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| channel_name = Rachel & Jun's Adventures!
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* [https://www.youtube.com/c/RachelandJun/ Rachel and Jun]
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/RachelandJunExtra Rachel & Jun's Adventures!]
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/JunsKitchen JunsKitchen]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX3g2Y_w3Fp4QA7VuTa0YUA Jun Yoshizuki]
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| years_active = 2012 – present
| genre = vlog, interview, documentary
| genre = vlog, interview, documentary
| subscribers = 2.67 million
| subscribers = 2.64 million
| subscriber_date = July 2021
| subscriber_date = May 2022
| views = 351 million
| views = 357 million
| view_date = July 2021
| view_date = May 2022
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==YouTube channel==
==YouTube channel==
The videos of the channel consist of [[video blogs|vlogs]] on various topics related to Japanese culture and society, personal experiences and daily life, and also interactions with other Japan-related vloggers.<ref>{{cite web| title = Interview with Youtube Sensations Rachel & Jun| author = Ashlynn Green| date = December 30, 2015| url = http://elisepehrson.com/2015/12/interview-with-youtube-sensations-rachel-jun/| accessdate = May 25, 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160611014318/http://elisepehrson.com/2015/12/interview-with-youtube-sensations-rachel-jun/| archive-date = June 11, 2016| url-status = dead| df = mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Interview: Découvrez et rencontrez "Rachel & Jun", le couple mixte star de Youtube | author= | publisher = DozoDomo.com | date = January 27, 2016| url = http://dozodomo.com/bento/2016/01/27/decouvrez-et-rencontrez-rachel-jun/ | accessdate = May 25, 2016}}</ref> The initial name of the 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).<ref name="BBC">{{cite web | title = The YouTube stars who teach the world about Japan | author= Bryan Lufkin| publisher = [[BBC]] | date = September 20, 2018| url = http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180919-the-vlogging-duo-on-youtube-who-teach-the-world-about-japan | accessdate = September 21, 2018}}</ref> The channel proved to be popular and became an increasing priority in their lives.<ref name="JT">{{cite web | title = Rachel & Jun | author= Delaney Lake| publisher = [[The Japan Times]] | date = April 20, 2015| url = http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2015/04/20/digital/rachel-jun/#.ViTnQCuLWBR | accessdate = October 20, 2015}}</ref> A video of a visit to the "[[Miyagi Zao Fox Village|Fox Village]]" (''Kitsune Mura'') from [[Zaō, Miyagi|Zaō]] (July 2015) went viral and was featured on many websites.<ref>{{cite web | title = A Video Tour of Japan's Fox Village, Home to Over 200 Foxes | author= | publisher = Tastefully Offensive| date = | url = http://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2015/07/video-tour-of-japans-fox-village.html| accessdate = October 20, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = This Fox Village In Japan Is Even Cuter Than It Sounds | author= | publisher = Distractify.com | date = | url = http://distractify.com/animals/2015/07/02/fox-village-looks-amazing-1228404216 | accessdate = October 20, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Everyone should immediately move to this Japanese fox village | author= | publisher = [[The Daily Dot]] | date = | url = http://www.dailydot.com/lol/fox-village-japan/| accessdate = October 20, 2015}}</ref>
The videos on the ''Rachel and Jun'' and ''Rachel & Jun's Adventures!'' channels consist of [[video blogs|vlogs]] on various topics related to Japanese culture and society, personal experiences and daily life, and also interactions with other Japan-related vloggers.<ref>{{cite web| title = Interview with Youtube Sensations Rachel & Jun| author = Ashlynn Green| date = December 30, 2015| url = http://elisepehrson.com/2015/12/interview-with-youtube-sensations-rachel-jun/| accessdate = May 25, 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160611014318/http://elisepehrson.com/2015/12/interview-with-youtube-sensations-rachel-jun/| archive-date = June 11, 2016| url-status = dead| df = mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Interview: Découvrez et rencontrez "Rachel & Jun", le couple mixte star de Youtube | author= | publisher = DozoDomo.com | date = January 27, 2016| url = http://dozodomo.com/bento/2016/01/27/decouvrez-et-rencontrez-rachel-jun/ | accessdate = May 25, 2016}}</ref> 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).<ref name="BBC">{{cite web | title = The YouTube stars who teach the world about Japan | author= Bryan Lufkin| publisher = [[BBC]] | date = September 20, 2018| url = http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180919-the-vlogging-duo-on-youtube-who-teach-the-world-about-japan | accessdate = September 21, 2018}}</ref> The channel proved to be popular and became an increasing priority in their lives.<ref name="JT">{{cite web | title = Rachel & Jun | author= Delaney Lake| publisher = [[The Japan Times]] | date = April 20, 2015| url = http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2015/04/20/digital/rachel-jun/#.ViTnQCuLWBR | accessdate = October 20, 2015}}</ref> A video of a visit to the "[[Miyagi Zao Fox Village|Fox Village]]" (''Kitsune Mura'') from [[Zaō, Miyagi|Zaō]] (July 2015) went viral and was featured on many websites.<ref>{{cite web | title = A Video Tour of Japan's Fox Village, Home to Over 200 Foxes | author= | publisher = Tastefully Offensive| date = | url = http://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2015/07/video-tour-of-japans-fox-village.html| accessdate = October 20, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = This Fox Village In Japan Is Even Cuter Than It Sounds | author= | publisher = Distractify.com | date = | url = http://distractify.com/animals/2015/07/02/fox-village-looks-amazing-1228404216 | accessdate = October 20, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Everyone should immediately move to this Japanese fox village | author= | publisher = [[The Daily Dot]] | date = | url = http://www.dailydot.com/lol/fox-village-japan/| accessdate = October 20, 2015}}</ref>


