University is crazy busy! I don’t recommend taking 19 credit hours. *shakes head* I have so much work. Our Korean professor is slamming us with acres of work. It *does* help, but it’s also very, very hard! I am so tired tonight! I’m sorry I haven’t been updating very much. I have a lot to say, just not very much time to say it.
Today I am posting on the phenomenon of stars made by YouTube. Of course, most people who follow Japanese vloggers on YouTube know about Maggiebon and Applemilk1988 (Emily). Both went from unknowns on YouTube to stardom in Japan. Maggiebon was on tons of TV shows and Emily has her own band.
Now, there’s a new kid on the block–15 year old Becki from the UK. She got started by dancing to anime songs (mimicking the dances that the anime characters do)… now she’s hit Japan as “ベッキー・クルーエル” (Beckii Cruel). Her debut video is… well… I hate to say it, pretty bad. She’s got mad guts to go out and do this, so I give her props for that, but it does illustrate the phenomenon of YouTube and the cross-cultural aspect of Westerners hitting the big time in Japan because they mimic Japanese acts (language, dress, or dance)…
I find it quite weird. Anyway, here’s the vid, judge for yourselves:
