Kelly Wakasa's Origin Story, College Dropout - EP 3

deep dive into ‪@KellyWakasa‬ 's ENTIRE life story. welcome back to & They Were Roommates podcast! episode 3
the roomies:
‪@KellyWakasa‬
‪@annemariechase‬
‪@urmomashley‬
‪@ELLIOTCHOY‬
a podcast based in NYC at Ur Mom's House with Ur Mom Ashley, Annemarie Chase, Elliot Choy and Kelly Wakasa

[@theywereroommates3552]

hey guys! plz b nice to our lovely roomie ashley! we’re all learning how to podcast and sometimes we might talk over each other, etc! we hear what u guys r saying and will improve! love - all of us

[@akikoyanaginielsen499]

Ok

[@anthonyboyce8844]

Wheres the new episode?

[@kanishkactuss]

Yes ♡

[@carfuen1073]

I never noticed her talk of anyone tbf

[@cowlemin8613]

I think I found Kelly’s meditation video kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIezo6uZh8SFkKs Is that it?

[@KellyWakasa]

DO WHAT EXCITES

[@aallw1]

Where is Football freestylers i can’t find it hahaha

[@algreg_]

you have represented all the middle children well my guy 🙌

[@rishigulati5298]

Nice.

[@Adrian-xm6qf]

You're just goat man

[@ElJoshPaul]

Do What Isn’t Boring 🤓

[@mikeacademy1809]

Kelly knows when to be serious and when to joke. He knows what he wants and goes for it. Good job Kelly.

[@zoegarcia7031]

He is literally a champ! An ocean of things! Such a creative soul. One of the most interesting personalities I've ever seen in my entire life!

[@everthingunboxpro3953]

Bro has best personality, He's confident but never rude

[@lancequisto1145]

Woah. Anne marie knows how to handle a podcast.

[@carmelradaza4791]

It would be fun to see the Roommates go visit each of their hometowns. It's already fun and interesting seeing and hearing them talk about their origin stories but a visit to where each of them grew up would be a whole new different experience. I also would love to see them travel together to South Korea.

[@1nedal]

If this was a petition i would sign it

[@hamandresfr]

I would really like to see it. With this group showing how they grew up.

[@milk-tu9dz]

and maybe Japan for Kelly as well

[@420hmm]

@@milk-tu9dz he clearly said in the video that he grew up in San Antonio

[@milk-tu9dz]

@@420hmm the person commented that they would love to see them go to south korea and i presume it's because 3 of the roommates are korean. kelly is half japanese that's why i said it'll be cool if they visited japan since kelly had also mentioned he isn't in touch with his japanese roots.

[@milahadu2737]

These episodes just make me love annemarie more !!! She’s hands down the best listener and ask the deepest questions and brings sooo much depth to the podcast.

[@tink6225]

such a welcoming person

[@thejollydiaries444]

Yesss. I love her

[@justinttaylor3670]

You can tell Kelly and Ashley spend a lot quality time together. She’s constantly budding in with little comments just about every time Kelly says something. Plus, the fact that Elliot and Annemarie are sitting there listen to them both is great. And I can’t forget about the way Ashley and Kelly look at each other when one another is talking. Man, what a duo.

[@Hughjasslol1]

Well yeah, they've been milking their relationship for content 😂

[@caprisunyummy]

I like how AM is being so like philosophical almost like such a proper vibe and then the rest of them are just chillin saying the most random things and adding things in

[@yunyiquee]

Annemarie would make such a great motivational interviewer haha, she recallls the things Kelly says so he can elaborate & expand why he thinks that wta

[@jaydehy]

Annemarie should do more interviewing videos!! She is so good at it

[@ToHoYeah]

I am so impressed with Annemarie's facilitating and interviewing skills! She definitely went beyond the surface with the questions and had great listening skills. Appreciate Kelly's thoughtful responses as well, he's so goofy in other videos (Btw, Kelly, I love Remy Drives a Linguini)

[@anouknaerma9196]

Such an authentic portrayal of Kelly, learned a lot about him. I think it's super interesting to have these informations about his mentality to better appreciate his videos. Annemarie is such a good lead for this podcast and seeing Ashley interact with Kelly is super cute 😊

[@gwen6298]

These podcasts have shown such a raw and honest side to your mom's house, and Annemarie really shined through in all of them. She asks insightful and deep questions, listens well, and connects shared experiences with the subject without making it about herself. I can't wait for Annemarie's origin story episode, and I hope that she gets to lead other podcasts in the future!

