Taiwanese YouTuber Purchases Rare 'Beast Senpai' Original Tape for 700,000 Yen

Taiwanese YouTuber 'Zun' made headlines after purchasing an original 2001 VHS tape of the adult film 'A Midsummer Night's Lewd Dream,' the source of the popular 'Beast Senpai' internet meme, for 700,000 JPY (approximately $4,450). The purchase, which is 50 times the original retail price, gained significant attention in Japan, where netizens jokingly referred to the tape as a 'national treasure' that had been exported abroad.