Excellent video. Strange that someone who's worked hard and amassed a following of over 250,000 people is considered lower than "celebrities" and "personalities," who's role amounts to walking around a street pointing at tedious bullshit and repeating the words "incredible", "amazing" and "delicious" in increasingly higher pitched voices.
@KonohaElite148 жыл бұрын
I can always count on Abroad in Japan for a good video comment~! 😂
@bjni8 жыл бұрын
i always read your comment in a cynical tone.
@lebellees-double-you28276 жыл бұрын
Avoided watching Japanese TV - don't care for random dickhead Tarentos trying a new dinner and telling everyone how delicious it is - zero fucks given
@johnnyappleseed47946 жыл бұрын
Leanna Belle Eh. TV in general, in most of the first world, sucks.
Im like you, I don't really react to things in Japan because things are just "normal" to me now. On TV I'm always forced to put on this fake persona where I think everything is amazing in Japan, like I've never seen a sushi in my life before. I have had good experiences but most of it isn't real and just isn't me when I do tv work
@johnnyappleseed47946 жыл бұрын
kimdao TV here in America isn't any better. In fact, television in most of the first world sucks.
"Being in a Japanese convenience store is like being in a theme park" WTF!? Funny. But also WTF!?!
@charlitora8 жыл бұрын
I work as a filmmaker and although I am Japanese, working with Japanese media people has been the most painful experience of my career so far. I have a less stressful time in Hollywood... so good for you for making this video. :)
@okanochris8 жыл бұрын
Really happy to hear that you are on to better and greater things. I think you hit the nail on the head with all of the points you just stated. Really loved your quote about how people can really connect with you on KZbin as opposed to being some public figure on TV. Very inspirational video.
@zo3bm8 жыл бұрын
日本のテレビ局は「テレビに出れて嬉しいだろ?」と、時代錯誤な上からの態度をいつまで続けるのか…。
@Antonbrehbrahbruh8 жыл бұрын
the reason why youtube is become more popular than tv for some is because it for the most part is real. we don't mind watching other people blog about their life, share their feelings because sometimes we don't have the chance to talk to people this way.
I just arrived in Japan as an English teacher and have thought about this. You had so many well formulated thoughts and reasons for why the industry was not for you. Thank you Micaela!
@prettypiggies8 жыл бұрын
Are you on JET? Because i'm in the exact same boat
@kuroibuta8 жыл бұрын
The new JETs are here! Will your school use you as a human recorder or let you do real lessons? You never know what you're gonna get. Good luck!
@sarahmiles45798 жыл бұрын
Foreign English teachers in Asia are losers.
@prettypiggies8 жыл бұрын
^^^ dislike & disagree. I've met some really cool people in the month I've been here! Good experience so far, can't complain
@kuroibuta8 жыл бұрын
People who call people losers online are losers.
@katmcdowellmusic8 жыл бұрын
I can sooooo relate!! "Can you write a song about our product for this TV commercial and sing in it too? Oh... it's no pay of course.. because we'll be giving YOU exposure and you're going to sell lots of CDs!"
@katmcdowellmusic8 жыл бұрын
Now that I've watched this to the end.. Thank you for sharing your story and journey with us! We love you for who you are and I'm So glad you are free and can be yourself again.
@OneManOneCamera8 жыл бұрын
Hey, I remember you made an opening theme for runnyrunny999 and once I almost went to a show you had in or near Kawasaki. >.< Anyway, I always thought you had a nice singing voice. Have a nice day!
@katmcdowellmusic8 жыл бұрын
That's awesome!! Was it Powers II? :-D Thank you for coming out to the show! It means a lot to me.
@richardflaherty23738 жыл бұрын
Hi Kate! How is your Grandmother? She is so sweet. We (everyone at our house) are hoping to see another video with her. You have a great singing voice and we all throughly enjoyed watching your videos. Because of the collaboration video you did with Micaela, we "discovered" you and then subscribed to your channel. You are always so nice to the people you collaborate with.
@katmcdowellmusic8 жыл бұрын
Thank you Richard, I just found out last night my grandmother had a stroke. :-( I am praying for her right now and would appreicate your prayers for her too.
@Eggs_is_eggs8 жыл бұрын
I worked in a Japanese company once and about the "hazing," yes I do agree that Japan is a very stratified society where your rank/position means a lot and when you are on the bottom, people above you take it as a license to be rude to you, to haze you, and generally to be assholes and because you are below them you can't do anything about it.
@gotsoymilk14668 жыл бұрын
this is very true. i work at a factory and received the same treatment. unfortunately for them my filipina warrior blood doesn't let assholes get away with being assholes.
As an illustrator I can relate to soo many of these points!
@sortitus8 жыл бұрын
Same! I did graphic design for almost a decade (back in school to respecialize now). It's amazing how many people act like they're doing you a favor when asking you to do work free, and even get offended if you say you don't do freebies or point them to your office to get a quote. Not to mention that you generally aren't even allowed to take independent contracts if you're employed by an agency. I'd imagine most of these issues exist in any creative medium.
