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· Jane Nam
Singaporean student shares her $26,000 jaw surgery journey in viral TikTok video
Last week, 22-year-old Qinthara Fasya posted a 30-second video to TikTok that documented her double jaw surgery, starting with a countdown of “T-16 days” before her operation. Before her operation, Fasya appears to have a severe underbite, to the point where her front teeth do…
· Daniel Anderson
‘I want to communicate with the world!’: Vietnamese woman’s efforts to learn English go viral on TikTok
TikTok user @usukoo posted a now-viral video in which a woman from Vietnam practices her English for a homework assignment. Uploaded on March 19, the video has now accumulated over 25,000 likes and 334,000 views. The poster captioned the video asking how many could understand…
· Rebecca Moon
‘Dishonor on your cow!’: Viral TikTok video has netizens wondering whether they should wash their rice
TikToker @jar_oh_me went viral after posting a video in which he reacts with horror to another video of a man who tells viewers, “Please don’t wash your rice.” The critic’s reaction video, posted on Feb. 28, has amassed 3.7 million likes and 22.6 million views. Expressing his…
· Carl Samson
Elon Musk shares conspiracy theory about Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto in viral tweet
In a viral tweet on Wednesday, Elon Musk posted an image suggesting that Satoshi Nakamoto — the pseudonym of the person or people behind Bitcoin — is an amalgam of Samsung, Toshiba, Nakamichi and Motorola. Although several people have claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the identity…
· Michelle De Pacina
TikToker accused of exoticizing Asian cultures in viral videos about living with her Chinese boyfriend
A white TikToker’s viral videos about what it is like to live with her Chinese boyfriend has sparked online criticism. TikTok user @frannyme created her own version of the TikTok trend, “Things that just make sense,” featuring items from her “Asian household” while living with…
· Rebecca Moon
TikToker highlights staggering difference in healthcare costs between South Korea and US in viral video
A TikTok uploaded by @mykoreandic on March 3 went viral for its comedic comparison of healthcare costs in South Korea versus the U.S. In the video, viewed over 3.6 million times, the TikToker pretends that he is an American visiting a Korean hospital for a broken arm. While then…
· Michelle De Pacina
TikTok video of diner offended by hibachi chef’s misunderstood Kobe Bryant reference goes viral
Jeremy Flood posted a TikTok video to share an “awkward” encounter between a customer seated next to him and a hibachi chef at Hiro Japanese Steakhouse in Wilmington, North Carolina. After making a trick shot, the chef paid tribute to Kobe Bryant, a.k.a. “Black Mamba,” by…
· Ryan General
Banana peel skincare routine: Dermatologists skeptical of viral TikTok claim
Dermatologist Mamina Turegano has gone viral for her TikTok video series featuring her 72-year-old mom’s skincare tips. One of the most popular videos featured her mom’s use of banana peels, which she claims have “a lot of properties that are beneficial for the skin.” The video,…
· Rebecca Moon
Deaf father-in-law offers heartwarming marriage advice to son-in-law in viral TikTok
In a video shared on his TikTok account @silveryoungfam, Silver Young shows his deaf father-in-law offering heartwarming advice after Young had a disagreement with his wife. Young explains that his father-in-law became deaf after an illness he had contracted as a child in Laos.…
· Rebecca Moon
Woman attacked online for viral video of her dancing next to her vegetative husband is a valuable lesson
Cui Fangli, 46, received backlash online after sharing a video in which she dances next to her vegetative husband, Fang Jianhui. As more information about the couple’s story was revealed on Weibo, viewers were forced to recognize that Cui has been dedicating her life to helping…
· Ryan General
Alumni from China’s top universities demand more thorough investigation into chained woman in viral video
Last month, video footage of a woman chained inside a small shack drew immediate public outrage from Chinese netizens after it emerged on local video platform Douyin. According to local authorities, the woman had been diagnosed with a mental illness and was kept in the shack by…
· Michelle De Pacina
Georgetown Law professor caught addressing an Asian student as ‘Mr. Chinaman’ in viral video
Georgetown University Law professor Franz Werro referred to one of his Asian students as “Mr. Chinaman” during a class last Thursday. “What about you, Mr. Chinaman?” he purportedly asked the student, as he looked around the room in an effort to stimulate class discussion. A clip…
· Michelle De Pacina
NBA fan asks Los Angeles Lakers’ Austin Reaves to sign his rice cooker in viral video
A video of a Lakers fan who brought a rice cooker to NBA player Austin Reaves’ autograph signing in Rowland Heights, California, on Feb. 6 went viral on social media. “I thought it would be funny, and it would be fun for him. I didn’t want to bring a basketball or a picture,…
· Carl Samson
Viral Olympics GIF allegedly shows Team China speed skater push puck to trip Team Canada opponent
Short tracker Kexin Fan, 28, was filmed making contact with a marker that caused Canadian opponent Alyson Charles to fall during the women’s 500-meter quarterfinal. The moment was preserved in a GIF that made the rounds on Reddit and sparked accusations of “Olympic-level…
· Editorial Staff
Video of Black racist caricature doll sold on Chinese retail site goes viral
A TikTok user has shared a promotional video of a plush doll that many online have criticized for being racist on Chinese retail site AliExpress. Many viewers found it jarring to see the woman in the video treat the doll as a harmless toy despite its offensive and exaggerated…
· Khier Casino
Psy’s dance performance of Beyoncé’s ‘Single Ladies’ goes viral after resurfacing on TikTok
South Korean singer Psy, who broke through to international audiences in 2012 with his smash hit “Gangnam Style,” is going viral once again but this time through a TikTok video in which he performs a dance cover of Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies.” The fancam of the K-pop star appears…
· Sarah Yukiko
‘Extremely not correct’: Chinese alphabet printout purportedly given to third graders goes viral
A viral tweet posted by a parent in Irvine, California, shared an alleged printout their third-grade child brought home from school showing a false “Chinese alphabet.” The sheet matched Chinese Hanzi characters with Roman letters, seemingly vaguely correlated by the shape of the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Decades-old footage of Japanese fans introducing camera phones to amazed Shakira for first time goes viral
An old video of Japanese fans introducing a camera phone to Colombian singer Shakira recently went viral. A decades-old video of Japanese fans introducing a flip camera phone to Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira was recently unearthed and posted on the internet. In the…
· Bryan Ke
Coronado couple hit with firing, administrative leave as result of anti-Asian viral video
The city of Coronado announced that city official Roger Miller was put on administrative leave after he was caught making anti-Asian statements to an Asian couple in Newport Beach on Saturday. His wife, Sandie Miller, was fired from Linfield Christian School following the viral…
· Sarah Yukiko
Son’s emotional tribute to Cincinnati Bengals’ fan father goes viral on TikTok
A viral TikTok video shows a son’s emotional reaction after his late father’s beloved football team, the Cincinnati Bengals, qualified for Super Bowl LVI. Robbie Tseng paid tribute to his father, who passed away in June 2021, by wearing his dad’s shirt and carrying a plush…