Agnes Yulo Diego(born February 16, 1993), known online asAkidearest,is an AmericanYouTuber.She started her youtube channel by discussinganime,manga,otakuculture andJapanese-related content on her YouTube channel.[3][4][5]
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 Diego in 2018 | ||||||||||
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| Born | Agnes Yulo Diego February 16, 1993[1] | |||||||||
| Occupation | YouTuber | |||||||||
| Partner | Joseph Bizinger | |||||||||
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| Also known as | Aki | |||||||||
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| Location | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||
| Years active | 2014–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 2.87 million[2] | |||||||||
| Total views | 494 million[2] | |||||||||
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Last updated:November 1, 2023 | ||||||||||
Early life
editDiego was born inBakersfield, California,on February 16, 1993, to parents ofFilipinodescent, and was raised inVirginiaand eventually moved toLas Vegas, Nevada.Growing-up, Diego got into creatingAnime music videos(AMV) and had a prior YouTube channel that hosted some of her work. She completed a degree in psychology at university, and later went to college again for graphic design. However, after her channel blew up, Diego decided to pursue YouTube as her career instead.[3][5]
Career
editDiego created her second and current YouTube channel "Akidearest" on December 18, 2014, with a focus on discussing anime, manga, and otaku culture; her first video, "REACTION: DMMD Love Scene," in which Diego reacts to a scene inDramatical Murder,was released on December 26, 2014.[6]Considered as her break-out video, "5 Songs That Will Change The Way You See Vocaloid," was released on January 12, 2016; the video delves into serious topics that fans or causal listeners ofVocaloidmight not expect.[3][5]On August 21, 2017, Akidearest hit one million subscribers.[7]From 2017 to 2018, Diego co-hosted a weeklySBSpodcasttitled,The Anime Show,withJoseph Bizinger(The Anime Man), which ran for 68 episodes that discussed about anime, manga, andotakuculture.[8][9]
In January 2019, Diego moved to Japan, at which time her channel expanded to include her experiences while living in Japan.[5][10][11]In same year, Diego also made an in-game cameo appearance inThe World Next Door,by Rose City Games.[12]
In her most recent videos she is seen talking more about crime, controversies, and horror topics relating to Japan but still posts some of her old content and short vlogs every now and then on her channel. One of the first times that she dived into crime was by making a playlist titled "ON THE CASE - Detective Aki" where she talks about controversial murders and crimes committed in Japan,she has also traveled to "haunted" and/or "banned" places around Japan and talking about her experience.
Personal life
editOn November 4, 2016, both she and fellow YouTuberJoey Bizingerannounced that they were in a relationship.[13][14]
References
edit- ^@akidearest (February 9, 2021)."My birthday the 16th, but I was given an early surprise birthday party! Thank you so much @heyitssharla (she lives too far to make it down to visit us on my bday) @TheAn1meMan @PeachMilky_ @lukecraigphoto 🎉"(Tweet).RetrievedJanuary 21,2022– viaTwitter.
- ^ab"About akidearest".YouTube.
- ^abc"Anime YouTuber Akidearest slams misconceptions and answers burning questions".www.iol.co.za.Archivedfrom the original on October 29, 2020.RetrievedOctober 9,2020.
- ^Rowl, Taye; -Dixon (October 22, 2018)."Verge Meets: Akidearest".Verge Magazine.Archivedfrom the original on July 17, 2020.RetrievedJuly 17,2020.
- ^abcdChandra, Camilla (Winter 2021)."Beyond the View Counter".Metropolis Japan.Tokyo, Japan: Japan Partnership Inc. pp. 12–14.Archivedfrom the original on December 20, 2021.RetrievedDecember 18,2021.
- ^"Kadokawa at Anime Expo 2019".Anime News Network.Archivedfrom the original on June 24, 2019.RetrievedJuly 20,2020.
- ^"akidearest Live Sub Count (Real Time YouTube Subscriber Count)".NoxInfluencer.Archivedfrom the original on January 19, 2022.RetrievedJanuary 18,2022.
- ^"The Anime Show with Joey & AkiDearest".SBS PopAsia.November 2017.Archivedfrom the original on July 17, 2020.RetrievedJuly 17,2020.
- ^"The Anime Show with Joey & AkiDearest (podcast) - SBS PopAsia".Listen Notes. June 18, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 17,2022.
- ^"【 dư ước sổ が ước 2 bội に】 hải ngoại hướng けインフルエンサーコミュニティTokyo Creativeが, phóng nhật khách hướng けローカルツアーサプライヤーMagical Tripと hiệp nghiệp, YouTuber giam tu の thu diệp nguyên ツアーを..."[ "About the doubling of reservations" Overseas influencer community Tokyo Creative collaborates with local tour supplier Magical Trip for visitors to Japan, Akihabara tour supervised by YouTuber...].プレスリリース・ニュースリリース phối tín シェアNo.1(in Japanese). August 5, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on January 12, 2020.RetrievedJuly 20,2020.
- ^Akidearest (January 19, 2019).we finally did it.YouTube.Archivedfrom the original on March 17, 2020.RetrievedSeptember 10,2020.
- ^Deogracias, Elisha (April 2, 2019)."Half of a memorable experience --- The World Next Door review".GAMING TREND.Archivedfrom the original on November 24, 2020.RetrievedNovember 10,2020.
- ^The Anime Man (November 4, 2016).We Have A Confession...YouTube.RetrievedJanuary 16,2022.
- ^Akidearest (November 4, 2016).WE FINALLY CONFESS!.YouTube.Archivedfrom the original on February 29, 2020.RetrievedSeptember 10,2020.