Yang Bao Bei
Yang Bao Bei | |||||||
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Born | Yong Hoong Ling 7 February 1994 | ||||||
Nationality | Malaysian | ||||||
YouTube information | |||||||
Also known as | YBB | ||||||
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Years active | 2013–present | ||||||
Subscribers | 467,000[1] | ||||||
Total views | 100,079,163[1] | ||||||
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Last updated: 25 August 2023 |
Yang Bao Bei (born Yong Hoong Ling; simplified Chinese: 杨虹
Career
[edit]Yang started modeling at 15 when she was a model with ADD magazine, a defunct magazine in Malaysia, which had a following among the school-going population.[3][4]
In 2010, she published her first book titled Love's here (爱情
In between 2014 and 2016, Yang was cast in three films Zombies vs. The Lucky Exorcist (
In 2016, she was cast in Lin Big Yong 's, a Malaysian YouTuber, web film, Memorable Year (
By 2019, Yang had over 500,000 YouTube subscribers, 540,000 Facebook followers, and 628,000 Instagram followers.[2] She also had opened a bubble tea shop,[2] which was closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.[9][10]
Gambling addiction and attempted suicide
[edit]Initially, it was revealed that Yang had scammed her fans by selling cheaper designer branded bags at high prices.[9] The scheme was uncovered by netizens and fans, and she was arrested by the police.[11] On 17 April 2021, Yang attempted suicide by trying to jump from the fifth floor of a building in Puchong, Malaysia.[10] On 30 April, she released an apology video which she claimed she had a gambling addiction which started when she had won a high return on a small bet amount. She then borrowed money from loan sharks to cover her gambling losses and the debt grew, leading her to conduct the scam above.[12][13]
On 1 May 2021, six of her friends and former working partners released a video to clarify that they had tried to help her debt issue several times.[14] They were Malaysian YouTubers Charles Tee, Lim Shang Jin, Tan Yii Yii, her Kalysta boss Chord Tan and Kay Lai, and her bubble tea business partner and family friend Sky.[15] Before the video was released, Lim was accused by fans of being indifferent to Yang's plight.[16] When Yang was in police custody, she had entrusted Sky with her phone, which contained details of her schemes.[11] In the video, they detailed that she had used their trust in her to induce them to lend her money, and also allegedly stole the identity of a close friend to borrow more money from loan sharks.[17] In the video, it was revealed that Yang had allegedly worked with two other persons, Malaysian Instagram influencer Agnes Ma and her partner Chris Hoo, on the scams.[15][18]
Yang was terminated by Kalysta, a company which sells health products and owned by Tan and Lai, as one of their national representatives.[19][20] Yang had since made restitution to some who were affected by the bag scam.[11][21][22]
Works
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- 杨宝贝 (1 March 2010). 爱情,
来 了 [Love's here]. Rawangboy Workshop. ISBN 978-983-44556-7-5. - 杨宝贝 (1 August 2012).
放 学 后 的 初恋 [After School's First Love]. Rawangboy Workshop. ISBN 978-967-5690-25-9. - 杨宝贝 (1 May 2015).
我 的 人 气女友 [My Popular Girlfriend]. Rawangboy Workshop. ISBN 978-967-5690-63-1. - 杨宝贝 (1 March 2016).
中学 不 准 谈恋爱 [Not Allowed to Date in Secondary School]. Rawangboy Workshop. ISBN 978-967-5690-77-8.
Filmography
[edit]- Zombies vs. The Lucky Exorcist (
一路 有 僵尸)[6] - Money Money Home (
有 钱到笑 )[6] - Happy Birth Death (
生 忌 快 乐)[6] - Memorable Year (
中学 那 一 年 )[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About YBB楊虹
玲 ". YouTube. - ^ a b c "杨宝贝是谁?5
大要 点 让你认识她!" (in Chinese). 26 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021. - ^ "马来
西 亚第一网红强势入驻YY_宝 贝". www.sohu.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021. - ^ "
第 一 代 《红人》旧 照 片 ,每 一张看了都想报警 !!". Tashi Media. 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021. - ^ a b c "【YouTube网红
当 道 】杨宝贝作家 摇变生活 达人".光 华网. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021. - ^ a b c d e f
台灣 達人 秀 TTshow;台灣 達人 秀 TTshow. "拍 過 三 部 電 影 !「楊寶貝 」坦 承 因 演技 爛 退出 電 影 圈 :從 此改拍 YouTube|TTshow台灣 達人 秀 ".台灣 達人 秀 TTshow (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2 May 2021. - ^ evelyn (27 March 2017). "◤
快 来 看 !◢ 你绝对不可 以不知道 的 一 些『大 马YOUTUBER』!每 个超有 才 华的,而且男 帅女美 (♥▽♥)". Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021. - ^ @yangbaobei94 (31 December 2017). "
今年 真 的 100k了 " – via Instagram. - ^ a b "Malaysian Influencer & Youtuber Yang Bao Bei 杨宝贝 Scamming Her Fans For Selling Cheap Designer Branded Bags – The Coverage". thecoverage.my. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b Koh, Lydia (20 April 2021). "Yang Bao Bei's family apologises for her suicide attempt". Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Dorall, Anne (3 May 2021). "TLDR: M'sian Influencer YBB Publicly Apologises After Scams, Gambling Problems, Loansharks Chasing Her Surface Following Suicide Attempt | TRP". therakyatpost.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Yang Bao Bei Shares What Drove Her To Scams And Suicide". Hype Malaysia. 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "◤闹自杀网红Part 36◢ 杨宝贝认赌博输钱借
阿 窿走 上 不 归之路 【内 附 音 频】|中國 報 ".中國 報 China Press. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021. - ^ "◤闹自杀网红Part 46◢ 杨宝贝6
好 友 现身说法 "我 们都是 受害者 !"【内 附 音 频】|中國 報 ".中國 報 China Press. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021. - ^ a b "6 Friends Of Yang Bao Bei Spill Shocking Secrets About Her Scams". Hype Malaysia. 2 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Yang Bao Bei's Friend Admits Not Knowing How To Help; Another Victim Discloses Why YBB Borrowed Money". Hype Malaysia. 23 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "◤闹自杀网红Part 49◢ 网民
整理 简介 6人 和 杨宝贝关系 |中國 報 ".中國 報 China Press. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021. - ^ "Yang Bao Bei 杨宝贝 Have Been Lying , Deceiving & Scamming : She Even Team Up With Agnes Ma In Stealing IC To Borrow Money From Loan Shark To Gamble – The Coverage". thecoverage.my. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Yang Bao Bei's Agency & Friend Have Decided To Cut Ties With Her". Hype Malaysia. 27 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "YBB做出诈骗
公司 行 为!被 取消 全国 总代理 资格!闺蜜也没情 讲?". Tashi Media. 27 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021. - ^ "Influencer comes clean | The Star". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Yang Bao Bei Repays Her Debt Of RM47,000 To Seven Friends One Year Later". 25 October 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.