WTF HAPPENED TO ME? (WHY I DISAPEARED)

Summary

After a three-year hiatus from YouTube, the creator returns with an update on their life and channel's future. Living in Shanghai, they've amassed 25 million followers on Douyin, the Chinese TikTok, by singing Chinese songs in English. Despite enjoying success, they plan to move back to America due to missing family and friends. The creator also shares their passion for cryptocurrency, which has given them financial freedom and the ability to create content without monetization concerns. They express a desire to make fewer, high-quality parodies and are open to feedback on what the audience wants, hinting at a possible return to content creation on YouTube.

Takeaways

• 📅 The content creator has been absent from their channel for three years.
• 🎤 They have been living in Shanghai for two years and started uploading singing videos on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok.
• 🔥 Their singing videos became extremely popular, gaining 10 million followers in one month and eventually reaching 25 million followers.
• 🎵 They sing Chinese songs in English, showcasing their singing background and interest in music parodies.
• 🏠 The creator plans to move back to America next month due to missing family and friends, but will continue to make singing videos.
• 🐶 They shared a personal anecdote about being bitten by a dog while protecting their own dog.
• 💸 The creator is deeply interested in cryptocurrency and believes it has given them financial freedom.
• 🤑 They mentioned specific crypto projects they are invested in, such as Basic Attention Token, Doge Network, and Sonar.
• 🎥 The creator intends to make parodies again, possibly a few per year, using the financial freedom provided by their crypto investments.
• 📉 They acknowledge that their subscriber count has dropped below 10 million due to inactivity.
• 💬 The creator is seeking feedback and wants to reconnect with their audience, expressing a desire to know what they want to see.

Q & A

How long has it been since the content creator last uploaded a video?

It has been three years since the content creator last uploaded a video.

What happened to the content creator's finger?

The content creator's finger was bitten by a dog while protecting their own dog from an attack.

Where is the content creator currently living?

The content creator is currently living in Shanghai.

What Chinese platform has the content creator been uploading videos to?

The content creator has been uploading videos to Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok.

What type of content has the content creator been making on Douyin?

The content creator has been making singing videos, including singing Chinese songs in English.

How many followers did the content creator gain on Douyin within the first month?

The content creator gained 10 million followers within the first month on Douyin.

What is the content creator's current follower count on Douyin?

The content creator currently has about 25 million followers on Douyin.

Why is the content creator planning to move back to America?

The content creator is planning to move back to America because they miss their family and friends and have not been able to go back and forth.

What is the content creator's current obsession that is taking up almost all their time?

The content creator is currently obsessed with cryptocurrency.

How does the content creator feel about making parodies now?

The content creator misses making parodies and is considering making special videos like parodies every once in a while.

What is the content creator's plan for their YouTube channel moving forward?

The content creator plans to start uploading on YouTube again, possibly making parodies and other content related to their interests, including crypto.

What is the content creator's view on cryptocurrency and its potential?

The content creator is extremely bullish on cryptocurrency, believing it could provide financial freedom and is interested in several crypto projects.

Which crypto projects is the content creator currently interested in?

The content creator is interested in projects like Basic Attention Token (BAT), Doge Network, and Sonar, which they believe could significantly increase in value.

What advice does the content creator give regarding investment in cryptocurrency?

The content creator advises to do your own research and not to invest in things you don't understand, emphasizing that their statements are not investment advice.

Outlines

00:00

🎤 Return to YouTube After a Three-Year Hiatus

The video creator returns to YouTube after being absent for three years, providing an update on their activities and future plans for the channel. They have been living in Shanghai for two years, where they started a successful singing career on Daween, a Chinese platform similar to TikTok, amassing 25 million followers. The creator also mentions a recent dog bite incident and expresses uncertainty about the audience's continued interest in their content.

05:01

🚀 Cryptocurrency Obsession and Future YouTube Content

The creator reveals a deep interest in cryptocurrency, which has given them financial freedom and the ability to create content without relying on monetization. They discuss several crypto projects they are passionate about, such as Basic Attention Token, Doge Network, and Sonar, and hint at potential collaborations and developments in the crypto space. The creator plans to upload content on YouTube again, possibly including parodies, and expresses a desire to reconnect with their audience. They also acknowledge the drop in subscribers due to inactivity and seek feedback on what type of content the audience would like to see.

Keywords

💡Update

An 'update' refers to new information or developments on a particular subject. In the video's context, the creator is providing an update on their life and activities after a three-year hiatus from uploading videos. The term is used to re-engage with the audience and share personal and professional changes.

