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The Best K-Pop Songs and Albums of 2022

The best K-pop songs and albums of 2022 include "Hello" by Treasure and RM's 'Indigo'

By Kat Moon

How K-pop Star Luna Came to Broadway

The f(x) member on leaving SM Entertainment and why ‘KPOP’ is unlike anything she’s worked on before

By Kat Moon

The Best K-pop Songs and Albums of 2022 So Far

After two long years, the state of K-pop is finally starting to resemble what it looked like before the pandemic. In-person shows in South Korea are beginning to return—and once again allow cheering—and fans abroad...

By Kat Moon

The Best K-Pop Songs and Albums of 2021

From IU's 'Lilac' and B.I's 'Waterfall' to aespa's 'Savage' and ENHYPEN's 'Fever'

By Kat Moon

Everything to Know About the Original Cowboy Bebop Before You Watch the Netflix Adaptation

The Japanese anime series Cowboy Bebop, which premiered in 1998, is widely regarded as director Shinichirō Watanabe’s magnum opus. Set in 2071, in a post-apocalyptic world where Earth has become largely uninhabitable, the story follows...

By Kat Moon

Eternals Introduces Marvel’s First Deaf Superhero. But Accessibility Issues Still Plague Moviegoers

Chloé Zhao’s Eternals, released on Nov. 5, introduces one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most diverse ensembles. It also brings the franchise’s first deaf superhero. In the new film, Makkari possesses super speed and is...

By Kat Moon

Rina Sawayama Is Fighting for Inclusion, One Song at a Time

Rina Sawayama calls her favorite songs her “problem childs.” They’re the Japanese British singer-songwriter’s deeply personal tracks that record labels are wont to reject. Take 2019’s “STFU!,” which rages against the racism Sawayama, 31, often...

By Kat Moon

Tony Leung Captivates in Shang-Chi. But His Favorite Film Is the One He Hasn’t Done Yet

The Hong Kong star talks to TIME about playing Wenwu in ‘Shang-Chi,’ the martial arts-inspired fight choreography and how he thinks about success

By Kat Moon

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Made Me Feel Seen Like No Other Hollywood Blockbuster Has

It wasn’t a profound scene in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings that made me feel instantly connected to the film—not the Mandarin narration that opened the movie or even the early references...

By Kat Moon

How Disney’s Controversial Jungle Cruise Ride Was Adapted for the Screen—and What It Means for Indigenous Representation

Disney revamped the attraction to address “negative depictions of natives.” Here's how the screenwriters worked the ride into the film and what it means for Indigenous representation onscreen

By Kat Moon

How Spirited Away Changed Animation Forever

Spirited Away turns 20 this year. TIME looks at its path from Japanese blockbuster to Oscar winner to beloved classic

By Kat Moon

Let's Discuss the Top Chef: Portland Finale

Did the right person win?

By Judy Berman , Eliana Dockterman , Kat Moon and Elijah Wolfson

The Best K-Pop Songs of 2021 So Far

From IU's 'Lilac' and B.I's 'illa illa' to aespa's 'Next Level' and TXT's '0X1=Lovesong (I Know I Love You)' ft. Seori

By Kat Moon

What Will Be 2021's Song of the Summer?

Is this Olivia Rodrigo's year? Are Doja Cat and SZA closing in? We discuss the likeliest outcomes

By Judy Berman , Raisa Bruner , Andrew R. Chow , Cady Lang and Kat Moon

The Best International Movies on Netflix

From 'Pan's Labyrinth' to 'Atlantics,' 'The Handmaiden' to 'Wadjda'

By Abhishyant Kidangoor , Kat Moon , Suyin Haynes , Ciara Nugent , Eliza Berman , Erica Solano , Judy Berman and Chris Grasinger

'Stop the Hatred' by MC Jin and Wyclef Jean Aims to Send a Message of Black-Asian Solidarity

The track was written in response to anti-Asian attacks and produced in partnership with The Asian American Foundation

By Kat Moon

How People of Color Found Community During the Pandemic

The supreme thrill of sharing space with others has never been so keenly felt—or missed—as in the past year. In a time marked by immeasurable loss, fear and upheaval, pods and social distancing entered the...

By Cady Lang and Kat Moon

How Activists Around the World Are Fighting for Justice

The video of Derek Chauvin’s kneeling on George Floyd’s neck traveled from a Minneapolis street to every corner of the world. Black activists in the U.K. spoke of their visceral reactions to the footage, while...

By Amy Gunia , Ciara Nugent , Kat Moon , Simmone Shah and Suyin Haynes

How Yasuke Paves a New Path for Black Creators in Anime

Director LeSean Thomas and artist Flying Lotus speak to TIME about creating a new animated hero in the Netflix series

By Kat Moon

The True Story of Yasuke, the Legendary Black Samurai Behind Netflix’s New Anime Series

A new Netflix series tells a story based on Yasuke, widely regarded as the first-ever foreigner to be given warrior status in Japan

By Kat Moon
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