Exploring Pontianak, Asia's Most Famous Female Ghost | Legen(Diary)

Welcome to Legen(Diary), a show where VICE Asia host Omar Prazhari tries to uncover Asia's scariest to lamest urban legends.

In this episode, join him as he explores this Indonesian lore called "Pontianak", the famous lady ghost with long hair, wearing a long white dress.


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[alsimanche]

" i can just sing kpop songs to repell them"..lmao 😭😴😂

[bpcgos]

Give him a raise, Vice, seriously its pretty interesting video, just need more research and voila .... Indonesian is home of many ghost from kuntilanak, Pocong (Pocong The Origin, the 2019 movie is surprisingly good with great lore behind it and not just a loud scary prank of typical ghost movie, sadly no Netflix appearance), the rolling bodiless head, genderuwo, etc

[blinkengenes]

The guy singing fancy by Twice was just amazing! I’m going to do that from now on to repell ghost ty!!

[truelovewontwait]

Ahhhh the pride of being born in the only city named after a ghost, Pontianak lol.. we have so many supernatural stories here, we basically lived around it

[limshengrui]

i cried when Gil said he sang FANCY BY TWICE , THATS A BIG FAT MOOD ! PROUD OF YOU GIL !

[mell.]

In Singapore, We call her Kakak. Also, we don’t mention her name out in the open especially at night. Lol 😅

[edster]

Malaysian here...

U should look into Pontianak and Langsuyar. Apparently they share the same attributes just that Pontianak carries a tombstone wrapped in cloth thinking it was her baby.

It's common to see Pontianak specially student days who live in school or uni hostels specially early morning or thinking of peeing in the middle of the night.
Just go to any abandon houses with thick forest grooves and middle of nowhere. Surely they are always something there.
They love banana tree I don't know why but that's what they are common around it.
There's a few highways in Malaysia u should try and drive in the middle of the night specially using the Karak highway and going to genting.

[deanarohali]

I heard that Pontianak/Kuntilanak can only giggles. Even when they're crying, the outcome would always be giggles. That's why giggling is their signature.

[Seriously_duhh]

Conclusion:Twice songs can repel ghost....

[visarutsankham]

In Thailand, it actually called Pee Tai Thong Klom(ผีตายท้องกลม) which refer to those who die with miss carried. And believe to have more magic power than Pee Tai Hong that you refer to. And Pee Tai Hong is actually refer to those who die from the accident.

[lilkurama]

There is 1001 prayer, mantra and spells that can can to recite but now i know ghost fear a song from kpop girl twice :)

Once need spread to others these valuable knowledge :)

[iloveyouamberappel]

Instead of praying he should have sang KPop.

[harukrentz]

You know what horror stories is like a drug, you often get addicted to it eventhough it scares you to death. Back when i was still working long shift night at IT company would share horror stories among the workers, youd get this strange sensation between scared to death and curious to death, guess us asian do really loved our ghosts and all supernatural things.

[nobodyexceptme]

Myths are funny and amazing how they travel. I wonder if americans started to report these after the asian horror remake boom of the 2000s

[shant]

Okay but why is this video in portrait mode???

[GL-AV-LR-LK]

Tips: Go late at Night at 12-1am jakarta is usually slower. Chances rise there. Or try getting intel on haunted spots that are far away from the crowded jakarta or jakartas city skyline.

[arantxa]

The Fancy by Twice 😭. Zimzimzalabim would make a great song too tho 💀

[АгнесияКорделияЕкатерина]

There is a very beautiful, elegant and charming ghost in the form of a special icon queen from Indonesia named:
> Nyi Roro Kidul. (Queen).
> Nyi Roro Jonggrang. (Queen).
> Nyi Blorong. (Queen).
> Nyi Roro Sumekar. (Queen).
> Nyi Ronggeng. (Queen).
> Nyi Loreng. (Queen).
> Nyi Pelet. (Queen).
> Nyi Rantam Sari. (Queen).
> Nyi Nawang Wulan. (Queen).
> Nyi Dewi Lanjar. (Queen).

10 ghosts are women who wear different royal symbols, unlike ghosts in general because these 10 ghosts have a hierarchical system where there are queens, royal palaces, troops, guards, generals, traditions, territories, symbols, regulations and others (such as life of a country). These 10 ghosts contradict each other and have castes and are not haphazardly present in a slum or dirty place but in a special place.

[Thestrong]

That creepy, weirdly funny laugh in the background 🤣🤣👍👍

[preciousreyarafael]

We have a similar but not the same here in the Philippines we call it a tyanak which is a Baby that died without recieving baptism that have come back from limbo, thats the most common story but there are other stories of it’s origins.. we also have the common white Lady that will suddenly appear in the back seat of the car that will cause accidents that have killed people the most famous one is the White lady in Balete Drive drivers usually don’t want to drive their..