On My Playlist: No Reason (沒有理由) by Ryan.B & Effie

“No Reason” (沒有理由) by Ryan.B and Effie is a melancholic R&B/electropop duet released on April 10, 2018. The song explores fading love, emotional distance, and the silent breakdown of a relationship where neither partner is at fault. —Google

The lyrics is basically talking about a relationship losing its warmth, indicated by how the text messages lose their sweetness and conversations feel routine and distant. There’s really no dramatic fight or big betrayal either. Just two people realizing that they are slowly letting go of each other without a specific reason or someone being in the wrong, but still choose to stay because none of them have the courage to end the relationship. So they grow complacent and stop trying even though they know things have changed. And staying in a relationship that’s dying without any effort to fix it can make one feel really isolated and lonely inside.

Personally, it also begs the question of why do you keep staying then? Does staying in a dying relationship and feeling lonely inside better than letting go of a dying relationship and being single? Does relationship status has anything to do with it? Or is it just simply the cowardice of not being brave enough to end a relationship?

Ryan.B & Effie - No Reason (沒有理由) LYRICS:

(Mandarin / Pinyin / English)

🎵 Chorus:

沒有人可以去等待
Méiyǒu rén kěyǐ qù děngdài
There is no one to wait for

不知不覺的放開你
Bù zhī bù jué de fàngkāi nǐ
Unknowingly, I let you go

我們都沒有那勇氣 baby
Wǒmen dōu méiyǒu nà yǒngqì baby
None of us had the courage, baby

I’m sorry, I’m so lonely

*

我們都沒有錯與對
Wǒmen dōu méiyǒu cuò yǔ duì
There is no right or wrong for us

找不到任何一個原因
Zhǎo bù dào rènhé yī gè yuányīn
We didn’t find any reason

沒有理由的離開 baby
Méiyǒu lǐyóu de líkāi baby
There’s no reason to leave, baby

I’m sorry, I’m so lonely (yeah, yeah)

🎵 Verse 1:

看見信息不是不想回你
Kànjiàn xìnxī bù shì bù xiǎng huí nǐ
It’s not that I see your messages and want to respond

只是我們的對話少了一些甜蜜
Zhǐshì wǒmen de duìhuà shǎo le yīxiē tiánmì
Our conversation has just lost its appeal

看似很正常的語句 但透著距離
Kànshì hěn zhèngcháng de yǔjù dàn tòuzhe jùlí
We seem to talk normally, but, in reality, there is a distance

我不知道該怎麼對你 也許是正常的關係
Wǒ bù zhīdào gāi zěnme duì nǐ yěxǔ shì zhèngcháng de guānxì
I don’t know how to deal with you, maybe it’s just an ordinary relationship

*

我每時每刻都在告訴自己
Wǒ měi shí měi kè dōu zài gàosù zìjǐ
I keep telling myself all the time

我還是很愛你的只是 lonely
Wǒ hái shì hěn ài nǐ de zhǐ shì lonely
That I still love you, but feel lonely

不知道微信什麼時候開始沒有表情
Bù zhīdào wēixìn shénme shíhòu kāishǐ méiyǒu biǎoqíng
I don’t know when WeChat started lacking your emojis

你的上班時間多了 沒有那麼多的高興
Nǐ de shàngbān shíjiān duō le méiyǒu nàme duō de gāoxìng
Your work hours increased and you’re not so happy

🎵 Pre-Chorus:

回想起來 剛開始的時間
Huíxiǎng qǐlái gāng kāishǐ de shíjiān
I stop to reflect from the beginning

倆個人都在
Liǎ gè rén dōu zài
We were there

都想辦法離開
Dōu xiǎng bànfǎ líkāi
Trying to escape

沒有理由的
Méiyǒu lǐyóu de
For no reason

🎵 Chorus:

沒有人可以去等待
Méiyǒu rén kěyǐ qù děngdài
There is no one to wait for

不知不覺的放開你
Bù zhī bù jué de fàngkāi nǐ
Unknowingly, I let you go

我們都沒有那勇氣 baby
Wǒmen dōu méiyǒu nà yǒngqì baby
None of us had the courage, baby

I’m sorry, I’m so lonely

*

我們都沒有錯與對
Wǒmen dōu méiyǒu cuò yǔ duì
There is no right or wrong for us

找不到任何一個原因
Zhǎo bù dào rènhé yī gè yuányīn
We didn’t find any reason

沒有理由的離開 baby
Méiyǒu lǐyóu de líkāi baby
There’s no reason to leave, baby

I’m sorry, I’m so lonely (yeah)

🎵 Verse 2:

理由 理由 理由 理由
Lǐyóu lǐyóu lǐyóu lǐyóu
Reason, reason, reason, reason

再多 理由 無法 挽留
Zài duō lǐyóu wúfǎ wǎnliú
No matter how many reasons, we can’t reverse it

愛情 愛情 愛情 愛情
Àiqíng àiqíng àiqíng àiqíng
Love, love, love, love

再多 理由 說停 就停
Zài duō lǐyóu shuō tíng jiù tíng
No matter how many reasons, if it stops, it stops

🎵 Pre-Chorus:

回想起來 剛開始的時間
Huíxiǎng qǐlái gāng kāishǐ de shíjiān
I stop to reflect from the beginning

倆個人都在
Liǎ gè rén dōu zài
We were there

都想辦法離開
Dōu xiǎng bànfǎ líkāi
Trying to escape

沒有理由的
Méiyǒu lǐyóu de
For no reason

🎵 Chorus:

沒有人可以去等待
Méiyǒu rén kěyǐ qù děngdài
There is no one to wait for

不知不覺的放開你
Bù zhī bù jué de fàngkāi nǐ
Unknowingly, I let you go

我們都沒有那勇氣 baby
Wǒmen dōu méiyǒu nà yǒngqì baby
None of us had the courage, baby

I’m sorry, I’m so lonely

*

我們都沒有錯與對
Wǒmen dōu méiyǒu cuò yǔ duì
There is no right or wrong for us

找不到任何一個原因
Zhǎo bù dào rènhé yī gè yuányīn
We didn’t find any reason

沒有理由的離開 baby
Méiyǒu lǐyóu de líkāi baby
There’s no reason to leave, baby

I’m sorry, I’m so lonely

🎵 Bridge:

Yeah-yeah, woo-oo-oo, hum
I’m so lonely
Yeah-yeah, woo-oo-oo, hum, uh-hum
(Ah, ah)

🎵 Chorus:

沒有人可以去等待
Méiyǒu rén kěyǐ qù děngdài
There is no one to wait for

不知不覺的放開你
Bù zhī bù jué de fàngkāi nǐ
Unknowingly, I let you go

我們都沒有那勇氣 baby
Wǒmen dōu méiyǒu nà yǒngqì baby
None of us had the courage, baby

I’m sorry, I’m so lonely

*

我們都沒有錯與對
Wǒmen dōu méiyǒu cuò yǔ duì
There is no right or wrong for us

找不到任何一個原因
Zhǎo bù dào rènhé yī gè yuányīn
We didn’t find any reason

沒有理由的離開 baby
Méiyǒu lǐyóu de líkāi baby
There’s no reason to leave, baby

I’m sorry, I’m so lonely

🎵 Outro:

(Woo-oo-oo, woo-oo-oo)
(Woo-oo-oo-oo)
I’m sorry, I’m so lonely
(Woo-oo-oo, woo-oo-oo)
(Woo-oo-oo-oo-oo)

See the live performance of Ryan.B singing this song in Hangzhou in 2025.

