Moving to Japan for a Music Dream to Making Viral Content | ft. Kole from Tokyo Sims

Get a huge discount on the 2-year plan plus 4 extra months by visiting: https://nordvpn.com/maxd or use Coupon Code: maxd Try it risk-free with NordVPN's 30-day money-back guarantee. Sponsored by NordVPN Episode #30 of the “Live in Tokyo” Podcast Kole from Tokyo Sims is a musician and content creator based in Japan. In this episode, topics involve growing up in Atlanta, being mixed Japanese, cultural norms in Japan, and how Kole is making moves to create music again, his original passion. 👉Guest's Socials: YouTube: ‪@Tokyo_Sims_yt‬ Instagram:   / kole404_   Instagram:   / tokyo_sims_   👉Follow Live in Tokyo Podcast or Max D. Capo Instagram:   / liveintokyopodcast   Instagram:   / maxdcapo   Tiktok:   / maxdcapo   X: https://x.com/maxdcapo 🎧Live in Tokyo Podcast audio only: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1XdRNqW... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/bdh7wpjd 📙Like the Live in Tokyo Podcast? Please Support me on Patreon, or become a YouTube member and your name will be in the ending credits.   / maxd   🎙️My Podcast Equipment: https://a.co/d/09Qbid4z 19:14 Max’s s3*ual “harassment” experience with Matsuko Deluxe    • That Time I was on Japanese TV with Matsuk...   Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro: Gen Z vs. Millennial Wasian 0:14 Welcome Kole from Tokyo Sims 1:53 Having a Japanese mom, American dad 4:25 Parents met at Waseda in Tokyo 5:29 Growing up in East Point, Atlanta 9:11 Kole being the "white kid" at school in ATL & being white-passing 11:18 Kole did Wrestling in High school 12:20 Japanese as a first language & Saturday school 15:17 How a realtor led to songwriting with Sony Music 16:17 Writing songs for Crystal Kay, Sumire & LDH 16:54 Full circle: the rappers from a Vice documentary 18:20 Kole discovers Max's videos at age 14 21:56 Dropping out of college & moving to Kawasaki 22:57 Competing on Japanese rap show "RAPSTAR" 24:17 Out of savings: construction work 25:53 The factory job that broke Kole 27:06 Rock bottom & starting Tokyo Sims 29:12 Why there's no "cringe" in Japan 30:54 Most memorable (and unpostable) interviews 32:58 Japan's hidden m3th problem 35:42 Kabukicho touts & who really runs the area 38:01 The Japanese mafia and the 2011 earthquake 38:22 Streaming, longevity & getting back into music 40:45 Interviewing Ice Spice 41:14 Jackson Wang & the back-crack video 44:32 Celebrity lookalikes: Tom Cruise, Tobey Maguire & more 47:06 Advice for new creators