Why Every Asian Wants to Look ABG & Kevin Nguyen
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To be fair I dressed up as a Kevin Nguyen for Halloween last year only my Asian friends got what I was doing they thought it was hela funny but the white friends thought I was just dressing normal..........
Who the hell is Kevin Nguyen
@@MrRambeehe’s your daddy. Show respect to your daddy
You're not going to be groomed into an ABG/ABB if you grew up with PhD first-gen immigrant parents and your only social life involves piano lessons and competing in the math Olympics. If most people that you grew up around works at the nail salon or at a pho restaurant, that's a different story.
Your dad was a landscaper and mom does hair or at an assembly belt.
@@LeifGarretsteinthe hard manual labor pretty much.
Well, this Vietnamese girl I know who grew up around nail salon actually turned into a VSCO girl (sporty beach girl) while her older sister was into kawaii fashion 😂
This, this and this. The ABG thing tends to always be popular with Southeast Asians by large. For whatever reason, they immediately lean towards hood culture...maybe it's because of where their parents often have their shops/restaurants or where they go to school. Koreans do to the ABG thing a little bit, but they're sort of like Suburban White kids with it--they go just deep enough to not alienate themselves from their parents, and bet your ass they aren't MARRYING that way. Chinese and Japanese girls don't do the ABG thing almost at all from what I see. They usually stay how they are. Not sure why that it is, but it's super-interesting to see and it's something I prefer. They got the right idea--don't be a follower. Be YOU.
I always come off as lame when I say this, but I hate seeing people want to latch on to the WORST side of Black culture---the part that does the most damage to it. I swear people get mad turned off if have a good vocabulary, you're not into getting high every day and you don't like getting yourself into unnecessary bullshit that can cripple their chances at a good life....not to mention ruining the image of your race as a whole. See, everybody else can walk away clean and free. They hit 25, and can go work at their parents' business, get a loan to start their own and live a nice life, like nothing happened. Black people have to actually suffer the societal and economic consequences when they choose that part of their culture. There's no respite. Personally, I don't like watching people suffer, so I'm not going to promote something that aids that.
I feel so old. I'm Asian, born in Louisiana. Learned what ABG was about a month ago, have no idea who tf Kevin Nguyen is.
Individualism is not a trait asians are known for. Of corse they want to fit in with the crowd.
It comes from the roots where asians are competitive so they do whatever they can to be at the top. They know the blueprint and what works so because of this they don’t have their own style. Because winning over everything. So yes they may seem lacking and unoriginal but it will have more impact than negative in their lives.
That's why they all look the same 😅......
It's okay, I mean, the Japanese can still create entertaining anime video names for people to watch.
With interesting story lines..
Sometimes a society that prohibits.
Individual expression to a degree Create a form of repression that ends up giving the world interesting content.
Another plus side I can see in the context of East Asia is that a collective society will value And probably want to maintain a more homogeneous societt or what the Western Europeans and the Americans wish they had once more.
This is absolutely accurate coming from a Filipino guy. To fit in, to belong, to be validated by outsiders. I understand the positive side to it which is belonging and not going through life alone but it's negative because you are beholden to the opinions of others.
@@meggtokyodeliciousi mean all races look the same tbh
I’m Thai American and I’ve always been a tshirt and jeans or shorts kinda guy on my free time, but can rock the office / preppy look. Now as a grown man I usually go out wearing 5.11 or business casual clothing. The funny thing is that my wife and daughter are pretty fashionable but me on the other hand, I’m the opposite.
I grew up in a small, white majority town so when I joined Univ I tried the ABB look for the first two years and hanged out with fellow asians/Korean Americans to fit in since I wanted to make asian friends but most of the people in these groups were already friends since Highschool and was rather exclusive to not just gyopos like me but Korean international students which I didn't ride with at all so I just decided to abandon all that and make friends with people I met through clubs and took classes with. And the ABG style was just so different to the type of make up/look that I was into that I didn't really put much of an effort trying to fit in with that crowd (I indeed don't have many asian friends as a result of it and dated many mediocre white girls as a result lol)
Omg that's so true. A lot of immigrant asians only stick to people who speak the same language as them, and don't hang out with asian americans due to that cultural disconnection.
Isn't Korean american the definition of a gyopo? Or you were a gyopo that lived in Korea for a bit, making you different?
Mexican american born on the west coast, not many asians around my area. I don't necessarily see these looks here, but always amazing and informative video from the fung bros. Keep it up!:)
The girls got that style from us look into the history.
