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18 Hollywood movies to watch in 2019

Besides listing out your new year’s resolution, how about listing out movies you must watch in 2019?

Here are KajoMag’s suggestions of Top 18 Hollywood movies you need to watch in 2019:

1.How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (Jan 31)

By the look of the movie poster, we know that Toothless has a mate! According to the movie timeline, it is one year the events of the second film, meaning Hiccup is now the chief of Berk.

2. Captain Marvel (Mar 7)

Marvel fans all over the world are eagerly waiting for this movie. Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel is a former US Air Force fighter pilot who turns into one of the galaxy’s mightiest heroes.

The main question here is how Captain Marvel will fit into the whole Marvel universe.

3. Dumbo (Mar 29)

Diehard Disney fans may not want to miss this live action remake of Disney’s most famous elephant. In this edition, Dumbo is trying to save a struggling circus.

4. Shazam! (Apr 5)

Here is a DC movie to look forward to in 2019. Shazam! is based on the DC Comics character of the same name.

The main character, Billy Batson is transported into a different realm where an ancient wizard gives him the power to transform into a godlike adult superhero by uttering the word “Shazam!”

5. Hellboy (Apr 12)

Hellboy is a fictional, half-demon superhero based on the Dark Horse Comics.

It made it to the big screen in 2004 and continued in a sequel in 2008. Another sequel was supposed to be filmed in 2019 but was canceled due to lack of funding.

In this reboot, Hellboy prepares to stop an ancient medieval sorceress who seeks to destroy all of mankind.

6. Avengers: End Game (Apr 26)

This is the movie of 2019, as in THE movie of 2019. How are the Avengers going to beat Thanos? Who else is going to die? How does Ant-Man manage to come back from the Quantum Realm? How is Captain Marvel going to fit into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)? There are so many questions!

7. John Wick 3: Parabellum (May 17)

If you watched the second installment of John Wick then you know that another sequel is definitely on the way.

In this third movie, Wick is still on the run following his assassination of a member of the High Table in The Continental.

With a $14 million contract on his head, Wick is fighting his way out of New York city.

8. Men in Black: International (May 22)

Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson showed great onscreen chemistry in Thor: Ragnarok. So movie buffs should be looking forward for the pair in Men in Black: International.

A spin-off of the Men in Black (MIB) film series, the story follows a London-based team of MIB secret agents trying to solve a murder mystery while travelling around the world.

9. Aladdin (May 24)

For the past few years, Disney is all about live-action adaptation of its classic movies. So here is Aladdin directed by Guy Ritchie.

Although it is not out yet, the movie has already gathered more than enough criticism, especially for its casting.

The addition of a white character played by Billy Magnussen had people accusing them of whitewashing the film.

On top of that, the public was also unhappy that Princess Jasmine is being played by a non-Middle Eastern and Anglo Indian actress Naomi Scott.

To top it all, Marwan Kenzari was accused being too hot for the role of Jafar. (Although the thirst tweets following this reveal are hilarious.)

But as they say in Hollywood, there is no such thing as bad publicity.

10. Godzilla: King of the Monsters (May 31)

Godzilla: King of the Monsters is a sequel to the 2014 Godzilla movie.

According to the synopsis released by Warner Bros, Godzilla will fight Mothra, Rodan and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah.

11. X-Men: Dark Phoenix (June 6)

This movie made it to our last year’s list of movies to watch in 2018. What is it doing here again? It was previously set to be released on Nov 2019, then rescheduled to be released on Feb 14, 2019. Now it is scheduled for release on June 6 this year.

The plot follows nearly a decade after the events of X-Men: Apocalypse. The X-Men are now national heroes going on increasingly risky missions.

The conflict starts when a solar flare hitting them during a rescue mission in space and Jean Grey loses control of her power, unleashing the Phoenix.

12. Toy Story 4 (June 29)

Raise your hand if you thought Toy Story 3 (2010) was the last movie of this Pixar installment.

The film continues from the last movie where Sheriff Woody and Buzz Lightyear after Andy gave them to Bonnie Anderson.

13. Spiderman: Far From Home (July 5)

So with the release of Spiderman: Far From Home, we know that Peter Parker is alive after Avengers: Endgame.

The movie follows Parker who goes on summer vacation to Europe with his friends. There, Spiderman teams up with villain Mysterio to fight against The Elementals.

14. The Lion King (July 19)

If you love the 1994 The Lion King, then you must put this movie on your Hollywood movies to watch in 2019.

And if you watched the trailer then you know it is a photorealistic computer animated remake of the 1994 film.