I think I’ve first heard this song years ago when it first became popular but never really found out who sang it and what the title is. Last year (or maybe the year before I can’t exactly remember), the song’s popularity resurged again (or maybe it never went away and I just didn’t know) and it went viral on social media because a lot of people is using this track for their videos. The song got stuck in my head because I saw so many online videos using this track and at some point, it actually made its way to my playlist because Spotify recommended the track to me (and that’s also how I found out who the singer is and what the title of the song is). It’s a 8-year old song but it’s one of the tracks I still play these days. Anybody else still has this song in their playlist too in 2026? 

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On My Playlist: Take My Heart (ฝากใจ) by Ink Warutorn

“ฝากใจ” (Fak Jai) or “Take My Heart” in English is a Thai pop song released by Ink Waruntorn under Boxx Music on May 9, 2025. Celebrated by fans as a rare, genuine sweet love song from her, it captures the deep feeling of being lucky to receive someone’s love. —Genius.com

Official MV:

I actually first heard of this song when LingOrm (Lingling Kwong & Orm Kornnaphat) performed a cover of the song during their ‘Only You, Only Us, Only Now’ fan meeting (on July 19, 2025, at the MCC Hall, 3rd Floor, The Mall Lifestore Bangkapi in Bangkok) which served as a major launch event for their second series ‘Only You’. I liked the song so much, I ended up searching for who the original singer is and that’s how this song made it to my playlist.

See the fancam below of LingOrm’s cover performance from the fan meet.

Ink Warutorn - ฝากใจ (Take My Heart) Lyrics:

(Thai / Royin / Phonetic Romanization / English)

VERSE 1:

เธอชอบพูดว่าเธอนั้นโชคดี
Thoe chop phut wa thoe nan chok di
Teēr châāwp pôōt wâā teēr nán chôūhk-deē
You always say you’re lucky

ที่ชีวิตได้พบเจอกับฉัน
Thi chiwit dai phop choe kap chan
Têē cheē-wít dâī póp zheēr gàp chăn
To have met me in your life

แต่รู้บ้างหรือเปล่าว่าฉันโชคดีกว่า
Tae ru bang rue plao wa chan chok di kwa
Dtàāe róō bàāng rĕū bplàāo wâā chăn chôūhk-deē gwàā
But do you know I’m even luckier

ที่ได้รับความรักจากเธอ
Thi dai rap khwam rak chak thoe
Têē dâī ráp kwaām rák zhàāk teēr
To receive love from you

*

เธอชอบพูดว่าเธอไม่เข้าใจ
Thoe chop phut wa thoe mai khao chai
Teēr châāwp pôōt wâā teēr máī kâu zhai
You often say you don’t understand

ว่าฉันนั้นชอบเธอที่ตรง ไหน
Wa chan nan chop thoe thi trong nai
Wâā chăn nán châāwp teēr têē dtrong năi
Why I like you or which part of you

ก็ชอบที่เป็นเธอ
Ko chop thi pen thoe
Gâw châāwp têē bpen teēr
But I just love that you’re you

แค่เธอเป็นเธอก็พอแล้ว
Khae thoe pen thoe ko pho laeo
Kâāe teēr bpen teēr gâw paāw láōu
Just being yourself is more than enough

PRE-CHORUS:

ฉันก็ไม่รู้ว่าอนาคตเป็นอย่างไร
Chan ko mai ru wa anakhot pen yang rai
Chăn gâw mâi róō wâā à-naā-kót bpen yàāng rai
I don’t know what the future holds

จะไม่นึกย้อนเสียใจ
Cha mai nuek yon sia jai
Zhà máī néuk yáāwn sĭā zhai
But I won’t look back with regret

เลือกกี่ครั้งก็เหมือนเดิม
Lueak ki khrang ko muean doem
Lêūak gèē kráng gâw mĕūan deērm
No matter how many times I choose

ใจฉันเลือกเธอไปแล้ว
Jai chan lueak thoe pai laeo
Zhai chăn lêūak teēr bpai láōu
My heart already chose you

CHORUS:

ฝากใจฉันไว้ที่เธอ
Fak jai chan wai thi thoe
Fàāk zhai chăn wái têē teēr
I leave my heart with you

ฝากให้เธอช่วยดูแล
Fak hai thoe chuai du lae
Fàāk hâi teēr chûay doō laāe
Please take care of it for me

ฉันไม่อ้อนวอนอะไรเธอมากมาย
Chan mai on won arai thoe mak mai
Chăn máī âāwn-waāwn à rai teēr mâāk-maāi
I’m not asking for much

แค่ช่วยอยู่กับฉันตลอดไป
Khae chuai yu kap chan talot pai
Kâāe chûay yòō gàp chăn dtà-làāwt bpai
Just stay with me forever

*

ฝากใจฉันไว้ที่เธอ
Fak jai chan wai thi thoe
Fàāk zhai chăn wái têē teēr
I leave my heart with you

ฝากให้เธอช่วยดูแล
Fak hai thoe chuai du lae
Fàāk hâi teēr chûay doō laāe
Please take care of it for me

ขอเธอไม่ลืม ขอให้เธอจดจำไว้
Khor thoe mai luem khor hai thoe chot cham wai
Kăāw teēr mâi leūm kăāw hâi teēr zhòt-zham wái
Please don’t forget, please always remember

จากนี้ หัวใจฉันอยู่ที่เธอแล้ว
Chak ni hua jai chan yu thi thoe laeo
Zhàāk nêē hŭūa zhai chăn yòō têē teēr láōu
From now on, my heart belongs to you

VERSE 2:

เธอรู้ไหมที่แท้โชคชะตา
Thoe ru mai thi thae chok chata
Teēr róō măi têē táāe chôūhk-chá-dtaā
Do you know fate only

ก็แค่พาเธอพบเจอกับฉัน
Ko khae pha thoe phop choe kap chan
Gâw kâāe paā teēr póp zheēr gàp chăn
Led you to meet me

แต่ที่เรารักกัน
Tae thi rao rak kan
Dtàāe têē rau rák gan
But the reason we fell in love

มันเกิดขึ้นได้เพราะฉันกับเธอ
Man koet khuen dai phro chan kap thoe
Man gèērt-kêun dâī práw chăn gàp teēr
Is because of both you and me

PRE-CHORUS:

ฉันก็ไม่รู้ว่าอนาคตเป็นอย่างไร
Chan ko mai ru wa anakhot pen yang rai
Chăn gâw mâi róō wâā à-naā-kót bpen yàāng rai
I don’t know what the future holds

จะไม่นึกย้อนเสียใจ
Cha mai nuek yon sia jai
Zhà máī néuk yáāwn sĭā zhai
But I won’t look back with regret

เลือกกี่ครั้งก็เหมือนเดิม
Lueak ki khrang ko muean doem
Lêūak gèē kráng gâw mĕūan deērm
No matter how many times I choose

ใจฉันเลือกเธอไปแล้ว
Jai chan lueak thoe pai laeo
Zhai chăn lêūak teēr bpai láōu
My heart already chose you

CHORUS:

ฝากใจฉันไว้ที่เธอ
Fak jai chan wai thi thoe
Fàāk zhai chăn wái têē teēr
I leave my heart with you

ฝากให้เธอช่วยดูแล
Fak hai thoe chuai du lae
Fàāk hâi teēr chûay doō laāe
Please take care of it for me

ฉันไม่อ้อนวอนอะไรเธอมากมาย
Chan mai on won arai thoe mak mai
Chăn máī âāwn-waāwn à rai teēr mâāk-maāi
I’m not asking for much

แค่ช่วยอยู่กับฉันตลอดไป
Khae chuai yu kap chan talot pai
Kâāe chûay yòō gàp chăn dtà-làāwt bpai
Just stay with me forever

*

ฝากใจฉันไว้ที่เธอ
Fak jai chan wai thi thoe
Fàāk zhai chăn wái têē teēr
I leave my heart with you

