Tag: YouTube

When Stars Align

June 6, 2025

It happened. Friend, it finally happened. For a while, I’ve been meaning to write at least two blog segments (these posts are supposed to come in threes), one about Irene & Seulgi’s new release Tilt and the other about issues facing international fans of K-pop, so this new development would’ve completed the match-three puzzle and into this world a blog post’d be born. But I’m afraid I can’t do that. This one stands alone. Last July, I’d mentioned that Gyuri of Kara opened a YouTube channel seemingly with the express purpose of one day inviting on her idol Seulgi of Red Velvet. As she’d express how much she’s been a longtime fan, I’d watch Seulgi hang out with countless other idols – including Gyuri’s own groupmate Youngji. What a traitor! I know how hard it is for such in-demand people to coordinate their schedules, but finally, the stars aligned – Seulgi has a new album to promote, and it’s Gyuri’s birthday. … More When Stars Align

YouTube is My Best Friend!

April 14, 2025

Tomorrow, the With Eyes East YouTube channel will roar back to vibrant life with its first upload in, I think, years? WEE-heads already know this history, but this site was founded as a component of the channel, until my interest in making videos buckled under the weight of the logistics. I remember having to reupload that Departed video half a dozen times over the course of a few days, to the point where my roommate asked why our Internet sucked lately. Copyright. The problem was copyright. The solution? I’ll cut down on the use of copyrighted video by filming myself! Already camera shy, this was a difficult proposition. I didn’t know what to do with my hands, how to memorize lines, how to keep the camera batteries charged. Plus, it was the pandemic, and my hair looked bad[der than usual]. I gave that a college go before quitting partway through a video on Shin Godzilla, which ended up being text-only. And everybody cried. … More YouTube is My Best Friend!

Top 10 YouTube 2020

December 29, 2020

Well, it’s that time of year again, where we count down the best YouTube videos of the past 12 months (I’d already used “year” in this sentence, so I couldn’t use it twice). What do you mean “again” doesn’t apply in this case? Well, true enough this site and its correspondent YouTube channel launched this year — and what a year! So exciting, wow. Primarily, what helped me through was YouTube, and what a year! Seems like everyone, from Yoona and Yuri to Hayoung started up their channels, providing so much wonderful c-o-n-t-e-n-t to pick up and watch. … More Top 10 YouTube 2020

State of the Podcast Address!

August 4, 2020

And by that, I mean YouTube channel, but I’m used to saying “podcast.” I’d rather just shoot whatever I’m working on out there when it’s ready, but it seems these things are never ready. The October video is gonna be a goddamn cakewalk, but August and September (fka July and August) have been murder. The twin problems? My own writing creep and Disney. Goddamn Disney, moving Mulan around. Now it’s gonna premiere September 4th, on Disney+. After the abysmal failure of the video on The Departed (which has one big fan, so quality over quantity, for sure), I need some of that SEO. Gosh, and it’s not even gonna work, but I got to try something. I’m not used to viewcounts in the triple digits, double digits. I’m a quadruple digit YouTuber, goddamn it! … More State of the Podcast Address!