@cakeswithfaces8 жыл бұрын
Me too! People are always asking me to do things for free, or to give them free stuff, in return for exposure, which in reality doesn't always mean a lot. I love what I do but need money to live! :-)
@whyisthisathingnow...8 жыл бұрын
So much truth in these replies
@yueliang84788 жыл бұрын
I was in Japan for 6 years. I know it's super hard to work with Japanese and they will make you feel you're wrong. I hate their working culture. Now I am in Canada and my life is 10000000000 times better than when I was in Japan.
I'm so glad you shared this so candidly, and it's wonderful that you're so passionate about making videos. Personally, I agree: I would much rather have total control of what I'm putting out into the world, creatively, than have a director chose my personality and edit me into the character they wanted
@Taylor_R8 жыл бұрын
Well said ❤️ Thanks for making this video
@Playbahnosh8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! You just confirmed a lot of my suspicions and my research about Japanese media. I've been inside the video game, theater and music industry on and off, and if you are just a consumer, the rule of thumb is: NEVER LOOK BEHIND THE CURTAIN! Once you see the media industry (movie, TV, music, games, etc) from the inside, the magic falls apart almost instantly. Behind every amazing movie, TV show, play, concert or song, there is the sweat and tears of countless people, who's only purpose is to give you exactly what you want. All that, without letting you see just how much pain and suffering goes into even a minute of joy and fun you receive from any of these outlets. It's all fake. A huge, all-encompassing, never ending lie! And the funny thing is, most people don't know about it, because the system is built that way. This is all true worldwide, but the Japanese media has it's own peculiar practices. The biggest thing, what Micaela also mentioned, is being underpaid, underappreciated and undervalued. This is part of the industry, but in Japan it's also being enhanced by Japanese culture, which puts a rigid-hierarchy, uniformity and tradition above everything. You'd think that designed-by-committee stuff would rather come from China, but that's not the case, in fact it's way worse in Japan, they are just better at hiding it. The best example of this is the Idol industry. In Japan it's not enough to do your job well, but you have to do it in a particular way. There is no room for improvisation or personal touch....or anything really. Either you do exactly as you are told and HOW you are told, or you're out. If you are just starting out, don't expect....anything. Appreciation? Respect? Getting paid? Nope, nope and barely enough to stave off starvation. You are a tool, a cog in the machine, and working overtime putting in 120% is not only appreciated but expected. Basically whatever career you wanna pursue in Japan, the first few years you are going to eat fucking dirt, be constantly criticized, scoffed at and work until you pass out, day after day. All that, just for the slim chance that someday, maybe someday, you gonna get promoted or get discovered, etc. In Japan, nothing is given to you, you have to earn your name with your own blood and tears and years of your life. If you are a foreigner, that sadly stands double or triple for you. Micaela didn't get paid or even get mentioned at the agency, because she was so new, she didn't prove herself yet and top of all that she had the unfathomable audacity to be a foreigner, all of which makes her the equivalent of a discarded ramen cup in terms of respect and recognition. Yep, that's how it goes. The only people who truly benefit from all the work and drive of everyone at the company are the top of the top bosses, producers, managers and CEOs. That's Japanese work ethics for you. The widespread and total exploitation of people to keep them in line just a smidge below their breaking point. The sky-high suicide rates kinda make sense now, huh? The only exception might be teaching English, because the Japanese realized they suck at that big time, and they actually have to put on a gritting smile and pretend to care about the foreigners they hire to do it for them, but there are many horror stories even about that, so...the point still stands I guess. As for the impostor syndrome, it's basically a result of all the above. The Japanese have a rigid, ingrained picture of what all foreigners are like: They don't speak Japanese, they are rich, dumb, loud, obnoxious, ignorant, lazy, careless, they know absolutely nothing about Japan or it's culture and therefore for them everything in Japan must be like skipping through Pink Unicorn Rainbow Paradise. And as a foreigner, nothing you can say or do will change that. If you are hired to play a foreigner in any media, like Micaela on TV, you are expected to play this role, to a tee. Be surprised at EVERYTHING, be mad hyper, excited and grin like an idiot "omigosh, is that cup ramen?! AAH, is that a bento box? KYAAAAA!". You are not hired to be who you are, you are hired to play "the role". That's what the public is expecting, and entertainment media is all about giving people just what they expect. That's why Micaela felt so misrepresented, because she was. No one cares about who you are as a person, only the fact that you are not Japanese, therefore you are a unicorn, and you are expected to act according to the stereotype, all the time, every time. If you spend a considerable amount of time in Japan, meeting new people will still be a gamble if they gonna start asking questions like "can you use chopsticks? Can you eat raw fish? Have you ever been to karaoke? Oooh, do you know what this is (points to totally mundane object)? etc.", even if you've been living there for years. Your immediate friends and community might get used to you given time, but not everyone. Just because you look like a foreigner, strangers will still expect you to act like one, and if you don't, they will be quite perplexed, but it's safe to say you won't be able to get rid of your "fresh off the boat" tag. Ever. These are just some of the reasons why don't see many foreigners in TV or media in Japan.
