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Pink Villa
3 days ago
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- Pink Villa
Did Son Suk Ku let go of acting hiatus plans? Everything we know about his role in Ordinary People with Ha Jung Woo
Two of Korea's most sought-after actors, Ha Jung Woo and Son Suk Ku, are reportedly being lined up to star in the upcoming historical drama Ordinary People. It will be directed by acclaimed filmmaker Yoon Jong Bin. The news was first reported by JTBC Entertainment News on July 4. It has stirred anticipation among fans and insiders alike. This is because the project could mark a powerful collaboration between three industry heavyweights. What's Ordinary People about? Though specific plot points remain a mystery, Ordinary People is said to be set during the presidency of Roh Tae Woo. Roh served as South Korea's sixth president from 1988 to 1993, following former president Chun Doo Hwan. He was a former army general turned politician. Roh played a key role in the country's shift toward democratic governance after years of authoritarian military rule. It offers a politically charged backdrop for the upcoming series. According to reports, much of the storyline and characters are still being kept confidential. The production team intentionally maintains secrecy as they move through early development stages. Despite the lack of confirmed details, the drama is already drawing buzz thanks to its promising concept and A-list team. Ha Jung Woo and Director Yoon's long creative history Ha Jung Woo and Yoon Jong Bin share a strong creative partnership that dates back nearly two decades. Their first collaboration was on Yoon's directorial debut The Unforgiven. And they've since worked together on several acclaimed films. They include Beastie Boys, Nameless Gangster: Rules of Time, Kundo: Age of the Rampant, and Netflix's series Narco Saints. With such an extensive and successful history, Ha Jung Woo's potential return in another Yoon-directed project is generating major excitement. Son Suk Ku's recent team-up with Yoon As for Son Suk Ku, this project could mark his second collaboration with director Yoon Jong Bin. The two recently worked together on the Disney+ mystery drama Nine Puzzles, where Son took on the lead role. His portrayal of a sharp, determined detective earned praise from both domestic and international audiences. Now, his possible casting in Ordinary People alongside Ha Jung Woo could be a career-defining moment. Meanwhile, during an interview on June 15, the actor shared that he was planning to take an extended break once he wrapped up his ongoing projects. However, it now appears that either his break has been postponed, or Ordinary People is part of the commitments he previously mentioned, though that remains unclear. Production timeline and casting status While nothing has been officially confirmed yet, both Ha Jung Woo and Son Suk Ku are reportedly reviewing their casting offers positively. Due to their current filming schedules, full-scale production on Ordinary People is expected to begin in 2026. Additional casting for supporting roles is expected to take place in the coming months. The drama does not yet have a confirmed release date, but anticipation continues to build as more details slowly emerge.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Iconic Metal Guitarist, 62, Makes Bold Statement About His Career
Iconic Metal Guitarist, 62, Makes Bold Statement About His Career originally appeared on Parade. For over forty years, Kirk Hammett has delivered one scorching solo after another as the lead guitarist for Metallica. Hammet joined the band in 1983, replacing original lead guitarist Dave Mustaine. Along with guitarist James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, and then-bassist Cliff Burton, Hammet ushered in a new wave of heavy metal and helped make Metallica one of the biggest bands in the world. The band's first four albums are considered thrash metal classics. Kill 'Em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets and …And Justice For All helped Metallica cultivate a loyal following of headbangers. They would achieve massive mainstream success with their fifth album, the self-titled LP commonly known as The Black Album. And Hammett thinks The Black Album is his finest moment. "It's weird, because my opinion of that changes all the time," he told Metal Hammerin a new interview. "I don't sit around listening to Metallica…I don't look in the rear-view mirror too often. The whole band is like that – we just move on." "But I will say, there was a period where I thought my playing was [explicative] spot on, and that was The Black Album. Those solos wrote themselves! Almost all of them worked out instantly," he added. "There were only a few things I wasn't prepared for, and that was 'The Unforgiven' solo, which is pretty well documented," he says, referring to his