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Sakura Stardust
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Приєднався 4 тра 2015
I'm Alex :) I love Anime, Nintendo, and Japanese culture. I make videos about niche Japanese topics.
SECOND CHANNEL: youtube.com/@sakura_suicune?si=1SNC6M5LhNfOVcvT
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Chanel Icon/Avatar by Onigireee! ➡️ onigireee
The SURPRISINGLY DEEP Lore of Japanese Phones
🌸Twitter: SakuraStaardust
🌸Instagram: sakura.stardust?hl=en
🌸 Business Email: Sakurastardust12@gmail.com
🌸Patreon: www.patreon.com/SakuraStardust12
Channel logo by @blameitonjorge ❤️
Further reading/sources:
www.reddit.com/r/dumbphones/
urbo.com/content/heres-the-strange-reason-japan-is-still-using-flip-phones/
web.archive.org/web/20191009064125/www.computerworld.com/article/2473084/camera-phones--a-look-back-and-forward.html
web.archive.org/web/20191009064125/www.computerworld.com/article/2473084/camera-phones--a-look-back-and-forward.htmlsabukaru.online/articles/the-mysterious-early-world-of-japans-cellphone-culture#:~:text=Six%20years%20later%2C%20in%201985,'portable%20phone'%20in%20Japan.
blog.xoxzo.com/en/2018/07/24/history-of-1g/
www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/camera-phone-history/
www.statista.com/statistics/996309/japan-ownership-rates-smartphones/
0:00 Intro
0:27 The 80s
4:16 The 90s
8:13 The Keitai
13:13 Fan Art Showcase!
13:23 The 00s & Emojis
15:30 Fashion Trends
19:12 The 2010s & Smartphones
22:51 Today / Dumbphones
25:10 Patreon Shoutouts & Announcements
#japan #internetculture #frutigeraero
🌸Instagram: sakura.stardust?hl=en
🌸 Business Email: Sakurastardust12@gmail.com
🌸Patreon: www.patreon.com/SakuraStardust12
Channel logo by @blameitonjorge ❤️
Further reading/sources:
www.reddit.com/r/dumbphones/
urbo.com/content/heres-the-strange-reason-japan-is-still-using-flip-phones/
web.archive.org/web/20191009064125/www.computerworld.com/article/2473084/camera-phones--a-look-back-and-forward.html
web.archive.org/web/20191009064125/www.computerworld.com/article/2473084/camera-phones--a-look-back-and-forward.htmlsabukaru.online/articles/the-mysterious-early-world-of-japans-cellphone-culture#:~:text=Six%20years%20later%2C%20in%201985,'portable%20phone'%20in%20Japan.
blog.xoxzo.com/en/2018/07/24/history-of-1g/
www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/camera-phone-history/
www.statista.com/statistics/996309/japan-ownership-rates-smartphones/
0:00 Intro
0:27 The 80s
4:16 The 90s
8:13 The Keitai
13:13 Fan Art Showcase!
13:23 The 00s & Emojis
15:30 Fashion Trends
19:12 The 2010s & Smartphones
22:51 Today / Dumbphones
25:10 Patreon Shoutouts & Announcements
#japan #internetculture #frutigeraero
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Disturbing Lost Media from Japan
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🌸Video edited by Lorelai: ua-cam.com/channels/4-cC5Bj3YsvxP8QSb82-hA.html (ALSO! Thank you to Lorelai for suggesting the Yume Nikki lost media!!) Thank you to equarep for suggesting the sketch broadcast as well!! - Tweet at 21:00 can be found here, as some were interested in reading the full thread: x.com/melonc0la/status/1396568832404193280 🌸Twitter: SakuraStaardust 🌸Instagram: ins...
