So the #icebucketchallenge has officially taken the entire planet by storm. For those of you who live under rocks and have yet to discover these viral videos of people dousing themselves head first in icy cold water, it's all about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, ALS is an incurable neurodegenerative disorder (i.e. breakdown of the motor neurons of the central nervous system leading to the wasting away of muscles and paralysis).
The idea is that when nominated you have 24 hours to respond. You either accept the challenge and prepare to chill your brain or you donate US$100 to ALS research. Simples.
Celebrities around the globe have also been participating in the watery fun, most of them getting drenched as well as donating to the charity. So far, the ALS Association has received US$15.6 million and the digits just keep bumping up. Despite the opinions of certain bucket-belittlers the challenge is a social media sensation, positively and successfully rewriting the way charities can raise awareness and money, which is pretty cool.
Recently, public figures in Taiwan, Hong Kong and China have also got involved, dishing out some of the most dancetastic, cringeworthy as well as sincere videos we have seen, and also donating cash and boosting awareness of the disease in Asia. Keep on adding that oil!
Most self-important
And the winner is... Andy Lau!
Most hilarious backfire
And the winner is... Jay Chou!
Most far off the mark
And the winner is... By2!
Most love-heavy
And the winner is... Mayday!
Most flashy
And the winner is... Wang Lee Hom!
Most contributors
And the winner is... Nicholas Tse!
Most selfie-ish
And the winner is... Gillian Chung!
Most big-screen-worthy
And the winner is... Charlene Choi!
Most dramatic
And the winner is... Eason Chan!
Least dramatic
And the winner is... Gloria Tang!
Most superheroes
And the winner is... Joey Yung!
Most understated
And the winner is... Takeshi Kineshiro!
Most dancetastic
And the winner is... Jeanie Hsieh!
Most laowai-friendly
And the winner is... Pete Lau!
Most squeemish
And the winner is... Ai Weiwei!
Most sincere
And the winner is... Terry Guo!
Most filmed by bystanders
And the winner is... Lei Jun!
Most speedy
And the winner is... Lung Ying-tai!
Most merry
And the winner is... Huang Xiaoming!
Most well-prepared
And the winner is... Sean Lien!
Most head-to-head
And the winners are... Erik Chu and Hau Lung Bin!
Most nominations
And the winner is... Jeremy Lin!
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