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· Bryan Ke
Jisoo’s ‘Flower’ becomes first 2023 K-pop MV to hit over 400 million views
BLACKPINK’s Jisoo broke a YouTube milestone on Tuesday after her solo debut “Flower” became the first K-pop music video released in 2023 to garner over 400 million views. Breaking the news: Jisoo, whose real name is Kim Ji-soo, reached the milestone at around 3:57 p.m. Korean…
· Bryan Ke
North Korean weightlifters win gold, break records at 19th Asian Games
North Korean athlete Kim Il Gyong took home the gold medal in the weightlifting event at the 19th Asian Games on Monday, beating previous title holder Kuo Hsing-chun of Taiwan and smashing her record along the way. Key details: Kim, 20, broke the 29-year-old Taiwanese athlete’s…
· Bryan Ke
BLACKPINK’s Lisa sets new world record with 1 billion Spotify streams of ‘Money’
BLACKPINK’s Lisa recently added another Guinness World Record under her belt after her track “Money” surpassed the 1-billion stream mark on Spotify. Making history: The Guinness World Records organization announced on Wednesday that Lisa, whose real name is Lalisa Manobal, 26,…
· Ryan General
This Chinese song has been streamed billions of times, yet no one knows its exact meaning
The song’s popularity has ignited online discussions over its meaning and significance
· Ryan General
12,000 and counting: This Singaporean toy enthusiast is not your typical Barbie collector
A 43-year-old toy enthusiast from Singapore is defying traditional definitions of a typical Barbie collector. Childlike wonder: Jian Yang currently has over 12,000 Barbie dolls and an assortment of other toys, ranging from a Kylie Minogue doll to BTS members, as well as the new…
· Bryan Ke
Meet the world’s first pro gamer: He played ‘Quake’ against a teenaged Elon Musk and now uses AI to flag toxic players
Meet Dennis “Thresh” Fong, commonly regarded as the world’s first professional gamer. His beginnings: Fong was born in Hong Kong in 1977. At 11 years old, he moved to Los Altos, California, where he soon discovered a love for gaming. He started playing Id Software’s first-person…
· Isa Peralta
Chinese man solves 3 Rubik’s Cubes while juggling them, breaks world record
A Chinese man recently broke a world record by solving three Rubik’s Cubes while juggling them in just three minutes and 16 seconds. What happened: On Wednesday, Guinness World Records (GWR) posted about Li Zhihao, 22, and his record attempt.
· Carl Samson
Chinese teen breaks jump-rope world record with 374 skips in a minute
A 16-year-old boy from eastern China has broken the Guinness World Record for most jump-rope skips in one minute. A new record: Zhou Qi, a junior high school student from Zhejiang province, set a new record of 374 skips in a minute. Japan’s Daisuke Mimura held the previous…
· Bryan Ke
How a Japanese artist set the record for world’s largest GPS drawing with his marriage proposal
Nearly 14 years ago, a Japanese artist’s marriage proposal set a Guinness World Record. Yasushi Takahashi, also known by his artist name Yassan, knew in 2008 that he wanted to propose to his girlfriend but did not know how, according to Google Stories.
· Ryan General
Sri Lankan man breaks Guinness World Records for largest, heaviest kidney stone
A retired soldier from Sri Lanka had a record-breaking kidney stone surgically removed. Coonghe’s massive stone: On June 1, Dr. Kugadas Sutharshan successfully extracted a 1.76-pound kidney stone from 62-year-old Canistus Coonghe through a procedure called open pyelolithotomy,…
· Iris Jung
Popular S. Korean math lecturer blames Instagram for the country’s low birth rate
South Korean math lecturer and YouTuber Chung Seung-je blames Instagram for South Korea’s low birth rate in a viral video. “Insta is to blame”: In a video uploaded on Saturday to his YouTube channel, Chung, a well-known tutor at one of the country’s prolific private tutoring…
· Michelle De Pacina
World’s most expensive ice cream from Japan costs more than $6,000 per serving
The world’s most expensive ice cream can be found in Japan for more than $6,000 per serving. Byakuya, which was created by the Japanese ice cream brand Cellato, costs a whopping 873,400 Japanese yen (approximately $6,305) per serving. The frozen dessert was handed the title of…
· Daniel Anderson
Video: BLACKPINK covers TLC, Spice Girls songs in ‘Carpool Karaoke’ final appearance
On Tuesday, BLACKPINK appeared on “Carpool Karaoke” with host James Corden for their final appearance on “The Late Late Show.” The K-pop girl group started with a performance of “Pink Venom,” before teaching Corden some krumping dance moves. They then transitioned to singing…
· Michelle De Pacina
S. Korea to pay ‘reclusive lonely young people’ $500 a month to re-enter society
The South Korean government is offering $500 a month to “reclusive lonely young people” to help them to reconnect with society and “restore their daily lives.” On Wednesday, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced a new measure that aims to provide reclusive youths,…
· Michelle De Pacina
Japan’s population shrinks to under 125 million in 12th straight year of decline
Japan’s population has fallen under 125 million during its 12th straight year of decline. The Japanese population reportedly decreased by 556,000 to 124.9 million in 2022 compared to a year earlier, according to government data released on Wednesday.
· Michelle De Pacina
Chinese colleges give students a week off to ‘go fall in love’
Nine colleges in China are giving students a weeklong spring break to “enjoy love” amid China’s declining birth rate. The schools, which are run by the Fan Mei Education Group, announced last week that students and teachers are free to “go fall in love” from April 1 to 7. The…
· Michelle De Pacina
89-year-old Japanese man recognized as world’s oldest male surfer hopes to surf until he’s 100
Seiichi Sano, the 89-year-old Japanese man who was recognized as the oldest male to surf by Guinness World Records, says he will continue to catch waves until he is 100 years old. Sano, who turns 90 this year, changed his life at 80 by climbing Mt. Fuji after years of being a…
· Bryan Ke
S. Korean woman who passed driving test after 960 tries goes viral again
A South Korean woman who finally received her driving license after spending thousands of dollars and failing her written driving test around 960 times has gone viral more than a decade later. Although the story was first reported in 2010, and the woman, Cha Sa-soon, is already…
· Iris Jung
Video: Japanese company sets world record with 101-pound radish
Japanese company Manda Fermentation Co. earned a Guinness World Record for the world’s heaviest radish. The world-record radish officially weighed in at 45.845 kilograms (101 pounds, 1.8 ounces). The radish’s circumference was measured at 113 centimeters (44.48 inches) with a…
· Ana Yoo
S. Korea considering proposal for 69-hour work week
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol is reviewing a new proposal calling to reform the work week maximum to 69 hours. In the proposal, which was set forth by the conservative labor ministry on Mar. 6, companies will be able to increase the maximum number of working hours in a…