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Lithuania has never seen this before: a YouTube star danced in the pouring rain, V. Benkunskas served Lithuanian dishes

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Lithuania

Tuesday, July 15


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Heavy rain and lightning from the sky did not scare IShowSpeed. Near the Palace of the Governors there is a crowd of young people who want to take a picture or at least catch a glimpse of a star.

A Lithuanian welcome was organized for him here: national songs were performed, the star was treated to Lithuanian delicacies - a real Lithuanian party ensued.

The 20-year-old, who has millions of followers around the world, visited Estonia from America, and from Latvia he also reached Lithuania.

IShowSpeed, which has become popular among young people, broadcasts its tours live on its YouTube channel. The flight from Riga to Lithuania was watched by about 50 thousand fans.

IShowSpeed landed at Vilnius Airport at 4:45 p.m. He was greeted by journalists and photographers, as well as Lithuanian YouTube star Paul de Miko and Lithuanian Minister of Economy and Innovation Lukas Savickas.

Both presented him with T-shirts with the Lithuanian tricolor, drank a cold cocktail from glasses, and the minister promised that Paul de Miko would accompany him during his stay in Lithuania.

IShowSpeed has over 42 million subscribers on YouTube and around 39 million on TikTok.

Interest in him grew rapidly: in 2021 he had 100 thousand followers, and in July 2022 - 10 million.

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