Back for the second edition, StarHub Night of Stars 2019 was a night to remember with a star-studded line-up of 18 renowned artistes across Asia - including Korean stars, Park Min Young, Kim Jae Wook, Sung Hoon and AB6IX. Rounding off the year with a bang, the awards show celebrated the hottest line-up of Asian entertainment on StarHub with the presentation of 18 awards coupled with performances by some of the region’s biggest stars.

Starting on a high note, local songstress Joanna Dong descended from a height and dazzled the crowd with a medley of hit drama theme songs of 2019, demonstrating her musical range and versatility. The returning hosts Dennis Nieh, Lulu Huang and Kate Pang brought the house down with their levelled-up rapport. Audience members were also in for a treat with performances by superstar Ekin Cheng, music sensation Yoga Lin and the rising K-POP idol group AB6IX. AB6IX stunned the crowd with an electrifying performance of their hit songs 'Breathe' and 'Blind For Love'.

The ultimate accolades of the night, the 2019 StarHub Best Male and Female Asian Star Awards, were presented to Kim Jae Wook and Park Min Young respectively. Both Korean stars were the leads in romantic comedy Her Private Life, sharing impeccable on-screen chemistry.

A cast member of popular reality show I Live Alone, Sung Hoon showcased an uncensored look into his personal life - his huge appetite and quirky habits stole the hearts of fans worldwide and earned him the 2019 StarHub Dazzling Star Award. The 2019 StarHub Most Promising Actor Award was awarded to Ong Seong Wu for his acting debut in At Eighteen, earning critical acclaim for his portrayal of a reclusive high school student.

Fan-voted Award Categories 

This year, StarHub increased the number of fan-voted awards to three, giving power to fans in deciding the ultimate winner. The three awards are the 2019 StarHub Favourite Variety Show Award, 2019 StarHub Favourite Korean Drama Male Character Award and 2019 StarHub Favourite Local Production Award. Voting took place through StarHub’s Facebook page and the winners are Park Jin Young for He Is Psychometric, Running Man and StarHub Night of Stars 2018 respectively. While the winners were not present, they surprised the audience and appeared on the big screen with a sweet thank-you message to fans.

Earlier in the afternoon, at the Green Carpet event held at Digital Light Canvas at The Shoppes, dedicated fans arrived as early as 6am to reserve the best spaces to get a glimpse of their favourite stars. Areas around the Digital Light Canvas were filled to the brim, extending beyond three levels. The awards show was attended by more than 1,700 guests, to the full capacity of the Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands.

StarHub customers can catch the premiere of StarHub Night of Stars on Hub E City (StarHub Channel 111/825) on 8 December 2019, 7pm. StarHub Night of Stars 2019 will also be available on the StarHub Go streaming app, under the Go Local reel, for free to all in Singapore, from 9 December 2019; the awards show will also be available on Hub VV Drama (StarHub Channel 855) on 10 January 2020, 10.30pm.

KARD returned to Malaysia after a year and this time round is for ASICS's GEL-BND KL Launch Party. Before the launch, KARD sat down with us and talked about being the regional brand ambassador of the sports brand, their fashion styles, food they had in Malaysia and even their rival group.

J.seph: Since middle school, I've only been wearing ASICS. I really like the running shoes that they released back then because I used to be on track and field and play football. It was very comfortable when I wore it, so since then I only wore ASICS. So personally I am really happy and honored to be the brand ambassador.

Jiwoo: As a co-ed group, we are able to showcase both women and men's clothing. We are able to show variety of items and sizes at the same time too. I think that's our specialty.  

Somin: I really have lots of sneakers. I always get the urge to buy new shoes because it's very pretty. Also, it's very comfortable to wear and easy to match. 

J.seph: When people asked what's the first thing I notice when I meet someone, I would say shoes. So even-though, I don't know well about that person, I'll be able to identify that person through the shoes he/she wears. 

BM: I want to say everyone. Because everyone is good at dressing how they want to dress and they are good at expressing themselves as their own individual person through their fashion. 

BM: I was kinda different like almost everyday but nowadays I kinda like going for super baggy comfortable style. I kinda have to wear like triple 3XL tee plus a baggy sweatpants with a gang of chains (ps: minimum 3 he said). It's kinda like the fashion that I go for nowadays. 

Somin: Rather than just sticking to one, I prefer to wear different styles. I am trying and exploring different new styles to find the one that best suits me. 

Jiwoo: I wear many different styles and among those I know what I like most and which suits me well. I like accessories and layering styles too. 

J.seph: For me, I think is to wear according to the right season. There's one sentence that really embarrassed me when I heard it, "Aren't you hot?" and "Aren't you cold?". So I think wear according to the season is essential. When wearing padding, I won't match it with short pants. It's without a doubt. Even in front of my house, I won't wear short pants with padding no matter how cold it is. That's my style. 

BM: We are very excited to see you guys this time. If you guys haven brought ASICS's GEL-BND, you guys need to buy this. This is super swag and comfortable. For everyone that came to the event, thank you for coming out. Hopefully, we'll be in your city, Malaysia again for a tour event or a concert. Thank you all for always supporting and loving us. We love you guys. 

