Vice Asia

I have picked out some videos that I have watched and liked from the channel because the videos can be raw, cover uncomfortable topics, or other adult topics.

**All videos contain adult language and content, viewer’s digression advised

Art

The 'Legal' Street Art of Singapore

Graffiti crew RSCLS and muralist Yip Yew Chong take us through Singapore neighborhoods. We visit some iconic walls, discuss Singapore’s vandalism laws, and life as an artist in Singapore.

East Asia

Beyond Beauty: Korea

In i-D’s latest video series, tattoo artist and activist Grace Neutral explores how younger generations are challenging traditional views around beauty and body image across the world. Interested in ideas of alternative beauty and pushing boundaries of positive body image, the 27-year-old navigates us through changing attitudes to how we look. In the first four episodes of Beyond Beauty, we follow the tattoo-covered alien princess to South Korea as she investigates the ways in which Seoul’s youth conform and challenge mainstream beauty ideals. Although it’s socially acceptable for teenagers to have cosmetic surgery within its six billion dollars domestic beauty industry, it is illegal to be a tattoo artist. From underground tattoo studios to specialist club nights, Grace meets the young South Koreans embracing alternative ideas of beauty and discovers the impact it has on their lives.

LGBTQ+

Inside China's Thriving Drag Queen Culture

Growing up in a small, rural city in northeast China, Neil was obsessed with dressing himself in bedsheets and playing with dolls. It wasn’t until he got older that he embraced his sexuality, taking his hobby for designing glamorous, handmade outfits from his home out onto the streets of China. Now he's linked up with the country’s thriving drag scene, finding solidarity among a group of queens embracing their creativity by designing and performing in lavish outfits.

India

The Story Of India’s First Bharatnatyam Dance Opera: Antariksha Sanchar

VICE meets the core team of Antariksha Sanchar, a Bharatnatyam dance opera, that is currently touring across India, and is produced by Red Bull Music. An amalgamation of video game visuals by Avinash Kumar, a dance recital by the legendary Ms. Jayalakshmi Eshwar, and music by Murthovic, Antariksha Sanchar is the first of its kind show in India, exploring cultures of South India and the dreams of math genius Srinivasa Ramanujan.

Music

Hip Hop’s Reckoning with Asian Rappers: $tupid Young, 88rising, and Ebro Darden

For this episode of ‘MINORITY REPORTS,’ VICE’s Lee Adams met up with Miyashiro and a handful of high-profile Asian rappers—including $tupid Young, an Asian Crip unaffiliated with 88rising—to hear why they got into hip-hop, and what challenges they've faced while creating space for themselves as hip-hop's newest minorities.

The Rise of Trap Music in China: Chengdu & Chongqing

VICE goes to Chengdu and Chongqing to check out two of the most influential music labels - CDC (aka Chengdu Rap House) and GO$H MUSIC - to explore the realm of dialect rap and a new generation of hip-hop lifestyle and values. Our host Wes Chen, a veteran in the scene who has hosted a Chinese hip-hop radio show for over a decade, shares his knowledge of the hottest music and evolution of hip-hop in China.

Kris Wu’s Rare Car Collection

Noisey Raps catches up with Chinese rap sensation Kris Wu in Los Angeles to check out his rare car collection before heading to the studio to finish up his Billboard charting debut album Antares.