The collapse of EAT YOUR KIMCHI

[@ohhello937]

They didn't move back to Canada because they couldn't afford Japan. Simon went to Canada and filed for divorce, leaving Martina behind to sort out their affairs in Japan. She had to move to Canada because they have a clause where you can't get divorced unless you are seperated in the country for a whole year. Martina even mentioned her life in Japan was uprooted due to it. That's why she moved back to Japan once the divorce was over.

[@d.almeida3633]

So she is in Japan for good??? I thought she stayed in Canada?

[@ohhello937]

@@d.almeida3633 Last I watched her videos she was back in Japan because the divorce was finalised and she could leave Canada. I feel like she barely uploads now but Japan is one of the cheaper countries to live in since COVID. So it's easily affordable as a content creator far as I've heard.

[@alim998097]

@@d.almeida3633 no, she mentioned on her community post for her King Kogi channel that she moved back to Canada about 6 months ago. As ohhello937 mentioned, she wanted to finish her Asia adventures at her own pace and finally felt it was the right time to move back to Canada and be closer to family. She will continue to upload Japan videos which she has saved but also will have new content.

[@tophiapoo]

Hey just so everyone knows this is completely false! They moved back to Canada due to the money not coming in anymore ( I.e. when they closed their studio and moved was when it started falling apart) Martina is very manipulative and always seeking attention/pity from people. Martina made life impossible for Simon when she became emotionally/verbally abusive. Simon still gets flack and all he did was continue posting on EYK. I agree he should’ve just made a a new channel as well but let’s also not demonize him for posting on a channel nobody is even watching 💀❤🎉

[@ohhello937]

@@tophiapoo Hey just so you know YOU are completely false! The filing for divorce in Canada is real as per the law. They both had to be in Canada to divorce, causing Japan life to be uprooted. Martina would not have moved back to Japan after the divorce if she couldn't afford living there. Simon also lives comfortably in another country now too. Simon put out a video complaining about their cat, he has never said she was emotionally/verbally abusive. He also said he asked in the divorce for no public talk so he would not have to explain anything or talk about their life. You're making up things and spreading rumors about people. My post isn't "demonizing" him, it's explaining their split. Be realistic.❤

[@TroyYouTube]

Simon started giving cult-leader brainwashed vibes with his breathy ultra-calm passive aggressive attitude. Martina dodged a bullet

[@unrested]

But shes missing out on all his book reviews!!!! lol sorry I shouldn’t kid. It could be way more serious and we don’t even know.

[@Auritilien]

Funnily, I got the feeling he was falling into a cult with the few videos I watched from him when I learned they spilt up. Being into wellness, reading and exercise is nice an all, but when that makes you spiritually enlightened... he seemed lost.

[@ack153]

​@@AuritilienI will say that I think anyone would be lost going through a divorce like that. I know Simon had a lot of issues but they were together for a long time. The unfortunate part was that he filmed it.

[@NNichols10]

One of the main reasons everyone was upset at Simon is he refused to retire Eat Your Kimchi and kept posting on the channel whereas Martina left completely started over. He stole the old channel because of its popularity.

[@unrested]

That’s true he did seem to keep posting on there more even after they had announced they would be leaving it

[@jusbeazy28]

Sounds just like @hellthyjunkfood

[@krtierney]

Who wouldn’t do the same in his scenario? He built that audience with his ex.

[@Chhhelo]

I personally started watching them more once they moved to Japan. I’m happy Martina is still making videos. I felt her vibes were what was carrying through channel.

[@mpa4ko]

I remember a video by Simon asking for communities of people with chronicly ill partners because he was at the end of his rope. The cult theory fits. He also said in one video he was very depressed before meeting Martina, and making plans to off himself if he didn't find someone and her saving him. Codependency doesn't mix well with illness. However it's also standard statistic - men bail on ill women, or disabled children. Whichever it is I honestly see him as the guy who was in for the good times and had no emotional maturity for the bad times.

[@UmuPadoru]

Great emphasis on that statistic. Men tend to leave their sick partners at at extremely high rate compared to a relatively small percentage of women.

[@Na2Ocean]

Whoa, haha, Martina attempted too, so, let’s not make the fact that any of them ATTEMPTED is a red flag.

[@GoodHunter9]

Honestly, I love that you've been uploading more this past year or so. You're great at telling stories. not too obnoxious or overly energetic... Keep kicking ass, man!

[@unrested]

Thanks a bunch for the kind words and sticking with me all this time!

[@miniscus5]

I now follow Martina, after following their original channel from the early stages. I understand that is difficult not too take sides in this situations, but those that criticise Martina for being to happy or similar, I think she is probably doing her best considering her health problems. I would probably be a depressed slob. Had a look at Simon's channel when he started, and was not interested! He did move to Portugal, which is going through a rental crisis due in part to people like him, so that didn't help in my consideration of him!

[@unrested]

Portugal huh? Wonder how that is

[@elliefors6006]

Simon's channel feels like one big therapy session for himself. It's kinda hard to get through any video without it feeling like him just talking through his issues to KZbin. Also, as an artist myself, A.I. art drives me NUTS. The thumbnails are indeed atrocious.😭

[@unrested]

Yeah the AI stuff…just why?!!!

[@sakura12141]

So happy you're uploading vids more often, been watching your channel since ages it feels like! I remember keeping up with this collapse, I used to be an avid watcher of theirs and it was crazy and sad seeing everything unfold (gurugossiper/lolcow/reddit) I only read stuff and didn't participate in those discussions though. There was a lot of discussion on those about him being a covert narcissist though, and how he molded his persona to be like her while they were together, made himself seem like a hero when it came to caring for her and made it seem like she needed him to survive. When they separated he ended up dating someone who was very much into yoga, then became a lot like her(the weird persona change). I don't remember much else though. Martina's new channel seems to have kept the essence of EYK, Simon's new stuff is...strange and not my cup of tea.

[@unrested]

Thanks for sticking with me and yeah the collapse of their channel was a big shock. I did not see it coming. Interesting about him morphing into who ever he is with. Kind creepy too.

