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Lay Zhang is still TECNO’s grand ambassador for 2025

Continuous partnership of two continuously-rising Chinese superstars

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TECNO made Lay Zhang as their global ambassador last 2024. This year, things are looking bright for these two continuously rising superstars.

Solidified Partnership

This year, TECNO has secured its relationship with Lay with more diverse and exciting projects that resonate toward the younger audience.

Lay mirrors the energy of TECNO’s users and is the ideal inspiration to encourage them in pursuing their goals to achieve success.

Along with his established entertainment agency that continues to hone young talents, it also serves as a true testament that the superstar shares the same vision with TECNO of empowering the next generation.

TECNO’s CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) Laury Bai said that they love working with Lay especially by having the same spirit. He continues to be the embodiment of TECNO’s “Stop at Nothing” ethos — or the brand’s mantra in empowering the youth with modern tech.

TECNO’s tech complemented by products with well-rounded price tags will help the youth seize opportunities that will benefit them in having a better and brighter future.

The same can be said with Lay as he said he continues to be delighted with TECNO’s approach and how it aligns to his quest for aspiration and creation.

As TECNO’s Global Brand Ambassador, Lay will showcase the recently-renewed POVA 7 series. It’s the brand’s smartphone line known for its gaming capabilities paired with a sleek and dynamic design.

Lay also told that he is keen to share with his followers how the new POVA phones deliver an overall smoother entertainment and gaming experience.

Moreover, aside from the continuous collab that involves product promotion, fan engagements, and even concert tour support, it’s also promised that TECNO and Lay will make exciting new music along the magic of C-Pop and Afrobeats to international fans.

With this continuous collaboration, TECNO and Lay Zhang share the same commitment in inspring and empowering global consumers to express themselves, be creative, and pursue their passions.

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Zhang Yixing — or popularly known in his global mononym ‘Lay’ — is a Chinese superstar who also happened to be a member of one of K-Pop’s most popular idol groups. For most fans, he’s known for taking part in SM Entertainment’s widely-popular 3rd-gen multi-racial boy group ‘EXO‘.

Specifically, he made his debut first under EXO-M, or the group’s Mandarin-speaking/singing sub-unit.

After his long K-Pop journey since 2012, he eventually became not just a singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor, but also a pop slash rap artist, even a true fashion icon. Eventually, Lay Zhang is a true superstar both in China and globally.

Prior all that, he’s a true definition of “a star was born” as he’s already a famous child actor in Hunan, China — which is his hometown.

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BINI, KATSEYE among top worldwide Google Searches ahead of Coachella

Coachella to kick off this weekend

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BINI and KATSEYE topped recent Google Search trends ahead of their Coachella performances this month.

It’s clear that Coachella attendees are curious about the popular Philippine pop girl group, as well as the Los Angeles-based global girl group.

That’s aside from dedicated BLOOMs who are eager to see Aiah, Colet, Maloi, Gwen, Stacey, Mikha, Jhoanna, and Sheena take part in the legendary California music festival on Friday, April 10.

According to Google Trends data, global searches for the term “BINI Coachella” hit a perfect
score of 100 on April 8.

This indicates that the search term briefly became the highest-ranking search trend.

Meanwhile, “KATSEYE Coachella” scored 98 on April 7 on Google Trends, followed by a perfect 100 on April 8.

The timing of KATSEYE’s new single, “PINKY UP” couldn’t have been better as it dropped just a day before their Sahara stage set.

At the same time, the Filipino octet has also released “Blush” as their new comeback song — just hours ahead of KATSEYE.

As such, EYEKONS have also been scouring the interwebs for the global girl group.

And as these are worldwide search data, the recent Google Search trends somewhat prove these artists are effectively breaking through the global mainstream, and introducing their respective cultures to the global stage.

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Metal Gear Solid is getting a film adaptation

It will be directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein.

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Videogame adaptations are so hot right now. After the mainstream success of The Super Mario Bros. duology, several other franchises have committed to seeing their favorite characters on the big screen. Now, Metal Gear Solid is the latest to make the jump. Sony has confirmed that a film adaptation about the stealth franchise is in the works.

Though the game’s movie announcement is a big deal on its own right, it’s attached to an even bigger announcement: Sony has signed the up-and-coming directing duo Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein to direct a number of its upcoming projects.

The deal’s first confirmed project, via Hollywood Reporter, is an adaptation of Metal Gear Solid, produced by Avi and Ari Arad.

Spanning multiple decades, the Metal Gear series is a stealth-based franchise that often goes off the rails with its supernatural elements. Naturally, it’s all thanks to series creator Hideo Kojima, notoriously known for his unconventional storytelling. When Kojima left Konami, the franchise has since been shelved but still enjoys a lot of hype, thanks to the occasional remake.

Right now, it’s unknown how much of the film will lean into the craziness of the franchise. It should still be a crazy ride to see, though.

SEE ALSO: Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2 launches August 27 on PS5

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LE SSERAFIM Chaewon flexes Galaxy S26 Ultra Privacy Display

She says the feature is cool

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LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Chaewon didn’t set out to show off a feature. But somewhere in the middle of a Weverse live, she ended up doing exactly that. It’s a pretty good flex.

In a clip that’s now making the rounds online, Chaewon shared that she recently switched to the Galaxy S26 Ultra and has been enjoying one specific feature in particular:

“I just changed my phone lately to Galaxy S26 Ultra. And it has a privacy screen feature, right? It’s so cool. You really can’t see anything from the side. I show this to everyone I meet and make them jealous.”

It’s just someone genuinely impressed by a feature — and casually flexing it.

A feature that makes sense instantly

The feature Chaewon is referring to is Privacy Display, one of the headline additions on the Galaxy S26 Ultra.

When enabled, it limits the viewing angles of the screen. That way. only the person holding the phone can clearly see what’s on it. Anyone looking from the side gets a dimmed or obscured view.

If you’ve ever used a privacy screen protector, the concept is similar. The difference here is that it’s built directly into the phone and can be toggled on or off, or even set to activate only for specific apps.

It’s a small addition on paper, but one that solves a very real, very common problem — especially if you’re using your phone in public spaces.

Samsung contract renewed?

It’s worth noting that LE SSERAFIM has been using Galaxy smartphones for a while now. That’s likely due to a partnership with Samsung and/or Google.

The music video for their track “Come Over” heavily features the smartphone, along with Google Gemini features integrated into the experience.

Another member, Sakura, also mentioned to fans recently that she has switched phones — from a Galaxy Z Flip to now also using a Galaxy S26 Ultra.


Whether this points to a renewed partnership or just continued preference isn’t something officially confirmed. But moments like Chaewon’s certainly keep Galaxy devices in the spotlight.

It’s easy to imagine the same scenario playing out anywhere — on a commute, in a café, or sitting next to someone who’s just a little too curious about what you’re doing on your phone.

It’s also something we’ve explored ourselves.

In one of our reels, we showed a straightforward demo of how Privacy Display works. We tilted the phone to show how the screen becomes unreadable from the side. In another, we leaned into a more playful skit: someone trying (and failing) to peek at what’s on the screen of the person beside them.


The result is the same. From certain angles, the display practically disappears.

The kind of feature you show off

Privacy Display isn’t the flashiest feature on the Galaxy S26 Ultra. But it’s the kind of feature you end up showing people. Not because you have to — but because it’s surprisingly satisfying to see in action.

If Chaewon’s experience is anything to go by, it’s also the kind of feature that makes people just a little bit jealous.

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