As a Chinese live in America and witness all these thing, I really enjoyed the topic of this video. I went to collage here and I have some America born Chinese/Vietnam friends, many of them went through this style back then. But most of them would change back after they kinda settled in. I mean when they started to have regular small circles of friends they would just be themselves. And Some of them changed maybe after they found a gf. Its like many of them were putting on this cool guy persona when they go to collage. Like you guys said, people want to join the cool kids club. I think collage and highschool are the place that people trying to find their real identity. Some of them got lost tho.
I’m glad I missed out on this trend. I began to be very individualistic & anti-trend as a teenager, so I never followed Asian fashion trends. I was sort of an outsider. I did have some racer friends in the late 90’s & I almost souped up my Acura Legend, but that’s about it.
Was a dork in high school and past that. Though it was a major source of self-esteem issues to fit in and to be accepted and validated (and still dealing with it everyday), I've always been just doing my own thing and not trying to fit in if it makes me uncomfortable, hence the self-esteem issues.
I recently moved into an city with more asian americans really brought up a brief identity crisis for me when j started hanging out with more asian americans. Im involved in the alternative scene so thats usually the niche i stick with and it reflects in my style and music(i usually rock all black, vans, band shirts, tattoos and piercings, metal/hardcore, etc) But this experience really honestly just cemented in me that i just have to be true to myself and knowing who i am as an individual. Its tempting to change my style to hang out with people who are culturally more similar to me but at the end of the day its not sustainable when you have to force yourself to do activities and dress up in styles youre not comfortable in and dont enjoy.
If that means i cut myself off from the ABG’s in the dating pool then its not a big deal for me. Ive met alot of asians in the alt scene here in town and i really have a racial preference when it comes to dating anyways. But this is just my input from my experience.
5:56 me and the boys made history with that picture haha; keep up the good work FungBros!
Nice hat, David! Go L.A. (from a Celtics fan of New England)!!
As an Asian American, I remember hitting on the international chinese girls at the library( I got their wechats but they already had a bf :/. BUT I had one in my class and she was a girl I seen around campus once way before I had class with her , she was so beautiful and she became my girlfriend for 4 months before she had to go back to China, it was one of the best experience of my life and our chemistry was off the charts , damn 😢. Though my current gf is asian american, i wont forget how fun international girls are, it’s the fun feeling of introducing eachothers culture and new experiences
Glad you had a good experience mine was not so great. Took a foreign exchange Korean student on a date and we had zero chemistry. We never went on another one and stopped talking altogether.
Im always gonna be nerdy while having the possible look of a Kevin Nguyen even tho I ain't Viet lol. Also I've never experienced joining a frat but they sound like a club for people who don't grow out of high school. Not for me
I do think you got the points. We want to look good and it's an accessible look that works for most Asians. The edm community as a whole is super inclusive and is growing in popularity too. The archetype kind of just developed randomly too but it seems just based on having a little style, being a fuckboy
Damn, i have the Kevin Nguyen cut without even know it's the Kevin Nguyen cut. I just like how it looks. I never had a fohawk when it was the trend. But i like the mid fade with the little spike combover.
NBD = No Big Deal. Be more secure and be yourself.
Most of them cant. Asians are more collectivist not individualist.
This!
Good advice
For me, I've never fit in to the Boba West Coast Asian/Nerdy/soft stereotype. I was an emo kid in high school. I found out about what an ABG is and I was like, well, that describes me lol. Just happened to land into that demographic. I did go through a bohemian/hippie phase in college so maybe that was a gateway lol. Not everyone has to be in a gang to be an ABG.
Slide wuts ur ig
The Boba West Coast Asian term is hilarious
So funny. Across the globe we have identical archetypes in Australia for Viet Australians.
Except we call them LG’s and LB’s.
But everything else is all the same, raves , soju , etc
Who the hell is Kevin Nguyen?! Lol😅 I’ve never heard of this guy because I’ve been living under a golden rock
haha my thoughts exactly... isn't that a super white person's name? anyhow i never grew up near a predominantly asian community so all this sounds fabulous to me! :D
Same 😂😂
@@lindagregier8711 I used to know a Kevin Nguyen but he was not cute…lol
It's basically the John Smith of Vietnamese Americans, it's a very generic name that is probably someone's name. Kind of like Esther Kim is like generic Korean American girl's name.
@@bluasterisk I get it now
Ppl will dress a certain way when part of subcultures. In hs I dressed like a skater cuz that’s all I did. Now it’s mostly active wear.
It’s super interesting what items becomes staples for communities.
