We chose Top 5 places in Malaysia...! (Very Honest Answer) 

Even though I'm not Kelantanese I'm glad you picked Kota Baru Kelantan..the state hardly in tourist radar due to misconceptions towards conservative islamic state..true traveller like Moonshine and Lemongrass from Switzerland also having a great time in the east coast..there is also a few travelling youtubers giving Kelantan a chance and didn't disappoint them..but the tourist are pretty small compare to KL and Penang..the only place they would go in the east coast are always Perhentian..i even said Kelantan having among the best food in Malaysia but people say I'm just 'angkat bakul' little they know I'm not Kelantanese 😂

Thanks for promoting Malaysia to the world Ichang and Jimmy😊. My hometown is Klang and I do feel comfort to live in Klang. But for authentic Malaysia food, i will totally vote for Kelantan too. It always joy to go foodhunting there every year!

Agree even I’m from Johor,I’m always visiting kelantan for holidays, the vibes there so different,the food and people there the best…kelantanese u all are awesome

Tahniah orang kelantan memang terbaik

Haha betul pun aku teka kelantan no.1 walaupun aku bukan org kelantan tapi video Ichang n Jimmy kelantan mmg nampak menyeronokkan. Btw i have been in changkok kopitiam before introduced by my Chinese friend.❤

That’s the reason every month I take an Airasia flight to KB just for the food. It is so delicious and many variety. My next trip shall be on the first week of Aug2024.

You have no idea how I squealed like a child when you guys revealed the first place is Kota Bharu bcs that's my hometown. My whole life I never really considered Kota Bharu as anything special. Having listened to you both, I can appreciate this new perspective of my hometown and I thank you guys for that 🤍

Some years ago I did a road trip along the East Coast of Malaysia after an absence of many years living in Europe . It was an incredible trip and we absolutely love Kelantan and especially Kota Bahru. The folks are so so nice all along the way . We visited a Malay school and the school kids were so incredibly friendly and curious. Really good fond memories of that trip. Hope to do this again in 2025.

aww you guys so sweet, when you announce Kota Bharu the first one my eye is tearing.. suddenly i miss my hometown, wokeup in the morning and feel the kampung vibe, the wind kampung so different, thinking the food and croud line for food is so recall the past.. i miss my pasir mas so much..thank you so much ichang for appereciate my Kelantan.. nak balik kampung lah minggu depan!!!

Even if Kuching is no 4 in your list, but happy to see a thumbnail of it. I'm not surprised if Kelantan is your no 1 because of the amazing food

thank you guys for promoting Malaysia🙏❤👍

Thank you Ai and Jimmy, you experienced the “real Malaysia” because you have open hearts to value the traditions of Malaysia.

Totally agree with you on your no 1 option Kota Bharu. I’m from KL and I’ve travelled extensively all over Malaysia, and I still find people of Kelantan and Terengganu the friendliest, most sincere, most humble, most generous and least judgemental.

Hooray Kota Bharu, Kelantan is no.1 😁 😂 this year is Visit Kelantan Year 2024 (Tahun Melawat Kelantan 2024)... Please come again next time i believe there are more to explore...the tradition, food, culture, traditional game like Gasing, Wayang Kulit, Dikir Barat, Wau Bulan (the livery at the back on Malaysian Airlines plane) and so on 😁

I also was amazed by the Borneo Cultural Museum in Kuching and really recommends my friends to go there whenever they come to Kuching

Kelantan is the best place to experience harmony among races. Also the kampong vibes are the best. The foods are mostly delicious (and cheap). As expected from Kelantanese who generally invented good Malay food in Malaysia. Ignore the news and political aspect, Kelantan is the best place for tourists to learn about the culture, peoples and diversity of Malaysia.

Thank you for loving Kuching, I am so happy that you went to the beef noodle stall which i frequent when i went back. you should have tried the laksa at the shop where Anthony Bourdain went to . thanks for promoting Malaysia . we are truly blessed to have people outside remind us how lucky we are sometimes.

