Sister Feng
Sister Feng | |
|---|---|
| 罗玉凤 | |
 Luo Yufeng at Voice of America interview, 2016 | |
| Born | Luo Yufeng September 23, 1985 People's Republic of China |
| Occupation | Internet celebrity |
Luo Yufeng (born September 23, 1985) (simplified Chinese: 罗玉凤; traditional Chinese: 羅玉鳳; pinyin: Luó Yùfèng), better known as Sister Feng (凤姐, meaning "Sister Phoenix"), is a Chinese internet celebrity.
Luo became an internet celebrity and bully meme in China in late 2009. In 2015, she ranked 14th in the list of Chinese Internet celebrities.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]She was born into a farming family in Southwest China in 1985.[3] In 2022, she was admitted into Queens College, City University of New York.[4]
Career
[edit]Luo first gained attention in November 2009, after passing out flyers in Shanghai seeking a marriageable boyfriend who was required to meet excessive qualifications.[5][6] For example, she specified that such boyfriend "must be an elite with a degree in economics or similar from Peking University or Tsinghua University" and "must also be 176 to 183 centimeters tall and good looking."[7] At that time, she was working as a cashier at a Carrefour in Shanghai, though she claimed she "works for a Fortune 500 company" (Carrefour ranked 25th on the 2009 Fortune Global 500 list).[7][8][9]
Luo's penchant for outrageous comments continued to bring her attention. For example, she "called herself the brightest human being in the past three centuries, and added that she would remain the smartest person for the next 300 years."[10]
In January 2010, Luo appeared on the popular television talk show Renjian with her "boyfriend" and "ex-boyfriend" about their "love triangle," though both were later confirmed to be actors, and the coverage of her increased with that exposure.[7]
She is considered one of the biggest internet famous people to emerge in People's Republic of China in 2009,[citation needed] and has been widely covered by Chinese media. An announcement that she would get plastic surgery in March 2010 resulted in photoshopped pictures of her appearing on Baidu.[11] In May 2010, she appeared on China's Got Talent, and was pelted with eggs.[12]
In 2010, Luo relocated to New York City where she worked as a manicurist for four years.[3] She was profiled in the New York Post.[13][14] It has been reported that she has more than 4.7 million followers on Sina Weibo.[3]
In 2012, she visited Harvard University to distribute flyers.[15]
In 2019, she made a post criticising Huawei after it had been put on a trade blacklist by the US.[16]
References
[edit]- ↑ "凤姐_罗玉凤_个人资料_走红原因_最新动态-走红网". www.zouhong365.com. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- ↑ "2015年中国网红排行榜出炉（附中国网红排行榜完整名单）". news.cngold.com.cn/. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- 1 2 3 Piao, Vanessa (May 20, 2015). "Q. and A.: Luo Yufeng, a.k.a. Sister Feng, on Life as a Manicurist in New York". Sinosphere. New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- ↑ "Netizens revealed that 37-year-old Feng Jie was admitted to a prestigious American university and took two difficult subjects".
- ↑ (25 November 2009) Girl Seeks Marriage, Distributes Leaflets w/ High Demands, chinaSMACK, Retrieved December 2, 2010
- ↑ (26 October 2010) Indecent billboards of 'Sister Feng' spark debate among Xiamen netizens, What's On Xiamen, Retrieved November 8, 2010
- 1 2 3 "Shooting to fame in cyber world". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- ↑ "Sister Feng Wanted For Valentine's Day By BMW Driver". chinaSMACK. 2010-02-12. Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- ↑ "Fortune Global 500 2009: The World's Biggest Companies - Carrefour". fortune-archive.wp.alley.ws. Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- ↑ "Sister Phoenix suffers from Web hype". www1.chinadaily.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2026-02-23. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- ↑ "网友给凤姐疯狂整容 史上最全的凤姐整容照(组图)_最新热门话题_百度空间". hi.baidu.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- ↑ "[双语] 伪娘现象折射现选秀节目套路_中国网". news.china.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- ↑ "Chinese celeb working anonymously in Brooklyn nail salon | New York Post". 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- ↑ "Meet China's Most-Hated Reality Star". PEOPLE.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- ↑ Lucky, Jared T.; Tian, Carrie J. (23 March 2012). "Marry Me? Show Me Your Resume. | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- ↑ "Dissing Huawei on Chinese social media is a bad idea". South China Morning Post. 2019-05-21. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
External links
[edit]- (in Chinese) Luo Yufeng on Weibo
- Sister Feng's channel on YouTube