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| BTS returns with 'Arirang,' first new album in 5 years | South Korean boy band BTS is back with new music. The K-pop superstars released the album Arirang and a music video for the single "Swim" on Friday. The "Swim" video opens with Riverdale actress Lili Reinhart rushing into a museum filled with exhibits of model ships. The scene then changes to show BTS as sailors aboard the ship Arirang. Arirang marks BTS' first full-length album in over five years. The group last released Be in November 2020 before announcing a hiatus in 2022 to allow the members to fulfill their mandatory military service in South Korea and pursue their solo careers. BTS will promote Arirang with a free concert Saturday at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul that Netflix will stream as a live music special. |
| 'The Morning Show': Renee Rapp joins the cast for Season 5 | Singer and actress Renee Rapp is joining Apple TV's The Morning Show for its fifth season. The series stars Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Billy Crudup. Rapp's previous acting roles include Regina George in the musical film version of Mean Girls -- a role she also played on Broadway -- and as Leighton on HBO's The Sex Lives of College Girls. She left acting for a few years to release two albums, Bite Me and Snow Angel, and to tour. The 26-year-old star joins previously announced additions to The Morning Show cast, Jesse Williams and Jeff Daniels. |
| Famous birthdays for March 20: Bianca Lawson, Barron Trump | Those born on this date are under the sign of Pisces. They include: -- Poet Ovid in 43 B.C. |
| Craig Robinson returns to mockumentary comedy for 'Reggie' guest spot | The Office and Killing It icon Craig Robinson says it was an honor to play the nemesis of Tracy Morgan's title character in The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins. "Tracy just has an aura about him. King of the set. He's so confident," the 54-year-old actor told UPI in a Zoom interview this week. "It was awesome to finally work with him." The Peacock comedy follows Reggie, a disgraced, former pro football player who hires down-on-his-luck filmmaker Arthur (Daniel Radcliffe) to make a documentary about him in the hopes that he can redeem himself in the public eye after a gambling scandal. Robinson plays Reggie's long-time rival, Jerry, while Heidi Gardner plays Jerry's wife Tisha. "He got overlooked. |
| 'Outlander' final season premiere draws 3M viewers | Starz said the premiere week of the final season of Outlander drew nearly three million viewers, marking a four-year series high. The episode that topped the week, titled "Soul of a Rebel," ranked No. 1 among all scripted cable shows. The third episode of Season 8 will stream Friday. The series stars Sam Heughan and Caitrona Balfe as Jamie and Claire Fraser and is based on Diana Gabaldon's novels. |