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When Coco Lee made her dance video and articulated “I’m from Singapore”, she probably didn’t expect people to be upset about it.
However, as the Internet is what it is, the inclusion of that phrase has irritated Chinese netizens who seem upset that the 45-year-old Hong Kong singer somehow doesn’t recognize her birthplace.
In a video that was initially uploaded to Douyin (the Chinese version of TikTok) and shared on Facebook, Coco can be seen dancing with her sister Nancy in the 11-second clip. The video also started with the phrase “I’m from Singapore” that Coco imitated before starting to dance.
Netizens of Douyin reportedly demanded to know if the singer was from China or Singapore, and Coco reportedly declared her birthplace “Hong Kong, China”; but your comment can no longer be found.
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Local entertainment portal 8Days did some research and found that the video’s background track is a remix used for a popular dance challenge on the social media app. Many users, they wrote, can be seen mimicking the phrase as well regardless of its origins.
Ironically, the troublesome phrase originated from Chinese singer Karry Wang when he was performing in a skit.
And in case you have any more doubts about the seriousness of Coco’s video, let’s just say that TikTok is a place where the Chin Challenge came from.
In other words, we don’t think Coco really wanted to declare Singapore her birthplace.