15. Joker (Oct 4)

DC Comics fans might have high expectations on this movie as it is the first film separate from the DC Extended Universe.

Moreover, movie fans are looking forward to see Joaquin Phoenix’s performance as the Joker.

16. Kingsman 3 (Nov 8)

Ladies if you have not heard the news, we are sorry to announce that Taron Egerton aka Eggsy will not be in this movie.

But rest assured, he has also told Yahoo: “That doesn’t mean I won’t be in Kingsman ever again.”

So what is Kingsman without Eggsy? Now we have to watch just to find out.

17. Jumanji 3 (Dec 13)

Do you know that there was an alternate ending for Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle which was supposed to leave the door open for another movie? That scene was removed from the final cut of the film.

Regardless, the third untitled Jumanji is confirmed on the way.

18. Star Wars: Episode IX (Dec 19)

Remember The Last Jedi? This movie is set a year after that movie.

Perhaps this time we will finally know who Rey is related to… and whether it matters in the grander scheme of the Star Wars universe.

10 books being made into movies in 2019 you need to read

The trend of turning books into movies continues into this brand new year of 2019. While there seems to be too many books being turned into into dramas or Netflix original series to catch up with, here are 10 books you might want to read before they head to the cinema.

1.Pet Sematary by Stephen King (Apr 19)

Who doesn’t love it when Stephen King’s horror novels are turned into movies? Pet Sematary is a 1983 horror story by King which was nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1986.

In the 2019 film adaptation of the book, Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke) and his wife Rachel (Amy Seimetz) together with their two young children move from Boston to Maine.

There, the family discovers a mysterious burial ground near the family’s home.

With the successful film adaptation of King’s It in 2017, movie buffs definitely have high expectations for Pet Sematary.

2. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

This is a series of eight science fiction fantasy novels written by Irish author Eoin Colfer. Kenneth Branagh directed the movie adaptation of the film while Michael Goldenberg, Adam Kline and Connor McPherson wrote the screenplay.

In order to rescue his criminal father and restore the family fortune, Artemis Fowl II (Ferdia Shaw) and his servant and bodyguard Butler seek the existence of fairies in hopes of robbing them.

3. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Dec 25)

Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women has been adapted for cinema six times since it was published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869.

This American classic follows the lives of the four March sisters; Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. It is loosely based on Alcott’s own life and her three sisters.

The movie stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Meryl Streep, Laura Dern and many more.

4. A Dog’s Way Home (Feb 21)

Dogs are said to be a man’s best friend for many reasons. And one of it is because only a dog would travel more than 400 miles to find her owner.

A Dog’s Way Home is the film adaptation for W. Bruce Cameron’s A Dog’s Purpose.

Ashley Judd, Edward James Olmos, Alexandra Shipp, Wes Studi star in this family drama film.

5. The Rhythm Section by Mark Burnell (Feb 21)

How far would you go in search of the truth? Author Mark Burnell tells the story of a woman who seeks to uncover the truth behind a plane crash that killed her family.

Stephanie Patrick (Blake Lively) then discovers that the crash was not accidental so she embarks on a mission to track down those responsible by assuming the identity of an assassin.

6. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness (Feb 28)

After The Hunger Games, we clearly need another young adult dystopian movie so here comes Chaos Walking.

It is based on The Knife of Never Letting Go, the first book of the Chaos Walking series written by British novelist Patrick Ness.

The story is set in a world where all living creatures can hear each other’s thoughts in a stream of images, words and sounds called Noise.

7. Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott

Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott might remind you of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars.

First-time author Lippincott tells the story of two sick teenagers who could never physically touch each other because of their sickness.

You might need to prepare some tissues both for the book and movie.

8. The Woman in the Window by A.J Finn

Dr. Anna Fox (Amy Adams) is an agoraphobic child psychologist who lives alone in a recluse New York city home.

So she spends her time like any woman would living alone; drinking wine, watching movies and spying on her neighbours.

Then moves in the Russells into the house across her home. While spying on her neighbours, she witnesses a crime and determines whether to call the police.

9. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (Oct 11)

This 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner is told in the first person by Theodore Decker who survives a terrorist bombing at an art museum.

Then the story follows Theodore (played by Ansel Elgort) where he tumbles through a series of adventures that finds him living in Las Vegas with his deadbeat father and later involved in art forgeries.

10. The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

If you loved Everything, Everything then you might also fall in love with The Sun is Also A Star.

It is Yoon’s second book after the success of Everything, Everything which was also turned into a movie in 2017.