Comes down to it be yourself fit in or not do what you want
Trunks got that Kevin Nguyen look.
I literally have no idea what any of this means, but now I’m curious.
Andrew’s facial expression is always so funny and expressive
Kevin Nguyen is the Asian American male equivalent of Chad, right? 😂 I don’t think there are equivalents in black or Latino American communities lol I guess for the Latin community, we have Edgars but we pretty much joke on them. But things are changing because of Peso Pluma and many guys are adopting his Edgar look now in the Latin American male community 😂
Tyrone is probably the equivalent in Black communities.
Nah not exactly, Kevin Nguyens are more similar to Edgars. They also get clowned on a lot.
Chad refers to masculine/attractive guys and has a positive connotation. Kevin Nguyen is more of a aesthetic style rather than physical appearance. You can be an ugly Kevin Nguyen. Also, people don't really like being called Kevin Nguyen, it's a pretty negative stereotype.
@sriramdasarathy9089 nah Tyrone is definitely NOT the equivalent lmaooo omg 😭 Tyrone is a bummy archetype. We liken it more to actors or athletes rather than a overall archetype.
@@ajz2436Yh it’s a negative stereotype but all my homies try to look like that and the girls that clown them for it date them anyway. So it works
I know I live under a rock, but I have never heard of these acronyms in my life
Honestly the ABG and Kevin Nguyen look is making us asians as a whole look better. The nerdy asian stereotype is slowly fading and that’s a plus for us.
Who the heck is Kevin Nguyen
I have no idea who Kevin Nguyen is but then again I'm 51.
I mean as a brown guy (South Asian) we all wanna have a beard, with a skin fade and smoke hookah lol…that’s the only archetype you can be as a brown guy and be kind of cool
I feel like the KN term is so broad, theyre more just hypebeasts, its just whats popular in general among all young guys not only asians (tats, jewelery, sneakers etc) and why theres so many. Same with abgs, they look like all the white, hispanic and persian girls, same makeup, hair and style
Shows how old I am. I didn’t know this was a thing. Monday-Thursday, dad bod look with the NY cap, hoodie, sweats, and Yeezy/CHicago 1. Weekend events, gap khakis, BR button shirt and sports jacket. And aldo loafers 👞.
Thanks Guys, For Uploading This On My 37th Birthday.
The style I love was in the early 2000s where clothes were too large for you. That grunge look kind of. Just loose and comfy. BTW im Asian.
Just be yourself. The ABG is nice when done tactfully. My wife gets carried away sometimes though and I have to tell her to tone it down. My teenager, who took 95% Asian features except for those cheeks and solid snow-white skin, also dresses up all ABG now. However, we are located in Asia where it's a thing for all college girls, 'working' girls, and going out to the bar. Showing up with your "nerd-look" is considered inappropriate and is seen as laziness. There is a dress for everything. Like Sundresses to the grocery store on Sunday. Sorry, I'm surrounded by Asian women, which is why my cookies brought me here. My filipino brothers just slay that jean and t-shirt look.
ABB ( Asian Bad Boys gang) is the Van Nuys asian gang in the 90's that banged slightly before Van Nuys Asian Boys gang established in the 818. ABB was a bigtime Asian gang near Northridge 818 in the 90's. Surprised you used ABB as a phrase which has 2 meanings if u lived through the 90's in SFV 818. lol
Lol I dressed up as Kevin Nguyen for Halloween 😅
who's kevin nguyen? googled the name and it says hes an editor at GQ
lol Andrew trying to get Smala facials over here
I never wanted to be an ABG mainly bcuz I already dig different aesthetics specifically kawaii, punk, and East Asian street fashion like K-pop and harajuku (which looks noticeably different yet somewhat similar from the ABG/ABB look) which I’ve been wanting to wear since middle school. But no don’t get me wrong, I don’t hate ABGs and ABBs at all, hell, I’ve been getting along with them in college and they’ve changed my life forever cuz I’ve always wanted to socialize and been sheltered as a kid. I rather hang out with ABG and ABBs than ppl who want to sit on their butts all day and do whatever at home all the time. ABGs and ABBs have a good balance of social life and home life which is what I’ve been striving for.
I like that they also indulge in stereotypical geek things like game and anime just like me. I love games and anime but I don’t want to only bond via these 2 things alone. I want complexity and variety like discussing life, art, food, nature, etc.
