Leon Chang is an artist, musician,[1] and prominent online personality associated with Weird Twitter, where he is known as @leyawn.[2] In 2017, he released Bird World, an album designed as a soundtrack to a fake video game.[1][3][4][5] In 2020, he released a sequel.[6] His other works include an adventure game played through Twitter[7][8] and a Vine user name generator.[9]

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  1. ^ a b Harrod, Danika (April 30, 2017). "Get a First Listen to 'Bird World,' the Upcoming Album by Weird Twitter's Own Leyawn". Vice. Archived from the original on July 29, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Hathaway, Jay (April 10, 2017). "Conspiracy theorist accuses beloved Weird Twitter personality of trolling for Russia". The Daily Dot. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Farokhmanesh, Megan (May 2, 2017). "Bird World is an excellent video game soundtrack that isnt actually for a video game". The Verge. Archived from the original on May 3, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  4. ^ McCarthy, Caty (May 3, 2017). "Bird World Flies You Through the Melodies of a Video Game That Doesn't Exist". USgamer. Archived from the original on June 8, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Hill, Adriene; Nguyen, Janet (May 4, 2017). "The video game soundtrack for a video game that doesn't exist". Marketplace.org. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  6. ^ Kastrenakes, Jacob (December 4, 2020). "Return to Bird World is the real soundtrack to a fake sequel to a video game that doesn't exist". The Verge. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  7. ^ Bergado, Gabe (October 22, 2015). "Artist creates adventure game that takes place entirely on Twitter". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on December 17, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  8. ^ Ohlheiser, Abby (October 23, 2015). "You can now play a choose your own adventure game, entirely on Twitter". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on June 15, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  9. ^ Schroeder, Audra (November 3, 2014). "Vine star names, get your Vine pipin' hot star names here!". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

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