This month, we embark on the journeys of people, culture, and movements that shaped Asia. We’re exploring how people move, map, and reimagine places in a hyperconnected world.
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So it’s not about mooncake flavors anymore — it’s about gambling. And yet most people in China have never heard of it. It starts with six dice and a porcelain bowl.
It’s called 博饼 (bóbǐng), a Mid-Autumn tradition from Xiamen and the wider Minnan region. Players take turns rolling six dice into a bowl, and the combinations decide what you win from a set of 63 mooncakes.
#radii #radiimedia #bobing #博饼 #midautumnfestival
So it’s not about mooncake flavors anymore — it’s about gambling. And yet most people in China have never heard of it. It starts with six dice and a porcelain bowl.
It’s called 博饼 (bóbǐng), a Mid-Autumn tradition from Xiamen and the wider Minnan region. Players take turns rolling six dice into a bowl, and the combinations decide what you win from a set of 63 mooncakes.
#radii #radiimedia #bobing #博饼 #midautumnfestival
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We were recently invited to attend Memory & Punishment, an exhibition and live performance by artist/musician @islaujan (you may know her as the lead vocalist for post-punk band @davidboring__) hosted by the HK Salon of @serakai_studio, GOLD. And upon walking in, we were NOT ready.
The huge space was cast in eerie silence, with soft ambient sounds echoing throughout, interspersed with the subtle wailing of an unrecognizable Janice, perched in the back corner.
Two other figures silently loomed through the smoke-filled space in a performative, almost zombie-esque state. What did this all mean? What is this place? Well... it’s a garden. Janice’s garden.
“This is very much my own personal garden! One that exists parallel to the real world,” she tells us.
With its furry purple floor and mounds, the space represents Janice’s response to the few places in contemporary life that offer room to sit with your memories — good and bad — and let them evolve. Not a forced resolution, but a metamorphosis into conclusive reward or punishment.
“We had a series of workshops before the show where the movements were developed together with everyone based on the show’s three themes: ‘limbo, delirious, sounding.’ After the show went live, the ‘creatures’ were encouraged to ‘be born into’ the garden and develop their own unique personas,” she adds, explaining how the space — and us within it — shaped the ever-changing visual and sonic experience.
“Every time you come to the garden, it will be a different experience!”
Sit, stand, lie down, touch the purple grass. Whatever you do, it’s all part of it. Perhaps you, too, want to let memories take on a life of their own. If you’re in Hong Kong, you can still visit until October 3 at GOLD in Wong Chuk Hang.
Check out what we saw and heard during our own garden visit in the carousel above.
#radiimedia #serakaistudio #davidboring #art #hongkong
We were recently invited to attend Memory & Punishment, an exhibition and live performance by artist/musician @islaujan (you may know her as the lead vocalist for post-punk band @davidboring__) hosted by the HK Salon of @serakai_studio, GOLD. And upon walking in, we were NOT ready.
The huge space was cast in eerie silence, with soft ambient sounds echoing throughout, interspersed with the subtle wailing of an unrecognizable Janice, perched in the back corner.
Two other figures silently loomed through the smoke-filled space in a performative, almost zombie-esque state. What did this all mean? What is this place? Well... it’s a garden. Janice’s garden.
“This is very much my own personal garden! One that exists parallel to the real world,” she tells us.
With its furry purple floor and mounds, the space represents Janice’s response to the few places in contemporary life that offer room to sit with your memories — good and bad — and let them evolve. Not a forced resolution, but a metamorphosis into conclusive reward or punishment.
“We had a series of workshops before the show where the movements were developed together with everyone based on the show’s three themes: ‘limbo, delirious, sounding.’ After the show went live, the ‘creatures’ were encouraged to ‘be born into’ the garden and develop their own unique personas,” she adds, explaining how the space — and us within it — shaped the ever-changing visual and sonic experience.
“Every time you come to the garden, it will be a different experience!”
Sit, stand, lie down, touch the purple grass. Whatever you do, it’s all part of it. Perhaps you, too, want to let memories take on a life of their own. If you’re in Hong Kong, you can still visit until October 3 at GOLD in Wong Chuk Hang.
Check out what we saw and heard during our own garden visit in the carousel above.
#radiimedia #serakaistudio #davidboring #art #hongkong
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When the job market stops working for its youth, training becomes the only way out of the maze.
While running clubs dominate Western feeds, Chinese youth have quietly gone back to yoga, bouldering, and adidas Originals noticed.
Enter Originals Sportcation （三叶草体校）, the concept activation adidas Originals built this summer around its new Originals Sport line. Six ambassadors work in three pairs: Wu Yanni x Ma Sichun, Wang Xinyu x Ouyang Nana, Yang Shuyu × Song Yuqi - moving between track, court and gym in the same outfit, while fans apply for a virtual student ID on Xiaohongshu just to play along.
Girls are trading “dressing well” for moving well, and sportswear quit clocking out after the gym.
So much for 躺平 (tăng ping, “lying flat”). Even adidas Originals wants you back in school, getting jacked.
#radii #radiimedia #adidasoriginals #femalesportswear #sportswear
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When the job market stops working for its youth, training becomes the only way out of the maze.
While running clubs dominate Western feeds, Chinese youth have quietly gone back to yoga, bouldering, and adidas Originals noticed.