ฝากให้เธอช่วยดูแล
Fak hai thoe chuai du lae
Fàāk hâi teēr chûay doō laāe
Please take care of it for me

ขอเธอไม่ลืม ขอให้เธอจดจำไว้
Khor thoe mai luem khor hai thoe chot cham wai
Kăāw teēr mâi leūm kăāw hâi teēr zhòt-zham wái
Please don’t forget, please always remember

จากนี้ หัวใจฉันอยู่ที่เธอแล้ว
Chak ni hua jai chan yu thi thoe laeo
Zhàāk nêē hŭūa zhai chăn yòō têē teēr láōu
From now on, my heart belongs to you

BRIDGE:

ฉันขอสัญญาว่าจะไม่ไปไหน
Chan khor sanya wa cha mai pai nai
Chăn kăāw săn-yaā wâā zhà máī bpai năi
I promise I won’t leave you

เธอไม่ต้องกลัวว่าฉันจะหายไป
Thoe mai tong klua wa chan cha hai pai
Teēr mâi-dtâāwng-gluūa wâā chăn zhà hăāi bpai
No need to fear I’ll disappear

ฉันพร้อมและมอบหัวใจฉันฝากไว้ที่เธอแล้ว
Chan phrom lae mop hua jai chan fak wai thi thoe laeo
Chăn práāwm láe mâāwp hŭūa zhai chăn fàāk wái têē teēr láōu
I’m ready and I’ve already given you my heart

ฉันขอสัญญาว่าจะไม่ไปไหน
Chan khor sanya wa cha mai pai nai
Chăn kăāw săn-yaā wâā zhà máī bpai năi
I promise I won’t leave you

เธอไม่ต้องกลัวว่าฉันจะหายไป
Thoe mai tong klua wa chan cha hai pai
Teēr mâi-dtâāwng-gluūa wâā chăn zhà hăāi bpai
No need to fear I’ll disappear

ฉันพร้อมและมอบหัวใจฉันฝากไว้ที่เธอแล้ว
Chan phrom lae mop hua jai chan fak wai thi thoe laeo
Chăn práāwm láe mâāwp hŭūa zhai chăn fàāk wái têē teēr láōu
I’m ready and I’ve already given you my heart

CHORUS:

ฝากใจฉันไว้ที่เธอ
Fak jai chan wai thi thoe
Fàāk zhai chăn wái têē teēr
I leave my heart with you

ฝากให้เธอช่วยดูแล
Fak hai thoe chuai du lae
Fàāk hâi teēr chûay doō laāe
Please take care of it for me

ฉันไม่อ้อนวอนอะไรเธอมากมาย
Chan mai on won arai thoe mak mai
Chăn máī âāwn-waāwn à rai teēr mâāk-maāi
I’m not asking for much

แค่ช่วยอยู่กับฉันตลอดไป
Khae chuai yu kap chan talot pai
Kâāe chûay yòō gàp chăn dtà-làāwt bpai
Just stay with me forever

*

ฝากใจฉันไว้ที่เธอ
Fak jai chan wai thi thoe
Fàāk zhai chăn wái têē teēr
I leave my heart with you

ฝากให้เธอช่วยดูแล
Fak hai thoe chuai du lae
Fàāk hâi teēr chûay doō laāe
Please take care of it for me

ขอเธอไม่ลืม ขอให้เธอจดจำไว้
Khor thoe mai luem khor hai thoe chot cham wai
Kăāw teēr mâi leūm kăāw hâi teēr zhòt-zham wái
Please don’t forget, please always remember

จากนี้ หัวใจฉันอยู่ที่เธอแล้ว
Chak ni hua jai chan yu thi thoe laeo
Zhàāk nêē hŭūa zhai chăn yòō têē teēr láōu
From now on, my heart belongs to you

Lyrics Source: Genius.com & Woooobk Youtube Channel

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Jennie 'Less Than a Lover' MV D-5 Teasers

19 July 2026 — After almost 7 months of hibernation, Jennie’s Instagram Broadcast Channel ‘Capybaraonly’ finally posted a new message:

“The summer I chose to pause the love story”

The one liner seems to be part of the series of teasers for her upcoming new single release ‘Little Less Than a Lover’.

An hour and a half later, Jennie posted another teaser of the cover art for her upcoming new track ‘Less Than a Lover’ to her Instagram feed. Directed by Jennie, written by Jennie, and music by Jennie.

Jennie - 'Less Than a Lover' MV D-5 Cover Art Teaser. Photo Source: @jennierubyjane.

Here are some reactions I saw on my X timeline after the post was uploaded:

First thing me and other fans noticed is the words on the top of the cover artwork.

Directed by Jennie Written by Jennie Music by Jennie

Once again, looks like Jennie took creative control and involved fully in the making of this MV.

@GENIUS9N also reported that Rubies Portal is not working, which high means that they’re updating stuff on the back end and teasers are probably coming.

@p1nks4vage made a good point about how Jennie’s still managed to shoot a music video in the midst of her current summer festival tour. With the amount of festivals she’s headlining this summer, I’m also surprised that she has the time to shoot the MV during this time period. I first thought that the MV has been shot before her summer festival tour begins.

@jencoholic and @yk2aii pointed out that it looks like the music video was filmed in Girona, Spain, which also served as a filming location for Game of Thrones.

The info about the filming location was then confirmed a couple of hours later when @Heestuff04 shared that she actually saw Jennie shooting there during her vacation and even posted a picture for proof. Others praised her for the fact that she didn’t post the picture in real time and kept it under wrap until Jennie announced her new track. A real fan, really, for keeping Jennie’s privacy. Hats off to her.

A couple of days later, another clip of Jennie and her team (Alison @alisonmchang & Jaemin @hhuit) at the shooting location was uploaded. Another real fan who kept Jennie’s privacy during her time there and posted the clip after the teasers were out.

Someone saw Jennie with Sam, Alison and team shooting the MV in Spain 😍

Thank you for not spoiling and sharing this after the teasers were out . 💕 pic.twitter.com/ZnDysOzXeQ

— 🧸ིྀ❤︎₊ ⊹🦋 (@jetaimejendeuk) July 22, 2026

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'In Love Forever' Photo Teaser

18 May 2026 — The second official photo teaser of LingOrm’s series ‘In Love Forever’ came from P’Jaew X account. The image uploaded was the script cover photo that was taken during the fitting session for the series. The post was a response to fans’ complaints and dissatisfactions about the lack of promotional materials for the series since the first official poster and teaser were release a week prior.

“Today I spent a very long time talking on the “Behind the Scenes” show with P’Kik Suwat. P’Kik spoke very well; I highly recommend listening. I also talked for a long time, so long that they could edit it into a three-day program! Haha. We talked about work. We discussed the work process, directing actors, the characters, and much more. I hope you get to watch it.

Please stay tuned; starting in early June, various promotional materials will be released. There will be multiple versions of teasers—varying in length and mood—so you’ll see something different each week. We’re still in the middle of editing, so you’ll likely see several variations before the drama actually airs.

The soundtrack will also be released for download. As for the behind-the-scenes photos, we are currently sorting, categorizing by episode, and color-grading them to make them look beautiful—though the work isn't finished yet.

Regarding the drama itself, five episodes are ready to air, but several others still need adjustments, voice-overs, and color grading. Good work takes time, even though the team is working furiously—like hamsters on a wheel! I’m eager to show it all off, but I’m held back by the fact that it isn't fully ready yet.

