Why this influencer is treated like a rock star in Asia
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Social media star Devin Halbal has a charisma that can only be described as magnetic. She burst into the worldwide consciousness in January 2024 with a simple TikTok video shot in Japan showing her saying mizu, gohan and ocha - Japanese words for “water”, “rice” and “green tea” - each followed by the word kudasai, the word for “please” delivered in her trademark singsong voice. The video has become a phenomenon, drawing over 14.5 million views on TikTok alone. Social media expert Gabby Gabriel weighed in on why Asia loves Devin.
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@MyNameIsChingy Ай бұрын
I think they like her because of her positivity
@GeorgeMartinus Ай бұрын
Yeah, probably most of those followers are in depression state due to economic crisis/inflation in those Asian countries. Plus, young generation there are also stressful that they even can't see any bright future of their country. People just need hope, hobby, and passion... so that they don't need to waste time to something nonsensical temporary viral sh** trend like this.
@AAAAAA-tj1nq Ай бұрын
an american trans gender. i feel sick
@user-gu8qi4me8x Ай бұрын
@@GeorgeMartinusI actually genuinely agree with you and you actually couldn't have said that actually any better than me lol and this world actually genuinely needs more people actually like you in this world.
@harrymolina3538 Ай бұрын
I think it's not a "her"
@user-jt3dw6vv4x Ай бұрын
@@AAAAAA-tj1nq So sad that it affects you LOL
@erikad0511 Ай бұрын
If it makes them happy, they're not hurting anyone, who cares... Have fun yall
@Rishabh-Dev Ай бұрын
They are hurting future Gen by filling nonsensical stuff.
@Syae225 Ай бұрын
@@Rishabh-DevHuh? Who is saying that? you? The japanese government supports it they love to see people like her who make positive videos and she has hundreds of thousands japanese followers so she can stay in Japan forever if she wants to that’s her choice
@user-rv5fp3ys1e Ай бұрын
They're not hurting anyone? Really? Corrupting the younger generation, how about that?
@Rishabh-Dev Ай бұрын
@@user-rv5fp3ys1e Remember Japanese wholesome advertisement?
@sugarzblossom8168 3 күн бұрын
@@user-rv5fp3ys1ehow?
@MichaelLee-do7wb Ай бұрын
BUT WHAT DOES SHE DEWWWWW
@TheDiamondLyfe Ай бұрын
Obviously more than you 😂
@iwatchtoomuchhaikyuu5307 Ай бұрын
absolutely nothing
@aloethefrog8868 Ай бұрын
kudasai
@CUSTOMADE-kk9wq Ай бұрын
Shes just make people happy and thats more worth than anything
@DehyaRhea 12 күн бұрын
Vlogging kudasai I think
@TenkaichiOG Ай бұрын
The final NPC boss.
@faraway7733 Ай бұрын
Who is she? First time iam seeing her 🤷
@tickleman127 Ай бұрын
you're watching a video introducing her..
@sugarzblossom8168 3 күн бұрын
Did you not watch the video?
@zenvoyager4550 Ай бұрын
W*f , people need hobbies.. instead of this toxic celebrity worship
@tickleman127 Ай бұрын
jusg let them have fun?? they look happy it's not worshipping
@TheDiamondLyfe Ай бұрын
How are they toxic?
@zenvoyager4550 Ай бұрын
@@TheDiamondLyfe toxic is not always the behaviour, it's what happening with your brain....these behaviours leads to big mistakes what you call as toxic behaviours
@TheDiamondLyfe Ай бұрын
@@zenvoyager4550 that’s a very vague answer that still doesn’t directly address the question.
@zenvoyager4550 Ай бұрын
@@TheDiamondLyfe actually I got no business addressing your questions, this is what you get, get out
@1412Bunny Ай бұрын
i don't understand why some comments are so negative and mean 😅 she makes such innocent, bright videos. why be upset if people enjoy her videos?
@japjungho4645 Ай бұрын
Cos HE looks disgusting, acts disgusting, and to see some are actually idolizing such aberration is beyond disgusting.
@TheDiamondLyfe 3 күн бұрын
@@1412Bunny Some people would rather choose bitterness and put someone down than to be positive and happy for a stranger doing well in life. It’s sad.
