We’re kinda feeling sorry for the next generation of young men and women — hey we’re all about equal rights — who will never know the thrill of opening a copy of FHM stealthily under a blanket.
The September issue of the lad mag, with actress Jae Liew on the cover, is its last one in Singapore.
Why is the title closing after 10 years of publication?
Jessie Sng, head of Men, Women and Parents Customer Group at MediaCorp, explains that media-consumption habits of men have evolved over the years.
Sadly, even chick bible Cosmopolitan is leaving Singapore after four years of providing (deadly) tips for better sex. Marketing-Interactive reports that October 2015 will be its last issue.
The reason? An SPH Magazine spokesperson told the trade magazine that “as a business model, the magazine is not sustainable.”
In other words: Sex sells — just not in Singapore.
