Shahid Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur starrer Jersey, which started to stream on Netflix last week is soaring high-reaching fans all over the world. Directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri and produced by Allu Aravind, Jersey has received love, admiration, and appreciation from fans in less than a week of its Netflix debut. The film is already in the global Top 10 Non-English films on Netflix, and is presently trending at #2 in Films in India! The film has also made it to the Top 10 in Films In 11 countries across the world, including UAE, Bangladesh, and Qatar. In the first week since the film arrived on the streaming platform, the film has been watched for 4,470,000 hours.

Talking about Jersey on Netflix, Shahid Kapoor shares, “Jersey is one of the films that is very close to my heart because the film says something that has stayed with me- In Arjun Talwar’s words: ‘Zindagi Lambi Nahi Badi Honi Chahiye’. I am extremely excited to see that people are loving the film worldwide with Netflix and it gives me immense joy to see that the film is trending globally. We want the film to reach as wide as it can and Netflix is the perfect platform for the same- I am loving it!”

Mrunal Thakur shares her happiness by saying, “I am really happy that the film is trending in India, in multiple countries worldwide and receiving all the love from audiences around the world. In today’s world, it is such an amazing thing that with one click our work reaches fans all across the globe and that’s what we as actors want. The film strikes a chord with your heart and what better a platform than Netflix for more audiences to watch the film with their loved ones’’

Along with Jersey, RRR (Hindi), Gangubai Kathiawadi and Raw (Hindi) are all winning hearts worldwide and currently feature in the top 10 Non-English films worldwide.

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South Korean female group Red Velvet’s Joy and actor Chu Young Woo have been confirmed to share screen together for upcoming Kakao TV drama Unexpected Country Diary (literal title), based on a web novel of the same name by Park Ha Min.

According to Korean tabloid Soompi, Unexpected Country Diary is a romance drama about a man from Seoul meeting a policewoman while living in the countryside. Along with the love story of the two characters against the backdrop of fresh nature, the drama will depict the joys and sorrows of the pure and humane people of Heedong Village.

Joy will appear as Ahn Ja Young, a social and friendly policewoman who appears whenever someone needs help. No one in Heedong Village hates her, and whenever there’s a quarrel in the neighborhood, it gets solved as soon as she intervenes.

Chu Young Woo will portray Han Ji Yool, a man with a prickly personality who doesn’t care much about others, and does everything by the book. He finds life in Heedong Village not easy, and his peaceful daily life turns upside down with his new neighbors who are meddlesome and nosy but everything changes as he meets Ahn Ja Young.

“It is an honor to work with director Kwon Seok Jang, whom I have always respected,” Joy said. “Like the title of the drama, I hope it becomes a shelter that you accidentally find and get comforted by. I will do my best to express the character of Ahn Ja Young.” Meanwhile Chu Yong Woo remarked, “As I usually look up all the dramas that are set in the countryside, I am excited to participate in this work because I have a personal desire for rural life. It’s an honor to work with good staff members and colleagues. As I will be playing Han Ji Yool, a veterinarian at an animal hospital, I am thoroughly preparing for the drama and character. I’ll focus on his story and do my best to prepare.”

Unexpected Country Diary will be helmed by director Kwon Seok Jang. The show will be a mid-form drama with 12 episodes of about 30 minutes runtime, releasing in second half of 2022.

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South Korean juggernaut and Grammy-nominated musical group BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan or “Beyond the Scene”) will join President Biden to discuss Asian inclusion and representation, and to address anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination which have become more prominent issues in recent years.

President Biden has previously spoken about his commitment to combating the surge of anti-Asian hate crimes and signed into law the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act in May 2021 to provide law enforcement with resources to identify, investigate, and report hate crimes and ensure that hate crimes information is more accessible to AA and NHPI communities. President Biden and BTS will also discuss the importance of diversity and inclusion and BTS’ platform as youth ambassadors who spread a message of hope and positivity across the world.

