'MOMO CHALLENGE' WAS A HOAX?
BY JOEL CALAMBA ESCOL, MDN night editor
Filed under TRENDING NEWS
The owner of a creepy doll that recently got the headlines after some unscrupulous individuals used it for a dangerous game called “Momo Challenge,” has surfaced to reveal that his original creation was no longer existent and it was destroyed long ago.
The Japanese doll creator, Keisuke Aiso, 43, told the media he felt responsible when the news broke out involving his own creation. The doll, he said was never meant to hurt or harm anyone.
Keisuke’s creepy doll went viral when some unscrupulous people used it to create a very disturbing video that enticed young children to self-inflict, do dangerous tricks or commit suicide. The suspects called their video “Momo Challenge”
He said he surfaced to assure parents that Momo doll is long gone.
The Japanese doll creator called it ‘Mother Bird’ and he created it sometime in 2016. It was displayed in an art gallery in Tokyo, Japan during art exhibits involving ghosts.
He said he was shocked to know his creation went viral as it was associated with the so-called ‘Momo game.’
The Japanese artist confirmed that ‘Mother Bird’ was one of his ghost creations. It was “meant to scare people but not meant to harm anyone.”
Keisuke explained that the scary image of a doll with bulging eyes and seems hurting with pain, was based on a Japanese ghost he called “Ubume,” a woman who lost her life during childbirth.###
Source: ChannelNewsAsia, EWN