💡Daween

Daween is the Chinese version of TikTok, a social media platform for sharing short videos. The creator mentions starting to upload videos on Daween, singing Chinese songs in English, which led to a significant following in China. This platform is central to the narrative of their recent success and engagement with a new audience.

💡Singing

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice. The video creator has a background in singing and has incorporated this talent into their content on Daween, singing parodies and original songs. This showcases the creator's versatility and the artistic aspect of their channel.

💡Concerts

Concerts are live music performances. The script mentions that the creator has been performing in concerts, indicating their success and popularity, especially in China, where they have gained a significant following through their singing videos.

💡Crypto

Crypto, short for cryptocurrency, refers to digital or virtual currencies that use cryptography for security. The creator expresses an 'obsession' with crypto, which has provided them financial freedom and influenced their content creation decisions, including the potential for parody videos unrelated to monetization.

💡Basic Attention Token (BAT)

Basic Attention Token is a digital advertising platform that rewards publishers and users with tokens for their attention and engagement. The creator mentions BAT as one of the crypto projects they are interested in, indicating their investment and belief in the potential growth of this particular cryptocurrency.

💡Doge Network

Doge Network is a reference to the Dogecoin cryptocurrency, which started as a joke but has gained significant value and a following. The creator's mention of Doge Network reflects their interest in various cryptocurrencies and their belief in their potential for high returns.

💡Sonar

In the context of the script, Sonar likely refers to a cryptocurrency project or token. The creator is 'extremely bullish' on Sonar, suggesting they believe in its significant growth potential and are excited about its upcoming developments, such as an Ethereum bridge and partnerships.

💡Parodies

A parody is a work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect or ridicule. The creator used to make parody videos, which were a significant part of their channel's content. They express a desire to return to creating these types of videos, albeit less frequently, due to the costs involved.

💡Subscribers

Subscribers are individuals who have signed up to receive updates or content from a particular channel or creator. The script mentions that the creator's subscriber count dropped below 10 million due to inactivity, highlighting the impact of consistent engagement on audience retention.

💡Monetization

Monetization refers to the process of generating revenue from a digital asset or content. The creator discusses their lack of concern for monetization due to financial freedom from crypto, allowing them to create content without the pressure of financial returns.

Highlights

The content creator has been absent from their channel for three years and is now ready to explain their activities during this period.

They have been living in Shanghai for two years and started a new journey on the Chinese version of TikTok called Daween.

Began singing Chinese songs in English, leveraging their singing background and interest in China.

Achieved rapid success on Daween, gaining 10 million followers within a month and eventually reaching 25 million followers.

The content creator has been performing in concerts and appearing on major TV shows in China.

They have a new interest in cryptocurrency and believe it offers financial freedom and opportunities.

Cryptocurrency allows the creator to make content without worrying about monetization issues.

Plans to return to America due to missing family and friends, but will continue to create content in China.

The creator has an unhealthy obsession with cryptocurrency and is particularly interested in several projects.

Mentions specific crypto projects like Basic Attention Token, Doge Network, and Sonar, which they are bullish on.

Sonar and Ping are highlighted as platforms for wise investment, with an upcoming Ethereum bridge and partnership.

The creator emphasizes the importance of doing one's own research when investing in cryptocurrency.

They are considering uploading content related to cryptocurrency, potentially in the form of music videos.

There is a desire to reconnect with the audience and possibly resume making parodies.

The creator acknowledges the cost of making parodies but is now in a better financial position due to cryptocurrency.

They miss the process of creating parodies and are considering making them again, albeit less frequently.

The channel has lost subscribers due to inactivity, dropping below 10 million subscribers.

The creator is seeking feedback and is open to suggestions from the audience on the type of content they want to see.

Transcripts

holy [ __ ]

i haven't uploaded a video on here for

three years i think it's time for me to

kind of explain what i've been doing

where i've been

what happened blah blah blah i just

figured i'd give you guys an update for

those who care which

probably is nobody why would you it's

been three

years do you even remember who i am

probably not i really just wanted to

make this video to give you guys an

update on everything

tell you

what's going to happen with this channel

the future of it blah blah blah so if

you want to listen great i don't know

why people would even care by the way my

finger if you're noticing this i got bit

by a dog recently protecting my dog from

this other dog attacking it and i jumped

on the dog and pried its mouth open and

it bit my finger and i had to get a

bunch of stitches and it's a mess

protect your dogs what the hell have i

been up to for the past three years

well i live in shanghai right now i've

been living in shanghai for two years so

i started uploading videos on daween

that's the chinese version of tiktok um

singing videos i actually started

singing chinese songs in english i

always really liked singing as you can

tell from my parodies i got a singing

background i found out about darlene and

it really interested me so i started

uploading videos on this chinese

platform domain it's the biggest

platform in china absolutely massive

i've always been interested in china and

i thought this would be really fun to

see what would happen i had no idea

would explode literally explode 10

million followers within like one month

of starting uh and it turned into this

whole thing and it was fun and it is fun

at this point i have about 25 million

followers here it's been an amazing

experience literally singing i'll show

you a video right now pop pop pop watch

[Music]