@Playbahnosh8 жыл бұрын
shalom1948hellyeah Don't put words in my mouth! And don't try to spin my comment into some sort of racist rant, that's not what I said at all and you know it. First of all, I described the entertainment industry as a whole, not just Japanese TV, and I only detailed how it is even harder to "make it big" in Japanese entertainment than some other countries. I never used racial terms of white, black or anything else, I used foreigner, as everyone non-Japanese. And the reason I haven't detailed things in the US or other Asian countries is because this video is not about those countries, it's about Micaela's adventure in the Japanese media, and THAT'S IT! I don't care about how different ethnicities are represented in the US or anywhere else, since that is NOT the topic here. And I can't fathom where you got the idea it's a "hysteria" about overprivileged white people being underrepresented. Learn to friggin read first before start spewing your racist SJW nonsense.
@noharakun8 жыл бұрын
I agree with you. I dealt with a lot of those things everyday while living and working in Japan, even though I didn't work in the entertainment industry. I had to laugh though, how many times I met people that were, like you said, "do you know how to use chopsticks?" or "you use chopsticks so well." Of course being the wise ass that I am I would always say "can you use a fork?" or "wow you can really use a knife and a fork really well." Now that I am back home, I'm working at a Japanese exchange program part time, many of my students and clients are really shocked when they come to the LA or NYC for the first time to live here as see the sheer variety of people and how different we are compared to the stereotypes. I almost cried one time when I asked my student why he wants to stay in the US and not go home to Japan and he said: "I have freedom, I can be me and do what I like to do and people accept me for that." I have a lot of Japanese friends like that, that want to break out of that bondage, whatever field of work it may be, and want to work abroad. As for Japanese companies, you're right on as well. I was a translator and translation checker (I have a JLPT N1) but because I was a foreigner, they wouldn't let me touch any direct translations as I was told I am not Japanese so I wouldn't understand. They only allow me to correct already translated works, which were mostly awful or machine translated, and then my bosses would come up to me after I worked my ass off all week (60+ hours a week plus some weekends) and tell me that my English isn't correct. Says the guy who can't speak ANY English. Zangyou and Karoushi were two words that I learned the meaning of well. Besides that though, working in those kinds of companies, the Japanese staff were treated about the same: told your work is shit, that you're stupid and a failure, you need to work more for less or no pay, verbally berate you or sexually harass you if you were a woman and so on. But, all the negative stuff aside, I had some amazing times, the friends that I made there are amazing people because they treated me treated me like a normal person, not like an animal at the zoo or an invalid at the sanitarium. P.S. I think that hypocrisy of the Japanese is that they think that their culture is so special that anyone that itsn't Japanese can't enjoy or understand it. Meanwhile, as much as they try to be more international oriented, the Japanese have little to no understanding of other cultures outside of the gross stereotypes you see on TV and in movies. Actually, there is a few good scenes in the movie Tanpopo, by Juzo Itami, about this. I'm not sure if you have seen it or if you can find the scene on youtube, but you should try and watch the movie anyway it's pretty good. Anyway, sorry for the long message.
@Playbahnosh8 жыл бұрын
nohara kun Thanks! But can we really blame them for being this way? I mean, Japan is one of the most homogeneous countries on this planet, with 98.2% of the population being native Japanese, as we know, historically they have a tendency to shut themselves off on their island, and put out the "Do not disturb!" sign. Don't get me wrong, it kinda worked for them so far, they've created one of the most unique cultures on this planet, but that uniqueness has it's price. Namely, alienating themselves from the rest of the world. You can call that cultural preservation, but also xenophobia and reluctance to change. It's kind of a double-edged sword. They could preserve their cultural integrity in face of the torrential global community and western civilization, however their incredible stubbornness to stick to woefully archaic and totally arbitrary rules and traditions is slowly destroying them. A culture, that tied itself to the mast of the sinking ship while trying to appear as the magical wonderland to the outside. They have the right idea about a lot of stuff, but they fail on the execution by focusing on all the wrong things. A nation of pretense, they value keeping up appearances above actually accomplishing stuff. Everything has to look perfect, has to looks beautiful, elaborate, unique and exclusive. Everything has to be just so, as our forefathers did it, even if all the fluff has absolutely no practical purpose at all, or better yet, even being extremely detrimental. Even if a lot of things in Japan could be made much better, streamlined and altogether better for everyone, they are incredibly reluctant to change. "This is how we always did it, it works, so why are you trying to upset everyone? Just do as you are told and be quiet!" With a collective mentality like this, it's understandable how hard this is. I mean, in a nation so uniform, trying to be unique is an uphill battle. They think the only way for someone to rise above the crowd, how Daft Punk put it, is to be "harder better faster stronger". No one cares about you as an individual, just your actions. If it's work, then you need to work twice as much as everyone else, twice as hard for twice as long. Do everything perfectly or beyond perfectly. (This is where Zankyou loses it's meaning and Karoshi gains it's own.) This is where their tendency to make everything into an art form comes from. If it LOOKS very complicated, very elaborate and very hard learn, it must be better than the regular stuff, right? That's how you become a revered master of the craft, whatever it might be, even if the needlessly elaborate and overcomplicated ceremonious BS doesn't add anything to the finished product, it makes it LOOK special, and in turn, makes YOU look special. And in such a uniform society, being special means everything. Even if it means putting everyone else down, thinking that standing on other people rises you above them. This isn't just a problem in Japan, it's just way more apparent.