[@Preston-Lee]

Quite a bit of misinformation in this video, don't know whether intentionally or unintentionally. They didn't move from Korea to Japan for whatever reasons you talked about. They disclosed why they made the decision to move to Japan, it was due to the progression of Martina's health condition, which by the way is called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and is a connective tissue disorder, they had discussed it and made the decision to move because living in Japan was a dream of Martina's and she wanted to be able to enjoy going out places and having little adventures with the channel before her mobility decreased more. I can't accurately speculate the reason for why Simon wanted the divorce but from what others say and how he is now portraying himself online, something happened or he I think might've gotten involved with a community or something and they either brainwashed him. A more likely situation unfortunately is that it just happened, Overtime people get tired of being caretakers to those who are chronically ill and sadly the statistics for chronically ill women having male partners who end up deciding to leave later on is quite high. It could be a combination of the two that he was convinced by others to leave And also partially his own feelings made it easy for him to be convinced. Never going to know the actual reasons. Don't need to know the actual reasons. they didn't leave Japan for any reason other than that they had to go back to Canada for their separation because you had to be separated for a certain amount of time before you can get divorced. they didn't leave Japan because they're content wasn't doing as well, just because you were a person who didn't like their new content didn't mean they did not have plenty of people who enjoyed it and didn't mean it wasn't doing well with monetarily. Also, you can't be fired from your own production company so that is false information as well. Simon and Martina had their own company that they created, they produce their own videos with the help of people that they hired. they literally had employees that they hired like assistance and other film related employees. Simon's dog was not named after the first dog, the first dogs name was Spudgy and the second dog's name was fudgy. Absolutely insensitive but was not the exact same name.

[@jamesdonaldson6891]

This deserves more upvotes. All the misinformation bothered me as someone who had grown up with EYK.

[@Preston-Lee]

@@jamesdonaldson6891 I appreciate that, yeah same, that's why I wanted to dispel this information. The initial video that they made in 2015 February talking more about Martina's condition is actually what helped me to get EDS on my Medical radar and found out three years later from when I found out about it in 2016 that I actually have classical type. Found out in December 2019. I had been subscribed to them for years back when I was in high school but apparently had missed that video from February 2015

[@unrested]

I did the best I could with what little info is out there. I realize it’s not a perfect video as I am not an EYK fan site or anything. I welcome highlighting mistakes I made. I also implore anyone who wants to make their own video or a reaction to this one correcting the mistakes to do so.

[@Smithpolly]

Just because that's why they said that's why there were moving to Japan doesn't necessarily mean that is why they moved to Japan.

[@notspiritualenough3813]

I know their relationship ending was confusing to me, but I remember I came across a reddit post during that time. It said that during Covid Simon started doing online yoga classes and fell in love with his yoga instructor or something. That's why he suddenly became all zen and spiritual or whatever. Like he morphs into the persona of the person he's interested in. Well later on I think he even made videos or podcast-style videos with said yoga instructor but it was never confirmed their relationship was anything more than friends. Also, in one of Simon and Martina podcast episodes, Martina said when she met Simon he was extremely misogynistic and Simon even backed up her claims and said he changed a lot over the years. I bring this up, because people have speculated he fell back to his old ways and started consuming red pill content. There was so much tea on reddit but I think the posts have been deleted and at the time I really wasn't interested about it. I followed couple of their reddit pages way before they split, and those pages started posting a lot of speculation. Anyways, I'm posting this because I want to know if anyone remembers some "old tea" or speculations like these on reddit?

[@unrested]

In love with his online yoga instructor. Sounds like a bad sims expansion pack. But really it could all be true. None of us will ever know the full story.

[@maggyfrog]

that's so... cringe if he changed due to red pill content. it's more understandable if he got caught up with the whole yoga cult / falling in love with the yoga instructor, not that it's excusable. if the red pill stuff is even a little bit true, yikes

[@notspiritualenough3813]

@@maggyfrog I think the red pill stuff does have an ounce of truth. I kinda move in "spiritual" circles. hence my username. The yoga/meditation spiritual people can be super judgemental, and a lot of the guys believe women should be submissive or allow them to have open relationships. Especially in the ISKCON world, though I don't think Simon fell in that deep. Modern New Age Spiritualism is not the free spirit kind we remember from the 60's and 70's.

[@faminaexmachina]

@@notspiritualenough3813THIS. People who are and have been immersed in spiritual, yogi, new age or “self healing” spaces, truly understand how frequent the red-pilled, alt right overlap is within these spaces. I wish more people understood how rampant red pilled ideology is in the weirdest places.

[@ABirdOnTheMoon]

I second that instructor/relationship speculation. He actually had 2 videos or more uploaded with her in them. She even travelled with him somewhere. We though never got a vocal confirmation of their relationship. It’s a shame but if you look back, Simon does grow resentful of Martina and you can see it. He was never the cuddly person to begin with. He always was selfish a bit. It is a lot of small detials but they matter. If a person always steal your food or eat it when you are hungry or make a point to annoy you, that says a lot about his character. He also was bored and lacking interest in the few latest videos they had together. Simon showed a lot of withdrawal and change over the last year of them together.

[@eaudetreasure]

I'm living in Japan these days. Teaching for 15 years. I never watched their videos, but I met Simon and Martina a few times at events and meetups. What's sad was seeing their breakup and how it happened to two really nice people.

[@unrested]

Yeah honestly I never saw it coming. I was shocked

[@michey1978]

I believe the condition Martina has is Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which as you said makes one immunologically compromised and causes joint pain. Not fun during the pandemic, I know a handful of people living in Japan who have it.

[@unrested]

Yeah I can’t imagine it could have been easy

[@siliinnorway]

Yes, she has EDS, or more specifically the sub-type called hEDS. My niece has the same condition. Basically the body doesn't know what to do with the protein collagen, which is used to bind tissue together and lubricate joints. Because it doesn't know what to do with it, joints wear down both from lack of proper cushioning and overly flexed joints. Over time, people with EDS develop more pain and are more and more prone to dislocation.

[@restlessfae2407]

Been a fan of yours for 14 years. Nothing but awesome content.

[@unrested]

Thanks for sticking with me for so long!!

