Cyberpunk cities in real life - Cyberpunk Cityscape
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- Опубликовано: 6 июл 2024
- The most cyberpunk cities in real life. This is a list of the Cyberpunk cityscapes of the world, that have inpired masterpieces such as Blade Runner, Ghost in the Shell, Cyberpunk 2077, and many others. Some of them are actually Chinese cities, but there are some other countries as well.
Messy and alienating for some, inspiring and full of adventures for others. Cyberpunk cities we all have seen in movies and pop culture are still a thing of the far future. However, there are some real-life cities that are getting really close to said future and some others have even served as an inspiration to what we see on screen. In this video, we will explore the most relevant real-life cities for the genre. Although they will not be presented in a specific order, as we move forward, we will see more cyberpunk aesthetics.
Timestamps:
00:00 Top Cyberpunk cities IRL
00:31 Seoul, South Korea
01:02 Guangzhou, China
01:30 Shenzhen, China
02:00 Dubai, UAE
02:30 Shanghai, China
03:00 Macao, China
03:30 Osaka, Japan
04:00 Chongqing, China
04:30 Tokyo, Japan
05:00 Hong Kong, China
05:30 Outro 
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I live in Tokyo...On a rainy night this monster becomes so cyberpunk it's crazy....Like being in a real life Blade runner movie
Seems awesome, reminds me of black ops 3
Tokyo is very classical, quite old, even in its modernity it is very old.
@@takahashinocia8488 train. go. boom.
I used to live in Taipei and I miss it so bad. The street would turn into a river of molten neon in the night rain.
@@santiagocruzcoronado5673 Not sure if this is what you mean, but when I flew into Tokyo from Shanghai, I was surprised that it seemed like it was a technological step backward. When I was a kid in the early 90s, people who had been to Tokyo described it as the future, but here I was in 2008 and the metro ticket touch screens weren't even in color. Then I realized it was still the future -- but it was the future of the 1990s and not of 2008. All that cool, futuristic stuff had been built in the late 80s and it was still around and well-maintained.
The whole CyberPunk aesthetic is more a thing in Asian countries.
I don't see Europe or even North America become these Cyberpunk led lit cities anytime soon.
New York and Chicago maybe
Its cause they lead in technological advancements for the public. America hasn't had apple to start on any developments other than their individual appliances (phones, tablets, imacs, etc). Whilst Samsung boosts in technology and fields (in science and military advancements) in Korea with TVs, billboards and further investments. Western countries tend to take more time on these things, we hardly even have barcodes to pay for our items
@@_.--._._-._--._-.--__.--._._-. Its not about the technology, its about the culture.
A building with led lights attached isn't exactly high tech.
@@Zoza15 I never talked about the neon features of the settings, a huge factor of cyberpunk is it's futuristic technology and advancements, to which Asia has a good lead in technology development.
The looks of Asia are similar to cyberpunk, but what makes these cities connect is how developed their everyday lives are with technology
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Yes, 5g mobile speeds, bigger TV´and other conveniences that are exclusive to Asia perhaps, but that doesn't really mean anything advanced really.
If you can point out the advances that Asian Countries have, then point them out to me, because i have no idea what you´re talking about here with futuristic technology and advancements.
Again my stance is that its cultural differences how Asian countries plan their cities compared to the west because it has its Cyberpunk Aesthetic.
I live in Hong Kong. This is the reason why I like it here. Everything is developing. More futuristic.
Hong kong has changed a lot since 2019 i heard, they say there is no more freedom. It's that true?
@@MalikRockie00 no more freedom to do what? you need to be specific
@@levelazn Political Freedoms, I heard stories like Editors of Apple Daily being arrested, some University asking to remove a memorial to the Tiananmen Square Massacre, increased police presence on roads on Taiwanese National Day.
@@aayushdas19 China doesn't tolerate divsivness. What happened to trump when he was talking shit and making up stories on twitter? social media banned him. what you say are people losing their freedom are just chinese authority going a step further to stop people from dividing the country. Freedom without consequences is chaos. The chaos that exist in western society is not something the chinese tolerates
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If you combine the cityscape aesthetic of the Chinese cities, skylines full of LED signs and video screens, with the streetscape aesthetic of Tokyo, neon and digital signage galore interspersed with old alleys and rundown areas, then you would have the perfect IRL cyberpunk setting
We're almost there, once the more advanced vr comes and people want to abandon reality and humanity than we'd be in cyberpunk
put this in midjourney or dall-E
No, cause there be no crime.
