Aftermath of a viral video: Dad in BBC clip finally speaks

The professor who became an incidental internet sensation when his family crashed a live television interview says his wife "deserves a medal" for looking after him and his now-famous children.

Video of the interview with Robert Kelly, an expert on East Asian affairs, went viral and sparked a debate about racism after many commentators originally assumed his Asian wife was a hired helper.

 As Kelly, a professor at South Korea's Pusan National University, shared his insights from his home office last Friday, his daughter Marion waltzed into the room, followed by his toddler son James, who wheeled in on his baby walker.

Kelly's wife Kim Jung-A, who was watching the interview on television from their living room, flew in seconds later, flinging her arms in a desperate attempt to retrieve the young intruders, before returning on all fours to reach out and close the door.

The interview -- described as a "perfect piece of physical comedy" by the BBC -- spread like wildfire, watched more than 160 million times on the broadcaster's Youtube page as of Wednesday.

But it also triggered accusations of discrimination in South Korea after some online posters overseas immediately assumed that Kelly's wife was a nanny.

"The babysitter is currently searching for new employment as of now," said a user on Twitter.

Another tweeted: "Nanny got fired after this."

Major South Korean media outlets said such comments were the result of prejudice about Asian women with white males, with South Korean broadcaster SBS referring to "Caucasian-centred racism".

South Korea's biggest-circulation newspaper, Chosun Ilbo, wrote: "Assuming that she was a nanny because she's Asian must have been a subconscious thought."

Appearing next to Kelly in a fresh BBC interview on Tuesday, Kim shrugged off the discriminatory comments, urging viewers to take the video more light-heartedly.

"I hope people just enjoy it, not argue over this thing because I'm not nanny and that's the truth," Kim said -- as she tried to keep her distracted toddler calm in her arms.

Addressing a BBC viewer's comment that Kim deserved a full-on spa day for everything she did in Friday's chaotic interview, Kelly said: "My wife deserves a medal for taking care of us."

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Jollibee's 3rd Valentine's Day ad is heartbreaking

Jollibee has pulled out all the stops to tug at people's heartstrings before Valentine's Day.

The fast-food chain's message for their third ad, released Friday, is very simple: "Ang pagmamahal para sa pamilya ay nananatiling buhay sa ating mga puso."

The clip, posted online, shows a kid preparing a Valentine's Day dinner for his mother. It is later revealed that it was at the request of his father, who unfortunately succumbed to his sickness not too long ago.

The look on the mother's face when she finds out that it was her husband who arranged the dinner has made a lot of viewers teary-eyed.

"Akala ko ba BIDA kayo sa SAYA? Pero bakit panay pag-papaiyak ang ginagawa niyo," a fan asked.

The ad is part of a series dubbed "Kuwentong Jollibee." So far, all three which have been released are based on true events, the ads say. Each video serves as a reminder of different kinds of love.

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Piolo regrets taking shirt off in viral video

MANILA - Kapamilya star Piolo Pascual said he regretted taking his shirt off for a Facebook Live video by television host Luis Manzano, calling the clip "too uncensored" and vowed to be more wary when it comes to his future online antics.

"Hindi ko alam na ganoon pala ang Facebook Live," Pascual said about the video, which went viral on social media mid-September.

The original clip has since been taken down, although it was re-uploaded on several Facebook pages.

"I learned my lesson. I guess I was too uncensored kasi he did it sa dressing room namin. Okay lang, charge it to experience. Iyong mga ganoon, when it gets uploaded, hindi mo na maaalis sa YouTube," he added.

In the viral video, Pascual, at one point, took his shirt off in the background while the "Minute To Win It" host talked to his followers. "Wala na naghubad na," quipped Manzano.

Some social media users called Pascual's actions "scandalous" which prompted the press to ask the actor for his reaction.

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WATCH: Foreigner kids imitate 'Pabebe Girls'

"Kung gusto niyo ay gayahin niyo kami."

It is one advice from the "Pabebe Girls" that these group of foreigner kids took to heart when they uploaded their own version of the viral video.

The "Pabebe Girls" -- composed of teenagers Janet and Michelle from Bulacan -- earlier caught netizens' attention when a clip of them was uploaded on Facebook.

In the viral video, the two girls said they do not care whether other people get annoyed by their videos because they love what they do and they are just being true to themselves.

They have since appeared in several television shows, even making a cameo in the latest music video of comedian Vice Ganda "Wag Kang Pabebe."

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