[@adamokoriscant8500]

What a shame, i loved their videos back in the day. I wish them both the best

[@jens7571]

Unrested, glad to see you posting again. I have fond memories of listening to your osoroshii Saturday videos while at my part time job-- I can’t believe it’s been almost 10 years since I started watching. The EYK situation sucks, I used to enjoy their content even though I wasn’t too invested in Korean culture. They seemed like such a great couple and had great chemistry too. I agree their content went down in quality after moving to japan. I wasn’t sure why, but you articulated it well- lack of connections. I also remember when the Simon video dropped and seeing his 180 degree personality change- it was very eerie. I haven’t watched much of either since but it’s definitely one of the biggest tragedies in the foreigner in Asia vlogging sphere for me

[@unrested]

Hey thanks for sticking around for so long. Good news is I’ll be working on starting a seperate channel for osoroshii this summer. I’m not sure when it will be up and running but I’ve had too many people request it including channel members to ignore the call for its return

[@mattiem1497]

This was my first lesson in a para social relationship. I remember being rocked when they broke up. They were honestly the image I held when considering what a good relationship looks like. It shook me up a bit and if I’m being honest made me a bit more pessimistic. I did learn from this that you can’t trust what you are presented online.

[@unrested]

Yeah people only show their best online

[@LadyDarkSunMoon]

I used to enjoy the Kpop videos a lot from the bad English busting to the quirky naming and imitating of dance moves and all the memes. I watched a little less after they moved to Japan because the vibe of the videos had changed a bit and also, because my sister and a lot of my friends had already been "feeding me" Japan for awhile at that point (my sister went to Kansai Gaidai for a year and that's how I stumbled upon your channel while researching whether I could mail her cheese curds for poutine) . I was incredibly sad for them when I learned that they broke up. I still follow Martina's channel; I'm glad that she managed to keep her sense of humour and quirkiness through it all. As someone with a chronic illness also (I have fibromyalgia), I appreciated her "build a ladder" approach. I watched Simon's a couple times after they broke up but I don't know if he's still posting because the YT algorithm doesn't recommend me his videos anymore. I agree that it was a very drastic nearly traumatic change from hipster Simon to guru-tesque; I had not foreseen that coming, either. I think the using their channel for "blasting" one another back and forth would have been worse ; I'm glad they had an NDA that limited the diffusion of the drama online because when people go through these types of events and feelings, it gets really messy really quick and I think they both could have spewed out things they'd regret saying even more...

[@unrested]

A very balanced take on the situation. It’s nice to hear. I agree completely that they should never use the eyk channel for blasting each other. I’m still shocked they went their seperate ways and I wish them both the best.

[@hikkipedia]

Great video, Scott! I have a theory on what happened to Simon and the divorce. I followed their channel closely when they moved to Japan, and like everyone else thought they were #goals and was shocked when they announced they were separating and moving back to Canada. And I was even more shocked by Simon’s drastic personality change, and as I watched I realized I had seen this before; when my friend joined an online cult. When Simon said he had gotten deep into yoga, it immediately threw up red flags as there are SO MANY nefarious cults disguised as yoga studios/clubs/gurus these days. My theory is that he joined as part of his fitness workouts (probably online, while still in Japan), but the other people/guru pointed out that he does everything for his wife, his entire life revolved around her and he deserved to do something for himself. Once they figured out Martina was disabled and wouldn’t join their group, maybe she even pushed back on Simon when he wanted to take more yoga courses or something else that cost a lot, they encouraged him to do more “for himself” (the cult) and drop the dead weight (Martina). They tapped into something Simon was already feeling during a time when he was vulnerable (the pandemic). I even left a comment on Martina’s instagram post that simply said “Simon got sucked into a yoga cult” and she deleted it, though she left up a ton of other comments trash talking him. I feel like their marriage could have survived covid, their channel’s downfall, and even moving back home, but Simon’s drastic turn of face drove the final wedge between.

[@unrested]

There are reports he fell in love with his online yoga instructor in eyk Reddit so it may have all gone the way of cultist/obsession style integration. Or yeah they could have just grown apart instead of together during rough times. I suppose we will never truly know

[@tatiannaingram1086]

I have been watching you since I was 12, I'm now 25 lol I finally found your channel again! Glad to see your still doing well! ~

[@unrested]

Hey thanks for sticking with me for so long!

[@Najumomo]

When they bought their own studio building and interviewed a popular kpop group at the time, I thought they had made it. I even used some of their videos in my English classes when I was teaching in Korea. It was sad to see them fade away.

[@unrested]

Yeah I mean I figured they would be at tv level status eventually or hitting 100 mil subs at this point. Wild destination right?

[@KenDeeMay]

I'm so glad you're back! Damn it's been almost 15 years I'm listening to you 🤯

[@KenDeeMay]

Must say also that you helped me learn English xD (I speak French)

[@unrested]

Thanks for sticking with me for so long

[@mardzipan]

This was a great video. I was a fan of their channel when they first started doing kpop music mondays. I always wondered why they had to leave Korea and also leave their studio (and didn’t they also open a cafe?!) behind. I kind of felt bad for the people who donated their money to the studio for it to then be left abandoned after a couple of years… thanks again for a great video!

[@zed4802]

I remember watching their videos when they were in Korea and found it strange that they had decided to switch to Japan when they seemed happily integrated into Korean society. As I think about it now there aren't any other Korean vloggers that I could name, but I could easily list off 20 Jvloggers, Japan would have had more competition, but also more community, which might have been appealing to them.

[@unrested]

Yeah I mean we were happy to see them move here and honestly most of us thought “this is great! They are gunna bring so many new viewers to Japan channels!” Then the wheels came off 🛞

[@Misayra]

You nailed Simon's voice 😂

[@unrested]

Hahaha thanks

[@Catman3131]

Im so glad your back on here Scott I do wish you did osoroshii saturdays again though or talked about that stuff again 😊

[@unrested]

Hey I’ll be working on getting a seperate channel up for that stuff this summer

[@Ladyofdeath777Weaversoftheweb]

Sooo Simon's new persona feels, to me like someone who's joined a cult.... And of course I have no proof of this or any reason to believe it even, but just the change in the way he speaks and the whole 'self-help' thing makes me question what's happening with him. As someone who has some experience with cults and the self-help/spiritual community, there is a lot of weird spaces in those communities and it gets cult-y real quick.

