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Movies

  • Fire power

    In the new 3-D animated comedy-adventure Planes: Fire & Rescue, a dynamic crew of elite firefighting aircraft is devoted to protecting the historic Piston Peak National Park from a raging wildfire.

  • Family fortune

    In the Land of Smiles, fortune tellers often influence people’s decisions about their future. That idea is used in Channel 8’s period drama Ching Rak Hak Sawat (Battle of Love), in which a wealthy family faces turmoil after a fortune teller predicts that the oldest son will defame the family’s reputation.

Music

  • Solo star

    Taeyang, who first become known to K-pop fans as a member of superstar boy band Big Bang, is back with his second solo album, Rise. It has been four years since the release of Taeyang’s first solo album, Solar, which went to the top of the Canadian iTunes charts.

  • Musical madness

    With the K-pop invasion showing no signs of slowing down, boy bands have become cool again in the Land of Smiles. As a new generation of local stars like C-Quint, Evo Nine and Vamp dominate the pop scene, many new groups are looking to be the next big boy band.

  • Exo excellence

    After emerging as a rookie group in 2012, boy band Exo, which consists of both Korean and Chinese members, had a big breakthrough with their massive 2013 hit, “Growl.” That song was taken from their debut album, XOXO, which set a new record in the Korean music industry by selling more than a million copies in less than two years.

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