@shojun118 жыл бұрын
If you don`t like japan then why are you using a japanese username ?
@shojun118 жыл бұрын
I`ve been to different countries around the world and hardly seen any asians on their TV. Some western countries even portray asians as ugly effeminate nerds in their shows. In the US, asian actors can only get good roles when an asian company sponsors the show. In the west, black and whites rules the entertainment industry.
@akhiuqhbqoggq8 жыл бұрын
Childish nationalism is something that we should have distance. Your video means a lot to us.Thanks for telling truth.
I been following your vlog for a few year. I think the reason i like watching them is because you are very down to earth and dead honest. We get to hear what you feel that. Good luck and do what ever you love !
@japanesefromzero8 жыл бұрын
I love the content of this video. Your experience is very beneficial. The portrayal of foreigner's on TV sometimes is blatantly racist let alone a different version of the person. Hopefully will save other people from the same problem of people being made to work as a slave purely for "exposure". This is why I have steadfastly said "I never want to be on Japanese TV" but mostly because being famous in Japan would leave you without any privacy. Good job Micaela. Thank you.
@annapmusic918 жыл бұрын
Girl, you had me tearing up a bit. I know we don't talk to each other anymore, but I remember years ago how we used to chat frequently and I really really was inspired by your motivation to do everything and try anything. And you've always been such an honest person, so thank you for that. Keep on doing what you love (if only I could be as blessed as you!), I and many others will be here supporting your videos.
@adamas1807 жыл бұрын
もっと知られるべき、見られるべき動画
@Spellll8 жыл бұрын
This is a great and necessary video. A therapeutic way of letting it go. You have arrived...again! Your world is reopened, walk through and move forward. Can't wait for more of your real energy!
+bc a 嫌いになりませんよ。ただ、道が間違っていたから、一旦戻って、これからの行き先考え直すだけですよー ♬
@hiryuulegend88258 жыл бұрын
I have no experience with being popular or well-known like you were but this video really cheered me up when I didn't even realize I was so lost and confused. I've always been insecure and worried about the forceful expectations and judgments from others even after I ignored them and, for years, that blinded me from finding what I want to do and what I enjoy doing. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and experience. It gave me the determination to try whatever and take proper chances, without losing myself in assumptions and criticism of others
@zoomingjapan8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for being so honest and sharing your experience with you. I'm sorry that it didn't work out for you and that you had to struggle with the aftereffects, but I'm really happy to hear you're slowly doing better. :)
@kinpatu8 жыл бұрын
I don't work in media. Far from it. But none of that surprises me. Japanese TV/media is the pinnacle of superficiality. Everything is scripted outright or yarase. Once you accept it, it's fine to watch, if you're into mind numbing stimuli. The convenience store experience is a perfect example of how foreigners in Japan have to fit a mold, and the media narrative has to support the viewers' confirmation bias; otherwise it makes them uncomfortable. It's hard to blame the producers; they're just making the product the public wants on the limited budget they have.
@Ciaela8 жыл бұрын
That's exactly right. I'm glad you said it so well.
@PhongTran-uc6mk8 жыл бұрын
That's just terrible. Shamefur dispray.
@ericsurf68 жыл бұрын
This is your best video ever Micaela. Thank you so much for sharing this. Respect to you!
@HomegrownTyrone8 жыл бұрын
It must feel food to get that off your chest.
@HomegrownTyrone8 жыл бұрын
GOOD***
@Wooplot8 жыл бұрын
hahahahahaha
@robj25588 жыл бұрын
Great, NOW I want food on my chest! lol
@PrometheusV28 жыл бұрын
Having food on my chest must feel amazing...
@Ciaela8 жыл бұрын
I'm hungry and I would give anything to have food on my chest right now.
@aoimomochan8 жыл бұрын
I love this sort of video! Thank you for telling us about the behind the scenes with TV. It was really eye openning.
@SecretFiri8 жыл бұрын
I wanna see that video about all the different types of ramen! But in all honesty, I did notice a slight change from last year to this year, you seem more pleased with yourself and happy, and it reminded me of why I started watching your channel. The Japan experience is amazing and all, but it's even better when your host is also enjoying themselves.