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?"<ref>{{cite web | title = What's it like to be black in Japan? | author= Mike Wendling| publisher = [[BBC]] | date = October 19, 2015| url = https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-34550264 | accessdate = October 20, 2015}}</ref> and in other news media websites.<ref>{{cite web | title = Eight People Explain What It's Like To Be Black In Japan | author= Rachael Krishna| publisher = [[BuzzFeed]] | date = October 19, 2015| url = https://www.buzzfeed.com/krishrach/explain-what-its-like-being-black-in-japan#.yc2oz5QMeR | accessdate = October 20, 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name="BBC"/>
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?"<ref>{{cite web | title = What's it like to be black in Japan? | author= Mike Wendling| publisher = [[BBC]] | date = October 19, 2015| url = https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-34550264 | accessdate = October 20, 2015}}</ref> and in other news media websites.<ref>{{cite web | title = Eight People Explain What It's Like To Be Black In Japan | author= Rachael Krishna| publisher = [[BuzzFeed]] | date = October 19, 2015| url = https://www.buzzfeed.com/krishrach/explain-what-its-like-being-black-in-japan#.yc2oz5QMeR | accessdate = October 20, 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name="BBC"/>
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In 2016, they traveled from the northern to southern tip of Japan for the travel website Odigo (now {{ill|Tokyo Creative|ja}} 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).<ref>{{cite web | title = Animazement News | author= | publisher = [[Animazement]] | date = | url = http://www.animazement.com/news/ | accessdate = May 25, 2016}}</ref>
In 2016, they traveled from the northern to southern tip of Japan for the travel website Odigo (now {{ill|Tokyo Creative|ja}} 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).<ref>{{cite web | title = Animazement News | author= | publisher = [[Animazement]] | date = | url = http://www.animazement.com/news/ | accessdate = May 25, 2016}}</ref>


Jun has an associated channel, ''Jun's Kitchen'', where he posts videos about cooking and culinary arts<ref>{{cite web | title = Jun's Kitchen: Meet Jun And Kohaku, The Human-Cat YouTube Cooking Team | author= | publisher = Headlines and Global News (HNGN.com) | date = February 2, 2016| url = http://www.hngn.com/articles/177123/20160208/juns-kitchen-meet-jun-kohaku-human-cat-youtube-cooking-team.htm | accessdate = May 25, 2016}}</ref> (the appeal of the videos is increased by his interactions with his cat Haku).<ref>{{cite web | title = Cat is the cutest sous chef while his human makes a Japanese style omelette | author= Andrea Romano| publisher = [[Mashable]] | date = February 3, 2016| url = http://mashable.com/2016/02/03/cat-japanese-omelette/#c_JkfUh.u8qQ | accessdate = May 25, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = The Cuddliest Sous Chef of All Time Is a Fluffy Cat Named Kohaku | author= Dana Hatic| publisher = Eater.com | date = February 4, 2016| url = http://www.eater.com/2016/2/4/10916368/cat-sous-chef-japan-omelette-cooking-video | accessdate = May 25, 2016}}</ref>
Jun has an associated channel, ''Jun's Kitchen'', where he posts videos about cooking and culinary arts<ref>{{cite web | title = Jun's Kitchen: Meet Jun And Kohaku, The Human-Cat YouTube Cooking Team | author= | publisher = Headlines and Global News (HNGN.com) | date = February 2, 2016| url = http://www.hngn.com/articles/177123/20160208/juns-kitchen-meet-jun-kohaku-human-cat-youtube-cooking-team.htm | accessdate = May 25, 2016}}</ref> (the appeal of the videos is increased by his interactions with his cat Haku).<ref>{{cite web | title = Cat is the cutest sous chef while his human makes a Japanese style omelette | author= Andrea Romano| publisher = [[Mashable]] | date = February 3, 2016| url = http://mashable.com/2016/02/03/cat-japanese-omelette/#c_JkfUh.u8qQ | accessdate = May 25, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = The Cuddliest Sous Chef of All Time Is a Fluffy Cat Named Kohaku | author= Dana Hatic| publisher = Eater.com | date = February 4, 2016| url = http://www.eater.com/2016/2/4/10916368/cat-sous-chef-japan-omelette-cooking-video | accessdate = May 25, 2016}}</ref> He also has an additional personal vlog channel, titled ''Jun Yoshizuki'', which hosts more informal cooking, diy, and gardening videos.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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*[https://junskitchen.com/about/ Jun's Kitchen website]
*[https://junskitchen.com/about/ Jun's Kitchen website]
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/RachelandJunExtra Rachel and Jun Adventures Youtube channel]
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/RachelandJunExtra Rachel and Jun Adventures Youtube channel]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX3g2Y_w3Fp4QA7VuTa0YUA Jun Yoshizuki YouTube channel]


