Ling Ling is RACIST!? 

Bing Bing is just Ling Ling’s arch nemesis. He only practices 39 hours a day and he’s jealous.

If you can get cancelled slowly, you can get cancelled quickly.

Thank you editor-san for donating 40 hours to me that I definitely practiced for.

"Jokes on you. I have long given up cringing cause I have no dignity left." Spoken like a true comedian.

Bing: "Ling-Ling is racist term" Brett: "Big words coming from someone named Bing-Bing"

As a non Asian, I respectfully and sincerely say that in all of the places on RU-vid and the Internet where I see the term used (I see it a lot) it was ONLY used as a term of endearment, never used in a derogatory, or insulting way. It was always used by someone who is a TwoSet fan identifying with, or seeking out other TwoSet community fans in the comment sections. It has been connected to the TwoSet community from around the world by people of various ethnicities, from young to old and from every race. Whenever I see it, I and others from the TwoSet community respond in a positive way acknowledging each other. I always smile when I see it because it has been a wonderful thing, something that breaks down barriers and connects people from around the globe. Of course, I have not seen every occasion when the term has been used. Nevertheless, I hope that Brett and Eddy will not change anything and we Ling Ling wannabes will hold firm and not allow this endearing term to be taken from us.

“Her singing always cheered him up. Life seemed so much brighter when she stopped.” ― Terry Pratchett, Pyramids

Of course Paginini was a guitarist! People get confused though because he sometimes played the little horizontal guitar with the stick

Well, this is it. Ling Ling's gonna be canceled by Twitter...

As an elder millennial, my brain cannot hear “My neck, my back” without filling in the next part.

Andy never ceases to AMAZE ME by doing things like....casually getting into Curtis and then making it into a TwoSet video for it. SECOND TWOSET VIDEO THIS SEMESTER!

Ling Ling simply has no time left for being racist. After all, it's the same 40 hours each day.

At my gym once, I went to the bathroom to relieve myself and I overheard a guy showering and singing What a Wonderful World VERY badly, and with the passion of a preacher delivering a sermon. He was out of tune, he was singing the lyrics in the wrong order, you name it. I had to cover my mouth with my towel to conceal my laughter. 😂

If you fly from Sydney to LAX, your day lasts 41 hours due to the 17hr time difference. Some day Brett and Eddy need to do a true 40hr challenge by practicing from midnight to midnight and while in flight.

Once, my classmate asked me if my violin was a flute because I play both. I was trying not to laugh as I told him that it was a violin.

Well, some people have indeed insulted me with Ling Ling before (there were also stones thrown at me) but TwoSet really made me not have such a negative association with the term anymore. Like it depends seriously on the context. Ling Ling 40 hours is such a fun thing in this community and I love it

It’s felt like forever since Ling Ling 40 hours!

9:00 - Your name is Bing Bing! What you doing, Bing Bing? You making fun of Ling Ling! You can't do that!

Eddy: flexes his perfect pitch Person: also flexes perfect pitch Eddy: *nice* Also eddy: I also have perfect pitch, *just so you know* NOW YOU KNOW HOW IT FEELS LIKE

Imma be upfront: Ling Ling is RACIAL, but it is NOT RACIST. Racism implies hatred being the motivation behind actions, words, or systems. Racial implies that something is cultural. Ling Ling is an Asian name; it is a term invented by two Asian-Australian musicians; the definition is to identify children and adults who have trained since very young to become very talented musicians. XD

I've been struggling lately and I have found that there are two ways I can escape my hard feelings: listening to or playing classical music and watching TwoSet. And TwoSet helped me discover my love for classical music. You guys are saving me right now ❤️ Thank you for everything! I'm determined to see you on your world tour!!

I didn't expect Brett's "Bing! Your name is Bing Bing!" Line and I almost choked on my own saliva.

haven’t even started this vid yet but will be practicing 40 hours while watching 🫡

That thing about the out-of-tune fiance is adorable. My favorite singer in the world is my high school BFF when we sings in the car. Totally out of tune, and totally joyous, happy, and pure. ❤️

Isnt it been awhile since Twoset did: Playing Fans's pieces? Would be great for (part 7? not sure what number now) but this time with Hilary/Ray Would be epic

the fact that some of us felt more second-hand embarrassment than Eddy felt when seeing his yearbook photos 😭

I’m ill and cannot go to my rehearsal today. Right now I couldn’t carry a tune, even if it had handles BUT it makes me happy to see you two speaking about music. Even if I’m not able to practise and work on turning into a Ling Ling this time… 😢

Paganini was a master guitarist and he used the guitar as help in composing for violin as well. I think if he wasn't arguably the greatest violinist ever, he would've been remembered as one of the greatest guitarists ever. His violin playing was such on another level though, that it overshadowed the heights he also achieved on the guitar. What a great musician he was.

