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Halloween (or Hallowe'en, the alternative spelling which I like) is tomorrow so it's time for my annual post! I also celebrate the pagan festival Samhain on the same day.  Last year I wrote my 3rd Hallowe'en round-up post, which you can see here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/10/halloween-round-up-3.html This year I'm featuring another selection of spooky themed entertainment! :) Following on from my 2024 post Hallowe'en Frights! , I've called this one More Hallowe'en Frights!  There may be mild spoilers. Unless otherwise stated, videos are trailers.  Films  Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) This is a British horror anthology in the style of similar ones such as Tales From the Crypt and  The House That Dripped Blood . This was the first film of this style to be made by British production company Amicus Productions.   In the wraparound story, five passengers on a train meet a mysterious stranger named Dr. Schreck aka Dr. Terror (played by ...

Today's video is Masterpiece by LNGSHOT . They are a Korean boy band formed in 2025 by  MORE VISION , Korean American rapper and singer Jay Park's record label. The group name comes from the term "long shot" meaning something that doesn’t have a high chance of working out. The group consists of 4 members- Ohyul (full name Kwon Oh Yul), Ryul (Kim Ryul), Woojin (Jung Woo Jin) and Louis (Louis Elliot Jihn Jourdain/Kim Li Ho).* LNGSOT released their pre-debut mixtape 4SHOBOIZ MIXTAPE in November last year and their pre-debut single Saucin' December. They made their official debut in January this year, with the single Moonwalkin' and EP SHOT CALLERS. LNGSHOT's music is a mix of K-pop, hip hop and R'n'B. To date they have released one more EP (Training Day) and another mixtape (4SHOBOIZ Vol. 2: 4SHOVILLE; a collaboration with Jay Park) in March and May respectively, plus several music videos for other songs, including FaceTime, Never Let Go, 4 SHO SHO wi...

I've previously written two posts featuring couples' dances. You can see them at the links below: Dance Videos- (Mostly) Couples Edition! (also features one group dance):  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/07/dance-videos.html Dance Videos- Couples' Edition 2!: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/05/dance-videos-couples-edition-2.html The last one was in May 2025, so I thought it was time for another one. :)    Tobii - Tap Tap | DANCE PERFORMANCE  BY KDC STATION | Thailand. In August, I shared a dance cover of Thai/Swiss rapper and R'n'B singer Tobii's  single Tap Tap (released in April) in my Dance Videos post. There is another one originally performed by Thai performance collective onefourofive that has inspired quite a few other dance covers. However, this dance performance is performed by KDC STATION from Thailand and was choreographed by AOOMSRI. It features both female and male dancers.  Visit the post to watch it (scroll down): https://star...

Today's video is Don't Rush Me by British singer Sissy Ford . It's her latest single and was released on 30th September. Don't Rush Me is an R'n'B song co-written by Sissy and Eritrean R'n'B singer Robeal Yohannes aka Wauve , who also worked on the music. It's about setting personal boundaries and taking things slowly in a relationship .   The music video features Sissy and dancer Keira Chalmers, who is performing a choreography by Selina Chrysostomou.     

Last month Indonesian girl group no na  released their debut album. It's called island girl and came out on 18th September. Like the group's name, the album title and all the song titles are written in lower case. Since debuting in May 2025 with the single  shoot , no na have become successful both within Indonesia and internationally. Their debut album follows the release of several more singles and their first EP  orchids (lullabies)  which came out in July last year. island girl consists of  15 tracks (including the singles work, rollerblade, honk! and star,  and is a  mixture of pop and R'n'B and influences from the members' Indonesian heritage . The first half is more Indonesian inspired and the second half moves into 80s style pop and R'n'B. The album was preceded by 3 singles- work, rollerblade and honk! which were released earlier this year. Two more singles were released last month- speaker freaker the long son g (a medley of songs from isl...

This week's video is IRONIC by MARQUISE . Her full name is Marquise Jadenipit Auramornrat and she is a Thai singer-songwriter and dancer.  MARQUISE's uncle is Jettamon Malayota, who fronts one-man Thai pop band  PENGUIN VILLA . She got her own start in music in 2023 when she became a contestant on The Debut: Dream Academy , the talent show run by South Korean entertainment company HYBE and American record label  Geffen Records , with the purpose of forming an international girl group.  She was one of 20 finalists (the only representative from Thailand) and made it through to the final but didn't make the group, which went on to become KATSEYE .  She went back to Thailand to continue her training and also featured in the Netflix docuseries Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE in 2024. Random fact: MARQUISE was named after the marquise cut of a diamond because her family owns a jewellery business. Jadeinipit is her first name (inspired by the gemstone jade) but she g...

In the past I've written a couple of posts about international girl groups. You can see them below: International Girl Groups:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/04/international-girl-groups.html More International Girl Groups:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2024/11/more-international-girl-groups.html   The first post featured Angolan group Afrikanas and Thai group G-TWENTY, and the second one featured South African group Girl Chat and Thai group Wizzle. I haven't come across many African girl groups in general, so I was excited to discover Nigerian girl group MYST recently! :)  Described as a Nigerian Afro-pop girl group, MYST is a trio made up of Mira,  Sucré and Trella. They come from different states/areas (Mira is from Lagos,  Sucré is from  Abuja and Trella is from Port Harcourt) and were originally solo artists before forming the group.  They  connected in interesting ways - Mira met  Sucré's  aunt in a BTS Army grou...

Today's video is Heaven Baby by Nigerian singer Ayra Starr and featuring British singer ZAYN  (Zayn Malik). It's her latest song and is from her 3rd studio album Starrgirl, which was released in August.  The first official single from Starrgirl was Tornado, which came out in June. However, the album also includes the previously released singles Gimme Dat featuring Wizkid , Hot Body, Who's Dat Girl featuring Nigerian singer and rapper  Rema and Where Do We Go. My favourite songs from it include Hot Body and Pressure featuring American singer Leon Thomas (not a single). ZAYN's latest album is KONNAKOL (his 5th) which  was released in April and his latest single is Sideways which came out in April. I'm not sure if Heaven Baby is an official single (it's listed as the 14th official track on Starrgirl ) but maybe it's more of a promotional single. It was released in August but there is now also a music video. The duet marks Ayra's first collaboration with ZA...

Back in May during the time of the Eurovision Song Contest , I heard that an Asian version was launching. I was excited because I'm a fan of both Eurovision and Asian music ! Now it's getting closer because the first edition of Eurovision Song Contest Asia  will take place next month.  Visit my Countdown to Eurovision 2026! post for more about the contest (scroll down): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2026/05/countdown-to-eurovision-2026.html There is now more information since I first wrote about it. The Grand Final will be held in Bangkok , Thailand on Saturday 14th November and 11 countries are competing. In addition to the TV broadcasts in the 11 countries, it will also be shown live on YouTube and there will be a Rest of the World vote (which was introduced to the main ESC in recent years). I hope to watch and vote but will have to check the time difference.  The contestants have been chosen through national selection shows. 8 countries have been confirmed so far-...