Micaela, thank you so much for sharing this with us. I'm kinda also going through this phase of trying to find myself again and so I really feel related to this video. Thank you for making me feel like I'm not alone in this :) Your honesty is very encouraging. Love you! ❤️
@SotSabahan8 жыл бұрын
Was given opportunity to appear on TV to talk about my 'life' as creative foreigner live in Tokyo. When meeting with the director like your case, she try to curate my life what's better for the viewers and ended up looks like not part of me. I ended up reject the offer after 10 minutes of the meeting, unless they give me what I want to show to the viewers. Things ain't went well and they found another fella who are more eager to appear on tv. Yup~~~
@kuroibuta8 жыл бұрын
There's that program that approaches gaijin at the airport. If you are interesting enough, they feature you and follow you around. If they ever catch me at the airport, I was thinking of making up a bs story and wasting their time :P
@Claudia-wm5jf8 жыл бұрын
I was picking up my family from the airport one day when they approached me. Rude as heck, "インタビューOK?" and then using plain Japanese with me. Seriously?
@chillinkansai8 жыл бұрын
Nice video and some excellent points in there. It's funny, I am aware of the photography/artist "exposure" trap, but for some reason I hadn't extended that to KZbin. Thank you for taking the time to make this!
When you look through the comments it really put things in perspective. So many of us have experienced this in one way or another - myself with modeling when I lived in Japan. There really is a feeling of being an animal in a zoo.. and it's not a pleasant feeling.
@Ciaela8 жыл бұрын
+xein89 I saw Britney Spears in Vegas last year and it was such an experience, talk about being an animal in a zoo--she was walking around barely lip syncing to her own songs and the front crowd was so obsessed with taking photos they were watching her through their smartphone screens... Fame is such a twisted thing. They're not there for her, they're there for the idea of her, to be able to say they're at a Britney Spears concert, take their photos, post them on social media. She seems to know this, considering how few fucks she gives when it comes to performance. She's drained. She's over it. But to sit in the back row and watch it all, it was so fascinating, and really really depressing.
@RubyEve128 жыл бұрын
Hi. I'm a cat Instagramers and I totally understand. A lot of media contact me ask to be on a TV show or a magazine, but basically, I don't get paid. One time, a TV crew came to my house to trying to shoot my cats. But cats are very sensitive and they usually need some time to get use to the guests, but they start making huge noises and ask me to put them in a pot (they were trying to do nabeneno), play with the toy, and all of the stuff they want to shoot.Of course the interview didn't go well and they left without with only few footage. Anyways, I don't like TV too.
@Ciaela8 жыл бұрын
+RubyEve12 once a director came to my house and saw my dog and said "can you put him somewhere during the shoot--I don't want him making any distracting noise " I was like 😑
@RubyEve128 жыл бұрын
whaaaaat!? That's so impolite! Now whenever I watch TV and read the magazines, I feel this is mostly "Yarase" and I really have to be carful to find out the truth.
@Ciaela8 жыл бұрын
+RubyEve12 I only watch Netflix and Hulu these days to be honest. Rather watch actual constructed dramas than half-assed reality/variety on TV.
@RubyEve128 жыл бұрын
same here! I only watch cable TV! Anyways, thanks for replying to a total stranger! I came across your video and I felt I really wanted to leave comment when I watched because I totally understood what you meant! Just subscribed so I'll be checking all of your other videos! ミカエラちゃんありがとう😄
@chauna54138 жыл бұрын
I would've said "You know what makes me excited? Money"
@SepiaDaysMusic8 жыл бұрын
and by extension, having food on the table and a roof over your head
@RachelandJun8 жыл бұрын
haha so many people are like "After KZbin you could probably go into TV or something!!" and I'm like what, no... no nonono. I think we've turned down just about every TV offer we've received, other than a couple that were specifically about our channel. TV/movie "celebrity" personalities often seem like they're constructed (especially the more extreme ones), even in America. I get the feeling that to make it in that kind of industry you have to be willing to be a permanent public actor. Like Colbert, or Teller from Penn and Teller, or even Gottfried (that's not his real voice!) And that's great for people who like doing that! But it's kind of the opposite of vloggers where followings are built around your genuine personality and lives (ideally). I know there are some foreign talents in Japan who have their own images, but I wish there wasn't so much "omg Japan is so crazy and amazing let me read this list of my favorite things about Japan that the director just made up and handed to me." I think it's great that you talked about this, so people can get an idea of what working in TV is actually like. And I'm glad you've been getting back into regular vlogging!! ♥ We're going to come visit you in Fukuoka asap :D
@Ciaela8 жыл бұрын
+Rachel & Jun please do, I saw so many people recommending it to you in your second channel vlog. Come check it out, eat food with me, see if you like it :)
@Ciaela8 жыл бұрын
+Rachel & Jun Also yeah, Hollywood is another tangled web of illusion and delusion. People used to judge me for going to music school but being so obsessed with Britney Spears, but knowing what I know, and having a taste of the industry, hearing songs like Overprotected, Lucky, and watching the video for Everytime, you can see that there were so many hints of truth about her lifestyle, they foreshadowed her public breakdown, which I also empathize with. Shaving her head bald was her attempt to take back control of her life, by destroying something that defined her public persona. Unfortunately when that much money is invested in a brand she can't just shake off the title. As far as I know she's still under conservatorship, she's forever being punished for trying to take back her life.
