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Xmas Fail Song is an Epic Win


Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone. We bring you the Internet’s William Hung. You just gotta love a guy who sings his heart out. How freaking awesome are the glitter lights behind him?

Here’s to an unfail Christmas as we hustle our butts out of the office. Early. (But no worries. We’ll keep posting over the holidays and there’s some poor moderator stuck in the Seattle snow who will be reading your trapped comments.)

The FAIL Blog Crew.

Credit: Unique, original performance by Korean Boy.

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  1. weinerbagel says:

    stupidddd

    • Captain Wow says:

      Yes, you are.

    • erin says:

      this really isn’t nearly as bad as i was expecting. the high notes are slightly painful, but overall – not a total Fail!!!

    • Mr. Pither says:

      Talent notwithstanding, this guy speaks two languages. Do you, commenters? (Mainly talking to fellow Americans!)

    • Stephen says:

      Ok.. I was REALLY expecting colossal fail here! As a voice teacher and classical singer, I have a terrible affinity for self-torture by listening to horrible recordings.. BUT! He’s remarkably in tune.. his falsetto is well supported and clear.. his rhythm and overall feel for the line and general musicality are quite good. A Fail? Hmm.. only if we count his “engrish” diction. But as someone stated before, most people don’t sing nearly this well in a foriegn language. I’d like to see ANY of you who are being harsh and negative learn and perform a Korean, Mandarin chinese, Arabic or Farsi song and hope to have even ONE of the phrases being understood. German, Italian or Spanish might be easier to manage as native “engrish” speakers, but even French and Russian pose enough challenges that most Americans fall on faces. (or should I say FAIL on their faces?) Just my opinion. (and no.. I can’t sing in Mardarin, Korean, Arabic or Farsi either.. and linguistics is a huge part of what we do as classical singers)

    • Daliddlkid says:

      I don’t want a lot for Christmas… all I want is to laugh at a REAL FUCKING FAIL!

    • dove says:

      At least he is trying AND he knows two languages (at least) what can you say about yourself?

  2. fortPwnzer says:

    fail? or not fail?

  3. smokin'balls says:

    he’s smokin balls tonight!

  4. fred says:

    Awesomest version of this song EVER

    Fourth

  5. wimple says:

    Bbbbut… that isn’t William Hung. Is it?

  6. berg says:

    all I want for xmas is the guy who sings…

  7. Loz says:

    That song was my favourite Christmas song. *cries*

  8. £υηçhþöχ says:

    Great… I almost HUNG myself LAST time he sang… Would someone please take this guy out of the gene pool for once and all??? One word- Castration.

  9. Slaye1r says:

    China might be ahead of the world in a lot of things, singing is not one of them.

  10. norm says:

    same same

  11. JasonK says:

    What are you talking about can’t you see he’s human! I hate country discrimmination and categorizing >:( *leaves page angry*

  12. MightySquirrel says:

    That actually wasn’t too bad… not too shabby at all, really. Heck of a lot better than I could do

  13. Martin D says:

    Where is the fail?

  14. Caitlyn says:

    What do you all mean that wasn’t bad? He changes octaves mid verses/choruses. Seriously. That was really bad.

  15. Ed says:

    I was waiting for an Engrish style fail

  16. buba says:

    buba prefers to have a toy for christmas.

  17. Animalia_Libero says:

    Awww I thought he did a good job =^_^=

  18. Christopher says:

    Now, I would normally give this the 3rd degree, but considering I was told at the ripe old age of 12 that I should probably hum the songs in church, well, people in glass houses should hold onto their rocks.

  19. Awwwkorean guy!!! says:

    awww hes so adorible!!!♥♥♥

  20. Gabriel says:

    He’s still alive?

  21. MediocreGatsby says:

    Douche Chills!

  22. Nick says:

    Hey, he sings quite well. Besides his obvious accent and trouble with English annunciation, he hits the pitches, gets the rhythm and even CLEANLY makes the jumps between his normal and falsetto voice. I would like to see how many of you naysayers can hit those notes without cracking.

  23. axldance3000 says:

    I think he’s not too bad. Obviously he has an accent but that’s just because he’s fucking asian. He loves to sing and he has some (big emphasis on the some part) talent. Sure he has no shot on American Idol and he doesn’t deserve a record career. But he’s trying and his singing doesn’t make you want to kill yourself like say Panic at the Disco would.

