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· Bryan Ke
Viral ‘bayanihan’ video shows Filipinos carrying old man’s house in heartwarming gesture
A TikTok video has gone viral for showing “bayanihan” in San Roque in the Philippines’ Zamboanga del Norte province. The video, shared by Rhe Zelle Aranjuez (@labmobaako0) on Nov. 6, features two dozen people carrying a seven-foot-tall bahay kubo (nipa hut) and moving it to…
· Khier Casino
Little girl’s heartwarming gesture for her hardworking dad goes viral
One little girl in China is going viral for putting her jacket over her dad after noticing how hard he works to plan the menu for their business. A clip shared by People magazine on Instagram shows a man dozing off on the restaurant’s kitchen counter. The man, named Wang, fell…
· Khier Casino
2 giant pandas go viral for predicting World Cup 2022 matches in Qatar
Two giant pandas in Qatar have gone viral for predicting the winners of matches at the FIFA World Cup 2022. Thuraya and Suhail arrived in Doha, Qatar, after leaving the China Conservation and Research Centre for Giant Pandas’ Ya’an base in Sichuan province earlier this month.…
· Iris Jung
Siblings go viral for heartwarming dining table moment
A video purportedly showing two siblings sharing the last piece of food has gone viral on Twitter, melting the hearts of viewers. Uploaded to Twitter by user Figen (@TheFigen_) on Monday, the video of the pair’s loving bond has garnered over 11.9 million views and 461,000 likes…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop star AleXa dishes on being ‘Back In Vogue,’ her viral pride flag moment
K-pop soloist AleXa released her first EP “Girls Gone Vogue” on Nov. 11, a six-song album led by the title track “Back In Vogue.” AleXa spoke with NextShark on Monday to discuss her album, her first U.S. tour and her viral support for the LGBTQIA community. Earlier this year,…
· Khier Casino
Cake with essay-length heartfelt messages goes viral in the Philippines
Pasteleria Manila, a bakery founded by Cecilia “Ces” Lopez in 2009, shared a photo of a 10×14 inches caramel cake on Facebook and Instagram on Tuesday. “Yes, there is such a thing, uh huh,” the bakery captioned the photo on social media. The cake, addressed to a person named…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese fans go viral for cleaning up everyone’s mess at the World Cup — again
Japanese football fans were filmed cleaning the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, on Monday after the opening game between Qatar and Ecuador. The inspiring moment was shared on Twitter and Instagram by Bahraini YouTuber Omar Al-Farooq. The viral video has been viewed more than…
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South Korean YouTuber goes viral after being called ‘coronavirus’ in TikTok video
A South Korean social media personality was traveling in India when he was racially harassed by a local while walking down an alleyway. In the video, the YouTuber and TikToker known as Tooth Breaker is filming himself strolling the street at night when a man hanging out with a…
· Michelle De Pacina
Teen’s eulogy to ‘racist, misogynistic, xenophobic, Trump-loving’ father at his funeral goes viral
Saga, a 19-year-old TikTok user, has gone viral after sharing a video of their eulogy to their deceased father at his funeral, in which they call him a “racist, misogynistic, xenophobic, Trump-loving” man. “You are everything I aspire not to be…I swear to god, I will make this…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese woman goes viral after declaring she prefers ‘high-quality singlehood’ over ‘low-quality marriage’
A 36-year-old unnamed Chinese woman in Dalian, a city in China’s Liaoning province, has ignited discussions on Chinese social media after declaring that she would prefer “high-quality singlehood” over “low-quality marriage.” “I think nowadays women are no longer living in the…
· Khier Casino
Korean TikToker who went viral for taking care of dying husband creates GoFundme
A Korean woman who went viral on TikTok for sharing videos of herself taking care of her late husband at a local hospital has created a GoFundMe to help pay off medical debt as well as her own dental health issues. Seung Kim, also known as @blackbeltmom67 on TikTok, garnered…
· Iris Jung
French YouTuber says he felt ‘uncomfortable’ at Vietnamese wedding he crashed in viral video
In a now-deleted TikTok video, French content creator Alwin GC (@alwingc) crashes a Vietnamese wedding. Alwin makes sure to clarify that he was not invited to the wedding but asks for entrance anyways as he is “French” and a “YouTuber.” Upon his entry, Alwin explains how…
· Isa Peralta
Man shares how he finally landed his Google job after nearly a decade of trying in viral Instagram post
Instagram user Advin Roy Netto (@advinroynetto), who has been applying for a job at Google since 2013, posted a video on Friday about finally clearing his Google interview. In the wholesome clip, which has already amassed over 2.7 million views and 194,000 likes, his mother and…
· Michelle De Pacina
Student who scored in top .5 percent for national exam gets surprise gift in viral video
A video of a high school student in India who was gifted an iPhone 12 by her parents for her 18th birthday has gone viral on social media. The video, which was uploaded on Instagram on Oct. 20, has since garnered over 7.4 million views and nearly 900,000 likes, with many viewers…
· Carl Samson
Viral video captures moment 5-year-old is slapped out of his chair by classmate’s father in China
A 5-year-old kindergartener in Nanjing, China, suffered a bruised and swollen face after being slapped by the father of his classmate on Saturday. A now-viral video, which has amassed over 400 million views on Weibo, shows the moment the man, identified only as Lu, smacked the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Thai woman faces up to 5 years in prison for eating bat soup in viral video
A Thai woman was arrested after she posted a video of herself eating bat soup to her Facebook page on Monday. Phonchanok Srisunaklua, who identified herself as Khru (teacher) Jui in her video, is facing up to five years in prison and/or a fine of up to 500,000 baht…
· Michelle De Pacina
Passenger demands water, threatens Singapore Airlines cabin crew in viral video
In a viral TikTok video, a passenger can be seen demanding water and shouting vulgarities at a Singapore Airlines (SIA) cabin crew member on Nov. 8. As the flight attendant tries to de-escalate the situation, the passenger reacts by mimicking him in a mocking tone. An auxiliary…
· Michelle De Pacina
Viral TikTok trend accused of appropriating, sexualizing South Asian culture
A Bollywood dance routine from the 2019 film “Batla House” has gained popularity with non-South Asian creators, who have changed a move from the routine. In the original dance, actor Nora Fatehi drops to the ground to perform a series of hip thrusts. However, non-South Asian…
· 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…
· Iris Jung
Viral video of China’s driving test amazes netizens
A video that purportedly shows driver’s license exam in China has gone viral on Twitter Uploaded by Twitter user @TansuYegen, the video shows a car driving through a winding path that features zigzags, parking spots, backwards driving and figure eights. In awe of the driving…