Dai Yoshihara | Car Stories with Sung Kang and Emelia Hartford

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Dai Yoshihara | Car Stories with Sung Kang and Emelia Hartford
Sung and Emelia sit down with drift champion and driving legend, Dai Yoshihara. Dai shares his journey, from a self-taught driver on local canyon roads in Japan, through his highly accomplished career in Formula D and to his recent passion of stunt driving for film and television. They also talk about personality traits for success, financial perspectives, and the impact of having kids.
Original Air Date: February 1, 2024
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Fast and Furious star Sung Kang and car builder and driver Emelia Hartford take us into the wild and eccentric world of car people, the gear heads and fanatics who live and breathe car culture, and what their obsession tells us about ourselves, whether we’re car people or not.
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[@AaronMelendez23]

Sung your story about having kids is very relatable. I’m about to be in my thirties and have the same exact worries as you did.. thank you for sharing ❤

[@alex199273]

I’m a hispanic that grew up watching Dai during my HS years. I still remember him winning his 2011 championship, up to this day, I think his s13 was one of the coolest builds out there. I also remember he had a KZbin series and that was fun to watch. Now that I’m older than the age he started drifting in the U.S…woah! that’s just crazy to wrap my head around.

[@skeyes1872]

Definitely appreciate the honesty from everyone in this episode ❤️

[@Intellectuallychallenged]

Dai literally had the fastest car. He's the reason everyone has 1000hp now

[@criticallycanadian]

You're thinking of Daigo Saito

[@Intellectuallychallenged]

@@criticallycanadian Daigo came later. I'm referring to Dai's red s13 with the filter sticking out of the hood

[@nathanwray6308]

That discount tire s13 was iconic. I didn't even really understand drifting at the time and I was just drawn to how crazy that car was.

[@OutOfOrderMai]

Appreciate what Dai has done for the car community. Love to see him evolve over the years

[@mazdaspeedrx8]

Honestly, I’m like Dai when talking with people. Whenever someone asks “how do you?…”” I’m just like I don’t know, maybe luck”. Haha

[@feenyx6394]

Brilliant and heartfelt

[@darksideemt]

I think this has been one of the best episodes yet with the lessons that can be learned from the wisdom which is given in this. As a father of 3 grown girls and I had to and still work for everything I have I would have the same philosophy as you guys talk about. I forget which movie star who is in the top so you know has plenty of money says that's my money not my kids' and they need to earn their own. I totally agree with that. Obviously you are not going make them live as rough as you might have growing up but not handing them everything all the time is the biggest issue with the younger generations now.

[@dadbaru9810]

Sung speaking the truth about having kids. I used to feel lost until my son came along. I really feel for that man , not many people can open up like he just did

[@devo2920]

I like dai he seems really chill and laid back

[@ComputerGeekOnTwoWheels]

Children have a unique way of guiding us toward a sense of purpose that is deeply fulfilling. Raising my kids in my thirties and financially broke, I believed I wasn't that significant in their lives. Even though both of my kids chose to follow my career path in Software Development, it didn’t fully hit me that I was important until I experienced a Car moment with my son. We were in his FRS at the top of the corkscrew at Laguna Seca, where he pegged the gas pedal right after the car touched ground and rushed to the lap timer. His lap time was faster than Randy Probst in a stock FRS. I was overwhelmed. That moment struck me deeply with the realization that all those hours we spent playing SportCar GT together had meant something incredibly important. It was in that exhilarating instant I understood the profound impact I had on both my kids' lives and the true fulfillment that comes from being a parent.

[@BlueCJ]

I was just randomly listening to this because of Sung Kang, but like halfway through I was like, "Dai's voice sounds familiar.." and searched for the Tokyo Drift PS2/PSP game again. And I was right! He was the guy who taught you how to drift there.

[@skdad61]

Great episode! Thanks. Car Stories are in the end, PEOPLE stories. Humility is such a gift and hard for some to understand . Being a parent is being a 100% of the time, Mentor. Not having children does not remove that opportunity. It just becomes a responsibility of choice instead of birth. Don’t loose that reward. You both have so much to share even if not be blood. God Bless

[@joaquinvazquezjr3346]

This is my second time watching this and I didnt realize how deep it got and it actually helped me through some things I'm trying to figure it out

[@jessicaarvanitis7262]

Sung you would have made a great father I love you very much ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@johndsnt]

One of the best episodes!

[@johnrambo1900]

The understated tone of this podcast is refreshing, amidst a lot of noise.

[@JasonAkrami1]

Another Amazing & Heartfelt Interview. I Especially Always Love When Sung Asks Questions or Has the Guest Further Elaborate on What Things Mean to Us that Aren’t Fully Aware of in the Automotive Community. Very Poignant Discussion on Choice of Having Children As Well. Keep Up the Amazing Honest Conversations! ❤🚘

[@Cina5959]

Life is full of surprises

[@nickpappas4133]

Great interview.

[@vitaliyurchanka5322]

Very rare case of depth, honesty and genuine human touch on youtube. Awesome episode, thank you

[@waltermartin6176]

Great podcast

[@mikemusso560]

Absolutely becoming one of my favorite podcasts. Love the diversity of guests (and life stories) and life reflections Sung & Emelia bring out (and share) through conversation this listerner feels he is in the same room for. Keep ‘em coming.

[@cichandler833]

I love how vulnerable everyone got! We look at all these amazing humans as icons but we realize they are human aswell ❤

[@lucasfernando4097]

Wow, this podcast is the type of conversation I wish I could have with friends (if I had any today). Also, watched Tokyo Drift again recently, and I noticed a girl speaking Portuguese with Han, as a Japanese-Brazilian, I immediately knew what that meant! Thank you for this podcast! Love from Brazil.

