She may not have won America’s Got Talent this year, but at least 9-year-old Celine Tam can claim one victory: Her audition of Celine Dion’s My Heart Will Go On was just crowned the most-viewed video on YouTube in Hong Kong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0J-BwkQK4A
With more than 42 million views, the Hong Kong child star comfortably beat the runner up, FHProductionHK’s short film The Day I Retired in Hong Kong.
The latter clip stars “Teddy Head” — the brainchild behind the channel — who, wearing a bear mask over his head, does his best to demonstrate how men can woo their crushes.
In the video, “Teddy Head” can be seen hopelessly trying to win the affection of a girl by firstly offering to give her a wake-up call, and later helping her fix a computer outside her flat because her boyfriend is at home.
Another one of Teddy Head’s videos on the dating scene in Hong Kong titled Diary of a Man’s Disappointment With Love also made it to the top 10 trending videos in Hong Kong.
At number three on the list, there was something of a throwback.
Although it is 2017, some Hongkongers could not help but look to the past for a dose of nostalgia, and nothing says nostalgia in this city like Eason Chan performing his song My Happy Time live shortly after winning an award for the song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7cJ8USZiRU
Also making the top 10 was a viral video of students from the University of Hong Kong cheering during an inter-hall cheering competition.
The clip (656,000 views) shows members of the female-only Lady Ho Tung Hall stomping their way through a cheer that praises the “Ho Tung spirit,” proclaims that “us Ho Tung sisters are just like family,” and lets the crowd know “together we will make tong sui (sugar water) and boil congee.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIjInis6QQY
Another top 10 entry of note, is this short film about education in Hong Kong and four boys who have their future figured out, at least financially. Happy YouTube-ing!
Top 10 trending videos of 2017
- Celing Tam performing My Heart Will Go On
- The day I retired in Hong Kong
- Eason Chan performing My Happy Time
- A very awkward radio phone-in, a radio programme tries to play matchmaker for a woman known as “Lucy” who really likes a man only to discover he is married
- Diary of a man’s disappointment with love
- Lady Ho Tung Hall cheer
- A musical story
- This mobile phone game will 100% make you swear
- My Life Planning
- This vlogger getting ready for his Euro trip