When I was learning the piano as a kid the first thing my father would say to me when he got home was “have you done your practise?’ When we sat down to dinner it was “have you fed your dog?” and then when I was going to bed “have you done your homework?’ He is now 94 and actually asks me how I am and I say “well I’ve been practising the piano and feeding my dog”. Thank goodness the homework is a thing of the past.

I got a totally different answer from bing when I asked what is ling ling “Ling Ling is actually a term usually used by Asian people to show a perfect person who is good at everything. It’s common for people, especially teenagers, being compared to other people who are better than them.”

Paganini’s guitar works are hard af! I did a few “beginner” ones and the rhythm/fingerings are INSANE

Loved the comment about the off key fiance'. My husband hums insessantly and it's off key. My fun is to try to guess what he's humming based on the rhythm. He hums "Silent Night" from November until February when I ask him to hum something else.

I just experienced 40 hours of content in 10 minutes, truely a moment of all time

I am embarrassed to say, I was in the pit band for my school production, and I missed my entry because I was reading. The musical director just played it on the keyboard until I realised!

I used to work in a musical theatre, the amount of books I read while in the pit is insane. Woodwinds and brass players were watching football matches, netflix, etc. I was always wary of having my phone in the pit with me, but I always had my kindle or a physical book.

You'll never take LING LING away from us!!

So.. if we practice 40 hours a day, we become racist?! 😂 The L word is the new N word

I was in the pit orchestra for a local high school musical - one of only 2 adults with a dozen high schoolers. During one of the dress rehearsals the kids snuck in a GameCube and hooked it up to the tv that was showing us the onstage video feed to play Mario Kart instead. We (because I was *absolutely* participating) ended up getting caught because we got so into the game they could hear us onstage.

Idk how or why this channel was recommended to me as I have no musical talent and dont know what they’re talking about most of the time BUT boy am I glad I found them because they’re so funny and talented and I can’t stop watching 😭

Bro their name is literally “Bing Bing” 💀 Since i think there isn’t a name for it, “Bing Bing” in my vocabulary now means “makes 1M+ words essay about how a joke is bad” Bros too serious in their life

0:00 8:39 Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3, mvmt. 3 0:11 9:32 Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3, mvmt. 2 0:25 0:43 1:02 4:08 4:37 5:11 Mozart - Divertimento in D major (K. 136), mvmt. 1 0:38 0:59 Bach - Toccata and Fugue in d minor 2:34 3:13 Paganini - Violin Concerto No. 1, mvmt. 1 3:02 Paganini - Caprice No. 24 3:39 Beethoven - Für Elise 4:29 Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3, mvmt. 1 4:51 Beethoven - Symphony No. 5, mvmt. 1 6:36 Boccherini - String Quintet in E major (Op. 11, No. 5), mvmt. 3 ("Minuet") 6:52 Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 14 ("Moonlight sonata"), mvmt. 1 7:13 Bizet - Carmen, Act I, "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" ("Habanera") 8:17 Rachmaninoff - Piano Sonata No. 2, mvmt. 1 9:10 Dvořák - Symphony No. 8, mvmt. 3

I just came from school and saw twosetviolin I am so happyyyyy!!!!!

