He's not alright, not really :(.
Seems like he's currently in Tokyo rather than being in the southwest, which is probably for the best though.
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Youtubers in Japan [OT] Life Experience in Japan
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He's not alright, not really :(.
Seems like he's currently in Tokyo rather than being in the southwest, which is probably for the best though.
He is recovering but it sounds like he may have to stop playing the Shamisen due to the injuries. The story is pretty crazy especially the terrible police experience.
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Caught up with it now, shame about the shamisen playing, but good that he lawyered up which in Japan is the best thing to do in times like this.
Have also been through a similar police experience so it's just sadly par for the course and I was just nodding along there. Hopefully as time goes on he improves and becomes more flexible again to play.
Caught up with it now, shame about the shamisen playing, but good that he lawyered up which in Japan is the best thing to do in times like this.
Have also been through a similar police experience so it's just sadly par for the course and I was just nodding along there. Hopefully as time goes on he improves and becomes more flexible again to play.
It less flexibility and more that his pinky broke in the exact place he has to hold the bachi. Apparently the pressure from playing could cause it to break again. He will hopefully get it reevaluated later to see how the break is healing.
And that he can't risk breaking it again because it would also ruin his pilot license.
Crazy how such a (relatively) minor injury is threatening the two specific things he cares about.
huge change compared to last year, that's for sure
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqbqhTDvgX0
Feel real bad for Norm, that's just a shitty experience and holy fuck the cops there sound insane.
Is spiders that common in japan housing? Also damn pediepie really changed his channel for the better.
Having a trip schedule to tokyo next year I am really loving all the japan vlogging.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDsuYy1qsiA&ab_channel=PewDiePie
Having a trip schedule to tokyo next year I am really loving all the japan vlogging.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDsuYy1qsiA&ab_channel=PewDiePie
I wonder if it's possible to switch the hands playing the shamisen. Might be worth trying.
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Yeah the vlogs are great. Great production which is due to his wife Marzia.
Also fucking hell that spider.
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Pewdiepie's image has essentially been wiped clean ever since moving to Japan.
From what I remember he spurted out some racist shit and he's pretty annoying. I think the Trash taste boys will be teaming up, hoping Chris keeps it to a minimum (And they all do); from one of Chris's recent videos he said has to have been friends a while and have stuff in common and it not just be a generic collab but I dunno for the clicks he'd probably get loads. I have no interest in his content personally.
I watched the Connor streams as this was going on, but I really enjoyed seeing this one from Chris's POV. This has got to be one of the fastest turn arounds for making a long edited video from him, the stream ended like what a month ago? Maybe he's finally let up on his control freak sense and let someone else do more of the time consuming editing work.
Yeah I think most his stuff he said he has an editor for now. Assume a bit of a control freak over it still and maybe does a handful on his own but mainly has an editor as far as I know.
Supposed to be a new Sharla and him I can't remember where out soon (The apple cider place; they wouldn't let him record a temple last time as he complained about the Sulphur smelling and was a PR thing for them).
Tokyo Lens is doing a flight give away (but entering requires leg work, still it's a cool setup).
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EtztzAEMNg
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EtztzAEMNg
Tangentially related; I always wondered but couldn't find out online - is Norm half Japanese? I know he has the surname but wasn't sure if he'd just taken it or it was in his family somehow.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ7vQo7Ks3Q
I have to say, I am really enjoying Chris's "Go get fit" arc. He's really putting himself out there in fun ways for content.
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gotta watch it. An hour and 30 minutes too? Damn that's good.
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I try not to pay attention to YouTubers too much (Outside of friends) but the guy got me through Covid WFH and trapped in and they seemed like a good couple and probably assumed it was a natural fit so mild thumbs up and congrats I guess.
I actually told my wife about this. Chris is just a likeable guy and Sharla is a likeable woman so I'm happy they found each other.
Watched some yesterday and about 9 hours in overall. Easy background on the second screen stuff and as always Pete is great.
I just really got into his content recently and I like him a lot. He's definitely a natural in front of the camera.
Good for them.
Also, is it my impression, or all the foreign / semi-foreign youtubers in Japan end up in a relationship with foreigners?
Also, is it my impression, or all the foreign / semi-foreign youtubers in Japan end up in a relationship with foreigners?
His stuff on his own kinda so so on (I'm not really into gaming streams) but he works well with other YouTubers and has the right kinda energy that escalates everyone in the room. His bit on Trash taste even though I'd heard a lot of it on Abroad in Japan was great and seems he's quite tight in with that crew (I think on the bike trip Connor got on with him especially). Daidus I'm not that interested in seeming him but they're friends I guess.
From what I've seen from several YTers, it's just easier to form relationships. Pretty sure I've heard Chris Broad say before that it is much harder to make inroads and genuine friendships with native JP people. Not to say it's impossible though.
Yeah echo the same feelings for the most part. I didn't really enjoy Daidus that much on the RV trip incidentally but its fine lol.
Yeah I think he's talked about his three Japanese friends before and they're good friends but none of them are typical Japanese people; either have been abroad or are Natsuki level a bit err different to the norm.
It's also a fairly insular community though, especially if "YouTuber" is your primary job and not working at a Japanese company.
You get the impression that people who don't collab as often, like Paolo or Life Where I'm From, probably have more Japanese friends.
You get the impression that people who don't collab as often, like Paolo or Life Where I'm From, probably have more Japanese friends.
Lmao.
Yeah, I remember when he talked about that, and considering the two Japanese persons we regularly see on Chris' videos are Natsuki and Ryotaro, it makes sense.
It's completely fine, just a bucket of cold water on the "I'll move to Japan and help repopulate" crowd. :D
While I doubt it's very scientific, Chris has done some "what Japanese women look for" videos with Chiaki and they're stereotypically absolutely not interested in foreigners.
But PaoloFromTokyo, John Daub, Dogen and Tokyo Llama all are married to Japanese women, and Rachel is married to Jun who is Japanese. I think they cater to a different audience than Chris/Tokyo Creative/Trash Taste and they all feel more like people permanently settled in Japan.
The video with Joey's dad is funny and worth a watch too (His dad is married to a Japanese woman but he's very much an Aussie).
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZr7_w4LVus
That last bit, I'm taking it as you're saying that PaoloFromTokyo, Dogen and co. feel like permanently settled people compared to Chris and others?
I actually think that's a good point. I'm pretty sure Chris envisions that him and Sharla will return to the UK at some point in the future. And I also feel like everyone from the Trash Taste sphere will eventually return to their specific countries too. (Joey probably the least likely as he is half Japanese and well Australia isn't SUPER far away but yeah...)
Yeah, these guys have been there a long time and they come across as residents first, youtubers second. Like Tokyo Llama is a tiny channel but his entire theme is him renovating a home for his family.
Of course, Sharla and Chris have both been there for a long long time now, but they've both discussed moving elsewhere. I think there it's more a case that their entire business is based on being in Japan so it would be hard to move.
It's an interesting one like Chris on his best man pretty much was like of course it's Natsuki as his best mate and best man I think it seems like if they had to leave it would be a visa thing and having to. Job wise it makes no sense, friends wise less so and as long as can visit the UK/Canada.