Enter Originals Sportcation （三叶草体校）, the concept activation adidas Originals built this summer around its new Originals Sport line. Six ambassadors work in three pairs: Wu Yanni x Ma Sichun, Wang Xinyu x Ouyang Nana, Yang Shuyu × Song Yuqi - moving between track, court and gym in the same outfit, while fans apply for a virtual student ID on Xiaohongshu just to play along.
Girls are trading “dressing well” for moving well, and sportswear quit clocking out after the gym.
So much for 躺平 (tăng ping, “lying flat”). Even adidas Originals wants you back in school, getting jacked.
#radii #radiimedia #adidasoriginals #femalesportswear #sportswear
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Didn`t know hospital paperwork could get this creative.
Before wristbands, before QR codes, some Chinese hospitals sent newborns home wearing a small metal or hard-plastic tag: stamped with the exact minute of birth, weight, length, zodiac sign, and the mother`s name.
#radii #radiimedia #chinesenostalgia #asianyouthculture #birthplate
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Didn`t know hospital paperwork could get this creative.
Before wristbands, before QR codes, some Chinese hospitals sent newborns home wearing a small metal or hard-plastic tag: stamped with the exact minute of birth, weight, length, zodiac sign, and the mother`s name.
#radii #radiimedia #chinesenostalgia #asianyouthculture #birthplate
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Nine years ago, RADII started with a simple belief: stories coming out of China and Asia’s youth culture deserved to be told differently, through honesty, creativity, and by the people living them.
Nine years later, we’re still here. ✊
We’ve chased down underground scenes, broken emerging artists, documented subcultures the rest of the world overlooked, and connected a global community of creators, thinkers, and tastemakers along the way.
But keeping independent media alive in 2026 isn’t exactly a walk in the park.
Ad markets are fragmenting. AI is changing how we make and consume content. And while technology can do a lot, it can’t replace human curiosity, cultural instinct, real conversations, or the trust built between a publication and its community.
That’s where you come in.
We’ve launched our RADII Patreon: an invitation to become part of the community helping us keep the uncanny, niche, unexpected, deeply human stories coming.
💸 NEIJUAN 内卷 — $5/month
For the endlessly curious and culturally plugged-in.
→ Monthly Editor’s Note
→ On RADII’s Radar + Snap of Culture
→ The Inner Circle jam sessions
🧘 TANGPING 躺平 — $10/month
For those opting out of the rat race — while staying plugged in.
→ Everything in Neijuan
→ Meme of the Month + Unhinged Taobao Finds
→ Tangping merch bundle
🫠 BAILAN 摆烂 — $20/month
For those who have fully embraced the chaos.
→ Everything in Neijuan + Tangping
→ Subscriber shoutout + Bailan merch bundle
→ RADII & partner events + guest lists
Every contribution helps us keep our stories independent, our events alive, and our team focused on the work that matters.
We’re building toward a sustainable future for RADII — and we want you with us.
If RADII has ever introduced you to an artist you love, a story that changed your perspective, or a corner of Asia’s creative scene you didn’t know existed, consider becoming a Patron.
This is your culture too. Help us protect it. 🫶
🔗 Join the RADII Patreon — Patreon.com/RADII_Media — link in bio.
#RADII #AsianYouthCulture #IndependentMedia #Patreon #ChinaCulture
Nine years ago, RADII started with a simple belief: stories coming out of China and Asia’s youth culture deserved to be told differently, through honesty, creativity, and by the people living them.
Nine years later, we’re still here. ✊
We’ve chased down underground scenes, broken emerging artists, documented subcultures the rest of the world overlooked, and connected a global community of creators, thinkers, and tastemakers along the way.
But keeping independent media alive in 2026 isn’t exactly a walk in the park.
Ad markets are fragmenting. AI is changing how we make and consume content. And while technology can do a lot, it can’t replace human curiosity, cultural instinct, real conversations, or the trust built between a publication and its community.
That’s where you come in.
We’ve launched our RADII Patreon: an invitation to become part of the community helping us keep the uncanny, niche, unexpected, deeply human stories coming.
💸 NEIJUAN 内卷 — $5/month
For the endlessly curious and culturally plugged-in.
→ Monthly Editor’s Note
→ On RADII’s Radar + Snap of Culture
→ The Inner Circle jam sessions
🧘 TANGPING 躺平 — $10/month
For those opting out of the rat race — while staying plugged in.
→ Everything in Neijuan
→ Meme of the Month + Unhinged Taobao Finds
→ Tangping merch bundle
🫠 BAILAN 摆烂 — $20/month
For those who have fully embraced the chaos.
→ Everything in Neijuan + Tangping
→ Subscriber shoutout + Bailan merch bundle
→ RADII & partner events + guest lists
Every contribution helps us keep our stories independent, our events alive, and our team focused on the work that matters.
We’re building toward a sustainable future for RADII — and we want you with us.
If RADII has ever introduced you to an artist you love, a story that changed your perspective, or a corner of Asia’s creative scene you didn’t know existed, consider becoming a Patron.
This is your culture too. Help us protect it. 🫶
🔗 Join the RADII Patreon — Patreon.com/RADII_Media — link in bio.
#RADII #AsianYouthCulture #IndependentMedia #Patreon #ChinaCulture
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