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· Iris Jung
‘British people shouldn’t live in Singapore’: Tiktoker describes screaming during encounter with night jogger
TikTok user @ilibabyyyy, a 22-year-old woman who moved from the U.K. to Singapore, was fighting tears of laughter in a recent video she uploaded to her account. In the video titled “British people shouldn’t live in Singapore !!,” ilibabyyyy shares how she screamed instinctively…
· Iris Jung
Name a better combo: Asian wedding with ramen bar is a hit on TikTok
Chef Chris Cho, a Korean Tiktoker and chef with over 2 million followers, uploaded a video of an instant ramen bar at his wedding. Since being posted on Oct. 16, the 22-second video has received over 1 million views, 154,000 likes and 871 comments. The video features Cho, his…
· Bryan Ke
TikTok users praise woman who defended friend from alleged Asian racial profiling at Toronto store
Asian content creator Lewis Chia shared a video showing how he was racially profiled while visiting Shoppers Drug Mart on Yonge Street and Charles Street in Toronto on Oct. 10. The now-viral video, which was posted on TikTok and Instagram on Sunday, shows three store employees…
· Bryan Ke
TikTok user slams Louisiana Asian restaurant for allegedly ignoring Black customers: ‘Why are Asians like this?’
A now-viral video shared earlier this month by TikTok user Toni Freeney shows how she and her companion were allegedly ignored by staff members at an Asian restaurant in Lake Charles, Louisiana. “Stop saying Black people don’t tip!” Toni wrote in her post’s caption. “We always…
· Michelle De Pacina
Educator’s TikTok video about white men who take Asian studies because of their love of anime goes viral
Bianca Mabute-Louie, an educator, went viral for her TikTok video that highlighted her observation in teaching Asian American Studies. “In every Asian American Studies class I’ve taught, there’s a white guy enrolled [because] he loves anime,” Mabute-Louie wrote on her video. “So…
· Carl Samson
Oklahoma restaurant gets help on TikTok after temporarily closing as owners’ 3-year-old son battles rare infection
Tokyo Moon, a restaurant located in Oklahoma City, was forced to close for the past two weeks as its owners’ 3-year-old son battled a rare infection. A passerby filmed a sign at the restaurant’s front door, which apologized for the temporary closure. The video was later posted…
· Carl Samson
TikTok video of woman kicked out of Korean BBQ restaurant for being alone has netizens divided
TikTok user Sunshine Chavez took to the platform to share her experience of being kicked out from a Korean barbecue restaurant because she was alone. The incident occurred at Bwon Shabu & BBQ at 1841 W. Orangethorpe Ave. in Fullerton, California, as per the customer sign-in…
· Michelle De Pacina
Harvard grad who lost job offer due to TikTok video critical of ‘All Lives Matter’ glad to be off social media
Claira Janover, 24, lost her job offer and was doxxed by Trump supporters after her TikTok video criticizing “All Lives Matter” went viral in 2020. Janover previously made a satirical video to condemn individuals who proclaimed “All Lives Matter,” a term created in oppositional…
· William Yuk
Relatable video of boy struggling to eat with chopsticks has gone viral on TikTok
A video showcasing a young boy’s frustrations over having to use chopsticks has gone viral. The clip depicts a little boy dual-wielding a pair of chopsticks and bursting into tears upon tearing apart a piece of sushi with them. The comments section of the video was flooded with…
· Chandler Treon
Japanese tourist in Wisconsin captivated by lakes, cheese and monster trucks in viral TikTok video
A Japanese tourist traveling across the U.S. has gone viral on TikTok for his video explaining why Wisconsin is an underrated destination. The tourist is George Japan, a popular Japanese YouTuber who rose to fame for his videos explaining Japanese culture and reacting to poorly…
· Daniel Anderson
AB6IX shine under the ‘Moonlight’ with TikTok singer-songwriter Reiley
K-pop boy quartet AB6IX released their new collaboration single, “Moonlight,” on Thursday with TikTok singer Reiley. This is the first collaboration between the two musical acts. The song is AB6IX’s most recent follow up to their first English language single “Chance” in August.…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Collab of the century’: TikTok video of Indian and Scottish fusion wedding goes viral
The wedding of an Indian and Scottish couple went viral on TikTok for their unique musical medley of both cultural backgrounds. Two men wearing traditional Indian clothing play two-headed hand drums that appear to be dholaks, while a man wearing a kilt and a Glengarry bonnet…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop fans outraged after TikToker posts video of himself asking out NMIXX member Sullyoon
Tiktok user @jermbarrett sparked controversy online with K-pop fans for his video where he attempts to ask out NMIXX member Sullyoon. In the video, Barrett introduces himself in Korean and says to Sullyoon, “Yeah, if you’re in L.A. for a long time, I’d like to take you out to…
· Rebecca Moon
‘Unhinged’ TikTok ramen hack has viewers ‘grasping at straws’
A TikTok user went viral on Tuesday after sharing her “unhinged” ramen hack. The user demonstrates how she uses two reusable straws as chopsticks to eat the noodles and slurp the broth using one hand. Many viewers praised the woman’s hack while some called it “illegal.” A TikTok…
· Bryan Ke
Singaporeans disagree with Japanese TikToker who claims ‘chope-ing’ is unique to Japan
A viral video posted by Japanese TikToker Matcha Samurai was flooded with comments from several Singaporeans who disagreed that “chope-ing,” the act of claiming a table in a food court by placing items on it, is unique to Japan. The clip, which was posted on Monday, has already…
· William Yuk
Curtis Waters is more than a TikTok gimmick: ‘There’s so much amazing sh*t that I have yet to do’
Within the Wild West of the digital age’s musical landscape, everyone from major label signees to independent dreamers operating out of garages and bedrooms are competing to create the next trending hit. But for Curtis Waters, whose single “Stunnin’” became the signature…
· Ryan General
Bride-and-father duo wins hearts on TikTok for their epic wedding dance performance
A father-and-bride dancing tandem wowed TikTok users with an impressive performance to “Teach Me How to Dougie” by Cali Swag District. Brittany Revell and her father, Kelly, lit up the dance floor wearing sneakers and formal wear as part of their “dance through the decades”…
· Editorial Staff
That’s so not fetch: Tina Fey’s allegedly ‘anti-Asian’ jokes go viral on TikTok
Tina Fey is facing backlash after a TikTok user uploaded videos showing instances where the actor-screenwriter made jokes targeting Asian people. A clip from a 2014 interview with Jimmy Fallon is shown in one of the videos, where Fey is heard comparing her then 2-year-old…
· Chandler Treon
TikTok creator who sparked backlash with NYC dumpling restaurant review video apologizes
The TikTok creator who received backlash for his New York City Chinatown dumpling restaurant review has issued an apology. “I made a joke that was false and offensive. I should have been more aware of the impact of my words,” Conti says in his apology video, which has garnered…
· Chandler Treon
TikTok user slammed for dumpling restaurant review: ‘I used to hear they were made of rats’
TikTok user @brettconti sparked controversy online for his video showcasing a dumpling restaurant in New York City. In a now-deleted video that has since been reposted on Twitter, Conti presents Tasty Dumpling as “how I survived living in New York City when I was broke.”…