Along with this post, I’m sharing a clear version of the script cover photo—the one people previously tried to zoom in on when it was blurry. It was taken during the fitting session, though it was originally intended for other uses rather than official promotion. I hope this helps relieve the frustration regarding the lack of updates. This photo was taken when we wrapped up P’Kik’s shoot; people had zoomed in on it before, but it wasn’t clear—so here is a sharp, high-quality version for you. This is the work of P’Amm (@amm_anyama), a regular on our production team for every project.” —@paajaew

'In Love Forever' Photo Teaser Starring Lingling Kwong & Orm Kornnaphat. Source: @paajaew

Given the series is a month away from airing its first episode, the fans’ restlessness about the unclear promotional plan is somewhat understandable. What’s not understandable though the fact that some of the fans’ complaints seemed to be crossing the boundaries by dictating (not suggesting) what the Channel and the team should do and critiquing the team using harsh words that were not very nice. P’Jaew who’s pretty active on social media has also been taking a step back on updating the series since there have been a couple of incidents in the past that have caused drama within the fandom.

Nevertheless, the post from the director seemed to be received well by fans who are grateful for the update. Here are some of the reactions that I saw on my X timeline:  

@T1psy100413 also brought up a good point about ‘hype fatigue’ and how shorter promo period creates stronger impact given today’s social medias’ algorithms. Since LingOrm previous series have gain popularity through social media virality, taking into consideration on how these algorithms work and how these platforms reward and push contents is definitely a good strategy. And with the copious amount of contents that are uploaded to the online sphere daily these days, I agree that a shorter promo period with a lot of content flooding the timeline might be the best strategy to go. JKRs seem to have a good track record on this department given they’ve managed to promote LingOrm’s two previous series mainly via social media beyond Thailand and South East Asia, resulting in more international fans from all over the world joining the fandom.

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Jennie 'Less Than a Lover' First Teaser

July 18, 2026 — At around 10 pm, Jennie uploaded a polaroid picture of her leaning on a mystery guy’s shoulder with a white heart emoji covering the guy’s face on her IG story. Not gonna lie, my initial thoughts after I saw the post were either she’s soft launching her boyfriend to the world (which is honestly pretty unlikely, but hey, we’re talking about Jennie who’s a trailblazer in everything she does so never say never) or this is a new teaser for her upcoming track release—which turned out to be the right answer.

Having recently mentioned that she’s going to release one of her new songs soon, me and other fans came to a conclusion that the teaser is indeed for her new song—‘Less Than a Lover’—release.

Source: @jennierubyjane IG Story

First initial reactions from fans were mixed between surprise which turned into excitement once everybody realized that the post actually a teaser for an upcoming release and straight up psyched from those who’ve been anticipating Jennie to release new music.

Here are some reactions I saw on my X timeline after the IG story was uploaded:

One fan X User @yk2aii pointed out that Jennie might’ve been dropping subtle hints all along through her Tiktok post that she uploaded after her performance at Roskilde Festival. The Titktok video actually contained the song ‘London Bridge’ by Fergie which was released on July 18, 2006. The fact that the release date of Fergie’s song coincided with the date Jennie posted this first teaser led the fan to conclude that this was indeed a clue from Jennie who’s known for dropping (very) subtle hints prior to new music release in the past. Personally, I’m not 100% sure if this was Jennie’s intention, but it worked out pretty perfectly so yeah, I guess we can call this a hint from Jennie.

Another fan @eleven_digits commented on how the guy from the polaroid looks similar (hairstyle-wise I think) to Lisa’s ’Dream’ MV’s male lead Kentaro Sakaguchi. I mean, the hairstyle does look similar. But I also think there are tons of guys who have that same hairstyle so I’ll take it as just a lighthearted fun comment from a JenLisa shipper.

@jenniedebuts made a prediction against the majority who’s guessing that the guy will be played by a famous actor by saying that the guy could well be just a model, which is a very high possibility too I think.

@keddyjenlisa posted saying that the fans already found a possible candidate of who the guy is since Jennie’s team follows this person Instagram. As of now, Nah Kai (@dornweirb) is the number one candidate from fans’ sleuthing. Also, I’m still amazed to this day how people can so quickly found out who’s following who. Like how do people do it? Is there an app to cross check followers? Or do people check it manually one by one (and if they do, props to them really for being able to catch it and have the patience to do it)?

Source: Nah Kai Instagram Account @dornweirb

@GENIUS9N also pointed out that for this one single Instagram story, Jennie actually amassed over 3.4 million social media engagement in 24 hours, making her the number 1 trending celebrity worldwide during that time frame. I’m obviously biased but I genuinely think Jennie is one of the most influential celebrities in our generation today. Her popularity and impact are pretty insane these days.

Excited to see how Jennie’s new era will unfold. Stay tuned for more updates!

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'In Love Forever' First Official Poster & Teaser

On March 10, 2026, the first official poster and teaser of LingOrm’s newest drama ‘In Love Forever’ were finally released. Both were concurrently debuted online as well as announced offline during CH3’s 56th Anniversary Press Conference at Siam Paragon, officially kicking off the ‘In Love Forever’ era for LingOrm.

‘In Love Forever’ First Official Poster

The poster featured Lingling Kwong and Orm Kornnaphat as their characters in the drama—Runch (Runch Ranlapat) and Neen (Peeracha Pacharathakul)—both wearing wedding gowns, standing in front of each other forehead to forehead with their eyes closed and shot in a warm moody tone. 

‘In Love Forever’ First Teaser Poster featuring Lingling Kwong & Orm Kornnaphat. Source: @LingOrmCH3. Photography by: @amm_anyama

‘In Love Forever’ First Official Teaser

The teaser featured a 45-second clip of RunchNeen in three different wedding gowns in various romantic wedding day settings, with a cake-cutting scene at the end. The teaser actually teased nothing about the plot of the drama because the director—P’Jaew—has shared that they purposefully shot different scenes for title sequence to avoid any spoilers. 

Lingling and Orm posted their reactions to the trailer on X shortly after with Ling posting a single “💖” (which is so on brand of her) followed by Orm who seemed to follow Ling’s lead of emoji response with a string of her own “👍🏼🫶🏼💖🤎🧸🦋💐🐞”.

Read below for more fun tidbits, fans’ reactions on X, and commentaries from the director, the photographer, and yours truly. 

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commentaries & x reactions

10 Mar 2026 - 6:31 pm - @LingOrmCH3 posted the trailer of ‘In Love Forever’ on their X account.

Teaser วาดฝันวันวิวาห์ In love Forever#Teaserวาดฝันวันวิวาห์ #วาดฝันวันวิวาห์ #InLoveForeverTheSeries#LingOrm #หลิงออม‌ pic.twitter.com/Nx6TTMLmFW

— LingOrm CH3 Official (@LingOrmCH3) March 10, 2026

1st TEASER #วาดฝันวันวิวาห์ #InLoveForeverTheSeries

Director: @paajaew
Director of Photography: @jobfilm
Stylist: @verasalon 
Dress by: @unkuniya @deform_official @cherz_brand @ohmmoro
Accessories from: @kindjewelry.official
Make-up Artist: @destiny_melody2454
Hair Stylist: @ummy_4265
Still Photography: @anyama

The teaser then prompted reactions from the fans—JKRs—who have been waiting for updates on the new series since shooting has started. Here are some of the posts that appeared on my timeline:

Both the poster and teaser were beautifully done. Love the music choice, the location, the color grading, the pacing and LingOrm look so pretty in wedding gowns. The trailer almost looks like something that I’d see in a wedding reception. Like the couple’s pre-wedding shoot/trailer you know? Personally though, out of the four looks shown in the trailer, I actually liked the two looks where Neen’s hair is not curly better. They just look more polished and elegant in my opinion.

JKRs also noticed how similar the teaser is to the book cover art the drama is based on. I gotta say they really did a good job with the styling this time around. After the fashion disaster in their previous series ‘Only You’ (mostly with Tawan’s character and her oversized suits), this actually looks like a promising start. At least I’m cautiously optimistic for now.