[@mandycane4260]

Annemarie's really out here feeding my psych major soul

[@hayqaj5115]

Annemarie really knows how to bring out a different side of people through her questions.

[@yas5050]

no bc annemarie is a natural podcaster

[@zoegarcia7031]

OMFG! Kelly is literally an ocean of things! Such a creative soul. One of the most interesting personalities I've ever seen in my entire life!

[@ThePasindu]

I feel like he has done the most interesting things and has the most interesting life of all four.

[@zoegarcia7031]

@@ThePasindu I agree!

[@rodsitamara]

i feel like annemarie's questions are so insightful

[@berniezhong]

I remember seeing Kelly hesitating about moving in with Elliot for the first time. Crazy to see how much you've grown and how the risk has brought you so many more opportunities

[@jonycas2000]

You can acctually see Ashley really loves kelly.

[@syedaali5980]

Annemarie's questions were so good!

[@briellepresswood981]

Nobody: Ashley: "That's soooo funny"

[@user-zp4xd8ih8i]

I love Kelly’s brain, he’s very intelligent, passionate and interesting

[@danielgonzalez-xz7rt]

Kelly is 4 years younger than me and i find a lot of inspiration and relatability in his life story. Aspire to be as successful one day

[@sunnylotus]

i agree with annemarie!! kelly's inspiration from the ratatouille soundtrack is fascinating -- he really has defined his strategy to create content

[@freealbatross4010]

It was really very nice to know Kelly this close. Can't wait the girls to share their stories. Thanks for your time and effort guys

[@heyitsmakayla111]

Kelly getting so excited during the whole podcast is so wholesome, everyone in this friend group is just so wholesome and gives off the best positive vibes

[@doksplata]

communication styles (ur mom's house edition) Kelly: Expressive Annemarie: Driver Elliot: Analytical Ashley: Amiable

[@Salso97]

Ashley let yo man speak for himself 🤣🤣

[@thefudgeameh]

honestly this podcast got me hella motivated, esp when listening to kelly talk abt his inspirations

[@RevoZtuns]

I love how Kelly has really influenced each of them, particularly Ashley in stepping outside of her comfort zone to ‘do what excites’

[@cristineflentejero9401]

I've started watching Kelly since Ur Mom's House started and I really expected him to really have that "monster energy" and hyper and messy, so I was really surprised when Annemarie said in a vid (i cant remember which one) that Kelly is surprisingly calm and organized, which is also a contrast i guess from how he was before in The Bay as he talked about. I love how he somehow controls or balances out his competitiveness. Kelly killin' it with the personal development

[@harismk3800]

And did you came along with Ashley(monster energy)?

[@lucasrego3874]

It was funny listening to Kelly talking about his idols and what they mean to him because Kelly made me look at life differently. Since watching him I’ve really tried to do what excites

[@jedai_sblz]

same Kelly changed my mindset like fr

[@tinyjunes]

we need a "and they were roommates" vine recreation with Ur Mom's House!

[@bahar-ox1ln]

I love how most of the comments are about Anne Marie

[@imakiraj]

I’m seeing a lot of people say ashley talks too much? i think she’s just an active listener, which i personally prefer because it means they’re putting in effort into understanding the conversation. sometimes by relating it to their own life. i can see how people think it’s a bit intrusive, but i believe its essential to keeping a podcast going bc you need someone to keep the ball rolling yk? i also think its cute and adds a bit of normalcy because that’s how my friends and i talk irl. i think if the others had a problem with it they’d say something. so ur doing fine ashley! great job to the guys too. it’s fun getting to know more about ur backgrounds. Also, girl… annemarie has such a talent for interviewing. Her questions are really insightful and get people thinking. luvs it!

