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· Ryan General
Hippie Woman Makes $35 Million Selling Indian Tea, Gets MAJOR Side Eye on Twitter
It is easy to see that Brook Eddy is not your typical chaiwala. Being a White female hippie from Boulder, Colorado, she is far from what one would assume to be an actual merchant of the traditional beverage chai from the Indian subcontinent, like these guys:
· Carl Samson
Man From Hong Kong Spends $800 a Month to Look Like a Human Ken Doll
A merchandiser who vows to continue having plastic surgeries until he looks like a Ken doll has been turning heads and loving it. Jonny Dylan, who was raised in Hong Kong, spends around $800 on a monthly basis to maintain his eye-catching look.
· Carl Samson
Students From Micronesia Recreate ‘Mulan’ Song in Viral Twitter Video
A group of teenage students in Micronesia have become instant celebrities after recreating “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” from Disney’s Mulan for a school project. The 38-second clip, shared by @senseileskee on Twitter, racked up at least 8.5 million views, 570,000 likes and…
· Carl Samson
50 Photos of China Before the Communist Cultural Revolution
Before China had communist leaders, it had hundreds of emperors. This age of ancient rulers is known as Imperial China. Spanning millennia, it began in the reign of the Qin dynasty in 221 B.C.E. and lasted until the end of the Qing dynasty in 1912 — the year of the founding of…
· Editorial Staff
Singaporean Entrepreneur is Helping Small Farmers Play With the Big Boys
Sentinel Chain is doing something revolutionary and disruptive for the small scale agricultural farmers of the world. The major problem of small farmers is they have a hard time securing financial services based on current stipulations to generate credit. These small, usually…
· Bryan Ke
I Spent the Lunar New Year in the World’s Oldest Chinatown
The long celebration for the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, has begun — and there’s no better place to celebrate the new year than to spend it in the world’s oldest Chinatown: Binondo, Manila. Binondo, one of the districts located in the Philippine’s…
· Editorial Staff
Company Now Sells The One ‘Mulan’ Item Everyone Always Wanted
Nerd chic retailed BoxLunch has released a line of Mulan Merchandise that is certain to bring honor to us all. Don’t believe us? Take a look!
· Ryan General
Japanese Cosplayer Reveals How She Earns Almost $2,000 Per Hour
Enako is a gorgeous Japanese cosplayer who earns about $2,000 per hour by flaunting her good looks while wearing mesmerizing outfits. The 24-year-old, who has a massive social media following in Japan, revealed two years ago that her regular income was already over ¥1 million…
· Ryan General
Logan Paul May Get Sued By Fashion Brand For Association With ‘racist, anti-Asian’ Sentiments
A clothing brand is threatening to file a lawsuit against YouTube’s 22-year-old YouTuber Logan Paul for allegedly hijacking and damaging their good name, calling his recent acts “repulsive, abhorrent and mutton-headed.” According to TheWrap, Maverick Apparel demanding that Paul…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Kids Would Apparently Hang Themselves to Be in a Logan Paul Video
In the aftermath of the Logan Paul debacle, netizens all over the world are voicing their disapproval for his abhorrent, disrespectful video that depicts a suicide victim hanging from a tree. Logan Paul goes to ”suicide forest”:
· Carl Samson
Meet the Original Siamese Twins Who Owned Slaves and Had 21 Children
Conjoined twins have been called “Siamese twins” for a reason: the “first” of their kind hailed from Siam, now Thailand, before moving to the West in pursuit of greener pastures. They were Chang (left) and Eng (right) Bunker, married to two American sisters and fathers of 21…
· Bryan Ke
Jack Ma’s Alibaba Makes Record-Breaking $25 Billion in Singles’ Day Sales
Alibaba once again proved its worthiness as China’s king of e-commerce after it smashed a record breaking sale figure of 168 billion yuan ($25.3 billion) at the end of its annual Singles’ Day event. This year’s event on Nov. 11 far exceeded the company’s Singles’ Day in 2016,…
· Bryan Ke
Taiwanese Cosplayer Accuses Chinese Online Shop for Using Her Image Without Approval
Marceline Liu, a Taiwanese gamer, cosplayer and airsoft hobbyist, is looking to sue Chinese online store Taobao after it used her as a model for a clay figurine and used her photo for advertising purposes without consent. Liu vented out on her Facebook account on Tuesday after…
· Kyle Encina
Thieves in Hawaii Assault Security Guard to Steal Entire Case of Spam
A thief in Hawaii went through all the trouble of assaulting a security guard and becoming a prime suspect just to steal a whole case of Spam. Authorities in Honolulu are searching for a man who was seen nabbing a case of Spam, and leaving the store on October 3 at around 11:46…
· Bryan Ke
Internet Mourns the Loss Of Chinese Celebrity Cat Lou Lou
Lou Lou, a famous celebrity cat on Weibo who had amassed more than 690,000 followers, reportedly passed away over the weekend. According to China Daily, Lou Lou died on October 14 due to a heart attack, leaving many fans in despair.
