Global InformationHonglaowai information
Honglaowai | |||||||
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| Years active | November 7, 2007 – August 2008 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 红老外 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 紅老外 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | red foreigner | ||||||
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Honglaowai (Chinese: 红老外; lit. 'red foreigner'), also known as Red Laowai,[1] is an internet celebrity[2] popular in China and within overseas Chinese[3] communities. He quickly became famous as a Caucasian American singing Chinese patriotic songs in videos that he uploaded to numerous Chinese video-sharing sites like Tudou, Youku, 56, etc. Frequently featured on the front page of these sites, and attracting millions[4] of views, he drew the attention of the media in Mainland China,[5] Hong Kong,[6] Taiwan,[7][8] the Americas,[3][4] and Europe.[9] He has given multiple interviews to newspapers[4][10] and television stations[3][7] and is a topic of discussion by the media.[11]
- ^ Tan, Kenneth (November 29, 2007). "The Red Laowai releases latest single". Shanghaiist.
- ^ Xie, Zhengyi (December 29, 2007). "Hottest Video Producers of 2007" (in Chinese). Jiefang Daily. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008.
- ^ a b c "TV Interview with Honglaowai" (in Chinese). SinoVision. January 28, 2007.
- ^ a b c Li, Chunxiao (December 27, 2007). "Honglaowai Attracts More than 5 Million Viewers (紅老外自演自拍MTV吸引逾五百萬人次觀賞)" (in Chinese). World Journal.
- ^ "Website that Shows Foreigner Singing Revolutionary Songs Naked Needs to Be Screened (老外裸唱革命歌网站应该屏蔽)" (in Chinese). People's Daily. November 28, 2007.
- ^ "Honglaowai Explodes on the Internet Singing Chinese Revolutionary Songs (唱中共革命歌拍MTV 紅老外熱爆網)" (in Chinese). The Sun (Hong Kong). December 28, 2007.
- ^ a b Lee, Rita (January 10, 2008). "TV Interview with Honglaowai" (in Chinese). ETTV.
- ^ "Not Distinguishing Between the Nationalists and the Communists, Honglaowai Amuses (国共不分「红老外」自拍MV笑掉大牙)" (in Chinese). ETTV. January 8, 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Broto, Antonio (November 23, 2007). "Red Foreigner Is The New Internet Phenomenon in China (El 'extranjero rojo' es el nuevo fenómeno de Internet en China)" (in Spanish). El Mundo (Spain).
- ^ Chen, Qimei (December 13, 2007). "Wall Street Gold-Collar Honglaowai (唱中文歌成红人 本报独家采访 华尔街金领红老外)" (in Chinese). Youth Weekend (青年周末). Archived from the original on February 17, 2008.
- ^ Zeng, Minyan (January 31, 2008). 网络英雄传：彼岸来了个红老外 (in Chinese). Yangcheng Evening News. Archived from the original on February 5, 2008.