This year’s April Fool’s day is a little hard to pull off. Amidst the coronavirus situation which has since evolved into a pandemic with almost 900,000 cases worldwide at the point of writing, one can only wonder if it is appropriate to carry on with this tradition in an attempt to keep 2020 light-hearted and brave the risk of being shot down by sensitive online users.
Razer: No Pranks This April
Razer, in particular, has decided to call it off, even though it was something their marketing team and communities have been eagerly working on since the start of the year.
Instead, its CEO Min-Liang Tan has decided to direct the attention to what’s more relevant and more responsible in light of the current pandemic.
And it’s no joke at all.
The biggest thing they did to help the COVID-19 outbreak? Having some of their manufacturing lines converted to produce masks, and committed to donate up to one million of these certified masks to health authorities around the world.
Read more about it on their official campaign page.
Companies in Singapore Who Believe That The Pranks Must Go On
1. Subway Durian Menu
5 days before the actual day of the prank, Subway Singapore posted an exotic sub on its social media pages, called the Subway Durian Delite.
As much as some people would like this to be true, it was just a little joke and the king of fruits remains off-menu.
On the flip side, Subway will be picking 5 fools in the comments section to have a Subway meal delivered to their doorsteps.
2. YouTrip Mini
YouTrip decides to announce a ‘revolutionary’ travel card replacement the instant the clock strikes midnight on the 1st of April, calling it YouTrip mini.
All regular-sized YouTrip card will be scheduled for replacement by the end of 2020.
Or so they said.
Saving a little space in your wallet may be good, but having a card 25% of its size just wouldn’t work for practical reasons like inserting it into a chip reader.
So, Nah. YouTrip Mini card is just a hoax, where the team thought that it would be a fun way to send out a more positive message to their users.
And that message is to persuade each and everyone one of us to continue supporting local businesses (Guidesify included!) in any way we can, preventing the dreaded word, downsizing.
Nevertheless, YouTrip is might send a little mini something to the ‘fools’ who were baited by their little prank. You too could drop your details and keep an eye for it here.
3. NAFA: A Diploma in Content Creation (TikTok)
Always wanted to be an influencer on popular social media platform TikTok? Well, look no further as the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts is proud to announce that they have heard us and will offer the diploma some time in Neverland!
But hey, once upon a time, people were joking about social media being a career too. And guess what? Companies all over the world are hiring social media managers which pays a relatively decent salary.
You never know!
4. Ichiban Sushi Coriander Maki
There are 2 types of people in this world, coriander or NO to coriander.
Ichiban Sushi may decide to bait us with coriander maki, but the Guidesify Team for one would love to try it if it was real.
5. Tuk Tuk Cha Coriander Thai Milk Tea
Yet another prank on Coriander.
Many comments were furious at the fact that they would want to try the special healthy drink for real, and not wait for the released date – 1st April 2030.
One commenter was savage enough to say this:
Who knows? Things may come full circle in a decade’s time and becomes Tuk Tuk Cha’s #bestthaimilkteainSG.
6. Ooh Mala Marshmallows (Limited Edition)
From the looks of how Ooh had come up with the physical manifestation of its joke instead of photoshopping it has gotten us to wonder…
Maybe, this could be a real treat, having both sweet and spicy at the same time?
7. 4Fingers Chickaboba
With soy garlic ikura pearls, seaweed fatty fries and whatnot, all on a single chicken drumstick, 4Fingers has really outdone themselves this year.
The R&D team must have been really high to think of this.
Jaejoong’s Coronavirus Prank Gone Wrong
There are certain things in life that no one should ever joke about. Not even on April’s Fool Day.
COVID-19 is one of them.
JYJ member Jaejoong gave the public a shock with his earlier Instagram post, alarming his fans that he has been hospitalised with the coronavirus.
In less than an hour, the April Fool’s post is quickly updated and clarified to be an April Fool’s day prank. As translated by allkpop, his updated Instagram post reads as follows:
That post was then removed and replaced with another one:
Which Google translates to:
What do you think?
Does having good intentions justify his sensitive, or rather, insensitive coronavirus joke on April Fool’s? Let us know in the comments below!
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