Malaysian rapper Namewee seeking to recover lost YouTube ...

Taipei, April 5 (CNA) Malaysian rapper Namewee (黃明志) is trying ... 也請大家關注黃明志最新剛剛開的微博賬號 https://weibo.com/u/7684024922 CultureMalaysianrapperNameweeseekingtorecoverlostYouTubecontents04/05/202205:58PMListenLinkWhatsappRedditLineEmailToactivatethetext-to-speechservice,pleasefirstagreetotheprivacypolicybelow. FromMalaysianrapperNamewee'sYouTubechannelTuesdayafternoon,whichhasbeenreplacedwitha"404"page. Taipei,April5(CNA)MalaysianrapperNamewee(黃明志)istryingtorestorethenearly1,000videosonhisYouTubechannelthatdisappearedafterhisaccountwasapparentlyhacked,hisagentsaidTuesday.Therapper'sagentsaidthemusician'smanagementteamhasreachedouttoYouTubeforassistanceinrestoringthevideosofhismusicandcommentsaftertheyvanishedovernightandthetitleofhischannelwaschangedfrom"Namewee"toasentenceinRussian.WhileNamewee'sYouTubechannel,whichwassetupin2006,stillwasshowingTuesdayafternoonthathisvideoshave3.27millionsubscribersandhavegarnered1,432,644,663views,italsodisplayedthemessage"Thischannelhasnovideos."Update: RapperNameweesayshackedYouTubechannelhasbeenrestored(April6)YouTubedirectsvisitorstoNamewee'sYouTubechanneltoa"404"pageTuesdayevening.Therapper,knownforhiscommentsandsongsthattouchonsensitivesocialandpoliticaltopics,madeheadlinesinOctoberwhenhissong"Fragile"(玻璃心),aMandarinballadsatirizingnationalisticChineseinternetusers,waspulledfrommusicstreamingservicesinChinaonedayafteritsrelease.Nameweeandhisco-singerKimberleyChen(陳芳語)alsosawtheiraccountsonChina'spopularmicrobloggingsiteWeibobannedandalloftheirothersongsremovedonline.DespitethebaninChina,"Fragile"wasviewedover10milliontimesonYouTubeinthesixdaysfollowingitsrelease,andwastrendingatNo.1onthevideositeinTaiwanandHongKong.AgraduateofTaiwan'sMingChuanUniversity,NameweehasbeennominatedthreetimesforbestMandarinmalesingeratTaiwan'sGoldenMelodyAwards.HesplitshistimebetweenTaiwanandMalaysiaandreturnedtoMalaysiainJanuarytopromote"NasiLemak1.0,"acomedyhedirectedandstarredin. (ByWangHsin-yuandKayLiu) Enditem/ls >ChineseVersion RelatedNewsINTERVIEW/China-bannedmusicwunderkindfindsfreedomofexpressioninTaiwanOct.21:BreakingonlineChinesenationalisthearts,'Fragile'goesviralinTaiwan,HK0:00/0:00LatestSocietyEx-TingHsinbosshanded9yeartwomonthsentenceinlardoilcase07/30/202212:18AMBusinessUMCdistributesbonusestotalingNT$4.77billiontoemployees07/29/202211:40PMPoliticsFortifications,FIM-92StingersHanKuangdrillhighlights:scholar07/29/202211:13PMSportsTaiwanstages4-3comebackwinoverPanamainU-12BaseballWorldCup07/29/202211:08PMCultureNewbookdiscussesLeeTeng-huiinfluenceonTaiwanagriculturepolicy07/29/202210:29PMMoreWevalueyourprivacy.FocusTaiwan(CNA)usestrackingtechnologiestoprovidebetterreadingexperiences,butitalsorespectsreaders'privacy.ClickheretofindoutmoreaboutFocusTaiwan'sprivacypolicy.Whenyouclosethiswindow,itmeansyouagreewiththispolicy.Gotit.Learnmore