If you’re Malaysian or if you live in Indonesia, Singapore or Brunei, we bet you’ve heard of Upin & Ipin!
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Upin & Ipin is a popular Malaysian cartoon that recently became a hot topic in Indonesia after the graves of both characters were allegedly found. A TikTok video has recently gone viral which took the internet by storm!
In the video, it stated that Upin & Ipin were in fact, real people who passed away in a road accident. The video also proposes a theory that in the events that took place in the series are the hallucination of Opah, the twin’s grandmother who had to deal with the aftermath of their deaths.
According to Gamer Braves, the tombstnes which are believed to be located in Indonesia, revealed that Upin passed away on August 6th 1995, while Ipin passed away a year later on April 2nd, 1996.
The video and theories even trended on Twitter!
Due to the overwhelming speculation, the studio behind Upin & Ipin, Les’ Copaque Production came forward to offer an explanation. They stated that Upin & Ipin is purely a work of fiction and is not based on any person, living or dead.
Wah, what a coincidence!
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
