'Is Yishun a real place?' Netizen jokes after spotting 2 men duelling with lightsabers
Two men were filmed dueling with lightsabers in the Yishun neighborhood of Singapore, sparking viral interest online. The incident has become a humorous cultural touchstone, playing into the town's reputation for eccentric events.
Why it matters
Viral social media content often reinforces or creates local cultural narratives and community identity.
It must have happened in Yishun — as the running joke goes whenever an unusual incident occurs in Singapore.
In a scene true to the town's sticky reputation as a hub for bizarre activities, two men were seen wielding lightsabers and duelling with each other.
"Sometimes I do question myself is Yishun a real place to live," mused TikTok user Benny Peps in a video posted last Friday (Oct 16) that has since racked up over 130,000 views.
Peps, 32, told AsiaOne he was delighted to stumble upon the play-fight near Chong Pang City on Friday night.
Calling it a "beautiful moment", the personal bodyguard recorded a short 20-second snippet of the duel and shared it online.
In his video, the two men each armed with red lightsabers jump and twirl around the open space as they take turns "attacking" and dodging each other's strikes.
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