[@unrested]

Yeah I mean we don’t really know how far gone he is or really the whole story

[@lkiyia]

I think people sided with Martina cause she felt raw in her pain. As a bald white old man said "doesn't matter how flat you try to make it, there is always 2 sides to a pancake" so I don't want to crucify Simon but his presentation was really harder to follow. Also over the use of their common channel and how they fought that he shouldn't use it for his new stuff. It was not only the going out, even them talking at the table for their podcast was nice. About the sickness, about being a couple, Persona a Japan stuff... Couples separating is painful and messy man T.T

[@zoilalulu3798]

The dog's name was actually Spudgy, not Spudsy, HAHAHA. I love that, it sounds like he's full of soap. And Simon named his new dog something similar: Fudgy, I believe.

[@unrested]

I had this image in my head that spudsy was a potato 🥔 shaped dog

[@3DJapan]

I enjoyed their videos when they came to Japan. Note that I had not been to Japan yet at that point.

[@unrested]

Yeah they were still high quality and well made so I think they had a wide appeal

[@aisnow5788]

I remember I saw a comment about Simon being a narcissist like 1 to 2 years before the divorced. Like, they somehow picked up on that. I'm not saying he is one bc I don't know him and I am not a dr. However, Simon stated that he is a narcissist in one of his videos.

[@laylaesdesu2790]

I think im on Martina's side cuz Simon sounds like the dude has few screws loose. Also if you are doing this kind of videos you can do about Venus Angelic cuz its even more messed up on maaaaany levels

[@JoseAlanGuerrero92]

Wow, I didn't really know they got divorced until I saw this video... I was never really into their videos, but since I used to have a big interest in Asia, I was a casual viewer of their channel, I would never have thought they broke up

[@nagoyajon]

The algorithm likes comments. So here's mine. Keep it up Scott! ❤

[@teresajenkins9056]

Oh this is so interesting...thank you for this...because I followed Eat your Kimchi...and followed them for years...until they broke up and I still follow Martina in Japan on and off.... and you did a great job breaking down the entire situation....BTW I've followed you for years too on and off...

[@unrested]

Thanks for sticking around all this time

[@posemwen]

Thank you for the video!! Would you ever make videos about current events in Japan and give your opinion on them kind of like how ADVChina (C-milk and Winston) do about China? It doesn’t have to be negative stuff but just funny and interesting news. It would be cool to hear your thoughts about different news from Japan. I’ve been watching your videos for years! This was an interesting topic. Thank you.

[@unrested]

Sure! And yeah I love advchina and also watch serpentzor and lowhey (spelling? lol) I try to dip into current news and updates often although sometimes Japan is just too calm and crime free that it makes it hard to find regular wacky or wild stories. Nonetheless I do plan to follow up with more when I am in Japan in June!

[@Naturenerd1000]

The word Narcissist is practically loosing its meaning. For most people if you don't like someone you call them a Narcissist now when they really arn't. And there's alot more factors that that.

[@unrested]

Yeah as stated in the video I never want to go full throttle on accusations as I would need some sorta undeniable proof. Nonetheless there was most definitely a breakdown in their relationship.

[@zoilalulu3798]

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

[@KrissyMeow]

Yep, this is what she has!

[@unrested]

Thanks yeah I couldn’t remember this name for the life of me.

[@andresanchez7049]

Oh damn, some of the info you said, I didnt even know and I've been following them since the early kpop days. From the videos I saw, they didn't explain the goverment stuff and raising taxes, idk, maybe I missed a video or two. They made it sound like the community was toxic towards them and the reason the moved to Japan was all because Martina wanted to go cause they wanted to travel for their future, just got into the whole Korea deal and never left.

[@unrested]

I remember slightly before they left Korea they went through this big struggle with the ward office and the government officials in their area and felt kinda defeated by how many restrictions they put on their creativity. Plus they got the offer to join a production company in Japan so it probably seemed about the right time as well as some of the factors you mentioned as well.

[@JK-he1tl]

@@unresteddidn’t they also mention that they stopped doing Kpop after the BAP backlash where they got soo much criticism for saying the song was cheesy, it was so sad that a bunch of silly fans ended Kpop Mondays and i still miss it sometimes 😢

[@wicreed]

Long time subscriber happy to see you posting again!!

[@unrested]

Thanks for sticking with me!

[@OKayla543]

Simon and Martina had a dog named Spudgy. Spudgy was a big part of Eat Your Kimchi family. When Spudgy passed, Simon got a new dog "Fudgy", which is similar or Spudgy, not the same. The hate towards Simon is about how he handled Covid and their cat Mr. Meemersworth, as well as how quickly he got a new dog, soon after Spudgy passed.

[@KeeVee77]

really uncomfy with saying "simon was driven to abuse" around the 17:40 minute mark. no matter the life circumstances that put people under pressure....abuse is abuse.... even if youre not taking sides, which is fine everyone is allowed to do that, that wording takes ALL the responsibility from Simon. which is essentially taking a side. (edited to clarify time of quote)

[@unrested]

I’m confused. How on earth did you get “Simon was driven to abuse” out of my video. I’m literally reporting off of the eyk Reddit posts breaking down the situation. That doesn’t mean I support anything said there or believe anything any party has said. You and I have no idea what actually went down 100 percent. Even listening to both sides of the relationship isn’t a good source since there is always an objective 3rd side to every break up story. The truth. I am under no illusion that I, you, Reddit or anyone commenting on the video knows the full truth.

[@KeeVee77]

@@unrestedyou literally said the words "driven to abuse" at around the time mark I said

[@angieng8633]

Your video reminded me of the whole Simon & Martina break up saga. Ugly divorce thing with lawyers involved. Simon got really thin & has weird content on his channel the last I saw. Martina went on with the food stuff but I dont know what's the latest

[@unrested]

You pretty much said it all. That’s where they are now on their seperate channels. And yeah can’t say I’m a fan the AI art on Simon’s channel

[@gazettefan42]

One of their videos Martina mentioned they were in couples therapy so when she said that i was worried about them divorcing so i wasnt suprised but i was upset like all their other fans. My family used to all sit together and watch their videos about a year into them making videos.