The story follows a girl played by Yara Shahidi who falls in love in the midst of family conflict.

What are you waiting for? Read these books before they hit the cinema.

Follow these 5 YouTube channels if you love fun facts

Discovery, National Geographic and History are all television channels aiming to widen your general knowledge. And general knowledge is always entertaining if it is presented in fun facts.

However, most of the shows are long and time-consuming. Thanks to YouTube, now you can watch informative videos in a short amount time. Unlike conventional documentary shows, these shows give viewers a wide range of fun facts from educational to funny and scary.

For those who are with short attention span, here are five YouTube channels to widen your general knowledge and give you fun facts along the way:

1.The Infographic Show

Have you ever wondered what are the most painful things a human being can endure? Or how you can defeat Freddy Krueger and survive?

According to The Infographic Show, facts are fun but are usually presented in boring or badly edited videos. So this YouTube channel aims to bring facts in fun and entertaining animation.

It also gives you food facts, military unit comparisons, facts about money and more!

2. Vox

On a more serious note, Vox want to help viewers cut through the noise and understand what goes behind the headlines.

With Vox Borders, the producers show a glimpse of stories behind international borders and those living on these lines.

Additionally, check out its Earworm’s playlist in which Emmy-nominated producer Estelle Caswell explains the stories behind some of your favourite songs.

3. Origins Explained

Your general knowledge would not be complete without knowing cool stuff about the planet earth!

Get to know the most mysterious ocean facts or world’s most dangerous and dramatic sinkholes with Origins Explained.

This is the YouTube channel for you if you are looking for answers for mysterious events and unsolved mysteries.

4.Most Amazing Top 10

If it is straight-forward, informative fun facts that you need, then Most Amazing Top 10 is for you. What kind of facts do you need to know? Strange ones? Scary ones? Funny ones? Interesting ones? Or do you want to find educational or mind-blowing facts?

They have all the stories you could ever imagine, from “Top 10 Scary Holiday Urban Legends” to “Top 10 Scary Coco Cola Urban Legends”.

5.The Richest

Here comes a listicle video of weird, mind-blowing and fun facts. It likes to tap into topics you never thought of.

For instance 10 roads you would never want to drive on and 10 women in history who pretended to be men.

10 startup lessons to learn from Chinese drama Love O2O

Love O2O is a 2016 Chinese drama based on the novel of the same name written by Gu Man.

The plot follows Xiao Nai (Yang Yang), a gaming expert who also happens to be a basketball star, straight-A student, swimming athlete and co-founder of a game company. Would it be surprising to know that he is also the college heartthrob?

Putting aside the impossible existence of a man like Xiao Nai off-camera, there are a few points to be taken while watching him start his own company while finishing his final year in university.

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Promotional poster for Love O2O.

While most viewers must be drawn by the innocent courtship between Xiao Nai and Bei Weiwei (Zheng Shuang), here at KajoMag we want to share 10 startup lessons to learn from Chinese drama Love O2O:

1.PR is everything

In Love O2O, Xiao Nai is described to be cold and always one to have savage comebacks. Although he is still a degree student who enjoys online gaming, he carries himself with such maturity.

Even when he is put into a sticky or uncomfortable situation, Xiao Nai still manages to put on a smile and be courteous.

After a pitching presentation, for example, Xiao Nai and his company Zhi Yi Technology co-founders/roommates are approached by several potential partners and investors.

One of them points out that his game idea is realistic and humble unlike Xiao Nai himself, to which he replies, “Lucky it’s the game that I’m selling, not myself.”

No matter what situation you are in, always remember that PR is everything.

As Warren Buffet said, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”

2.Know your competitors and study their business strategy

Zhi Yi Technology’s main competitor is Zhen Yi Technology. While competing for the rights to develop a game with Feng Teng Technology, Xiao Nai studies Zhen Yi Technology’s business methods and even their past strategies.

His study on his competitor allows him to expect what their next moves are.

3.Expect the worst and be prepared

This mindset helps Xiao Nai be prepared for all the dirty tricks up competitor Zhen Yi’s sleeves.

Maybe in real life, pulling dirty tricks while doing business might get you into trouble with the law, bur it is often a dog eat dog world out there so expect the worst possible scenarios.

This does not mean you should be pessimistic with the future of your startup, but be prepared come hell or high water.

4.Your team comes first

Speaking of dirty tricks in Love O2O, Zhi Yi’s competitor Zhen Yi tries to poach Xiao Nai’s teammates.

In this case of ‘bros before dough’, none of his co-founders leave him for the competitor’s company.

