that time iCarly went to Japan... 

If you’re going to do iCarly specials you gotta review the one where the iCarly cast meets the Victorious cast it’s pretty much an iconic special in all of Nickelodeon

As a japanese-american dude i completely think that this movie is accurate and a great portrayal of who we are. I wrap my friends' mom and brother in seaweed all the time and we all can fight karate.

The only reason I remember this episode is I had an irrational fear of being trapped in seaweed as a child because it happened to Spencer and Freddy’s mom

I love how i immediately recognized that they used LAs chinatown as them driving through tokyo. LA city hall in the distance really was the cherry on top.

Honestly ever since I learned about Dan Shncantspellthat and more recently how Jeanette was treated on the show and the trauma she has from it I view this show very differently. makes me sad because there's a lot of nostalgia behind it but now at this ripe old age of 26 I can't look past it

“I’m starting to think this show might not be totally realistic” Bro Spencer is literally a fire magician that manages to combust anything he comes in contact with, this show is far from realistic.

10:35 On top of the fact that all these Japanese people speak perfect English, a hunch and a quick Google search confirmed that Yuki is played by Harry Shum Jr, aka Mike Chang from Glee (one of my favorite Glee characters). He was born in Costa Rica, but his parents were Chinese immigrants. His first language is Spanish, though he hasn’t spoken it fluently since he was 6, then he learned Cantonese (a Chinese dialect for those who don’t know) and English.

dude, I swear. Harry Shum Jr (Yuuki) has been a crucial part of the entertainment in my life. First iCarly, then Glee, now Everything Everywhere All at Once. This guy is honestly amazing

As someone who’s been living abroad for about 6 years now, it is very weird and unsettling sometimes. I went home for the first time last year and I could barely recognize things. I felt like a foreigner in my hometown, and now I’m like “did I really go home or was it a dream?” It’s definitely a weird feeling.

I had seriously forgotten about this movie entierly, it's funny how watching this video made me remember a bunch of things from around that time. In regards to Alex's last question it does happen, whenever I found like an old notebook or see a picture of me and my highschool friends I look back and think "Wow I used to do so many weird stuff" or "I can't believe this thing was so popular back then", it does bring the feeling of some sort of evolution, I guess that's part of growing up.

The talk about Japan at the end completely got me, I lived there for almost 2 years, and now it feels like a dream, a wonderful dream that I'll never get to live again, since I was there as a student. And I had compromises that I would only agree to in Japan... like sharing a room. Right now I can't stand even sharing a house

im 22 and i think back to my freshman year of college dorms and wonder how the hell i lived like that 😂 walking all the way to the other side of the building just to go to the bathroom at 3am, standing outside liquor stores and begging people to buy a bottle for me, riding public transit literally everywhere. its like a completely different person 😂

I can't help but feel that Dan Schnieder has a personal problem with Canada, because almost every show has a hit at Canada

The dance animation goes so hard on this video, like Alex was dancing ALL AROUND the screen. Great animating, as always

I live in Okinawa , Japan due to my parents work.. After being here for 2 years I've seen a lot of the military wife's here speak to the locals like how Freddie's mom spoke to them

I’ve been subscribed for forever, how did I miss you lived in Japan? Insanely cool, I’m jealous. Dream destination

Can’t blame the actors for taking gigs like this when it was all they were offered in Hollywood… Glad to see that Harry Shum Jr. and Ally Maki have landed more meaningful roles since

I remember watching this when I was younger and being terrified of being kidnapped by 2 random Japanese content creators. Looking back on it, it was really stupid, but I was convinced this was 100% realistic

2:24 The fact it shows Dan Schneider just before saying legs💀

Great videos, love the animations. Keep it up Alex

I'm SO glad that you made this! I'm half Japanese and live in the US, but I spend my summers in Japan. None of my friends when I was younger understood that this was NOT how it's like over there. In fact, I think this episode is what made my classmates bully me even harder. It's fun to look back on occasionally, but man, I did not like this when I was younger.

I am from Japan, and I remember seeing iCarly on TV at some point. The wierd misunderstandings people have about Japan are simultaneously cringe worthy, hilarious, and sad.

Awesome video as always, GJ ALEX!

I love your insight on this movie and Japan culture

I've been living in Japan for 6 years at this point. Seeing something like this reminds me of how cringe western shows portrayed eastern cultures. This was a rough watch, even though it was just Alex's take on it.

Im so glad alex is doing the “after content talks” again; they were a few videos where he didn’t. I really enjoy them, they feel like a nice wrap up, it has those same “after hours” vibes.

I didn't wanna watch this video because I've seen this special so many times. But Alex makes it 10x more interesting. I love your content

I used to go to concerts like basically every weekend when I was younger and I followed some famous bands before they were famous and got to meet them and hang out and get to where they remembered me each time I would see them. Me and my concert buddy traveled across the country, went to different states, and did entire legs of tours sometimes and I always was able to eat well, stay in nice hotels, enjoy myself, and have these experiences. It blows my mind how people our age got to experience a life that still had some promise. The end of your video totally reminded me of my former self, thanks for the nostalgia!

