Hi Tigers!
I'm Yuriko, welcome back to my channel.
Today, I'll finally talk about what the hell is my job.
Which means, what is a "talent", what does it mean to work as an official cosplayer
and so, everything I do.
So, there have been some comments from people who talked bad about the world of entertainment
But, but, but...
I'd like to tell my opinion about it since I work in this world
At this point, I changed two agency
Of which one was private and the other one is the Twin Planet, a major
In Italy doesn't exist the world "talent", or better, "tarento"(in japanese)
And many ask me, what is a talent?
It's a character connected to the world of television
To make it really short.
A talent might be someone who is good to imitate a famous person
It's a person that has this "springboard"
in the television world
which then passes to different media
in radio, events, stage, etc.
A talent is usually a strange person or that anyways has something in particular for which people want to keep watching them
How nice the sun that now arrives, WOAAH, the sun has appeared.
Surely it's a nice sign.
The talent might be a very good springboard for different things
Usually a talent should be able to do a little of everything
It should almost not excel at anything
Or, a person that is very good at something must have that "gyap" which is something conflicting
That brings people to say: wait, what?
And, in my case, it's cosplay.
The fact that a foreign came in Japan, talks japanese, that dresses up as a cartoon, is a cosplayer
And has this cute/weird/creepy way of talking
I mean, when I become Yuriko...because Yuriko is not the character that you see on youtube but she is born as a cartoon character
so she is a lot more exuberant, enthusiastic, "genki"
crazier, in television
more in the japanese version than in the italian one, because I don't need that "thing" in Italy
In Italy I "work" only as a youtuber and cosplayer.
So, I don't need to invent any particular characteristic
In my case I never had to tell lies, either to create something that's not me
There's always something connected to me that I succed to emphasize
Good, so, I checked on Wikipedia too and of course the italian page sucks, it's really small
Here there is a huge list of all kind of talents.
Owarai tarento:people who make people laugh;Nepotic tarento:people who do sport;Dumb idols:a kind of idol that acts kinda stupid
Or, foreign talent, which is "gaikokujin tarento", and that's exactly what I do.
My job, my career, is based on the model
It's strange to say because a one imagines a tall, thing and cool girl
and then there's me, a daub
But, it's like so.
I mean I'm gaining with cosplay, with patreon, group photosets
The various talent activities.
I had a radio, I ran my own television program,I was going on TV programs, I did a show
So, I had many small proects
Also, musical projects, even if it didn't have anything to do with cosplays
So, my job is not only about cosplay but it's my strength point
Actually, I'd like to do something totally different.
Sometimes I think that I want to end it here
Not actually with cosplays but making it a job it gets stressful, even tho it brings me a lot of emotions
But I'd like to show that in reality Yuriko, at least in Japan, is not only about cosplay.
Maybe in Italy people already have an image of not-only-cosplay, but also youtuber
But, slowly, with my agency we are thinking about many things
We're also thinking about the "muromane" which means imitating someone famous here in Japan
And try this new adventure which is the only new project they have in mind now.
Because usually a talent or a cosplayer is closed in his sectors
And, actually, another job of mine is the influencer
It sounds weird, but it's like so.
What does this work involve?
You can't do part-time jobs.
Both for the visa and for the image
"Why do you do that too?"
It's a person that shows up in television and has stalking problems.
So, there are a lot of problems connected to this job.
Me, being foreign, I dont have really strict rules
Anyway, a talent, an idol, or whatever, must have a particular personality.
It must be able to entertain the public
It's not important that you do everything perfectly but it's more important that you make people laugh and stay attached to the screen.
For example, I've been called to a program to sing
In this program, no one could sing.
And they clearly told me: don't train yourself, don't take lessons, you won't need it
Because you simply have to show the phatos, the strength you put into singing, the fun
It has to be something funny.
I asked my manager and to other people why japanese TV is so stupid
Because sometimes you se really smart things and others really stupid
Everyone is making fun of each other and it's all a big laugh, that's it
Soon they won't even speak, they just laugh
And when I asked, these people answered me in a pretty similar way:
"We already have a lot of stress, we want something that remove the plug completely"
Something so stupid that we don't need to think about how, why, what
When we get out of work, we just want to make a big laugh
And so, we watch television
On one hand I understand them
Because being fan of japanese society, I started understanding their work rhythms, their life
And I can understand why the "idol" thing is so popular here
But it's not everything random, it actually has a sense
But hidden by the non sense, the random
And with so, I guess I explained enough what a talent is.
It's only a part of my job, it's not what I've been born for or why I came here
Actually, I didn't even want to become a talent, it's something they kinda imposed me saying:
"You're good at talking, to improvise stuff, you're cute, you speak in a interesting way, you make people laugh and make people want to support you"
So my old manager said that being a talent for me was better than being an idol
A lot of idols try to become a talent or actresses
It is a route that takes other routes to make you get out in one
And which one will be your final route? What's your final target?