Damn even cyberpunk cities are made in China.
I mean obviously, the entire cyberpunk genre and aesthetic is based on Chinese and Japanese cities
@@thunderken1808 that why it's shitty xD
@@lucifer5379 it's a well respected genre idk what you're on about, sounds like a personal issue
@@thunderken1808 it's based on futuristic technology and human anarchy, South East Asian countries fit it the most cause they're the best in the world in terms of tech. It's just an idea if how capitalism would ruin our societies
@@_.--._._-._--._-.--__.--._._-. true, that's a much more accurate way to describe it.
designs inspired from
tall buildings = china
streets = japan
homeless = america
Plus, road bridges from China, and gun violence from America. I believe America will not build the "night city" even in 2077. We have remote jobs for the elites, they just build their own estates instead of such complex infrastructure.
I think cyberpunk can never take place in the USA, neither in Europe. It can only be achieved in East and Southeast Asia. China is on the road of technocracy. The aggressive usage of EV and 5G are early signs that China is going to turn into an AI-governed country. In the near future, EVs can be controlled by road authority just like trains. Then the threat of adversarial AIs becomes real. That's the back story of cyberpunk. Humans are going to fight against AIs.
Chongqing is my favorite. That famous street has the perfect blend of traditional and futuristic to make a really nice aesthetic.
An an pro Artists and Architect i can only agree, its love on 1st glimpse.. i wish china would be more open :D , or less scary at least :D
@@mikecapson1845 wdym for scary tho
New York's Times Square certainly has a cyberpunk feel to it, especially at night in misty or rainy weather.
but Manhattan is too small compared to those mega Asian cities, much less clean and safe as well.
@@eiyonlee3114you won't get murdered by the mafia in ny though
@@eiyonlee3114cyberpunk is a distopy so is not necesary to be a clean city
@@eiyonlee3114 I don't think cyberpunk cities are meant to be clean and safe
My Top 20 (by Cyberpunk factor)
1. Chongqing, China
2. Shenzhen, China
3. Tokyo, Japan
4. Hong Kong, China
5. New York, USA
6. Seoul, South Korea
7. Guangzhou, China
8. Bangkok, Thailand
9. Dubai, UAE
10. Shanghai, China
11. Osaka, Japan
12. London, England
13. Chengdu, China
14. Moscow, Russia
15. Busan, South Korea
16. Mumbai, India
17. Los Angeles, USA
18. Changsha, China
19. Macau, China
20. Taipei, Taiwan
I live in New York, don’t get me wrong it’s great and my favorite city in the US….but there’s no way you just listed NYC and more Cyberpunk than Seoul??
My list
Tier1: Hong Kong, Tokyo, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chongqing
Tier2: others
Awesome video! Keep it up!
Thanks! Will do!
East Asians countries are WAAYY ahead of the rest of the world
They really are. They're making the rest of the world's people look like stone age people.
The West is run by greedy idiots who at the expense of progression suppress technology for their own benefit
Technology. Not in terms of actual governance though.
@@captainbryce1for real lmao
@@captainbryce1 vote trump for actual governance
Shanghai is very very Cyberpunk even to its food places. I confirm 100%. and HK is ESCECIALLY very Cyberpunk and with that its also very Dystopian which means that you will find rather SUS streets but Flashy Highways and Down to its last detail You can also see beggars in the alleyways like in cyberpunk 2077 came and also Flashy "Corpo" towers.
@Banana Lives Matter Wow I will see. This is interesting.
The first GITS movie took inspiration from HK actually
@@gountzas Yes. It is also said that many modren dystopian games and movies still take inspiration from HK today.
The future is Awesome! cool video, new sub :D
Looks incredibly spectacular, and also fits the cyberpunk theme (not just aesthetically but as a lifestyle too LMAO)
Bangkok definitely has a "Johnny Silverhand" vibe going for it. The life style there is just a similar feel.
The aesthetic example for the Seedy underbelly of most cyberpunk fiction comes from the Kowloon Walled City that used to exist in Hong Kong. Estimates of 50,000 people living on a plot of land smaller than a single New York city block. Stacks of buildings and apartments multiple stories high, wires to strung up without regulation, very little police presence, and all sorts of illegal activities, but the whole thing was an atmosphere all its own and the people who lived there said that it was a city of freedom.
