Mackenyu reminding EVERYONE he's Japanese 

Doesn’t even necessarily have to be interviewers not doing their research, it’s just one of those general questions they’d ask for the viewer’s sake, no matter what the adaption was. If I remember right the first guy who asked in this vid had a more personally tailored question lined up for him about it but it’s still one of those natural things to throw out for the whole cast to answer

I think it's good interviewers are like that. If you're Asian, you're not "American" for others. It's cool so far interviewers are not bringing up "oh you're Japanese blah blah blah" Let's say for example an ethnically Korean who has an American passport, born and raised in the US. And when he debut as a KPop idol and happens to be in US promoting their song, interviewers are like "your English is phenomenal" like 😂 yo

​@@chocoalmondfudgeJohnny: I'm from Chicago (Sorry couldn't resist)

@@EliKat94 Mark: looks at him and laughs 😂

​​@@chocoalmondfudgelike this shit happened with bangchan, Felix , Tiffany, Mark johnny

Lol But he is just legally ‘american’ national. Why did he give up jp nationality if his so proud of his heritage.

​@@alstjrqkr689 He didn't give up his Japanese citizenship. He renounced his American nationality. He had dual citizenship only because he was born in the US (if you're born in the US you are automatically a US citizen regardless of your parents immigration status, this is called the "birthright citizenship"), but he chose to give up his American nationality before the age 20, in accordance with Japan's nationality laws.

Okay but if you say the opposite people call you racist

@@alstjrqkr689he was born in America his nationality was never Japanese. Japanese is his ethnicity

To be fair asking if he's a fan of anime or if he's a fan of one piece is a legitimate question. not ALL Japanese watch anime and those that do don't necessarily watch one piece.

Yeah he has too or else some newcomers would think he is Chinese or Korean.

@@CosmoLav geez, it's a joke, i love him

Holy I just noticed when you say “JaPaNeSe” not a single vowel is capitalised and not a single consonant is lowercase.

@@Lemko9257 I just meant to do it alternately, but nice coincidence 😆

@CosmoLav he specifically doesn’t want to get mistaken for Chinese. Koreans and Japanese get helllllaaaa pissed if people mistake them for Chinese.

He is being questioned by both American & Japanese. Damn he cant seem to get a break.

Well he is, but to be honest you could be Japanese and not like a particular anime. I mean I don’t automatically love everything that comes out of my own country.

@@claritakrist the thing is they dont realise that he been asked the same question in every single american interview for One-piece.

it' s probably they don't care. I saw a korean actress that participated in an american movie whose producer was brad pitt getting asked did you smell Brad Pitt and how was it? I mean come on, really?! is that supposed to be the best question you could ever ask?? It's plainly stupid. I mean if you are interviewing anyone, you should do some basic research. Should be common sense which is not common nowadays. I am glad though, she had the best answer to it that she doesn't know cause she is not a dog 😀@@phantomhearts5577

@@claritakristcan confirm. Am Japanese and don’t watch anime, can’t engage when people try to talk to me about it lol

No one said he wasn't, but not all Japanese people watch anime, and those that do, don't necessarily watch one piece

Has he ever explicitly say he is Japanese? I mean, where are the videos?

he never said he was japanese racist for you to assume

Tut tut tut 😤

@@eyesopen4729 I apologize for my racis-ness I will try to better in the future.

Really?! What gave you that idea?

WHAT????

Crying screaming throwing up

​@@kuro_kama7266he is married and also has a child a few months ago

@@margarete5920 Thanks for reminding me again T^T

​@@margarete5920I knew but everytime someone reminds me I relive the momment when I found out he was married like months ago😭😭

ah, the half-asian/half white person who came out looking Hispanic (there's many of us), I feel you. I was always mistaken as hispanic growing up, never asian, not mad at it, since I know I don't look it, but, yes, it does make you want to let the people know what you are.

That reminds me of one of my high school teachers. The guy was half-okinawan/half-white and look straight up Mexican. He also happens to be my wrestling coach, so when we travel for out of city tournaments he made sure to let us know that he’s half-Japanese by taking us out for sushi.

I wonder why most wasians ended up looking Hispanic lmao, especially Half Japanese ones. Most half Thais just s8 up look White

Mackenyu isn't mixed though lol

Same bro same

Always look forward to your comment🥰

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SAME VIBES AHHAHAHAA

“I’m Jackson Wang from China ✨“

Wtf is jackson wong?

@@alstjrqkr689 A Chinese idol. He was a member of Got7 and is a solo singer right now (and a businessman). I don’t know that much of him.

Not even remotely close, being Japanese does not automatically mean you watch anime 🤣

They are being politically correct, idiot.

Right and if the interviewer assumed that he liked anime simply because he’s Japanese, that wouldn’t have been perceived well either 😅 I feel for that interviewer ahah

But the question whether he's familiar with One Piece is pretty dumb. I went to Tokyo recently and One Piece was literally on every corner. Not all Japanese are otakus, obviously, but they probably watched some anime in their childhood

I mean, they grew up with anime, fans or not.... Of course they mostly exposed by any kind of anime tv series Especially one piece😅

It is impossible for someone to grow up in Japan without watching anime. You're speaking from a Western perspective, but in Japan it's completely natural. In the West, only anime fans watch anime, but in Japan, everyone watches anime, even if they're not anime fans. It's different from the West. There are anime broadcast on terrestrial TV every day, please don't think from a Western perspective.

