filmsfoodandfandom: ali-vasion: “Okay, honestly– okay fam, I wanted to thank you guys so
filmsfoodandfandom: ali-vasion: “Okay, honestly– okay fam, I wanted to thank you guys so much for like, supporting me today! I checked my hashtag and I honestly didnt expect so many.. support. Like, okay, lets be real. Im not the most liked one in the group (22/7). Im not very popular in the japanese fandom because im not like, you know, im not– you know small and not really petite.And Im not saying im cute either– Im not the visual! Of the group! Im not the Jimin in BTS– Like, I am some animal. literally like a sewer rat. Leaving that aside. I was just really happy cause like sometimes I get really discouraged looking at comments being like ‘oh, sally’s not very pretty I dont know why shes in the group if shes half english she shouldnt be in this group’ It kinda discourages me but I didnt think that I would get this much support from over seas fans and it honestly means the world to me.” For those of you who don’t know, Amaki Sally is a seiyuu for the new idol anime 22/7. At first everyone thought she was just another interchangeable idol until, all of a sudden during a livestream, she started speaking perfect English.It turns out Sally is an American-born actress from California who moved to Japan to become a seiyuu. So she’s completely fluent in both English and Japanese.But that’s not all. Contrary to the usual Idol image pushed by the industry, Sally has a delightfully cynical sense of humor, best show off during a Q&A with the streamers. (Forgive the poor quality gifs…)She’s also COMPLETE. MEMELORD. GARBAGE.It turns out she has several secret tumblr pages devoted to anime and fandom junk. You can see highlights of the English livestream at the below link, and at the end you can see her doing her impression of the Naruto run:https://twitter.com/nise_shi/status/914976861041565696Incredibly, she’s also openly bisexual, which is a HUGE no-no in the Idol industry, let alone mainstream Japanese society.Much to her surprise, the revelation about her English-fluency lead to an explosion of popularity on her group’s website, so much so that their label special released one of their first songs for overseas audiences.So in conclusion: one of you gay anime nerds actually moved to Japan and went viral as an Idol.This is quite possibly the funniest/greatest thing to ever come from this hell site.If you can, go support the group by buying their new single, available on their website above. …Okay, please don’t refer to an actual Japanese person as a “gay anime nerd” and speak as if she’s on par with American weeaboos and their culture.I understand that you respect her and are looking to spread her image and story to keep her popularity and likability up, both in and outside of Japan, and that’s important! She deserves attention and love from her fans.But know that a Japanese-American liking anime and moving to Japan is not an uncommon occurance and that Japanese-Americans are (you guessed it) Japanese!Thank you for this elaboration, but please consider this and be more courteous with your word choices in the future. -- source link
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