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Soul surfer: Marcello Tahitoe has described the spiritually poignant song “No Words“ as the starting point that ultimately led to the development of the album 'Ombak Melankolia'. Courtesy of MK Records
Soul surfer: Marcello Tahitoe has described the spiritually poignant song “No Words“ as the starting point that ultimately led to the development of the album 'Ombak Melankolia'. Courtesy of MK Records
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Marcello Tahitoe surrenders to the 'wave' of music

In his latest studio album, Ombak Melankolia, Marcello Tahitoe channels his creative wildness as he completely surrenders himself to the joy of creating music.

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BTS member Suga discharged from South Korean military service

Suga finished his military tenure as a social service agent on Saturday with little fanfare as fans looked forward to his reunion with the rest of the band, a K-pop sensation since it started up in 2013.

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Mariah Carey to hold October concert in Sentul

Fans can expect to hear her signature vocals on greatest hits such as “Hero,” “My All,” “Always Be My Baby,” as well as her latest single, “Type Dangerous.”

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Disney pushes back several Marvel movie release dates

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Block 'busted': India's Bollywood faces horror show at box office

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Music of the times: Yogyakarta's COLDVVAVE rethinks post-COVID ambitions

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Pamungkas claims onstage lewd stunt was ‘fan service’

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Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne tell serial killer story in 'The Good Nurse'

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Grief and mayhem load up nostalgia-centric Synchronize Fest 2022

In the Gambir Expo compound, Jakarta, on Oct. 7,8, and 9, Synchronize Festival's return to live format oozed a mixed bag of emotions due to the recent national tragedy.

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Sex-scene experts help reshape Hollywood power dynamics in #MeToo era

Since Hollywood sex abuse revelations ignited the #MeToo movement five years ago, demand for on-set “intimacy coordinators” has soared—but resistance, power imbalances and a fear of saying “no” to sex scenes are deeply rooted in showbusiness, experts say.

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Agnez Mo is the first Indonesian celebrity featured at Madame Tussauds Singapore

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Kanye West's Twitter, Instagram accounts restricted after alleged anti-Semitic posts

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Jennifer Lawrence returns to indie roots with post-hiatus 'Causeway'

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Fazerdaze's angsty new EP marks return to self

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Adidas puts partnership with Kanye West under review

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Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda’ opens London Film Festival

Oscar winner Emma Thompson on Wednesday hailed the "darkness" of acclaimed children's author Roald Dahl, as a musical screen adaptation of his classic Matilda kicked off the London Film Festival.

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French actresses cut hair in protest over Mahsa Amini's death

Leading French actresses including Juliette Binoche and Isabelle Huppert have cut locks of hair in protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, the young Iranian woman who died while in the custody of Iran's morality police. 

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Depeche Mode fear ‘painful’ ghosts on new tour

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Depeche Mode announce new album 'Memento Mori' and world tour

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Apple to release Will Smith film this year despite Oscars slap

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Never-before-seen Beatles footage released in Japan

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Joyland Festival Jakarta aims to bring back familial joy

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Rain or shine, Ultra Beach Bali 2022 lit up The Island of Gods

Featuring the world's disc jockeys (DJs), the fourth edition of the beachside music festival delivered an elated message: That Indonesians, after two years of pandemic-related restrictions, are ready to dance again. 

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Genies not genius: Turkey’s low-budget horror flicks boom

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Berdendang Bergoyang Festival to support schools in East Sumba

Music festival Berdendang Bergoyang will donate its ticket sales to a school renovation project in East Nusa Tenggara.

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May the force be with Ukraine: ‘Star Wars’ actor backs drone drive

Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars film series, announced Thursday his support for a fundraising drive to buy drones for Ukraine as it battles "the evil empire”.

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All the good things: Sept. 29

The Jakarta Post offers outside-the-box recommendations on what to watch, read, listen to, visit and indulge in.

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