February 04, 2015
Posts about Katy Perry were all over Twitter during the Super Bowl halftime show, but Chinese social media users were calling the performer by a different name.
Katy Perry is known as "Fruit Sister," or "shui guo jie," in China, CNN's Wilfred Chan reports. The name is in reference to her frequently fruit-themed ensembles.
Take, for instance, the time when Perry sat on a giant banana during one of her sets at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards.
From watermelon onesies to strawberry-cup bras, the pop star has incorporated her love for fruit into a number of her performances.
But, according to Chan, Perry isn't the only celebrity to earn an alias among Chinese Internet users.
"Lord of Butt," or "luo ba," is apparently a popular nickname for Jennifer Lopez in China and Hong Kong. Adam Levine is called "sao dang," which translates to "Flirty Adam."
See the full list of celebrity nicknames.