5 HOURS of Japanese Internet Mysteries, Creepypastas, & Urban Legends
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🌸Twitter: SakuraStaardust 🌸Instagram: sakura.stardust?hl=en 🌸 Business Email: Sakurastardust12@gmail.com 🌸Patreon: www.patreon.com/SakuraStardust12 0:00 Infamous Threads Vol 1 43:07 Vol 2 1:09:38 The Zard Thread 1:20:58 Nylon Tie Mystery 1:34:54 Coin Locker Baby Creepypasta 1:47:46 Tsukemonoya (Lost Commercial) 2:04:42 SunSkip (Actress Mystery) 2:18:46 Infamous Thread...
A Poster’s Vile Confession | 2chan's Infamous Stories & Urban Legends: Volume 3
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50 MINUTES of bizarre, intriguing, and disturbing threads, memes, and lore from Japan's equivalent to 4chan! This video has everything from Vocaloids and lost media to unexplained incidents and bus hijackings. ⚠️ Slight SA trigger warning for the "Former Stalker" thread at 19:02 (the mention is extremely brief and not explicit) 🌸Video edited by Lorelai: ua-cam.com/channels/4-cC5Bj3YsvxP8QSb82-h...
Japanese Cryptids are TERRIFYING
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Thank you again to both @Truthisscarierthanfiction and Equarep ( Equarep1) for helping out with this one! Thank you to @blameitonjorge for providing voiceover ❤️ 🌸Video edited by Lorelai: ua-cam.com/channels/4-cC5Bj3YsvxP8QSb82-hA.html 🌸Twitter: SakuraStaardust 🌸Instagram: sakura.stardust?hl=en 🌸 Business Email: Sakurastardust12@gmail.com 🌸Patreon: ww...
This Showa Idol Quit and Started a Rock Band
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Momoko kikuchi was among Japans top idols during the 1980’s, until she made the drastic decision to start over and form a… Rock Band?? Today, in celebration of Momoko’s 40-year anniversary as an entertainer, we’re going to explore one of the most drastic shifts seen during the Citypop era. HUGE thank you to @yosoku_ - City Pop Translated, in collaboration with LonelyChaser, Windii, and InkaSubs...
Disturbing Images from the Japanese Internet
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Thank you to @blameitonjorge for providing voiceover ❤️ 🌸Video edited by Lorelai: ua-cam.com/channels/4-cC5Bj3YsvxP8QSb82-hA.html 🌸Twitter: SakuraStaardust 🌸Instagram: sakura.stardust?hl=en 🌸 Business Email: Sakurastardust12@gmail.com 🌸Patreon: www.patreon.com/SakuraStardust12 Outro song is “Alone” by Simon Sharp! FURTHER READING AND INFO: Bara Foetida's Pages: ...
Dark Topics from the Japanese Internet
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Introducing a new series that compiles all the dark, cryptic, and mysterious Japanese web topics I've encountered that wouldn't warrant a full video or don't fit in a specific category like 2chan, NND, etc. This one has Do Not Search Topics, Lost Media, and some disturbing broadcast incidents. 🌸Video edited by Lorelai: ua-cam.com/channels/4-cC5Bj3YsvxP8QSb82-hA.html 🌸Twitter: Sakura...
Japan's DO NOT SEARCH Iceberg [PART 5]
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At long last, here it is. Level Five of Japan's Infamous Do Not Search Iceberg. 🌸Video edited by Lorelai: ua-cam.com/channels/4-cC5Bj3YsvxP8QSb82-hA.html 🌸Twitter: SakuraStaardust 🌸Instagram: sakura.stardust?hl=en 🌸 Business Email: Sakurastardust12@gmail.com 🌸Patreon: www.patreon.com/SakuraStardust12 🌸 My Anime List: myanimelist.net/profile/SakuraStardust 0:00 Intro 0...
Events That Caused Mass Panic in Japan
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Free Signup plus Sakura Stardust Special Welcome Bonus of 740 ZenPoints! Use code SAKURASTARDUST on Signup! tinyurl.com/ZSAKURASTARDUST 🌸Video edited by Lorelai: ua-cam.com/channels/4-cC5Bj3YsvxP8QSb82-hA.html 🌸Twitter: SakuraStaardust 🌸Instagram: sakura.stardust?hl=en 🌸 Business Email: Sakurastardust12@gmail.com 🌸Patreon: www.patreon.com/SakuraStardust12 🌸 My Anime L...