Popular Japanese boyband ARASHI made their first appearance in Singapore last Sunday. All five members - Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto – attended a press conference and fan meet session held at Jewel Changi Airport on 10 November. The event was part of “JET STORM”, a promotional tour in Asia, aimed at getting closer to their fans beyond Japan.

Over 1,000 fans joined ARASHI members in Singapore at the event, where two special fan zones were added to the venue to bring fans closer to their idols. As a goodwill gesture to welcome ARASHI into Singapore, ARASHI members were presented with Merlion plushies, as well as orchid bouquets. During the event, ARASHI expressed their gratitude to the fans from both Japan and overseas for their support over the past 20 years. 

On their new music video “Turning Up”, Jun Matsumoto shared that the group had decided to make their music available on music streaming services so that fans can continue to enjoy their music whenever they want to, even after the group goes on hiatus. 

When asked on their reaction on the popularity of ARASHI’s official SNS accounts in various regions shortly after the accounts were launched, ARASHI members shared that while they were aware of the support by their overseas fans, it was a fresh new experience receiving feedback based on what they shared on social media. They have been sharing their JET STORM journey since this morning on social media and are delighted with the fan reactions received. 

Since their debut in November 3, 1999 with the single "A・RA・SHI", ARASHI has found widespread popularity, with an extensive fan base all over the world, including in Singapore. On November 3, 2019, ARASHI celebrated the 20th anniversary of their debut with a world’s first digital single “Turning Up”, which has begun streaming worldwide on music services such as Spotify and Apple Music. 

To celebrate their 20th anniversary, ARASHI is scheduled to visit Jakarta, Singapore, Bangkok and Taipei as part of the JET STORM two-day tour in four countries of Asia. Apart of their JET STORM tour, ARASHI will be having a concert on 15 and 16 May 2020 at the new national stadium in Tokyo and is expected to hold a concert in Beijing too in Spring 2020. 

Fans can look forward to more social media activities on their official accounts on five social media platforms - Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Weibo.

For more information on ARASHI and their latest MV “Turning Up”, please check out http://smarturl.it/turningup.

Last weekend, the iconic co-ed group KARD returned to Malaysia to make waves at the ASICS GEL-BND™ regional launch event in Sunway Pyramid, in their role as ASICS’ regional ambassador. KARD delivered an electrifying performance on the indoor stage for their fans in Malaysia as well as those who joined them from around the region.

As a celebration for the comeback of the GEL-BND™ shoes and KARD as the face of ASICS, the event saw the massive turnout of more than 300 guests, taking over the shopping complex.

The night kicked off with an opening act from local rapper Kidd Santhe, followed by a dance performance by the NastyRock Crew and finished off by the popular quartet themselves, who brought the roof down when they took the stage to perform four of their best hits – Oh Na Na, Don’t Recall, Bomb Bomb and their latest fiery tropical-dance sound Dumb Litty – bringing the event and the crowd’s energy to the peak.

 I Live Alone star, Sung Hoon made a visit to Malaysia over the weekend for a highly awaited public meet-and-greet with his fans. Held in line with Oh!K’s 5th birthday at 1 Utama Shopping Centre, more than 3,000 fans thronged the mall to get a glimpse of the star. Burgeoned with screaming fans, the meet-and-greet session featured a string of K-experiences including group photos, stage activities and hi-touch opportunities with the celebrity heartthrob.

Also known as ‘DJ Roiii’, Sung Hoon brought the house down with a special birthday segment for Oh!K. He kicked things off with a birthday song dedication to the channel and then surprised fans of I Live Alone as they finally got to witness his spinning skills live, in person. Thousands cheered on their oppa as he heated up the stage by transforming from a lovey-dovey sweetheart to his club-centric alter ego!

Being cheeky as he always is on I Live Alone, Sung Hoon effortlessly showed off this side to his Malaysian fans during the stage activities. He swept them off their feet by recording a wake-up call video for a lucky winner, took some selfies with his fans and even autographed premiums for them. He also had many up-close interactions with his fans on the ground to ensure that no one was left out.

Sung Hoon also greeted his local followers in a Facebook Live session on Oh!K’s Facebook page, a few hours ahead of the fan-meeting. He shared his excitement to be back to Malaysia after two years and that he has been studying English to better communicate with his fans across the globe. This Facebook Live session recorded close to 1000 comments from excited fans.

This exciting fan meet also resulted in #SungHooninMalaysia becoming a trending topic on Twitter over the weekend. It peaked to the #2 spot remained on the top 10 list of trending topics in the country for an impressive six hours straight. Sung Hoon’s visit to Malaysia was held in partnership with Astro, and was proudly sponsored by Nivea Micellar Water.

Stay tuned to Oh!K’s Facebook page to be the first to receive the exclusive content of Sung Hoon in this upcoming month. Also, catch the star in a special weekend marathon airing throughout the month of October, every Saturday at 10.50pm on Oh!K (Astro CH 394). To subscribe to Oh!K, visit CH 200 via Astro PVR boxes.

Check out some of the highlights at Oh!K 5th Birthday:

official photos by: Oh!K