A study showed that infighting is one of the reasons why many startups failed especially when it involves partners.

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Have a strong teamwork for your startup. Credits: Pexels.

5.Know your weaknesses

There is no such thing as the perfect business idea and module. Every startup has its own weakness.

In the drama, Zhi Yi’s main weakness is lack in marketing. It is the main reason why they choose to work with Feng Teng. The latter has good track record in marketing their products.

Know your weaknesses and find ways to overcome them.

6.Create short term goals

When it comes to startups, it is important to create goals. If you have some business background, then you will already have learned the five criteria in developing solid goals.

They need to be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time bound. The time bound goals can be set either within a short or long period of time.

Short-range goals are things to work on over a short period of time, for example, how many prospective customers you have reached out in a day.

Xiao Nai in Love O2O is the typical type A-type personality. His short term goal is to develop a mobile online game before the age of 25.

7.And do not forget your long term goals too

One of Xiao Nai’s long-range goals is to invest in cybersecurity.

Having long-term goals allow you to clear up your ideas, focus your efforts and use your time productively.

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Set up some goals and watch your startup growths.

8. Have a vision to change something in the world.

Any startup should have a bigger and wider vision. Disney’s vision is to make people happy whereas Ikea wants to create a better every day life for people.

Meanwhile Xiao Nai aims to depict the world he wanted to create through technology.

Regardless what your vision is, the most important thing is that it resonates with you.

9. Your passion and interest are still important.

Confucius once said, “Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

At the end of the day, your passion and interest will drive you towards your vision.

When Xiao Nai was confronted by his father over his career choice in mobile games, he convinced him with his vision.

However he also added, the main reason was simply because he loves gaming.

10. Protect your ideas and copyright

In the drama, Xiao Nai said this to his teammates: “If you have treasures, you’re bound to encounter some hungry wolves.”

So if you have a great business idea, be sure to protect it. If it is an intelligent property, get a copyright.

Rather than whining or complaining about people stealing or copying your ideas, remember that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Plus, failing in originality is definitely better than succeeding in imitation.

Rest assured if there is one thing about copycats, is that they will always be one step behind.

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Do not worry about copycats and continue to work on original ideas. Credits: Pexels.

5 reasons why Netflix’s The Princess Switch is a mindlessly fun movie to watch

If you are subscribed to Netflix, then you might already know that The Princess Switch was released last Nov 16.

Directed by Mike Rohl, it is a Christmas romantic comedy starring Vanessa Hudgens, Sam Palladio and Nick Sagar.

Hudgens plays both Stacy DeNovo, a Chicago baker and Lady Margaret Delacourt the Duchess of Montenaro. Margaret was also the future bride of Edward, the crown prince of fictional Kingdom of Belgravia.

Stacy and Margaret decide to switch places for a couple of days as the latter was hoping to live a normal non-duchess life before her arranged marriage to Edward.

With a predictable storyline, the movie opened to mixed reviews with a handful of bloopers here and there.

Nonetheless here at KajoMag, we have five reasons The Princess Switch is a mindless fun movie for you to watch this Christmas.

1.Watch it for Vanessa Hudgens’ cringey British accent

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Hudgens plays both Stacy DeNovo (left) and Lady Margaret Delacourt (right).

Hudgens playing the American Stacy DeNovo attempting to carry a British accent is funny to watch. However, Hudgens playing Lady Margaret Delacourt with what she means to be a native British accent was cringey. For this, you really have to watch The Princess Switch to experience the difference.

2.It features the world’s hottest sous chef

Nick Sagar playing Kevin Richards (Stacy’s best friend and sous chef) was one of, or maybe the best thing in the movie.

All I can say is there’s a scene featuring a shirtless Kevin and it was the only man-candy moment you need from a movie this Christmas.

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Yes, everything is fine. Credits: Screenshot from Netflix trailer.

3.A life-swapping movie is always fun to watch

17 again, The Parents’ Trap, Freaky Friday, 13 Going 30; a life-swapping movie is always fun to watch.
Furthermore, it is always interesting to watch any actor acting two different characters in one movie.

4.The Duchess’s closet is worth killing for

Obviously, Lady Margaret the duchess has a way better wardrobe than Stacy the baker. And the Duchess’ closet is on top of my Christmas wish list this year. From the heels Stacy wore during her visit to the orphanage and her maroon ball gown, every fashion item was definitely to die for.

5.A good movie to watch mindlessly while sipping on a drink this Christmas

Putting aside the nonsensical idea of learning to be somebody else in just few hours, The Princess Switch was actually a fun movie to watch. Hudgens, should consider acting in more rom-coms as she was hilarious in the movie.

