In this Chinese name, the family name is Wee (黃, Huang).
Namewee
黄明志
Wee performing in Taiwan, 2016
Born
Wee Meng Chee
(1983-05-06) 6 May 1983 (age 41)
Muar, Johor, Malaysia
Nationality
Malaysian
Alma mater
Ming Chuan University
Occupations
Rapper
singer
songwriter
composer
filmmaker
actor
Years active
2007–present
Height
170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Partner
Sarah (2010–present)
Parents
Wee Ann Hee (father)
Kwang Fang (mother)
Musical career
Origin
Muar, Johor, Malaysia
Genres
Eurodance
hip hop
reggaeton
C-pop
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
Musical artist
Wee Meng Chee
Traditional Chinese
黃明志
Simplified Chinese
黄明志
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Huáng Míngzhì
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Ûiⁿ Bêng-chì
Namewee
Chinese
明志
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Míngzhì
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Bêng-chì
YouTube information
Personal information
Nationality
Malaysia
Website
https://namewee4896.com/
Channel
Namewee
Years active
2006–present
Subscribers
3.62 million [1] (April 2024)
Total views
1,514,286,792 Views[1] (29 Aug 2022)
Network
WebTVAsia[2]
Creator Awards
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 2022-08-29（UTC+8）
Website
www.youtube.com/user/namewee
Wee Meng Chee (Chinese: 黃明志; pinyin: Huáng Míngzhì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ûiⁿ Bêng-chì; born 6 May 1983), widely known by his stage name Namewee (/ˈneɪm.wiː/), is a Malaysian hip hop recording artist, composer, filmmaker and actor. His stage name is a bilingual pun on his first name, the English term for 'name' (Chinese: 名字; pinyin: míngzi).
Wee gained popularity after releasing a controversial song titled "Negarakuku", a remake of the national anthem of Malaysia, "Negaraku". The word kuku resembles the word for 'penis' in Hokkien. In the weeks following the song's release, it drew criticism from Malaysian society. Despite the controversy surrounding "Negarakuku", Wee released his first, self-titled EP, Namewee (Chinese: 明志), in Malaysia on 3 September 2007. The album was completed in May and does not contain "Negarakuku".
In early 2010, he released his first film titled Nasi Lemak 2.0. Subsequently, he released Hantu Gangster and Kara King, which were released in 2012 and 2013, respectively. He also started a talk show series on YouTube, Namewee Tokok, in September 2012. He was nominated for the Best Male Vocal Mandarin award at the Golden Melody Award in 2016 and 2017. In August 2016, he was arrested by police for filming a music video, featuring performers dressed as religious leaders going about a church, a mosque and a Chinese temple, which allegedly insulted the dignity of Islam.[3]
Namewee is a controversial figure in Malaysian Chinese music. He first gained mainstream popularity with his song "You're Not Red" (Chinese: 你不紅). In subsequent years, several other songs also gained attention outside Malaysia, such as "Thai Love Song" (Chinese: 泰國情哥), "High Pitch" (Chinese: 飆高音) "Stranger in the North" (Chinese: 漂向北方) and "Tokyo Bon 2020" (Japanese: 東京盆踊り2020). Currently, over 125 of his tracks (including those which have been removed from his YouTube channel) have over 1 million views.[4]
Wee has since been banned in Mainland China as a result of the song and music video "Fragile" (Chinese: 玻璃心), a collaboration with Taiwan-based Australian singer Kimberley Chen which went viral in October 2021.[5][6]
^ ab"About Namewee". YouTube.
^顏凡裴 (17 October 2020). "【全文】捧紅黃明志WEBTVASIA爆財務危機 百萬網紅遭積欠分潤收益". 鏡週刊. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^"Malaysia's culture of tolerance is under threat". The Economist. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
^Namewee's million view songs YouTube playlist, 29 October 2019, retrieved 8 November 2019
^Backhouse, Andrew (19 October 2021). "'Insulting': Singers instantly banned in China". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^Hsia, Hsiao-hwa (21 October 2021). "'Fragile' song pillorying China's online troll army gets millions of views". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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