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The rush for tickets to K-pop supergroup BTS’ comeback tour has sparked huge demand in Mexico, prompting President Claudia Sheinbaum to appeal to South Korea’s president to add more shows. BTS announced three concerts in Mexico City in May as part of its first world tour in four years.

Reuters reported, tickets sold out in under 40 minutes, with around one million fans competing for 150,000 seats. While official prices ranged from 1,800 to 17,800 pesos, resale platforms listed tickets at sharply inflated rates, leading to complaints over dynamic pricing.

Mexico’s consumer watchdog has sanctioned StubHub and Viagogo for abusive practices. BTS’ global tour will begin in South Korea in April and is expected to be one of the biggest of the year, with revenues projected to exceed $1bn.

Preparations for the celebration of Sonam Lhosar 2862 have reached the final stage. The organization also announced that Prime Minister Sushila Karki is scheduled to attend the event as the chief guest.

The Nepal Tamang Ghedung shared the update during a press conference, stating that arrangements for this year’s Sonam Lhosar, which marks the Year of the Horse (Ta), are nearing completion.

The two-day celebration will take place at Tundikhel on Magh 4 and 5. Ghedung’s Federal President Mohan Gole said preparations are in their final phase, adding that a rally featuring Tamba, Bombo, Lama, and Jhankri will also be organized as part of the celebrations.

Ghedung General Secretary Jagatman Dong said that, as in previous years, the event is being prepared on a grand scale at Tundikhel, with programs planned to honor various individuals. According to the organizers, 101 organizations are involved in coordinating the event.

National Ghedung President Bir Bahadur Yonjan said Sonam Lhosar has been traditionally celebrated at Tundikhel as a cultural festival. The program will also include performances by national artists and a DJ session by DJ Tenzing, the organizers said.

Portraits have a way of looking back at you, and in Whispers of Inner Self, they do so quietly and honestly without asking for permission. In his recent solo exhibition, Suchin Shrestha brings together fragments of emotion, desire and inner reflection gathered over years of making. 

From the beginning Suchin Shrestha has been his own compass. During his residency, the canvas became his mirror, a space to pour every flicker of feeling, every shadow of desire, every restless thought. He moved through the full spectrum of being:  joy, longing,frustration , tenderness, curiosity, solitude, all lived and felt through him, then traced onto the surface. Each painting reflects the self, quietly reckoning with what it means to be human, and gently inviting us to see the fragments of experience we carry but rarely name. For Shrestha colour is never accidental, it carries feeling, memory and story. Some works shine with rays of hope, while others linger in the gentle warmth of togetherness.

During our conversation, he spoke about how the exhibition traces different phases of his life. The bachelor years, when companionship was still an abstract idea, appear in works shaped by inward observation, moments held in solitude, and longing. He described how after marriage the work began to shift. The figures open into a quieter sense of shared existence, reflecting mutual understanding and the unspoken routines that grow between two lives. Shrestha explains that this evolution reflects a gradual shift from introspection toward companionship , from solitary to the reassurance of shared presence. 

He also spoke about how this inward focus begins quite literally in front of a mirror. Standing there, he watches his expressions change, moods rise and fall, thoughts pass across his face. Each nuance, each change became a subject in itself, a spark for what would later appear on canvas. I found it striking that he chose to observe himself, turning in a way we rarely do in the rush of modern life. There is something almost meditative in this self observation, a slowing down, a patience, a willingness to witness fleeting emotions, contradictions, and small, private moments. Through this inward gaze , he does more than capture a likeness or a mood, he captures a living, a shifting interior world, a portrait of the self in constant dialogue with itself. It is in these quiet, introspective moments that his paintings find their resonance, gently reminding us how seldom we truly pause to watch ourselves. 

In a noisy world, the exhibition offers a quiet presence, soft, vulnerable, still, yet brimming with life. Solo shows like these are vital for the Nepali contemporary art sphere, offering artists the space to explore personal narratives and the depths of their inner life. They allow viewers to engage with work that is introspective, layered and deeply human. Whispers of the Inner Self exemplifies how such exhibitions create a dialogue between artist and audience, between the personal and the universal , showing that contemporary art can be as much about reflection and emotional depth as it is about form or spectacle. Visitors can experience the exhibition at Artudio, Patan, until Jan 10, and immerse  themselves in the reflective world of Shrestha’s art.

Singer and composer Arjun Sapkota has been named the most popular Nepali music artist of the past month, according to the December ranking released by music data platform “Viberate.”

Sapkota topped the list with a score of 492.4K. The platform publishes the popularity ranking on a monthly basis. His song Jhaliko, composed by Sapkota, has gained wide attention on social media. The song has received more than 19.5m views on YouTube, while thousands of users have also created videos using the track on TikTok.

The folk-style song features vocals by Melina Rai and Samikshya Adhikari alongside Sapkota, with lyrics written by Santosh Sapkota.

Maithili and Bhojpuri singer Sannu Kumar from Rajbiraj ranked second on the list with 444.7K points. Kumar enjoys significant popularity in Nepal’s Tarai and Madhesh regions.

Singer Sushant KC ranked third, followed by Tanka Budathoki in fourth place and Balen in fifth. The remaining artists in the top 10 are Sajjan Raj Vaidya, Trishna Gurung, Vten, Prakash Dutraj, and Melina Rai.

Viberate compiles its rankings using real-time data collected from major streaming platforms, social media, and radio, aimed at tracking artist popularity for musicians, managers, and record labels.