Hong Kong and Japan is the entire backdrop of Cyberpunk
As creator cyberpunk too! Keep it up! well done!
Hey, thanks!
poor people living in 3rd world countries usually love to live here .lol.
even if it's cramped and has to live in poverty.
@@cn4s490 You are not 3rd poor because you robbed from the 3rd world to become fancy dominator, that’s nothing to be proud, and those cyber punk cities in Japan, China and Singapore are much more wealthier, safer, cleaner than NY, LA, even Brussels and Paris, you are just so ignorant.
Hong Kong is featured in Ghost in the Shell
Yes in Gost of the Shell Hong Kong is the best of the best Cyberpunk city with holograms...
Hong Kong's Kowloon walled city was also one of the biggest inspirations for cyberpunk video games in the 90s and 2000s.
they recently fired up a big ahh screen in m+ im blind
Wow, most Cyberpunk cities around the world are in Asia!
Nice, and also Chengdu, Hangzhou, Shenyang, Beijing, Tianjin, and so on, a lot of them are located in China
やっぱり東京と香港だな。未来的ではなく新旧が融合してこそサイバーパンクである。
2:26 looks like something out of some cyberpunk painting on DeviantArt
Yeah I thought that was some illustration too
The only difference, is it real
@@Vysair poor people living in 3rd world countries usually love to live here .lol.
even if it's cramped and has to live in poverty.
@@cn4s490 You are not 3rd poor because you robbed from the 3rd world to become fancy dominator, that’s nothing to be proud, and those cyber punk cities in Japan, China and Singapore are much more wealthier, safer, cleaner than NY, LA, even Brussels and Paris, you are just so ignorant.
I really love cyberpunk city
i love cyberpunk and modern stuff but the amount of pollution these mega cities cause is bad, they should move to solar panels and more renewable energy but its not enough to provide all this
No.
Tokyo and Osaka are actually very clean. It's China that's way too polluted
@Uriminzokkiri 123 I'd rather be dead, than red 👎
@Uriminzokkiri 123 wow, I meet an adult 👍
@@Ricky911_ Clearly you've never been to China
Can’t beat Kowloon for those cyberpunk vibes
i remember talking with my HK friend and she said "damn you guys have grass". they are so urban, grass is a new thing to them.
Literally hk and Tokyo vibes 🙂
This is the reason why I love korea
Japan is really accurate to neon city or night city
Shenzhen is my choise. Guangzhou is number 2 for me...
Eastern Asia is advancing in technology very fast! Damn!
Adding neon light to buildings has nothing to do with how advanced a nation is.
@@Fecbar China is more advanced than you think, it's not just about neon lights . and Japan is too old but is still considered advanced compared to the world even though Japan has stopped developing for more than 20 years.
Osaka looks so peaceful
Ive always wanted to go to hong kong because of the game sleeping dogs
Y todas son Ciudades de entre China, Japón y Corea del Sur, solo les hizo falta los Coches Voladores, que probablemente en un Futuro no muy lejano, empezarán a surcar el cielo de esas ciudades...
São Paulo, Brazil
Emmm, not so close, really
To believe that “Cyberpunk” means tall buildings, neon lights, and foggy nights is completely simplistic and obviously wrong.
It has to be with a dystopian society, living in loneliness, isolation, sadness, and societal decay. (And it is not only at night).
The dystopian part is already happenng, bud. Just give it some more time.
That’s culture difference, you won’t understand anything just speaking Latin based language
RIP Kowloon City.
you missed hong kong. The first cyperpunk city has inspired many western cyperpunk movies and games
The financial district of the City of London looks very cyberpunk at times if you take away the Brit-ness when it comes to Western Cities
Well few countries might get merge with ocean
Why isn't Night City on this list? We have megabuildings, large hologram ads and flying cars.
Because it’s in North America. All cyberpunk cities have to be in Asia (according to this list).
@@captainbryce1 What cyberpunk city do you have in NA, if you have been to NY and LA then Chongqing and Singapore you will know there is nothing cyberpunk in the states
やはり西洋の人から見ればアジアの混沌さはサイバーパンクさ強いと感じるだろうね。
Americans/westerners would feel that the chaos of Asian cities looks more cyberpunk-ish.
