Mediacorp proves once again they are on the cutting edge of pop culture

Try not to shake your head after reading this.

Nyi Nyi Thet | January 31, 2017, 09:56 AM

If you're a fan of Channel 8's Lunar New Year content and spent the past few days watching them at your relatives' home, you might have seen their masterclass in dabbing.

Here it is.

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That was met with slight ridicule from the online community.

But if you thought this would prompt Mediacorp to stop mimicking trends for the futile purpose of appearing hip, then you should really take your medicine.

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Before we continue with the story, here's a little refresher of perhaps the most viral trend of 2016.

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Here are some of their stars performing at their special annual Chinese New Year countdown show on Friday.

OH MY CRINGEEE!

The comments mostly mocked the video.

With this succinctly capturing the general atmosphere.

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For those without the stomach to handle that amount of cringe, we've gone ahead and transcribed some of their variations to PPAP.

1. Pineapple

Guo Liang (Man wearing red coat): I have a Pineahpple (pineapple).

I have a tart.

Urnnnn *Does some weird gesture*

Pineapple Tart!

2. Raw fish

I have a lao

I have a Yusheng

Lao, lao, lao, lao

Lao Yusheng

Which is this.

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3. GXFC

I have a Gong Xi

I have a Fa Cai.

Gong Xi, Gong Xi, Gong Xi, Gong Xi

Gong Xi Fa Cai.

They also did variations on firecrackers, and the new year.

Happy Lunar New year everybody.

 

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