@user-bc2vv5km3f Ай бұрын
Thats a freaking dude.
@belunu4980 Ай бұрын
Exactly!! Why can't ppl see that? That ain't no girl!!
@thehypetraveler8114 Ай бұрын
Yep, on his Wikipaedia it explicitly states he's a dude
@user-fy9xl9eu8c 9 күн бұрын
she's a trans woman.
@user-fy9xl9eu8c 9 күн бұрын
weeaboo freak.
@notanicepersonlol 5 күн бұрын
@@thehypetraveler8114you troglodyte, it states she is a woman.
@adleromshane9499 Ай бұрын
How nice for someone to connect and find there way in this new age of technology. Something positive
@ontemp Ай бұрын
no promoting trans is not positive. it's pure degeneracy and the break down of the nuclear family. you are an idiot if you are blind to this.
@Syae225 Ай бұрын
@@ontempMost trans people live in Asia and they are very well treated there most of the time the only people who are angry about this are conservatives and anti-woke idiots who don’t even live in Japan or Korea they scream from the suburbs in the US lol
@amandant Ай бұрын
I never hear about her before this video. Wth
@marvynmahaaresh7896 Ай бұрын
yall just found out about her? LOL
@dakshajsanil2642 Ай бұрын
What did she do for ppl to give her so much love and attention????
@290DIRT Ай бұрын
Still not enough explanation why he has so many fans. Today's generation is so weird.
@notanicepersonlol 5 күн бұрын
They literally explained why. She is engaging with other cultures with a level of playfulness and curiosity unbeknownst to many. Alienating yourself by shaming the other generations is just as and if not MORE weird.
@anjoLas Ай бұрын
w*f is wrong with people ?!?!
@user-jt3dw6vv4x Ай бұрын
Are you seriously upset?
@anjoLas Ай бұрын
@@user-jt3dw6vv4x why do people like u even exist ?
@art71204 Ай бұрын
Devin!!! I love herrrr ❤❤❤ She came so far 🎉🎉
@tangt4860 29 күн бұрын
Long duration of exposure to online media and apps really destroy brains.
@josephwu3136 Ай бұрын
SMCP adding fuel to the fire by giving some random attention
@Syae225 Ай бұрын
Huh?? What fuel? She is well beloved and has hundreds of thousands of fans in Asia there is no hate anywhere lol
@ae.r3704 Ай бұрын
Unpopular opinion: SMCP has its own agenda. I've always noticed the news are not that significant but this channel always tried to bring it out as if they are real issues. Been following this channel since 2018 but now nah. Most of the news are nonsense
@ordinarryalien Ай бұрын
I can't believe how nonsensical this is... embarrassing.
@Rishabh-Dev Ай бұрын
Yup. Not just cringe but ultra embarrassment.
@Latte23749 Ай бұрын
And yet here u are on a social media app "watching" nonsense🙃 Go read a book then🤡
@user-gu8qi4me8x Ай бұрын
@@Rishabh-DevI actually genuinely agree with you.
@watchWorld100 Ай бұрын
😂😂 stupidity leads to fame and money.
@user-gu8qi4me8x Ай бұрын
@@watchWorld100 l actually agree with you and finally some one who l found in the comment section that actually has a functioning brain for once and this world actually genuinely needs more people actually like you in this world and you actually couldn't have said that actually any better than me lol.
@anonanon-mx5wg Ай бұрын
oh great, glorifying this type of acts whilst doctors, engineers, chemists, cancer researcher and essential workers are not given a sliver of acknowledgment😂
@bluechipaviationsafarisltd 6 күн бұрын
they could like start their own fanbase but they dont so not this girls fault she is liked
@NotAnotherKuromi Ай бұрын
The "social media expert in the region" looks and sounds very western/foreign.
@naimurrahman2127 Ай бұрын
Why there isn't any haha react button on KZfaq!?
@aeong_bread Ай бұрын
this is so silly lol, i like her
@fireflymiesumae Ай бұрын
This is ridiculous
@AYoutubechannel1448 Ай бұрын
Is it because you can be Influencer nowadays. It's cool.
@marcobeste953 Ай бұрын
Who?