I lived a large portion of my childhood in Japan, but it was north Japan in an extremely rural town made up of 90% rice and apple farmers. It was really nice :) when I moved to America I was actually really confused about a lot of the stereotypes because many of them didn’t pertain to where I lived (not even mentioning many of them are wrong anyways lol)

I remember being so hyped when this came out. I loved iCarly, so the words 'iCarly' and 'movie' in the same sentence had me bouncing on and off the walls.

I love your videos so much Alex. Keep going.

Your rant about your past being a dream or not real but understanding that it was is 100% real. I think about stories from my past sometimes and I feel like it didn’t happen that it was a movie I watched and I am just retelling a movie but it was real. I lived it.

igotoJapan was a fever dream. It left the collective consciousness with vague racist, inaccurate, or hilarious scenes that you barely remember so you think it was a random nightmare and not a memory.

I honestly got to the point where Alex’s reactions are just so much funnier than the actual show or movie

*Comment vaguely related to iCarly going to Japan.* love your content

Love your videos!!!

I was stationed in Japan for three years when I was in the Navy. I've been out of the military for ten years now. I understand the feeling of "It kind of feels like it wasn't even real." Not only does my time in Japan feel almost like a dream, my whole time in the Navy does, too.

I enjoy hearing about others’ experiences living in their non-native country. I didn’t live in Japan, but was there for about six weeks working part time and staying with a host family. It was long enough to not be a vacation, but too short to understand anything about the culture beyond surface level.

I find it supportive that y’all gave him paragraphs of filler just to help his channel y’all are some real ones

I love it when the sponsor is catered to the video topic in some way. Just such a nice touch

As a Japanese person, I have to say, the moment any tv show brings in the concept of Japan, I just wail in pain because IT'S SO WRONGGGGGGG

Freddie's mom is clearly there to be the most stereotyping person

Love your videos man

There's so many of these shows and movies I did not watch while growing up xD so I watch them through this channel. Ty for your insight - it is extra entertaining and interesting this way

I couldn't even imagine what japanese people would think of this.

His animation has gotten so much better omg

This was so relatable. I just moved back to the states last year after 12 years in Japan. I had such culture shock coming back because I lived on Okinawa so it was like "Islands Japan." Man do I miss a lot of it, but I totally get what you are saying about feeling like it was another life. It is so weird.

I wish you did a review of these Disney shows because I really enjoy your reactions to these videos 😂❤

That scene where Spencer falls of the cab and then it runs him over will never fail to make me laugh

It’s nice to see Alex watching a specific I carly episode/ movie event 😊

You do amazing stuff

Love these videos

I’m half Japanese, and I can say that whenever I get into an argument with anyone, we have a karate fight.

I was JUST thinking about this yesterday. I was watching the episode of Suite Life on Deck where they stop in Japan and it brought back memories of all the "Japan" episodes from shows I used to watch. It made me really wonder why it was as common of a theme as it was, especially since they're all pretty similar to this iCarly one

I fricin love binge watching these videos

I love Alex videos so much

The fact that Carly pretended to be disappointed that they were going to Canada is hilarious but hurtful 😂🇨🇦

I've been living in Japan since 2004. This place is definitely somewhere you want to visit and not live. I've enjoyed my time here but the shine wears off after the first few years. Time has certainly gone by very quickly. I would recommend to anyone who comes to visit Japan to explore other regions of it. Japan is more than just Tokyo. Tokyo gets pretty boring. I haven't gone there in 3 years. There are so many more beautiful places to visit in different prefectures.

I think about this episode a lot throughout the year

Love the content keep it up

I totally understand that feeling of “how did I do this?” I’ve been living in Korea for 2 years with no real plan to go home and every so often I just think to myself “holy shit I actually live in another country.” Also every time I go to my home country it feels like my life here is a dream and vice versa. I also feel like a completely different person in both lives, I don’t know if that makes sense, but I’m totally different here then back home 😂 being a human is damn weird lol

My one takeaway from this episode is Sam should've been way more happy to go to Canada considering the Fat Cakes situation

Here to comment something vaguely regarding the video cause I love your videos! So dude it’s wild that Icarly went to Japan. I remember seeing this when I was a kid and even then I was surprised they made it 😂

I love your videos !!

At this point, I watch Alex's reactions more than some of the actual content he reviews.

8:18 this is also how teen sitcoms intercepted Africa too, every time I say that I’m from Africa my class mates are always like “Did you have to hunt for your food?” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Love you’re vids

This topic is awesome

“…living in your like early twenties. How did I lived the way I lived?” As a person in their early twenties, that’s a huge mood. Basically the story of my life

The fact the movie’s physical dvd case has the rising sun image as the backdrop speaks for Dan Snider’s (hope I spelled his name ok), ignorance and racism tbh. Also his weird exploitation and filming of minors and even non minors is SO obvious in this one

This was a really good video breaking down an iCarly movie!