[@unrested]

Dang yeah there channel was real comfort food for me. If I had a rough day they kinda brightened it up with their happy go lucky attitudes. Then watching it all go in reverse was quite shocking.

[@elisekuby2009]

Martina has an active channel and lives in Yokohama. Although she may have moved from there since and maybe lives in Tokyo now?

[@unrested]

Yeah I think she got back to living outside of Tokyo as most who want to film there do. Living in the hardcore city area of Tokyo is rough unless you can pay high rent and want an ultra busy life

[@mentalalchemysubliminals]

Martina actually posted TODAY on her community section that she has moved back to Cananda and will be making Canada vids.

[@unrested]

Whoa really?! Why no more Japan?

[@brenna5843]

Martina’s plan was always to go back to Canada for family, but didn’t feel like she was done with Japan yet. So she moved back to Japan and lived there for a couple years after the divorce was finalized. The main reason for the recent move back to Canada is because her mother is getting older. I’m sure she also misses her cat, Meemers (he had to stay in Canada because the stress of travel was not good for a condition he developed in his older age.)

[@rodin390]

This time the audio is much better.

[@unrested]

Good! Thanks for the heads up!

[@3DJapan]

Another youtuber, Dianna (Physics Girl), has really bad long covid. Like she can't even sit up in bed for more that a few minutes. She hasn't shot a video in a couple years I feel like, but her patrons on Patreon continue helping. It's very sad but the way they keep supporting her is amazing. I think EYS / EYK would have still been supported if they needed to take a break.

[@unrested]

I agree 100 percent. They coulda taken a massive break and I think everyone would have still come back hungry for more of what they made

[@betsybabf748]

Love the Boston tee. Boston girl here (Well the suburbs).

[@BlindManTravels]

I do remember their channel. Then it fell apart and I saw the videos about the divorce. As someone who has had the experience of a divorce myself I am not going to comment anything about the d word, but it did explain why they were offline. That being. said they did have in interplay that worked well in the kind of content they were producing.

[@unrested]

Yeah I mean honestly we will never know the full story so all we can comment on is what they made public. I imagine there was far more complexity in their situation and also many unique elements that being full time KZbinrs overseas during lockdown present

[@adamokoriscant8500]

​@@unrestedyou need to follow this up with a video on Ryan boundless

[@LYH8519]

Nice video! Great information. Keep it up. Much love :D

[@sxyqt3.14]

So many couples broke up during the pandemic.

[@unrested]

Very true.

[@tineriver4935]

I was told that some people who move to Hawaii (Big Island) are either in a witness protection program, part of a cult or has beliefs that are just so out of the norm. And they move there because it’s remote but still has the comfort of modern living, and nobody bothers them. It’s tropical, people leave you alone, and it feels like you’re at the edge of the world. At one point I think Simon was thinking of moving there, and of course everyone was like stay away from Hawaii.

[@keki129]

How did you crank out a 36 minute drama video about something that happened ages ago, and do so little research??? 😂

[@unrested]

The question is why did you watch a 36 minute video on drama from years ago and were unable to call out anything wrong about my research? 😂

[@Japaninhimself]

Besides my own US culture. I really only care about Japanese culture. I used to watch S and M a lot when they covered Japanese restaurants and life. The lockdown was hard on everyone and it’s very understandable why they divorced and went their separate ways. Japan was and still is awful to foreigners. No financial support. I still watch Martina’s channel. I still have some of the restaurant addresses she went to on my phone. And I also found those dang street art graffiti stickers CROD!!! All over the place. Now let’s talk about the looney tune Simon. Boy oh boy did he change into a complete phony. Obvious brain washing 😂

[@unrested]

Maybe don’t tell people “I watched s&m a lot.” You might raise a few eyebrows lol. Simon yeah…I suppose if he is just using KZbin as a simple hobby he is ok but if he was hoping to retain EYK fans then the book reviews and author interviews weren’t really the right choice. But hey, to each their own…

[@KrissyMeow]

I'll keep my personal opinions from what the viewers got to see of their divorce to myself. Curious to hear what you're going to say! Miss their channel but King Kogi (Martina's channel) does have a very similar vibe to what EYK was. But yeah, Simon's new content is just...not for me. Not sure who it is for. Very niche and very not what he used to be like. It's jarring to see if you watch him from the past. Martina seems to have stayed similar but she definetely didn't handle things well. Neither did Simon. They both went back and forth in passive-ish ways. Her content is just the most familiar. EYS was definitely more boring. They had lots of things to cover and just didn't.

[@unrested]

Yeah I tried to keep all info the public stuff still remaining online. I also want to keep reinforcing the fact that none of us were a fly on the wall hence we will never know the true breakdown that happened.

[@KrissyMeow]

​@unrested Yeah, as it happened, I was definitely team Martina. As time passed, I know that they both likely had their faults and ultimately it's none of my business so doing the "team A or B" is pointless to me. As you said, none of us were there, we'll never know what went down. Just unfortunate to see happen! But sorry, added some more to the OG comment after I finished the video but you had already replied. Should have just replied to my own comment with it. 😅 Been watching for forever and finally going to join as a member for as long as finances allow! 🎉

[@unrested]

@@KrissyMeow yeah I completely agree about never truly knowing. Honestly I switched sides a few times thinking she or he were not telling us the full story before finally coming to the conclusion, duh, we will never have the full story so there is no point in taking a side. Nonetheless my thanks for becoming a member. You’ve stuck with my vids for a quite a while which is not only appreciated but makes you becoming a member all the better! Look for some brand new vids coming out tomorrow!

[@KrissyMeow]

​@unrested No problem at all, but you're very welcome! You've provided me with years of entertainment, and interesting stories and things to think about. I'm sure KZbin Red (premium? Not even sure what they label it has anymore) doesn't give creators much, so a few dollars a month is the least I can do! Will be sure to watch! Until next time! ✌🏻

[@mentalalchemysubliminals]

King Kogi is almost at 200.000 subs tho. And her vids get at least 50.000 views.