Yes Klang no. 2. Small town malay, Chinese,indian together ❤

Love it not a mainstream tourist ❤❤❤ u are indeed malaysian gem

Just like me I find Kelantanese so special. They carry the brand well.

Can see you guys really enjoy Kota Bharu, you guys light up with excitement when you guys talk about Kota Bharu and there is so many things to talk about. I think the next thing to do, is for you both to stay in Kota Bharu for a few months and learn their way of life, I think that will be very interesting for your subscribers to see and something that hasn't really been done by any RU-vidrs before. RU-vidrs staying in KL, Penang are already aplenty.

On behalf of other Kelantanese, I would like to say thank you iChang and Jimmy.

こんにちは…incident or mishap could happen anywhere anytime. It’s our duty not to be careless by creating opportunity for those “hungry hunters”. Congratulations to negeri Kelantan for being on the top list of iChang & Jimmy’s favorite place. I’ve been to Siti Khatijah market more than 20 yrs ago. It’s true that the people there are friendly & their hospitality is unbelievable. Stay safe & healthy always. Looking forward to your next video👍🏻

Kalian kena cuba "balik kampung" ke Kota Bharu semasa cuti hari raya Aidilfitri.

You can count on the Japanese to "review" culture and tradition. The Japanese has the most preserved culture i feel, and when they go abroad to experience culture, they are not looking for comfort or convenience, they are looking for the origin stories.

If I’m not mistaken ichang mentioned that she wanted to stay in Kota Bharu in her video during the trip… so based on that I can guessed her No. 1 choice… Ichang and Jimmy even acknowledged that the feature of people there are a bit different from other part of the country…

wow Kelantan is no 1? actually i agreed with you Kelantan is hidden gem for me love kelantan food

Thank you for appreciating Malaysia this much. Feel proud for Number 1 🧘🏻‍♂️

😊🙏 Thank You So Much iChang & Jimmy San for bringing us around Malaysia Best Places to visit & to feel & to eat the traditional Malaysia village dishes! The Penang Laksa can be ask to use the egg noodles ( Light yellow brownish in colour ) than the usual thick white coloured rice noodles that some say a bit tasteless! Yes , traditional Malaysian village dishes normally are made from natural ingredients & cook more traditionally & took more time & effort to cook , so they're harder to find in city like KL! 🙏 Arigato Gozaimasu & stay safe , stay healthy & stay humble iChang & Jimmy San! 😊🙏🌷🌿🍎🍊🌏✌💜🕊🇲🇾🇯🇵

Thank you for liking my state Kelantan 😍 I'm Kelantanese from Kota Bharu very happy.. the food here is very good and has a variety of traditional Kelantanese food... Love you iChang RM from Kelantan ^⁠_⁠^❤️

Personally, I wouldn’t call it a ‘judgemental’ video, you lovelies. But rather one from your perspective of Malaysia - how marvellous to have you both share your very own perspective of this oh-so beautiful country. How fantastic to know you have such a positive vibe about Malaysia throughout. This country embraces your love and enthusiasm equally, iChang and Jimmy.

Listen im shocked seen Klang very high in your list, im from Klang and live here for 35 years old among 1.2 million people who call Klang as home. Thank you for your recognition of Klang that very few people realize. Despite what people said i think is very safe city and a hidden gem. Even it one of reputable port City even Klang is not in the names of Singapore, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Living cost still low, and this city are one of the oldest in Malaysia predates KL, Selangor even Melaka and Penang. Glad it makes in your top 2 list.

Kelantan is soooo underrated. It's sad that Malaysians viewed Kelantan negatively because of politics. For me even though people said Penang is the food heaven but for me Kelantan is better. They have various type of foods especially kuih. The only drawback is the cleanliness. There are always rubbish scattered besides the road in Kelantan, I hope they'll do something about it. Because there are some beautiful places in Kelantan that was spoiled by rubbish which is pretty sad. Pantai Bisikan Bayu is my childhood fav place to go but was ruined by irresponsible people who littered everywhere around the beach😔. However, the food, the people, culture, the vibe of Kelantan will always be my no.1 in my heart. It's my chosen state to go when I want to take a break from city life. 20:55 Best bazaar ramadhan, I have to agree with that. KL bazaar ramadhan sorry to say but it's SOOOO BAD. Most of them seems like don't even know how to cook. But in Kelantan the bazaar ramadhan food is so delicious and there are soo many options to choose compared to KL.