well-documented clashes with producer Bob Rock. "And the solo for 'My Friend Of Misery.' But because the solo of 'The Unforgiven' ended up being so spontaneous, that made me want to do them all like that from that point on." Metallica will perform at Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne's final show on July 5. The lineup includes bands such as Mastodon and Gojira, as well as additional performances by legends like KK Downing of Judas Priest, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, and Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins. Recently, Metallica vocalist James Hetfield closed out a packed show with a passionate message that touched the hearts of Metal Guitarist, 62, Makes Bold Statement About His Career first appeared on Parade on Jun 2, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
Vogue Singapore
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue Singapore
Kim Dami and Son Sukku go head to head in Disney+'s 'Nine Puzzles'
Deception and suspense are no new feats for South Korean director Yoon Jong-bin. Known for works such as the enthralling espionage film The Spy Gone North as well as his debut feature film The Unforgiven which is a raw and rare picture of South Korea's mandatory military service, Yoon has shown his hand in his next project: Disney+'s Nine Puzzles . The subject matter for this next playing field? An unsolved murder case, a criminal profiler whose past is inextricably linked to it, and the detective who has never stopped suspecting her. Kim Dami is Yoon Ena in 'Nine Puzzles'. Courtesy of Disney+ N ine Puzzles stars Kim Da-mi as Yoon Ena, the plucky profiler who was the prime suspect of her uncle's death a decade ago, and Son Sukku as the determined and sceptical detective Kim Hansaem. Fast forward to the events of today, Ena is once again caught in the middle of a series of murders, linked to an eerie puzzle piece that is left behind at the scene of each crime. Just like the one that was first left at the crime scene of her uncle's murder. And so the mystery box opens. Son Sukku is detective Kim Hansaem in 'Nine Puzzles'. Courtesy of Disney+ A murder mystery it may be, but the 11-episode narrative written by Lee Eunmi (behind classic time-travelling serial killer drama Tunnel ) also carries a zany, offbeat tone to it. In fact, it seems to wear it like a badge of honour all throughout the show. 'I wanted to maintain the impression that I had when I first read the script—and relay that same excitement to the audience. The question that played in my head was: 'Is this realistic? Could this happen in real life?' Truthfully, the events that take place in Nine Puzzles are actually a bit unrealistic, and I wanted that to come across,' muses director Yoon. Here, Yoon is joined by lead actors Kim and Son, as they share more about the unpredictability of the show's storyline, working together on set and how their outfits come into play. Director Yoon, it's not your first time working on a dark, suspenseful thriller. Any reason you were drawn to this particular script? Yoon: This is a thriller series but it's not exactly a dark thriller. It has a rather unique style to it and the reason why I picked up the project at first was because the script itself is very engaging, and the plot and storyline are totally unpredictable. This is an 11-episode series and throughout it all, you really cannot predict what is going to come. When I was reading the script, I thought this person would be the culprit but it turned out that someone else entirely was the culprit. It's a very interesting reveal in the end. This also isn't exactly your typical investigator or profiler story that one might be used to watching before. There are a lot of attractive, unique characters. For example, Hansaem (Son's character) is very unique himself, and Ena (Kim) is quirky yet incredibly smart. It builds a lot of interest around the characters of the show. Courtesy of Disney+ Dami, how did you prepare for the role of Yoon Ena? Kim: These are stories that can happen in reality, but at the same time it's not all that realistic. It's a bit more surreal. So when I was acting it out, I am very committed to profiling the case, but whilst portraying the character, I maintained a personality that was more cartoonish to show a different, more versatile side of Ena when interacting with other characters. I discussed her character a lot with the director to demonstrate her as a unique criminal profiler—because she has her own way of doing things when it comes to approaching a case. There are also certain aspects of Ena's character that is more complex, so I tried to portray that differently too. There seems to be a complicated relationship between the two main characters. How did you both go about building your on-screen chemistry? Kim: Well, the two characters seem to dislike each other at the start but at certain points they would be caring for each