‘In Love Forever’ Book Cover vs. Still from the First Official Teaser.

One comment on X actually brought up a good question about whose hand is on top on the cake-cutting scene on the trailer. I actually had the same question when I first watched it. My guess is, just based on the size and skin tone of the hand, Runch’s hand is probably the one that’s on top of Neen’s. We’ll see if my guess is correct. 

‘In Love Forever’ First Official Teaser End Scene featuring Lingling Kwong & Orm Kornnaphat. Source: @LingOrmCH3. Photography by: @amm_anyama

After the poster was released, there was a bit of a discourse online of how some people are saying that the poster is AI generated. ‘In Love Forever’ director of photography @amm_anyama set the record straight and debunked the statement by sharing the thought process of how the poster and trailer were produced and the creative decisions made behind it.

Source: @hanniejkr

OP (@amm_anyama) shared:

“Many comments said that at first glance it looks like a painting, which is actually true because the concept was inspired by a painting. A wedding that people in love dream ofis always beautiful, just like a painting. But in real life, it’s not perfect. That’s why we wanted the tone of the image to feel warm, but with a slightly bittersweet touch.

In fact, this is a real photograph (no AI 100%). It was snapped during the moment when they were filming a video and then processed only slightly in Lightroom. The original photo already had this color tone, the adjustments made were less than 10%. The light and shadows in the background, including the shadows of the trees cast on the wall and on the people, are all real as well.

It was also intentional that the two weren’t placed exactly in the center. We purposely left a bit more space on Neen’s side and pushed P’Ranch closer to the edge. However, because P’Ranch’s outfit contains more white space and she is facing the camera to receive more light, it helps balance the composition so that neither side feels heavier than the other. We wanted the image to feel natural and mood-focused, not overly constructed or perfectly block-aligned, because real life is never truly perfect. 🥹

This was the photo that day when we showed it to the entire team and the executives, and everyone loved it. They said it was perfect to be the first poster for #WadFanWanWiwah.”

Not gonna lie, as a certified OCD, I noticed immediately that RunchNeen weren’t placed centered on the poster and it bothered me to a certain extent, just because I like things to be symmetrical. But P’Amm’s explanation on why the framing of the subjects were shot that way and what it symbolizes totally makes sense. Knowing what we know about the plot and characters, Neen being more center on the photo and Runch being pushed to the edge can also symbolize Neen’s family wealth and social status that are conventionally ‘higher’ or ‘bigger’ than Runch (thus she takes more space in the shot), and Runch character that seems to be pushed (or maybe feeling pressured or always on edge is a better way to put it) because of the constant tension between her wife and her mother. Or it could also interpreted as how Runch is willingly yield to Neen and wanting to put her first. Even though the composition might not be balanced at the center, it is also true the way that Runch was lit gave the overall shot a better balance so that one does not overshadow the other. It’s a very interesting approach and I have to say I appreciate the intentional placement and attention to details.

P’Jaew—the director—also added his two cents by sharing more details on how they produced the poster and trailer with the budget constrain that they have while still striving to get the best result possible.

Source: @hanniejkr

From P’Jaew:

“As previously mentioned, this production does not have a bigger budget than other productions. Therefore, we have to spend our funds carefully and plan everything reasonably. We don’t have a pilot, but we did have a small shooting day specially arranged to film the title sequence, including taking still photos to create the poster at the same time.

Most of our dramas do not use footage from the actual story to edit into the title, because we think it spoils the drama too much. Instead, we design and shoot it specially from scratch. Of course, even a small shooting set still requires funding, but we did it in a moderate-budget way, with a small team, not the same scale as a real filming day. There were planning meetings beforehand. The cinematography team, title design team, and stylist team all met and discussed until everything was clearly understood. 

The wedding dresses used were different from the ones used for the studio still photos. We selected them from three brands, six dresses in total, and wore all of them during the shoot because every single one was beautiful. The location chosen was an outdoor place that is beautiful and has all the elements we needed. We used an ARRI ALEXA camera, with P’Job as the DP shooting it himself. P’Amm @amm_anyama handled the still photography.

We spent time from morning until evening shooting according to the title storyboard until it was completed. Since we still had some time left, we shot additional footage. The location had a large beautiful pond that looked like a book cover, which became the inspiration for the shot that imitates the novel cover.

The footage for the title was separated and assembled into the title sequence. The additional footage we shot was edited into a 51-second mini teaser, color graded, with a cute sparkling soundtrack added. 

We also searched for references for the drama title fonts in both English and Thai from various places until we found ones we liked, and then P’Amm modified them into the version you see now.

For the still photos, P’Amm shot according to what looked beautiful and suitable, while P’Job was filming the motion footage. Many photos were taken, and we selected around 4–5 options. P’Amm edited the photos and adjusted the colors slightly, without using any AI apps at all, until everything looked perfect. Then we tried placing the fonts on them and sent them to the boss for selection, which resulted in the first version that you see now. However, there are still several other versions that will gradually be released later.

Both the motion footage and still photos were designed and created specifically for this purpose. We would like to thank every team who helped create these beautiful visuals that have now taken shape as you’ve seen, and also thank the drama fans who left comments. Some people love it a lot, some like it a bit, and some don’t like it, hahaha. Everyone has different tastes and opinions, and that’s perfectly fine.

As for the filming, it is still continuing steadily. We will gradually update everyone so you can keep following along. 🥹”

I actually like this approach more than the pilot approach. From what I remember from ‘The Secret of Us’ and ‘Only You’, I think the pilot doesn’t really connect with the actual storyline of the series. The pilots were usually like a more dramatic version of certain scenes from the series with cliffhangers that don’t really get answered even after the series end. ‘The Secret of Us’ had that morning-after scene of P’Mor spitting hurtful words to N’Earn and ‘Only You’ had that dramatic gun-drawing-and-shooting scene that Tawan did on the rooftop to protect Ira. But in the series, those scenes were nowhere to be found or connected to any of the scenes in the series. For me personally, it feels like a disconnect and a little bit of a let down from what I thought I’m getting from the series. So honestly, no pilot for this series is totally okay for me.

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A week later, P’Jaew—the director of ‘In Love Forever’ appeared on CH3’s See San Show talking about ‘In Love Forever’ first trailer and shared his insight. Watched the clip translated by @minoz_r below:

[Eng Sub] Auntie Jaew was talking about the first teaser.#วาดฝันวันวิวาห์#InLoveForeverTheSeries #LingOrm #หลิงออม https://t.co/5FVxJeShB0 pic.twitter.com/U4IwoYSf6t

— Mnz 'ภีรชน์ (P'Runch💍N'Neen Era) (@minoz_r) March 17, 2026

Source: @Ch3Thailand_33

Source: @jennieyaaaahhhh

SeeSan Bunterng 17/3/26.

English translation by me (@jennieyaaaahhhh)

MC: “Auntie Jaew Yuttana can’t stop smiling after releasing the official poster and the introductory clip for “In Love Forever” (วาดฝันวันวิวาห์). The response has been overwhelmingly positive—fans are loving every detail, and it started trending immediately. It really made everyone working behind the scenes feel like all their hard work paid off. And honestly, once the real teaser drops, it’s guaranteed to wow everyone.”

Auntie Jaew: “Don’t even call it a teaser—it’s just a motion clip related to the series. But people loved it so much. I heard it was trending overnight, so that made me feel like the time spent on it was totally worth it. We wanted it to be a gift for the audience and a way to introduce “In Love Forever” the series. Actually, this clip isn’t part of the story at all—it’s something we filmed specifically to create a special title sequence. I’m just doing my job as usual, you know. No matter how much time we have or who’s acting, our work standard always has to stay the same.”