Thank you guys for enlisting Kuching at No.4 🙏, always proud as a Kuching resident. Penang also not bad, I visited there last June and hope to come back this July, August or Sept, or on all 3 dates on each of those months respectively.

Kuchingnite here, hearing your opinion of Kuching brings a warm, fuzzy feeling in my heart. It's a quaint little town with a very chill vibe that is hard to find in most cities. It reminds me of my short time in Nara. I'm going to travel to Hokkaido next year!

Yeay! Kuching and Kota Bharu are on the list 🎉 Kuching, one of my fav cities in Malaysia, and Kota Bharu, my kampung. Sad that Sabah was not on the list. These 3 states are very dear to me

22:54 lol so true...if you find Kelantanese in KL, just ask them...i'm sure they know where is good place to eat Kelantan food around KL 🤣

Wow.... I might put Pangkor in my travel list next time . Rare to see hornbill nearer like that like iChang says, like crows or pigeons 🤣

You are more Malaysians than Malaysians. You've been to all places in Malaysia which even Malaysians have never been to and I'm really ashamed of myself.😂

I love Kuching btw, they have one of the best people I found in Malaysia to the extend I married someone from Kuching, they are nothing like West Malaysia....so not racist.

Really appreciate your honest opinion....

We share the same thoughts for your no.1 Jimmy! I have always loved to go there, and I am from Negeri Sembilan ✌🏼

Allahamdullillah kelate ku.....apa ii pom negeri ii lain pom terbaekkk jugak.....sale damai buat semo ....😊

Tq Tq, im from kelantan. You should go to Dabong.

I love to see your story thru eyes of a foreigner . Pls do it again after 6 mths. Interesting to see if you would change your mind on the current top 5👍🏻

I am Malaysian, working and staying in Tokyo for almost a year; watching your video while working is my favorite thing, and it makes me really look forward to 'Balik Kampung'; your perspective on harmonious cities in Malaysia is very refreshing. *watching this video with teary eyes. T_T

You guys are even more Malaysian than me. Respect for your valiant efforts to promote our country. I hope you guys one day can be Malaysian PR

Both of u know Malaysia better than I do. That make me more appreciate my birth place. ❤️

There's still a lot to see in Kelantan. Please come back again

Glad you like Klang. If you want to explore more about Klang, you can join tour of Royal Klang Town Heritage Walk (RKTHW).

Totally agreed with no. 1. Reminiscing back thru my travel across Malaysia, this place really stands out in terms of food, people and places. And Terengganu too, they have more or less the same vibes. Other places come out 2nd, all on par. And sorry to Sabah and Sarawak, cause i've never travel there, maybe sometime in the future.

I see a pattern from the choices of your list of top 5 places. You like quaint old fashioned towns. Very organic and natural. You are attracted to the true essence of local community. With local food specialties. Nice. Thank you for sharing your perspective. I heard the Kelantanese are the nicest of people. I hope to go there sometime. By the way Jimmy, there is a Sarawakian home based cake shop in Subang Jaya. I think it’s called the USJ Kek Lapis Sarawak. Something like that. Maybe you can drive there or contact them online…I love Kek lapis too. So good.

You must go to Terrapuri Resort Kampung Mangkuk Setiu Terengganu tu feel another dragon ball germ about food, architecture and tradition in Terengganu..

kelantan number 1...congratulations un's

Interesting that you consider Kuching as your top five choices in Malaysia (to visit?) but you didn't make many videos about Kuching. Anyway... Kuching Food Festival is coming, it would be nice if you both could come. Also, your next trip... please check out indigenous food. There are a few kopitiam styled cafes selling indigenous food (Awah Cafe (Bidayuh), Mummy Patz Dayak Café (Iban home cook food, located in Kuching outskirt, along Kuching-Samarahan road), Busang Jelini Long Panai (Orang Ulu dishes) among others). Rumah Asap are where you can get Dayak barbeques.

