Back Dorm Boys (2005)

added Dec 03, 2009 at 11:16PM UTC

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Back Dorm Boys is a Chinese Mandopop duo who gained internet fame for their lip sync videos set to a variety of American and Chinese pop songs. Some of their most well-known Western covers include Back Street Boys, Jessica Simpson and Black Eyed Peas. Since rising to fame in 2005, the two graduates of Guangzhou Arts Institute have become well-known celebrities in China.

Origin

Using a low-resolution web cam in their college dorm room, Wei Wei (韋煒) and Huang Yixin (黃藝馨) recorded themselves lip dubbing to Back Street Boy’s I Want It That Way in January 2005. The footage was initially uploaded and shared within the local network on campus, but quickly spread across the Chinese web and beyond as it was an instant hit among the students.

Parodies

The Back Dorm Boys phenomenon spawned a variety of parodies and imitations from around the world, including attempts by non-speakers to lip-sync to the Chinese lyrics in their videos.

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Click here for the complete listing of lipdub videos made by Back Dorm Boys.

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14 Comments

Andrew W
Dec 03, 2009 at 11:40PM UTC , Andrew W wrote:

How wasn’t this on here already?

Jostin Asuncion
Dec 03, 2009 at 11:48PM UTC , Jostin Asuncion wrote:

Here’s a link to the Youtube page of the Filipino version of the Back Dorm Boys, Moymoy Palaboy. They basically have the same story as BDB but BDB is obviously the more well known between the two.

Blah-tan
Dec 04, 2009 at 02:17AM UTC , Blah-tan wrote:

Yes I remember this! It was very popular here too!

Memedude7737
Dec 04, 2009 at 02:34AM UTC , Memedude7737 wrote:

This is known on television as “Chinese Backstreet Boys”

Chris Menning
Dec 04, 2009 at 06:42AM UTC , Chris Menning wrote:

+1 confirm

Blah-tan
Dec 04, 2009 at 07:05AM UTC , Blah-tan wrote:

This is the version with 10M views:

norsehorse89
Dec 04, 2009 at 08:26AM UTC , norsehorse89 wrote:

now i remember a quick reference to these guys in Yatta’s episode on lip dubs.

failer
Dec 06, 2009 at 11:41AM UTC , failer wrote:

These guys were the first YouTube celebrities. I remember when the site was fairly new, and like 7 of their videos were in the top 20 most watched of all time.

Matias Silva
Dec 06, 2009 at 09:32PM UTC , Matias Silva wrote:

Kinda weird that these guys weren’t here before… +1 Good work o 3o

Just Use Your Imagination!
Dec 07, 2009 at 07:01AM UTC , Just Use Your Imagination! wrote:

@Jostin Asuncion

OMG HOW THE HECK DID YOU KNOW THEM?

IS MOYMOY PALABOY EVEN A MEME?!!

THEY’VE EVEN BECOME MAINSTREAM IN THE PHILIPPINES!

rage guy
Dec 12, 2009 at 01:29AM UTC , rage guy wrote:

good work

jeungwoo
Jan 15, 2010 at 10:36PM UTC , jeungwoo wrote:

Anyone remember N’Chink?

Sara
Jan 16, 2010 at 10:24AM UTC , Sara wrote:

How the hell can you forget the funniest from the guys? :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rk5Wc4oxwk

<3

Soap
Feb 04, 2010 at 01:07AM UTC , Soap wrote:

Anyone know who the guy who is sometimes in the background is ?

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