I really want to watch the video "which composer gets the most swipes on Tinder" PLEASE 🔥

As an Asian American, I can definitely see how Bing’s generated response can resonate with other Asians - it’s not an invalid point, especially since racism/ harmful stereotypes and consequences do exist. There are definitely people out there who genuinely do not recognize the diversity of Asian people and write off their skills, hard work or successes as some “inherent/ genetic” trait. However, the term Ling Ling is also applied differently in the contexts of TwoSet. It’s satire of incredibly intense, but at times motivational standards (like practicing 40 hrs) of what your skill level looks like on a pedestal, like on your instrument, but also functions as a representation of awe for other musicians. The point is that the term Ling Ling doesn’t just exist within the TwoSet community (which seems to be the premise of this Bing reply, in this case) which means that it’s not gonna have a standardized, uniform meaning. Ultimately, Asians decide for themselves what interpretations resonate most with them, but a single group of people doesn’t speak on behalf of the entire Asian community, so it’s really about staying respectful if they ever do express that Ling Ling isn’t a term they’re as comfortable with. P.S. I’ve been watching TwoSet since middle school (I’m a college student now), and really appreciate their uplifting content - especially editor-san 🤌🤌🤌

Don't forget Paganini's 37 guitar sonatas, or his 43 ghiribizis, or his grande sonta or the other sonatas he wrote all for guitar.

I can imagine that Bing Bing is the annoying classmate who bullies everyone

I once had a school concert (we only have guitar classes) and I played the clarinet, no one called it the clarinet, I head flute or saxophone, and when I play my soprano sax I am told that it's a clarinet._.

I'd really love to see you do something with the 'filtered' photos of composers, that could be so much fun :DD

Brett : you must practice 40 hours otherwise, you cannot watch this video. the fact I just finished practicing 40 hours too! practiced rlly hard today, since I have a music jury coming up!

Uh oh! Some just fired a shot across Ling-Ling's bow. Do not pee in Poseidon's pool; do not get into a bear-hug contest with Superman; and most importantly, DO NOT ANGER LING-LING and his 291k troops!!

Eddie: “I have long given up cringing because I have no dignity left.” 😂 True representation of how it feels hitting 30.

Please do a video with the composer Tinder swipe competition!😂

I think being called “ling ling” is a compliment since ling ling is a music prodigy and if u got called by “ling ling”, that means u r just that good

when you hit your 50's, there is serious grieving, but when you hit your 70's people are just glad you are not dead already, so back to celebrations! 🎉🎉🥳🥳🎂🎂

I had never heard ''Ling Ling'' even once before watching you guys... I had pretty much accepted that you guys had come up with that...

Love your Ling Ling 40 hours positive energy. ❤ And aging ain’t all bad. 😊

The way you play those Moonlight Sonata notes on violin is by rapidly backing away from the audience to Doppler shift the violin down an octave. Assuming the audience is sitting still backing away from them at Mach 1 would do the trick.

Bro we need a B²TSM comeback ASAP!!!

2:41 I actually remember searching for information about Paganini for the music school and he was labeled in the search as "Italian guitarist" They have changed it now, but still ✊️ Guitar Gang 💪

Someone called my cello a really big guitar just the other day. I was like on what planet does this look ANYTHING like a guitar?! Then someone else in the room said, yeah it’s more likely that big one, what’s it called, oh yeah, a bass! 😢😢😢

I was legit about to comment change to bing bing 40hrs and then u said it in the video lmao!!! I feel llike bing is trying to make people practice less and eat more bing bing pancakes.

Brett & Eddy r so cool! And ty for donating 40 practice hrs for us.

4:30 Just turned 34 this year and I feel this. Literally teaching 20-25 year olds at uni thinking I'm still one of them and... nope.

This last Easter Sunday at my church, we had a 30ish piece orchestra as well as a 20+ person choir, and the entire time we were up there giving this epic Easter celebration (the most important day on the Christian calendar) the guitarist was watching golf on his phone.

Omg 🤣😂🤣 as a fellow Asian, I can’t say anything else but if you figure out the Ling Ling joke slowly, you can turn it into racism quickly

When you came to know about the existence of Curtis through Two Set and then beat them to it 🔥🔥

Brett's Bingbing clapback is clever 😭😭😭

7:38 Jesse, we need to compose Jesse

Love your channel. Can I suggest a few of ideas for videos? a) Other than Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven name your top 10 favorite Classical Period (1750-1820) composers. b) Other than Bach, Vivaldi and Handel name your top 10 favorite Baroque Period (1580 - 1750) composers. c) Who are your big 3 for the early romantic period (1820-1860). d) Who are your big 3 for the late romantic period (1860-1920)? e) Who are your big 3 for 1920 onwards? Thanks.

thanks for the 40 hours editor san ! What would I do without you ? 🥰🥰🥰

"There is no worse sound in the world than somebody who cannot play the violin who insists on doing so anyway." - Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Austere Academy

Someone once asked me if my double bass was a banjo... It's been called a violin a few times too, but we all know DOUBLE BASS IS BETTER THAN VIOLIN! Just kidding, love your videos guys, cheers from Spain!