Moma water の工場がsibu にありますが、ボルネオ島は水が美味しいですよね。

Your observation on Klang is true. I felt safe in the food and city area of Klang. Klang is very huge and those who do not know sweep incidents in one area to the whole of Klang. PJ also got crime area and that does not mean the entire PJ is dangerous. So Malaysians should stop generalising and entire place.

I, a Kelantanese Malaysian, would like to thank you very much for your willingness to come to our place🙏

Thank you ichang for sharing the Jungle Train trip. Confirm this year i will go for that jungle train trip

As a Sarawakian who born in Kch i'm so proud to see Kch on your list. I've seen your vids from last time. I can say is Kch is not a place u can visit in a day😅. But nice try, even such a short time visit Kch already 4th in the list. Nyway,i like ur insight on the other 4 place, especially on pangkor. So nice to see kenyalang very close like that.

Alhamdulillah.. oghe kelate baik2 pd tetamu.. smoga kita kekalkan kebaikan kita dgn ikhlas . Biar Allah swt yg mnilai sgala keikhlasan kita... Aamiin.

So nice! I was born in Balik Pulau, spent my childhood holidays in pangkor island and am now a naturalised Sarawakian living in Kuching 🥰🌈

Tq to choose kelantan.. One of the beautiful place also located in perlis

Really love this video.. there is so much warmth and happiness to see you both describe and appreciate Malaysia, our beloved country. TQ iChang and Jimmy ❤

Most affordable most beautiful and tranquil and closest from KL is Pulau Besar formerly known as Pulau Babi Besar, Mersing Johor, then enjoy most delicious nasi briyani MD Shah at Peserai Batu Pahat(before 11 am finished very fast )and follow with a stay at Gunung Ledang resort and you can scale one of biggest and beautiful Air Terjun Puteri waterfall

If it's reviewed and ranked by both of you I so believe....thank you.

After a long wait finally new video from Ichang and Jimmy yay!!!!

🤣😂 17:26 Aiya! What a jump-scare! What a treat! This morning I was just watching NHK's Hometown Stories, and now we get iChang and Jimmy's Malaysian version

Tapi ramai orang luar tak suka Kelantan..seem they jealous with klate..I hope they changed their mind for kelate

I am not a Kelantanese. But, i agreed with Ichang for putting Kelantan as #1 top country in Malaysia.

You should go all the way to the last train station which is Tumpat. The Top food district of Kelantanese's foods . Kota Bharu kopitiams are selling nasi berlauk & nasi dagang from Tumpat. Tumpat is the best district for Kelantanese foods as nasi air dingin & nasi kak cik (sold in Klang Valley), nasi kerabu siam, ikan bekok and the best Kelantan's nasi dagang ( better than Tganu's nasi dagang Atas Tol ) are from Tumpat.🤤

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Borneo Cultural Museum in Kuching Sarawak is the biggest in Malaysia and 2nd biggest in South East Asia...

Yes, Hornbills is Malaysia's national bird and one of the country's most recognisable animals.

You could going tour of state... go to every state and find your next favorite spot.

I totally agreed with I-Chang Sarawak museum is the best in Malaysia😊

Life is so simple. When you seek for negative things, negative things will come to you. When seek for positive things then positive energy will come to you. Dont spend too much time on social media and malaysian’s politics. Some people when want to learn about other culture they tend to learn it for internet rather to experience it by yourself. Dont believe everything on social media. Media earn money from controversial stories. End up, the media and the political party are winner and the rakyat are fighting against each other. Be a positive person. Dont be a kiasu.