[@unrested]

Yeah she’s done really well for herself. I hope it didn’t come across as me saying she failed in anyway. Especially compared to Simon she has thrived in many ways. I nonetheless wish them both the best

[@ack153]

I used to love watching them but now I'm kind of over it. Plus I'm in Japan so Martina's content doesn't really hold my interest anymore. They were always together and they were working together, which isn't healthy for anyone. They were talking about how as a couple they always wanted to work together which was a red flag for me. I also remember on a podcast they said how they weren't each other's soul mates and if they were to divorce, they would be okay with it. As a married couple, I thought that was very telling.

[@unrested]

She actually just moved back to Canada which I kinda figured would happen. Unless you are married to a Japanese national or speak fluent Japanese trying to exist in Japan with critical medical problems would be a real struggle.

[@jonathansakura]

Wow i only saw the king kogi channel when i lived in Korea and didn't know all this other stuff 😳

[@KenDeeMay]

Wow

[@KolePiter]

Great topic Bro!Do you know where Soozie is?

[@unrested]

Soozie? Is this another Japan based video maker I am unfamiliar with? If so I can look into it. Sounds interesting

[@KolePiter]

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[@KolePiter]

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[@KolePiter]

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[@KolePiter]

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[@LauEnriquez-z2k]

Whats Simon KZbin channel ???

[@Mimlou]

I was had a feeling that Simon was gay, but not ready to come out yet…

[@unrested]

Uhhh…wait I almost got him mixed up with another blogger named Simon and I was so confused you said this but hey who knows

[@bunbunzhiccup6006]

I feel like Martina cheated lol. It pisses me off everyone is taking the word of Martina and hating on Simon, once they broke it off behind scenes Simon went down hill x.x broken heart does that to you.

[@WPIG1651]

You understated King Kogi's video views massively 😂 "Some do OK. There are some videos that have upwards of 60-90k views" Eyeball Fact Check: 2 out of her last 6 vids have 100k+. The majority have more than 60k views and the average is 75-80kish? Are you just trying to downplay her views or was it an accident? She's not teaching no English on the side😂

[@unrested]

Just a mindless recall mistake. I was actually trying to show that her channel had done way better than Simon’s which I believe are in the low thousands.

[@maxxrenn]

@@unrestedbut Simon seems to still run the eat your kimchi channel. All the recent videos are just him. Do you not count those?

[@whiteasbleach]

I remember Martina saying how much more disability/handicapped-friendly Japan was, compared to Korea.

[@unrested]

Wow really? Hmm there is a lot in place for the blind for sure although there are so many subways with out ramps. Instead they have station managers literally carry people in wheel chairs down stairs. Korea must be ultra rough on the disabled then wow.

[@dulcemayfield7147]

“Let me get advice from the man that isn’t married and doesn’t have any kids” - not trying to bash on Simon but that statement concluded how I feel about him and his new direction. If he was giving us some good bald man knowledge like Vsauce it would be different but Simon feels boring :/ sorry bud

[@unrested]

That’s how I feel about priests in the Catholic Church. Ah thanks for the advice unmarried, childless man who lives rent, and tax free!

[@faminaexmachina]

This is how I feel about most “gurus” or whatever you want to call it. Wtf can you possibly teach me?

[@IRL-ins]

New video idea, the collapse of gatekeeping Jvloggers, what you put QuickRhino through was awful.

[@unrested]

Glad to see you still active on YT Mira. Quickrhino video coming soon. If you could please like comment and subscribe on all of your sock puppet accounts it would help the channel tremendously. Thanks again Mira!

[@marbellaotaiza801]

Some habits are die hard I guess...

[@julv5767]

The dog name think - their dog was name spudgy, and he named his new dog fudgy

[@TishoYanchev]

My feeling was that Simon was very devoted to taking care of Martina. He mentioned once how his biggest fear is not being able to physically take care of her, and that's why he's started exercising. On the other hand, Martina is very prideful. On occasions she would give me the feeling that she's annoyed how Simon would know stuff, and has quick answers. It could be that she felt annoyed how Simon is taking care of her, because it makes her feel weak and incapable. On the other hand, Simon might have felt that she is being ungrateful and not appreciating everything he does for her, and this could've led to a lot of fights which eventually resulted in them getting divorced. Who knows.

[@CubanDre]

lol. Simon and Martina were good stuff. All those jvlogger couples were fun. Rachel and jun were good too. I should look into these channels again sometime.

[@unrested]

Rachel and jun are still going strong although I think their channel is more about cats these days

[@destroyraccoon]

I used to be a huge fan of EYK around 10 years ago, to the point i even took part in one of their meetups in Europe. I started to watch less and less when they moved to Japan, but the separation and Simon's transformations were still shocking to me. From what I gather from many subreddits, and from what I remember seeing in older videos, I think Simon was an abuser,(allegedly) a quite well hidden one. I still watch some videos by Martina sometimes and wish her all the best.

[@unrested]

Yeah the Japan stuff just wasn’t my thing either but I thought mostly cause I already lived in Japan. Simon’s change…uh…yeah that was….different. I was confused to say the least. I can’t take sides on this cause I would really need undeniable proof as abuse is a strong accusation. Nonetheless I will say Martina seems a lot happier and healed somewhat and I wish her the best.

[@CarolynnMarkey]

scott, she still makes money from eat your kimchi videos too--she is supposed to split that money with Simon

[@unrested]

Ok that makes sense. At the same time I wonder how much it still makes. Older channels don’t fare well in the algorithm.

[@bukshotaz]

damn.. i havn't seen your videos in 10+ years

[@unrested]

Thanks for coming back!

[@yvetteduplessis2591]

It was an honest opinion I think.

[@pathoflight1156]

I never did like their channel but divorce sucks and I feel bad for them. Glad they seem happy

[@ffsake1361]

I used to love their content. Like you I thought I would be watching these guys forever doing their thing together. I loved them as a couple so I was gutted to see them split. I did follow Martina for a bit but had no interest in Simon's content. Also while yes you can name your pet whatever you want. Its just so weird and kinda wrong to me to call your new pet the same name as the previous pet. Especially in the midst of a divorce. Kinda comes across as petty and trying to hurt/piss of the other person vibes to me.

[@unrested]

Yeah I thought about the pet naming after saying it was no big deal and realized…hmmm actually doing it mid divorce puts it in the realm of spite in a way so yeah I agree now it is kinda messed up.