Why Did They Remove the Mom from This Commercial?
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“Why did they remove the mom? Did something happen?” Today’s video explores a famous 2chan mystery and urban legend in Japan surrounding bizarre and disturbing edits made to a well-known canned foods commercial during the 1980's. In its county of origin, this mystery is simply referred to as サンスキップ or “SunSkip,” and is up there with likes of Hitogata in terms of online renown. 🌸Twitter: twitter...
Why was this Deceased Actor Removed from this Japanese Commercial?
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By clicking my link www.piavpn.com/sakurastardust get 83% discount on Private Internet Access! That's just $2.03 a month, and also get 4 extra months completely for free! Thank you to @blameitonjorge for providing voiceover! ♡ LMW Article: lostmediawiki.com/w/index.php?title="Tsukemonoya"_(lost_Japanese_commercial_with_reporting_death_of_the_performer;_existence_unconfirmed;_early-1980s)&redire...
Creepy Japanese Animatronics and Stage Shows (ft. Ray Mona)
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Creepy Japanese Animatronics and Stage Shows (ft. Ray Mona)
I found the source of the “Gameboy Mom” photo
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I found the source of the “Gameboy Mom” photo
Unnerving Photos from the Japanese Internet
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Unnerving Photos from the Japanese Internet
Did a 2chan Post Record Her Last Words?
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Did a 2chan Post Record Her Last Words?
Japan's Lost Analog TV Shutdown and it’s 14 Year Search
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Japan's Lost Analog TV Shutdown and it’s 14 Year Search
Japan's Hidden Scandal: The Coin Locker Baby Phenomenon
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Japan's Hidden Scandal: The Coin Locker Baby Phenomenon
The Japanese Case People STILL Talk About
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The Japanese Case People STILL Talk About
The Nightmare 2chan Thread Based on Real Events | Tales From 2chan #7
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The Nightmare 2chan Thread Based on Real Events | Tales From 2chan #7
The Japanese Horror Story Based on REAL Events
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The Japanese Horror Story Based on REAL Events
This Contest Took a Disturbing Turn | 2chan's Infamous Stories & Urban Legends: Volume 2
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This Contest Took a Disturbing Turn | 2chan's Infamous Stories & Urban Legends: Volume 2
Japan's Most DISTURBING Haunted Ghost Spots [Volume 1]
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Japan's Most DISTURBING Haunted Ghost Spots [Volume 1]
Over 4 HOURS of Japanese Music Mysteries
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Over 4 HOURS of Japanese Music Mysteries
This City Pop Single May Be Lost Forever
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This City Pop Single May Be Lost Forever
The Cryptic Death of a Japanese Rockstar: a 30-Year Mystery
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The Cryptic Death of a Japanese Rockstar: a 30-Year Mystery
26:30 why is he actually tweaking
Fun fact: The phone cards is a Brazilians invention, and this culture was come from Brazil to Japan (the biggest number of the japoneses out of Japan in the word)
I saw a tsuchinoko back in Hanuda Village. Ah, good times... Interesting place with interesting people. Very charming and cozy haven. Seems stuck in the good old days.
I can't help but think that if that Maruko-Chan audio got made a bit later, it wouldn't be nearly as shocking. It would have still been really tasteless, but an Internet generation used to UA-cam poops would have understood it was just a splice meant to troll people.
I am a huge huge huge fan of Akina so omg I feel so good seeing this haha ❤❤❤
Time to buy a japanese flip phone for no specific reason
Hi compy!!!
Where’d the baby go ?
I love the Long Man ending. Tooru-kun is cute.
As someone who got into you through a lot of your videos going down rabbit holes of strange cases in Japanese music or controversial figures in Japanese music, I think a video about Keiko Yamada from Globe would be really interesting.
Ill look into her! I used to listen to a lot of Globe!
@@SakuraStardust Between the huge controversy about her marriage in the 2010s, and all the controversy surrounding globe's band leader Tetsuya Komuro, I feel a video about her, or even a video about globe would be pretty juicy.