[@kimmychangas]

Normally it's not a big deal since podcasts are literally conversations, but the theme of this podcast is Kelly so it's her job to facilitate the theme as a podcaster :)

[@Hughjasslol1]

To be fair Elliot and Anne Marie need to step it up too so Ashley talks less. I feel like they have different interpretations of what they want the podcast to entail. Ashley wants an active conversation, whereas Elliot and Anne Marie want the "guest" (aka Kelly) to be the main speaker and they take a step back.

[@languyen0722]

elliot and anne marie are more introverted. which makes ashley feel the need to speak more or use filler words and conversations like “mmh. yeah. oh. wow really?” which makes it less awkward and i really appreciate her for it. even if the video is about kelly, we all watch the roommates for their bonding and dynamic! we like seeing them together and joking around. this was just a hang with the roommates to ashley. i’m pretty sure elliot was in a bad mood beforehand and things might’ve been tense. i love ashley’s personality, she tries her best to along with them. it makes me so sad to see people being so negative to where ashley has been sharing she’s been in a bad state mentally for the past couple of months. and she’s been stressing out w the roommates. so seeing all this feedback about how annoying she seems or how she doesn’t fit definitely makes things worse. there’s criticism and there’s plain mean. :(

[@serenal2471]

This is great, but I definitely think you guys need to put more time into planning and structuring the podcast BEFORE you sit down and record. As a listener, it feels super scattered and hard to follow when you guys constantly interject and make jabs that don't add to the episode. Looking forward to seeing how you guys improve! :)

[@babs40]

These podcasts are super entertaining. I used to listen to podcasts all the time but for around 2 years I stopped because I couldn’t find any that interest me. I’m super happy they are doing this because it’s so interesting and something I really enjoy listening to.

[@aymenz25]

Kelly lowkey is my role modell i love the way he's passion about making videos and i want to be like him one day and follow my passion 😌

[@SneakedUpGaming]

What an amazing group of individuals. I like the way Ashley really gets Kelly and vise versa. Much love roomies.

[@MSkp4wo]

annemaries questions made this interview so much more interesting and insightful!!

[@todayiglowup4286]

i would love to hear a podcast episode on being asian american! since 3 of you are half asian, it would be interesting to hear about ur experiences compared to elliot's

[@everthingunboxpro3953]

Kelly is just goat and too good at everything he does man. It's strange how he's so confident but never cocky and always humble and down to earth. You're an inspiration dawg DWE!!❤️

[@JO-iu1gj]

this episode was so good. I love how much more we got understand about kelly’s passion and mindset in this video because he’s sooooo infectious with his energy and I feel so good listening about how his brain works that, it literally me so hyped because of his energy through this pod. I love yall so much good ep

[@MagiCalculus]

I knew KELLY and Luke from BRAILLE. Their vids are sick so I stuck around. Then life of luke and kelly happened sad with the split of the channel but still supporting Luke and Kelly together or separately!

[@luphelele]

Kelly is pretty interesting. So layered.

[@JJdakilla]

Excited to find out if the thumbnails for the episodes with Annemarie's and Ashley's origin stories will also consist of them staring into the camera like they're slightly creepy and insane

[@nickphilip7118]

I love when Kelly calls Luke his best friend

[@janellereece2335]

Annemarie asks such good questions!!

[@simonjosephvictorancheta4736]

Kelly's Life is fascinating. Even the smallest part of his life is so fascinating; I can listen to his stories, All-day

[@zoegarcia7031]

Kelly is literally an ocean of things! Such a creative soul. One of the most interesting personalities I've ever seen in my entire life!

[@Wendykrisd]

This homie series is so epic. Can't wait for Ashley's and Annemarie's!

[@sarahnichole02]

Kelly playing w the fabric of the blanket for like The whole podcast is so funnyyyy

[@malakbreaka7409]

the voiceover of and they were roommates over them lip-syncing ur moms house is killing me lol

[@emilier.6780]

ohhhh that's what it is lol, I thought they were just saying random stuff to see if anyone would notice but it all makes sense now hahah thank you

[@vcabraltreto]

ik i’m just a 13 y.o but when an older i really hope i have kelly’s mindset. kobe has also been one of my role models in life so far since i’ve played basketball most my life . and i really do see that kelly has the mamba mentality.