If you are watching The Princess Switch this Christmas, grab a glass of wine, beer, brandy, whiskey or eggnog and expect a fairly tale movie with a fairly tale ending.

KajoPicks: 8 Exorcist-Related Movies To Watch This Halloween

You know Halloween is just around the corner when you start seeing scary Halloween makeup tutorials on Instagram.

But, if you are not the type to dress up and go out during Halloween, then staying at home and watching a movie is not a bad thing either. (You will get to see scary faces either way.)

For those who love the adrenaline rush (without having to get up from your comfy couch), here are some scary exorcist-related movies that are worth binge-watching this Halloween.

  1. The Conjuring Series

Apart from Lord of the Rings, The Conjuring series is one of my favourite movie installments.

The Conjuring series features power couple Ed and Lorraine Warren who were American paranormal investigators.

The exorcist-related movies (Conjuring 1 and Conjuring 2) are based on their real-life experience with the Perron family in Rhode Island in 1971 and the Hodgson family in England in 1977.

There are also talks about the making of the third Conjuring movie

The Conjuring Universe also has a spin-off movie; Annabelle and Annabelle: Creation.

  1. The Nun

The Nun came out in September 2018 and was one of the most anticipated movies of the year.

Taking place in Bucharest, Romania in 1952, The Nun explores the backstory of Valak, the demon that appeared in Lorraine Warren’s vision in Conjuring 2.

Since Conjuring 2 and Annabelle: Creation, many were left wondering about the nun as she/it had been making cameos in the Conjuring series.

Being part of the Conjuring universe, I feel that The Nun should have its own series because bonus for exorcising a demon in an abandoned monastery.

  1. The Exorcist

Several decades since its release in 1973, The Exorcist remains one of the scariest movies of all time due to a few factors.

Based on a novel of the same name, it was inspired on the real-life exorcism of a boy known by the pseudonym Roland Doe.

In addition to be based on real events, the special effects in the movie are still considered superb! They were engineered by makeup artist Dick Smith and his protégée Rick Baker.

If you have seen the movie, how chilling was that demonic voice coming out of Linda Blair’s mouth?

  1. The Exorcism of Emily Rose

I first saw Jennifer Carpenter in White Chicks, so her character in this movie was a 180-degree change.

Another film based on true events, The Exorcism of Emily Rose is loosely based on the story of Annelise Michel, who rejected medical treatment for her epilepsy towards the end of her life and relied solely on exorcism rites.

She underwent 67 exorcism sessions; one or two each week, lasting up to four hours, were performed over about ten months in 1975–1976 before she died from dehydration and malnutrition.

  1. The Rite

Another great exorcist-related movies to binge watch this Halloween is The Rite.

The movie follows Michael Kovak, who was about to take his vow to priesthood but decided to resign due to his lack to faith.

His superior was unable to accept his resignation and therefore he was sent to Rome to attend an exorcism class.

At Rome, he met Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins).

Despite his scepticism, it is interesting to see Michael insist on searching for the truth.

  1. The Priests (South Korea)

Exorcist related movies

The only Asian film on this list, The Priest is a South Korean movie released in 2015. It stars Kim Yoon-seok as Father Kim and Gang Dong-won as Deacon Choi.

Set in modern South Korea, it follows Father Kim and Deacon Choi exorcising a comatose female student who is possessed by a demon after a hit and run accident.

The Priest has a bit of a shamanism element in it, setting it apart from the rest of the movies in this list.

  1. Constantine

Constantine is one of the must watch exorcist-related movies if you are a big Keanu Reeves fan.

Based on DC’s comic series of the same name, Constantine received mixed reviews when it came out in 2005.

While some argue the plot is messy, this movie is still enjoyable to watch.

  1. The Possession

After watching this movie, you will start becoming extremely cautious of buying unfamiliar second-hand things.

The movie follows a young girl purchasing an antique box with Hebrew markings from a yard sale.

But unknown to her the box is actually a dybbuk box containing an evil spirit.

What makes this movie good (and also creepy) is that the dybbuk box actually existed.

The box was only sale on eBay for $1. It contained locks of hair, a couple of pennies, a wine cup, a slab of granite that had been engraved, and a dried flower.

After 50 bids, it was sold for almost $300.

According to the original buyer, Kevin Mannis, the box was purchased at the estate sale of a 103-year-old Holocaust survivor.