[@avatarLT]

Thanks for an interesting story :)

[@unrested]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheGrmany69]

Old KZbin drama, yay 😊🎉

[@jimihendrix5576]

I'm glad Simon was able to lose 180 pounds of crazy fat.

[@Chaeley]

Had to finally tap out at 19 minutes. You have GOT to spend a little more time with the material you're reporting on or at least draft up a script so you're not constantly making vague guesses and repeating phrases over and over again. You went on and on about how you didn't know the name of Martina's condition instead of just performing literally seconds of research (Ehlers-Danlos) talked about their dog and whiffed at the name despite it being their mascot (Spudgy; the new dog's name was Fudgy). It's weirdly shallow reporting that makes the rest of your video hard to trust, because the guesses you make about super basic EYK info make it sound like you barely know them at all.

[@unrested]

Tapped out about 1 sentence in. You gotta wrap up your comments quicker and do some research before hand. Nah jk. Thanks for watching.

[@Chaeley]

@@unrested The type of response I expected from you tbh. :\ Concrit is valuable, even if it stings. Hopefully you'll absorb it, but if you don't, there are plenty of other people to watch.

[@Lunaeincola]

Regarding the dog, the issue there was that Martina did not get over the death of their beloved dog , which also was a big part of their Eat your Kimchi channel and the merch, and Simon got a new dog while she was still grieving . I think this was a bit insensitive from what I remember.. I remember it was mentioned that the couple used to be very competitive with each other, which never ends well tbh...But I had no idea about any of it at a time. I really used to adore the couple, now I understand I used to idolize what they allowed us to see as many others. When they separated I could understand where Martina was coming from. Simon seemed super insensitive to her grieving and such and did whatever he felt like. First sign of someone being selfish when he disregards their partners feelings imho. So if Simon was like that with Martina on a daily I can understand what she was hinting at... Is just imagine if that was happening through most of their marriage together, man, this is what amazes me, we all were in awe of their relationship, no one could ever tell something was off. Amazing acting (?)

[@unrested]

Completely agree with everything you said and yeah that’s what stunned me too. Their relationship looked amazing, like, “wow this couple really compliments each other in every aspect.” When they went offline for a while and then it was heard that they had seperated my initial reaction was complete disbelief. I really only believed it after seeing Simon’s story vid and Martina’s goodbye video.

[@duallove6909]

I liked them and loved their videos and actually still watch their old videos. But ….. there is another side of them I did not like. 1. When they asked their viewers to help them financially to open their own cafe. After they did, they never offered anything back for them. Not a thank you gift or even a free coffee when you visit us!. 2. When KZbin placed stricter rules for monetization, few days later they posted that they need to have channel members because most of their videos got demonetized. But I was watching lots of their videos those days being sick in bed, ALL had multiple ads on them!. Beside, they already have lots of members in their patrion. 3. As I know, they did not discuss their Japan move with the EYK employees like Suzi and the others. They were all surprised by that just a short time before that. And when ppl started asking about them, Simon said that they all didn’t want to move to Japan and they don’t want to be in videos anymore. Even though later, Suzi and another girl started their own channel. And neither they or Simon and Martina ever mentioned each others or visited them.

[@HotZetiGer]

tragedy

[@unrested]

Agreed!

[@shammydammy2610]

I saw one of Simon's videos and was quite uncomfortable watching it.

[@unrested]

Yeah I mean it’s a new vibe for sure. Not my vibe but I suppose a vibe nonetheless

[@shirleyholpp9825]

Love Martinas Show. It's fun to watch her tours around the City and go to shops and Restaurants. Thanks for your review. USA

[@DerpBane]

Interaction comment

[@unrested]

Polite response.

[@texasseoul9779]

I think they had been struggling for a long, long time. I remember listening to a podcast episode where they said that they were in marriage counseling and had been for a while. Also on that same podcast episode, Martina teared up because she said that she feared that they one day would end up breaking up. Simon of course reassured her that that would not happen, and they shared a nice comforting moment together. This podcast episode came out a good while before the whole C word happened. Also, their dog’s name was Spudgy, and when Simon got a new dog, he named him Fudgy. Martina was upset that the name was so similar and she said that he copied the name and it was wrong. I’m like it’s his dog and he can do what he wants 🤷‍♀️ I pretty much always named my cats so that they would end in an”ie” sound because to me it’s the way I express a cute pet name. In my opinion, I tend to side more with Simon. Don’t get me wrong. In divorce (except abuse and things like that) both people have something that they could have improved to make the relationship work better. But if you look at who was name-calling and bashing online, it always started with Martina. And Simon‘s responses were very mild mannered and calm. Martina’s bashing was very vindictive and vengeful. If that’s what she was doing publicly, then I can’t imagine what happened privately. Again, I’m not saying Simon is 100% innocent, but I think how you act publicly after a divorce tells a lot about you. And she had even more responsibility than a regular person because of the extremely large platform that she had. There’s no way she didn’t know that her comments were going to spark, rumors and ill will towards Simon. I’m sure that is what she wanted because she was angry with him. And I honestly don’t think about her claims of abuse. Without a court case and a verdict, there’s no way for us to know what actually happened. Maybe it happened, but maybe it didn’t. There was a guy at my high school, who was three grades below me and was friends with my little brother. His girlfriend was psycho, and we all knew it. She ended up accusing him of rape and trying to stab her with a pocket knife. we all knew she was lying because of her psychotic behavior previously, but she filed charges, and they ended up going to court. Unsurprisingly, she dropped the charges… And there are several public court cases where women have been proven to have lied about serious accusations like rape and abuse. Men have lost their livelihoods over these false accusations. So yeah, I’m not saying Martina is lying, but I’m saying that it is always a possibility because there is no court case or verdict. So we, as the public will never know. As for Simon‘s personality change, I could see how the trauma of a failing relationship and divorce would change a person. I could especially see how it would cause someone to delve into meditation and yoga because not only is it an outlet, but it’s a way to keep your emotions under control and not be in fight or flight. It was definitely jarring seeing him in that manner, but I think it’s apparent that the divorce took its toll on both of them and changed them. I’m sure this would happen to anyone going through a divorce. Honestly, I would rather Simon go this route than becoming an alcoholic, or a drug addict because he can’t get his emotions under control.

