"It was so random that I videotaped myself singing 'Yi Jian Mei' in the snow in Beijing's Changping district," said Zhang. "I have never thought that I could become an international meme, and I am really flattered," Zhang told the Global Times on Wednesday. The original video was first posted by Zhang under the user name 366174053 on Kuaishou, a short video platform, as early as January 20, and gained more than 3 million views and over 9,200 comments as of Wednesday after YouTube user Goated Beats uploaded the clip four weeks ago. He was born with a sharp egg-shaped head, which earned him the nickname "Dan Ge (the Eggman)." The Asian man in the video is named Zhang Aiqin and is a director, actor and movie producer in Beijing. Recently, a video known as "Asian Man Singing in the Snow" or "Xue Hua Piao Piao" (the lyrics of the song performed in the video), depicting an Asian man with an egg-shaped head performing "Yi Jian Mei" - which means plum blossom branch - while twirling in the snow and filming himself has gained mainstream popularity, according to a report by internet memes research website Know Your Meme. Photo: Courtesy of Zhang AiqinAn actor with the nickname "Eggman" said he had never thought he would become an international meme on social media platforms in the US and other Western countries after a video of him singing an old Chinese song went viral on the internet, adding that he loved the remixed videos of the song made by his fans and thanked them for their support. Zhang Aiqin, whose nickname is "the Eggman," becomes an international meme after posting himself performing "Yi Jian Mei" - which means plum blossom branch - while twirling in the snow and filming himself.
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