After coming to the United States, the holocaust survivor never opened the box and was terrified of it. After having the box in his possession, Kevin has h several bad lucks.

The box is currently on the hands of a university museum curator, Jason Haxton.

What we know about the sequel for Train to Busan so far

Train to Busan (2016) literally became a runaway success when it became the highest-grossing Korean film in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore, earning a gross of USD93.1 million worldwide.

The South Korean zombie apocalypse thriller action starring Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi and Ma Dong-seok was applauded for providing a great social commentary on current Korean society.

Powerful people are disgustingly selfish; big corporate companies and government are responsible for a lot of death and destruction in the movie-world of Busan.

Now, a sequel to Train to Busan is on it way and here are five things we know about it so far:

1.The same director will return to direct the sequel

Yeon Sang-ho the director of Train to Busan is confirmed to direct the sequel. He also directed animation movie The King of Pigs (2011) and it went became the first Korean animated film to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival.

2.It follows the events after the train have reached Busan

Yeon has confirmed that setting for the sequel will not be on a train but in a city instead (most probably in Busan). Many entertainment portals have speculated the plot will be centred around finding the source of the zombie virus. A wild speculation is the storyline will be based on the zombies’ perspective.

3.Few A-list Korean actors have been rumoured to star in it including Kang Dong-wan.

When the rumours of a sequel first spread, many fans voiced out their expectations of seeing Descendants of the Sun actor Song Joong-ki in the movie. Some fans even wanted to see Song Joong-ki and his wife Song Hye Kyo starring together in the movie. However, what we know so far is that Kang Dong-wan has been offered a role in Train to Busan 2.

4.The cast of Train to Busan will not return

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Gong Yoo is confirmed not returning to act in Train to Busan’s sequel. Credits: IMDB

Sadly, the director confirmed that the original cast of Train to Busan will not return to act in the sequel. The only survivors of the first movie are Seong-kyeong (Jung Yu-mi) and Su-an (Kim Su-an) while the rest are dead or turned into zombies. Although many fans wanted Gong Yoo to come back as a zombie.

5.The name of the sequel

The sequel is under the working title Bando which means ‘Peninsula’ in Korean. This implies that we will see the virus spreading all over the Korean peninsular. Filming for Bando is expected to start early 2019.

10 inspirational Eminem songs to pump up your day

It doesn’t matter if you love him or not, Eminem is undoubtedly one of the most influential figures in the music industry.

Rolling Stone magazine listed him as one of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, even calling him the King of Hip Hop.

In 2018, Eminem is back making headlines again.

He dropped an album unlike any other artist in this age of constant news streams: There was not even a single word about it, no teaser on social media, no snippets anywhere, no promotional activities and not even an announcement of the release date.

Although it was a surprise album, Kamikaze, skyrocketed to number one on the US iTunes sales chart on Aug 31, the day it was released.

The rapper, who is known as a lyrical genius, once again proved his mastery with words and rhymes through Kamikaze.

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Eminem, or his real name Marshall Bruce Mathers III. Credits: Eminem’s Youtube page.

Speaking of lyrics, here are 10 songs with inspirational lyrics from Eminem to motivate you from your slump:

1.Lose Yourself (2002)

We cannot talk about any of Eminem’s songs without talking about “Lose Yourself”. Music critics praised it as the rapper’s best work to date. Eminem wrote it for the 2002 movie 8 Mile. The song went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2003. It was the first hip hop song to win this award.

Look, if you had one shot, one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted
One moment
Would you capture it or just let it slip

2. ‘Till I Collapse (2002)

If you listen to this song closely, the song uses the “stomp-stomp-clap” beats in Queen’s “We Will Rock You” (1977). The song featured the late Nate Dogg singing the hook.

‘Cause sometimes you just fell tired, you feel weak
And when you feel weak you feel like you want to just give up
But you gotta search within you, you gotta find that inner strength
And just pull that shit out of you and get that motivation to not give up
And not be a quitter, no matter how bad you want to just fall flat on your face and collapse

3. Beautiful (2009)

Eminem is known to sample songs from other artists in his tracks. In “Beautiful”, he samples Queen + Paul Rodgers’s “Reaching Out” at the beginning and end of this song.

But don’t let ‘em say you ain’t beautiful
They can all get f****d, just stay true to you
Don’t let ‘em say you ain’t beautiful
They can all get f****d, just stay true to you

4. Phenomenal (2015)

This song is from soundtrack album for Southpaw, a movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal. From the lyrics to its beats, the track is indeed phenomenal.