Ichang... When grandma come to Malaysia? this month right? Now in Japan it's winter right?? I miss grandma 😢 CAN'T WAIT GRANDMA JOURNEY 🎉

Ha-ha it is jst a perception that Klang is “dangerous place”, it is untrue . Perhap it was back in the 90s where crime rate were high 🥹The Police has done a good job now. Agree with u, food is good around Klang Town 👍 Have u tried the famous Steam la-la in Klang, only for dinner. Check it out 🤓

Yes.. Kota Bharu also is the 'sister city' for Kasaoka 🇯🇵

My hometown- Balik Pulau🎉🎉🎉 can’t believe it was 1 of your Top 5 places is Malaysia. 😂😂😂

Wahh!! Thanks for the video. I kinda agreed on Kuching is special in their own ways, selain expected kek lapis, sarapan mee kolok etc, paling i senyum angguk2 are the muzeums! No3 Pangkor Island.. i pun lom pernah sampai. Menarik u found dragon ball of Hornbill Bird at daily life not zoo etc. The food, laksa pangkor, taufu faa.. Yay!! My birthtown.. Klang!! Yes!! Mmg best kat Klang. I missed it much banyak lagi hidden gem in Klang. And 🎉tahniah Klate!!! Bertahun tak visit klate.. baru 2-3x je sampai sana even dah nak masuk 50yo..

Your last Kuching trip was too short. Please come back again. There are still many more places to discover nearby; Bako, the Cultural Village, Semengoh Orangutan centre, Sematan, etc. and there are outlets for Borneo native foods you haven't tried.

Ichang dan Jimmy mmg aku respect korang 🫡🫡🫡

Worth while watching this video. Thank you iChang n Jimmy!

Most Japanese will only limit and explore in the city area like KL, Penang, Melaka and Ipoh. Not bad, congratulation to iChang and Jimmy manage to explore True Malaysia at intermediate level like villages and remote, secluded area. The toughest will be the advance level where adventurous white people and few Malays who had travelled to almost every part of the world will explore the True Malaysia in the forest and sea. These adventurers will live with the indigenous people called “Orang Asli”, "Orang Penan" in the forest. They will stay with the sea gypsies called “Bajau Laut” inside the small boat in Sabah. It is a rough life for modern people as life in the forest and in the middle of the sea are the toughest.

But bcoz of your trip to Klang, I made my trip to Klang to with my family! It was so nice and we liked the vibes. Thanks for sharing your experience. I bought the cake too from the same shop 😂❤

Wow Kelantan...Kelantan/Terengganu mmg original....

It is true the locals can sense you aren't locals, coz I went to Kluang Johor and taxi uncle said, where you from, I was surprised and said you know I'm not from here, and he said yes he can tell I'm from outside Kluang 😁😁😁. People in these small towns are usually the nicest and friendliest people.

Look old town but nice to visit and food super delicious.

Kelantan are known for harmonious people. Thats is the real “rich” and “wealth”. Positive energy brings the best of yourself. Too modernised creates selfish and negative people. “Not me, not my problem” vibes. Different people, different purpose of life. We only live once, why invest in such of negative energy? 😊

pegi terengganu.. 👍🏻👍🏻

I'm from Klang and I always think Klang is nice to visit especially for food. And as a Malaysian, i havent been to Kelantan before and I really hope i can visit one day soon 💕

Yeay ....youtuber kuching here❤❤❤❤❤😂🎉🎉 always love both of you ..

I also need to queue when balik kampung in kota bharu, if I couldn’t come early, before 7 am. Also, even if our favourite restaurant is closed for months, we waited patiently until it is open again because it is special. Choices are unlimited in kota bharu but the special one is always in our heart.

Thankyou for sharing yr experiences in various places in malaysia, so next time if you visit kuching, sarawak again, try SARAWAK MITA CAKE in kuching.

Always support n all the best in your future n best health to both of you ❤

Balik Pulau is my hometown. Great to in top 5. Cos is small suburb. U don’t know that in balik Pulau. Japanese army during war2 has been there. My father can speak nihongo because he learned from the Japanese army in school.

🎉🎉Kota Bharu is my hometown! Glad both of you like the place.

Thankyou so much iChang and jimmy. Hoping that u guys can come again in Kelantan. ❤❤