A scene of Taiwanese twin sisters “Zony” (左左) and “Yony” (右右) dancing to a Korean pop song that was broadcast on television in the US on Thursday showed the children getting a standing ovation from the audience on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Wearing pink scooter helmets, denim vests, pink tutus and rainbow stockings, the six-year-old pair danced to South Korean girl group Crayon Pop’s song Bar Bar Bar in front of DeGeneres and her audience.
The twins’ dance moves and endearing personalities stole the hearts of the audience and DeGeneres, who hosted the Academy Awards ceremony this year, invited them to appear on her show again tomorrow, when they are to perform a dance choreographed by the show’s guest DJ-dancer, Twitch.
Photo: Screengrab from ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ Instagram page
The show’s clip of them dancing got nearly 330,000 hits within 22 hours on YouTube, much more than other clips uploaded at about the same time.
DeGeneres introduced Zony and Yony as twins from Taiwan and hugged them both.
Although the US comedian had to ask questions through an interpreter, the twins were able to answer some of the questions in simple English.
When DeGeneres asked how to tell the twins apart, Zony said: “I am beautiful,” while Yony responded: “I am cute.”
DeGeneres then asked how they celebrated their sixth birthday, to which both of them responded simultaneously “cupcakes,” which amused the host.
After the twins’ live performance, DeGeneres presented them with gifts of tickets to Disneyland, toys and helmets.
The twins became a hot topic in Taiwan after a clip of their dancing went viral with more than 1.7 million hits on YouTube since it was posted in February, and they have since then been invited to perform on several Taiwanese TV shows.
DeGeneres’ show is not unfamiliar for Taiwanese viewers, after surprise hit singer Lin Yu-chun (林育群), dubbed “Taiwan’s Susan Boyle,” made a guest appearance on the popular show in April 2010.
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