Rebecca Moon
435 articles
‘Squid Game’ creator introducing new game mechanisms for Season 2
The creator of “Squid Game” will reportedly be introducing new game mechanisms for Season 2 of the series. The new mechanism for the games is called “Cheol-su,” and is described to be the “boyfriend”…
‘Overwatch 2’ reveals its newest support hero, healing ninja Kiriko
“Overwatch 2” has announced its newest hero Kiriko, a ninja healer. The fictional character grew up alongside the Shimada brothers, Hanzo and Genji. Kiriko can teleport through walls to directly…
Woman arrested in South Korea for murder of two children found in suitcases in New Zealand
A woman suspected to be the biological mother of two children found dead in suitcases inside a New Zealand storage facility has been taken into custody. The 42-year-old was arrested on Thursday…
Chinese parents sue daughter they abandoned for not buying her brother an apartment
A 29-year-old woman in China is being sued by her estranged parents for refusing to buy her younger brother an apartment. The woman was left to be raised by her aunt when she was 2 years old. After…
Mystery woman spotted near Kim Jong-un in recent months sparks speculation
An unidentified woman has recently been seen in Kim Jong-un’s inner circle. First noticed in February, the mysterious woman is often seen by Kim’s side wearing a suit dress and glasses while carrying…
Video: Man filming woman in public restroom learns his victim is a black belt the hard way
CCTV video captured the moment a Thai man was beaten by a woman with a black belt in Taekwondo after he tried to secretly film her in the women’s public restroom. After the woman noticed the man’s…
Chinese boy who went viral for correcting planetarium’s mistakes now teaching astronomy to classmates
A Chinese boy who previously went viral for correcting a mistake at a planetarium is now teaching astronomy at his school. While exploring a planetarium in July, the boy discovered that an…
Pokémon card thief dumber than Team Rocket, tries to resell cards back to store he stole them from
A Washington state man who stole $20,000 worth of Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering cards returned a month later to try and sell the stolen goods. The cards were stolen from a card store located in…
Nearly 300 Korean adoptees demand S. Korea investigate falsified adoption documents
Nearly 300 Korean adoptees have called for the South Korean government to investigate falsified adoption documents that mask their real identities. The 283 complaints that were filed have pointed out…
Actors Michelle Yeoh and Brendan Fraser reunite after 14 years
Former co-stars Brendan Fraser and Michelle Yeoh reunited 14 years after the filming of “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.” The two were seated next to each other at the Toronto International…
‘Squid Game’ star Lee Jung-jae becomes first Asian to win Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series
“Squid Game” actor Lee Jung-jae made history at the Emmys on Monday night by becoming the first Asian actor to win the Best Actor award. Lee also became the first actor from a non-English-language…
Chinese influencer banned from Douyin for eating a live wasp
A Chinese influencer has been banned from Douyin after he filmed himself eating a live wasp, prompting heavy backlash from online users. The man, who had over 560,000 followers, was banned from the…
Tokyo station employee tells passengers to use rear train cars if they ‘do not want to be groped’
A Tokyo train station worker has drawn criticism for an announcement he made telling passengers to take the rear train cars if they do not want to be groped. The employee’s choice of words drew heavy…
Electric spoon and bowl that makes food taste saltier set for release next year
A new set of bowls and spoons that use electric currents to make food taste saltier is close to commercialization and set to release sometime in 2023. Developers at Meiji University in Tokyo and…
Viral video shows safari driver keeping his cool in the face of a charging elephant
A video of a disgruntled elephant charging a safari jeep has gone viral. The incident allegedly occurred at the Kabini Wildlife Sanctuary. In the video, the driver quickly puts the vehicle in reverse…
Heartwarming video shows photos taken every year of father and daughter over 40 years
A video uploaded to Reddit which shows photos of a father and daughter in China that were taken in the same spot every year for 40 years has gone viral once again. The video begins in 1980 in…
Firefighter rescued as a baby in 2008 Sichuan earthquake pays it forward in rescue of his own
A firefighter who rescued a baby in the recent earthquake in Sichuan, China revealed that he was also rescued by a firefighter as a child in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Sichuan was hit by a…
Samsung shades Apple for new ‘deep purple’ iPhone 14 Pro
