You can see a new side of yourself. You change.
And that's what I am grateful for.
Money flies away.
- It flies away. - It disappears quickly.
Hey guys and girls on Ask Japanese, this is Cathy Cat.
We are gonna go and Ask Japanese what kind of Otaku they are.
Which means what kind of geek or what they are really into.
Something that they support and are proud about and geeky about.
Let's go and Ask Japanese.
Do you have something you are crazy about or geeky about?
I love Korean pop music.
- What band do you like? - SHINee. I love them.
I love the K-pop group Big Bang.
I always watch them and listen to their music.
- So you are totally into K-pop? - Yes.
My recent thing is going to live concerts.
I go to the live of a band called Uverworld.
I am into fashion brands recently. Up until now I didn't care.
But the people around me are into fashion brands
and they told me a lot about it,
and thus I started liking street fashion brands.
I like seeing that fashion and I am currently collecting my own pieces.
I am recently into searching for those fashion brands.
Do you then feel like you have become a otaku?
Oh totally
Yes I think so.
- We love idols!
- And we are idols ourselves.
Wow cool. Is it ok if we interview you like this then?
No totally alright! Please promote us!
What type of idols do you like?
- I am into more the subculture idols. - Girls, yes.
Are you both sub-culture idols then?
Yes we are. For our research we are watching other idols perform.
You love idols so much, you decided to become idols yourself? - Yes.
- Is it just the two of you. - Yeah, that's right.
- What's your idol name? - Yume Milk.
- How long have you been performing? - For half a year.
Please try your best.
Now that you have become an otaku, what are the plus facts?
Watching the live performances. Watching the shows is the best thing.
Have you made some new friends?
I made some new SNS friends, we met each other that way too.
So the reason why you became friends was...?
We linked up over Twitter, 3 years ago and decided to meet up.
We met up and then
and so we became really close friends and got more into K-pop together.
You can see a new side of yourself. You change.
Looking at the artists and watching their performance...
seeing how music has changed them.
I am grateful to see that.
Wearing the clothes I like changes my mood and
and it's fun to recommend fashion to others.
I think that has changed me a lot.
What are the benefits of becoming and idol?
You get lots of attention.
Many people will cheer us on and say how cute we are.
I get lots of presents
No that's a bad reason!
If I say I would like to have something, I might get it as a present.
Or at least the chances are higher.
Now I see.
Anything else?
It's good against stress and a lot of fun.
Is there anything negative about your hobby?
Money. Finances. I can't pay all those concert tickets.
And goods are pricey too. It's tough for my finances.
With famous fashion brands, getting them is quite expensive.
But it makes me work harder in order to be able to buy them.
I know that. This hobby gives me money troubles.
Money disappears quickly.
- It flies away. - It disappears quickly.
You need to take days off work for live concerts.
So I need to take many holidays.
Holidays and money are an issue.
Now that you have started performing and supporting idols,
have you had any problems?
You can sometimes feel stressed out.
It's not a constant thing but sometimes you can get a bit worn out.
That happens. But it's a lot of fun. There are more fun days than stressy ones.
Sometimes you can feel a little bit down.
Do you have an idol pose?
No we don't do that pose!
We don't do that one.
We are quite relaxed about our branding.
Thanks so much.
We asked Japanese what type of Otaku they are.
Otaku can be a geek or someone who is totally into something
and I am sure you have a hobby like that we asked you about that in the
other video it was great to see that this time we had even different hobbies
There are exciting hobbies that people have.
How about you and your friends. Do you know anyone who has a crazy hobby?
Something you cannot understand but still support that they have that
passion for something? Also comment on each others comments!
Let's get a discussion started about geeky hobbies that people love.
We asked this question before, you might have already watched it but
if you haven't, it's in the top right of the screen.
Again we had some really interesting responses. Sometimes
you speak to a person on the street and they have a hobby that
totally blows your mind. So definitely check it out.
I hope you have a lovely summer. Catch you soon on Ask Japanese.