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India Today
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- India Today
BLACKPINK's Jennie cries for help on HotOnes, says Jisoo should've done it
Global K-pop star Jennie was the third member of BLACKPINK, who arrived for the 'HotOnes Challenge' by First We Feast. 'HotOnes' is a talk show that challenges its guests to answer questions while eating spicy chicken wings. The spice level increases after every unlike the other two, she left the challenge in tears. The K-pop star appeared confident, dressed in a sleek white outfit with her hair in a ponytail, but quickly found herself jumping out of her seat, calling for help, sniffling, and gasping for air as the heat took took her first bite with a smug grin, saying that she was disappointed, and the wings looked too easy, even for someone who doesn't even like spicy food. However, it all changed when she moved onto the next wing. The singer half-joked that she might be allergic to spice now. When asked about her latest album 'RUBY', the singer shared that the album was inspired by Shakespeare. She also mentioned that she has incorporated her seven years in the band. 'I've had my ups and downs. I've had my roller-coaster emotions of when I loved music, and when I hated music. And every moment in between was the important thing that got me here. So, I started just breaking myself down, and I guess it just inspired me to look at myself differently and really dive into what got me here and who I am,' she said. advertisementWhen asked whether there were any songs she had to fight for, Jennie admitted she did not just fight for individual tracks, but also for the overall message of the album. She explained, 'We didn't have to forcefully make the music easy for people to like this album. Let me try and do what I like and what I convince myself to do to get to people.'She highlighted songs like 'Zen' and 'Starlight', explaining that their concept and message might not click immediately, but they leave a lasting impression. 'I knew that it would touch the people that I want to touch,' she from the Q&A segment where she completely blanked out after trying the No. 8 sauce, Da Bomb, Jennie exclaimed, 'This is no joke,' as she finally reached for the milk, grabbed some ice cream, and continued coughing. She joked with her crew, 'See, I warned you!' while fanning herself with a napkin, saying she couldn't hear anything any more, visibly shaken by the is all set to join her bandmates Lisa, Jisoo, and Rose on stage for BLACKPINK's 'DEADLINE' world tour. The tour is scheduled to start on July 5 this Watch
New York Post
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Dakota Johnson calls Hollywood ‘a mess,' blasts studios for remaking ‘the same things'
Dakota Johnson is putting Hollywood on blast. The actress, 35, called the industry 'a mess'' in a scathing critique of Hollywood during a recent appearance on 'Hot Ones' for her 'Materialists' press tour. 'I think it's hard when creative decisions are made by committee and it's hard when creative decisions are made by people who don't even really watch movies or know anything about them, and that tends to be what's occurring a lot,' Johnson said when asked by host Sean Evans why 'Hollywood is risk-averse.' 8 Dakota Johnson on 'Hot Ones.' First We Feast/YouTube 8 Dakota Johnson calls Hollywood 'a mess' on 'Hot Ones.' First We Feast/YouTube Johnson continued: 'When something does well, studios want to keep that going so they remake the same things, but humans don't want that. They want fresh, they want to feel new things, experience new things, see new things.' 'So I don't know,' she added. 'I guess it's all just a bit of a mess right now, isn't it?' 8 Dakota Johnson attends the 'Materialists' screening in New York City on June 7. GC Images Last year, Johnson's Marvel movie 'Madame Web' famously flopped, leading her to call out the 'committee' behind the film. 8 Dakota Johnson on the set of 'Madame Web' in New York City in Oct. 2022. Robert O\'Neil / 'It wasn't my fault,' she told the Los Angeles Times earlier this month. 'There's this thing that happens now where a lot of creative decisions are made by committee. Or made by people who don't have a creative bone in their body. And it's really hard to make art that way. Or to make something entertaining that way.' Johnson added, 'And I think unfortunately with 'Madame Web,' it started out as something and turned into something else. And I was just sort of along for the ride at that point. But that happens. Bigger-budget movies fail all the time.' 8 Dakota Johnson filming 'Madame Web' with Celeste O'Connor, Sydney Sweeney and Isabela Merced. Jose Perez/ / MEGA 8 Dakota Johnson on the set of 'Madame Web' in October 2022. SteveSands/NewYorkNewswire/MEGA In a March 2024 interview with Bustle, Johnson blamed the studio system for the ways in which it produces movies. 'Films are made by a filmmaker and a team of artists around them. You cannot make art based on numbers and algorithms,' she stated. 'My feeling has been for a long time that audiences are extremely smart, and executives have started to believe that they're not.' 8 Dakota Johnson in 'Materialists.' Courtesy Everett Collection 8 Dakota Johnson and Chris Evans in 'Materialists.' AP 'Audiences will always be able to sniff out bulls–t,' the 'Fifty Shades' star noted. 'Even if films start to be made with AI, humans aren't going to f—ing want to see those.' In 'Materialists,' Johnson plays a New York City matchmaker who finds herself in a love triangle with her perfect match (Pedro Pascal) and her long lost love (Chris Evans). 'Materialists' is in theaters now.
South China Morning Post
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Could Hot Ones win an Emmy? Sean Evans hopeful for his YouTube show where stars get loose
In a recent episode of Hot Ones Versus, actor Hailee Steinfeld looked at her Sinners co-star Michael B. Jordan with a mix of shock and amusement, and asked, 'What the f*** is this? This is press for our movie?' Advertisement It is a question that has probably been asked before in the 10 years that Hot Ones, and subsequent spin-offs like Hot Ones Versus, have been pushing out episodes on YouTube. The concept is both simple and outrageous – an interview done while guests eat a series of chicken wings of increasing spice levels, often with disorienting discomfort – and the show has become a popular sensation and an essential stop on the modern celebrity promotional tour. The show has also become a great business; in 2024 Evans and co-creator Chris Schonberger were part of a group of investors who bought First We Feast, the studio behind Hot Ones, for more than US$82 million .