All and all, I think JKRs were pretty happy with ‘In Love Forever’ first official poster and trailer. Everybody’s now hyped up for the series and patiently waiting for the next update from the team. 

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Orm Kornnaphat at BKK Airport Heading to Shanghai

16 Jan 2026

Around 11 am Bangkok local time, Thai actress Orm Kornnaphat was spotted at Suvarnabhumi Int’l Airport on her way to Shanghai. She was scheduled to attend the BLOSSOMIN × Orm ‘Touch of Bloom’ Brand Appreciation Event the next day (17 Jan ’26) to celebrate her role as the brand ambassador for BLOSSOMIN’s hand care and body care products. This was Orm’s first official schedule and public appearance in 2026 after her New Year’s break.

Around 5 pm local time, Orm arrived safely at Shanghai Pudong International Airport and spotted leaving through the private exit. She greeted and waved at the fans who were waiting excitedly to get a glimpse of the actress.

Read below for more stories, photos & videos.

Disclamer/Note:
Everything’s found online. Credits to the original owners. No copyright infringement intended.
Also, just doing this for fun so apologies in advance if I missed anything since the info is based on on what’s appeared in my feed.

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Orm’s Arrival at BKK Airport

Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand

Around 11 am Bangkok local time, Orm Kornnaphat was seen arriving at Suvarnabhumi International Airport. The actress stepped out from her van while holding a cup of iced coffee, sporting her P’Korn persona today looking all cool and handsome. Orm was wearing Matter Makers head-to-toe outfit paired with Dior sunglasses, bag, and sneakers while holding an Acne Studios checkered scarf.

@LingOrmCH3 official X account posted a clip of Orm’s arrival with the caption “ดารานอนตี3อ่ะป่าวเมื่อคืน” (Translation: “Did the star stay up until 3 AM or something last night?”) teasing they younger if she stayed up last night and waited to hear if Ling’s suitcase has been delivered to her room (read Lingling’s lost suitcase backstory from the day before on this post if you missed it). In the clip, you can also hear admin teasing Orm saying “Someone misses you.” Which then Orm replied with, “Who misses me?” And then P’Booky who was walking next to her answered with, “The person who lost her luggage.”

ดารานอนตี3อ่ะป่าวเมื่อคืน #Ormkornnaphat #ออมกรณ์นภัส pic.twitter.com/Az8VrW9YZR

— LingOrm CH3 Official (@LingOrmCH3) January 16, 2026

Source: @LingOrmCH3

Translation Source: @minoz_r

Orm has arrived at the airport and looks handsome#ออมกรณ์นภัส #Ormkornnaphat pic.twitter.com/V8LoKEm5ff

— LOeiei (@LOeiei_) January 16, 2026

Source: @LOeiei_

baby So cute. Missed you😭 pic.twitter.com/i8ARRWcqoC

— LOeiei (@LOeiei_) January 16, 2026

Source: @LOeiei_

So cute. Have a safe flight💜orm#Ormkornnaphat pic.twitter.com/SAlc9T13Lz

— LOeiei (@LOeiei_) January 16, 2026

Source: @LOeiei_

Orm was seen interacting with the fans while waiting for her check-in process to be completed before finally waving goodbye at the fans before heading into the departure terminal.

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Orm’s arrival at shanghai PVG airport

Around 5 pm local time, Orm arrived safely at Shanghai Pudong International Airport and spotted leaving through the private exit. She greeted and waved at the fans who were waiting excitedly to get a glimpse of the actress before entering her van to leave the airport. Orm lowered her window so the fans could still see her as the car was starting to move. The van did one last stop in front of the crowd of fans who were shouting Orm’s name loudly and that’s when Orm switched her sunglasses with her reading glasses. The moment she could see clearer, her expression got even brighter and she smiled wider at the fans while holding a thumb up sign. Not long after, she said goodbye one last time before rolling her window up as the van left the airport.

Source: @LOeiei_

Orm has arrived in Shanghai.#ออมกรณ์นภัส #Ormkornnaphat pic.twitter.com/2Rawv9jHv5

— LOeiei (@LOeiei_) January 16, 2026

Source: @LOeiei_

baby so cute☺️Have a good rest#Ormkornnaphat‌ pic.twitter.com/q9AGa7ASrd

— LOeiei (@LOeiei_) January 16, 2026

Source: @LOeiei_

อ้วมถึงแล้ววววววว pic.twitter.com/xHRJ4qS5Q2

— Chubbyชน์ • 福福 • (@MoshiJB) January 16, 2026

Source: @MoshiJB

Orm then posted a clip on Weibo, announcing her arrival in Shanghai while eating fruits (pineberry, strawberry, and cherry) inside her moving van.

16.01.26 | Weibo: orm_kornnaphat

nihao shangha!!!🧡#Ormkornnaphat #ออมกรณ์นภัส@ormmormm pic.twitter.com/JtbEeT6qHx

— ORMKORN’s HOME OFFICIAL TH (@ORMKORNHOMETH) January 16, 2026

Source: @ORMKORNHOMETH

เด็กหญิงกรณ์นภัสถึงแล้วค่ะ
เจอกันพรุ่งนี้นะคะทุกคน #Ormkornnaphat #ออมกรณ์นภัส pic.twitter.com/MDBlMC7SaF

— LingOrm CH3 Official (@LingOrmCH3) January 16, 2026

Source: @LingOrmCH3

Later that (mid)night, she posted an IG story of a photo of a line of trees decorated with blue fairy lights on the street of Shanghai. And that was officially the last update of the day we got from Orm. 

17.01.26 | IG: orm.kornnaphat

เด็กที่เซี่ยงไฮ้ยังไม่นอนอีกหย๋อคะ☺️#Ormkornnaphat #ออมกรณ์นภัส@ormmormm pic.twitter.com/aqrV9kx6ru

— ORMKORN’s HOME OFFICIAL TH (@ORMKORNHOMETH) January 16, 2026

Source: @ORMKORNHOMETH

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Blackpink 'Deadline' Mini Album First Teaser

On Jan 30, 2026 12 AM (KST), YG dropped Blackpink’s first set of teaser photos for their upcoming mini album ‘Deadline’.

The drop was somewhat came out of left field for Blinks since to some who have been counting down for teaser drop every Friday of the week since the beginning of new year didn’t get anything and assumed there won’t be teasers released. And some who were expecting teasers assumed that they’ll be rolling them out at the beginning of next month, closer to the comeback date.

I think at this point, predicting how YG will handle Blackpink’s marketing strategy for their upcoming comeback is a little hard just because we’ve been getting so little rollout (if any) in the past couple of comebacks. Although I do think with the release of the first set of teaser photos almost a month before the actual comeback, we might be going back to the old ways of YG doing rollout teaser releases to build up for the comeback.

Also, I lowkey think that they’re dropping the teasers to get people to pre-save their music. I don’t know how important this is for Blackpink & YG themselves, but the big fan accounts on X have been trying hard to get people to pre-save the ‘Deadline’ album because the number of pre-save is lower than Blackpink’s previous comebacks. And they’ve been saying that it’s crucial for people to pre-save the album prior to the comeback for algorithm so that the album can be pushed to more audience. Just a theory though.

But I gotta say, this comeback does feel like the quietest comeback in Blackpink’s history. It might be a good idea for YG to step up their marketing game to at least make some noise online. And I guess this teaser drop is a good starting point. How much content we’ll be getting this time? Only time will tell.

Source: YG Entertainment

X First Reactions

Here are some initial reactions from Blinks that I found on X minutes after the teaser photos were posted:

Will be updating periodically as the rollout continues.

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Lingling Kwong at BKK Airport Heading to Kuala Lumpur

15 Jan 2026

Thai actress Lingling Kwong was spotted at Suvarnabhumi Int’l Airport on her way to Kuala Lumpur to attend Eucerin exclusive Meet & Greet as their ASEAN Brand Ambassador. This event was going to be her first public appearance in Malaysia.