@Gurokawa8 жыл бұрын
One of your best videos yet. Very thoughtful and informative. I never really liked your sponsored videos. Glad to see your back in control of your content. Fan since 2011...... 🤗
@TheOrikousan8 жыл бұрын
5年前にミカエラさんの留学アドバイスの動画を観て影響されてから、ようやく先週からオーストラリアに留学しています! ミカエラさんは僕が初めてチャンネル登録したKZbinrでずっと僕のインスピレーションとモチベーションです!!ミカエラさんのおかげで新しい世界に足を踏み出すことができてます!! I've been watching your channel for 5 years and just so appreciate all of your videos and any work you've created. They always motivate me and let me believe that I can do what I want to do. So I couldn't be happier and more proud of you that you've been through the mess but still, you made it up to this point and can say that was a great experience after all. BIGGEST LOVE FROM AUSTRALIA!! :]
@2001lextalionis8 жыл бұрын
TV is so 20th century, I didn't like my TV experience either as I was asked to repeat myself or they wanted to put words into my mouth. They wanted me to say stuff like "I love you Japan". Keep tubin and be yourself
@glamabasic1428 жыл бұрын
TV is so fake, it's almost unbelivable, i stopped watching TV years ago. Your channel is more real, go ahead like that.
@YetAnotherMartian8 жыл бұрын
This is really good, you are starting to figure things out for yourself, especially after seeing your videos on your second channel where you talk about not being yourself lately. Great to see the progress, keep it up!
@3DJapan8 жыл бұрын
When I first started doing art professionally I had job offers all the time where they'd ask me to work in exchange for credit or "experience". "It'll give you something for your resume!" they'd say. Several wanted me to work on feature films with differed payment, meaning "We can't afford to pay you now but if our move sells will pay you." 4:30 This totally reminded me of Bill Murray's Lost in Translation Suntory scene.
@theebon8 жыл бұрын
Micaela I am so grateful to have seen this video. It feels like a lot of things get rebound together. I was not really recognizing you through your apparitions on TV and it made me feel a bit like some more distance between you and your viewers had been put. However I kept watching you because I was (and I am still) attached to you. Thank you for sharing this with us, I feel like I can finally let go those feelings and embrace a new start. You look like you feel better and better after each videos lastly and I am happy for you. Love you ! Jessica
@akikouchida3508 жыл бұрын
I can relate it. Japanese people notice it So, people getting leave watching TV. TV staff say "It's performance(for fun)" but I'm tired such "Performance". They should know Honesty can be touching hearts of people. I'm happy about you still like Japan(maybe?) however you had known a such part of Japan.
@akikouchida3508 жыл бұрын
Gordon Graham Yeah, It's just talking about ramen or bento. I should get relax, maybe. haha:D ...But It would be much more better than controlled information that TV tells Japanese "Who cares"
@akikouchida3508 жыл бұрын
Crow Richter Aha, I also think there are good and bad things about every country. And everybody has each sense what is good or bad for oneself. "Stereotypical" is convenient to get foreigner image. Normally people can adjust image to real. But many Japanese has not so many chance to get know foreigners in real, then it might make misunderstanding. I know audience needs to think about that. And I think TV/media should care that too. Meantime, internet gives me chance to know personal opinion from the world just like this small talking. It's interesting. Well, you are interested in japan is interested in foreigners?! That's good. I was surprised when I knew some countries have a study "Japanologie" :)
@robertryan35718 жыл бұрын
I'm glad that you've regained control of your self image, and in some ways, your soul, Micaela! :)
@mspongeborn88288 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the interesting video, Micaela! I can totally relate to your point of view. I've once been shortly interviewed during a trip to Tokyo. They were shooting some material for tourist spots in the Asakusa area. So they asked me why I found those fake meals they sell in Kappabashi so interesting. I said (in English) they are really useful especially to tourists because you can just point at what you want to order in a restaurant and because you also get an idea of how it will look like. In the end some Japanese guy was dubbing over it, dumbing it down to "it's amazing that Japanese technology is able to create something like this." So yeah, that was a real bummer.
@lindafukuyu57677 жыл бұрын
Micaela, It's because Japan is the country that still treats women like toys.
@hirofxjpy8 жыл бұрын
やっぱりテレビは信用できないな………ニュースなんかも信用ならないね恐ろしい世界だな〜
@asfand69048 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the interesting insight micaela and good luck for the future
@spellbunny8 жыл бұрын
The myth of exposure of prevalent in a lot of industries, there's so much of it in web design/photography especially. "Just think of all the work you'll get for your portfolio!" It still happens and people prey on students or fresh graduates. It's sad. Thanks for making this video!
@denambren8 жыл бұрын
Welcome back. This video is what your eyes were saying during your "tv period", and it's nice to hear you finally say it. Now the difficult process of rediscovering your own identity. But you seem extremely self-reflective and quite perceptive, so I'm sure this experience will just reinforce who you really are and will make you more comfortable with life in general. Good luck with the process in the meantime.
