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Leading lady in romcom L ISA of K-pop girl group Blackpink will play the lead in a new Netflix original film, the global streaming platform said last week, Yonhap News Agency reported. post on X, referring to the 1999 film featuring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant. member in 2016 and began her acting career last February by appearing in the third season of the award-winning HBO series The White Lotus. o Blackpink’s Lisa to star in new Notting Hill-inspired Netflix original film

It added that the movie was written by Katie Silberman, known for Booksmart and Set It Up . The film’s title and release timing remain undecided. Lisa debuted as a Blackpink

She is now filming a Netflix Korean original action movie Tygo , a spinoff of Extraction (2020), alongside Ma Dong-seok, also known as Don Lee, and Lee Jin-uk. – Bernama-Yonhap

“Lisa will star in a new Notting Hill-inspired romantic comedy feature for Netflix,” the platform said in a brief

G-Dragon teases Big Bang’s comeback G-Dragon is set to perform at ‘Krazy Super Concert’ at Dubai Media City Amphitheatre. – PICS FROM INSTAGRAM @XXXIBGDRGN

K-POP icon G-Dragon made it official that his group Bigbang will make a comeback later this year, marking the band’s 20th anniversary since its debut, his agency said. Yonhap news agency reported Galaxy Corp said the singer-songwriter made the announcement during his fan meet-and-greet event at the KSPO Dome in Seoul. “This year, Bigbang will comeback to coincide with our 20th debut

anniversary. As a member as well as a fan myself, I am looking forward to it and so are the other members. “As spring is around the corner, please wait a bit more while taking a short rest along the flower road,” he said, alluding to the lyrics of Flower Road – the group’s song. Meanwhile, the singer is set to perform at “Krazy Super Concert”, which will be held at the Dubai Media City Amphitheatre in the United Arab Emirates next Tuesday. – Bernama-Yonhap

This is Lisa’s third acting venture after The White Lotus and now-filming Tygo .

Britney Spears sells rights to her music catalogue POP queenBritney Spears has become the latest musician to sell the rights to her catalogue that includes hits such as Baby One More Time and Oops! I Did It Again , US media reported. The deal is believed to be worth around US$200 million (RM781.97 million), according to sources cited by celebrity site TMZ, though it said the exact amount is not detailed in legal documents. That sum would be comparable with the sale of Canadian singer Justin Bieber’s catalogue in 2023.

Spears, 44, joins a growing list of artistes who have sold their music rights in recent years including Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan, as well as Shakira and Kiss. US media reported the rights were bought by music publisher Primary Wave, whose portfolio includes the works of Whitney Houston, Bob Marley, Prince and others. Owners of a song’s publishing rights receive payment for every broadcast, album sale or use in advertising and films. The growing music rights market allows artistes to monetise their catalogues, which are attractive long term assets for investors in the streaming era. Major labels such as Sony, Universal and Warner have also expanded in this line of business, alongside specialist investors Recognition Music Group and Concord Music Publishing. Spears shot to fame in the late 1990s but has largely stepped back from the music scene in recent years. In 2021, a US court terminated a 13-year conservatorship that had allowed Spears’s father to control her finances – an arrangement the singer had described as abusive. – AFP

Spears’s entire catalogue is believed to be worth around US$200 million. – PICS FROM AFP

G-Dragon says Big Bang’s comeback will coincide with the group’s 20th debut anniversary.