Celebrity (non-sport)/Music artist: Band

ASN INTERVIEW: Challenger brand Puma is Highly Selective; Looks For Brand DNA Fit Above All Else

November 30, 2015

Well known for its global sponsorship of the showman of athletics, Usain Bolt, and now R&B rebel Rihanna, Puma is clearly a brand that does things its own way.…

New K-Pop Band Strikes Fried Chicken Endorsement Lottery

August 14, 2015

MBK Entertainment’s all-girl band DIA has nabbed a major brand endorsement deal even before its debut later this month.

Nepa Buys Into The iKON Hype

June 16, 2015

The much anticipated debut album from YG Entertainment’s iKON has been in the pipeline for the past two years, seemingly an eternity in the K-pop world…However, the savvy…

MLB Continues Batting For Youth As It Expands In China

April 20, 2015

Unlike the more aggressive expansion strategies by major European football leagues and the National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB) has taken a more organic approach in…

Sayonara Psy. Meet the new Korean Wave of Endorsements: EXO

February 25, 2015

A relative newcomer to the Korean boy band scene, EXO, is proving it can move the needle for commercial endorsements as well as album sales.

Asians still prefer Western Pop over Local

January 8, 2015

Australian-based music streaming platform Guvera, which is currently available in 20 nations, has released a behavioural study on users from Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Hong Kong.

What Do Two Recent Global Fashion Endorsement Deals Mean For Asia?

December 19, 2014

Earlier this week, German sportswear brand Puma scored a coup by bagging pop star Rihanna on a multiyear deal as its global brand ambassador and creative director, while…

Agnez Mo Becomes Johnnie Walker Ambassador

December 1, 2014

Indonesian entertainer, Agnez Mo, 28, who made an entree into the American music market with viral hit “Coke Bottle” featuring rappers Timbaland and T.I. earlier this year, has…

AlphaBat Endorse Boy London

October 2, 2014

AlphaBat, the all-male Korean hip hop group, which was launched last year under Simtong Entertainment, continues its brand endorsement ties with Boy London.

INTERVIEW: Black Eyed Peas' Apl.de.ap talks to ASN about working with sponsors

May 23, 2014

When someone as influential as hip-hop legend Apl.de.ap from the Black Eyed Peas talks, ASN listens! At Music Matters in Singapore, we got to talk to him about…