KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 -- He conquered the streets of Seoul with his awkwardly charming catchphrases and exaggerated pick-up lines, but it only took a steaming bowl of herbal broth in Klang to transform Sean Solo, the viral sensation known as the "Hongdae Guy," into a local.

In a delightful collision of meme culture and Malaysian culinary heritage, the Korean-Canadian influencer was shown on a Japanese-Malaysian influencer couple's Instagram reel learning how to eat bak kut teh the "Malaysian way."

He of course had what is considered the gold standard in bak kut teh - Klang's dark souped version, along with a healthy side of youtiao.

The couple, Joshua Lim and Arisa Yamanaka, demonstrated how Malaysians will nearly submerge the rice in ...