other. So that does create a special chemistry between the two characters. I did discuss it a lot with Sukku to build our chemistry episode by episode. Son: For starters, their relationship is a bit different from usual ones—they're not the usual type of partners you see that care for each other or have a particularly close relationship that share everything together. In Korea, we refer to both Gen Z and millennials as the 'MZ' generation. Because of my age, I don't exactly feel like I belong in the 'MZ' generation—and especially not Gen Z—but their tendency to be more private and individualistic is something I can relate to. It's a trait that I see in myself because in situations where if I don't have much interest in someone else, then I don't usually care to ask them questions or probe. So that 'MZ' vibe of the character sort of matches my own personality a lot and it wasn't particularly hard for me to act out that dynamic. Courtesy of Disney+ Director Yoon, what was a focal point for you when you were on set? Yoon: I wanted to maintain the impression that I had when I first read the script—and relay that same excitement to the audience. The question that played in my head was: 'Is this realistic? Could this happen in real life?' Truthfully, the events that take place in Nine Puzzles are actually a bit unrealistic, and I wanted that to come across. So I tried to strike a balance between the drama and reality. To do that, I paid a lot of attention to the aesthetic and art direction, like the outfits that Hansaem wears. I also wanted the audience to constantly question who the real murderer was. So it was important that each episode always left the audience with that question. Since we've mentioned outfits, Sukku could you tell us more about your looks in the show? Son: I didn't know detectives wore so may hats or beanies! Detectives don't really wear such outfits in real life. Still, I didn't want the character to stand out too much, or else the other characters wouldn't stand out. So I wanted him to relay some sort of realism of a detective's life still, and mix the best of both worlds into my character in that way. How about you Dami, did you have a part to play in building Ena's wardrobe? Dami: Well, I did want to develop Yena's unique style quite a bit so I had a lot of discussions with the director. She wears the necktie very often—a very important part of her outfit—and wears a lot of colours too. I wanted to show that she's like a private detective who's on her own with her own sense of her style. It's a little cartoonish and unique in that way. Courtesy of Disney+ Tell us about some of the most memorable days on set. What was it like working together? Kim: He (Son) was very comfortable right from the start, and would come up to me to approach me for any questions without any hesitation. Our chemistry was great and our meals together were definitely memorable. Son: I gain weight the moment I eat more, now that I've turned 40. I usually try to maintain weight during filming because I don't want the character to feel inconsistent. But this time around, I actually gained weight during production because I was so comfortable on set (laughs). Yoon: Yes, I had to tell the staff to control the catering because I saw them gaining weight…I got them to reduce sugary food on set. One day, they came in, and it was suddenly a table of healthy food instead! (laughs) Courtesy of Disney+ Watch Nine Puzzles on Disney+ now.
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Elisapie's Juno-nominated album: Promoting Inuktitut through music
Singer Elisapie's fourth album, Inuktitut, has been nominated for album of the year at the 2025 Juno Awards being held this weekend in Vancouver. The album features covers of 10 pop and classic rock songs, including the Rolling Stones's 'Wild Horses' and Metallica's 'The Unforgiven,' re-imagined in Inuktitut. Inuktitut is the first language of 33,790 Inuit in Canada, according to the 2021 Census. Elisapie's nomination offers a good opportunity to reflect on the situation of Inuktitut and how creative work, including music, helps promote it. Our work touches on the inter-generational transmission of Inuktitut. We share perspectives as a Qallunaaq (non-Inuk) linguist (Richard) and as an Inuk school teacher (Sarah) in Nunavik, with Sarah's personal experiences in the community highlighted. Together, we have co-taught courses for Inuit teachers in Puvirnituq and Ivujivik. We are also both affiliated with a research group focused on Indigenous education based at Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Sarah notes that: I was amazed that [Elsipasie] could make the long words in Inuktitut fit with the rhythm of the music; she did it so precisely. It took me back to the 1980s, when I was growing up. It would have been nice if songs like these had been interpreted back then. It's been a long time coming, but it shows that nothing