[@silaskelevra7621]

I can't get enough of Emelia's laugh ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@silaskelevra7621]

Yerba Buena and yerba Linda our my favorite touges

[@jaynuck]

I never wanted kids, and specifically shaped my life around not having them. Now my daughter’s first birthday is in a few weeks and while it’s been the hardest year of my life due to health concerns for her as well as my wife post-pregnancy, my daughter is the greatest joy I can imagine. I wouldn’t give this time and the promise of the future for anything. Even 90’s JDM shitboxes, which is saying a lot.

[@NektarSSJ]

and that's why its the number one podcast 😉😉❤❤❤❤

[@mg_streetkandi]

I love how Sung goes deep with his honesty and life stories. Dai is Kool but he is so reserved that the interview was a lot pulling information rather than voluntary saying information..He is a legend though..👍🏽🏁

[@ORTrainMan]

Saw you guys from afar at the Formula E race. I really enjoy your guys work in entertainment and the car community. Sung's kid comment ring true for me. I don't have kids but i am a great uncle to kids that have had a hard life. My two nephews love cars. I take them each year to Indy and took them to Formula E. In fact one of them was the kid that chased you down on your way to emotion after you left the Nissan garage, and didn't have a pen for you to sign his hat. Thanks for the selfie, you made his day. He has an old Mustang he does all the work on. He comes to my house to work on it because I have all the tools and the Quick Jacks. I don't tell him what to do I let him figure it out, or we find the solution to the problem together. Funny thing is my younger nephew didn't know who Sung was and we had to watch Tokyo Drift that evening. Again thanks for all you guys do.

[@user-wf2xr8vm5p]

👍✌️ , Soldier Young lady. Thank you for pulling this podcast together.. I love the channel I love what you're doing.. in my opinion you have a very nice Twist on the podcast format and I thoroughly enjoy it... happy Fourth of July to you too, happy birthday to me, Nyunnya. . ✌️👍

[@sebastianmorrison6114]

Holy shit sung😢 and holy shit Emilia 😢

[@sean.ssupertuber3221]

Again i've enjoyed all of this!...but i think our reason for having kids should not be only about leaving a legacy on this Earth but also about the joys of having a family to look after to provide for...it must change your perspective and priorities in life as you see a younger version of yourself and the person you love in your kids eyes. However there are different types of family as we know it and as we age we tend to take care of eachother once that bond is strong...true friendships..the real kind...but its not ment to pascify anyones fears of not having a biological family of their own.

[@mikebowman5648]

I probably would have never watched Initial D if it wasn't for you guys. It's the best bad movie I've ever seen 😊.

[@chrisw554]

First comment!lol I love these podcasts btw, never been a podcast guy until I saw these finally come to KZbin. Great open talks about real things with car stories as a bonus. Good vibes! Love from Chicago!

[@ApolloMediaProductions]

When y’all gonna get Larry Chen???

[@fteoOpty64]

"Sports Compact" in Japan = Civic Type-R. In America, Honda Integra Type-R. That was the car my instruct uses in my driver training. In the first lap, he redlined into turn2 and was not letting up, I was horrified and tightened my seatbeat ready to crash. I did the turn and my helmet almost hit his!. I swear we are going to fly off turn2 but did not.

[@fteoOpty64]

Oh shit, did Emilia say she is turning 30 ?!!!. Hell, girl "hitting the wall" is 29 and you bounced off it without knowing OMG!. You got a couple of years to have kids!!!. That ain't a lot of time!.

[@jeffhoffman3429]

It's not to late to adopt a child Sung

[@theoneazned]

dang I guess I was also raised by Korean parents who believed in scarcity. I'm still working on becoming fiscally responsible. Old habits are hard to break, but I'm more educated now.

[@shezadkhalique]

👍

[@sebastianmorrison6114]

Holy shit sung😢

[@jacobserricchio9000]

Me and my daddy built are car together !!!!

[@KelJDM]

Yooo, why does she look like the Hawk Tuah Girl!? 😂 JK Great Podcast

[@KarimAmri-ez9qe]

First

[@sxlx]

It's sad to see his dreams were actually crushed by having a family. The Dai I'm listening to right now sounds full of regret and completely depleted of confidence.

[@James-po2sv]

I don’t think you actually listened to this interview

[@sxlx]

@@James-po2sv He's gonna say his family means the world to him and is more important than his career. But you know it and I know it. He regrets it fully given that it meant he had to set his dream aside. Once the hunger's gone for winning the biggest competition in drift. That's it, it's game over. Might as well retire after that. No point in racing if you're not going to win it all. At this point he's just getting by making money, drifting soulless loops around a meaningless track.

[@James-po2sv]

@@sxlx dude, listen to the interview please. There’s more to life and motorsports than Formula D

[@sxlx]

@@James-po2sv I did listen. If I take anything away from this interview, I understand that Dai's life was solely about winning and nothing but winning at the biggest stage in his realm of racing - Formula D. Ever since he had his family, he lost his full dedication to winning and proving to the world that he can not only be the best, but also remain the best for years to come. But unfortunately he was only able to win it just once. At least he won though.

[@lucinharodolpho]

Good afternoon, I tried in several ways to contact Vin Diesel's friends, to let him know that they asked for my friendship, I thought it was strange why would a famous actor ask for friendship from a simple fan? Also, for this reason I'm trying to help you, please ok. I can send you prints of the conversations if you gave me an email or some way to send them I'm from Brazil. My name is Lucinha