[Music]

you sound like

[Music]

maybe shouldn't have been

[Music]

i've been doing concerts i've been going

on the biggest tv shows um and uploading

videos constantly and i've really

enjoyed it

[Music]

well i guess it is i don't know that

means is this awesome but it also means

cal vagina it's a long story i'm

actually gonna be moving back to america

next month uh not because i don't enjoy

it here just because i miss my family

and my friends and i haven't been able

to go back and forth so i'm gonna be

flying back and forth when i have stuff

to do here but continue to make the

singing videos uh when i'm when i'm when

i'm at home in case anybody cares uh i

keep saying that because i really don't

know do you guys care um

why would you

what was i gonna say what the [ __ ] was i

just gonna what was i talking about

oh if you wanna see my my my chinese

videos i'll put a link down below you

can check it out another thing that i'm

obsessed with and that's been taking up

almost all my time is crypto i'm

obsessed with crypto it's really bad but

it's amazing it's not bad it's actually

good crypto is giving me the financial

freedom to literally do anything i want

to do honestly crypto is what's going to

allow me to make parodies without even

monetizing them i don't even care about

monetizing on google and getting my ship

blocked nobody can see it it's a whole

hassle that i that i didn't want to deal

with and that's why i stopped to begin

with and one of the main reasons i

stopped was because of that i'm not

saying i'm going to make a ton i think

every once in a while i'm gonna make

special

videos like a parody every once in a

while like like like uh how do you say

that maybe like three or four a year but

they're big ones you know what i mean i

know crypto is a big thing right now for

a lot of people i'd be really interested

to know what you guys think about it i'm

really into a few projects right now

like i like i have an unhealthy like

obsession with crypto i don't know if

you care so i don't i'm just gonna tell

you anyway basic attention token poly

doge network spe say planet earth they

are planning to be the first mover in

carbon credits which is going to be a 10

trillion dollar industry in 10 years

sonar i am

extremely bullish on sonar i'm obsessed

their tokens call ping um it's they're

basically building a platform to help

investors invest wisely the ceo of

binance follows them and he like follows

nobody so that's a good sign they're

launching an ethereum bridge and they're

partnering with a top 25 cryptocurrency

company and this is happening in the

next two to three weeks so i'm giving

you guys some intel here if you're into

crypto

check them out um

i'm obsessed can you guys tell i like

crypto i don't know i think they're

gonna 100x within the next year

but do your own research okay it's not

investment advice no do your own

research that's the whole point of sonar

and ping do your own research don't

invest in stuff you don't understand

that it's so stupid i'm gonna start

uploading on here again if you guys want

parodies please let me know i don't know

you know they cost so much money to make

like a fortune but

because of crypto i'm gonna be able to

afford to put these videos out every

once in a while for you guys i'm not

gonna monetize them i really just want

to make them for you guys um and i miss

doing them i miss i'm just making fun of

justin bieber and taylor swift you know

like for real dawg

i miss doing that [ __ ] i haven't done

this [ __ ] forever man i haven't made

this face forever bro i also noticed

that i dropped uh below 10 million

subscribers because i hadn't uploaded in

three years so uh

whoops that's the plan i wanted to tell

you guys about that stuff i wanted to i

just wanted to connect with you guys

again it's been so long and i'm planning

on uploading again soon i would really

love to upload crypto content but not

boring [ __ ] like if there's a dope

crypto like make a music video about it

you know what i mean and stuff that's

that's more aligned to the parodies that

i had done in the past and like i said

and maybe sometimes i'll just make

videos talking i don't know tell me what

you guys want i would love to start

doing the parodies again maybe three or

four a year maybe maybe just three a

year or two i don't know like they would

be really big big events like super bowl

big i honestly was scared to make this

video i don't know what people think

about the fact that it's been three

years since i uploaded i don't know what

people think about the fact that i grew

up massive following in china i i i

don't know okay i really don't know all

i know is that i've had fun and enjoyed

myself doing it and now i want to start

uploading to get here um

so i just want to get some feedback

that's all let me know what you guys

think i've missed you seriously i feel

bad i'm sorry that i just disappeared

like that but

youtube drove me nuts dude for

that's really it what i need that means

i love you in chinese

hello

wait no it's bye okay i say bye bye

goodbye