It’s not every day you get to see Han So Hee in person. On September 13, I found myself at her Manila fan meeting. This was my first time at a fan meet, and the energy was noticeably different from the K-Pop girl group concerts I frequent—softer, more intimate, but just as filled with devotion.

Han So Hee was visibly tired, but that almost made the night more moving. You could see her push through with genuine effort to show appreciation for her fans. At one point, she even stepped off the stage to take a selfie with a fan who had shared a deeply personal story. I wasn’t fast enough to capture it, but the moment spoke volumes.

This isn’t the aforementioned moment. Close enough, though.

The fanmeet

The program had playful bits too. A highlight was when she was asked to copy poses from fan art. It was a treat both for the fans and for my camera—visually sharp, fun to shoot, and perfectly suited for social feeds.

Somewhere in between, she also revealed a small but telling personal preference: she’s a binge-watcher. She wants to know how a story ends, so she’d rather power through a series than wait week after week.

So Hee thinking about her answer during the quiz session where we learned she’s a binge-watcher.

And then there was the hi-touch session. I wasn’t sure how I’d react until it was my turn. I walked up, scrunched my nose at her, and she did the same back. 

It wasn’t a hi-five, it was a firmware upgrade for my soul.

We weren’t allowed to take photos or videos during hi-touch so this is So Hee with a cute pouty face instead.

The funny thing is, before the event, a friend had asked me which of her dramas they should watch. Without hesitation, I rattled off a list—My Name and Soundtrack #1 topping my recommendations. That’s when I realized I wasn’t just there to test a device. Somewhere along the way, I’d actually become a fan.

vivo V60

Still, I did bring along the vivo V60. Seated further from the stage, it became the perfect challenge for the phone’s telephoto camera and Stage Mode. I was a bit disappointed to learn that Stage Mode only worked for photos this time around. I’d had such a good time using it for fancams on the vivo X200 Pro that it felt like a step back.

Even so, the V60 held up. Shots within a reasonable range looked clean, and those where I didn’t push the zoom too hard were the best. Once you go beyond 10x, things get dicey.

At that point, it’s less ‘zoom’ and more ‘interpretive art,’ but Han So Hee’s face card refused to fold.

But that’s also the charm—having a camera that helps you capture fleeting moments, even from a distance, made me appreciate the fan meeting differently.

That night wasn’t really about testing tech. It was about being present for a star who, despite the fatigue, showed up wholeheartedly. The V60 was just my lens into it all—a reminder that sometimes the best shots are the ones that let you relive how it felt to be there.

Here are a few more photos from the fanmeet.

NBA on Prime is officially in the Philippines. With media days for the upcoming NBA season in full swing, hype is steadily peaking.

The streaming platform will bring live NBA action starting October 25, during the league’s season opener.

Opening Night will feature a double-header that tips off starting at 7:30 A.M. Manila time.

The New York Knicks, which now has Filipino-American star guard Jordan Clarkson, will square off against the Boston Celtics.

This will be followed by a Western Conference showdown between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers at 10:00 A.M.

In addition, NBA on Prime pregame coverage begins at 7:00 A.M.

Ian Eagle will be the play-by-play anchor for the Knicks-Celtics opener, joined by Stan Van Gundy as the color analyst and Cassidy Hubbarth reporting from the sidelines.

Meanwhile, the second matchup will feature Kevin Harlan on the call, with Candace Parker providing analysis and Allie Clifton as sideline reporter.

NBA on Prime Video

The NBA and Amazon Prime Video inked an 11-year media rights agreement for exclusive global coverage for 66 regular-season NBA games.

The scope includes an opening-week doubleheader, a new Black Friday NBA game, and all games from the Emirates NBA Cup beginning from the knockout stages.

NBA has actually already created a quick guide of all the games streaming on Prime Video here.

In addition, Allen Iv3rson, a new three-part original docuseries, is coming on October 23. Made by Shaquille O’Neal’s Jersey Legends and Stephen Curry and Erick Peyton’s Unanimous Media, the series showcases the captivating life of the basketball legend.

Prime Video movies, series coming this October

Aside from live NBA action, Prime Video subscribers can look forward to these upcoming movies and series next month:

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• October 1: Play Dirty
• October 2: A Star Brighter Than The Sun
• October 4: Sanda
• October 8: Ninja vs. Gokudo
• October 10: John Candy: I Like Me
• October 16: Culpa Nuestra (Our Fault)
• October 22: Harlan Coben’s Lazarus
• October 23: Host
• October 29: Hedda
• October 29: Hazbin Hotel Season 2

Scarcely anything is more frightening in movies than a competent father avenging the kidnapping or the murder of his child. Just watch Liam Neeson’s Taken or Jackie Chan’s The Foreigner. In One Battle After Another, director Paul Thomas Anderson asks about a reversal of roles: What if the supposedly competent father isn’t as competent as he seems?

On paper, One Battle After Another has the makings of a comedy flick featuring a bumbling father clumsily trying to rescue his daughter. Critically, despite the deadpan humor, the movie is anything but. Incompetence is not a point of comedy but a point of concern, and it becomes more apparent that the real protagonist is racial resilience in white America.

In One Battle After Another, Leonardo DiCaprio plays Bob Ferguson, a retired member of a militant revolutionary group known as the French 75. Sixteen years after his partner rats out the entire group, Bob and their daughter, Willa (Chase Infiniti), live out new lives in small town America. However, their quiet life goes awry when the racist Col. Steven Lockjaw, played by Sean Penn, regains the scent of the French 75’s survivors.

This movie is a comedy.

In the hands of other directors, this plot should result in a fairly simple action movie. However, sixteen years away from the revolutionary life have rusted away Bob’s skills. He can barely remember the codewords that revolutionaries need to recognize each other in the field. Obviously, the movie turns into a comedy when Bob argues hysterically with a modern revolutionary after the former’s inability to remember simple passwords.

And yet, every single time that Bob messes up, the film quickly reminds viewers that each delay spells further doom for Willa, kidnapped by Lockjaw. Fortunately for Bob, Lockjaw seems just as incompetent. He’s not a mastermind; he’s driven purely by a desire to join a white nationalist group called the Christmas Adventurers Club. “I’m going to be a Christmas Adventurer,” Lockjaw hilariously shouts in deadpan.

It’s an odd mirror. Both Bob and Lockjaw — both Caucasian — aren’t smart or savvy at all. In fact, the only things that set them apart are the latter’s racist beliefs and power in the military. Were it not for Lockjaw’s control in the military, the plot probably wouldn’t exist.

This movie is a drama.

In contrast, the film’s Black and Latino characters exude an air of cool confidence. Benicio del Toro’s Sergio remains calm amid Bob’s hysterics to save his daughter. Unsurprisingly, he manages to do so while saving an entire building of Mexican immigrants before an immigration raid.

Regina Hall’s Deandra spirits Willa away from Lockjaw’s imminent raid. Compared to Bob’s lack of planning, Deandra has almost all the bases covered. In fact, Willa herself — minus a few accidental mishaps — has better survival instincts than her father, despite not having any prior experience as a revolutionary.

Simply from the film’s top billing, you’re going to assume that Bob and Lockjaw are the two main characters. However, the real story is how non-white people need to foster survival skills to live in an America dominated by white ideals.

One Battle After Another is two movies in one package. One of which is a comedy featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn. The other is a survival drama featuring Chase Infiniti against a racist political machine.