Namewee, who is ethnically Chinese, said “Fragile” was not intended to insult China. “A song can have double meanings or even many meanings,” he said in a Facebook post in October.

Controversial Malaysian singer-songwriter Namewee, who has been accused of insulting China and Chinese people with his recent viral hit ballad “Fragile,” and advocating independence for Hong ...

Controversial Malaysian singer-songwriter Namewee, who has been accused of insulting China and Chinese people with his recent viral hit ballad “Fragile,” and advocating independence for Hong ...

'Fragile' by rapper Namewee, featuring Kimberley Chen, has become a viral sensation across Asia and beyond despite being scrubbed by censors in mainland China AFP / Sam Yeh.

Since its release last October, Fragile has accumulated more than 41 million views on YouTube, but it is far from Namewee’s first success or first controversy as an artist. Namewee’s work has ...

But she and Namewee, her Chinese-Malaysian collaborator, ... Argentina [there are people watching the video], I have no idea why so many countries are watching my Fragile song,” says Namewee.

HONG KONG — At first, “Fragile,” a Mandarin-language song that has gone viral in Asia, might come across as a saccharine piece of pop. Scratch the surface of the music video, however, and it ...

Malaysian singer Namewee, who has faced a backlash in China for his song Fragile, has stated that he is not anti-China.. The satirical duet with Australian singer Kimberley Chen, 27, was written ...

Fragile was released last October and quickly banned in China, with state-owned media calling it “malicious” and “insulting”. In response, Namewee said that he didn’t feel it was himself who had been ...

A rapper who penned a viral Mandarin pop song poking fun at Chinese nationalists said Monday he had no regrets about being blacklisted by Beijing as his track hit more than 30 million views on ...

Malaysian rapper Namewee has reportedly earned millions by releasing copies of his recent single ‘Fragile’ as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which he says sold out in three hours. On Sunday ...

Controversial Malaysian singer-songwriter Namewee, who has been accused of insulting China and Chinese people with his recent viral hit ballad “Fragile,” and advocating independence for Hong ...