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Music
V-pop star Amee has TikTokers dancing like a cat to her new song ‘Ung Qua Chung’
Vietnamese pop singer Amee has gone viral on TikTok for her cute cat dance. Choreographed for her song, “Ung Qua Chung,” the dance highligh...
Iris Jung
Government
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 parl...
Bryan Ke
Entertainment
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 ...
Social Media
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. T...
Carl Samson
‘Queen of Vietnamese hip hop’ Suboi delivers emotionally charged performance on Colors
Vietnamese hip-hop phenom Suboi delivers an emotionally charged performance against the monochromatic background of Colors Studios in a new ...
William Yuk
Margaret Cho shares her thoughts on cancel culture in comedy
Comedian Margaret Cho shared her thoughts on cancel culture and the power of language in a new YouTube video released Tuesday. The 54-year...
Daniel Anderson
Pro Pokémon player opens real-life Pokémon gym in NYC
Competitive Pokémon player Wolfe Glick has taken Pokémon fandom to a whole new level by creating a real-life Pokémon gym in New York City. G...
Ryan General
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 2...
Isa Peralta
Rapper Cordae reveals biggest challenge of being in a relationship with Naomi Osaka
Before you read: Naomi Osaka announces pregnancy after withdrawing from Australian Open Naomi Osaka’s Australian Open status remains unclear...
Listen: Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’ album recreated using ‘Super Mario 64’
A recent mashup of the 2007 Radiohead album “In Rainbows” and the soundtrack of the 1996 video game “Super Mario 64” transports listeners ba...
Crime
US nationals arrested, charged for climbing world’s 2nd tallest building in Malaysia
A group of Americans who broke into and climbed the Merdeka 118, the world’s second tallest building located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, have...
Japan
Livestreamers ‘joke’ about atomic bombs, ‘radioactive p*ssy’ while streaming in Hiroshima
Editor’s Note (1/5/2023): A previous version of this story published earlier today misidentified one of the streamers in the mentioned clip ...
Swedish fighter Samuel Ericsson knocks out Tarek Khelifi after heated encounter outside the ring
Swedish fighter Samuel Ericsson won his fight against Algerian opponent Tarek Khelifi at the Karate Combat pit on Dec. 17 just days after a...
Culture
Patrick Shyu sparks debate after calling out ‘Merry Christmas’ as ‘highly offensive’
Former Google and Meta tech lead Patrick Shyu, also known as TechLead, tweeted a controversial statement on Christmas day. “I find ‘Merry ...
Lifestyle
Viral video of Indian dog’s baby shower cures netizens’ ruff day
A woman in India went all out for her pregnant pet beagle by throwing her a full baby shower, winning praise from internet users who found t...
Editorial Staff
Philippines
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 Satur...
Markiplier’s launch of OnlyFans page with ‘tasteful nudes’ triggers site crash
YouTuber Markiplier joined OnlyFans on Thursday, triggering a traffic surge that reportedly crashed the website. The content creator promi...
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 ...
News
OnlyFans star Titus Low explains his ‘honest prison experience’ after 3 weeks behind bars
Titus Low, a Singaporean OnlyFans creator who was sentenced to three weeks in jail in October for posting pornographic images on the platfo...
Khier Casino
China
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...
Here’s what it’s like staying inside the ‘sleep pods’ at a Tokyo train station
Small, private rooms that come with lounge chairs, coffee and Wi-Fi at a Japanese train station provide commuters with a safe and quiet spa...
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...
Markiplier says his ‘ungodly’ $38 million annual income from YouTube feels ‘unfair’
YouTuber Markiplier admitted to Logan Paul that he makes “an ungodly amount of money, and it feels unfair.” Markiplier joined Paul during ...
Elena Moon Park is sharing Asian culture through children’s music the whole family can enjoy
Elena Moon Park, a musician, educator and producer based in Brooklyn, New York City, is connecting the Asian diaspora through all-ages music...
Chandler Treon
Filipino actor Sharon Cuneta shows off Louis Vuitton shopping bags after being ‘turned away’ at Hermès store in Seoul
Filipino actor and singer Sharon Cuneta shares the moment she was “turned away” from an Hermès store in Seoul in her latest travel vlog. S...
Michelle De Pacina
Food
‘It’s tamarind, not heroin’: Uncle Roger roasts Rachael Ray’s pad Thai
Malaysian comedian Nigel Ng, better known for his online persona Uncle Roger, reacted to food personality and television host Rachel Ray’s ...
Travel
Japanese tourist in Wisconsin captivated by lakes, cheese and monster trucks in viral TikTok video
A Japanese tourist traveling across the U.S. has gone viral on TikTok for his video explaining why Wisconsin is an underrated destination. ...
4chan founder faces backlash following sexual violence comments
Popular YouTuber and founder of the anonymous message board 4chan, Nishimura Hiroyuki, is facing backlash after making controversial commen...
Rebecca Moon
‘Don’t be lazy, OK?’: 4-hour video of an ‘Asian mum’ regularly checking in is making viewers cry
Australian-based violinists Brett Yang and Eddy Chen uploaded a four-hour video in July titled “4 Hours of Asian Mum to Help You Focus on P...
Hacker streams old Elon Musk interview about cryptocurrency in latest South Korean government YouTube hack
Government of the Republic of Korea, the official YouTube channel of the South Korean government, has been restored following a hacking inc...
Japanese porn star hugs over 3,000 people in 24-hours
Japanese adult video actor Eimi Fukada held a 24-hour meet-and-greet event where she hugged over 3,000 fans. Fukada held the event in Shib...
Film & TV
American live-action adaptation of ‘Sailor Moon’ uncovered by YouTuber
YouTuber Ray Mona has uncovered the full pilot for an American live-action adaptation of “Sailor Moon” decades after it was made and scrapp...
Grace Kim
Andrew Tate apparently has really weird takes on ‘Chinese’ people
Comedic duo the Fung Brothers discussed some of controversial internet figure Andrew Tate’s “most infamous quotes about Chinese people” in ...
YouTuber busts men filming women illegally in S. Korea
A YouTuber in South Korea is being hailed as a hero for catching men who illegally film women in public spaces. When the YouTuber spots th...
‘We are ready for this chapter’: YouTube pioneer KevJumba hints at potential comeback
YouTube pioneer KevJumba, whose real name is Kevin Wu, shocked fans after hinting at a potential comeback in an Instagram post on Tuesday. ...
Australia
Asian Australian YouTuber stands up against casual racism during a boat show in Sydney
Asian Australian YouTuber John Lee, who shares fishing videos on his channel JYL Fishing TV, was recently subjected to racist insults while...