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China
Ukrainian woman gets deepfaked to find Chinese husbands, sell Russian goods
A Ukrainian YouTuber is exposing the horrors of deepfakes on Chinese social media after learning that her image has been extensively cloned ...
Bryan Ke
Issues & Racism
S. Korean YouTuber Tzuyang apologizes for imitation of Filipina in ‘racist’ mukbang video
Popular South Korean YouTuber Tzuyang has apologized for his mukbang video featuring a comedian’s portrayal of a Filipina after it spa...
Michelle De Pacina
Crime
Foreign YouTubers face investigation after sneaking ‘free’ train rides across Japan
Fifi “Fidias” Panayiotou, a 27-year-old YouTuber with 2.4 million subscribers, is under investigation for filming and traveling across Japan...
Social Media
Korean mukbang star reveals her earnings and how much she pays her employees
Mukbang sensation and entrepreneur Heebab recently divulged her earnings and the generous compensation she gives her employees. Hefty payche...
Ryan General
Indonesia
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 dan...
Editorial Staff
Entertainment
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: D...
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 ...
Isa Peralta
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...
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 ...
Music
‘She is our everything’: Kina Grannis seeks donor for her mother with rare bone marrow cancer
Japanese American YouTuber and singer-songwriter Kina Grannis is looking for a donor for her mother, who has a rare type of bone marrow canc...
‘They treated me like I was a f*cking terrorist’: Pewdiepie says his worst flight experience happened in Malaysia
Swedish YouTuber Pewdiepie recently revealed in a CinnamonToastKen video that his worst flight experience happened in Malaysia. The clip, wh...
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 momen...
Carl Samson
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 h...
Iris Jung
Beauty
Japanese mom has her 9-year-old daughter undergo double eyelid surgery to be ‘beautiful’
Rucchi, one half of a mother-daughter YouTube duo, paid thousands of dollars to have her 9-year-old daughter Micchi undergo double eyelid s...
Culture
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...
Thai woman faces up to 5 years in prison for eating bat soup in viral video
A Thai woman was arrested after she posted a video of herself eating bat soup to her Facebook page on Monday. Phonchanok Srisunaklua, who i...
Bretman Rock to release first memoir ‘You’re That Bitch’
Social media star Bretman Rock is set to release his first-ever memoir “You're That Bitch & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapolo...
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 ...
Popular YouTuber flees Thailand after allegedly scamming over 6,000 victims out of $55 million
A popular Thai YouTuber has fled abroad after scamming thousands of investors out of two billion baht (approximately $55 million). The wom...
Rebecca Moon
News
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...
Feature
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao to unretire for exhibition match with Korean YouTuber DK Yoo
Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is returning to the ring for the first time since his retirement to fight South Korean YouTuber DK Yo...
Military
Korean ex-Navy SEAL and YouTuber Rhee Ken is promoted to leader in Ukraine army
Former Korean Navy SEAL lieutenant-turned-YouTuber Ken Rhee, 37, has reportedly been promoted to a leadership position in the Ukrainian mil...
Jane Nam
YouTuber PewDiePie fulfills longtime dream of relocating to Japan
YouTuber PewDiePie, Felix Kjellberg in real life, has realized his dream of relocating to Japan with his wife Marzia and their pet dogs. T...
Education
USC sues YouTubers for ‘Russian mafia’ pranks that scared students, disrupted classes
The University of Southern California has sued YouTubers Ernest Kanevsky and Yuguo Bai, neither of them USC students, accusing them of barg...
Logan Paul admits his apology for video showing human remains at Japan’s suicide forest was ‘half-ass’
American YouTuber-turned-boxer Logan Paul has admitted he gave a “half-assed” apology days after receiving backlash against his infamous “s...
Technology
Chinese inventor builds 27,000,000mAH power bank capable of charging 5,000 smartphones
Handy Geng, an inventor and YouTuber, created the world’s largest power bank with a capacity equaling approximately 900 power banks. The m...
Chinese YouTube star Ms. Yeah aka ‘Office Chef’ announces her wedding
Chinese YouTube star Ms. Yeah, who rose to fame for her office-themed meal preparations and makeup hacks, has announced that she recently ti...
YouTuber who turned down role in secret project regrets it after learning scene was for ‘Squid Game’
A YouTuber living in South Korea recently revealed that she declined an opportunity to appear in the hit Korean series “Squid Game” because ...
Interviews
Three Asian YouTubers spent a day in America’s ‘most racist town’
In July 2020, a Los Angeles-based film producer stood outside a Walmart in Harrison, Ark., with a Black Lives Matter sign. Just moments late...
YouTube Challenge Eater Kicked Out of Colorado Restaurant, Accused of Being a ‘Scammer’
Raina Huang, a YouTuber famous for traveling across the country and taking on food challenges, was kicked out of a restaurant in Aurora, Col...
Food
YouTuber’s Chinese Grandfather Brutally Reviews Trader Joe’s Chinese Food
Evan Yee, the YouTuber and TikToker behind “The Fake Food Show,” recently included his grandfather in a review video about Chine...
YouTuber Laoshu505000 Who Spoke Over 20 Languages Passes Away at 39
Moses McCormick, a YouTuber polyglot known as Laoshu505000 who spoke more than 20 languages including Japanese and Mandarin, has passed away...
Korean YouTuber Loses First Fight With Cheese Fondue, Has a Wholesome Rematch
After almost getting slapped in the face by a flying cheese for his first try, Korean mukbang YouTuber Tasty Hoon finally gets to enjoy his ...
Beloved Filipino YouTuber Who Tested Positive For COVID-19 Dies of Heart Attack
More details have emerged on the recent death of a beloved Filipino video blogger, who has garnered more than 5 million subscribers on YouTu...
YouTuber Tim Chantarangsu and Chia Habte Are Having a Baby
YouTuber Tim Chantarangsu and his wife Chia Habte have announced on YouTube that they are having a baby. Tim, who previously went by the ps...
Autistic Chinese Boy ‘Rehomed’ By Adoptive YouTuber Parents is NOT Missing
A Chinese boy allegedly “rehomed” by his adoptive parents from Ohio is now in the process of finding a new family, authorities i...
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