Shenzhen has alot of greeneries but still i believe(especially when i see osaka up there) Shenzhen needs some promotion
prob, now its cooler 1 year after
people thinks
Cyberpunk = aisian alphabets + pink+ bule+ violet light
That's true, has components of Asian literature but mostly technology and capitalism. But for the aesthetic it focuses on neon lights and cool gadgets if the future so you can't blame them ig
Cry about it
@@_.--._._-._--._-.--__.--._._-. poor people living in 3rd world countries usually love to live here .lol.
even if it's cramped and has to live in poverty.
@@cn4s490 You are not 3rd poor because you robbed from the 3rd world to become fancy dominator, that’s nothing to be proud, and those cyber punk cities in Japan, China and Singapore are much more wealthier, safer, cleaner than NY, LA, even Brussels and Paris, you are just so ignorant.
0:55 That looks appealing even to the eyes of a South Korean.
1:52 Jeez China how did you end up being successful I thought you were a braindead communist
3:13 I like the vibes this picture gives.
4:16 Interesting.
4:27 Old style houses combined with futuristic vibes looks cool.
4:43 Japanese cities will always have the aesthetic the other cities lack, there’s a certain charm to it.
Chinese cities are cyberpunk BECAUSE of the communist party. More specifically, due to state capitalism the buildings don’t need to go through an extensive planning process. If the CCP approves it then it’s built and that’s it, this allows for quick and efficient construction. Seeing as Chinese cities today are unrecognizable compared to 30 years ago, I think that’s one “undemocratic” policy that’s actually good.
Plus cyberpunk stile city are also on video games like neon district roblox and the famous cyberpunk 2077
I’m gonna play the first one right now seems cool
And after cyberpunk cities , collapes or moon and mars colony?
Hong Kong Tokyo Shanghai Shenzhen Mumbai
Dubai Guangzhou has 1750+ skyscarpers in asia
bro tried to sneak in Mumbai 💀
@@RSCBnothing wrong
@@retromania526 very wrong
Just put a lot of RGB and turn on your RTX graphic board
Cant wait till chicago starts outlining its building in neon
or new york lol it would put these cities to shame fr
What about NY, LA, San Francisco, London, Melbourne, Singapore?
Singapore is great, the rest are like a joke in term of Cyberpunk 😂，love from LA
NY looks like that homeless region filled with blacks and drug addict from cyberpunk
Im surprised Singapore is not on the list
It's not. Because Bangkok, Manila, Jakarta, KL, and some other major SEA cities already surpassed the skyline and city diversitly of Singapore these past few years.
@@MarkEdisonAlviz-official sounds like someone has had some bias growing up, thats a very ignorant statement to what the reality of those countries and Singapore is
@@TwoTwoFourSix Everyone has his/her own biases and entitled to each own opinion. And I know the reality of those countries inc. Singapore. But having a Cyberpunk Cityscape, those cities (not countries) already have more of it.
Singapore is clean and organized, but not that futuristc
@@MarkEdisonAlviz-official Gardens By The Bay, Marina Bay Sands all scream "cyberpunk architecture". Cyberpunk is more than just skyscrapers. At this rate, we could include multiple cities on the list. The robotic dogs of Singapore are cyberpunk-like. for some of the cities you mentioned, the slums of Manila and the crowded nature of the city could represent the poorer aspects of cities depicted in cyberpunk literature (e.g. Ghost In The Shell concept art drew inspiration from the slums of India's large cities like Mumbai). The wired cables hanging from poles along Bangkok streets are very cyberpunk-like. There's so much to it but the cities listed in the video + Singapore capture the cyberpunk aesthetic very well.
Chongqing is more cyberpunk than HongKong
I dont see Dubai as a Cyberpunk city. It sure has some tall buildings but the place looks dull.
I feel like if you include dubai you should include New York or something at least
india m bhi bnao na aisi 250 cyberpunk city
Bhai yaha, Problem hi bahut. sari tho, shyd he esa ho.. 100 saal baad tak
not singapore ?
Asian cities is so beautiful like cyberpunk!! except indian cities
It's actually east Asia
@@AbdulKarim-ks2uf middle east one like Dubai,Doha
Brother😂, why only mentioned India 🤣🤣🤣 It will take time I promise you some day you will see cyberpunk Indian version too
@@embeddedenthusiast7121 I believe that will be after USA’s corruption
Pakistani 😂
China is cyberpunk af
wait till you get into a car accident and the ccp come by to check if you are vip before sending you to hospital lol
Las Vegas is also a cyberpunk city
Have you been to Chongqing? You will not think that again after
yea the homeless region of cyberpunk
Ya'll missed out Africa
Should I laugh?😂what you have Johannesburg?😂lol that city looks like shit
Has to disagree on Dubai. Dubai doesn't have that flair of Cyberpunk aesthetic, it's way too clean in its use of digital screens, way too spotty.
