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Editor's Pick

KARD Mini Album Vol. 5 - Re:
KARD

Re:bound and Re:vive
June 30, 2022 Picked By Violet See all this editor's picks
Following two years of wait, KARD finally returns with a new music release! The co-ed group revives their presence in the K-pop scene with their fifth mini-album Re:. J.seph, BM, So Min and Ji Woo all took part in writing lyrics for the intro Break Down (Track 1), a song that shows their edgy and powerful side: "You say I gotta look good, I gotta look bad. Then you go and look for things that I lack… You love when I break down." Co-composed by RBW's Kim Do Hoon and Lee Hyun Seung, lead single Ring The Alarm (Track 2) gives off joyous summer vibes with its refreshing Moombahton tune accompanied with subtly sexy lyrics: "Ring the alarm, get on it, get on it all. What you want, what you need,... [read more]
M87 (SINGLE+DVD) (First Press Limited Edition)(Japan Version)
Yonezu Kenshi

Yonezu Kenshi, the storyteller
May 31, 2022 Picked By Sanwei See all this editor's picks
Yonezu Kenshi delivers another certified jam with his latest single M87, the theme song of the new Shin Ultraman movie. The singer-songwriter wastes no time getting started, opening straight away with stirring vocals and emotive imagery: "Because I saw the stars shining in the distant sky / I trembled as I chased the light." Hooking listeners from the first line, M87 reminds of Lemon in the best possible way with its clean and catchy alternative melody, rousing feelings and immediate earworm impact. At the same time, the song has an exciting storytelling quality in its free-flowing rhythm and use of different types of instrumental transitions. M87 technically follows a conventional... [read more]
Raging Fire (2021) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version)
Nicholas Tse (Actor) | Donnie Yen (Actor) | Qin Lan (Actor) | Tang Jun Ci (Actor)

Benny Chan's action-packed swansong
May 31, 2022 Picked By Sanwei See all this editor's picks
When people think of Hong Kong's greatest action film directors, Benny Chan may not be among the first few names to come to mind – but he should be. From the late 90s onwards, there have been few directors as reliable for solid, unpretentious and entertaining Hong Kong action as Benny Chan. From Big Bullet, Divergence and Rob-B-Hood to Connected, The White Storm and Call of Heroes, his films may not have traveled as many fests and won as many awards as those of his more famous contemporaries, but they sure were fun to watch. Even the bad Benny Chan films, like City Under Siege and Meow, were spectacularly bad rather than bleh. Benny Chan's final feature Raging Fire is everything great about... [read more]
MeloMance Mini Album Vol. 7 - Invitation
MeloMance

Invitation to a Love Festival
May 27, 2022 Picked By Violet See all this editor's picks
From their 2017 sleeper hit Gift to the recent Business Proposal soundtrack Love, Maybe, MeloMance specializes in heart-touching and melodious tunes that give us all the feels. Two and a half years after Festival, the duo returns with five self-penned love songs in Invitation to accompany us during the romantic blossoming season. Kim Min Seok and Jeong Dong Hwan invite us to a festival of love in their five-track record. Showing off his powerful and refreshing vocal, Kim Min Seok conveys the growing feeling of excitement as he's on his way to meet his crush in the rhythmic title track Invitation (Track 1) – "I thought of you and froze. I'm getting ready to meet up with you who reached out... [read more]
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
Arimura Kasumi (Actor) | Suda Masaki (Actor) | Takiuchi Kumi (Actor) | Iwamatsu Ryo (Actor)

Love blooms and love withers
April 30, 2022 Picked By Sanwei See all this editor's picks
Screenwriter Sakamoto Yuji has spearheaded a long list of hits and classics for Japanese television over the years, from Last Christmas to Mother to his most recent My Dear Exes. He's not the most prolific of TV writers, but basically every drama he touches is guaranteed quality. Sakamoto, however, rarely writes for the silver screen. His last film outing before 2021's We Made a Beautiful Bouquet was the 2007 film extension of the hit Saiyuki series, and his most representative film remains 2004's Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World. We Made a Beautiful Bouquet reteams Sakamoto Yuji with director Doi Nobuhiro after the excellent 2017 series Quartet. Encapsulating the different... [read more]

Feature Articles

All In One: Hong Kong Boy Band MIRROR in 12 Songs
Written By YumCha! Editorial Team

Last year, we published an article about the MIRROR phenomenon in Hong Kong, and traced the group's rise and impact in the history of Hong Kong boy bands. Since then, the popularity of MIRROR in Hong Kong has only gotten bigger. Now, it's time to know more about Hong Kong's biggest boy band through their music! In four years, MIRROR has released one studio album and 12 group singles, and most of the members have further showcased their music talents with solo projects. Though they may not be the best vocalists in the music industry, they've undoubtedly grown as singers and artists while giving us chart-topping hits of different styles and genres. Many of MIRROR's songs have fresh and... [read more]

Review Highlights

Entertainment News

Netflix's Remarriage and Desires starring Kim Hee Sun & Lee Hyun Wook out in mid-July

The Lady Iron Chef (DVD) (Hong Kong Version)

Kim Hee Sun (Tomorrow) and Lee Hyun Wook (Mine) delve into revenge, desire, social status, marriage business, and love in Netflix's upcoming series Remarriage and Desires. Jung Yoo Jin (Snowdrop), Park Hoon (Nobody Knows) and Cha Ji Yeon (Taxi Driver) also... [Read More]