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BTS Joins Halsey For New Year’s Eve Live

by Rohit Barve - 09.12.2020 First Published 9,December 2020, 1:55 PM
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A BTS, Halsey, Lauv and Steve Aoki fan? Then you are in for a grand treat. Ending the year with a bang is the Big Hit Labels concert featuring one too many artists to count. The South-Korean entertainment biggie is all set to stream some holiday and new year spirit to its audience on December 31st.

The Big Hit teased its’ fans earlier with a list of special performers who will be a part of the concert. Now they have revealed the final line up, leaving the fans in splits. Fans cannot contain their excitement as the banner on Dec. 8th announced that Halsey, Lauv and Steve Aoki along with BTS will also perform at the NYE Live concert.

The umbrella entertainment which roofs the biggest Korean musical groups, has them all performing for their fans. The Big Hit concert will also feature GFRIEND TXT, NU’EST, BUMZU, ENHYPEN and Lee Hyun among others. With SEVENTEEN having to cater to prior commitments, they have backed out of the concert leaving a few fans disappointed.

The Artists Pay Tribute…

Well, the concert isn’t just to entertain BTS’ fans on New Year’s Eve but also for a special person. The event will be power-packed and honorary. The late singer-songwriter Shin Hae Chul will be honoured with the help of AI and holograms.

“We prepared a tribute stage to remember the late Shin Hae-Chul, who rejected stereotyped thinking and didn’t hesitate to take challenges, in order to console everyone who was having a difficult and lethargic 2020. We have been preparing this for a long time in order to complete an unforgettable performance that connects time, space, and generation with music.”, Big Hit shared in a statement.

BTS and more will perform hits like ‘To You’ and ‘What Do You Really Want?’ in tribute. The Big Hit Labels’ New Year’s Live concert will air on the 31st of December at 9:30 pm KST/6 pm IST.

We sure can’t wait for these artists to perform considering that they’ve also collaborated together. Stay tuned, we’ll keep you updated.

By: Aatira Kakroo

‘Mickey 17’ Delivers Sharp Political Satire

by Farheen Ali - 14.03.2025 First Published 14,March 2025, 7:03 PM

In ‘Mickey 17’, Bong Joon Ho continues his trademark examination of issues like as authoritarianism, economic injustice, environmental degradation, and the abuse of capitalism.  Although the film is comparable to ‘Snowpiercer’, ‘Okja’, and ‘Parasite’, it is more satirical in nature and has more overt political content than his other films.

Despite this, ‘Mickey 17’ is nonetheless a compelling and skillfully made movie, primarily because of Robert Pattinson’s outstanding performance.  The protagonist of the story is Mickey, a 2054 space mission “Expendable” who keeps dying and being reprinted with his memories unharmed.  The movie delves deeper into the themes of acceptance and self-worth when he meets Mickey 18, a new version of himself.  They represent personal development and learning to accept all aspects of oneself through their dynamic—one shy and people-pleasing, the other aggressive and confident.

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Mark Ruffalo’s portrayal as Kenneth Marshall, a conceited, power-hungry leader, feels excessive and occasionally detracts from the primary plot, despite the film’s strong political satire in certain scenes.  Toni Collette’s outrageous portrayal of his wife and his character both make overt allusions to contemporary American politics, which can seem superfluous in a story that is already full of ideas.

 In the end, ‘Mickey 17’ works best when it concentrates on its central emotional theme, which is the quest for self-acceptance and the recovery of individual agency.  The film succeeds in telling a profoundly human tale through Pattinson’s captivating dual performance, despite its sporadic humorous undertones.

–Farheen Ali 

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