ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
Ji Chang-wook, a South Korean superstar known for his works like ‘Smile Again,’ ‘Warrior Baek Dong-soo,’ and ‘Empress Ki,’ has joined Filipino artists Jodi Sta. Maria, Francine Diaz, Janella Salvador, Arci Muñoz, and Chef JP Anglo in the reality show ‘Kumusta.’
This year, 72 of Korea’s top fashionistas will be loading up their shears, pins, steamers and sewing machines for the chance to become Korea’s next fashion icon in Style Wars (working title) – an all-new reality survival series coming exclusively to Disney+
After captivating audiences with its eerie insights into health, wealth, the future and the beyond, supernatural reality competition Battle of Fates has levitated up the charts, *surpassing the record previously held by 2023’s Moving, to become the number one series premiere of all time (based on views in its first 12 days) on Disney+ in Korea, as well as the number one series premiere of 2026 on Disney+ in APAC, with local adaptations for other markets now confirmed to be in development.
Prime Video announced the second season of Beast Games, the record-breaking global competition series from Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast, will premiere on January 7, 2026. The first three episodes will be available on January 7 with following episodes dropping weekly thereafter leading up to the Season Two finale on February 25.
Fans of Korean entertainment, look out! Stream new Korean drama series, Dear X starring Kim You-jung and Kim Young-dae from November 6 and livestream the highly anticipated 2025 MAMA AWARDS from CJ ENM on November 28 – 29, featuring some of the biggest K-POP stars, on HBO Max. With Halloween just around the corner, we invite thrill-seekers to explore HBO Max’s Trick or Treat rail and stream hits like Sinners and Final Destination Bloodlines, as well as the upcoming early premiere of HBO Original, IT: Welcome to Derry’s episode two on October 31.
A new edition of one of the most celebrated videoke singing reality game shows in the Philippines, ‘Sing Galing returns for its ‘Sing-lebrity Edition’ with 48 celebrities who will showcase their singing talents. And the prize? They get to choose their beneficiary and be crowned as the Ultimate Bida-oke Sing-lebrity.
The Physical:100 franchise returns bigger and bolder than ever with its most ambitious evolution yet. Today, Netflix revealed the 48 contestants of Physical: Asia — the franchise’s first-ever nation-vs-nation showdown. Eight countries — Korea, Japan, Thailand, Mongolia, Türkiye, Indonesia, Australia, and the Philippines — will collide in a high-stakes competition of strength, strategy, and teamwork for nothing less than national pride.
Catch a new season of 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? and Daytime Emmy®-nominated culinary series, BBQ High on TLC, and embrace the chaos on the Discovery Channel with Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy and Juan Season four and In the Eye of the Storm Season two, this September, alongside upcoming programming from HGTV, AFN and Animal Planet. Get into the Halloween spirit this October with HGTV’s Scariest House in America, TLC’s Halloween Baking Championship Season 11 and more.
Stream the premiere of the HBO Original drama series Task, starring Mark Ruffalo and Fabien Frankel, and join Domhnall Gleeson (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and 2) and Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus Season two) in their new comedy series The Paper, written and executive produced by Greg Daniels (Creator of The Office). Catch thriller Black Bag, starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender and Pierce Brosnan, as well as Nicolas Cage’s Arcadian, all on HBO Max.
ICYMI: Disney+ is rolling out a 75% off deal on all its subscriptions until June 26, which means you can watch all titles from Oscar-winning films, exciting TV shows, to artsy indie films for a fraction of the price. If you’re on the fence about how to make the most of this deal or what to watch first for your movie night with the fam or the squad, check out this list of what shows to watch depending on your mood and vibe.