  24. Cuppy says:

    I lol’d so hard when I watched this. The second video is even better.

  25. asdfbn says:

    Actually, i like this song >>. If you only hear the song without the video, it’s good.

  26. augiedoggie says:

    They show stuff like this on the tv where I get my nails done. Oh my gosh it is so hard not to laugh when they really think they sing good.

  27. the shorter says:

    ummm in case nobody noticed the korean guy singing is Park Ji-Sung who plays soccer for manchester united. he was doing a spoof of the song.

  28. scope says:

    :( this isn’t funny. just annoying.

  29. Kai Witte says:

    wtf? This is an extremely average performance for an amateur, both movement and singing. Far, far away from a FAIL as much as it is away from a WIN. Did I miss something?

  30. Aru says:

    You gotta hand it to him–the man has a great falsetto.

  31. JoshR says:

    Dude… that’s not even William Hung! William Hung looks really funny… this guy looks normal.

  32. Dragonwriter says:

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS, FAILBLOG CREW!!!

    Thanks for all the lols. And Happy Holidays to all the wonderful Failbloggers who make my life more enjoyable and far, far more hilarious.

    *hands out spiked eggnog*

    *gives some to the trolls, too, because it’s the holidays*

  33. Phaet says:

    This song is even better than the original because you can actually understand what the song is about.

  34. cakeislie says:

    When he sings in falsetto, he sounds a LOT better lol

  35. BennyHarassi says:

    Aretha Franklin will not stand for this.

  36. Grifter Wolf says:

    You know… scary as it is, other than his sudden spikes into Tenor, his singing’s gotten better. I can listen to it now without getting goosebumps of dread.

  37. Anonymous says:

    a LOT better than william hung.

  38. Ryannon says:

    Wow we just saw this guy performing in the Shanghai Seercriss last night in Branson. Shanghai have 18eh mirriyon ehpeople.

  39. googles49 says:

    Awwww I like this…it’s the first thing that’s made me feel xmasy all year!

  40. Mookie says:

    I’m pretty sure that’s what I sound like after too many vodkas.

  41. uh,ok says:

    ya, as if there is an “office” of the Fail blog “staff” to hustle out of for Xmas. I think you mean “dirty dorm room”.

  42. lindanne says:

    His voice is not really worse that alot of the Christmas singers I hear on the radio (the girl from Bare Naked Ladies, for instance) – but the main thing everybody making fun of him doesn’t realize is that everyone who speaks broken English knows two languages – how many of us can say that? (not me!)

  43. Fiat Knox says:

    I’d have preferred this to have made it to the Christmas Number One slot. Honestly. lolol He’s miles better than the rubbish soing that’s been foisted on the UK this year, and that’s no lie.

  44. paulissima says:

    william hung is THE BEST! kicks jonas brothers asses! fierce!

  45. Evildave says:

    Whoever invented Karaoke…. MUST DIE!!!

  46. Eridax says:

    This is not failish enough for a fail. Fail fail (win?)

  47. yofo says:

    THis guy is nowhere near are bad as William Hung. He’s better than Britney Spears… but he still sucks!

  48. Brazilian Boy says:

    Merry Christmas!!!

  49. Atom!x says:

    If he got rid of his accent, he MIGHT actually be a nice singer!

    • czuhc says:

      Accent has NOTHING to do with singing talent. And even with an accent you can make it to the charts. Björk, anyone ? It even annoys me that a lot of non native english singers try to copy an American accent. Apparently it is what is expected from a singer in order to make it internationally, unless he/she has an accent that is considered sexy (French, Italian, Spanish,…)

  50. poiuytrewq says:

    Can you say autotune?

  51. Peter says:

    I think its great. sure its kinda weird but its not fail. Its epic win!

  52. Lee says:

    I thought it was pretty good, if nothing else it was just as good as some of the so-called “professional” stuff out there.

  53. nate says:

    I’ve heard worse.

  54. Ben says:

    This guy’s nowhere near as bad as William Hung. Only thing is that his accent is too thick.

  55. Phearoids says:

    Under teh mister toe …rofl

  56. Cho Chang says:

    he so hot, he eyes so sranty

  57. Gnome Chomsky says:

    Sweater vest WIN!

  58. Ashley says:

    Silly William you dont need to wish for snow! Youre getting it whether you want it or not! *evil laugh*

  59. Scrappy Coco says:

    he’s ACTUALLY a recording artist?!

