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Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, June 29-July 5
Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, June 29-July 5

South China Morning Post

time5 days ago

  • Entertainment
  • South China Morning Post

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, June 29-July 5

Do this Next Wave Beach Festival Soak up the tunes at the Next Wave Beach Festival in Hong Kong's Discovery Bay. Photo: Next Wave Beach Festival Looking to cool off this summer? The Next Wave Beach Festival is returning to Discovery Bay's Tai Pak Beach on July 5 and 6. K-pop girl group Itzy and rising Korean talent Chung Ha lead the roster, while local singer Joey Hung Ka-ho is expected to deliver a set of crowd-pleasers. Attendees can get up close to the main stage or lounge about on a floating jetty in the sea to soak it all in. Tai Pak Beach, Discovery Bay; See this Vox Luminis Vox Luminis is a Belgian ensemble led by Lionel Meunier. Photo: Leslie Artamonow Founded in 2004 by bass vocalist Lionel Meunier, the Belgian ensemble is set to debut in Hong Kong on July 2. Specialising in 17th and early-18th century English, Italian and German repertoires, Vox Luminis – which won the 2012 Gramophone Recording of the Year – has nearly 20 recordings and more than 70 annual concerts under its belt. St John's Cathedral, Central, on July 2, and Tsuen Wan Town Hall, on July 5; Eat this Mott 32 The Celebration Peking duck at Mott 32. Photo: Mott 32 A new à la carte menu has been unveiled at this ever-stylish Chinese restaurant in Central. Created by head chef Lee Man-sing, the Celebration Menu fuses traditional techniques with contemporary flair in dishes such as the Celebration Peking duck, roasted with applewood and topped with caviar. Also roasted with applewood is the pluma Ibérico pork with Yellow Mountain honey, presented tableside in a tailor-made box. Advertisement Basement, Standard Chartered Bank Building, 4–4A Des Voeux Road Central Drink this Hennessy Mart Hennessy Mart features collaborative cocktails with Draft Land. Photo: Hennessy Mart One of the world's leading cognac brands is teaming up with local tap-cocktail bar Draft Land to launch a grocery store-themed pop-up at Central Market. Cognac lovers can expect refreshing summer tipples such as the Hennessy ginger and oolong, while those who buy a bottle can win merch from the Hennessy x NBA collectible series. Until July 4, Central Market, 93 Queen's Road Central

Exclusive: KSHMR 'not into K-pop' despite his samples being used by idols
Exclusive: KSHMR 'not into K-pop' despite his samples being used by idols

India Today

time23-05-2025

  • Entertainment
  • India Today

Exclusive: KSHMR 'not into K-pop' despite his samples being used by idols

American songwriter, DJ, music producer, and musician KSHMR has made his way into the K-pop scene, but not in the traditional way. His music samples have been widely used in several K-pop songs, like Seventeen's 'Super', MAMAMOO Hwasa's 'Maria', BLACKPINK Lisa's 'Money', and Chung Ha's 'Stay Tonight'. However, KSHMR shared that he is 'not into K-pop' in an exclusive interview with India Today who follow K-pop and KSHMR closely would know how popular his samples are in the K-pop scene. In fact, many felt that he should become K-pop producer. So, has he considered collaboration? "So, I'm not personally into K-pop. I only know the really big groups like Blackpink," he told India Today Digital."And it just so happened to be that a lot of these K-pop producers are interested in Indian and Middle Eastern instruments and incorporating those into their songs, and I provide a lot of those kinds of instruments in my sound packs. "So without even trying, I've become a part of a lot of big K-pop songs because they're using melodies that I wrote, instruments that I recorded, which is really awesome," he added. He also added, "I would love to be involved in all different kinds of music, but there's just not enough time in the day. And that's where making some samples is, is really fun. Because now, in some small way, I've collaborated with thousands, even millions, of people. So I'm really proud that they've taken my sounds and used them for their songs. But I can't say it was intentional or even that I'm very involved in the K-pop scene."advertisementWhen we asked him what element of his music he thinks appeals to K-pop groups, he shared, "Not only have the K-pop producers and other producers from Eastern Asia used my samples in their songs, but a lot of times at my shows, I'll see a lot of Chinese people, Korean people, Japanese people and I play a lot of shows in those countries as well. I think there's something about Indian culture and the world instruments that I use in my music that resonated with them."He also added, "Maybe it's the adjacency of these countries also being in Asia. I'm not quite sure, but I'm really happy about it, and it's really heartwarming to see the sounds, the culture, the emotion that means so much to me resonate with people from those countries also."Niles Hollowell-Dhar aka KSHMR is an acclaimed musician who has performed live at many music festivals like Coachella, Tomorrowland, EDC, Ultra and Sunburn. He was a part of Sunburn Goa in 2024.

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