[@AnthonyCuocco]

I relate to Kelly in every aspect of what he talked about! I watched one video of his then went back and watched his entire catalogue and now I know why!

[@L리아-r1c]

i'm a middle child too, and it's true that we are somehow forgotten

[@yeobo]

I see people complaining about people talking when it’s about someone else, most of the time they try to talk constantly because it’s not etiquette to have long silences in podcasts, you need to fill the gaps since these are filmed without edits and cuts, most probably don’t notice but yeah

[@vvsdior1]

So fire im coming to new york soon yall gotta make more food spot reviews also if yall could add timestamps that be sickk. Love from the Bay Area keep goingg

[@veronica-AM]

When Kelly said "I swear to God if I die guys..." my phone died💀💀

[@dusky193]

been watching kelly since the 'road to sponsorship' days. crazy how long it's been! glad to see it all worked out

[@DilsJourney]

Kelly man, one of my 5 role models is you. Your content, work ethic and creativity is truly inspiring!

[@thestephanieo815]

Okay Kelly’s love for Kanye is everything

[@user-zq6xo7ei1h]

0:16 Kelly: "Don't take away from my spotlight, this is 🎶my episode 🎶" Ashley: I'm about to end this man's whole career

[@FurriuosGamerijps]

yess Annmarie was right kelly did say my mom!!

[@wesha.-.]

YES! I was looking for this comment!!

[@castvisuals]

Loving the podcast so far! I like how supportive and uplifting you all are for one another. Also I have been listening to the Ratatouille soundtrack for several weeks now and it's such a motivating way of studying or just getting editing done 🙌🏽

[@YM-sj9qg]

I really like it ..but sometimes i think ashley speaks a lot to just engage ..no hate at all just a suggestion !

[@ayesha1519]

As someone who have been following Ashley so long, I'm awaiting to listen to her story here...

[@theywereroommates3552]

coming sooooooon

[@ze1805]

It would be so fun if you guys had your show on Netflix y'all are so inspiring funny relatable natural and chill there is no drama nothing is fake and everything is genuine

[@ocoeewilson1460]

Wow this was actually awesome and unexpectedly relate-able! I have been watching Kelly's videos for years and didn't know so much of this. I also grew up where soccer was my life and was my path to college. I even did freestyle soccer and made videos and an instagram posting it all and became known for that to an extent. But I also loved snowboarding and even was into skateboarding until high school when I stopped because I didn't want to be a typical "skater girl" or be part of that crowd, even though everyone I knew in the skating community was for the most part super kind and good people. Not all exactly the same of, but honestly one of the more similar stories I've heard. Makes me feel even more connected to Kelly's content, definitely my favorite creator. Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to hear more about ashley and annemarie next!

[@AdeolaAsh]

The Do What Excites origin story 🥺

[@juliannefernandez0304]

i admire kelly more after hearing this episode

[@Lucifer-qr4zq]

best podcast according to me

[@ipman92]

Would be cool if Kelly did a video on how he visualizes his videos and what scenes he sees before he writes it down like how Ashley was mentioning he saw a car passing by and thought it would make a nice mask. Agreed in terms of interruption for the podcast. This is ok if you were having a normal conversation but podcast listeners will bring pitchforks if one more person is interrupted LOL maybe wear headphones too bc the volume is really inconsistent here :(

[@sabrina611611]

AHHH thank you for listening to our suggestions, guys!!

[@kentrader2489]

You can tell how competitive Kelly was in the first Gabe and Kelly faceoff on Braile he came back from the T while Gabe only had a S and almost won in the first round.

[@everthingunboxpro3953]

Faxx

[@vvsdior1]

Best Podcast 👀🤷🏾‍♂️

[@andresmayoralpittman]

For the people wondering in 57:10 Kelly's Manifestation Video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIezo6uZh8SFkKs (I watch and manifest my dreams with this every day too Kelly)

[@widyalestari3309]

ashley is like the glossary of kelly's words

[@brookevoltattorni3108]

no way I'm JUST like kelly with how he thinks about videos.... like when i hear songs i'm like damn this would be good in a video, or when I go somewhere I'm like oh this would be a good clip or have a random idea for a movie.