· Bryan Ke
Japan Now Has a Restaurant For People Obsessed With Women’s Thighs
The very first thigh-themed restaurant just opened in Tokyo, Japan, and no, we’re not talking about chicken legs or thighs. Inspired by the works of renowned Japanese photographer, Yuria, customers can now enjoy eating their meal while staring at women’s thighs.
· Heather Johnson Yu
Kylie and Kendall Jenner Release a ‘Chinese Takeout’ Purse and Now No Culture is Safe
The Jenners are at it again — this time, it’s “purse-onal”. The pair have repeatedly made headlines for their tone-deaf advertisements and products this year — first, the infamous Pepsi ad that showed Kendall Jenner seemingly ending racism with a can of soda.
· Bryan Ke
Star Wars Fans are Loving the Tico Sisters Action Figures for ‘The Last Jedi’
Disney and Lucasfilm have finally released the Tico Sisters action figures for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, and many Asian American fans were quite pleased with the studios’ toys. The studios released several products from Hasbro involving the two characters, Rose and Paige Tico,…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Dear Disney, Here’s 8 Extremely Hot Asian Guys Perfect as Mulan’s Love Interest
The live-action “Mulan” movie has been fraught with troubles since its inception. At first, Disney was entertaining a script that featured Mulan falling in love with some random White merchant. Then we discovered that they would adhere to the original a bit more with Mulan…
· Bryan Ke
U.S. Naval Accident Off Singapore Leaves 5 Sailors Injured, 10 Missing
An American Navy destroyer collided with a merchant ship on Monday, resulting to several injuries and 10 missing Navy sailors off the coast of Singapore. According to CNN, five U.S. Navy sailors were injured in the recent collision of the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer, USS…
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Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll connects to Sony, the company behind the anime streaming app, plus the music, merch, and licensing around it.
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One Piece
One Piece connects to Toei Animation and Bandai Namco through episodes, games, licensing, events, and collector products.
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Weverse
Weverse connects to HYBE, the platform where memberships, merch, content, and fandom access keep moving after the song.
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Tokyo Disney
Tokyo Disney connects to Oriental Land, the company that runs the resort and the spending around it.
Company · Korea · KOSDAQ:035900
JYP Entertainment
JYP is tied to groups that drive albums, tours, subscriptions, merch, and international fan activity.
Company · China · NYSE:MNSO
Miniso
Miniso turned character-IP collabs and blind-box impulse buys into a global store network — Sanrio, Disney, and Chiikawa merch you didn't plan to buy, plus its own TOP TOY chain.
Company · Japan · TYO:7974
Nintendo
Nintendo turns beloved game worlds into hardware, software, parks, merch, and repeat family spending.
Company · Korea · KRX:352820
HYBE
One of the layers behind BTS, SEVENTEEN, TXT.
Sanrio · Consumer · TYO:8136
Sanrio wants Hello Kitty to be more than merch.
If Hello Kitty already shows up in what you wear, gift, or collect, Sanrio now wants the same characters showing up in your next Switch play session too.
HYBE · K-pop · KRX:352820
A BTS comeback is not just songs. It’s albums, merch, tickets, and Weverse.
A BTS comeback can start with one stream on your phone, then turn into a fan-club sign-up, merch order, livestream ticket, and more time spent inside Weverse.
CJ ENM · Entertainment · KOSDAQ:035760
Before the first song drops, H//PE Princess already has a global Warner deal.
A debut deal matters less than whether the group turns into repeat listening, touring, merch, and fandom across markets.