Chopstick Brothers Explained

Chopstick Brothers
Native Name:	筷子兄弟
Native Name Lang:	cn
Genre:	C-pop
Occupation:	Actors C-pop duo
Years Active:	2007 - current

Chopstick Brothers are a Beijing-based Chinese duo who became known online by their 2010 viral video Old Boys. In 2014, they wrote, directed, and starred in a full feature film based on the viral video. The promotional song of the film, "Little Apple", also became popular online, winning the "International Song Award" at the American Music Awards of 2014. They re-released the song in late 2014 to feature the popular K-pop group T-ara.

Members

• Xiao Yang (b. 1980/4/7 in Chengde, Hebei)^[1]
• Wang Taili (b. 1969/6/1 in Shandong)^{[1] [2]}

Filmography

• Fake Fiction (2013)
• (2014)
• Dragon Blade (2015)
• The Amazing Race China 2 (2015; as themselves; finished in third place)
• Super Express (2016; Xiao Yang only)
• Detective Chinatown 2 (2018; Xiao Yang only)
• Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019; Xiao Yang only)
• Detective Chinatown Web Series (2020; Xiao Yang only)
• Endgame (2020)
• Detective Chinatown 3 (2021; Xiao Yang only)
• Sister (2021; Xiao Yang only)
• Never Say Never (2023; Xiao Yang only)
• (2023; Xiao Yang only)

In video games

Little Apple (song) appears in 舞力全开2015 (Chinese Version Of Just Dance 2015).

External links

• AMAs: China's Chopsticks Brothers Win International Song Award

Notes and References

1. Web site: Online film "Old Boys" move Chinese post-80's generation. 11 November 2010. 21 November 2015. 21 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200221211000/http://en.people.cn/90001/90782/7196019.html. dead.
2. Web site: (2011-01-02)老男孩 1. 2015-11-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20151122004527/http://am774.rbc.cn/netfm/interactive/program/info/touchbeijing/review/201012/t20101231_637054.htm. 2015-11-22. dead.