The trip’s also Lingling’s first official schedule and public appearance in 2026 after her New Year’s break.

The actress was spotted shopping at Dior—another brand she’s currently serving as the brand ambassador of—inside the terminal prior to her departure. 

Around 10:30 pm, Lingling arrived safely at Kuala Lumpur International airport, greeted by a crowd of fans who’s been waiting excitedly at the airport. Despite of the late night arrival, fans were still in high spirits evident by the amount of crowd swarming around Ling when she stepped out into the arrival hall accompanied by the multiple shoutings from enthusiastic JKRs trying to get Ling’s attention.

The night ended with a bit of a plot twist when Ling posted an update on her X account minutes after she left the airport saying that her suitcase is lost which prompted the fandom to sent her well-wishes messages online, all hoping that it’ll be recovered quickly.

Two hours later, Ling posted another update saying that the suitcase has been found and will be delivered to her room at 3 am. And that’s how Ling’s first night in Malaysia ended.

Read below for more stories, photos & videos.

Disclamer/Note:
Everything’s found online. Credits to the original owners. No copyright infringement intended.
Also, just doing this for fun so apologies in advance if I missed anything since the info is based on on what’s appeared in my feed.

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Ling’s Arrival at BKK

Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand

Around 6:50 pm, the clip of Ling’s arrival at Suvarnabhumi International Airport started to circulate on X with @LingOrmCH3 official X account posting a clip of the actress reporting for work after her 2-week New Year’s break from the public. The video was captioned with “คิดถึงจุงเบยยยยยยยย 🥰” (Translation: “Missing you so much, Lingling 🥰”), a sentiment which 19k people who liked the post seemed to agree with.

Ling has arrived at the airport. so pretty#หลิงหลิงคอง #linglingkwong pic.twitter.com/MszslMA73B

— LOeiei (@LOeiei_) January 15, 2026

Sources: Post 1, Post 2, Post 3

คิดถึงจุงเบยยยยยยยย 🥰#Linglingkwong #หลิงหลิงคอง pic.twitter.com/3pyHNWTexq

— LingOrm CH3 Official (@LingOrmCH3) January 15, 2026

Safe flight 🫳🏻🫳🏻#หลิงหลิงคอง #LingLingkwong pic.twitter.com/WLwYvsOCz6

— Dream (@Dream9502_) January 15, 2026

While walking to the check-in counter, Ling was seen happily interacting and talking with the fans and there are clips of her saying (answering one of the fan’s question I assume. Not too sure because they were conversing in Mandarin and I don’t speak Mandarin) that she’s happy when she’s working and also happy even when she’s not working, making the fans laughed at her answer.

Lingling says she’s happy when she’s working, and happy even when she’s not😂#linglingkwong‌ pic.twitter.com/9HeAbPNHbt

— LOeiei (@LOeiei_) January 15, 2026

Source:@LOeiei_

LingLing said she’s happy whether she goes to work or not 🥹🤏🏻🤏🏻🤏🏻🤏🏻 pic.twitter.com/sGwlUZjuEQ

— Dream (@Dream9502_) January 15, 2026

Fansites Photos:

Sources: @eastern0122 (Image 1-4), @00kwongNGC2237 (Image 5-6), @winkiloka_lo (Image 7), @Dream9502_ (Image 8), @Dream9502_ (Image 9-10).

Lingling Kwong Airport Fashion at BKK Airport Heading to Kuala Lumpur | Source: @lingstylestudio

Inside the terminal, the actress was spotted shopping at Dior—another brand she’s currently serving as the brand ambassador of—prior to her departure. 

Source: @00kwongNGC2237

Sources: Image 1, Image 2, Image 3, Image 4, Image 5.

Around 8 pm, @LingOrmCH3 X account posted a picture of Ling before her flight with the caption “See you later! ✈️” (Translated) and she’s off to Malaysia.

Source: @LingOrmCH3

Ling’s Arrival at KUL

Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia

Around 10:30 pm, Lingling arrived safely at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Photos of the first sightings of the actress after her arrival were soon uploaded by fansites who were on the same flight with her, capturing Ling sitting on a buggy waiting to be driven to the arrival terminal. Sitting next to her was her makeup artist @homeless_makeupb who came along on this trip.

Fansites Photos:

Sources: @00kwongNGC2237 (Image 1-2), Image 3, @day_fruit71850 (Image 4).

Lingling arrived safely in Malaysia#หลิงหลิงคอง #linglingkwong pic.twitter.com/XhEHoEpoiY

— Dream (@Dream9502_) January 15, 2026

So cuteeee 🫳🏻#หลิงหลิงคอง #linglingkwong pic.twitter.com/7pXvH9p53x

— Dream (@Dream9502_) January 15, 2026

While riding the buggy, her team was teaching her how to say a couple of Malay words including “Aku cinta kamu” (I love you) and “Selamat datang” (welcome). She struggled a little with the pronunciations before finally nailing the words after a couple of tries. At the end of one clip, she said, “Malaysia. See you. Ha ha”. I gotta say that “Ha ha” in the end is so Ling. 😆

Aku Cinta Kamu 🥰🫶🏼 #Linglingkwong #หลิงหลิงคอง pic.twitter.com/pDHGFtcxnf

— LingOrm CH3 Official (@LingOrmCH3) January 16, 2026

When Ling stepped into the arrival hall, she was greeted by a crowd of fans who’s been waiting excitedly at the airport. Despite of the late night arrival, JKRs were still in high spirits evident by the enthusiastic shoutings coming from all directions trying to get Ling’s attention. At some point, the crowd got a little too crowded and Ling warned people to watch out for their surroundings before she quickly escorted into her van by security. 

Source: @LOeiei_

Ling has arrived in Malaysia, and she has many fans there#linglingkwong‌ pic.twitter.com/YnM06e1P0B

— LOeiei (@LOeiei_) January 15, 2026

Source: @Dream9502_

Lingling greeting everyone with a bright smile even though it’s late #หลิงหลิงคอง #linglingkwong pic.twitter.com/bgguCqtpVo

— Dream (@Dream9502_) January 15, 2026

Source: @LOeiei_

There were so many fans that Ling said, ‘Watch out’#linglingkwong‌ pic.twitter.com/cY7qL0zeKp

— LOeiei (@LOeiei_) January 15, 2026

The night ended with a bit of a plot twist when Ling posted an update on her X account minutes after she left the airport saying that her suitcase is lost which prompted the fandom to sent her well-wishes messages online, all hoping that it’ll be recovered quickly.

Source: @linglingsirilak

@homeless_makeupb (Ling’s makeup artist for this trip) also talked about the incident when he went on live that night saying that someone mistook Ling’s luggage but they already managed to contact the person to swap it back. 

อัพเดตจากไลฟ์โฮม
โฮม: มีคนเอากระเป๋าพี่หลิงไป เกิดการสลับเล็กน้อย พี่หลิงน่าจะลงทวิตแล้วเมื่อกี้ ติดต่อกระเป๋าได้แล้วตอนนี้ คนที่น่าจะเอากระเป๋าผิดไป เขาอยู่บนHighway จะเอากระเป๋าลงมา แล้วจะมาดูว่าหยิบผิดไปไหม https://t.co/f55BntYumY pic.twitter.com/nROuBEhX3S

— K.Mayazo._.hyemAn🐻‍❄️🐶🐹 (@KMayaKwangbae) January 15, 2026

Two hours later, Ling posted another update saying that the suitcase has been found and will be delivered to her room at 3 am. Rumor has it somebody mistook her suitcase at baggage claim but the staff managed to track the person and recover the suitcase. And that’s how Ling’s first night in Malaysia ended.