Hello, Kevin Nguyen here.
reminds me of all the hate about the "uniqlo look" recently on tiktok. honestly i think these looks are sought after just bc they look good on asians thats it. btw i think your vid is a little too niche for your audience lol dont stop making them.
yo waddup guys its the hotpot boys
What about the 90’s zero fade spikey hair driving a lowered civic hatchback. Is this ABB?
shogo akuji and johnny gat from saints row 2
Kevin Nguyen forerunner were these og.
I must be really outta the loop, who's Kevin Nguyen?
I think Asian can look really cool and trendy with the street wear, right haircut and tattoos. Better than the typical nerd look with glasses and combed down hair.
There are A LOT of Vietnamese who are named Kevin Nguyen. Who are they are talking about!
I think they can come up with a better term to describe the male version of an ABG than "Kevin Nguyen" ??? 🤷🤔
Which Kevin?
I literally don’t want to look like Kevin at all … LOL
To BE FAIR if you are born in a family of doctors, lawyers, judges you are not going to be an ABG. Now if you were born in a family doing like nail salons, hair shop, restaurants than yeah you are going to be an ABG.
Engineering, lawyer, doctor parents breed both Abg and non abgs 😂 it’s in the blood
I grew up with a single Father who’s a construction worker. He was an immigrant. He never finished high school. My family is mostly BLUE COLLAR workers. But I’m not a ABG. Stop making excuses. I want to finish college, and have a family so I can make my parents proud. You guys just want to justify the way you act by making excuses how your parents never worked hard. It’s sad to see fellow Asians act this way and end up living a SINFUL LIFESTYLE. despite your parents doing everything they can for your wellbeing. But hey it’s your all free will to act the way you do. Sooner or later you’ll have to answer to GOD. 🙏♥️✝️ Repent and accept god as your savior.
What’s up with the clickbait ?and can anyone tell the link for it? Those gals i leather skirts 😍
There is NOTHING wrong with being viewed as a ( model minority) educated successful minority group of people
One point is being forgott. ABGs and Kevin Nguyen's come from Vietnamese Americans and Viets are the coolest Asians in America.
You spelled Filipinos wrong 😂
Viet isn’t the coolest worldwide. Koreans right now are the cool kids on block, and perhaps the Chinese since forever. Overall wise, China will win,you have no idea what the wealthy side of the douyin tiktoks on china looks like
@@xavierbreff3101
Filipino are try hard stop bruh 😂
I agree. Im mexican and i noticed Vietnamese & Filipinos are more likely to live and feel comfortable around Latinos here in SoCal. I think this is why theyre style is so similar to ours.
@@fcplop98
I'm Vietnamese and most of my friends from high school when I used to live in GA are hispanic/mexican and my best friends are Mexican. They called me cholo ok hahaha
Guess I’m different. High tops, fitted cargo pants, a fitted shirt, and short messy spiked hair lol.
For me I stand apart and women love it
Why do i like this channel ? 😂😂😂 while i am not Asian 🤦🏾♂️
F1 not an Asian world? Eff that bro. They been had races in Japan and Singapore for years. Should Asians stick to badminton? LOL
Plus there’s Zhou Guanyu, Yuki Tsunoda and Alex Albon who are the current Asian F1 drivers
It is better to dress how you like. It is better to have your own style. It is better to have your own swag.
Been 12 years since i heard swag again lol
who the F is Kevin Nguyen?
ABG’s? Arterial blood gases?
A lot of Kevin Nguyens 🤣
As a Korean American who grew up in CA in the 90's hip hop/skater era, the style today is a combo of Mexican homie style/Preppy Asian/HipHop/Skater/Influencer/White Sneakers all day.
A doo ma! It duh Air Forks one man.... DVD!!!
I went to high school / college between 1989 and 1996, so the style was more preppy, rugby shirts and button down shirts with a tie and jeans, but nobody every attributed a fashion look to a person... Kevin Nyugen or Steven Wynn? Sorry, I guess I'm too old to understand this stuff. I haven't been on the dating scene for 25 years. Staying trim, going to the gym 5 times per week and playing aports should be what people do to stay active and healthy, with cholesterol at 100 when you're 49.
How about the case of Asian bald guys?
Who is Kevin Nguyen? 😅 And where is his pho restaurant
I’m gay so I can’t relate lol but I do find the archetype attractive
what the heck is an abg/abb look? 😮
Where my Kevin Nguyen’s at
at the club
@@KwanFung 🤣🤣
dealing drugs or at a rave
Growing up in the 90s in High school, we were gangsters, baggy pants, long bangs.
