I searched through our history and I don't think anybody posted anything about Ken yet. If you have, I apologize in advance. I rediscovered Ken when I went searching for a vintage KHON2 end credits shaka montage in response to one of the previous comments on the KGMB theme. BTW - I couldn't find a video of the shaka montage.
The premise is that Ken was a caucasian raised by Japanese parents and is now in search of his birth parents in the US. This series has been on the net for at least 2 years now. I find the videos charming and sweet.
This is the first video where Ken explains his mission.
Here is a video of Ken in Hawaii learning pidgin.
This is Ken's 2009 YouTube award winning video about dreaming about being a robot.
Here is video of Ken's "How to speak fluent Japanese by speaking English" describing Weiner Morning.
He has a blog on blogspot and his own channel on YouTube.
I hope you enjoy them as I do. Ken Tanaka and Ai-BU9 love you.
(Yes, he's an actor - David Ury -and had been on Japanese TV as the "crazy Japanese speaking gaijin", but I still find the stuff charming. Here's a video he posted as himself with his performance reels.)
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My recollection is that Odori posted something about him, but it may have been in the comments section, because I can't find a post about him. I love the premise. It's disorienting and disarming.
haha disorienting
I didn't realize it was a put-on. I am pretty bummed out about that because the whole stranger in familiar clothing angle was interesting and charming. I don't really feel compelled to watch them now.
Yes, I remember this guy.
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