Recording summary · September 2019
My problem with Elvis The Alien
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Overview
Daniel objects to being labeled the Asian Onision after videos released by Elvis the Alien, noting their prior friendly Instagram contact, identifying as half Asian and half white, and distinguishing a focus on life updates and diaries from Onision's skits while discussing manipulation and steps to avoid becoming like Onision.
Elvis the Alien's videos added several thousand subscribers toward a 100,000 subscriber milestone, and Daniel hosts the initial episode of Walking with Daniel along a river near an Osaka Airbnb, recalling dates at the Umeda Sky Building and the Hep Five Ferris wheel.
Themes
Comparisons to Onision and response to Elvis the Alien's videos.
Subscriber growth resulting from Elvis the Alien's coverage.
Outdoor walk near an Airbnb in Osaka and recollections of past dates.
Developments
Elvis the Alien published a video regarding Daniel in November of the previous year.
Elvis the Alien published a second video regarding Daniel.
Daniel visited the Umeda Sky Building observation deck with a Korean girlfriend in 2010.
Uncertainties & gaps
The official name of the river near Osaka being walked alongside is unknown to Daniel.
Daniel is unsure whether sunburnt or sunburned is the correct phrasing.
Daniel does not know the identity or purpose of a riverside concrete structure or whether its walkway is locked.
Daniel is uncertain whether the audio is audible on the video due to windy conditions.