Fashion
Meet Karol G, Colombia’s Taylor Swift
We have all heard of Taylor Swift, but what about Colombian singer Karol G?
While Swift has dominated the headlines and concert ticket sales over recent years, it is actually the 33-year-old Latin American pop star whose videos are the most watched online.
That’s according to Vevo, which is the main provider of official music videos to YouTube. Karol G’s were the most streamed around the world for each of the past four years, 2021 to 2024.
This year, Karol G’s Vevo videos were watched 3.5 billion times, with fellow Colombian Shakira in second place on 1.96 billion, and Swift on 1.95 billion.
So who is Karol G, and what has fuelled the success that also saw her sell out Madrid’s Bernabéu Stadium over four nights back in July, plus stadiums across the US last year?
Born in the Colombian city of Medellín in 1991 her full name is Carolina Giraldo Navarro. She wanted to be a singer from an early age, and when she was 14 she appeared on the Colombian version of the talent show X Factor in 2005.
Success did not immediately follow, and instead by 2014 she had moved to the US to live with her aunt in New York City to learn English and do menial work. She almost gave up pursuing a career in music at this time, but her father convinced her that she could make it.
Fashion
What happens to celebrities’ outfits after a red carpet event?
Every time a celebrity poses on a red carpet, countless cameras flash, forever immortalizing their outfit, preserving the hundreds or even thousands of hours it has taken to create.
Sunday night’s Golden Globes were no different, with Zendaya channeling old Hollywood glamor in a saffron Louis Vuitton gown, Angelina Jolie wearing a dazzling crystal chain McQueen dress and Tilda Swinton donning a custom embroidered Chanel jacket.
Online, such red carpet outfits have long afterlives as they are shared around social media, dissected by influencers and journalists alike. But the real-life fate of the garments themselves is less well-publicized. What happens to them after their moment of fame — where do they go and when are they seen again?
Fashion
What relaxation looks like in one of the world’s hardest working countries
Outfitted with a large film camera and often dressed in athletic wear, Seoul-based photographer Kim Seunggu has spent almost 15 years capturing the essence of what he calls “leisure culture” — vacationing, poolside unwinding and communal gatherings — in contemporary South Korea.
The focus of his ongoing series, “Better Days,” is all the more striking in a country that ranks fourth globally for the longest working hours and where the phenomenon of “gwarosa” (death by overwork) is thought to claim numerous lives annually. In 2023, the South Korean government was forced to abandon plans to increase the maximum working week from 52 to 69 hours amid backlash from Millennial and Gen Z workers. The proposed move was intended to combat the nation’s labor shortage stemming from a declining birth rate and an aging population.
Fashion
Molly-Mae’s ‘raw’ new show and Liam Payne cinema tribute: What’s coming out this week?
Have you been waiting for a chance to see Molly-Mae “as never before”?
If so, you’re in luck, as she’s starring in a new TV series which comes out on Friday.
But that’s not all this week has in store.
Some familiar singles will be aiming for a second shot at love in the Love Island villa, and One Direction’s film returns to cinemas in tribute to Liam Payne.
Elsewhere, Pope Francis will be taking on controversial topics in his new autobiography, and the late Mac Miller’s album Balloonerism will drop at last.
Read on for all of this week’s biggest releases…
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