{"id":2394016,"date":"2026-04-29T04:52:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T04:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2394016"},"modified":"2026-04-29T04:52:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T04:52:14","slug":"singer-laufey-roped-in-fellow-wasian-celebs-like-katseyes-megan-for-music-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/singer-laufey-roped-in-fellow-wasian-celebs-like-katseyes-megan-for-music-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Singer Laufey roped in fellow \u2018Wasian\u2019 celebs like Katseye\u2019s Megan for music video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 In this monthly column, The Straits Times curates the most buzz-worthy music released in the past month. <\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Laufey - Madwoman (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yNa8jP4zoJo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Laufey\u2019s 1960s-inspired music video for Madwoman is generating online buzz for its star-studded cameos by fellow \u201cWasian\u201d (mixed white and Asian) celebrities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The jazz-pop\/bossa nova tune is from A Matter Of Time: The Final Hour, the newly released deluxe edition of the Chinese-Icelandic singer-songwriter\u2019s Grammy-winning third album, A Matter Of Time (2025).<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Korean-Canadian actor Hudson Williams, the breakout star of sports romance series Heated Rivalry (2025 to present), plays Laufey\u2019s troublesome love interest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/0654b73333667506a1446ca688a533f595c4b2c2745498533040b208188e6620\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">A Matter Of Time: The Final Hour is a deluxe edition of Chinese-Icelandic singer Laufey&#8217;s third album, released in August 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: VINGOLF RECORDINGS<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Meanwhile, her glamorous pals include her lookalike Megan Skiendiel, a member of global girl group Katseye who has a Singaporean-Chinese mother and an American-Swedish father. The in-joke here is that Laufey was mistaken for Skiendiel in real life by the paparazzi at the 2026 Golden Globes in January.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Rounding out the friend group are Chinese-Swedish-American actress Lola Tung from drama series The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022 to 2025) and Chinese-American Olympic gold medallist figure skater Alysa Liu, who are both seen playing poolside mahjong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Lastly, Chinese-American actresses Havana Rose Liu and Chase Sui Wonders make cameos \u2013 as cover girls on magazines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The MV is helmed by Taiwanese-American music video director Warren Fu, known for his work with music acts such as Daft Punk and The Weeknd.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/0ede45ab84d754933d1158dc4522b8e49d020f4f9494dc7580f8cee25086d492\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Chinese-Icelandic singer Laufey will be performing at Singapore Indoor Stadium on May 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: EMMA CRAFT<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cGrowing up, I felt a general lack of representation for people who looked like me in music and media. With the Madwoman video, I wanted to be that representation,\u201d Laufey, who will perform a sold-out concert at Singapore Indoor Stadium on May 19, says in a press statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cThe result is what honestly feels like my absolute dream video and exactly what younger Laufey would have loved to see.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/63c8cec780603807d33d1c99c6e2a2ff80e541c0027d21ade632ecba96ae2706\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Nobody&#8217;s Home is a single by Singapore singer-songwriter Charlie Lim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: CHARLIE LIM<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">For the past year, the spotlight on home-grown singer-songwriter Charlie Lim has been fixed on Here We Are, the theme song he co-wrote and performed for the 2025 National Day Parade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">But after stepping away from working on his solo music for almost a year, he is back with a new release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Nobody\u2019s Home is firmly in the vein of what Lim does best: heartbreaking ballads that are deeply introspective and emotional. The track serves as the lead single for his upcoming third full-length album Daydream, which is slated for release at the end of 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The raw vulnerability of its songs stems from a dark period in his personal life. In a social media post on March 20, Lim revealed: \u201cI went through quite a manic depressive episode, the ending of a long-term relationship.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He added that music was \u201cthe only thing for me to kind of figure out how to build myself back up again\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">These painful experiences laid the foundation for his new songs, with Lim noting that the record\u2019s themes revolve around \u201cregret and dealing with it, taking accountability, not running from your mistakes and just sitting with them\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/b15403efef8e6562c76889cb7398fc986d5a14af5fad63a6219e73767bd28dfb\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-landscape flex items-start shrink-0 object-cover landscape article-landscape mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Charlie Lim\u2019s new songs stem from a dark period in his personal life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: RIN TACHIHARA<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Daydream follows his previous acclaimed albums: the melancholic Time\/Space (2015) and the electronic and UK garage-influenced Check-Hook (2018).<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"responsive-iframe-base instagram instagram-embed\" title=\"instagram embed\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWF9CQ7Dzxs\/embed\/captioned\/?omitscript=true\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer;falseclipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\" loading=\"eager\" data-testid=\"responsiveIframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/86ceacd024af6245842faf93091f6c50b888ee108c47cbf28d0e1e484d1cf48e\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">I Feel So Free is a song by American singer Madonna from her upcoming 15th album, Confessions II (2026).