Yoshiki and Toshi are supposedly going through some personal drama at the moment, although I'm not certain what that drama is....not to mention Heath's passing last year 😔 Rock in Peace 🎸 🕊️
... I first saw a flip phone thanks to the Kdrama Playful Kiss (K-ver of the Japanese Manga/Anime Mischievous Kiss) when they were deciding where to go on a honeymoon. At that time I thought Android Touchscreen Smartphones where the best UNTIL I saw that scene. I was 12 to 13 in 2012 then... By 15 or 16, I watched Nana and heard that the song Rose is used as a ringtone in Japanese Flip Phone back then in 2005... Made me want it more... Now as a 23 years old, Samsung Flip reignited that old flame again... But if I have to go modular to abstain from using Android, I'll take a flip phone... Now can someone tell me where I can buy a Japanese Flip Phone that has an Eng setting?
Sakura i love your channel and if you see this i want to beg you something I love the Death Note ost particullary the songs of hideki Taniuchi and this great artist composed and be part of songs of multiple animes but he was sentenced to 10 years of prison for possesion of marijuana (i know its surreal) and he must be free from a couple of years but the industry of course give their back to him but the fact that dont know anything from him its simply breaks my soul, im a musician and for me its very unique, if you listen to him i think you might think it too, my begging is if you can search for him in the japanese internet ? Who knows maybe gives you material for a video! I would love to hear what was of him. If you read it thanks a lot for it and hope you have a great day and love your channel!
VERY interesting!! (and very tragic) I'll absolutely look into that artist and see if I can find anything that would warrant a video!
haha changed the thumbnail
Sma hoe?
♪(๑ᴖ◡ᴖ๑)♪
A lot of screamers in this level
aaaaaaaa love your Neopets plushies!!
wassup chompy
is it just a crazy coincidence or isnt the second name in the patreon cdawgva
Omg it's stuck in my brain forever now, I don't even know how to pronounce it but KUWE KUWE KUWE CHOCOBAAAARUUUU
If I was a WWE wrestler, I’d make that my entrance theme song
@@SakuraStardust mine would probably be the dango family song XD that would be epic as well
@@Pinklepuffoh gosh, from Clannad?? That would be hype XD
@@SakuraStardust haha yeah!! Imagine people thinking a dangerous muscle mass comes out to fight only to hear that song and I'd have a dango head hat XD haha it would be awesome! Dango squish would be the ultimate move
Screenshotting the Elsevier page about girls' subversive script. I'm sure it'll come in handy :)
Oh here’s the link itself in case you don’t have it! www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S027153091000056X
@@SakuraStardust Nice. ^_^ Thank you!
Fun fact, I saw one video of a modern style flip phone on tiktok like yesterday, send it to someone being all like 'look how cool I kinda want one' and now I get A LOT videos of modern looking flip phone unboxing videos on tiktok lmao
this videos thumbnail felt like a poster for a Honey I shrunk the kids or Innerspace remake
Ringo in an ad for apple juice is some great casting
the Tanaco aliens are a hive mind
My parents used to use a pagers.
Didn't get to say bye, fell asleep while watching before my overnight shift awesome stream thanks for all the great content and helping me dive deeper into Japanese pop culture more than the anime, video games, and history I already know. knowing the language and being able to play games is cool in itself but now being able to understand references that are pretty obscure is crazy for me I've turned into the irl brad pitt pointing meme. also fav part of the stream was skipping ads to watch our ads😆
No worries! So happy you enjoyed the stream and my content in general 🥹✨ I’ll be streaming regularly moving forward!!
13 hours late but I'm here to vibe with past Alex and Co
oh no, the brave karate man exploded with a rocket in space, just like Sega. poetic
Thank god japan made it through their jersey shore phase.