[@meaghandeadder7036]

kelly's story is so inspiring. thanks for sharing i haven't been motivated in a while and this HELLA motivated me. makes me wanna try to be more passionate about life like he is.

[@clairelee4296]

i love this sobering insight into Kelly's life but not gna lie, ashley interjects quite a lot

[@domr221]

Kelly singing ´´le festin´´ is music to my ears.

[@jessi.cachua]

Kelly, you are my role model. Also, you have a really good meditation voice. If you were to make a meditation guided video I would watch on repeat no cap.

[@shay322]

i feel like the younger sibling trait in elliot and annemarie is very prevalent in the way that they are the most observant and best listeners as always the older ones rant to the youngest siblings about issues more so then the other way around

[@grandmazen3553]

Been waiting all weekend for the podcast 😂

[@LakerFan]

Love it all Kelly 😎 loved hearing you talk about your idols. I feel the exact same way, and draw so much inspiration from mine as well. I relate to you so much brotha, much love your way 🙏🏻

[@lctxcharlotte]

hands down to the best content house on earthh

[@onichanizano9817]

Ashley laugh is priceless 😚

[@josyoung7117]

Ashley, please try not to interrupt so much. No hate though I love you so much. But sometimes it becomes a bit annoying.

[@Hughjasslol1]

She couldn't help it, she was simping too hard in this episode 😂

[@juliannaceralde]

She’s just showing how much she literally likes Kelly and she’s family oriented

[@mayyy6924]

@@juliannaceralde cutting off other besides kelly doesnt show that at all. she just needs to know when to chime in and when not to

[@lavanyamittal2741]

@@Hughjasslol1 word!

[@juliannaceralde]

@@mayyy6924 this was literally pre filmed back in January so u literally can’t do anything I’m for sure all there episodes r pre filmed. Had to correct myself bc Annamarie filmed her intern vid in Jan when he was doing his tiktok vid

[@Alex_Liang]

merry dongshi! My respect for kelly has literally skyrocketed

[@HDBnB1]

This is my favorite podcast to listen to on Sundays :D

[@maddym9120]

me and kelly having the same trauma stories of high school sports….. 😟😟

[@shalevhanamura]

These podcasts are so great, the content everyone shares individually is already amazing and this group gig is an absolute cherry on top. Thank you Guys for the blessings !! 🌞

[@user-zp4xd8ih8i]

Wish Ashley would talk lesss and stop interrupting

[@AdeolaAsh]

When did she interrupt anyone? I feel like she barely spoke

[@mayyy6924]

@@AdeolaAsh nah she def kept making a lot of comments in between kelly talking and answering questions for him. nothing entirely wrong but... it was getting a bit hard to ignore as it kept continuing

[@kekecole889]

@@AdeolaAsh did you even watch the video she interrupted every minute when Kelly was talking

[@AdeolaAsh]

@@kekecole889 I watched the whole thing. Can you give a time stamp of her interrupting? All I remember was her responding to what was being said, I don’t remember any rude cut offs or anything like that.

[@languyen0722]

@@AdeolaAsh that’s because none of them are rude. she makes comments with filler conversations or words. which i think is because the other are a bit more introverted so she wanted to avoid awkward silence. everyone’s just pressing on her but this was just a hang out with the roomies to her. it wasn’t much but it lightened the mood since they’re sitting there for hours. i cant imagine just sitting still for hours while everyone jokes around and you have to sit still quietly. i appreciated her for bringing some life and funny mentions to all the roommates. all her comments were related to kelly so idk why people are mad. we watch for the fun roomate dynamic whether the video was centered on kelly or not.

[@ONYIAANTHONY]

For me that actually does football freestyle. I was so excited listening to this story

[@framac3166]

He actually said my mom at the beginning

[@rodsitamara]

love putting these on while studying

[@viljakristina2583]

This was actually a very very inspiring and energizing episode!!! Yayy

[@vibingcat1]

this was genuinely really insightful

[@loktungwoo3466]

just thinking about when kelly is trying so hard to hum "anyone can cook" they really missed out on saying "anyone can hum"