<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: WARNER RECORDS<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In 1985, Madonna famously declared \u201conly when I\u2019m dancing can I feel this free\u201d on one of her earliest hits, Into The Groove.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Four decades later, the American pop star is exploring that exact sentiment with her new single, I Feel So Free.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The hypnotic deep house tune is the opening track of her upcoming 15th album, Confessions II, set to be released on July 3. It serves as a direct sequel to her 2005 chart-topper Confessions On A Dance Floor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/a25d5f1c40cafb60a543bf12dce8d8b46a3e35a69cabeb7208e130c546e513d1\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Madonna\u2019s new song I Feel So Free is a tribute to house music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: RAFAEL PAVAROTTI<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A nostalgic love letter to classic house music and her roots in the underground New York City club scene, the song prominently samples the 1989 Chicago house classic French Kiss by American DJ and record producer Lil Louis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">With lyrics celebrating the anonymity of dancing in a crowded disco, I Feel So Free also samples snippets of a 2021 video monologue she did with American fashion magazine V for its Madonna Forever issue celebrating the singer\u2019s long career.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Madonna - I Feel So Free (Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zx83eVfP64A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/80ae167537fa363785b915bc9359e5b96efd143698603bd41633659b3e11b3a1\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Vol. II is the second studio album by the Canadian rock group Angine de Poitrine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: ANGINE DE POITRINE<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">With their cartoonish costumes and viral fame, one might be tempted to write off Canadian rock duo Angine de Poitrine as just another internet novelty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The masked duo \u2013 Khn de Poitrine and Klek de Poitrine \u2013 were thrust into the limelight thanks to their live performance on a video series by Seattle-based American radio station KEXP in 2025. But dive into their new album, Vol. II, and that assumption is quickly dismantled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In an era increasingly saturated with artificial intelligence-generated slop, Angine de Poitrine\u2019s stripped-down, raw and strictly live musicality is a much-needed antidote. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">There are no glossy, sterilised productions here. Every note captures the warmth and organic energy that AI simply cannot replicate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/0f55c27402a7d9e451b8ca84ea6f4338f3a771adf000bf02f129390c2415d394\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-landscape flex items-start shrink-0 object-cover landscape article-landscape mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Canadian rock duo Angine de Poitrine comprise Khn de Poitrine (left) and Klek de Poitrine (right).<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: ANGINEDEPOITRINE\/FACEBOOK<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Mostly made up of instrumentals, their bizarre meld of groovy and progressive rock utilises a custom-built, double-necked guitar that allows them to experiment with microtones instead of the standard musical scales.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Album highlights like the frenetic Mata Zyklek and the oddball rhythms of Utzp capture their ethos, showcasing sheer technical chops and an authentic, unpolished charm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/5aacf8f2187b1cb351b9e94cf076ce82d19900ba0b09093bb026021e48ca0af1\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Your Favorite Toy is the 12th album by American band Foo Fighters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: ROSWELL RECORDS<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Shooting straight to No. 1 on the UK iTunes Top Albums chart, Foo Fighters\u2019 12th album features songs that hark back to frontman Dave Grohl\u2019s pre-Nirvana punk and hardcore roots with their blistering energy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The 36-minute album \u2013 the shortest in the American rock band\u2019s 30-year history \u2013 was ahead of new releases from artistes such as American singers Noah Kahan and Demi Lovato, as well as a posthumous Michael Jackson project.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/cf4b01c2ee4d295ba7a518240597354466c50578c2ad41029bb9903afd9f13e8\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-landscape flex items-start shrink-0 object-cover landscape article-landscape mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">American band Foo Fighters comprise (from left to right): Ilan Rubin, Pat Smear, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Dave Grohl.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: ELIZABETH MIRANDA<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Perhaps the group\u2019s rejuvenation is bolstered by the addition of new drummer Ilan Rubin, who injects a fresh, thunderous pulse into the rhythm section. He was also part of the line-up that performed at their most recent Singapore show at the Padang stage of the Formula One Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Opening track Caught In The Echo sees some of Grohl\u2019s most aggressive vocals in some time, throaty screamings that are a stark contrast to the more reflective singing found in previous album But Here We Are (2023).<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The lyrics seemingly reference recent developments in Grohl\u2019s personal life, most notably his 2024 announcement that he fathered a child outside his marriage (Unconditional) and the enduring grief from the 2022 deaths of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins and Grohl\u2019s mother Virginia (Asking For A Friend, Of All People).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.straitstimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 In this monthly column, The Straits Times curates the most buzz-worthy music released in the past month. Laufey\u2019s 1960s-inspired music video for Madwoman is generating online buzz for its star-studded cameos by fellow \u201cWasian\u201d (mixed white and Asian) celebrities. 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