Samsung recently shaded Apple in a tweet for allegedly copying its BTS-inspired Bora Purple Galaxy Z Flip4 smartphone. The official Samsung Mobile US Twitter account wrote “Cool Story Bro,” with…
AI creates images depicting Pikachu in 1920s Tokyo
An image-generating AI program created black and white photographs of what Pikachu might look like if it existed in Tokyo during the 1920s. The black and white photos were produced by…
Sorry in advance: Mother and child in China pass out earplugs and candy on plane to fellow passengers before takeoff
To apologize in advance for any noise her toddler may make during a flight, a Chinese mother and her 20-month-old son handed out 100 gift bags containing candy and ear plugs to passengers. The…
Hong Kong-based food critic says Japanese omakase ‘treats diners like idiots’
Hong Kong-based food critic Lam Chua is under fire for describing the Japanese omakase dining experience as treating “diners like idiots.” Following his comments, a Chinese newspaper columnist…
City of Los Angeles designates September 17 as ‘Squid Game Day’
The Los Angeles City Council has designated Sep. 17 as Squid Game Day to commemorate the Netflix show’s impact on American pop culture. Korean American congressman John Lee announced the news on…
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 comments regarding sexual violence. Hiroyuki stated in a YouTube…
Thai man spends two days on roof after his family wouldn’t let him smoke weed
A 42-year-old man in northeast Thailand reportedly spent nearly two days on a roof after his family cut off his access to marijuana. On Sunday, the man asked his father for marijuana; however, his…
Tony Leung named Asian Filmmaker of the Year at Busan International Film Festival
Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai has been named Asian Filmmaker of the Year at the Busan International Film Festival. Leung will collect his award at the event’s opening ceremony on Oct. 5. The…
Thai former OnlyFans creator claims monk sexually harassed him, wanted to film porn
A former OnlyFans creator claimed that he was sexually harassed by a monk at his clothing store in a shopping mall located in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. The monk allegedly approached the former…
Singaporean man goes full ‘Super Saiyan 3’ for free McDonald’s ice cream in viral video
A TikTok video of a Singaporean man who screamed his heart out in exchange for free Hershey’s chocolate ice cream from McDonald’s has gone viral. McDonald’s Singapore ran a campaign from Aug. 29 to…
Chinese Harvard student decides ‘not to learn English anymore’
A Chinese Harvard student has gone viral after sharing a video where she explains why she has decided to “stop trying to learn English.” The video was uploaded as an assignment for her Language and…
21-year-old woman shepherd in China dubbed ‘gentle desert butcher’ goes viral on Douyin
A 21-year-old woman in northwestern China has been rising to stardom on Douyin for sharing videos of her life as a shepherd. In one video, she slaughters and skins a sheep within eight minutes. The…
Botched cosmetic tattoo done on a budget leaves Thai woman with four eyebrows
A 32-year-old Thai woman hoping to enhance her features was left horrified after a cosmetic tattoo artist left two dark arches above her natural brows. The tattoo artist promised to remove the…
Video of 6-year-old Chinese girl crying after being told she looks like her father goes viral
A 6-year-old girl in China has gone viral after complaining that she is unhappy with resembling her father rather than her mother. When a family friend commented that the girl looks like her father,…
Misprinted UC Irvine sweatshirt pulled from Costco becomes sought-after item among students
Less than a day after Costco pulled a misprinted UC Irvine sweatshirt from shelves, it has become a sought-after item for many of the campus’ students and alumni. The sweatshirts for the University…
Parents in China shave their heads, donate scalp tissue to help son recover from severe burns
A Chinese mother and father shaved their heads to donate scalp tissue for their infant son after he was badly burned by a burst water heater pipe. On the night of July 30, a solar water heater pipe…
The Fab 4: Chinese women make tennis history at US Open
US Open history was made on Thursday when four Chinese women reached the final 32 of a grand slam event. Zheng Qinwen and Yuan Yue were joined by Wang Xiyu and Zhang Shuai for the third round. Zheng…
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 Shibuya, Tokyo, around 6 p.m. on Saturday. She stated that she…
A collector is selling nearly every gaming console made in the last 50 years on eBay for $1 million
A collector is selling almost every console variation that was manufactured in the last 50 years on eBay for 984,000 euros (approximately $978,875). Listed on French eBay, the listing includes around…