I don't have it
I guess I don't have it anymore
Because, I mean, once I really had the "thing" I wanted to become an idol
That period has ended.
Actually I'd really like to study acting
Have more to do with acting
But it doesn't really have to be in Japan
I don't see my life in 10 years in Japan
I think
Maybe, we'll see, I don't even know what I'll be doing tomorrow
I try to live as much as I can in the present
I have my plans b c d a f z, how many you want
But I don't really have a target
Actually I have already made many of my goals
That's why I'm in a crisis
It might also be the 25-years crisis
But I've already realised a lot of things
So, more or less, I'm starting to understand what I'd like to do in the future
Through my experiences I managed to develop interest in other things
But there are stil a lot of things I'd like to try out
So, absolutely, I won't stop
So, I'd like for istance to travel the world
I'd like to go to more foreign fairs to share Japanese pop culture
And see how another culture is that faces the Japanese one
It's really cool.
Actually, I never thought about traveling the world until I got here
In fact I did not have so much interest in foreign countries until I came to Japan
and I understood how much the japanese admired foreign countries, America, etc.
Then gradually I got as interested as them
Musically speaking, I'd like to continue a project, study singing, to have a rock radio
Yes, one of my targets and dreams in reality is to show up at Fuji Rock
But it's one of those targets that you are not able to decide by yourself
I mean, you can decide that, but if you have a manager that doesn't want you to follow that way
You can't do it
I mean, maybe is something that doesn't suit you
But, so, one of my dreams in reality would be to have a rock band
Or anyway to have a musical project and make various concerts, small events, etc, etc.
Ahh, dreams, so beautiful.
Then, I'd like to re-try the dubber experience
But in japanese for a foreign character
I did that, but in the end they put my voice in italian
And I was like: "Why did you put it in talian?!"
"We like more italian, it looks cooler"
For a small smartphone game
I'd like to be more famous in Japan
I mean, I have a certain notoriety
As a foreigner
But I'd like to get closer to a world in which I wouldn't be there for "Ah, because you are a foreigner"
I'd like to do more japanese jobs like
So, for example, something as a influencer, even if it's not related to cosplay
So, to grow my japanese fanbase because I care about it
Because I'm here, that's my main goal
And then slowly increase everywhere
I'd like to be more famous here on Youtube
Lately I'm trying to keep this channel active
Even if only in italian and, unfortunately, it will remain only in Italian
I hope one day to have a springboard, because it's cool
I use it a lot only because it's a passion of mine
As "a thing I like to do"
In fact, I leave it a little bit
But, it's one of my targets
And then, to show up in other TV shows
Hell, it was really exciting
Even if the waiting, the cold and everything else were killing me
But it was really nice
So I hope to do again something like that
And to do other projects that are not only about Yuriko Tiger
I can totally become something else
But anyways, if I think: "Ah, I wanted to show up in a cosplay magazine" I did that.
"Ah, I want to show up in a TV show" I did that.
"Ah, I want to be an idol" I did that.
"Ah, I want to have a band" I did that.
"Ahh...I want..." f**k, I miss something
So I am in my fullest crisis of the 25 years old
Because, more or less, I did it all.
So, the only thing I can do is to continue and hope in other experiences
Of course, also as a talent
I'd like to sell more.
But there are things in the TV world that,unfortunately, I'm not that used
For example, I must create some really weird stuff, even if they disgust me, only to attract attention
Many do it
But, if it's something amuses me and it's real-like, okay
If it's something totally invented I'd like to create a different character
Yuriko is the classic character > Yuriko & Tiger
So, a foreign girl who wants "to become japanese"
But actually since her name is "Yuriko Tiger" so no one thinks she is totally a foreigner
A lot of them they exchange me for something else and that's totally fine with me
That is cute, because "Yuriko" has a cute and kind sound
but it's also brave, crazy, really weird
Yuriko Tiger
So, a girl that talks with a manga-like voice
So, a girl who came out of a manga, however, is Western
And has a gyappu which is doing cosplay or, sometimes, to have that radical"voice/personality change"
A bit like Junko
Maybe that's why I feel perfectly in her shoes
That's how Yuriko Tiger is born.
A little girl that had some dreams which she realised and becomes a Tiger
And then we have our little Puri-Puri-Tiger
When I will be able to find someone who can illustrate it again, I'd like to make all the gadgets
My cutie
My potato
And he has its own story that one day I'll tell you about.
Well, that's all for this video.
If you have any questions, make them under this video.
And, nothing, I send you a super kiss
Be really careful of what you want to do
Don't say "Ah, I want to become like Yuriko, I want to be a talent as her!"
Because it's really hard
It's a really really hard thing, in my opinion.
I mean, you have to be suitable.
There are things that you might be okay with and things that you might not.
For the rest, I hope I answered enough of your questions
Kisses~
Bye!~
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