I am phenomenal
However long that it takes
I’ll go to whatever lengths
It’s gonna make me a monster though
I am phenomenal
But I never say, oh, it’s impossible
‘Cause I’m gonna be phenomenal

5. The Way I Am (2000)

“The Way I Am” presents the darker side of Eminem. He directed the lyrics toward record executives who pressured him and fans who invaded his privacy, telling them he is the way he is.

So if you need to scream at people who would not leave you alone, sing this song chorus instead.

And I am, whatever you say I am
If I wasn’t, then why would I say I am

6.Not Afraid (2010)

This track takes more of a positive tone in which Eminem raps about getting clean from drugs and staying away from violence. Rolling Stone ranked it as one of the best 100 songs in 2010.

I’mma be what I set out to be, without a doubt undoubtedly
And all those who look down on me, I’m tearin’ down your balcony

7. Guts over Fear (2014)

“Guts over Fear” is the second time Eminem collaborated with Australian singer Sia after “Beautiful Pain”(2013). Again, the rapper in his all honesty sharing his struggles as an artist through this song.

Guts over fear (The Time is here)
Guts over fear (I shall not tear)
For all the times I let you push around
And let you keep me down
(Now I got) Guts over fear, guts over fear

8. Kings Never Die (2015)

When you are on top of your game, many people would try to bring you down. In this song, Eminem hits out on those who wanting him to retire from the music scene. It also marks Eminem and Gwen Stefani’s first collaboration.

Stop for no one, I don’t know but I’ve been told an obstacle that
Blocks your road, knock it over, time to go for that pot of gold

9. Survival (2013)

Apart from movies, Eminem’s songs has also been featured in games. Survival was released to promote the game Call of Duty: Ghosts. It features Liz Rodrigues of The New Royales singing the chorus of the song.

It ain’t over ‘til I say it’s over, enough when I say enough
Throw me to them wolves and close the gate up on me
Afraid of what’ll happen to them wolves
When the thought of being thrown into an alligator pit, I salivated it

10. No Love (2010)

“No Love” was one of Eminem’s single from his seventh album. Featuring fellow rapper Lil Wayne, the song samples Haddaway’s classic “What is Love”.

‘Til I’m toppling from the top I’m not going to stop, I’m standing on my Monopoly board
That means I’m on top of my game and it don’t stop, ‘til my hip don’t hop anymore
When you’re so good that you can’t say it ‘cause it ain’t even cool for you to sound cocky anymore

10 Japanese high school romance anime you must watch

Most famous shoujo manga or anime (aimed at a teenage female audience) circle around high school romance.

And when comes to Japanese high school romance manga, the most famous one is perhaps Boys Over Flowers or Hana Yori Dango.

It has been adapted into television dramas in five countries including Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and China.

But if you are looking for more high school romance animes to watch, here are 10 of our suggestions:

1.Maid Sama!

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Also know as Kaicho wa Meido-sama, the anime tells the story of Misaki Ayuzawa. She is the first female student council president in a male turned co-ed high school.

She seems to be this tough, alpha female, boy-hating girl but secretly she works part time at a maid cafe.

Then, the school’s most popular boy Takumi Usui discovers her secret, and that is when the story get interesting.

What makes Maid Sama! an interesting high school romance anime to watch is the female lead is not your typical damsel in distress type.

2.Say “I Love You”

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This is one of those high school romance animes where a popular guy falls in love with the not popular girl.

Here the unpopular girl is Mei Tachibana, a quiet girl who does not have any friends.

The guy is Yamato Kurosawa, the school’s popular dude who jas allegedly kissed every girl in school. The story follows the ups and downs in their romantic relationship in high school.

3.Wolf Girl and Black Prince

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Honestly, Wolf Girl and Black Prince is romantically disturbing. Erika Shinohara is the girl who cries wolf and one of the lies she tells is that she is dating a guy whom she randomly picks out on the street.

As it turns out, the guy she picks is one of the most popular boys in school. The guy, Kyoya Sata, agrees to pretend to be her boyfriend but in return Erika has to become his ‘pet’.

So this is a high school romance anime about how far this fake relationship would go.

4. Kimi ni Todoke

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If you look like the ghost from The Ring in high school, chances are high that you get ostracised. For Sawako Kuronuma in Kimi ni Todoke, rumours start to spread and the whole school believe she can see ghosts.

Thankfully, things slowly got better when she makes friends with the school popular boy Shota Kazehaya.

