Manfred Lu, Author at Men's Folio

By Manfred Lu

HONGJOONG of ATEEZ: The Shape Of K-pop To Come
K-pop is very good at making stars but HONGJOONG is more interested in making things. The ATEEZ captain talks authorship, clothes, memory, and building a world distinctly his.
Review: How Park Hyatt Bangkok Proved Us Wrong

It might be wise not to judge a hotel by its address before stepping foot inside, as Park Hyatt Bangkok, perched above Central Embassy, proved us entirely wrong.
Zero Wear: Six New Southeast Asian Hotels Worth Pausing For
In a region crowded with heritage icons and big-name luxury resorts, a new hotel still has its own appeal. Here are the Southeast Asian openings and reopenings that make a convincing case for starting fresh.
Exclusive: Jaden Smith on Christian Louboutin
Fashion loves a famous name until it has to take one seriously. As Christian Louboutin’s creative director of menswear, Jaden Smith is asking for exactly that.
Who Cares? Our May/June 2026 Digital Cover’s Eight Fearless Youths Do It Anyway
What do you do when the old world disappears before you are old enough to inherit it? For Gen Zs, you build anyway — turning isolation, overstimulation and instability into a creative blueprint the rest are still grappling to understand. Here are the secrets of success and survival from eight young individuals in Singapore and[...]
New Chayapak: A New Kind Of Love
With GELBOYS, Naruebet Kuno’s vision of Bangkok youth finds its most volatile expression in New Chayapak’s Four-Mod: a young boy who captures a distinctly Gen-Z kind of ache through confession, desire and ambition.
The Peninsula Hotels Break the Rules — Quite Literally

With Peninsula Time, guests across all Peninsula Hotels worldwide can check in as early as 6:00 AM and check out as late as 10:00 PM, when booking directly.
ANA InterContinental Tokyo Is Reborn
The ANA InterContinental Tokyo proves that in the world’s most populous megalopolis, the smartest move is a tactical one — even with the most modern of rooms.