Helter SkelterOpening May 2Drama. Thriller. Directed by Ninagawa Mika.The story is based on Kyoko Okazaki’s comic book “Helter Skelter,” published in 2003. Top star Ririko (Erika Sawajiri) has had so many plastic surgeries that every part of her body has been touched up except her eyeballs and nails. As she grows more popular, she becomes more obsessed with her beauty. Ririko becomes the icon of beauty but her reign does not last forever. As the new super rookie gets popular, she becomes preoccu

Milk Carton Kids in harmonyMilk Carton Kids“The Ash and Clay”(ANTI)The singer-guitarists Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan form the duo Milk Carton Kids - a name that conjures up a brash and rowdy hardcore band. Instead, these two dulcet-voiced Californians hail from quite a different quadrant of the musical galaxy. On their third album, ``The Ash & Clay,‘’ they play a music that is reminiscent of The Everly Brothers‘ close vocal harmonies, supported by some fine guitar picking that recalls some

The cinema’s leading purveyor of Southern Gothic, Jeff Nichols, hands Matthew McConaughey his latest tour de force turn in “Mud,” a down and dirty if entirely-too-long mythic melodrama in the “Tobacco Road” tradition.Nichols (“Shotgun Stories,” “Take Shelter”) has cooked up an exotic stew that includes obsessive love, a woman unworthy of it, a criminal on the run and a Huck Finn coming of age tale set against a dying way of life in backwaters Arkansas.Ellis (Tye Sheridan, terrific) is a poor kid

NEW YORK (AP) ― The Laos adventure “The Rocket” and the Afghanistan War documentary “The Kill Team” have taken top honors at the Tribeca Film Festival.In an awards ceremony Thursday evening in New York, festival jurors selected Kim Mordaunt’s “The Rocket” for best narrative film. Its 10-year-old star won best actor. The young Sitthiphon Disamoe stars as Aholo, who enters a rocket festival to help save his poverty-stricken family that’s been uprooted for the construction of a dam.Taking best docu

Vocalist Lyn and Lee Soo from rock band M.C the MAX are said to have been in a romantic relationship since 2012.The 33-year-olds’ reportedly got closer when Lee Soo signed a contract with Lyn’s agency, Music&New, in October 2012.Sources said the singers have shared a passion for music for a long time but only became a couple last year. Some from music industry said they had known about the chemistry with some witnessing the two on dates.The couple’s agency said that it would release an official

Ryan Lee Gallery in New York aims to introduce dynamic roster of international contemporary artists starting with Im Sangbin

Idol band CNBLUE’s fifth Japanese single “Blind Love” ranked second place on the Oricon Daily Charts on Wednesday, the day of their EP release. Over 35,000 copies were sold that day. The EP includes three songs, “With your eyes” and “Greedy Man,” along with the title song “Blind Love” composed by Lee Jong-hyun, the group’s lead guitarist. The album also includes a music video with special clips. Meanwhile, CNBLUE has been on their 2013 BLUE MOON World Tour since April 6. Starting in Taiwan, the

Singer Yumi released “Teary Story” Tuesday as part of the original soundtrack for TvN drama “Nine.” It is her first song in two years. “This was a very hard earned chance to break away from being an unknown singer. I did not want to miss this opportunity. I put all my heart into this song,” she told local media. Yumi debuted in 2002 and although two of her songs, “Love is Always Thirsty” and “Star,” were huge hits through a popular TV commercial and a movie, much of the public was unaware of the

This season’s “K Pop Star 2” winners, Akdong Musician, released their new single “I Love You” online Wednesday, which shot up to first place on eight major music charts within two hours, pushing Psy’s “Gentleman” and Cho Yong-pil’s “Hello” down the list. Without any showcase or promotion, the brother-sister duo managed to put their name ahead of the two megastars. The song, part of the original soundtrack for SBS’ romantic comedy drama “All About My Romance,” was recorded just before their depar

‘Gentleman’ singer to give 500 million won to young cancer patients

Music star Will.i.am acknowledged that he accidentally stole music from Arty & Mat Zo for his new track.Billboard biz on Tuesday reported that he copied Arty & Mat Zo’s “Rebound” while producing his fifth track, “Let’s Go,” on his new, fourth album, “#willpower.”While he has continuously insisted that Arty & Mat Zo previously agreed on this matter, Arty said through his Twitter account that “they never cleared rights through Anjunabeats, who only owns the rights for ‘Rebound.’”As for his “accide

North Korean actress Han Jong-sim will take part in a film festival held in Italy to promote the movie “Comrade Kim Goes Flying,” U.S.-based news outlet Asia Free Radio reported on Wednesday. Han reportedly held a signing event in Beijing on Monday before flying to join the Udine Far East Film Festival, one of the biggest film events in Europe to showcase Asian movies. Han’s participation surprised many, since the visit can be interpreted as the reclusive country’s move to participate in an inte

With his new song “Gentleman” gaining popularity, South Korean rapper PSY’s fashion has attracted the international spotlight. Global fans have been paying attention to what he wears in the “Gentleman” music video, which has garnered more than 220 million views on YouTube as of April 25. He pursued a retro style in the video, just like in his previous success “Gangnam Style,” by wearing colorful, broad shoulder blazers and baggy pants that allow him to highlight his new dance move -- shaking his