As a liszt fan, I can tell you that he is already chad even without the filter

Not the title I expected to see lmao

Still Ling ling can never be cancelled

6:10 reminds me of that girl who watched 2set 2 mil drop right in the middle of her rehearsal/ concert 😆

It's just dumb how everything is nowadays branded as racist, lol. But I love TwoSet reaction in here. Nice. Cheers guys and see you in a 40h today.

I havent watched a video in a while, so I'm gonna pretend all that time counted as practice. Yay! Now I can watch this!

tbh i need another ‘brother’ from brett’s lofi! I have an idea for the challenge : put a 4 music genres (like pop,jazz,edm,bossanova i guess?) that will mix with classical influence. And 4 classical composers for inspiration/influences style. Also 4 prompts about idea/situation for lyrics (if they write lyric and sing it!) and also working in different room to make it more interesting! Please make it true twoset🥺🫶🏻 p.s : i really heard brett’s lofi for study and sleeping while eddy’s lofi when i go somewhere

我想說，感謝Two Set ViolinㄉLingLing 系列影片，特別是My Ling神Chloe Chua奏出的每一個音符以及她的勵志的成長軌跡。你們的影片和Chloe 的音樂鼓勵著在下，正慢慢努力地朝向著成為Composer而爬行著……好啦，我去寫練習曲啦，每天都要加油❤～

I just wanted to say to TwoSet & Editor-San you guys have made me feel so happy these last few months & whenever I have anxiety I watch your vids. Ty Twoset & Editor-San💛

Thanks for another fun video! I know you two get stories like this a lot, but I've wanted to play the violin since I was young. Instead, I went brass and piano. Stopped playing both a long time ago, but I started watching a couple of your videos pre-pandemic and in short, you were partly responsible in me buying a cheap violin and wanting to learn. You broke the common stuffy stereotype associated with classical music and it was refreshing! I found self-teaching from videos lacked any external feedback so I stopped during the pandemic. Found a teacher late last year and have enjoyed the challenge of such a wonderful instrument (even if I currently sound like nails on chalkboard with a side of screeching cats)! Although I'm still early in learning, I can see myself continuing this and am looking for a better violin that will last me longer than the one I currently use. Thank you for reviving my interest in music and the ever so important encouragement to PRACTICE forty hours a day!

I love the Paganini guitar works. His Guitar Sonata in A is a masterpiece. The romance is gorgeous and the other two movements are among the most technical guitar pieces ever written.

Eddy is surely the star of this episode lol He doesn't like the idea of having a gf who can't sing in tune (jk lol), he AGED to thirty (it should be ACED in my point of view), he showed off his perfect pitch (again), he looks so fine when he was a teenager, and he gave up his dignity lol (jk~)

2:37, as a guitarist, i apreciate his works BUT, i didn´t knew them for a long time

My brother went to the same highschool as Eddy and I go to the same one as Ray!

5:02 eddy went to school with emotional damage guy?

"My perfect pitch *cannot* ✨" -Eddy Chen 2023

9:38 Brett just makes me laugh when I least expect it.

I'm proud to say that i practiced before this video came out.

"How dare you parody your own culture!" -that one guy

While y’all are tryna turn into a Ling Ling, I’m a pianist tryna turn into a Lang Lang 😂😂😂😂

Paganini's guitar works are freaking epic, I'm currently working on his Ghiribizzi MS 43 and it's been an absolute delight both listening to and playing them

I just checked out Paganini's guitar works, and from a quick listen they sound very pretty.

An opening scene in Cheers has the timpanist of an orchestra performing next door stop in for a beer, he's keeping constant time(he's got like 500 measure before he needs to back) and someone messes him up so he chugs his beer and gets back

“Grandpa has officially lost his mind” had me dying, thank you editor-san

That’s right, my mom used to love some of Paganini’s guitar pieces! She borrowed a CD of some performed from the library for a “music class,” and then ended up borrowing it many more times because she got so into it herself

"That's a big guitar right there!" I am a double bassist and can 100% confirm that this happens.

Twoset gave me power to practice 40 hours!

That Ling-Ling argument sounds AI generated