Rachel and Jun explained

Rachel and Jun
Birth Name:Junichi Yoshizuki (Jun)
Birth Place:Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Rachel
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality:American (Rachel)
Japanese (Jun)
Occupation:YouTuber
Years Active:2012 – present
Genre:vlog, interview, documentary
Subscribers:2.64 million
Subscriber Date:May 2022
Views:357 million
View Date:May 2022
Silver Button:yes
Gold Button:yes
Gold Year:2017
Diamond Button:no
Stats Update:July 18, 2021

Rachel and Jun are an American/Japanese married couple of YouTube personalities who make online videos about Japanese culture and society (sometimes called J-vlog(ger)s), and reciprocal perceptions between Japanese and Westerners.

YouTube channel

The videos on the Rachel and Jun and Rachel & Jun's Adventures! channels consist of vlogs on various topics related to Japanese culture and society, personal experiences and daily life, and also interactions with other Japan-related vloggers.[1] [2] The initial name of the Rachel and Jun channel, "MyHusbandisJapanese", was created by Jun as a reference to Japanese pop culture, inspired by the title of the manga series My Darling Is a Foreigner. The breakthrough was the video "What NOT to do in Japan", in March 2012, which quickly amassed hundreds of thousands of views (at the moment of its launch they had about a dozen subscribers).[3] The channel proved to be popular and became an increasing priority in their lives.[4] A video of a visit to the "Fox Village" (Kitsune Mura) from Zaō (July 2015) went viral and was featured on many websites.[5] [6] [7]

Some of the videos are documentaries with interviews on specific topics. The 80-minute documentary "Black in Japan", interviewing black people living in Japan, was featured in the BBC article "What's it like to be black in Japan?"[8] and in other news media websites.[9] Other videos synthesize information about Japanese society that is not readily available in English, as in the case of the video about the women's reaction on Twitter to the news that the Tokyo Medical University rigged test scores to admit fewer female candidates.[3]

In 2016, they traveled from the northern to southern tip of Japan for the travel website Odigo (now Travel), visiting a total of 20 prefectures and producing a series of travel videos. They were also scheduled panel guests at the anime convention Animazement in Raleigh, North Carolina (May 27–29, 2016).[10]

The couple were featured in BBC,[3] The Japan Times,[4] Japan Today[11] and in the TV show Asachan from TBS, in a section dedicated to foreign YouTube personalities based in Japan.[12] [13]

Rachel and Jun have collaborations with other notable YouTubers such as Simon and Martina,[14] Sebastiano Serafini, The Anime Man, einshine, and Miranda Ibañez.

Jun has an associated channel, Jun's Kitchen, where he posts videos about cooking and culinary arts[15] (the appeal of the videos is increased by his interactions with his cats Haku, Nagi, Poki, and Pichi).[16] [17] He also has an additional personal vlog channel, titled Jun Yoshizuki, which hosts more informal cooking, DIY, and gardening videos.

Personal life

Rachel is from Cincinnati, Ohio. Rachel (b. 1988) and met at Nagoya University of Foreign Studies in 2010. They married in 2011 but spent four years in a long-distance relationship while Jun finished his studies in Japan and Rachel served out an obligation as an officer in the United States Air Force.

Rachel and Jun live in Fukuoka with their four cats, Kohaku, Poki, Nagi and Pichi.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interview with Youtube Sensations Rachel & Jun. Ashlynn Green. December 30, 2015. May 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160611014318/http://elisepehrson.com/2015/12/interview-with-youtube-sensations-rachel-jun/. June 11, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Interview: Découvrez et rencontrez "Rachel & Jun", le couple mixte star de Youtube . DozoDomo.com . January 27, 2016 . May 25, 2016 . December 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201082034/https://dozodomo.com/bento/2016/01/27/decouvrez-et-rencontrez-rachel-jun/ . dead .
  3. Web site: The YouTube stars who teach the world about Japan . Bryan Lufkin. . September 20, 2018. September 21, 2018.
  4. Web site: Rachel & Jun . Delaney Lake. . April 20, 2015. October 20, 2015.
  5. Web site: A Video Tour of Japan's Fox Village, Home to Over 200 Foxes. Tastefully Offensive. October 20, 2015. October 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151007051546/http://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2015/07/video-tour-of-japans-fox-village.html. dead.
  6. Web site: This Fox Village In Japan Is Even Cuter Than It Sounds . Distractify.com . October 20, 2015 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060810/http://distractify.com/animals/2015/07/02/fox-village-looks-amazing-1228404216 . dead .
  7. Web site: Everyone should immediately move to this Japanese fox village . . 10 July 2015. October 20, 2015.
  8. Web site: What's it like to be black in Japan? . Mike Wendling. . October 19, 2015. October 20, 2015.
  9. Web site: Eight People Explain What It's Like To Be Black In Japan . Rachael Krishna. . October 19, 2015. October 20, 2015.
  10. Web site: Animazement News . . May 25, 2016.
  11. Web site: Japanese-American YouTube couple discuss marital arguments, culture clash . Evie Nyan. . May 10, 2017. September 21, 2018.
  12. Web site: 2015年2月6日放送 5:30 - 8:00 TBS あさチャン! . February 6, 2015. October 20, 2015.
  13. Web site: あさチャン! 2015年2月6日放送回 . February 6, 2015 . October 20, 2015 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192419/http://tvtopic.goo.ne.jp/kansai/program/mbs/45013/342658/ . dead .
  14. Web site: What surprises us about Japan and South Korea . Martina Stawski . . October 14, 2015 . May 25, 2016 . June 24, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624201637/http://www.eatyourkimchi.com/surprises-about-japan-and-south-korea/ . dead .
  15. Web site: Jun's Kitchen: Meet Jun And Kohaku, The Human-Cat YouTube Cooking Team . Headlines and Global News (HNGN.com) . February 2, 2016. May 25, 2016.
  16. Web site: Cat is the cutest sous chef while his human makes a Japanese style omelette . Andrea Romano. . February 3, 2016. May 25, 2016.
  17. Web site: The Cuddliest Sous Chef of All Time Is a Fluffy Cat Named Kohaku . Dana Hatic. Eater.com . February 4, 2016. May 25, 2016.