Alex Meyers is still one of the most authentic and hilarious youtubers on the web! All of his videos are awesome!! Never change, you keep on making my days better!!

It's always fun to watch old shows and see how, even just 10 years ago, so many things wouldn't hold up today. Also lol at Harry Shum Jr.

I LOVE that you mentioned Emirichu

I was obsessed with icarly as a kid and watched it back recently, and all I can say is my God, it hasnt aged well 😅

iCarly is a very hit and miss show. Some episodes are genuinely entertaining, and some are just boring or annoying. It varies.

lmao they couldn't even get actual background footage of japan in this movie, at 10:57 it's literally just Los Angeles on the green screen

iCarly was such a weird show, that I love it

Such a great video Love the comentation:)

7:03 You could’ve just said “Well this is exactly like Japanese game shows” because it is. Japanese game shows are wild.

The synergy is pretty amazing. A reviewer who lived a decade in Japan, commenting on a show going to Japan, sponsored by snacks from Japan? That's the hat trick!

Alex posted yay

Hits differently after reading Janettes book

13:03 i knew a kid in high school named billiam. BILLIAM.

11:40 Yep, its Dan "hold her tighter she's a fighter" Schneider alright.

Great video!🎉

So good I enjoy this video lol

I never realized just how weird these Dan Schneider shows were until I re-watched them as an adult. Some of it was just downright gross🤢

Felt nice to get a tiny little nostalgia trip, I haven't watched iCarly in ages. The one word that describes that show would be " Chaos " , and at the time I loved it.

The call out to Dan Snider was on point.

Love your videos

Hey Alex, I know you probably won’t read this, but I just want you to know how much your videos helped me. Last summer, I was going through some of the worst anxiety I’ve ever experienced and I remember discovering your videos and they acted as sort of a distraction/ coping mechanism for me. Everything from the format of your videos to your voice which is relaxing and somewhat nostalgic similarly to movies/shows your videos are often about. That bit of nostalgia from old stuff I used to watch helped calm me last summer, and although it may be weird, the nostalgia from your voice, personality, and animation has helped me this summer. I’ve always thought that nostalgia is one of the best passive feelings in the world and watching your new videos and even rewatching old videos really helps me. I can’t explain exactly how it helps me, but I’m thankful and I want you to know that your videos do a lot for people, at least me, beyond entertainment.

I don't think Alex realizes how similar ICarly's humor style is to his own videos

Oh my gosh i love the video and the topic it is about

My dad watched this with us growing up. He still watches it with my younger brother. He's a 63 year old mexican man. Like, born on the dirt floor in the village his family lived in, getting up at 430 am to work in the corn fields instead of going to school at 8 years old so the rest of his siblings could get an education. Like dirt poor village at the foot of a mountain, where like 80 other families live in the village and for 200 years they've had the same 1 building that is the school Monday to Saturday and the church on Sunday. What im getting at is that iCarly transcends pop culture or nostalgia. iCarly is just good funny fun

I remember loving iCarly unconditionally, like it was the greatest show ever, but as I rewatched it it's not as good as I remember it being. My love for Sam, Spencer, and the buttersock still stands.

I can’t believe you didn’t include the one line that relates the most to you Alex “The pain helps you learn” I could imagine you going _Yeah that’s what I told myself for years, and I turned out just great_

That special was great

5:08 Me whenever I get bullied or teased or framed for something.

I had watched this when I was a kid and even I knew that it wasn’t accurate. My dad had business trips overseas and at some points he went to Japan. He would tell me all about how great the people were, how unique everything was, the awesome sights, even the weird game shows like ‘Wasabi Ball’. Despite all the differences though, he did nothing but praise how wonderful it was. Here’s a quote from him that I’ll always remember: “There’s some pretty weird things over there, but it’s a good kind of weird. We think it’s weird because it’s not the norm for us. People out there think we’re weird too. But what really matters is meeting them. If you really want to know what people around the world are like, you need to get out there and see them yourself.” A few years after he told me this, he, my mom, and I went to France. Tons of them definitely thought mom and I were hilarious because we were the complete confused tourist stereotype (a group of guys teased us by saying ‘bonjour’ in the evening). I think a comedy radio show mentioned the word ‘Americans’ at some point in a joke, but aside from those instances, a huge majority of them were really wonderful and patient with my mom and I’s dumbassery. A group even helped me out when I was lost despite the language barrier. They were obviously not the French caricature that was shown in the special and I’m positive that France has web shows that are WAY better than the one depicted as ‘France’s best’. Overall, this was just a plain racist special that painted other cultures in a bad light. Yes, Japan is different. Yes, France is France. That doesn’t define the people who live there though.