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· Bryan Ke
Korean YouTuber who revealed she was bullied for 12 years dies at 27
Pyo Ye-rim, a South Korean YouTuber who was allegedly bullied for 12 years, has passed away at 27 years old. What happened: The Busan Police Station and the Fire Department received a call about a woman who fell into the Seongjigok Reservoir in Busan, South Korea, at 12:57 p.m.…
· Editorial Staff
YouTuber ‘earns’ trip in Singapore Airlines first class suite by flying ‘world’s most dangerous airline’
A YouTuber has “earned” the right to use a premium suite on a Singapore Airlines flight by first flying with Lion Air, the “world’s most dangerous airline.” The worst: On Monday, Ben Morris posted a video on YouTube titled “I Flew the World’s Best First Class Flight (Singapore…
· Michelle De Pacina
Fans of YouTuber IShowSpeed gather outside Tokyo hospital to show support amid his illness
Fans of 18-year-old YouTuber IShowSpeed gathered outside a hospital in Tokyo to show support amid his ongoing illness. About his illness: Darren Watkins Jr., better known as IShowSpeed, was rushed to the hospital last weekend after suffering a “deadly” headache and a swollen…
· Bryan Ke
Delhi cop suspended for taking ‘fine’ money from Korean YouTuber without receipt
An Indian traffic officer has been suspended after he was caught on camera giving a Korean national driving through Delhi a fine and taking his money without handing him an official receipt. Key details: Although the exact date of when the incident occurred is unclear, the…
· Bryan Ke
YouTuber Colleen Ballinger’s controversial ‘Gangnam Style’ parody resurfaces amid backlash
YouTube star Colleen Ballinger is being accused of mocking Koreans after her parody video of PSY’s 2012 hit “Gangnam Style” went viral amid intense backlash. Key details: The now-deleted video was uploaded to Ballinger’s channel in 2012. It shows the content creator singing…
· Bryan Ke
YouTuber warns viewers about how designer brands are keeping them poor
A YouTube video warning against buying expensive luxury brands has gone viral. Cara Nicole, a YouTuber who makes videos about money, media and intentional living, shared her thoughts about how expensive luxury brands target the poor rather than the rich in a video essay uploaded…
· Isa Peralta
Musician and YouTube pioneer David Choi starts company that makes music for kids
Korean American musician and content creator David Choi, who first started posting videos on YouTube in 2006, recently announced his latest project: a company that makes catchy, educational songs for children. Choi made the announcement about Good Kids Company in a recent…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese YouTuber-turned-politician expelled for never showing up to parliament
A famous Japanese YouTuber-turned-politician has become the first lawmaker expelled by his Senate colleagues for not attending a single parliament session since he was first elected in July. Yoshikazu Higashitani, better known by his YouTube name GaaSyy, was removed from his…
· Ryan General
‘I hate Asians’: YouTuber Charleston White draws backlash over violent, vulgar anti-Asian rant
YouTuber Charleston White has sparked outrage after making threats and racist comments against the Asian community in a viral video. In the video posted on March 12, the 52-year-old used derogatory terms to refer to Asian people and their culture while expressing support for…
· Bryan Ke
Malaysian YouTuber named ‘Favorite Asian Creator’ at Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2023
Malaysian YouTuber Aqil Zulkiflee was named “Favorite Asian Creator” at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards over the weekend, beating other nominees from Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines. Aqil, 27, was reportedly the only Malaysian nominated at the 34th Nickelodeon Kids’…
· Carl Samson
YouTubers fly ‘spy balloon’ above Chinese Embassy in viral London prank
London police stopped a pair of YouTubers after the duo flew a mock spy balloon above the city’s Chinese Embassy sometime last week. The stunt, which has drawn a combined 1.1 million views on TikTok and YouTube, “got real quite quickly” after armed officers showed up at the…
· Editorial Staff
BTS’ Jungkook becomes first Asian soloist to surpass 100M YouTube views for live performance
BTS’ Jungkook recently broke several records after a video of one of his live performances garnered over 100 million views on YouTube. The 25-year-old South Korean artist sang his song “Dreamers,” which features Qatari singer Fahad Al Kubaisi, during the FIFA World Cup opening…
· Ryan General
Manny Pacquiao dominates YouTuber DK Yoo in return to the ring
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao outclassed South Korean YouTuber and mixed martial artist DK Yoo during their exhibition match on Saturday in Goyang, South Korea. The eight-division world champion knocked down his opponent several times throughout the six-round match before…
· Carl Samson
YouTuber IShowSpeed accused of racism for repeatedly yelling ‘konnichiwa’ at Chinese World Cup fan
YouTuber IShowSpeed has been accused of racism after filming himself repeatedly yelling “konnichiwa” at a Chinese World Cup fan. The moment was caught during the 17-year-old’s livestream of the match between Portugal and Switzerland on Tuesday. Despite being corrected multiple…
· Daniel Anderson
YouTube Korea releases list of top 10 most-watched music videos for 2022
YouTube revealed its most watched music videos of 2022 in Korea. The list only featured videos uploaded in 2022 and only views by YouTube users in Korea from Jan. 1 to Oct. 30 were counted. South Korean trot and ballad singer Lim Young Woo took the No. 10, No. 5 and No. 1 spots…
· Khier Casino
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…
· 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…
· William Yuk
Japanese YouTuber recreates ‘Chainsaw Man’ opening using ‘Animal Crossing’
Mashing-up one of the season’s goriest anime with a mellowed-out island sandbox video game might seem like an odd combination, but that’s exactly what one YouTube creator set out to do. On Friday, Twitter user @yo_dakun shared the thumbnail for a video from his YouTube channel…
· Ryan General
Chinese YouTuber creates world’s first foldable iPhone
Chinese- language YouTube channel 科技美学 (Technological Aesthetics) recently uploaded a video of an engineer using custom parts to create the first foldable and functional iPhone. The clip, which has been viewed over 480,000 times, shows an engineer testing different parts and…
· Bryan Ke
YouTuber Miiasaurus returns months after fabrication, ‘blaccent’ controversy
Miiasaurus, whose real name is Miia Kinnunen, announced her return to YouTube on Oct. 22, nearly four months after “canceling” herself in a video where she admitted to fabricating "95 percent" of her stories and for using a “blaccent.” “I realized in that time that I am not…