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· Iris Jung
The hottest trend among S. Korea’s young people is rooted in the past
Over the past year, South Korea has seen a growing trend among younger generations for visiting photobooths. While walking through the streets of Seoul, visitors can find photobooths sprinkled throughout the city. With at least one photobooth stop located on every corner of the…
· Bryan Ke
Mila Kunis trends, Mina Kimes shuts down Jason Whitlock after Boston radio ‘racist’ joke backlash
“That ‘70s Show” star Mila Kunis is trending on Twitter following an alleged racial slur joke made during an episode of “The Greg Hill Show” on Wednesday. The incident occurred during the Wednesday episode of the Boston WEEI radio show, where the producer, Chris Curtis, referred…
· Editorial Staff
‘Chinese d*ck sucking factory’ trends after Jordan Peterson shares false China claim
Canadian clinical psychologist, self-help author and YouTuber Jordan Peterson has come under fire for sharing a pornographic tweet that made a false claim about the Chinese government this week. The tweet, originally posted by Twitter user @songpinganq — who regularly tweets…
· Ines Shin
Dangerous ‘snow spray’ trend has Korean TikTok users raising safety concerns
Korean TikTok users participating in a now-viral “snow spray” trend have been facing backlash as safety concerns from other users continue to rise. The recent trend involves people purchasing snow spray, which is stored in aerosol cans, and then drawing a shape on a concrete…
· Bryan Ke
‘Sushi terrorists’ tamper with other diners’ conveyor belt sushi in viral video trend
A popular conveyor belt sushi chain in Japan is now taking action against people who have filmed videos of themselves ruining other diners’ meals to post on social media. One of the incidents reportedly occurred at a Hamasushi branch in early January. A now-viral video filmed…
· 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…
· Iris Jung
This hilarious Japanese Halloween trend celebrates the mundane
A popular Japanese Halloween subculture encourages participants to dress as ordinary people in mundane situations. The annual tradition was started on Daily Portal Z in 2014 by adults who “kind of wanted to participate in the festivities of Halloween, but were too embarrassed.”…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese influencers are posing by Ikea lockers for photos as part of ‘American high school’ trend
Ikea China has allegedly banned Chinese influencers after the “American high school” trend became disruptive to other shoppers, according to Chinese tech investor and analyst Rui Ma. The trend, called "Meigaofeng" (American high school style in English), is currently popular on…
· Jane Nam
Korea’s growing ‘no-spend challenge’ trend has people saving more amid rising inflation
South Korea’s “no-spend challenge” trend has citizens saving more, with some boasting their zero-expenditures on social media. On Instagram, there are currently over 3,000 posts using hashtags such as “no spend,” “no-spend challenge” and “no-spend day.” One user, @jjeon_bu,…
· Ryan General
Announcement of Eileen Gu’s role as ambassador in US Winter Olympics bid trends on Weibo
Olympic freestyle skiing champion Eileen Gu announced on Tuesday that she will serve as an ambassador for the U.S. Olympic Committee for its bid to host a Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2030 or 2034. “I have always said that sports are this unique avenue to global…
· Celine Pun
Eat your avocados with condensed milk to try the Filipino dessert trend on TikTok
TikTok user @anna..paull shared a now-viral video of herself trying a Filipino dessert made of avocado, ice and condensed milk. Filipino families have their own variations of this dessert, with some preferring to finely grind their ice in a blender or mash their avocados for a…
· Celine Pun
Milk tea eggs: New York City boba shops are helping fuel new viral drink trend
Boba chains in New York City are selling boba drinks in limited-edition egg-shaped containers. I’Milky, founded originally as Mu Bai in Taiwan in 2017, had previously sold their Magic Eggs collectibles in April and May in 2021. This year, the international chain brought back…
· Grace Kim
Psy joins TikTok one month after ‘Gangnam Style’ trends on the platform
Psy, the South Korean singer who first rose to global fame for his hit 2012 song “Gangnam Style,” joined TikTok over the weekend. Last month, a remix of “Gangnam Style” went viral in a popular trend in which users shared traumatic moments from their lives to the upbeat song. The…
· Michelle De Pacina
Conspiracy theory claiming COVID-19 came from US-linked labs in Ukraine trends on Weibo
Chinese social media users are calling for the U.S. government to be investigated after a conspiracy theory linking the emergence of the coronavirus to U.S. laboratories in Ukraine went viral in China. Weibo users are buzzing over the article, “BREAKING: British media claim that…
· Editorial Staff
Korean words are being mistaken for racial slurs in latest trending K-pop song
The latest K-pop song to trend on TikTok, “Darari” by Treasure, has caused misunderstanding among some users, given a particular set of lyrics that sound similar to a racial slur in American English. The song begins with the Korean words “nikka” (“니까”), a conjunction, along with…
· Grace Kim
‘The YouTubers who raised us’: TikTok trend pays homage to the ‘Ryan Higa Era’ of online video content
A TikTok trend pays homage to YouTube’s pioneering Asian American content creators over an audio clip of “Nice Guys” by Ryan Higa, Chester See and Kevin Wu. A new generation of YouTubers, including Skunky and David Parody, took to TikTok to share how their original idols…
· Editorial Staff
Fans show support for ‘Single’s Inferno’ star Ji-a on TikTok with trend showing off fake designer products
“Single’s Inferno” star Song Ji-a came under fire this month after netizens found that many of the designer items she wore on the show and were made out to be authentic were in fact not. Fans on TikTok have shown their support for her in a trend that has them sharing some of…
· Ryan General
Filipino boyband SB19 breaks record set by BTS for longest No. 1 reign on Billboard Trending Songs chart
P-pop boy band SB19 has kept their No. 1 position on Billboard’s Hot Trending Songs chart for the seventh week in a row with their single “Bazinga.” “Bazinga” broke the six-week record of Korean supergroup BTS for their hit single “Butter.” Positions on the chart are determined…
· Sarah Yukiko
The top 7 Asian-inspired food trends of 2021
2021 saw an array of Asian-inspired food trends across social media, shared and promoted by Asian and Asian American creators. One of the most viral dishes, Emily Mariko’s #SalmonRice, has more than 212 million views across several videos on TikTok. Five of the most popular…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘You’re nothing but a prostitute’: 2013 Singaporean show clip resurfaces as part of TikTok trend
A nearly decade-old clip from a Singaporean TV series titled “Crimewatch” resurfaced on the internet, creating a TikTok trend to its audio track. The argument: The clip features the argument between two young women on the episode titled “Gang Clash” from “Crimewatch,” an…