At the same time (1999) of i-mode, WAP services were introduced to other phones (it's basically the same thing). I remember accessing it years later via Siemens C35i (released in 2000), but it didn't had GPRS so my service provider counted internet connection time like old phone line, by the minute which was extremely expensive (for a kid). ~2004 I think it was about ~$0.45 at the time and with inflation it would be $0.75 PER MINUTE. Imagine having to pay $2.25 to check the weather and quick look at headlines for a 3 minutes session. The main thing I was always wondering is just how much they had to pay and how much did that mean at that time for their cellphone use. No one I knew used these services because how expensive they were.
Just wanna say you have hypnotizing eyes. Being strictly platonic. I'm not trying to simp. The thumbnail looks so good!!!
Ty for the awesome stream, love your Yoshi blanket/poster.
very cool
Just a few years ago, I switched from a costly smartphone with a plan to a prepay flip phone and ohhhh my god it made a world of difference! My friends and family knew to send photos via Messenger, rather than to my phone since I wouldn't be able to easily see them, and to leave me out of group chats via text (thankfully) and for $50 for the phone itself and about $25 a month after, I had unlimited text and calls, which was all I needed. Now, I do Instacart and other such delivery apps, which require a smartphone or service connected tablet, but I have NEVER gone back from having a prepay phone.
Very important to mention, it's not just Japan being ahead in the phone market, it's more like America was super behind. I'm from Europe and when I moved to the US, talking about old phones (with people older and younger, tech nerds and just users) no one had used those phones to the full potential. Almost no one knew you could install so much on your phone, it wasn't just for calls and text. I used to do a web development for a personal website through my K750i, and when touch screen phones with Android, iOS, Bada and other systems came out, most of my friends were not buying those, since you could do so much more on the old phones than the new ones, not to mention how jank the early ios and android was. But all I hear from the US user is the Sidekick...
If it was within a few years one could have sent a reception report to the station and got confirmation / rejection messages as a reply, it’s a common thing for broadcast and japan is massive for having a DX/QSL/broadcast culture! Only #2 seems fake to me. There are loads of AM radio shutdowns going on all over the world which are quite creepy too!
6:41 The finish company Nokia developed a phone with internet connectivity in 1996 and was used sparingly in the United States and European markets.
Why wasn't *The Yellow House* on this list? It's the OG Ju On House! Also, considered to be the most haunted House in Japan! It was located in Nagoya Japan... before, it was demolished in 2015. It sucked. But, there's a rumor out there... that the House is going to be Rebuilt at a Haunted History/Artifacts Museum in Tokyo Japan! The Yellow House... will be constructed inside of a large Warehouse, big enough to fit a house inside. There will be the original artifacts inside of the House as well, but sealed behind glass, and given plaques to give the supposed history of what that object meant to the Curse. The Tokyo Governor is a bit "Reluctant" on giving the Reconstruction the "Greenlight"... but, apparently... it's been Greenlit! They want to have that history revived! Because they knew that the house... was what made Nagoya Famous, while also helping Japan become famous Internationally with their horrifying ghost stories, their Cursed Objects, Cursed Videos, Cursed Poems, Cursed Dreams, Cursed Toys, Cursed Mirrors, Cursed Bridges... and, a whole slew of Demons. I may be an American... but, I just look at Japan, and I love their urban legends and folklore. I wanna go there SOO DAMN BADLY! Not only will I personally eat and shop for technology through Tokyo with my girlfriend... but, we also wanna go throughout the Island... finding the most haunted locations, or Cursed locations! It doesn't matter if it's old and damaged, or if it's been demolished... we will go there, with professional Ghost Hunting Equipment. I will also do extensive research on the areas that we go to. And, remember folks... the best way to make official contact with a Spirit... is to leave an offering. So, leave Incense, or candy, or anything that the people were into that time of day.
At the end of 90s there's was for mobile phones. What's the surprise. Lol not only in japan
I wish the Aquos can be shipped into the United States. It is also bogus because these phones cannot work in US Phone carriers so it's just for show as of now. Honestly, this is what the world needs more right now haha
Great video as always! <3 I love the fashion trend section of the video! I love gyaru fashion! 💎 Where did you get the fashion pictures from 15:49? The art style is pretty!