Keep living that sinful life. It’s sad you Asians act like that, while your parents have worked hard for your education and a better lifestyle. I’m an Asian but I ain’t like you guys. Honestly if I went to the same school as you guys I would never hang out with people like that. Don’t worry y’all will eventually answer to GOD. 🙏♥️✝️
All these non-asian people in the comments confused is hilarious Where you folks been?
Who’s Kevin Nguyen and why is his name brought up a lot on this channel?
Kevin nguyen is one of the most common Vietnamese name combos. If not the most.
@@MMAWARRIOR20so it’s like the Asian version of Chad?
I don’t know. I’m not super in the loop on internet/social media culture and lingo
@@excripto1More of a Brad than a Chad. A basic Becky is a good comparison
man, so glad I was able to live in Korea. experience REAL ASIA bascially, and loved it there. I am going back and I am glad I don't gotta deal with all these Asian american issues (fitting in, becoming white washed)
Meh.
Regardless of how much you love the culture right now.
Those Korean Americans that you Disparage will be more asian than you. That's determined by blood and genetics.
Don't have unrealistic fantasies about foreign cultures.
Sometimes people have the Interesting desire to become The ethnic group whose culture they're interested in.
AbG is for the street girl from the ghetto. Not for high class asian.
I'm a bum and I'm cool with it
Nguyen is vietnamese so how u gonna put that under all asians.
So, to comment on Asian male masculinity, I feel we are more subtle about it.
Using the gym for example: white dudes can come in all tatted up with "alpha" t-shirts but can barely deadloft 225 pounds.
Then you have Asian guys come in with anime t-shirts and pull 600 pounds.
Maybe its because they're pulling sumo? 🤔 😂
Huh? What kind of conversation is this? lol. This does not apply to us mix Asians born and raised in Hawaii who consider ourselves as Americans not Asian Americans. Geez. I’m half Filipino and half Okinawan with my own style 😂
Yo
maybe asian americans? because us here in asia we dont know them;
Kevin Nguyen’s name is pronounced Kevin N’win!
When I was in Tokyo earlier this month, the girls all have the same look : some shirt, a black skirt (or school style skirt) , some black boots , hell yeah it was attractive but almost 80% of the young generation was pulling the same look. I don’t know about the guys but they weren’t impressive unless they were host club boys which I saw like one time at night. It be different in other countries
I am currently living in Tokyo 🗼. You are absolutely right about the female fashion choices here. From what I've noticed, the girls follow major fashion magazine trends,besides CZcams fashion influencers. So basically, the majority of Japanese girls, with lower educational degrees ( high school grads which are 78%of it's population) wear the same clothes and they think it's very cool. Now the University grads who end up getting a good job and have a career tend to wear suit skirts or pants, usually black, navy or beije and minimum make up and accessories. Which is quite boring but it's a must from Monday to Friday commute time. My 2 cents.
@@meggtokyodelicious I see kpop idols dress the same too when they are performing, I wonder if it’s an asia thing as a whole? At first I assume they copy kpop since it is a big thing right now. I seen example Blackpink Jisoo wearing same style a few times, it’s just a common blueprint nowadays. I notice too the workers are dressed in those office skirts. As a guy I cannot complain because I have seen too many beautiful office ladies when I was around the subway during their morning rush hours. I have always been into asian women and Japan was like paradise (compared to the states)
What about the blue collar get off my lawn working man archetype?
We get called white washed asians
ABB, ABG is not a big thing in S.F. bay area.
Hold up.... who tf is Kevin Nguyen??? 😅
I'm Cambodian and I tuck my eyelids to look more Asian because I either look Mexican or black. So me looking more Asian keeps the cops off me.
What about the Asian gym rats… is that a thing?
Everything you said in this video is correct lol fr
American Asian look
Who tha fk is kevin Nguyen? 😅 Made me feel so old ......😅
Who is Kevin N style? Lol
Nah I'm good.
Just don’t be a geek
Lol what's a abg, who cares
I don't care for high end brands or my damn hair cut style, just cut my hair if it grows too long. I'm married and have a job, don't need the attention. If you want to attract girls, lift weights, play sports, and study martial arts, and make sure your Honda or Toyota or Nissan vehicle is clean and running well. If you want to make quality friends learn how to play FGC games like Street Fighter, racing games,like Gran Turismo, and listen to Heavy Metal Music. Clothing brands are meaningless.
Who the hell are these people? Bye
You mean everyone wants to be Vietnamese? Lol. It comes from first generation Vietnamese immigrants that grew up on the streets while their parents worked all day.
Would you rather that girls look like Crip Mac?