@sugarzblossom8168 3 күн бұрын
Did you not watch the video
@lori25hu Ай бұрын
What is wrong with People 🤦🏻♂️
@Shinhwa15 Ай бұрын
So we should also say Sushi Kudasai to be famous like him???
@carbot1111 12 күн бұрын
3:12 sure she is learning culture.
@user-op5wl1in9r 6 күн бұрын
I REMEMBER THE DOLL CHECK IN
@22mae Ай бұрын
I don't know this person
@s._3560 Ай бұрын
When is this guy touring South Asia btw? He will be popular there guaranteed...
@user-jt3dw6vv4x Ай бұрын
She, not he, and she's of Bangladeshi descent. She was in Bangladesh earlier this year wearing very short denim shorts and a blouse in the middle of Dhaka. Under her Bangladesh video there were people from the Buddhist-majority South Asian nations of Sri Lanka and Bhutan asking her to visit their countries and learn their languages. Try being more respectful and realise you're wrong.
@zanelol3555 Ай бұрын
It’s a trans person, so it’s a he.
@PunkDogCreations 28 күн бұрын
@@user-jt3dw6vv4x The OP ain't wrong! XD
@beanmanbutchina Ай бұрын
This is why we have a firewall
@thehypetraveler8114 Ай бұрын
I am guess (s)he has a bit extra downstairs...
@dilipsainispecial4348 11 сағат бұрын
I like , he/her video make me relax and Smile ! Sushi kudasai !
@That1CrazyWeirdo Ай бұрын
anyone gonna attend the twosetviolin concert today?
@lazyicebear Ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@cryselect3857 23 күн бұрын
kudasaiiiii
@yvonnemoris2653 Ай бұрын
who is she?
@sugarzblossom8168 3 күн бұрын
Watch the video
@shaktimaan5917 Ай бұрын
Its amazing that people still believe asia is a country.
@teduhumiarum9848 Ай бұрын
Aku ga kenal dia....
@101yayo Ай бұрын
South Indian AF.
@Locked20k Ай бұрын
😂😂
@Indian_Rajput Ай бұрын
South Indians have their own Beauty standard beautiful not African 🚫
@Locked20k Ай бұрын
@@Indian_Rajputdude indian is black like him😂
@LeYoKo0 Ай бұрын
Another south Asian who hates your own race 😑
@user-jt3dw6vv4x Ай бұрын
She's of Bangladeshi descent
@Rishabh-Dev Ай бұрын
Which Earth is this? Clearly isn't my home Earth.
@user-jt3dw6vv4x Ай бұрын
Then leave Rishabh
@ichi_san Ай бұрын
she's pretty awesome. learns the languages of the countries she visits, tries local fashion and delicacies. that is very respectful and kind of her.
@noisy99_ 29 күн бұрын
She seems like a wonderful person, but I have always seen people getting hysterical over a celebrity as REALLY absurd.
@suleimanali6261 Ай бұрын
Did she really want to go to Malaysia? Is Malaysia now supportive of the LGBTQ+ community or will they block it like they did in 1975?
@user-jt3dw6vv4x Ай бұрын
Not everybody in Malaysia is a homophobic Muslim.
@AYoutubechannel1448 Ай бұрын
Cool.
@Gabie-Coby Ай бұрын
I love her, I wished I knew earlier that she would come to HK>!
@clarence_illust Ай бұрын
yall commenting on how it's embarrassing need to learn how to mind your own biz, no one asked for you to be embarrassed. If people are happy then who cares? Why do yall have to be so negative when someone's trying to have fun?
@voodoocurry2762 Ай бұрын
SUSHI KUDASAI!! 😭😭👌🏻 I LOVE HER VIBE 😍😍
@ordinarryalien Ай бұрын
But why? All she does is repeat the same thing. Why's that so enjoyable?
@voodoocurry2762 Ай бұрын
@@ordinarryalien honestly the funny part is her confidence it’s so cringe I get second hand embarrassment 😅 almost mocking how funny it is because people actually worship her 💀
@fireflymiesumae Ай бұрын
@@voodoocurry2762Damn, she doesn't even realize
@ordinarryalien Ай бұрын
@@fireflymiesumae Hehe. :) Well, that's expected.
