Off The Record: Remembering the Golden Age of Asian YouTube

[@bizzyma]

I remember my cousin worked with Bart, Joe, and Geo to bring them up to Toronto. I was still in high school and these dudes were rockstars to me. Love to see y’all thriving ✌🏻

[@bethnichols2875]

Ryan called it right, "Another essential episode of Careful Boyz". And an outstanding one at that. Thank you, JK crew.

[@aaronkim1289]

Colleges gotta book Nick so he can do a BJJ seminar and be hilarious

[@Calida]

Just went to an API Culture night at the local college bc my nieces were invited to perform (they're the local Khmer traditional dance crew) and it was so cool to see that all the acts, traditional and modern, were local groups too, including 3 kpop dance cover groups!

[@eringutsch]

Such a beautiful and humble conversation! Entertaining as always!

[@TiffanyLawChiffy]

i just graduated from ucsd in 22 so like mid covid, but i remember attending an online event where the school booked the streamer boxbox, and i think after i graduated, either this or last year, they brought in streamer/youtuber disguisedtoast

[@ethansou]

Yeeessss. They're the new gen of asian youtubers. Especially Toast and his group of friends.

[@Lilianuhh]

That era of Asian creators realllllly molded who I am and yall did put us on the map ! I was always too young to do any of the cool meetups and shows but if I was able to see any of the creators they named I’d be so starstruck 🤣 but also like I’m seeing family that I haven’t seen in forever . You guys made me proud to be Asian in an era and community where it was weird to be Asian . (I’m from Milwaukee Wisconsin)

[@Lilianuhh]

Now they love my Asian ass 🤭

[@kshinokevin]

"Asian youtube Fyre Fest (minus rapper Ja Rule)." - Joe

[@therino9695]

True facts about the colleges being more weary of comics! I grew up on yall since 2014. Ended up joining a college dance crew recently right after I graduated since that’s all they had in this city… Then I got kicked out because of some jokes that I made… and I censored myself a lot too :(

[@CuongChanster]

Love that era. Hope the youngin brings it back

[@hybui123]

Colleges still book Asian artists but the newer gen ones. Thuy comes to mind!

[@kypl1910]

Dumbfoundead is so chill and funny 🤣😂

[@black4pienus]

And hawt.

[@ELTSGAMING]

Aye man we minnesotans go hard 😩

[@Lindayg1]

The “Minnesota Hmong conference” 😂

[@thegarbageman3491]

great episode

[@MallPeaMallCow]

Dumb was in Minnesota and one of my homie went to a house party where Dumb was at. He got high with Dumb but Dumb was hella irritated with him because Dumb was trying to shoot his shot with a female and my high homie kept trying to conversant with Dumb 😂😂😂😂

[@Denzelul]

6:27 is so real.

[@sLeepy1004]

❤❤❤😂😂😂I love dumbfoundead 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@x2pm]

ah i remember dumbfounded performed at ucsc. the crowd was wack but thats ucsc lol

[@kshinokevin]

Dumb's in the Hizzouse (house) !; it is like for a film = 1 novelty (in the background, as an extra) Asian actor, who got hired, had filled the slot already; a 2nd person isn't needed. like in a spoof film, of 80's-90's teen sex comedies, called "Not Another Teen Movie," like "Don't Be a Menace (to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood)" or 'Scary Movie (Scream-like)."

[@Onlybadtakes2589]

Im more missing the golden age of battle rap with Smack and Grindtime

[@BabyMamaMaker]

Niga Higa was peak Asian KZbin.

[@KristineTran]

And KevJumba 🥹

[@BabyMamaMaker]

@@KristineTran tbh, I didn’t really watch KevJumba and I only know of him because I was told that I look like him. 😂

[@rubioalvin]

I do remember... any years b4 2015 lol

[@MikeyDillow-ky5yh]

Konichiwa niihau 👲✝️ I am an American Irish and half Dutch and I like wearing traditional Chinese clothes to be respectful

[@JessAnonymous]

Haven't seen dumbfounded in a lil minute. Looking good. I agree, now more than ever there are opportunities left & right for Asians. Of course there could always be more, but im loving the Asian representation

[@Zhcwu]

I thought the brothers sun was pretty decent and it was canceled so I still don't know what they are taking about...

[@lerrojcv3987]

😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅

[@BotheredBrute]

Everyone gets beat

[@jjj9095]

First xD

[@GYSMelanie5]

Yesssss Ateez will be the first Asian K-pop group to perform at Coachella! So excited!

[@identityxd9184]

There have been many K-pop groups perform at Coachella already

[@GYSMelanie5]

​@identityxd9184 really? I'm sorry, I thought they were the first. That's awesome!

[@ByronCastroBCSC]

Literally Blackpink, 2NE1 lol

[@GYSMelanie5]

​@ByronCastroBCSC I'm behind the times, it seems. That's really cool.

[@hobet]

Epik High was one of the first Korean groups to be at Coachella although they're a rap group not 😅

[@보징어-m4h]

Making fun of korea is a thing back and still nowdays. Shows jealousy of rest of asian towards korea is unreal .

[@Mcdomomon]

Lmaoooooooo

[@magnumbrahms5339]

?? Dafuq are you talking about?

[@CamberRockerCamber]

...... what? Are you commenting on the correct video?

[@보징어-m4h]

You know exactly what I mean . Jk grew up bc of anti korea skit. Dont deny it

[@vinfinity0626]

they only make fun of korea because of overthinking emotional koreans like you lol