Pinoy Pride In Japanese Show "I Can Sing In Japanese" Airs On GEM!

Krissha Viaje

There is no doubt in the talent of Filipinos in the international stage. Though we usually hear about them from the western hemisphere, but it is quite rare to encounter Pinoys winning in International Asian events like Japan. However, just recently Team Philippines won the top prize in the spring edition of "I Can Sing in Japanese!".

This show has been around for years now which brings people from all over the world to see who can impress Japanese music icons, the public, and the world in singing Japanese songs. The program, hosted by Masahiro Nakai of SMAP fame and actress Nishio Yukari, has been broadcasted by Nippon TV in Japan since 2011 and by GEM in Southeast Asia since 2016. The series is also airs on GEM.

SM Cinema rekindles your childhood imagination in Christopher Robin

This August, bring back the playfulness, wonder, and imagination of your childhood days as Walt Disney Studios gives Winnie the Pooh his own live-action movie treatment via Christopher Robin.

Christopher Robin has grown up and is stuck in a demanding job that not only overworks and underpays him but has also dimmed his adventurous and playful spark. His work has taken over his life, leaving no time for his wife and daughter. Confused and lost, he is one day visited by one of his childhood friends, Winnie the Pooh, who reminds him of the wonder and make believe that defined his youth. The whole Hundred Acre Wood gang then comes out of the woods onto the streets of London to help Christopher Robin – because best friends will always be there for you.

Your little ones can also watch Christopher Robin at any SM Cinema branch nationwide for free through the Kids Watch for Free promo! For every paying adult, children below 4 feet can go in the cinema for free. The promo will run from August 8 to 28, 2018.

GCash, Xend Group partner for 1st QR-paid shipment service in PHL

In photo (from L-R): Bjorn Pardo, President and CEO of Xend Group,
 Mynt President and CEO Anthony Thomas, and JT Solis,
Xend Group VP for Partnerships and Business Development.

Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc, (Mynt) which operates GCash, the Philippines’ largest mobile money provider, and the Xend Group recently partnered up to enable GCash QR code payment acceptance on all Xend branches in the country. This will enable said branches to accept digital payments with GCash.

The Xend Group is among the latest string of partners to embrace the vision of a cashless future.

Drugs, Crime, and the Neon Lights of Manila in the Eye-Opening, Mind-Blowing “BuyBust”

Following its world premiere at the New York Asian Film Festival, the action-crime movie“BuyBust,” starring Anne Curtis and MMA fighter Brandon Vera, opens August 10 in theaters across the U.S. and Canada.

“BuyBust” is directed by Erik Matti, of the highly-acclaimed “On the Job,” from a script also written by Matti and Anton Santamaria.

After surviving the slaughter of her entire squad in a drug raid compromised by dirty cops, anti-narcotics special operative Nina Manigan (Anne Curtis), is eager to go head-to-head with the drug cartels that hold a bloody grip on Manila. But when her new mission in the city’s most dangerous slum goes south; the angry civilians turn on her squad.

Bulalo World Welcomes Aiai Delas Alas As Their Brand Ambassador

Rising restuarant brand Bulalo World, providing affordable and quality Bulalo dishes to the masses, continues to expand to more branches all over the country.  Currently they have 25 branches usually located in malls, and aims for more branches to open before the year ends. With this growth, it is fitting that they would get their own brand ambassador that will help them make a mark in the food industry, and that person would be the comedy queen Aiai Delas Alas.


Aiai is very known with brands like food and other family brands, and being the ambassador for Bulalo World is another feather on her hat. Though she has an existing restaurant, the menu and the market is very different from Bulalo World, making sure that it does not conflict with all her endorsements. 

Unfriended: Dark Web - The Internet's Deepest Secret

The internet is really a dark place to linger. As many of us have become dependent with technology, it has evolved into a scary place beyond the usual facade of cat videos and funny memes. This has been a marketplace of sin, deceit, and lies. With a scary story made from this concept was made in 2015, it is indeed time to have a sequel named Unfriended: The Dark Web.

From the name itself, it is already showing the uncharted place online where morbid things are stored and shared, unimaginable transactions and activities were done. This film has no connection with the previous one but follows the same format of everything happens in one screen.

It begins with a laptop Mattias (Woodell) "bought" from craigslist. With interactions with his friends and his special someone, he found himself dragged into a complicated situation where the owner of the laptop wants it back and it will eventually also get the others involved. Incredibly, it is updated with the new trends and the use of many apps and websites commonly used by most of us, which makes it scary. 

Aggression Explodes in "The First Purge" Trailer

It changed America.  It challenged it’s beliefs.  Now, witness how it all began.  Watch the brand new trailer of Universal Pictures’ explosive suspense thriller The First Purge now!

YouTube: https://youtu.be/95WeMlJC_dU 

In Philippine cinemas August 22, The First Purge is distributed by United International Pictures through Columbia Pictures.  Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/uipmoviesph/

About The First Purge

Behind every tradition lies a revolution.  This August, witness the rise of America’s 12 hours of annual lawlessness.  Welcome to the movement that began as a simple experiment: The First Purge.