONE OF ASIA'S BIGGEST GENRE FILM FESTI ...
Joko Anwar's prison horror "Ghost in the Cell" made BIFAN 2026's official selection alongside five o ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 3 months ago
A CHOIR WITH NO MUSIC SCHOOL BACKGROUND IS ABOUT TO REPRESENT INDONESIA IN TOKYO ...
Svara Nusantara, a self-taught choir from South Tangerang, is Indonesia's only Mixed Choir finalist ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 3 months ago
INDONESIAN MUSIC IS TAKING OVER SPOTIFY AND IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE
Indonesian music now owns 78% of Spotify Indonesia streams. Local artists like Bernadya and Hindia a ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 3 months ago
THIS YOGYAKARTA PUPPET THEATRE MADE GERMAN AUDIENCES DO SOMETHING THEY ALMOST NE ...
Papermoon Puppet Theatre from Yogyakarta received a 10-minute standing ovation at Theater der Welt 2 ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 3 months ago
MORGAN OEY NAMED FFI 2026 AMBASSADOR AND HE ALMOST THOUGHT IT WAS A PRANK
Morgan Oey and Nirina Zubir are named FFI 2026 ambassadors. Here's what the Festival Film Indonesia ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 3 months ago
MEET WARTONO: THE INDRAMAYU CRAFTSMAN WHO BUILDS GUITARS FROM BOTTLE CAPS AND OL ...
A self-taught craftsman in Indramayu builds custom guitars from bottle caps and old cassette tapes ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 3 months ago
HINDIA SCORES BIG: WINS SPECIAL AWARD AT MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026
Hindia wins Special Award for Indonesian Popular Music at Music Awards Japan 2026. Here’s what the ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 3 months ago
"TABOO: THE SILENT DAY" TURNS BALI'S SACRED NYEPI SILENCE INTO KOREA'S NEXT HORR ...
"Taboo: The Silent Day": the Korean horror film shot in Bali during Nyepi, breaking taboos, sparking ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 3 months ago
MARBLES DEBUT: INDONESIA'S NEW GIRL GROUP DROPS "HOMPIMPA"
MARBLES, Indonesia's new girl group, debuts June 12, 2026 with single "HOMPIMPA." Meet the 5 members ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 4 months ago
A INDONESIAN WEB SERIES JUST TRENDED IN 34 COUNTRIES AND THE RECORD BOOKS HAD T ...
Love & 10 Million Dollars breaks the MURI record trending in 34 countries here's what it means for ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 4 months ago
35 INDONESIAN FILMS MADE IT TO NETFLIX'S GLOBAL TOP 10
35 Indonesian films cracked Netflix's Global Top 10 Non-English chart by January 2026. Here's what t ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 4 months ago
55 FREE EUROPEAN FILMS ARE COMING TO 8 INDONESIAN CITIES
Europe on Screen 2026 brings 55 free European films to 8 Indonesian cities, 4–14 June. Here's ever ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 4 months ago
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 | 4 months 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 | 4 months ago
