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· Bryan Ke
Japanese Artist Will Blow Your Mind With His Incredibly Life-Like Paintings
Meet Yasutomo Oka, the Japanese artist who can create mind-blowing portraits without using expensive gadgets or tools like a thousand dollar camera or an expensive computer and software. 油絵で、主に人物画を描いております。 写真ではなくて絵画ですよ～😆 よろしくお願いいたします。 #私の作品もっと沢山の人に広がれ祭り…
· Bryan Ke
Netizens Surprised That Ukrainian Woman Married Chinese Man ‘For Free’
Many male netizens are jealous of this Chinese man for marrying his beautiful Ukrainian wife — not necessarily because she’s a blonde Caucasian woman, but because she married him “for free”. Inesa and He Pingwei’s love story began in January 2016 when she was working as a…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Here’s Your First Look at Daniel Wu in the New ‘Tomb Raider’ Movie
Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently, you’ve surely heard about the new “Tomb Raider” movie starring Alicia Vikander and Daniel Wu. Repost from @voguechina: #VogueCover #AliciaVikander and #DanielWu, the #TombRaider stars land our April cover. @angelica_cheung…
· Bryan Ke
Woman Discovers Her Own Grandma’s Long Lost Muumuu in a Thrift Store in Hawaii
A woman from Kauai County, Hawaii, was recently shocked to discover that the muumuu, a loose dress of Hawaiian origin, she found at a new Salvation Army thrift store in Lihue actually belongs to her late grandmother, Florence Shizuko Kamei. Shannon Hiramoto, whose hobby is to…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Activists Around the World Protest Against Xi Jinping’s Lifetime Rule
Many posters have popped up in universities around the globe as a sign of protest from overseas Chinese students proclaiming Xi Jinping is not their president. The protest came following the massive announcement that China is planning to abolish its two-year presidential term…
· Ryan General
Alex and Maia Shibutani Judged the Skating Scene from ‘Blades of Glory’ and It’s Hilarious
Olympic sibling duo Alex and Maia Shibutani were recently featured by The Ringer to do a fun commentary on “Blades of Glory”. “You’re welcome, Stockholm!” – Chazz Michael Michaels (and me right now)
· Ryan General
Thai Ex-Pornstar Reveals She Never Had Sex With Millionaire Husband, Comes Out as Lesbian
Sexy Thai model Kesarin Chaichalermpol, who recently made headlines for her divorce with an older American millionaire, revealed on Thursday that they never actually consummated their five year marriage. In an interview with Thai online platform Manager, the 33-year-old former…
· Ryan General
Shanghai Celebrates Women’s Day By Opening a Sex Club Just for Women
Shanghai celebrated International Women’s Day with a women-only event that gives attendees a place to comfortably explore their sexuality. After holding its inaugural Asian event in China’s biggest city, Skirt Club revealed how open-minded local women were about sex, according…
· Ryan General
Thai Ex-Pornstar Looking For New Husband After Divorcing American Millionaire
Kesarin Chaichalermpol, a former porn actress in Thailand who quit the adult industry and became a Buddhist to wed an aging American millionaire is single again and looking for new love. Nicknamed Nong Nat, the 33-year-old married 72-year-old Harold Jennings Nesland in 2012, but…
· Carl Samson
Former Ohio Professor Accused of Sexual Misconduct Finds New Job at Shanghai University
A former academic in Ohio who left his job after allegations of sexual misconduct is now teaching at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SHUFE) in China. Lawrence Mitchell, a former dean at Cleveland’s Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Law, also changed…
· Ryan General
Alt-Right Bro Praises ‘Western’ Sculpture, Gets Destroyed When it’s Actually By an Asian Artist
Back in October of last year, Ivan Throne, came across a beautiful work of art and decided to share it on Twitter. As he posted the image, he added his thoughts, polluting the artwork with his sexist and politically charged comment.
· Carl Samson
Airline Enrages Entire Vietnamese American Community With One Ad in San Jose
All-Nippon Airways took down a controversial billboard after hearing from Vietnamese council members Lan Diep and Tam Nguyen of San Jose, California. The billboard, which was placed near San Jose’s Little Saigon district, advertised flights from the city to Ho Chi Minh, the…
· Bryan Ke
Getty Images Screws Up Apology for Mixing Up ‘Kelly Marie Tan’ and Mirai Nagasu
Getty Images has officially released a formal statement where it apologized for the horrible mix up when it captioned Vietnamese-American actress Kelly Marie Tran on the photo of Japanese-American Olympic skater Mirai Nagasu and vice versa. However, things didn’t go smoothly…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Golden West College Updates Fate of Racist Professor Who Claims She Isn’t Racist
Last week, Tarin Frances Olson went viral for racially abusing a Chinese-American couple and their baby, telling them that they were “disgusting” and needed to “go back to their home country” because they were making her “culture extinct”. Netizens quickly discovered that the…
· Michael L Wong
We Drew And Animated This Trailer About Chinese Students At USA College
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· Bryan Ke
China Made 210 Billionaires in 2017 — The U.S. Only Made 19
Hurun Global Rich List 2018 recently published a report detailing that 210 billionaires emerged from China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan in the past year, while the United States only added 19 to its list. The total number of billionaires recorded around the globe is currently at…
· Ryan General
Swiss Sexpat Gets 16 Years in Prison For Abusing 80 Boys Over 10 Years in Thailand
An elderly Swiss man was recently sentenced to merely 16 years in prison for sexually abusing 80 children in Thailand in the span of over a decade. On Thursday, the court in Gruyère, Switzerland, found the 72-year-old man from Lucerne guilty of human trafficking and intercourse…
· Ryan General
Korean Friends Caught on Video Having an Epic Danceoff Goes Viral Again
A dashcam footage of an unknown pair of South Korean students trying to outdance each other from years ago recently resurfaced and went viral again. In the rediscovered video clip gem, a male student is seen challenging a female classmate to a dance-off, which she quickly…
· Bryan Ke
American Airlines Turns Elderly Chinese Couple’s Life into a Tragic and Devastating Nightmare
An elderly Chinese couple was left in critical condition after getting hit by a pick-up truck when American Airlines diverted their flight to Baltimore, Maryland last week. The ordeal began on Friday, March 2, when a passenger, who said she wishes to remain anonymous, scheduled…
· Ryan General
Getty Images Can’t Tell Kelly Marie Tran and Mirai Nagasu Apart
This is Kelly Marie Tran, Vietnamese American actress and breakout star of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, the latest in the Star Wars film franchise. And this is Mirai Nagasu, Team USA’s figure skating queen who is of Japanese heritage.
