MATAPOS kumpirmahin ng dating magkasintahang Kathryn Bernardo at Daniel Padilla ang kanilang break-up sa kanilang respective IG accounts nung November 30, 2024, nagkita at nagkasama ang dalawa sa Christmas Special 2023 ng ABS-CBN ang dalawa kung saan sila nagpaunlak ng duet number to the delight of the KathNiel fans. A day after, nung December 14 ay muling nagkasama ang dating magka-loveteam at lovebirds sa isang stage sa 2023 Asian Artist Award na ginanap sa Philippine Arena in Bulacan at first time ginanap sa Pilipinas presented by Star News which was broadcast live in Weverse in South Korea, Hulu Japan at Lazada in the Philippines. Ito rin bale ang biggest gathering of Asian actors and singers hosted by Kang Daniel, Jang Won-young, Sung Han-bin at Ryan Bang (representing the Philippines).

Sina Kathryn at Daniel ay dalawa sa pinarangalan ng AAA Fabulous Award along with NewJeans, Stray Kids and Lim Young-woong. Si Melai Cantiveros ay isa sa ginawaran ng AAA Best Actor Award along with Kim Se-jeong, Ahn Hyo-seop, Lee Dong-hwi at Lee Jun-hyuk, ang SB19 ay kasama sa binigyan ng AAA Best Artist Award (Singer) kasama ang LE SSERAFIM, AKMU, ITZY, IVE at The Boyz habang ang Ben&Ben ay isa sa mga nanalo ng AAA Best Choice Award at nakasama nila sina Lee Young-ji, Kang Daniel, BOYNEXTDOOR, & TEAM, NewJeans, Dreamcatcher, Lim Young-woong, DinDin at Kim Jae-joong.

Hindi naman naiwasan ng singer, actress-comedienne at host na si Melai ang magpatawa nang kanyang tanggapin ang kanyang award.

Ang Asia Artist Awards (AAA) ay isang Korean award-winning body na taun-taon nagbibigay ng recognition sa Asian music groups, artists at actors dahil sa kani-kanilang achievements in the entertainment industry.

Ang unang Asia Artist Awards ay ginanap nung 2016 sa Kyunghee University in South Korea. Magmula noon ay ginaganap na ito sa iba’t ibang Asian countries tulad ng Vietnam, Japan at ngayon sa Pilipinas.

Narito ang listahan ng mga nanalo sa 2023 Asia Artist Awards:

AAA Focus Award – Horizon, LUN8, Younghoon (The Boyz) at Ahn Dong-gu

AAA Icon Award – Tempest, NMIXX, Kep1er, Cha Joo-young

AAA Potential Award – Lapillus, ATBO, Yoo Seon-ho and Paul Blanco

AAA BEST Creaator Award – 3RACHA

AAA Popularity Award- Lim Young-woong, Sakarazaka-46, Lee Jun-ho, Kim Se-jeong

AAA Hot Trend Award – SB19, NewJeans, Lee Jun-ho, Ahn Hyo-seop, Lim Young-woong

AAA New Wave Award – Yaochen, Kingdom, Ash Island, Jaechan

AAA Emotive Award – ONEUS, BOYNEXTDOOR, & TEAM, Suho

AAA Rookie of the Year – ZEROBASEONE, Moon Sang-min, Lee Eun-saem

AAA Asia Celebrity Award – NewJeans, LE SSEFARIM, Jang Won-young, Kim Seon-ho, Kentaro Sakaguchi

AAA Best Choice Award – Lee Young-ji, Kang Daniel, BOYNEXTDOOR, & TEAM, NewJeans, NMIXX, Ben&Ben, Dreamcatcher, Lim Young-woong, DinDin, Kim Jae-woong

AAA Best Acting Performance Award – Kim Young-dae, Lee Jun-young, Moon Ga-young, Suho

AAA Fabulous Award – Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla, NewJeans, Stray Kids, Lim Young-woong

AAA Best Musician Award – ZEROBASEONE, Sakurazaka46, KARD, STAYC, Kwon Fun-bi

AAA Scene Stealer Award – Jung Sung-il

AAA Best Actor Award – King Se-young, Ahn Hyo-seop, Lee Dong-hwi, Melai Cantiveros-Francisco, Lee Jun-hyuk

AAA Top of K-pop Record Award – Kim Jae-joong

AAA Best Performance Award – LE SSERAFIM

AAA Best Artist Award (Singer) – SB19, LE SSERAFIM, AKMU, ITZY, IVE, The Boyz

AAA Best Artist Award (Actor) – Keantaro Sakaguchi, Kim Seon-ho, Kim Ji-hoon

AAA Grand Prize: Fandom of the Year – Lim Young-woong

AAA Grand Prize: Performance of the Year – BSS (Seventeen)

