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· Carl Samson
Reporter Accuses BTS of Cheating at the Billboard Music Awards, Gets Destroyed By K-Pop Fans
A Korean reporter sparked fury after questioning BTS’s eligibility for the Top Social Artist Award it won at this year’s Billboard Music Awards following allegations of illegal marketing practices by its agency. Journalist Jeon Won of Xports News wrote an article about a…
· Bryan Ke
Giant Billboard Crushes Parked Cars in Downtown Dongguan, China
A new viral video is making the rounds in Chinese social media showing how a massive billboard completely destroyed a parking lot full of cars in downtown Dongguan, Guangdong. Rusty screws holding the massive billboard, as well as intense, heavy wind due to the typhoon, are said…
· Khier Casino
BTS Member Goes Viral After Non K-Pop Fans See Him at Billboard Music Awards
BTS made history at Sunday night’s 2017 Billboard Music Awards after nabbing the Top Social Artist award, but one handsome band member caught the attention of thousands online. Jin took the Internet by storm and was trending on social media during the awards show for standing…
· Khier Casino
People Are Upset BTS Won a Billboard Music Award Because They Are Asian
South Korean boy band BTS became the first K-pop group to be nominated and win a Billboard award for the Top Social Artist, surpassing Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, and Shawn Mendes. Also known as Bangtan Boys, BTS made history during Sunday night’s 2017 Billboard…
· Ryan General
Asian Man’s Business Billboard Defaced with Racist ‘No More Asians’ Poster in Australia
An unknown racist assailant recently defaced a Chinese Australian’s billboard ads with a poster filled with hateful messages. According to SBS, a property investor, Yancheng Wang, found a black and white poster listing anti-Asian phrases posted on his advertisements at a…
· Ryan General
PPAP Sets World Record For the Shortest Song to Enter Billboard Hot 100
The catchy 45-second viral hit PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen) has now made it to the Guinness World Record as the shortest song to ever appear on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Japanese singer/comedian DJ Daimaou Kosaka, who penned the infectious song under his comic persona…
· Ryan General
China Publicly Shames People Who Owe as Little as $300 on Huge Billboards
More and more Chinese businessmen have been struggling to pay back government loans due to the current economic slowdown. Now the government has taken some drastic steps in making borrowers pay up. So far, 20 individuals the government dubbed as “dishonest,” have had their…
· Editorial Staff
New X-Men: Apocalypse Movie Billboard Sparks Outrage
A billboard advertising the new film X-Men: Apocalypse is stirring outrage amongst people in Hollywood. The billboard features Apocalypse (Oscar Issac) choking Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), with the caption that reads”Only The Strong Will Survive.”
· Riley Schatzle
Vandal Epically Trolls a McDonald’s Billboard with Emojis
A McDonald’s billboard in the UK that advertised the company’s Good Times ad campaign message was comically altered to transmit a new message that conveys harsh times. McDonald’s recently launched an ad campaign using a series of emojis to appeal to millennials. However, their…
· Riley Schatzle
Why One Proud Mother Rented a Billboard For Her Son After Graduating High School
A New Jersey mother used a billboard to show people that it is possible to raise a gentleman in one of the most dangerous cities in America.
· Carl Samson
Chloe Kim ‘Shook’ After Oscar Winner Frances McDormand Gives Her a Shoutout
Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim is awestruck after hearing from Frances McDormand at the Oscars on Sunday night. McDormand, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” said in her acceptance speech:
· Ryan General
Naomi Wu Blasts Vice Over Allegedly Sexist Interview
Naomi Wu, a.k.a the “SexyCyborg” of Chinese tech, recently took to Twitter to call out Vice on an apparently botched handling of her interview. In a series of tweets, the 23-year-old wrote how, despite having agreed beforehand which topics should be off limits prior the…
· Ryan General
Rich Brian Becomes the First Asian to Land #1 on the iTunes Hip-Hop Charts With ‘Amen’
Talented Indonesian hip-hop star Rich Brian has made history for being the first Asian artist to land number 1 on the iTunes Hip-Hop Charts. The viral internet wonder formerly known as “Rich Chigga” achieved the phenomenal feat with his newest album, “Amen”, which was released…
· Bryan Ke
JJ Lin Helped Luis Fonsi Make a Mandarin-Spanish Version of ‘Despacito’
After waiting for a little over two months since it was first announced in November 2017, the much awaited Mandarin-Spanish version of the global hit song “Despacito” is finally out. Originally by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi, the highly anticipated track features Singaporean…
· Bryan Ke
China Punishes Over 8 Million People in Debt By Preventing Them From Traveling, Staying at Nice Hotels
The Chinese government has restricted blacklisted debtors from traveling luxuriously and living an extravagant life with their spending habits as well as getting rejected from applying for bank loans and credit cards. The list of debtors was posted on a website launched by the…
· Editorial Staff
K-Pop Superstar Jonghyun of SHINee Dies at 27 in Apparent Suicide
Jonghyun, the lead singer of K-pop group SHINee, died in an apparent suicide. His sister became concerned after he sent a troubling text message to her.
· Kyle Encina
K-Pop Powerhouse BTS Just Made History AGAIN
K-pop group BTS will become the first-ever Korean group to perform at ABC’s prestigious annual event “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” 2018. It’s reported that BTS has already recorded their upcoming act as early as November at the time their thrilling AMA performance went…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Rich K-Pop Fans Have Spent Hundreds of Thousands This Year To Buy Ads in NYC’s Times Square
Remember when BTS was featured on the Times Square billboard in New York City celebrating their fourth anniversary earlier this year? Or like back in October for Jimin’s birthday, when his face was again front and center in the busiest square in the U.S.?
· Benny Luo
Meet the Mysterious Chinese Trump Supporter Who Gets Over 500,000 WeChat Messages a DAY
It’s no secret that Donald Trump is not particularly popular among minority groups — especially Asian Americans. In a 2016 survey conducted by AAAJ with 1,000 registered Asian Americans, only 19% viewed Trump favorably while 61% viewed him unfavorably. However, there are a group…
· Bryan Ke
PSY’s ‘Gangnam Style’ Breaks YouTube Record With 3 Billion Views
Calling PSY’s “Gangnam Style” a big hit would be a huge understatement. Five years since it dominated the internet, the catchy, massive hit single still remains relevant in the hearts of netizens everywhere. The Korean pop song recently broke another milestone; on November 25,…