  60. Tybae says:

    That’s not even William Hung. This is a William Hung fail.

    http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Video/060524/n_tucker_wmhung_060523.300w.jpg

    That’s William Hung. I don’t think that guy looks anything like it. Nice fact checking Failblog.

  61. Mark says:

    All you want is me?

    Dude, you don’t even know me.

  62. cindy_louwho says:

    I really liked this, I thought he was great. Sang in tune, did his best to get the English right, so much feeling and heart. This is not a fail, I loved it and it really brightened my holiday!

  63. Name says:

    I fail to see the Fail here. Do i fail?

  64. Nadine says:

    OMG… after that AWESOME singing, I def. want to touch is pastey body.

  65. kitty says:

    He rules!! =) lmao make him a number 1!!!

  66. Jenn says:

    really, he has good control over his voice. im sure he sounds great in korean. you try singing a song in korean!!!

  67. Dawnchaser says:

    Y’know, he’s not a bad SINGER per se, it’s just that he has a very strong accent, and his Korean accent mingles (or is it mangles?) with his English in such a way that it distorts the lyrics. Now if he sang some songs IN Korean, I have no doubt he’d sound much better, and be taken a LOT more seriously. Just my 2 cents worth.

  68. risa says:

    dude was not really that bad, lol. he did hit them high notes though. i was surprised :0

  69. Islay says:

    You know… his singing is really not that bad. He has pretty good pitch, his diction is not THAT bad (for someone that probably doesn’t speak much English). He needs to work on his transition to falsetto, but his tone is actually not bad at all. The amusing gestures and such are what make this over the top.

  70. Eric Meyers says:

    Oh Korean Boy. My Christmas will be so magical when I cuddle by the fireplace with my girl and your beautiful song playing in the background. I look forward to the album.

    Bwahahahaha!

  71. Autavia says:

    i got chills. not. kidding. when he went all high pitched i shivered :P

    and anyone else notice in the second one he sais “fleegom”
    just thought that was weird…mind you so is the whole thing

  72. Robin says:

    As good as I’d like to consider my English pronunciation, it is with considerable shame that I admit that he has infinitely better pitch than I do.

    I’m actually impressed. =\

  73. Babette says:

    Happy holidays~ party hearty!

  74. nsg says:

    I’m really in the mood for Christmas now. Make my wisss come trueeeeeeee, baby allll aye’uh wan floor Clitsmas is yooouuuuUUUUUUUUU WAHWAHWAHWAH.

  75. Blåbär says:

    02.00 – 02.06 Omfg!

  76. woolf says:

    …it is like an accident – you can’t look away…

    Kind of catchy isn’t it? ‘…lala all i want is you’
    But still a gay voice ^^

  77. Name says:

    He’s actually got a nice voice! It just sounds weird because of his accent and the falsetto singing (which is actually done really well)

  78. Kristen says:

    gay high note win

  79. likesLSDalot says:

    …that was pretty good…for him.

  80. luis says:

    in english:
    this korean boy are so so so so gay
    en español:
    este muchacho coreano es muy muy muy muy joto

  81. GIJOE says:

    feel sry for the mod im in lynnwood and we are still stuck

  82. TkCarnage says:

    im shamed to be a korean…

  83. Megan says:

    Personally, I don’t think he is as bad as William Hung. I am a female and I can’t even sing THAT high haha so YOU GO BOY!!

  84. Romi-chan says:

    I think he’s an amazing singer, and with a little voice practicing, he’ll really go far. It’s also blatantly obvious that he’s not a natural english speaker, and his pronunciation was amazing. He also seems to be a natural falsetto, and when he went into soprano, he just blew my mind away! And to any of you who are thinking, ‘Oh, you must not encounter good singers,’ then to you I say, “You people obviously don’t understand the engineering behind having an impeccable voice. Some people are born terrific, I know, but a lot of people who believe that their singing is terrible are actually terrific singers. All they need to do is learn to control the mechanisms behind their voice and they’ll be better than the natural-born singers who never had any type of training at all.” And if you’ve ever heard Simon Cowell sing, please let me know. I want to find out if he knows anything about singing or is just bagging on others because of his low abilities in that particular range of talent.

    …Yai! Ah yoosd bihg wurds! :P

    –Romi-chan

  85. Romi-chan says:

    OMG HOLY CRAP! I just realized that if you scroll all the way down to the bottom of this page and look in the bottom left-hand corner, there’s a kyoot witel smaialie faies!!!!

