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Joanne Soh

Lifestyle Correspondent

Joanne has been a journalist for more than 20 years and is now a lifestyle correspondent at The Straits Times. Her career began at SPH Magazines, evolved to entertainment reporting for The New Paper, before she moved to the Life desk in 2023. A mother of one, she sews, plays pickleball and binge-watches K-dramas outside work.

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Actor Kai Ko headlines Taiwanese big-budget action-fantasy series Agent From Above

Kai Ko in Agent From Above.
Kai Ko in Agent From Above.

Actor Tyler Ten heads to Bangkok three to four times a year to train in muay thai

Actor Tyler Ten loves to head to Bangkok to train at different muay thai gyms.
Actor Tyler Ten loves to head to Bangkok to train at different muay thai gyms.

Death Note star Tatsuya Fujiwara returns to Singapore stage for play based on Haruki Murakami book

jstatsuya31 - Japanese actor Tatsuya Fujiwara stars in the play End Of The World And Hard-Boiled Wonderland. 


PHOTO: ESPLANADE – THEATRES ON THE BAY
jstatsuya31 - Japanese actor Tatsuya Fujiwara stars in the play End Of The World And Hard-Boiled Wonderland. 


PHOTO: ESPLANADE – THEATRES ON THE BAY

Singer-actress Shazza is a ‘kinder, better person’ because of her family cat Rayyan

Local singer-actress Shazza and her 12-year-old fur "sibling" Rayyan.
Local singer-actress Shazza and her 12-year-old fur "sibling" Rayyan.

Veterans playing Jean Valjean and Javert are true masters of the house in reimagined Les Miserables

Argentine musical actor Geronimo Rauch as Jean Valjean (left) and Australian musical actor Jeremy Secomb plays Inspector Javert in Les Miserables The Arena Spectacular World Tour.
Argentine musical actor Geronimo Rauch as Jean Valjean (left) and Australian musical actor Jeremy Secomb plays Inspector Javert in Les Miserables The Arena Spectacular World Tour.

Actress Jeanette Aw reopens her patisserie in Geylang after closing Jalan Besar outlet in December

Actress Jeanette Aw reopens her patisserie Once Upon A Time at 14 Lorong 32 Geylang.
Actress Jeanette Aw reopens her patisserie Once Upon A Time at 14 Lorong 32 Geylang.

Chen Yixin says growing up as actress Xiang Yun’s daughter led to depression and anxiety as a child

Actress-model Chen Yixin (right) and her mother, actress Xiang Yun, are guests on DNA, a YouTube talk show hosted by actress Rebecca Lim.
Actress-model Chen Yixin (right) and her mother, actress Xiang Yun, are guests on DNA, a YouTube talk show hosted by actress Rebecca Lim.

Physical star Amotti to lead sunrise charity dog walk at Universal Studios Singapore on April 5

South Korean fitness celebrity Amotti will host the 1km charity walk, which runs from 7 to 8.30am on April 5 at Universal Studios Singapore.
South Korean fitness celebrity Amotti will host the 1km charity walk, which runs from 7 to 8.30am on April 5 at Universal Studios Singapore.

Watch BTS perform new album Arirang live in biggest K-pop event of 2026

K-pop titans Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook make their first full-group public performance in four years in BTS The Comeback Live: Arirang.
K-pop titans Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook make their first full-group public performance in four years in BTS The Comeback Live: Arirang.

Singer Iman Fandi’s ‘lion’ security guard is a giant cat named Rome

Singer Iman Fandi and Rome, her four-year-old Maine Coon.
Singer Iman Fandi and Rome, her four-year-old Maine Coon.

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