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Top 10 Controversial Topics of 2009


Posted on Jan 5, 2010 by Kaiser Kuo | Filed under: About Youku, Humor, OMFG, Society | 1 Comment

The comments section on Youku videos are a terrific place to get a glimpse into the psyche of China’s netizens — what they’re thinking about, what their values are, and what really pisses them off. Check out this list of Youku’s Top 10 Controversies for 2009. Some very amusing stuff here!
Isn’t There a Two-Bottle Limit?: [...]

Battling Pandas!


Posted on Dec 17, 2009 by Kaiser Kuo | Filed under: Humor, UGC, sports | No Comments

We loved this video, which appears to have been shot at Adventure World, Shirahama, Wakayama prefecture in Japan. There’s a video on Youtube featuring the same twin baby pandas - not like I can tell one panda from another - in what appears to be the same enclosure. Not sure it’s the same video. In [...]

Chinese Web Watch Words for 2009


Posted on Dec 8, 2009 by jeanshao | Filed under: Humor, Society, Uncategorized, Wild Wild China | No Comments

It’s the time of the year for list making! This Youku video clip named the nine hottest lines on China’s web this year. The Yangtze Evening Post, an influential newspaper, is the original list compiler.
According to the list, ge (哥, older brother, big brother) is without doubt the hottest net word of the year. Both [...]

Hyundai Viral Ad: Funny? Sexist? Both?


Posted on Aug 20, 2009 by Kaiser Kuo | Filed under: Humor, Society, Viral Video Ads | 2 Comments

This seed ad from Hyundai — they make little effort to disguise its intention — is part public service announcement, with a list of driving no-nos, and part plug for the Elantra. It’s been viewed about a half-million times in the 24 hours since it was posted, with the overwhelming majority of votes going thumbs-up, [...]

This is CRAZY funny. I mean it.


Posted on May 23, 2009 by Kaiser Kuo | Filed under: Humor, OMFG, Viral Video Ads | 2 Comments

This started making the rounds on the social networks like Kaixin001, where my wife first saw it and showed it to me just yesterday. Easily one of the most creative and side-splittingly funny videos I’ve seen. Hats off to the creative team behind this. If someone knows who they are, please let me know! Personally [...]

Parkour in da House


Posted on Mar 21, 2009 by Steven Lin | Filed under: Humor, UGC | 1 Comment

During the economic downturn, everybody seems to be working harder than ever before. Some of my friends, especially the bankers and consultants, often complain via MSN or Kaixin001, “To survive the layoffs, I’m working my ass off recently. No more hitting the gym on the weekend! So how can I lose my spare tire?”
“Why not [...]

A Principled Stand: Don’t Pay For Head


Posted on Mar 10, 2009 by Kaiser Kuo | Filed under: Humor, Politics, UGC | 5 Comments

Naturally it wasn’t going to take long before Cai Mingchao, the mystery man who’s become a hero to many patriotic Chinese, would be celebrated in song. With accompanying video. This is titled “I’m Not Paying” (就不付你钱)and it comes to us courtesy of H.O.T Video Studio (H.O.T视频工作室).
Cai Mingchao, as you may already know, was [...]

Today, Lingwu Middle School. Tomorrow, the Lincoln Center!


Posted on Mar 5, 2009 by Kaiser Kuo | Filed under: Humor, OMFG, UGC, Wild Wild China | 4 Comments

This was shot at the Lingwu Muslim Middle School in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The rather enthusiastic choral conductor, leading her tracksuited singers through the vocal section of the “Yellow River Concerto,” is named Jiang Aihong. It’s testimony to the strict discipline instilled in China’s pedagogical institutions that these kids aren’t falling off the dais [...]

The Xiao Shenyang Phenomenon: From Comedy Clubs to CCTV


Posted on Feb 26, 2009 by Steven Lin | Filed under: Humor, Wild Wild China | 6 Comments

Even a month after the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, Chinese people are constantly talking about the funny performance delivered by Xiao Shenyang (小沈阳), digging out every single video clip tagged with his name, and riffing on his humor style in e-mails, on QQ chats, and in SMS messages.
Who the hell is Xiao Shenyang (or Little [...]

I Love You So Much I’ll Freeze My Nipples Off


Posted on Feb 17, 2009 by Kaiser Kuo | Filed under: Humor, Wild Wild China | 1 Comment

The latest installment in our continuing series about sadly misguided men making asses of themselves for the women they love. This guy, from Tailai County in China’s northeasternmost province Heilongjiang, strips to the waist in -30 degree weather to profess his love. If the woman didn’t promptly leave him and get a restraining order, [...]