AAA Grand Prize: Stage of the Year – Stray Kids

AAA Grand Prize: Song of the Year – NewJeans – “Ditto”

AAA Grand Prize: Album of the Year – SEVENTEEN – FML

AAA Grand Prize: Singer of the Year – NewJeans

AAA Grand Prize: Actor of the Year – Lee Jun-ho

Ten MMFF 2023 entries opisyal na inilunsad

GIVEN the chance, gusto naming panoorin ang lahat ng sampung pelikulang kalahok sa 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival dahil lahat ng mga movies na kalahok ay pare-parehong magaganda at may kabuluhan, rason kung bakit ang mga ito ang napili ng selection committee ng MMFF mula sa mahigit 30 films submitted to them.

The ten official entries were officially launched at the newly-opened MMDA Auditorium last Monday, December 14 na pinangunahan ng MMDA Chairman na si Atty. Romando `Don’ Artes, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto at ilan sa mga stars ng sampung entries tulad nina Piolo Pascual (ng “Mallari”), Dingdong Dantes (ng “Rewind”), Christopher de Leon (ng “When I Met You in Tokyo,” Derek Ramsay, Enchong Dee (ng “GomBurZa”), Eugene Domingo (ng “Becky and Badette”), Kylie Verzosa and John Arcilla (ng “Penduko”) among others. Naroon din ang movie icon, ang veteran actress at chairman ng MOWELFUND at isa sa mga opisyal ng Executive Committee ng MMFF na si Boots Anson Roa-Rodrigo.

Samantala, magsisimula ngayong araw ng Sabado, December 16, 2:00 p.m. ang Parade of Stars sa Camanava area ng Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas at Valenzuela na lalahukan ng sampung floats ng 10 official entries ng Metro Manila Film Festival kung saan lulan ang stars and cast ng kanilang respective movies tuland nina Sharon Cuneta at Alden Richards ng “A Family of Two (A Mother and Son Story,” Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera ng “Rewind,” Piolo Pascual for “Mallari,” Vilma Santos and Christopher de Leon ng “When I Met You in Tokyo,” Alessandra de Rossi in “Firefly,” Derek Ramsay and Beauty Gonzales in “K(ampon),” Eugene Domingo and Pokwang in “Becky and Badette,” Christian Bables in “Broken Hearts Trip,” Dante Rivero, Cedrick Juan and Enchong Dee in “GomBurza,” Matteo Guidicelli and Kylie Verzosa in “Penduko”.

Ito bale ang kauna-unahang MMFF na may sampung movie entries at umaasa ang mga nasa likod ng filmfest na ito’y tatangkilikin nang husto ng mga manonood dahil ito na bale ang maituturing na pinakamalaking line-up of movies and major stars na pinagsama-sama.

Samantala, ang Gabi ng Parangal ng MMFF ay gaganapin sa New Frontier Theater in Araneta City, Quezon City on December 27 habang ang kabuuan ng festival ay magsisimula on December 25, 2023 at magtatapos on January 7, 2024.

Zac may star na sa Hollywood Walk of Fame

ANG “High School Musical” star at dating teen idol na si Zac Efron (Zachary David Alexander Efron) – 36 ang pinakabagong actor na pinarangalan ng star sa famous Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. He is the 2,767th star na ginawaran ng recognition na nagmula sa Motion Picture Category.

An American actor of Jewish descent, si Zac ay katulad din ng ibang mga kilalang Hollywood personalities na sumailalim ng treatment for alcoholism and substance abuse gayundin ang pagkakaroon ng mental illness due to depression.

It was in 2021 when he decided to sell his house in Los Angeles, California to move to Australia kung saan naman siya bumili ng beach house in Byron Bay.

Zac rose to prominence nang kanyang gawin ang TV film series na “High School Musical (Parts 1 & 2) na sinundan the film version (Part 3) sa magkakasunod na taon, 2006, 2007 and 2008). Ginawa rin niya ang musical film na “Hairspray” at comedy film na “17 Again”. Ang iba pang prominent movies na kanyang ginawa ay ang “New Year’s Eve,” “The Lucky One,” “The Paperboy,” “Neighbors,” “Dirty Grandpa,” “Baywatch,” “The Greatest Showman” at iba pa.

Si Zac ay nanalo ng Daytime Emmy Award for hosting the Netflix travel show, ang “Down to Earth with Zac Efron”.

He has an unreleased movie for 2023, ang “The Iron Claw” at meron din siyang dalawang tinapos na pelikula intended for 2024 release, ang “The Family Affair” at “Ricky Stanicky”.

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