Most of those cities mentioned are extremely clean as well, even those Chinese cities, the age has changed it’s 2023 not 1993
Who has watched Godzilla vs Kong, then you can see how cyberpunk Hong Kong is👀
Time to move
mostly in china
Dubai is what Mars would look like terraformed and colonized.
🇧🇷 São Paulo 22M people 🌃
Who knows what movie is this 0:08?
Altered carbon im pretty sure
@@violet.x7 tq
I live in hong kong
Cities in south east asia ?
you forgot manila
One thing in common all Asian cities.
It’s funny how all of these cities are in Asia
Eastern Asia is advanced, that's why.
пожизненное рабствö ;) передоз версия
Bangkok sky road
dubai? seriously?
dubai in 2077 is just a empty desert lol
Cyberpunk = east asian
Dubai ???? come un wake up.....nothing to do with cyberpunk....the rest yes but DXB absolutely not
What is cyberpunk stands for anyway?
Robots
cyber punk
where is America time square ????
China - 6
Amurikans - 0
They've been badly mannipulated :s
C in cyberpunk stand for china 💀
Cyberpunk setting might look cool but I would never want to live in a setting like that.
You missed a few like New York City and Las Vegas, NV
Lol they look shit in contrast to Chinese cities
Don´t get me wrong, because they look cool too. But they look more like "modern, clean, white" sci-fi. If you know what I mean. While cyberpunk is more industrial, dark and with a lot of neon colors.
@SINIAEVART studio they have higher crime rates tho lmao
@@leiaviolet5749 they think cyberpunk is just neon, it's literally a political idea on future capitalism with technology. American cities are far from these ideologies and looks
@@abhigyanaman6465 poor people living in 3rd world countries usually love to live here .lol.
even if it's cramped and has to live in poverty.
You missed out on manila and bangkok. Cyberpunk is not just about the aesthetic, its about corruption, grittyness, the large gap between the rich and the poor anf the mundane and repetetive lives of the middle class paired with high crime rates and drug use and illegal activities like escort services. This is very evident in the Philippines. The corruption, the wealth gap, drug use (failed drug war), grittyness, prostitution, heavily armed security guards for banks and malls. Yeah its a mess here.
By this definition japanese cities should be downgradet on the list and south east asian brought in. China can stay exactly where it is since it has also a lot of corruption and a huge wealth gap.
@@user-uf2df6zf5w Japanese cities are pretty dystopian as well with the high corporate culture overworking its populace driving higher suicide rates.
@@GabiN64 Still, I think that SE asian cities should be on the list too.
Philippines has done great improvements in their drug problem..Many local druglords and warlords are actual gone now.
China leading the game
Only China has smart glass ?
I am sure Asian countries will make cyberpunk a reality. Centralism is a core of Chinese culture. AI is deeply compatible with centralism. China has the motivation to be more aggressive on AI usage and in the end causes AI crisis.
this is what capitalism brings
COME ON, AMERICA, LET'S LIVE IN THE FUTURE!
We are living in homeless, drugs, crazy cops, celebritic politicians and Chinese students born after 2000 coming here with disappointment and only want to make money here instead of living here forever. 😂 And we are still dreaming of China being communism and will corrupt soon.
Cyberpunk = vastly advanced technology and consumerism development + deteriorated and overpopulated society.
The most cyberpunk thing about those Chinese cities are the dystopian government that runs them.
Found the guy who never visited a chinese city and gets his info from Fox News
It's not the best.. but then sure you love your government? They are all evil..
I like my current government for how they let the west fear and hate them, nothing like the last 200 years. The more your media let you believe our government is evil, the better it means they are.
still better than homeless america
Notice how American wasn't on this list... I have felt for a long time we are suppressed from advancments due to capitalists greed :/
Honk kong.... China??? Tf
Its full of china ^_^
no USA?seriously?
The aesthetic is pleasing to watch but imagine the entire world becoming like that, I really hope not, this is BS and I bet 1 on 100 people are really happy living in souless city like that
San francisco california ?