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BTS connects to HYBE, Weverse, memberships, merch, and tickets.
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Person · Screen
Anna Sawai
Her 'Shogun' win cracked a category that had never gone to an Asian actor in 76 years of the Emmys — a ceiling break that arrived only once the industry let an Asian-led epic play in its own language.
Culture surface · Beauty
Beauty retail
Beauty retail is a culture-first entry point into the listed company behind it.
Person · Music
Dimash Qudaibergen
A Kazakh singer with a freakish multi-octave range conquered China's living rooms overnight and became Central Asia's most improbable soft-power export — a diaspora-of-one proving fandom now flows East before West.
IP · Anime
Haikyu!! films
Haikyu!! is the rare franchise that peaked commercially after its manga ended — the 2024 film cleared $100M worldwide and back-catalog sales grew ~50% post-conclusion, evidence that a well-timed theatrical event can reactivate a completed IP rather than merely close it out.
Platform · Platforms
Kakao Entertainment
Kakao Entertainment connects to Kakao and the broader platforms story around it.
Culture surface · Platforms
Kling AI
Kling AI connects to Kuaishou and the broader platforms story around it.
Culture surface · Platforms
Kuaishou
Kuaishou connects to Kuaishou and the broader platforms story around it.
Culture surface · Platforms
Kwai
Kwai connects to Kuaishou and the broader platforms story around it.
Culture surface · Retail
Lifestyle retail
Lifestyle retail connects to Miniso and the broader retail story around it.
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Culture · brand
Uniqlo
Uniqlo connects to Fast Retailing, the company behind the stores, basics, and repeat buying habit.
Culture · routine / beauty brands
K-beauty
K-beauty connects to companies built around skincare routines, hero products, and travel retail.
Culture · platform
Weverse
Weverse connects to HYBE, the platform where memberships, merch, content, and fandom access keep moving after the song.
Company · Japan · TYO:7832
Bandai Namco Holdings
Bandai Namco sits behind toys, anime IP, games, and licensing that turn fandom into everyday consumer products.
Company · China · HKEX:1024
Kuaishou
Kuaishou is China's number-two short-video platform, where livestream selling turned everyday creators into a shopping channel and rewired how goods get sold.
Company · India · NSE:ZEEL
Zee Entertainment
Zee is one of India's largest media networks — the TV channels and ZEE5 streaming that carry Bollywood and regional-language entertainment to a billion viewers and the diaspora.
Company · Japan · TYO:9983
Fast Retailing
Fast Retailing matters because Uniqlo is an everyday consumer habit, not just a stock story.
Company · Korea · KOSDAQ:035900
JYP Entertainment
JYP is tied to groups that drive albums, tours, subscriptions, merch, and international fan activity.
Company · Korea · KOSDAQ:041510
SM Entertainment
SM is tied to idol groups, tours, fan clubs, and the long-running system behind some of K-pop's most recognizable acts.
Company · Korea · KOSDAQ:122870
YG Entertainment
YG connects global K-pop attention to touring, brand deals, fan demand, and artist-centered entertainment revenue.
Company · China · NYSE:BABA
Alibaba
Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.
Alibaba · Platforms · NYSE:BABA
The Grammys created an award for Asian pop. BTS said no.
Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.
Fast Retailing · Fashion · TYO:9983
Your Uniqlo basics keep you coming back.
This shows up when you go back to Uniqlo for another pack of basics instead of treating the brand like a one-time fashion buy.
NetEase · Streaming · HKEX:9999
Your playlist depends on deals you never see.
NetEase helps explain gaming, music streaming, and online entertainment habits in Chinese consumer culture.
CJ ENM · Entertainment · KOSDAQ:035760
Before the first song drops, H//PE Princess already has a global Warner deal.
A debut deal matters less than whether the group turns into repeat listening, touring, merch, and fandom across markets.
Explainer · Sanrio
Hello Kitty is not just something you buy anymore. Sanrio wants you to play inside the world.
Sanrio shows how character fandom becomes retail, licensing, collabs, parks, and global consumer demand.
Explainer · Amorepacific
K-beauty won the Amazon cart. The real prize is your second bottle.
The first sale matters less than the repeat routine. If a product sticks, the brand can keep winning on replenishment, retail placement, and cross-market demand.