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· Iris Jung
Tony Leung gains 1.5M followers within a day of joining Douyin, greeted by ‘Infernal Affairs’ co-star Andy Lau
Tony Leung was met with a warm welcome by his fans and fellow Hong Kong actor Andy Lau upon joining Douyin. The beloved actor and singer, 60, created a Douyin account on Monday. He is also active on other social media platforms such as Instagram.
· Rebecca Moon
Chinese influencer banned from Douyin for eating a live wasp
A Chinese influencer has been banned from Douyin after he filmed himself eating a live wasp, prompting heavy backlash from online users. The man, who had over 560,000 followers, was banned from the social media platform on Sunday. Following the stunt, he suffered extremely…
· Rebecca Moon
21-year-old woman shepherd in China dubbed ‘gentle desert butcher’ goes viral on Douyin
A 21-year-old woman in northwestern China has been rising to stardom on Douyin for sharing videos of her life as a shepherd. In one video, she slaughters and skins a sheep within eight minutes. The woman’s family owns a sheep farming business, and her daily routine includes…
· Rebecca Moon
Taiwanese boy banned from Douyin for calling Chinese President Xi Jinping a ‘fatty’
In an interview with the YouTube channel 486 Street Polls, a Taiwanese boy revealed that he was banned from Douyin for calling Chinese President Xi Jinping a “fatty.” The boy was asked for his opinion on China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying’s comment about Taiwan…
· Bryan Ke
Elon Musk’s Chinese doppelgänger ‘Yi Long Musk’ gets banned on Douyin
Elon Musk’s viral doppelgänger, affectionately known online as “Yi Long Musk,” has reportedly been banned from Chinese social media. The Douyin account of the Chinese social media star, whose true identity remains shrouded in mystery, has been wiped clean of content, according…
· Bryan Ke
Douyin users criticize ‘baiting crowd’ for egging on Chinese influencer’s livestream suicide
A Douyin influencer who livestreamed her suicide has prompted other users to question the social media platform’s prevention efforts and the “baiting crowd” phenomenon on China’s version of TikTok. What happened: Luo Xiao Maomao, 25, posted a video on Douyin on the afternoon of…
· Bryan Ke
Douyin, the Chinese TikTok, limits its younger users to 40 minutes a day
On Saturday, Douyin parent company Bytedance announced they would be limiting access to the app for children to 40 minutes a day, in line with the Chinese government’s push to curb “internet addiction” among its youth. Certain limitations: ByteDance’s new control called “youth…
· Michelle De Pacina
Chinese vlogger fined $18,500 for eating an endangered baby shark
A Chinese vlogger was fined 125,000 yuan (approximately $18,500) for cooking and eating an endangered baby great white shark during a livestream. In the video clip uploaded last year, the influencer, identified by officials as Jin and known as Tizi in her videos, can be seen…
· Ryan General
Chinese basketball star apologizes following backlash over sexist taunt
A Chinese basketball star has publicly apologized after drawing outrage on social media for taunting a rival player with a sexist comment. Zhang Tianyi, 23, engaged in a verbal spat with Cheng Xinkai following a match in Shaanxi province on Jan. 17, local media reported.
· Ines Shin
Hong Kong star Andy Lau says he drinks 20 cups of coffee a day, including before bed
Hong Kong actor Andy Lau says he drinks more than 20 cups of coffee per day as it puts him at ease and even helps him sleep at night. The 61-year-old actor, singer and film producer recently appeared on the Douyin program “Opening Remarks” to promote his latest movie, “The…
· Bryan Ke
Dying man’s final words to wife of 64 years move netizens to tears
A tear-inducing video of an elderly man saying his final words to his wife of 64 years while on his deathbed has gone viral on Chinese social media. The video, shared on Douyin by a relative with the username Xin Jing Jia You on Jan. 11, was reportedly filmed in the unnamed…
· Iris Jung
Chinese man who models his own brand’s high heels makes nearly $900,000 a month
A Chinese man has gone viral on Douyin for personally modeling his own brand’s high heels. Under the translated Douyin username “Uncle Wu Who Wears High Heels,” 41-year-old businessman Wu Nan from China’s Sichuan province films himself running and jumping in the shoes to show…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese toddler receives custom prosthetic leg in heartwarming video
A 3-year-old boy from Hubei province in central China has tugged on the heartstrings of social media users after receiving a custom prosthetic leg. The heartwarming video, uploaded to Douyin on Dec. 21, shows the boy, Wu Yicheng, receiving his new prosthetic leg that features an…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese woman rejects dowry, pays fiancé’s $25,000 debt instead
The story of a Chinese woman choosing to pay for her fiancé’s debt instead of accepting a sizable dowry has gone viral on Chinese social media. The woman, surnamed Zhou, revealed in a video uploaded to her Douyin channel that she paid for her fiancé’s debt of 180,000 yuan…
· Iris Jung
Women cleaning skyscraper windows without harnesses shocks Chinese netizens
A video of two women cleaning skyscraper windows from the outside has gained over 4 million views, 36,000 likes and 11,000 reshares on Douyin. Allegedly filmed in Songyuan, China, two women in aprons can be seen balancing on the ledge of an 11th story window without any safety…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese girl treks alone for 40 minutes to ask stranger for homework help
A 9-year-old girl from a remote village in China is making headlines for her devotion to studying, even if it means trekking alone for 40 minutes before dark to a stranger’s house for homework help. The unnamed third grade student reportedly hiked alone along a remote…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese man sobs after stepdaughter finally calls him ‘dad’ in viral video
A Chinese man was left in tears after his stepdaughter finally called him “dad.” The heartwarming moment was filmed in the family’s home in northern China’s Hubei province and was shared on the family’s Douyin channel on Tuesday.
· Bryan Ke
Elon Musk responds to Ye’s ‘compliment’ that he’s a ‘half-Chinese genetic hybrid’
Ye, the American rapper formerly known as Kanye West, thinks Twitter CEO Elon Musk could be a half-Chinese "genetic hybrid.” In an Instagram post on Sunday, Ye asked his over 18.4 million followers if he is the only one who thinks Musk, 51, could be half-Chinese. “Take a Chinese…
· William Yuk
Man’s video of his terminally ill mother cooking him one last meal touches netizens’ hearts
Nothing captures parental love like a homemade meal. For Deng Caihou’s terminally ill mother, cooking her son one final meal was her way of saying goodbye before she died of cancer. A clip of Deng’s mother preparing their last supper together posted on Douyin has gone viral,…
· Ryan General
Video of Chinese woman eating a banana while wearing a plastic bag goes viral
A female subway passenger in China was caught on camera eating a banana while wrapped in a large plastic bag. The unknown woman was filmed by a fellow passenger named Wang as they were riding a train in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Oct. 31. Wang shared that while there are still…