5. Ao Haru Ride

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Ao Haru Ride or Blue Spring Ride revolves around Futaba Yoshioka, a high school student who has an inferiority complex. The series follows Futaba reuniting with her middle school crush Kou Tanaka who abruptly moved away to Nagasaki .
It is a story of push-pull high school romantic relationship with some friendship drama thrown in.

6. Toradora

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Ryuji Takasu has a crush on Minori Kushieda, Taiga Aisaka’s friend. Meanwhile, Taiga Aisaka has a crush on Yusaku Kitamura, Ryuji’s friend. Over the course of this anime, Ryuji and Taiga try to help each other with their respective crushes. After spending so much time plotting their plans together, love starts to blossom between them instead.

7. Special A

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High school can be a very competitive environment to be in. In anime adaptation of Special A, it really shows how competitive it can get. The series is mainly about the long-time rivalry between Hikari Hanazono and Kei Takishima in grades, sports and any kind of competitions. Secretly and interestingly, unbeknown to Hikari, Kei has feelings for her.

8. My Little Monster

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The plot focuses on Shizuku Mizutani, a studious girl while the boy who sits next to her in class – Haru Yoshida – is seemingly a violent and uncontrollable person but actually is kind and gentle. My Little Monster is about the duo learning how to care about each other and people around them.

9. Itazura na Kiss

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When Kotoko Aihara, a high school senior confesses her affections for Naoki Irie, what she gets is harsh rejection. Thinking that she can move on, things get awkward after Kotoko lost her home due to earthquake. This is when she needs to stay temporarily at her dad’s friend home, which happens to be Naoki’s home.

10.We Were There

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In the manga version of We Were There, the story follows Motoharu Yano and Nanami Takahashi from their high school lives to their adulthood.

Sadly, the anime did not adapt the whole series. Prepare your tissues as this is one of those tear-jerker animes about the main characters struggling with love and grief.

KajoPicks: 10 South Korean horror movies you must watch

South Korean horror movies might not have the same reputation as Thai horror flicks but they do have horrifying, fear-eliciting movies to offer.

Korean Horror movie
A Tale of Two Sisters.

If you are looking for South Korean horror movies to watch, KajoMag suggests these 10 picks:

1. A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

Inspired by Korean folktale Janghwa Hongryeon jeon, A Tale of Two Sisters is an award-winning twisted psychological horror drama.

The folktale is similar to Cinderella except that there are two Cinderellas and the stepmother is even more evil.

In this modern remake, the movie follows a mental hospit patient who comes home to her stepmother and the ghosts haunting their house.

2. The Wailing (2016)

Commercially successful, The Wailing follows the story of a police officer named  Jong-goo who investigates a mysterious disease in a rural village.

Now comes the question, is it a disease or something more paranormal?

3. Thirst (2009)

Basically, this is a vampire movie but with an illicit love story thrown into it. It tells the story of a priest, in love with his friend’s wife and turning into a vampire all thanks to a failed medical experiment.

4. Epitaph (2007)

There should be a ground rule against people falling falling in love with corpses.
Nonetheless, that is what happens in the movie Epitaph whereby a doctor fell in love with the body of his deceased fiancee.

5. Whispering Corridors (1998)

The first of the Whispering Corridors film series, the movie follows the haunting and deaths in an all-girl high school.
The film spurs four more sequels but none of them share the same plots and characters. They just use an all-female high school as background because female ghosts always seem to be scarier than their male counterparts.

6.Arang (2006)

Veteran detective So-young (Song Yoon-ah) has to solve a murder case and at the same time is haunted in her dreams by a girl who has been dead 10 years.

Are these two cases related? This is a mixture of horror and thriller laced with rape and revenge stories.

7.The Red Shoes (2005)

The first lesson from this Korean horror is never ever pick up something that doesn’t belong to you.

When Sun-jae (Kim Hye-soo) brings back a pair of bright pink high heels from the subway, that is when all hell breaks lose.

8. Death Bell (2008)

How far would you go to avenge your daughter’s death? Would you go as far as killing her teacher and classmates? Besides people dropping dead one by one, the movie also highlights the competitiveness in the Korean education system to enroll for college.

9. Hansel and Gretel (2007)

This Korean horror flick is an adaptation of the classic Hansel and Gretel but with many twisted plots.

In this version of the famous tale, Hansel is a murderous kid who has a dark past and a hell of a temper.

10. The Cat (2011)

If you think fluffy, cute kitties cannot star in horror movies, this Korean horror movie will prove you wrong.

Park Min-young stars as So-yeon, a pet groomer who starts to see a ghostly young girl with cat-like eyes.

If you can’t stand cats dying in a movie, The Cat is certainly not for you.

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