@AYoutubechannel1448 Ай бұрын
Cool comment come on you all sweat for kpop for years on my platform ..I mean on here . There's needs to be different Fun great vibe Influencers. So it's cool.
@life_is_a_myth Ай бұрын
🤢🤢🤢
@vostrovostro8824 Ай бұрын
When the world has gone bananas - thats what happens!
@carbot1111 12 күн бұрын
3:44 fake propaganda on a next level
@user-il2nm5fj9e Ай бұрын
This single video is the alarm I am pretty sure cringy content is on the way for this KZfaq channel. Please Stop it
@Kochikame0412 Ай бұрын
Is janwar ko kya takleef hai 😵🤮
@day8day Ай бұрын
Never heard of him
@MasEnFilm Ай бұрын
What?
@user-il2nm5fj9e Ай бұрын
Sick young generation
@Kiyoone Ай бұрын
Never ever heard about this person before. This is just another person that paid for the algo to promote them... Just like so many "influencers" out there
@chrismatthew5117 Ай бұрын
Don't know her.
@deuterium-5752 Ай бұрын
Wonderful japan
@midnightcat6116 Ай бұрын
I love this so much ❤ Sushi Kudasai 🍣 So positive and fun!!
@simplyyellow6240 Ай бұрын
Which Asia? You understand that Asia is not only china,japan and korea right?
@profile1565 Ай бұрын
Only asians that matter and a difference in this world
@simplyyellow6240 Ай бұрын
@@profile1565 Don't come and ask for our resources then.
@aisyahomar2516 Ай бұрын
Exactly 💯
@user-jt3dw6vv4x Ай бұрын
@@profile1565 The East Asian fetishiser has been spotted
@user-jt3dw6vv4x Ай бұрын
@@simplyyellow6240 They literally said she's going to Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia and even Kazakhstan. So she's going to at least 3 different regions in Asia.
@japjungho4645 Ай бұрын
The first time I give a thumbs down. SCMP should not even entertain such notion, let alone romanticize it in such a reporting.
@7WhiteSword Ай бұрын
this is so freaking cringe… yikes 😂😂😂
@tasha3757 Ай бұрын
It’s obvious what’s going on here…
@filibusteros.787 Ай бұрын
brainless people ?
@_Gilles_ Ай бұрын
Their pushing an agenda
@Syae225 Ай бұрын
@@_Gilles_What agenda trans people are well treated in Asia and they don’t care about it at all she has hundreds of thousands of fans who follow her and give her money to stay in Japan forever and Japan has no issues with it they want influencers like her who make videos showing their country it’s positive for everyone
@user-jt3dw6vv4x Ай бұрын
Stop crying
@tasha3757 Ай бұрын
@@Syae225 The comment you responded to got removed?
@oli9220 Ай бұрын
I don't even know that thing.
@user-jt3dw6vv4x Ай бұрын
Who asked?
@oli9220 Ай бұрын
@@user-jt3dw6vv4x you just did 🤡
@razooyoungzon6911 Ай бұрын
I m lost ..I thought she was he..😮
@belunu4980 Ай бұрын
Yo! That's a guy!!
@dhruvsaloi6059 10 күн бұрын
She is cringy that's why
@user-op5wl1in9r 6 күн бұрын
iconic*
@Jaheartsjonas Ай бұрын
Another person in womanface or namely little girl face, not creepy at all
@fireflymiesumae Ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@user-jt3dw6vv4x Ай бұрын
Don't cry
@PunkDogCreations 28 күн бұрын
@@user-jt3dw6vv4x No one is crying.
@user-jt3dw6vv4x 27 күн бұрын
@@PunkDogCreations They are and you are too
@sugarzblossom8168 3 күн бұрын
What?
@mizulightblue 25 күн бұрын
Never heard of her. And she also sounds annoying
@dem0_o14 20 күн бұрын
That’s a dude
@NicholasFoong69 Ай бұрын
James Cage White is a representation of how the average chinese looks and acts like in real life.
