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Footwork meets Dance Dance Revolution on Yaeji’s new track

‘ddr’ is named after the Japanese dance game & inspired by “a decade+ of being on the dancefloor”

Eastern Margins & Live from Earth bring collaborative tour series to Asia

Live From Margins: Found Friends Leg 2 lands in Seoul, Tokyo & Shanghai with Billionhappy & MCR-T headlining

Singapore’s Cream Team launches new live music series, Flavours

From the crew behind Ice Cream Sundays, the first showcase lands at RASA on December 11 with Thee Marloes & Badkiss headlining

Police arrest over 400 people following raid on Kuala Lumpur nightclub

A police chief said that all detainees were taken for drug testing

DJ Mao Hamasaki speaks out after alleged drugging in Hong Kong

The Japanese DJ says the case is now with the police after she tested positive for four substances following a Halloween gig drink

The Weeknd drops new single ‘Hong Kong’ sampling Faye Wong’s ‘Monsoon’

After debuting it at Kai Tak Stadium on October 24, the track is now on streaming platforms across East & Southeast Asia

Events in Asia not to miss

All in one list: our team’s picks of notable nights across the region, updated regularly

Tommy Hilfiger & FRGMT debut collab inspired by 90s hip hop & prep culture

Developed in Japan & refined in Amsterdam, the collection combines New York street style with Hiroshi Fujiwara’s Tokyo design perspective

Night Shift exhibition revisits Kuala Lumpur’s nightlife scene during 1997-2003

Curators Roshan Menon & Callen Tham share thoughts on preserving the Malaysian capital’s club history & lessons to learn from it

Seoul lands mid-ranking in first Nighttime Culture Index

ADE & VibeLab’s new project scored the South Korean capital 50.0/100, with its highest marks in Creative Ecology & lowest in Sustainability

“I too am a Cockroach”: India’s Gen Z protests voter-roll removals

Students & first-time protesters have pushed past barricades since early October to demand equal voting rights, as a Delhi dance night raises funds & London’s diaspora rallies in support

Unmute Hanoi celebrates third anniversary with three-day event

Ahead of the weekend, team members share their views on the venue, the local scene & how the city’s club culture is changing

Halloween Happenings across Asia to close out October

Dress up and dance on into the night at this handpicked list of events

“The culture survives”: A Century in Sound’s photobook documents 100 years of Japan’s listening cafés

Filmmaker Nick Dwyer & photographer Lee Chapman reflect on 10+ years of documentary-making & three years of collaboration on a companion photobook, launching on Kickstarter October 23

DJ Love featured in Michael Palin's Channel 5 documentary series on the Philippines

The budots pioneer took the legendary British travel writer to his "lair" in Davao City during filming for Michael Palin in the Philippines

Tony Williams leads choir in a Jakarta tunnel ahead of Ye’s debut

The performance mixes the rapper’s music with traditional Indonesian kendang as the last pre-activation stop before this weekend’s show

New documentary looks at Bangladesh’s growing scene via Breakfast Club Dhaka 1433

Filmed at the 24-hour Pohela Boishakh festival, the film covers safe spaces, South Asian collaboration & what’s next for the community

Cakeshop turns 14 with a 12-hour anniversary event in Itaewon

Director Samuel Swanson looks back on the club’s journey & what it takes to keep an independent space alive in the Seoul neighbourhood

Diplo’s video with viral Indonesian keyboardist spotlights local koplo sound

Footage from Bali shows the GRAMMY-winning producer exploring the dangdut sub-genre built on regional rhythms & electronic keys

Ketamine & vapes dominate INTERPOL’s latest drug sweep across Asia

Over US$1.1 billion worth of drugs were seized in less than a month

Philippine streetwear brand OXGN release final drop of budots-inspired collection

Launched with Sgamo & Jarreau Vandal's track 'TIW TIW 2025', the line reinterprets Amekaji style through the sound & spirit of the genre