is impossible. The songs sound so natural in Inuktitut. On the day we talked about this story, Sarah remembered: I was at the Snow Festival yesterday [in Puvirnituq], and some of the teenagers knew all the words to her songs and were singing along. We didn't have that when I was growing up. She remembers first seeing Elisapie sing in the early 1990s at one of the first snow festivals in Puvirnituq. Elisapie's album has also sparked interest outside of Canada, with stories in such venues as Rolling Stone, Vogue and Le Monde. Beyond how Elisapie beautifully interprets the songs, creative choices like using throat singing on the first track, 'Isumagijunnaitaungituq (The Unforgiven),' and stunning music videos showcasing life in the North brings the language to a wider audience. The album's cover art features the word Inuktitut, ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ, in syllabics — a writing system originally use for Cree and adapted to Inuktitut, where the individual symbols represent consonants and the way they point represents vowels. The word Inuktitut itself means 'like the Inuit,' and is the name for part of a wider language continuum spoken across the North American Arctic. This language continuum includes Iñupiaq in Alaska, Uummarmiutun, Sallirmiutun and Inuinnaqtun in the Western Canadian Arctic, Inuktitut in the Eastern Arctic, Inuttut in Labrador and Kalaallisut in Greenland. This abundance of names reflects a diversity of varieties, each with their own pronunciations and differences in grammar and vocabulary stretching across Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homeland. Speakers in each community look to their Elders as models of how the language should be spoken. While this multiplicity of dialects poses challenges for translation and creating teaching materials, each variety marks local identity and links generations. This diversity also fascinates linguists, as each variety attests to a different way of organizing the unconscious rules of grammar in the human mind. For instance, Inuktitut has a rich system of tense markers on verbs, signalling events that just happened, happened earlier today, before today or long ago. Inuinnaqtun, to the west, lacks most of these tense markers, but instead allows more complex combinations of sounds. Sarah stresses the importance of Elisapie's music for the language: It's so impressive that people like Elisapie are doing such amazing things with the language. She grew up around the same time as me and when I was in school there were so few teaching materials in Inuktitut, and we focused more on speaking than reading and writing. Even if her main goal might not have been to promote the language, she's doing it, because kids listen to her. More teenagers are willing to sing in Inuktitut now because they have role models like her and Beatrice Deer. Deer is an Inuk and Mohawk musician from Quaqtaq, Nunavik, who also sings in Inuktitut, as well as English and French. In Canada, all levels of government have failed to provide adequate access to education in Indigenous languages, even in regions where Indigenous Peoples form the majority. In Nunavik, where Elisapie is from, 90 per cent of the population (12,590 out of 14,050) identifies as Inuit and 87 per cent (12,245 out of 14,050) report Inuktitut as their first language. And yet Inuktitut is only the primary language of instruction up until Grade 3. About promoting Inuktitut, Sarah says: We're lucky that in most of the villages in Nunavik, the language is still strong. But it's still concerning that some people have started speaking in English to their kids. What we really need to promote it is to have school in Inuktitut from kindergarten to the end of high school [secondary 5 in Québec]. That's why a group of Inuit teachers, including me, visited Greenland to learn more about their education system. They've had schools in their language for almost 200 years. We just started in the '50s. While bilingualism may bring economic benefits, the lack of support for Indigenous languages often results in a situation where bilingualism robs children of the chance to fully develop in their first language. In addition to violating Indigenous Peoples' inherent right to get an education in their language (see the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples), current education policies also go against recommendations of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). UNESCO recommends that Indigenous minority languages be taught as the primary language in school for the first six to eight years, as this has been shown to contribute to children's well-being and self-esteem. Unfortunately, Canada's official language laws continue to place the two colonial languages of English and French above Indigenous languages, particularly in education funding. Read more: New challenges have also emerged for maintaining and extending the domains in