[[Category:American YouTubers]]
[[Category:American YouTubers]]

Revision as of 16:51, 17 May 2022

Rachel and Jun
Personal information
Born
Junichi Yoshizuki (Jun)

Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Rachel
Cincinnati Ohio, U.S.
NationalityAmerican (Rachel)
Japanese (Jun)
OccupationYouTuber
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2012 – present
Genre(s)vlog, interview, documentary
Subscribers2.64 million
(May 2022)
Total views357 million
(May 2022)
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers2017
Last updated: 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]

Rachel and Jun live in Fukuoka city with their 3 cats, Haku, Poki, and Nagi. Since 2020, they have been fostering a fourth cat, Pichi.

Rachel and Jun have collaborations with other notable YouTubers such as Simon and Martina,[10] Sebastiano Serafini, The Anime Man, einshine, and Miranda Ibañez.

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]

In 2016, they traveled from the northern to southern tip of Japan for the travel website Odigo (now Tokyo Creative [ja] 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).[14]

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 cat Haku).[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 Junichi "Jun" Yoshizuki (b. 1989) (葦月淳一, Yoshizuki Jun'ichi) 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.

References

  1. ^ Ashlynn Green (December 30, 2015). "Interview with Youtube Sensations Rachel & Jun". Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "Interview: Découvrez et rencontrez "Rachel & Jun", le couple mixte star de Youtube". DozoDomo.com. January 27, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Bryan Lufkin (September 20, 2018). "The YouTube stars who teach the world about Japan". BBC. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Delaney Lake (April 20, 2015). "Rachel & Jun". The Japan Times. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  5. ^ "A Video Tour of Japan's Fox Village, Home to Over 200 Foxes". Tastefully Offensive. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  6. ^ "This Fox Village In Japan Is Even Cuter Than It Sounds". Distractify.com. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  7. ^ "Everyone should immediately move to this Japanese fox village". The Daily Dot. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  8. ^ Mike Wendling (October 19, 2015). "What's it like to be black in Japan?". BBC. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  9. ^ Rachael Krishna (October 19, 2015). "Eight People Explain What It's Like To Be Black In Japan". BuzzFeed. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  10. ^ Martina Stawski (October 14, 2015). "What surprises us about Japan and South Korea". Eat Your Kimchi. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  11. ^ Evie Nyan (May 10, 2017). "Japanese-American YouTube couple discuss marital arguments, culture clash". Japan Today. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  12. ^ "2015年2月6日放送 5:30 - 8:00 TBS あさチャン！". February 6, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  13. ^ "あさチャン！ 2015年2月6日放送回". February 6, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  14. ^ "Animazement News". Animazement. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  15. ^ "Jun's Kitchen: Meet Jun And Kohaku, The Human-Cat YouTube Cooking Team". Headlines and Global News (HNGN.com). February 2, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  16. ^ Andrea Romano (February 3, 2016). "Cat is the cutest sous chef while his human makes a Japanese style omelette". Mashable. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  17. ^ Dana Hatic (February 4, 2016). "The Cuddliest Sous Chef of All Time Is a Fluffy Cat Named Kohaku". Eater.com. Retrieved May 25, 2016.

External links

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