BLACKPINK’s latest mini-album Deadline has sold more than 1.46 million copies on its first day, Shin Chew Daily reported.
This feat officially sets a new historical record for the K-Pop girl group and also broke its personal best sales record.
Blackpink made a triumphant return after a three-year hiatus and released their mini-album on Feb 27.
The highly anticipated comeback saw Deadline top the iTunes charts in 32 countries and regions.
> Hong Kong actress Sisley Choi has sparked speculation that she has officially parted ways with TVB, Oriental Daily reported.
This came after her profile “disappeared” from the official TVB “artistes” database.
The former TVB Best Actress winner also has not filmed a drama since her 2024 lead role in The Airport Diary.
She admitted in an interview that she had no upcoming projects on her plate.
Choi has also removed the contact number for her TVB manager, replacing it with: “DM for work enquiry”.
> Two giant pandas from two zoos in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, died from severe digestive complications, Oriental Daily reported.
Ban Ban, residing at Hangzhou Safari Park, and Xiang Guo, at Hangzhou Zoo, passed away on Feb 9 and Feb 10 respectively.
Following the incidents, an expert task force was established to determine the cause of death.
Post-mortem examinations confirmed that the pandas died from intestinal obstruction and the twisting of their intestines, both of which led to multiple organ failure.
The above article is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.
