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DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 09, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liability		$ 5,303,984
Convertible Debt \| Global Ichiban Limited
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liability				$ 2,010,975
Fair value of embedded derivative		5,303,984
Convertible Debt \| Global Ichiban Limited \| GI Exchange Note
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liability			$ 447,903
Convertible Debt \| BD 1
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liability				$ 5,706,175
Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments \| Convertible Debt \| Global Ichiban Limited
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on embedded derivative, net	$ 5,303,984	(2,845,106)
Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments \| Convertible Debt \| BD 1
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on embedded derivative, net		$ 5,706,175
Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments \| Convertible Debt \| Measurement Input, Price Volatility \| Global Ichiban Limited
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Debt instrument, measurement input		0.62		0.46
Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments \| Convertible Debt \| Measurement Input, Price Volatility \| Global Ichiban Limited \| GI Exchange Note
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Debt instrument, measurement input			0.49
Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments \| Convertible Debt \| Measurement Input, Price Volatility \| BD 1 \| Minimum [Member]
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Debt instrument, measurement input				0.42
Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments \| Convertible Debt \| Measurement Input, Price Volatility \| BD 1 \| Maximum
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Debt instrument, measurement input				0.46
Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments \| Convertible Debt \| Measurement Input, Discount Rate \| Global Ichiban Limited
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Debt instrument, measurement input				0.12
Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments \| Convertible Debt \| Measurement Input, Discount Rate \| Global Ichiban Limited \| GI Exchange Note
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Debt instrument, measurement input			0.0152
Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments \| Convertible Debt \| Measurement Input, Discount Rate \| BD 1
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Debt instrument, measurement input				0.12
Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments \| Convertible Debt \| Measurement Input, Expected Dividend Rate \| Global Ichiban Limited
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Debt instrument, measurement input		0		0
Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments \| Convertible Debt \| Measurement Input, Expected Dividend Rate \| Global Ichiban Limited \| GI Exchange Note
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Debt instrument, measurement input			0
Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments \| Convertible Debt \| Measurement Input, Expected Dividend Rate \| BD 1
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Debt instrument, measurement input				0