I had the same theory too!

Really? I don't know, that seems kind of farfetched

your right! looking closer he does look italian to me🧐

Hmm looks Mongolian to me…🥴

what!?!}!?? he looks Russian to me, I would’ve never guessed!

he was so excited😂

I was looking for this kind of comment haha

what does it have to do with it?Jackson wang

Name mackenyu arata Can't read English?

​@@DeathGuard-6666yes bro

@@DeathGuard-6666 it's a joke

Name mackenyu arata Can't read English?

​@DeathGuard-mc4pt yes bro

Mackenyu arata from japan

what does it have to do with it?Jackson wang

What?China

Wait he kinda looks mix. Same with his brother, Gordon. I thought they were half white?

@@_nanalia_ no; many japanese look like them; because of their jomon ancestry. mackenyu is one of those people in fact he doesnt look half whiote he just have deep face; others are kitamura takumi and hiroshi abe. it is a misconception that japanese like mix/ white people. they dont cause those features are part of japanese society. no white looking actor are famous in japan

@@s2oop436 Thanks for the explanation. I don't know about Hiroshi Abe but Kitamura Takumi looks a lot like Southeast Asian imo.

@@_nanalia_ wtf they don’t look southeast asian at all lol they look Japanese with more prominent features + there are many Japanese people who have the same look as hiroshi abe

@@_nanalia_ he looks very Japanese to me the same with his brother he doesn’t look half white at all to me there are many full blooded Japanese people who have this kind of look

This👆

Todos los japoneses conocen el anime/manga la diferencia esta en que no todos lo ven o leen porque cada quien su gusto. All japanese people know about anime/manga, but not necessary they consume this content( buy manga or see anime series)

Interviewer defo had logic but I think Mackenyu is just being a troll

@@astronormi I think what a lot of people don't realize is that anime like One Piece is everywhere in Japan. It's been on forever. The manga is still going on. Everybody knows it. Every year there's some sort of One Piece collaboration with some convenience store chain. You can walk into any 7-11 and they have the newest volumes laid out close to the hot foods and the magazines. If the theme song hits the charts, it's played in random shopping spaces like malls and stores. Every summer, Universal Studios Japan has a One Piece live show. One Piece isn't some niche thing, nor is it some franchise relegated to just TV or just the movie theatre. It is highkey unavoidable, and you may not watch the show or read the manga, but you know what the characters/art style looks like. You've got to be living under a rock to not recognize characters like Tony Tony Chopper and Luffy and Nami. It's kinda like how it feels like everybody in the US has watched SpongeBob at some point in their lives. Not all Japanese people like anime, but the questions being asked to the cast are often "were you fans of One Piece before you got the role?" or "did you know about One Piece before you got the role?" The latter question probably feels particularly annoying to someone like Mackenyu because, if you live in Japan for long enough, you probably know about One Piece. If you were a kid/adolescent when it first aired, then you were probably watching it just like every other kid in the country, as if it was some version of Sunday morning cartoons.

@@evelynd9240 I agree...I also think the interviewers wanted to avoid making assumptions

Actually 50-50 since we get criticism as well because of our history...🫤

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​@@dshincMore like people use WW2 as a excuse to be racist (on twitter specially).

@@AyueKodamaesKoreans, Taiwanese and Chinese have always been jealous of Japan anyway

he be so done with mackenyu's shenanigans😂

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I was actually just thinking of doing so😁👍

13 likes? Wow

he's a taken man😔

Married boi

you should check out my other videos for more of him😉

Mine too. It's funny because he sounds like he is from Southern California, that's where I am from, and we have California accent when we speak.

@@aliciaanguiano3860 he was born in california but left to japan when he was 18 i think

no he looks completely Japanese there are many full blooded Japanese people who have this kind of look btw you just have a very narrow view on Japanese people looks

😂 he made sure everyone knew

hes not a halfie.. dad is sonny chiba and mom is a non celeb japanese. hes 100% japanese just spent some time in the us in his childhood

@@reigenlucilfer6154 Ooh, I did not know that, I always thought he was a halfie since he does have some distinct features similar to me albeit A LOT more handsome haha.

Mackenyu is not half(ethnically).

WTF bro

I'm not American and I watched It.

Name mackenyu arata from japan 😂😂😂😂😂😂

what does it have to do with it?

Why?China

Yes, but he's a full Japanese (both parents are Japanese). He stayed in LA until he was in high school, and then moved to Japan where he also started working as an actor. When he turned 18, he denounced his American citizenship since Japan's laws only allow one nationality.

Ok,boomer.

don't you know? Mackenyu arata

what does it have to do with it?Jackson wang

@@noe-pz8ju ok

@@Thousandsons-fw9vg shut up

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nah exactly bro 😭

No,I think It's because people don't assume that he's Japanese because he can speak fluent english.

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what is a "weeaboo"🤔

Bro,stop saying weeaboo around out of context,that's cringe af. Be normal.

How is it out of context? He made a valid point. He's saying he's basically reminding everyone he Japanese so that it negates anyone thinking of him as some anime obsessed American.

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The interviewers definitely knew he was Japanese...I think they just didn't want assume anything

Ok,boomer.

What?!! I thought he was Australian😲 [also a joke]

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