@irgendwerjoker8 жыл бұрын
I am happy that you stopped selling out. I sorry to sound harsh, but being a gaijin on Japanese TV means that you will reinforce stereotypes of foreigners within Japan instead of portraying a realistic view. This harms _all_ foreigners living in Japan, and that's why I incredibly appreciate your youtube stuff, cause that's showing a _realistic_ foreigner....
@deadlyneko64848 жыл бұрын
Thank you Micalea for this video, I think it may help to open people's eyes that TV is not so great and shiny as it seems to be. As a reward for such a great video I translated the whole video into Polish, I hope it will help some people from my country to watch this and understand its message :) Have a nice day!
@loopyfrog8 жыл бұрын
that's so lovely of you :)
@Ciaela8 жыл бұрын
You're a beast! Thank you!
@deadlyneko64848 жыл бұрын
Micaela ミカエラ No problem, I will try to translate your videos more regularly :) I watch all of them anyways so no problem, there are a lot of Polish people interested in topics you cover so I may help them also :)
@callmema148 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is the first time I've ever been second. Interesting video. I hear that the entertainment industry in Asian countries are tuff. That's sad that you did all those amazing things but you didn't gain anything financially.
@Ciaela8 жыл бұрын
It's okay, my KZbin channel did pretty well during that time (although not necessarily due to "exposure") and I was able to get a few sponsorships with brands that helped a lot! (Even though everyone hated the sponsored videos--sorry.)
@Zinkx.8 жыл бұрын
hey I really liked the cheese in the curry one I thought that was pretty funny ahahaha *not funny as in laughing at you or anything* just liked it ahahaha
@Ciaela8 жыл бұрын
I liked the curry one too! It was actually educational. I can think of two that made me cringe when I hit "publish", but I don't think I'm allowed to tell you which ones. :p
@Zinkx.8 жыл бұрын
Micaela ミカエラ aye, aye, hold up a minute!!! ya can't just leave us hanging like that T^T It's like telling someone "I've got a secret but I'm! Not! Telling xP LUL
@shallowsleep158 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry you had those negative experiences, but I'm glad that you enjoy doing KZbin! I love seeing your videos. It makes my day sometimes.
@SantomPh8 жыл бұрын
High 5 Micaela. the truth about TV is refreshing to hear...
@hopeahooper8 жыл бұрын
yay! I'm so glad you (in a sense) are back!
@user-gd9fw6ex8r6 жыл бұрын
ふなっしーも言ってた
@Ciaela6 жыл бұрын
ふなっしーと共演したことがあるけど、あのキャラーは流石に体力的にきついと思いますよねー
@johnsonhsu65198 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing Micaela! I'm sure it must've been a challenge to get this video out. But thank you for staying true to who you are and not letting anyone else dictate who you are/become.
Heya, I'm... not even sure how I stumbled upon this video, but holy crap. You go, girl. I've seen this sort of exploitation in other creative fields outside of Japan, and of course in various circles in Japan as well. You spoke so well on this issue: The realities, from the heart. Thumbs up, big support. I'll check out your other videos. Keep keeping it real!
@Fadille18 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing that with us :) If you feel better that way, it means u made the right decision!!
I've had some experience in the Japanese TV and film industry. I used to do some occasional work as a paid extra. Maybe sometimes I'd have a line or two. At first it was interesting, but it soon became apparent how nasty and messed up the business is. Sometimes jobs were easy. You could be done in an hour and be paid around 10,000 yen. Other times though you'd be tied up on set or studio all day, and I actually do mean all day ( 16 hours one day) but still be paid the same amount. Whenever you asked about what time you could expect to leave, most crews would get really angry with you. Thing is though, as an extra or bit part actor, you're not doing this full-time. You often need to be somewhere else. You know, to make a living. Working conditions and pay steadily got worse. Many TV networks in Japan will be grudged to give you a bento if you're working all day. But as bad as it could be sometimes, Japanese extras were treated way worse. On one popular TV drama shoot, myself and the other foreign extras were bussed to and from the nearest station and the location ( it was quite far). The Japanese extras however were not paid at all. They got treated like crap all day and were told to walk back to the station. It was the middle of summer too. I did a few days shooting for another drama on TBS. It featured one of the SMAP guys. The director was a complete asshole. He was large for a Japanese guy and he was clearly used to being bigger than most people around him as he would just shout and bully everyone on set. Sometimes physically. I saw him push one of the Japanese extras around. She was almost what you'd consider elderly. Not quite, but close. Completely unacceptable. I never had any problem with him. I swore to myself that if he started giving me shit, I would walk. I didn't need the job, it was just casual work I'd do in my time off. Anyway, the finished product was god awful. Like, I've seen high school students produce better. It wasn't long afterwards that I decided I don't want to be associated with such garbage. That director wouldn't be able to work outside of Japan, and I'm sure the same can be said for a lot of people in Japanese film and TV. The finished product is often of a very poor standard. Even a big budget NHK drama featuring Ken Watanabe, who I got to spend a day working with, turned out to be very wooden and poor in the end. Watanabe is a great actor, but even he couldn't polish their turd of a script. The funny thing about my stint doing film and TV work in Japan was that for the entire time I never owned a TV and would only occasionally watch the stuff I was in to see how it was. The look on people's faces in Japan when you tell them that you don't watch, or even own a TV is classic. TV worldwide is generally poor, and TV in Japan is some of the poorest TV there is. If it's not just a stream of variety shows with vaccuous "Talentos" doing the most inane shit, it's people eating. Eating in the studio, eating in someone's house and eating in someone's restaurant as a thinly veiled commercial. Then there's the increasingly nationalistic/Japan is number one at making some banal crap/foreigners are amazed by Japan type of programming that is becoming worryingly more common. The fact that audiences lap it up too makes me increasingly worried for Japan's future.