which Inuktitut is used. Once cut off from high-speed internet, new satellite technology has brought access to more Inuit communities, along with new economic opportunities. However, this connectivity also brings an avalanche of English content, from viral videos and streaming platforms to social networks and mobile games. It is in this changing linguistic and media landscape where Inuktitut language and cultural production, like Elisapie's album, are vital for promoting Inuktitut. Children and teenagers need content that speaks to them — things they see as new, fun, cool and representing their generation. This includes music, comic books, novels, video games and even Hockey Night in Canada in Inuktitut. So whether Elisapie's music is being played in community radio stations, featured in an episode of CBC's North of North or streamed as a music video on social media, it serves the added role of taking up a little more space for Inuktitut in people's daily lives. This article is republished from The Conversation, a nonprofit, independent news organisation bringing you facts and trustworthy analysis to help you make sense of our complex world. It was written by: Richard Compton, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Sarah Angiyou, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) Read more: Canada should provide Indigenous languages with constitutional protection Ancestral languages are essential to Indigenous identities in Canada Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto designers are showcasing resistance and resurgence Richard Compton receives funding in the form of research grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. He holds the Canada Research Chair in Transmission and Knowledge of the Inuit Language. Sarah Angiyou does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kittie Team Up with Diamante and The Pretty Wild to Cover Metallica's 'The Unforgiven': Stream
The post Kittie Team Up with Diamante and The Pretty Wild to Cover Metallica's 'The Unforgiven': Stream appeared first on Consequence. Kittie have teamed up with Diamante and The Pretty Wild for a cover of Metallica's 'The Unforgiven,' included on the soundtrack for the upcoming Sumerian Films biopic Queen of the Ring. The cover, which also features composer Aaron Gilhuis, offers a chance for Kittie to mellow out, setting aside their usual aggressive thrash-metal sound, just like Metallica did when they recorded the iconic ballad. Kittie singer Morgan Lander and her fellow collaborators are backed by sweeping strings and acoustic instrumentation, with the song's crescendo unfolding into a lush Celtic folk arrangement. For Metallica fans, the cover might trigger a flashback to the cinematic treatment of 'Nothing Else Matters' for the Disney film Jungle Cruise. It's also the second cover song we've heard from the Queen of the Ring soundtrack to involve major metal-leaning artists. We previously reported on Corey Taylor and Bad Omens' version of the Kansas classic 'Dust in the Wind,' which was produced, mixed, and mastered by Gilhuis, and also relies on a similar Celtic folk influence and powerful vocal performances. The soundtrack for Queen of the Ring is set to release the day the film premieres on March 7th via Sumerian Records, the label of the movie's director/writer Ash Avildsen (American Satan). Per a press release, Queen of the Ring 'brings to life the untold story of wrestling legend Mildred Burke, who shattered barriers in the 1930s–1950s to become the first million-dollar female athlete and headline arenas over male competitors in a time when women's wrestling was outright banned across much of the US.' The film stars Emily Bett Rickards as Burke, alongside a cast featuring Josh Lucas, Walton Goggins, Gavin Casalegno, Tyler Posey, and Deborah Ann Woll, along with pro-wrestling stars Kamille, Toni Storm, Trinity Fatu, and Jim Cornette making appearances. Meanwhile, Kittie are coming off the 2024 release of their comeback album Fire. The reunited Canadian band toured in support of the release last year and currently has a festival appearance at Louder Than Life on the books for 2025. Stream the cover of 'The Unforgiven' below. Kittie Team Up with Diamante and The Pretty Wild to Cover Metallica's 'The Unforgiven': Stream Jon Hadusek Popular Posts Jon Stewart Calls Out Elon Musk for Flaking on The Daily Show Interview Faster Pussycat Singer's Fiancée Dies After Falling Overboard on '80s Cruise That Band Was Playing Gene Hackman and Wife's Deaths Ruled "Suspicious" as Investigators Find No Signs of Gas Leak Mike Myers Debuts Elon Musk Impersonation in SNL Cold Open: Watch Gene Hackman, Oscar-Winning Actor Dead, at 95 Queens of the Stone Age Announce US Tour Dates with The Kills Subscribe to Consequence's email digest and get the latest breaking news in music, film, and television, tour updates, access to exclusive giveaways, and more straight to your inbox.
