Akidearest

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Akidearest
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Diego in 2018
Personal information
Born
Agnes Yulo Diego

(1993-02-16) February 16, 1993 (age 31) [1]
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Occupation YouTuber
Partner Joseph Bizinger
YouTube information
Also known asAki
Channel
Location Tokyo, Japan
Years active2014–present
Genres
Subscribers2.87 million [2]
Total views494 million [2]
Associated acts
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2017
Last updated: November 1, 2023

Agnes Yulo Diego (born February 16, 1993), known online as Akidearest, is an American YouTuber. She is best known for discussing anime, manga, otaku culture and Japanese-related content on her YouTube channel. [3] [4] [5]

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Early life

Diego was born in Bakersfield, California, on February 16, 1993, to parents of Filipino descent, and was raised in Virginia before then eventually moving to Las Vegas, Nevada. Growing-up, Diego got into creating Anime 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

Diego 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 in Dramatical 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 to causal listeners of Vocaloid might not expect. [3] [5] On August 21, 2017, Akidearest hit one million subscribers. [7] From 2017 to 2018, Diego co-hosted a weekly SBS podcast titled, The Anime Show, with Joseph Bizinger (The Anime Man), which ran for 68 episodes that discussed about anime, manga, and otaku culture. [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 in The World Next Door , by Rose City Games. [12]

Personal life

On November 4, 2016, both she and fellow YouTuber Joey Bizinger announced that they were in a relationship. [13] [14]

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References

  1. ↑ @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). Retrieved January 21, 2022– via Twitter.
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  8. ↑ "The Anime Show with Joey & AkiDearest". SBS PopAsia . November 2017. Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  9. ↑ "The Anime Show with Joey & AkiDearest (podcast) - SBS PopAsia". Listen Notes. June 18, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  10. ↑ "【予約数が約2倍に】海外向けインフルエンサーコミュニティTokyo Creativeが、訪日客向けローカルツアーサプライヤーMagical Tripと協業、YouTuber監修の秋葉原ツアーを..." ["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・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1 (in Japanese). August 5, 2019. Archived from the original on January 12, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  11. ↑ Akidearest (January 19, 2019). we finally did it. YouTube. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  12. ↑ Deogracias, Elisha (April 2, 2019). "Half of a memorable experience --- The World Next Door review". GAMING TREND. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  13. ↑ The Anime Man (November 4, 2016). We Have A Confession... YouTube. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
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