Los Angeles Times
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
A-list stars used to side-eye ‘Hot Ones.' Now they're knocking down Sean Evans' door
In a recent episode of 'Hot Ones Versus,' actor Hailee Steinfeld looked at her 'Sinners' co-star Michael B. Jordan with a mix of shock and amusement, and asked, 'What the f— is this? This is press for our movie?' It's a question that has likely been asked before in the 10 years that 'Hot Ones' (and subsequent spinoffs like 'Versus') have been pushing out episodes on YouTube. The concept is both simple and outrageous — an interview done while guests eat a series of chicken wings of increasing spice levels, often with disorienting discomfort — and the show has become a popular sensation and an essential stop on the modern celebrity promotional tour. 'Hot Ones' host and co-creator Sean Evans, 39, has been there for the entire ride, eating wings right along his guests, which have recently included Selena Gomez, Bill Murray, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Ben Stiller, Serena Williams, Cate Blanchett, Demi Moore and, in a particularly memorable appearance, Conan O'Brien. The show has also become a great business, as last year Evans and co-creator Chris Schonberger were part of a group of investors who bought First We Feast, the studio behind 'Hot Ones,' for more than $82 million. Long past its origin as an online upstart and continuing its move into the mainstream, the show is eligible to compete for an Emmy in the talk series category against the likes of Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert. Based in New York City, Evans sat for an interview with The Envelope while recently in Los Angeles. How has the pitch to talent changed over the years? People presumably get the premise now? The most profound way that it's changed is now we're taking the pitches. There was a time where we had to be very persuasive, almost to the point of tricking people into doing the show. And now the tables have completely turned. You even just see it in the way that people sit down. I remember very early on there was always this challenge for me to win over the guest in the first couple of wings and make them understand that this is going to be ... very different from what they'd expect from what's written on paper. A lot of times guests came in with some sort of preconceived notion for how it would go and then had their minds changed just over the course of doing the interview. We actually have a name for it. We call it the 'Charlize Theron Shoulder Drop,' because when she came on the show, I remember she was kind of side-eyeing her publicist. And I remember her saying something like, 'Am I gonna have to eat all of these?' And by the second or third wing, her shoulders had dropped. She was completely loose. And to me, it's one of the most important tentpole episodes that we've ever created. How would you describe the vibe of what you're looking for? What is that feeling you want in the room? Early on, it was kind of gonzo-ish. But in the time since, what I'm looking for is something real. I think what happens is guests are in a PR-driven flight pattern, and what you want is something very real to happen. And on 'Hot Ones' you have those moments of people who are struggling, who are vulnerable, who are in a borderline state of panic. You have emotions that are real, and all of these things are so hard to get to in a traditional interview setting. The fact that we can create these moments, and then combine it with this thoughtful career-spanning interview, all of those elements working together, it just gives you a unique look at the celebrity guests. And, of course, celebrity is this lifestyle that by definition is unobtainable. But what we're doing is knocking them off of that pedestal down to a level that everyone can relate to. It's very human. And that's what people respond to in a lot of ways. I think we accidentally invented the 'What's it like to have a beer with this person' show. What does it mean to be competing for an Emmy? It's never really something that I wrapped my head around or thought was even possible, but they're opening up the eligibility, which I think is overdue and inevitable anyway. So then it was just about getting the paperwork together and putting together a submission and hoping for the best. But I do think that when you look at the shows that have defined this category for so long, the throughline with all of them is that they're the cultural reference point for where you can see celebrities in a looser, edgier environment. And 'Hot Ones' satisfies that definition. ... I didn't know that we'd be a part of the conversation, never dreamed of it. But now that we are, I'll say with my full chest that we belong. Just physically, after 10 years, is the show difficult for you to continue to do? The nice thing about spicy food is you develop a familiarity with the things that are uncomfortable. And I've been there so many times that I know that there's light at the end of the tunnel. I think that it's been overall a net positive because I take so much better care of myself outside of the show than I otherwise would. I do have a clean bill of health and go to the doctor every year and have them hook me up to everything and do every kind of blood test, because I have this unique vocation, this unique lot in life, this unique path that I'm on. But also, there's lots of jobs where people have had long careers even though there's a physical toll to it. Ray Lewis played 17 years in the NFL, and he was out there playing linebacker every Sunday. How bad can a couple wings be?
Sydney Morning Herald
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
This show highlights an aspect of food rarely discussed: its capacity to inflict pain
Over the years, many programs have taken advantage of the spiritual value of a shared meal. Watch any episode of MasterChef to see people waxing lyrical about the deeper meaning of food – the way it brings people together, represents culture and identity, conjures up happy memories of love and family, and the sweetest moments of life. You'll frequently see cooking show contestants assert that a dish they've made is 'me on a plate', suggesting that food isn't just what we eat, it's who we are. Which is why it's so interesting when one show goes against the grain and highlights an aspect of food that isn't so often discussed: its capacity to hurt you. And so here we have Hot Ones, the show that combines insightful celebrity interviews with the weaponisation of hot sauce to cause human beings entertaining physical distress. You may already well be familiar with Hot Ones. If not, it's time you got on board, given the show has been around for 10 years and has become such a phenomenon that last year First We Feast, the YouTube channel that produces the show, was sold for $US82.5 million. This is a testament to the public's craving not just for food-themed programming, but also for watching other people suffer.