@mylefteye8 жыл бұрын
Good. Now we can have you all to ourselves again.☺ Don't change and continue making awesome videos, Micaela! We're with you!😊
@HigginsInJapan8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this!
@nagis8 жыл бұрын
よくぞ公表してくれたと思います その勇気に感謝
@Qpupu6 жыл бұрын
凄く良く解る‼️
@EcstaticJack8 жыл бұрын
Very informative video! Thanks Micaela!
@TokyoCraftsman8 жыл бұрын
Good for you, keep fighting for yourself, and you will do well in life. Domo
@John.Daehawk8 жыл бұрын
Do what you love and enjoy to do. Sorry that you've been having a rough time, hopefully it all gets better.
I've been watching your videos for a while and you're a wonderful person! Keep your path on KZbin cause it is here that you make us happy 😊
@NihonJack8 жыл бұрын
This is really interesting Micaela. I wondered what Japanese TV was like. As a KZbinr just starting out, I feel like info like this is super helpful. Thanks! Starting at the bottom and working my way up.
@DreamingInJapanese8 жыл бұрын
This was so informative. I feel like you handled this topic really well and cleared up a lot of your vague but concerning tweets from previous years haha... I had no idea just how difficult it had been for you! Not compensating someone for their work is unacceptable, I'm shocked they think that is in any way OK to do. I've always been inspired by you and now that you've left that agency, I'm glad to see you getting back to being comfortable with you again.
@amaterasu488 жыл бұрын
だからマスゴミって言われるんだよね。はっきり言ってやらせじゃんね。
@SermonsSubtitled7 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for being so open and honest!! Im sure this helps a lot of people! Wish you all the best!
@Rtcmanga_YouTube_Channel8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing a video like this! There are so much background infos about Japan coming from your stories. I have heard that Japan can be like that. I mean keep in mind what kind of crazy TV shows they have, that are probably harming the mental health of participants. The "be more excited, be more excited" thing is probably just a Japanese mentality thing. It reminds me of how excited Japanese people get about the smallest things: If you can say Konnichiwa as a foreigner they praise you like you invented the auto mobile. :D I think what they did at the TV production was probably the same thing they do in most jobs in Japan - ask for way to much and put people to the edge of their existence which results in suicides all over the place. :(
@TheMattPhoenix8 жыл бұрын
Hey you. Glad you did this. I have nothing but respect for you. That hazing that happens... thought it was only me. It killed me to hear how unworthy I was, how this other person was better. You are the best, keep smiling.
@ppoint4328 жыл бұрын
I haven't heard much good things about the entertainment industry in Japan. It seems that upper management tends to reap most of the rewards from their talent. I was pretty shocked to here some of the estimated salaries that these j-pop idols and mainstream singers make. It seems like such a pittance compared to their Western counterparts. It seems to me in Japan you really have to have a passion for your artistic profession since you aren't going to be compensated well for it, monetarily.
@SantomPh8 жыл бұрын
very few Japanese (or Korean) stars are truly independent, since they join companies or talent agencies that manage their contracts etc the legendary PSY for instance only found success after his mid 30s.
You have my support! Always am and always will be a huge fan of your videos. Keep up the great work!
@Fancynancytv8 жыл бұрын
Wow I can't believe they didn't pay you...you said some really great things :) We do deserve to be paid for our work
@ValeBigotes8 жыл бұрын
I didn't know you were a "tv actress" so I actually know the youtube person, and you've inspired me so much to travle, get to know new cultures and stuff, like, wow, I'm so glad that you're fine now and that you know who you are, I think you are a very genuine person, so CONGRATS!!! I mean, I don't know you in person, but I feel like I do, so I'm proud of you and of this video.
@MegKonrad8 жыл бұрын
While KZbin gets a lot of shit, especially recently, I think you made some great points about its pros. We're at least not under contractual obligations to be different people here (well, most of us I guess). Very nice video! Claps all around! 👏
@kiki-kundeliveryservice19188 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this honest video. Best of luck Micaela 🍀