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Netflix boxing drama Bloodhounds returns with K-pop star Rain as main villain

Bloodhounds Season 2, starring Jung Ji-hoon aka Rain. PHOTO: NETFLIX
Bloodhounds Season 2, starring Jung Ji-hoon aka Rain. PHOTO: NETFLIX

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How BTS went on hiatus yet returned with the biggest comeback of all time

Fans disperse after the media show featuring BTS at Shinsegae Square in Seoul, South Korea, Mar. 21, 2026. The group performed their first concert in three years, five months and six days, as obsessive fans point out. (Jun Michael Park/The New York Times)
Fans disperse after the media show featuring BTS at Shinsegae Square in Seoul, South Korea, Mar. 21, 2026. The group performed their first concert in three years, five months and six days, as obsessive fans point out. (Jun Michael Park/The New York Times)

BTS concert drew 18.4 million viewers, says Netflix

BTS' comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square drew more than 100,000 fans to central Seoul, according to the group’s label.
BTS' comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square drew more than 100,000 fans to central Seoul, according to the group’s label.

Celebrating BTS’ comeback: Singapore fans win raffle to Seoul concert, host watch parties

Various Singapore fans experienced the hour-long BTS The Comeback Live: Arirang concert live in-person and via Netflix.
Various Singapore fans experienced the hour-long BTS The Comeback Live: Arirang concert live in-person and via Netflix.

BTS concert in South Korea to herald stream of live events, Netflix says

The Gwanghwamun Square that will be used for "BTS The Comeback Live Arirang" concert in central Seoul, South Korea, March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
The Gwanghwamun Square that will be used for "BTS The Comeback Live Arirang" concert in central Seoul, South Korea, March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 19, 2026

Screenshots from videos posted online are said to show the aftermath of an attack on Iran's Pars gas field (left) and a subsequent attack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Screenshots from videos posted online are said to show the aftermath of an attack on Iran's Pars gas field (left) and a subsequent attack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Netflix plans KPop Demon Hunters global concert tour in 2027

The aim is to perform around the globe in 2027 ahead of the sequel to the animated film.
The aim is to perform around the globe in 2027 ahead of the sequel to the animated film.

Netflix turns to theatres to launch Stranger Things animated spin‑off

Stranger Things: Tales From '85 features (from left) Benjamin Plessala as Will, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Max, Braxton Quinney as Dustin, Brooklyn Davey Norstedt as Eleven, Luca Diaz as Mike and Elisha Williams as Lucas.
Stranger Things: Tales From '85 features (from left) Benjamin Plessala as Will, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Max, Braxton Quinney as Dustin, Brooklyn Davey Norstedt as Eleven, Luca Diaz as Mike and Elisha Williams as Lucas.

The KPop Demon Hunters’ tourism wave is just getting started

A glass wall displaying characters from Kpop Demon Hunters at a bakery in Seoul on March 17, 2026.
A glass wall displaying characters from Kpop Demon Hunters at a bakery in Seoul on March 17, 2026.

More demons, more K-pop: Netflix announces KPop Demon Hunters sequel

Figures from the KPop Demon Hunters toy series are on display at Mattel's booth at the New York Toy Fair.
Figures from the KPop Demon Hunters toy series are on display at Mattel's booth at the New York Toy Fair.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.