Source: @linglingsirilak

Bonus:

My favorite LingOrm fanart account @Vel_LO_art posted a strip relating to the Ling’s-suitcase-gone-missing incident depicting the contrast of reactions between Ling and Orm when the suitcase went missing. Ling is shown with a very chill reaction saying “Oh no~” (and tell me why when I read this, I immediately read it in the tone that Ling usually use when saying the phrase. Iykyk) while Orm’s reaction is the complete opposite, panicking over the ordeal. 

Below it, there’s another scenario showing another contrast of reactions from Ling when her suitcase went missing vs when her protein pack went missing (happened during ‘LingOrm 1st FanMeeting in Singapore’ last year on June 14, 2025). While she’s super chill about her suitcase went missing, when her protein pack went missing though, it was a whole different reaction. Ling was practically sulking on stage, telling the fans and complaining about her missing protein pack during soundcheck and the fan meeting event. And I can attest to this because I actually attended the FM that day. Honestly, it was pretty cute how distracted she was during the whole event because of a missing protein pack.

Artwork by: @Vel_LO_art | English Translation by: @minoz_r

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Blackpink 'Deadline' World Tour Announcement

In case you missed it, YG finally announced the name of Blackpink’s upcoming world tour yesterday morning, 16 May 2025 at 11 am (KST). Blackpink’s upcoming world tour is titled ‘Deadline’.

The time the announcement was published is new since big announcements usually drop at midnight in the past. Blinks usually stay up to wait for these announcements or check YG’s website if a new locked article has appeared (they usually post the article the day before and make it public the next day). But I guess we’re switching to the 11 am KST time for this era. One comment said that they might be following the Western time (which I assume is the States maybe) which makes sense since they now have a lot of new fans in the states since their solo era.

My Initial Reactions

I first saw the post on Instagram (so I haven’t seen the general reactions of the X-sphere) and my immediate initial reaction was:

“Huh?”

Literally so confused on how they picked ‘Deadline’ as a world tour title because to be honest, it kinda sounds like something that you’re forced to do and I’m associating the word with a more negative connotation rather than a positive one.

And it also felt like they ran out of time to think of a better title since Blinks have been voicing their concerns about the lack of information about the upcoming world tour and comeback and so let’s just go with ‘Deadline’ to meet the deadline (I might feel differently if this was announced before they started selling the tickets for the tour). You know what I mean?

But then I was like, maybe my brain wasn’t working properly just yet.
Maybe my brain’s still half asleep.
Maybe they do have a solid explanation about this choice of title and I’m just not getting it.
It was only 9 am after all.

So then, as usual, I went to X to find the meaning and concept behind the title.

The first post I saw on X that’s related to the world tour title was this one:

“It implies the meaning of an opportunity to bring out extreme concentration and an irreversible last moment, so it is expected to be a performance with a high degree of completion on an overwhelming scale.”

And then I was like, “HUH?????”

Okay, clearly that was probably taken from a direct Google Translate or Papago translation because the English is not Englishing. So I scrolled some more and found this:

“It implies a moment of extreme focus—a point of no return—and hints at a high-quality performance on an overwhelming scale, heightening anticipation.”

Okay, this one sounds a bit better and the statement makes more sense but honestly, I still don’t associate these descriptions with the word ‘Deadline’. This could well be the description of the word ‘concert’ or ‘stage performance’ to be honest, no?

Is it just me? 🤔

But anyways, since I’m still not getting it, I decided to just see how others interpret and react to this announcement. There are a couple of themes regarding these reactions.

the *friendly jabs

(*or maybe not so friendly? 😆)

yg summoning the girls

I mean....I can see that. With the amount of solo activities they’ve been doing lately, it’s definitely possible that they forgot to go back to YG for their group activities. 😆

Comments on the Poster Design

Last-Minute Prep Vibes

Not gonna lie, out of all the Blackpink Tour announcements, this one’s probably feel the most half-assed and last-minute one (in terms of marketing timing). I get that the members are busy, but what is the supposed separate team YG formed to handle the Blackpink’s upcoming world tour is doing all these time? The lack of updates is baffling. At this point, with no comeback announcement in sight, buying a ticket to this tour feels like buying a mystery box. But just to be clear, I still wanna go. 😆

Pattern Spotting

Alternative Tour Name Suggestions

‘The Revolution’ is the best alt I’ve seen so far. Plus it’s fitting with their brand.

tour greeting simulation

One Blink posted on X:

“Annyeonghaseyo welcome to the Blackpink Deadline world tour Day 1 here in-” —@globaIpinks

Now that I read this post and imagining one of the members saying this line, the tour’s opening greeting might sound a little awkward. 😂😂😂 But I’m sure we’ll get used to it eventually.

Next Album Prediction

Many also predicted that ‘Deadline’ will be the next album’s name since Born Pink was used both for the album and the world tour last time.

the disbandment prediction

If you don’t already know, many have voiced their predictions that this will be Blackpink’s last concert before they disband and focus on their solo careers. And the choice of the title really doesn’t help to quell these rumors.

Will they really disband after this tour?

I really don’t know.

But looking from a business perspective, why would they? Assuming that they now have a pretty significant upper hand and power in negotiating their contracts with YG, I would imagine by continuing their group activity, they probably could earn a good amount of money. Unless their group contract is extremely disadvantage to them, I think they probably won’t disband. They probably would just reduce their group activities. But we’re used to that so... nothing new honestly.

the ‘how you like that’ reference

For reference, they’re referring to the bridge of ‘How You Like That’ that Rosé sings:

🎵
날개 잃은 채로 추락했던 날
The day I fell without my wings

어두운 나날 속에 갇혀 있던 날
Those dark days where I was trapped

그때쯤에 넌 날 끝내야 했어
You should’ve ended me when you had the chance

Look up in the sky, it’s a bird it’s a plane
🎵

I think out of all the interpretations, I like this one the most. It’s the most positive one. Although I do think connecting ‘Deadline’ to this is a bit far fetched since it does feel the word is meant for people outside the fandom and does not focus so much on the group and Blinks? I don’t know. Maybe I’m just reading too much into it (or didn’t manage to read into it enough).

But as of now, I’m kind of mid on the title. Not really feeling it. Even ‘The Revolution’ sounds a bit better than ‘Deadline’ in my opinion. But let’s see if my feelings change in the future.

Comeback Predictions

Now that the tour title has dropped, some predicted that the comeback will not happen until next month, which makes sense.

If they’re doing a comeback right after this, it’ll feel even more rushed than everything already is at the moment. One month to build up the momentum for the comeback is honestly pushing it, but it can still works.

Or they can do it for the album release, do the actual comeback during the Goyang Stadium Tour and essentially treating the tour as their ‘music show’ stages.

But at the very least, I really do think we need that album to come out before the actual tour kicks off because I don’t know how fun will the concert be if we never hear any of the new songs. Like, how would we sing along to that?

In any case, I’m just hoping that they wouldn’t actually thinking of releasing the new albuma day before the Goyang Stadium show like this post is saying. It’s one thing to stick to a concept, but doing that is just taking things a little bit too extreme I think.

At least for us in the South East Asian countries—since the cities and dates for this leg of the tour haven’t been announced yet—by the time Blackpink is in our areas, there’s a higher probability that the album is already out by then (or at least I’m hoping).

For now, my feeling is all we can do is to hope that this world tour plan makes it out of the group chat and into the real world. 😝🤭

All I know is ticket wars are going to be insane this time around I predict. I tried to get tickets for the Goyang Stadium shows and it sold out when I was still in the virtual queue. 😭😭😭 Streets are saying the 2-days show sold out in under 15 minutes with over 121k fans in the queue (capacity of the stadium is 40k by the way).

Anybody planning to attend this tour?

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