[@CarolynnMarkey]

Martina always wanted to live in Japan. it was her dream! it wasn't just meeting the production guy in Korea. I watched every single one of their videos until their breakup. I can't watch them anymore (I tried) because I loved them together and it was so sad and frankly bizarre they broke up. then Martina was so ugly to Simon on Instagram and just the anger and resentment was through the roof. she was so kind (or presented as so in all her videos) and Simon literally moved across the country twice for her and takes care of her which I know caused her a ton of guilt that she would talk about. And you said their videos about each other was so much he said she said straight up bickering that was so ugly and so different then how they built each other up all the time. I don't think Simon is a narc. I think she needed a reason to leave and she chose that. Did you see how much weight Simon lost when they broke up? It broke him. Martina hasn't dealt with the trauma yet. I also have a chronic illness and needing help// having your spouse be a caretaker is something I totally relate to--but I don't have EDS, I have a blood clotting disorder and lyme disease. I think they needed help. I pray they reconcile and get back together because I really believe they still love each other.

[@AHMEDGAIUSROME]

i hope they get back together too, but Martina needs to work on her issues

[@CarolynnMarkey]

@@AHMEDGAIUSROME she does. shes living that bitter resentment life for sure. its so sad.

[@unrested]

A lot of people were ultra angry at Simon. Personally I felt like we would never know the true story. Him being called a narcissist seemed like she was bitter but saying she was recovering from ptsd I felt like was definitely breaking the NDA on a massive level and was extremely unprofessional. I think Simon could have sued for defamation of character and had the power of an NDA behind him, but he didn’t so it does make me question the whole “being a narcissist” thing.

[@CarolynnMarkey]

@@unrested yes, if anything it shows that no matter how much you think you know a couple or someone online, you really have no idea. it is still so sad!

[@hjlostairpods]

i used to watch their videos A LOTTT back in middle school, but then when they moved to japan, i kinda stop bcs i don't feel like it's my cup of tea anymore. i really love their fapfap n wank videos in korea, the japan ones doesn't hit as much. when i started college i saw martina's video of her leaving eyk n came back to see the channel n was so shocked (n high-key scared) seeing simon's new content... like what is that 😭😭😭 i really hope the best for both of them, for martina to keep being strong n for simon to get out of whatever that is. i still watch their old videos bcs it brings me so much nostalgia ❤

[@chryblsmflwr]

I thought it was so ironic that they used to call their fans nasties, because nasty is exactly what EYK fans turned out to be. When they split, the fandom was vicious. Simon and Martina chose not to discuss their split publicly, and they asked people not to speculate. Instead their fans took sides, screenshot their every comment, fabricated their own stories to explain the split and spread horrible rumours everywhere. And the bullying of Simon was brutal to watch. They arm-chair diagnosed him with a personality disorder, said he joined a cult, had an affair, all kinds of crazy shit, and nobody had any proof of any of it. I was so disgusted. They were so obviously both heartbroken and hurt about how things had turned out. I can't believe people saw that and decided to pile on. As if divorce isn't hard enough without having to go through all that crap, too.

[@Lunaeincola]

Heck yeah ! First !

[@unrested]

You get 5 extra member points for being first!

[@Lunaeincola]

@@unrested ahaha , I just was so excited when I saw that the new video is up in notifications xD always looking forward to your videos Scott ! Great video as always ! : )

[@unrested]

@@Lunaeincola always excited to have long term viewers like you become awesome members as well!

[@Naturenerd1000]

I like the Netflix compromise for the 5 stars rating with thumbs down, Liked This 1 thumb up and really liked this or Love This 2 thumbs up. 👎Disliked or Not For Me 👍 Liked This 👍👍Really Liked or Loved This.

[@reasonlover8920]

All breakups are sad but I never believed that Martina was abused by Simon. He was never that kind of person - not before and not after their breakup. To me Martina was acting like a woman scorned.

[@unrested]

Yeah we will never truly know the whole story

[@richardc5100]

Martina did Simon wrong.

[@unrested]

lol ooooh boy here we go. Just to be clear I’m not trying to take any sides in this vid.

[@KrissyMeow]

😂 Can't wait for the back and forths on this one.

[@richardc5100]

Simon was a go getter. Up for anything his ex-wife was into. Changed his appearance and the way he acted to be keep her happy. Not he’s returned to his normal state after this whole ordeal.

[@zoilalulu3798]

@@richardc5100 His boring self. You're unfairly placing the blame on Martina. Simon is an autonomous human being who chose to apply that identity to himself. It could also be very possible that he liked that style at the time and grew out of it. Their problem wasn't about the clothes Simon wore. It's much deeper and we will never know the whole story.

[@sweetReaper]

@@richardc5100He literally came out as being polyamorous suddenly which Martina does not seem to be into.

[@dubndrapwilwork]

every woman claims they are abused during a split. i dont believe it

[@AHMEDGAIUSROME]

I'm in team Simon. Martina is too happy to be sincere

[@unrested]

Interesting input. I’m trying to do my best to not lean one way or the other as I suppose we will never know the whole truth.

[@AHMEDGAIUSROME]

@@unrested I admit Simon being so low energy on his videos is disturbing...

[@babysweetcheeks2]

TEA!!!!!!!!! love you spilling some tea lol

[@shakez003]

Its sad what happened to them. I used to love their videos. I remember when they moved to Japan, my wife was doing marketing for a company in Tokyo, and contacted them about promoting a product. They said they would love to promote the product ( they were already fans of the company) so she sent it to them for free, but they never did, and she never heard anything from them again. They basically got a 4man yen product for free lol. At the time I thought it was kind of crappy of them, but shortly after everything started to come out about them moving abck to Canada and stuff so we figured they were just having a tough time.

[@unrested]

Oh wow very interesting! Yeah things must have been getting pretty rough if they were at the point of not following up with product shout outs. As a KZbinr you never wanna just ignore stuff like that.

[@josephhuang1163]

Martina literally replied to me on instagram!! yeah they had their downfall

[@unrested]

What did she say?