  86. I was hoping for more along the lines from the Asian guy from American Idol. I know you guys remember. He even made a Christmas album. Major Fail.

  87. Kalutika says:

    that is by and far not William Hung. good job failing on your failblog.

  88. roxanne says:

    I wonder where the fail is, too. it’s not really that bad. If he wasn’t singing a holiday song, and it was something in his native language he’d actually be pretty darn good.

  89. badchannelz says:

    Sounds like he finally HAS had some professional training!

  90. toxicgrl69 says:

    i actually liked the song just not th singer

  91. Alinonymous says:

    Wait – this guy is on pitch. So it’s funny because he’s Asian? That makes me feel weird inside.

  92. christmas love says:

    He sings better in the high notes than in the deep:D thats crazy

  93. akire says:

    I think maybe the comparison to William Hung may be a bit unfair. After all, for the most part this “fella” was singing in tune. Honestly, I think he would have been better off singing the whole thing in the higher octaves than just parts of it….how many girls, let alone “pseudo-guys” could hit that last note?

    Was it good? Noooooo….

    Was it William Hung caliber? No, it was slightly better than that i think.

    Kudos to Korea Boy for sort of having the balls to do that!

  94. Pata says:

    Madgick rain duck lick…..

  95. bizzle says:

    He’s not actually that bad aside from his hilarious accent. i think its pretty cute.

  96. Reese says:

    ok…..nvm….i just listened to the second song……….

  97. linda says:

    YAY!!! YAY!!! He’s so fun! This guy is just so silly, looks like he’s having a grand time! WIN!!

  98. Miyna says:

    That actually isn’t bad. It’s not great, but it’s not bad. o:

  99. John says:

    I came.

  100. PloCoon says:

    If this really is William Hung, then the video’s a geography fail; HUNG IS FROM HONG KONG!

  101. PloCoon says:

    *only just notices they meant internet version of William Hung*

    *runs*

  102. C says:

    -Clap clap clap clap clap- … -Can’t stop clapping- Thanks for the joy xD

  103. Reehah! says:

    EPIC WIN!!!

  104. NorrYtt says:

    This guy didn’t fail at all. He’s way above the 50th percentile of humans when it comes to singing. But it’s not interesting to see videos of average things because that’s everyday life – entertainment is the fantastically good or the fantastically bad.

  105. Darke Wulfe says:

    Is it just me or does his pronounciation get better when he sings in the higher voice? He actually sounds rather good when he does.

  106. me says:

    i get it at the start he says }dad{ and then he says all i want for christmas is you

  107. You don't need to know my name. says:

    Wasn’t that bad. Sounded pretty… normal… on the high pitched parts.

  108. deb says:

    I thought that this was GREAT..I watched and listened 3 times, and clicked on his link to hear more. Out of ALL the FAILS so far, this one touched my heart..You go guy..

  109. Ali says:

    melly calermas to arr of you

  110. Genevieve says:

    That is not william Hung. What, do all Asian people look alike to you?!?!?!!?!?

  111. Randy Phan says:

    I think this is racist to Asian People!

  112. Ragidandy says:

    oops

  113. bob says:

    Identification Fail!
    This is NOT William Hung. For one thing William Hung is tone def, and this guy can carry a tune (tho he may have made some questionable choices stylisticly). For another, they don’t even remotely resemble one another…what FailBlog, do all them “Orients” look alike to you?
    Fail!

  114. Admiral Apparent says:

    one
    two
    three

  115. nick the dick says:

    i didnt know communists could be gay O-o

  116. all the layxaixaininggg

  117. Atari says:

    He’s not good enough to be entertaining, and he’s not bad enough to be funny. . . .

  118. Tian says:

    Wow! His high pitched chorus bit is better than the standard singing :D

    this isn’t a fail at all though. good man for trying

  119. JonNard says:

    im sorry but this guy this actually pretty good he just cant speak english good, if he was singing a song in his native tongue he would prob. kick butt

  120. jackie says:

    OMFG LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLz times 10000000000000000000000000003!

  121. Sarah says:

    He was good, learning English isn’t easy at all… he was wonderful!

  122. Paula says:

    It sounds like he doesn’t speak much or any English, and he did a good job of memorzing the song phonetically. His voice was pretty good, too. All and all, two thumbs up! :)


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