SINGAPORE, Dec 10 — He may have transited over to the big screen, but Mr Unbelievable, a character played by Mediacorp artiste Chen Tianwen, remains the biggest star on our computer screens this year, according to YouTube.
The “Unbelievable — I so stunned like vegetable” video headed YouTube’s list of the top trending (non-music) videos in Singapore this year.
The video, on Mediacorp Channel 5’s YouTube channel, to date has more than 2.1 million views. The top trending videos of the year on YouTube are ranked based on the number of views, shares, comments and likes that it gets.
Going by the list, Singaporeans clearly love to laugh at and along with our fellow countrymen. Five of the top 10 trending non-music videos were humour-related.
Nine of the top 10 trending non-music videos in Singapore were locally produced, including a tribute to the late Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s founding Prime Minister who died in March.
Meanwhile, female singers dominated the list of top 10 trending music videos in Singapore on YouTube. Taylor Swift had two videos in the top ten, while Elliot Goulding, Sia, Jessie J and girl group Fifth Harmony also made the list.
According to YouTube, Singaporeans have increased their watchtime on the site by 50 per cent over the past year, while the hours of content uploaded have gone up by 90 per cent. The majority of YouTube’s views in Singapore (60 per cent) came from mobile devices.
Check out the top 10 trending non-music YouTube videos in Singapore below:
1. “Unbelievable — I so stunned like vegetable” (Spouse For House 2 MV)
2. “Ah Boys To Men 3: Frogmen” Official Theme Song - “Who Else”
The official theme song of Jack Neo’s movie Ah Boys To Men 3: Frogmen had more than 1.6 million views.
3. Foreign Worker Saves Baby in Singapore - Part 1 of 2
The courage shown by Subramanian Shanmuganathan, 35, and Ponnan Muthukumar, 24, was well appreciated. Singapore viewers watched and applauded as the two foreign workers climbed up a second-floor HDB unit to pry free a three-year-old girl whose head was trapped in between the rails of an external clothes drying rack outside the service yard.
4. A Tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew
Produced by Jack Neo’s production house, this video highlighted the contributions of the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew to Singapore’s nation-building, while local performers paid tribute to the late Mr Lee through song.
5. “Unbreakable” | Songs of the 28th SEA Games
The SEA Games was undoubtedly one of the biggest events of this year. Remembering above all the indomitable human spirit, we cheered on our champions, crooning along to the 20th SEA Games theme song, “Unbreakable.”
6. Why Adults Hate to Give Ang Pows
Produced by Ryan and Sylvia of Night Owl Cinematics, this video encapsulated in a humorous fashion the “pain” that married couples feel during Chinese New Year.
7. Dating vs Married
Another video by Night Owl Cinematics, thie video that explores our everyday lives and relationships received more than 1.2 million views.
8. Hyundai: A Message to Space
The only video on this list to be produced by an advertiser/company, Hyundai used a heartwarming story to promote its new line of vehicles — The Hyundai Genesis.
9. Annoying Trends in Singapore
Tan JianHao is one of Singapore’s most popular YouTube personalities.
10. Ryan & Sylvia: The Weird Couple
Ryan and Sylvia are clearly the “godparents” of Singapore YouTubers. Last year, Tan Jianhao told us that he learnt a lot about production from them. So it wasn’t so surprising that a video of their friends talking about the couple gained so much interest. — TODAY