@peekaboopeekaboo1165 Ай бұрын
Hater losers 🤡
@lazyicebear Ай бұрын
Discussion on steroid
@RYANSPRIVATES Ай бұрын
What is this mess?😊
@anjoLas Ай бұрын
disgusting
@GeorgeMartinus Ай бұрын
Probably most of those followers are in depression state due to economic crisis/inflation in those Asian countries. Plus, young generation there are also stressful that they even can't see any bright future of their country. People just need hope, hobby, and passion... so that they don't need to waste time to something nonsensical temporary viral sh** trend like this.
@reekhavoc2932 Ай бұрын
You're absolutely correct. Our elders failed us
@U-qho Ай бұрын
This man looks more masculine than Michelle Obama
@Nancy-rx8ph Ай бұрын
This man is annoying
@_Gilles_ Ай бұрын
*He
@user-tl6iw3if2o Ай бұрын
Positive.
@buddyman8474 Ай бұрын
More like drag star😅
@msspears8915 Ай бұрын
Its a him.
@tylerk4231 Ай бұрын
Nope.
@withpikachu2402 Ай бұрын
I am more famous, but I welcome competition
@QuintusGaius Ай бұрын
Life is just.... not fair...
@Syae225 Ай бұрын
No it’s very fair she makes positive videos and gets rewarded for it and gets money what have you done? If you haven’t even tried then don’t be upset about it
@QuintusGaius Ай бұрын
@@Syae225 Yup, she gets money for it. That's the unfairness I was referring to..
@Syae225 Ай бұрын
@@QuintusGaius We live in the technology world there are millions of people all around the world that make money online with videos or just photos or selling stuff that’s how it works when you watch KZfaq videos of people you like they get views and for these views they get money that’s how this works it’s a capitalist business like everything else and she is doing the exact same thing You are right sometimes it’s not fair but this system has never been fair right?
@user-jt3dw6vv4x Ай бұрын
@@QuintusGaius Aw cry
@chillkid1465 Ай бұрын
Bcz it’s the first time seeing a black person in real life This one video on this channel I saw where in Pakistan ppl be looking at this white guy/girl as if they not even real like they seeing the falcon door tesla
@reekhavoc2932 Ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂 yup
@reekhavoc2932 Ай бұрын
And this thing isn't black it's indian
@user-jt3dw6vv4x Ай бұрын
She's not black. She's quite literally of South Asian descent. Her ethnic background is Bangladeshi.
@reekhavoc2932 Ай бұрын
@@user-jt3dw6vv4x in this world there is only black and white
@chillkid1465 Ай бұрын
@@user-jt3dw6vv4x okay bro allow me to correct myself Bcz it’s their first time seeing a non-White-Asian Honestly
@ssss8162 Ай бұрын
Is he a guy?
@user-op5wl1in9r 6 күн бұрын
a woman
@JamilaJewel Ай бұрын
She does nonsense tbh
@richeeyou6557 Ай бұрын
Embarrassing...
@Sarah-td5jz Ай бұрын
always will be a man.
@FairyGodBatman Ай бұрын
and you always will be a brain rot, homophobic, petty man for real.
@user-jt3dw6vv4x Ай бұрын
Doesn't even affect you in the slightest Sarah
@Sarah-td5jz Ай бұрын
@@user-jt3dw6vv4x16x more likely to abuse a little boy 55% more likely to commit suicide pre AND post bottom surgery Average of 1 million $ spent over 10 years on elective surgeries, often footed by tax payers. They need help and it's not the kind they're receiving. If you have a suicide rate higher than every other mental disorder combined (schizophrenia, depression, eating disorders, etc) that's a problem. Call it what it is, a disorder needing treatment, usually by people who were sexually abused as kids. They need real help, not an affirmation of something that's not real.
@PunkDogCreations 28 күн бұрын
@@user-jt3dw6vv4x Why are you so upset??
@user-jt3dw6vv4x 27 күн бұрын
@@PunkDogCreations The only people upset here are the ones upset at this girl being trans.
@apemancommeth8087 Ай бұрын
Well this is pathetic 🤮
@julianongpin1336 22 күн бұрын
Another Gen Z fail
@MisterSpock-zs3kq Ай бұрын
Is it a dude?
@lordfarquaad9238 Ай бұрын
Dont go to Philippines please
@user-op5wl1in9r 6 күн бұрын
She did and had a pic with her mwa💋😊
@Sentairanger Ай бұрын
Who?
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