Back in March 2021, BTS strongly condemned Anti-Asian hate and even talked about facing racism. “We send our deepest condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. We feel grief and anger,” the statement read. “We recall moments when we faced discrimination as Asians. We have endured expletives without reason and were mocked for the way we look. We were even asked why Asians spoke in English. We cannot put into words the pain of becoming the subject of hatred and violence for such a reason. Our own experiences are inconsequential compared to the events that have occurred over the past few weeks. But these experiences were enough to make us feel powerless and chip away our self-esteem,” BTS further spoke about facing racism and being subjected to the discrimination they’ve faced over the years.”

“What is happening right now cannot be dissociated from our identity as Asians. It required considerable time for us to discuss this carefully and we contemplated deeply on how we should voice our message. But what our voice must convey is clear,” the message further read.

Standing in solidarity with their Asian community and condemning the violence, BTS concluded their statement by saying, “We stand against racial discrimination. We condemn violence. You, I and we all have the right to be respected. We will stand together.”

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Manoj Bajpayee, who is currently shooting for his film Joram, was recently felicitated in Jharkand. He was welcomed by the CISF & Steel Authority of India during a function where they honoured the actor along with his film’s director Devashish Makhija and producer Anupama Bose. The function was led by Gua’s Steel Authority of India Limited, CGM Bipin Kumar Giri and President of Mahila Samiti Smita Giri.

The entire area was thronged with fans tried to catch a glimpse of Manoj Bajpayee, the actor was seen greeting the crowd warmly. If reports are to be believed, he even performed his famous monologues from his hit films like Satya and Gangs of Wasseypur. He also extended his gratitude towards SAIL unit of Gua for presenting him the honour and added that he will always cherish the memory of shooting Joram in Gua forever.

Last week, Manoj Bajpayee was presented with an honour by Gua jawans. The actor was invited by the CRPF team for an interactive session with them followed by a dinner hosted by the IG & family. Videos of the same were shared on Instagram by the actor who also thanked for the CRPF jawans for special treatment given to him and his team.

On the work front, Manoj Bajpayee also has Gulmohar by Rahul Chittella co-staring Sharmila Tagore, Amol Palekar along with RSVP’s Despatch which directed by Kanu Behl in the pipeline. He will also be seen in Abhishek Chaubeys’s film which co-stars Konkana Sen, Sayaji Shinde, Naseeruddin Shah in pivotal roles.

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Former South Korean pop star Seungri has been sentenced to 1.6 years in prison. The former BIGBANG member was previously indicted for a total of 9 criminal charges in January of 2020, including solicitation of illegal prostitution, illegal overseas gambling, spread of illegally filmed sexual content, embezzlement, threatening and assault, etc.

According to Korean tabloid Soompi, on May 26, the Supreme Court of Korea (Chief Justice Noh Tae Ak) upheld the sentence of one year and six months from Seungri’s original trial. He was determined to be guilty of all nine charges of sexual crimes, habitual gambling, violation of the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act, prostitution mediation, purchase of prostitution services, and special violence instigation. From December 2015 to January the following year, Seungri was accused of mediating prostitution several times for investors in Taiwan, Japan, and Hong Kong, as well as purchasing prostitution services for himself, in order to attract investment for clubs and financial investment businesses.

Furthermore, the report mentions that he embezzled 528 million won (over Rs.3.23 crores) from the club Burning Sun under the pretext of brand usage fees for Monkey Museum, a bar in Gangnam, and he embezzled approximately 20 million won (over Rs.12.2 lakhs) of company funds from Yuri Holdings under the pretext of lawyer fees for employees. He has also been charged for using approximately 2.2 billion won (over Rs.13.5 crores) for gambling at a hotel casino in Las Vegas from 2013 to 2017 and for not reporting that he loaned 1 million dollars’ worth of chips for gambling funds.

Seungri has also been charged for threatening someone with gangsters through former CEO Yoo In Suk after informing him of a conflict that occurred with another customer while drinking with acquaintances at a bar in Gangnam in December 2015. Although Seungri was to be discharged in September last year, his discharge was postponed, and he was being held in the military prison. Currently, Seungri is being transferred to a private prison. He will reside there until February of next year for the remaining nine months of his sentence.

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