Paolo de Guzman
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| Born | Paolo de Guzman March 3, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Pepperdine University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | YouTuber, Filmmaker, Travel Consultant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Maiko Inagaki (m. 2019)
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| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2016 - present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Subscribers | 2.85 million (combined) (February 28, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total views | 340 million (combined) (February 28, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paolo de Guzman (born March 3, 1983) known online as Paolo fromTOKYO, is a Filipino American YouTuber, videographer, and producer. The videos on his YouTube channel focus on Japanese culture, etiquette, food and travel spots in Japan. Paolo is well known for his Day in the Life of series, which chronicles the daily schedule and respective occupation of a Japanese worker. He also has several other guide series dedicated to Japanese travel, food, and culture.
Early life[edit]
Paolo was born on March 3, 1983, in Quezon City, Philippines.[1] After turning three, he’s family decided to move to the United States; first to San Francisco and then later to the city Redmond in the Seattle area, where he spent most of his childhood and teenage years.
In 1999, Paolo moved to Los Angeles to study a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Business at Pepperdine University.[2] During his third year at university, Paolo applied for his university’s Japan exchange program, as he was deeply fascinated with the country; particularly its culture and technology. Paolo had previously spent a semester in Florence, Italy, which started his newfound desire to travel.[1]
While studying at Pepperdine, Paolo volunteered to be a mentor for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
In 2002, a few months before he was scheduled to fly out to Japan, Paolo was offered an internship for a software company in Santa Monica. Paolo opted to continue with his exchange program.[1]
While in Japan, Paolo lived with a homestay family and continued to study his final year at Pepperdine’s sister school Sophia University, Tokyo. In his spare time, Paolo would take part time jobs in teaching English to kids after school.[1]
Early career[edit]
In June 2003, Paolo applied for two job positions after his one-year student visa expired. The first position was being an account manager for a Tokyo-based magazine company, which he failed at getting. The second was as an associate engineer for an IT services company called SystemsGo, which he successfully got. He quit all of his English teaching jobs soon afterwards.[1]
Paolo continued to work for SystemsGo for over seven years, working his way up from associate engineer to full time engineer, to then IT project manager. It was here that Paolo learnt the difficulties of Japanese work culture, as he was working ten to twelve hours a day and worked over most weekends. Paolo left SystemsGo in September 2010.[3]
In October 2010, Paolo joined an IT Infrastructure Services department for an Electronic Trading Software Development Company called TORA as an IT project manager. Paolo left the company after nearly four years in August 2014.[3]
In September 2014, Paolo decided to create and fund his own smartphone app called EikaiwaNOW; a GPS-based matching app that connects English conversation lessons for teachers and students to learn and speak English.[4]
In December 2014, Paolo joined a private IT consultancy in the finance industry called Akegata Solutions as a senior IT consultant in order to continue funding his EikaiwaNOW project.
YouTube channel[edit]
On October 23, 2016, Paolo uploaded his first vlog of him reviewing and riding his Leiftech electric skateboard around Tokyo.[5] He would go on to upload more vlogs of his skateboard while broadening out with other tech review videos for GoPro cameras and their accessories, bikes, and drones.[6][7][8] Paolo would also make videos reviewing certain Japanese foods and travel spots as well as making videos exploring the cultural differences of Japan compared to the rest of the world.[9][10]
Paolo would later upload vlogs visiting and reviewing the cuisine, travel spots, and hotels of countries outside of Japan, particularly in his home country the Philippines, as well as Thailand and Vietnam.[11][12][13] Upon returning to Japan, Paolo would start uploading Top 10 Must-Try guide videos on different topics in and out of Tokyo; such as sweets, street food, vending machines, travel spots, festivals, and ramen.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
On April 1, 2019, Paolo quit his IT consultancy job and closed down EikaiwaNOW to go completely full time on YouTube.[21]
Paolo eventually found breakthrough success with his video “Day in the Life of a Typical Japanese Office Worker in Tokyo” on April 6, 2019.[22][23][24] The video would kickstart Paolo’s Day in the Life of series, which chronicles the daily schedule and responsibilities of a Japanese worker in their respective occupation.[25] Videos in the Day in the Life of series have become the most watched videos on his channel, ranging from 2 million to 18 million views per video.[26]
Paolo continues to make food and travel spot reviews alongside the Day in the Life of videos.[27][28]
Tokyo Zebra[edit]
On August 1, 2019, Paolo created his second channel, Tokyo Zebra, where he and his wife upload more personalised vlogs detailing the everyday life of their family. The first video uploaded to the channel was “Finding Out Baby’s Gender at a Tokyo Hospital” on January 11, 2020.[29]
Paolo continues to upload vlogs in an episodic format which mostly cover a range of activities with his son "Wolfy"; such as feeding, swimming, shopping, and playing.
Personal life[edit]
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Paolo has a deep fascination for new technology and accessories, such as cameras, microphones, drones and electric skateboards. After joining TORA, Paolo picked up snowboarding in his free time with friends and did it every weekend.
In 2012, Paolo got into a major snowboarding accident where he ended up at the Nagano Prefectural Shinshu Medical Centre Emergency Room in Suzaka, Nagano.[1] The accident placed Paolo in a critical condition, leaving him with internal organ damage. He had a collapsed lung, a broken hip, and nine broken ribs.[30] The crash had also given him an aortic aneurysm. Paolo had to spend twenty-eight days in ICU while being constantly monitored by doctors.
Paolo was then moved to the JR Tokyo General Hospital Emergency Room in Shibuya, Tokyo, where he would spend a following forty days in the hospital.[31] He would also have open heart surgery to fix his aortic aneurysm. The accident, as well as the surgery, led to Paolo losing his voice for nearly a year.
In 2014, Paolo would quit his job at TORA after fully recovering. The accident had given him a newfound perspective of life, which eventually made him decide to venture out and create his own product; leading to the formation of EikaiwaNOW.[1]
In 2015, Paolo would meet Maiko Inagaki, a fashion consultant who at the time was working as VMD for a top international brand. The two immediately bonded and Paolo would go on to hire Maiko as a full time marketer for EikaiwaNOW.[1]
In 2016, Paolo and Maiko, now in a romantic relationship, would go on to create the YouTube channel Paolo fromTOKYO.[32][33]
On April 26, 2018, Paolo would upload a vlog of him proposing to Maiko.[34][35] The couple would be officially married on January 11, 2019.[36] Paolo originally wanted to get married on January 9 so that it would be ’1.9.19’ on their marriage certificate, but Maiko insisted on getting married on January 11 instead as the number 9 is associated with bad luck in Japan.[37]
On January 11, 2020, Paolo and Maiko announced that she was six months pregnant with their first child and that they were expecting a boy.[38][29] On May 25, 2020, Maiko gave birth to their son; Taiga Wolverine de Guzman.[39]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 What You Don't Know About Me, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ Goodman, Ethan (2021-11-24). "Paolo From Tokyo Wiki, Age, Wife, Net Worth, Ethnicity". Gossip Next Door. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 de Guzman, Paolo (2012). "eikaiwaNOW". Linkedin.
- ↑ "英会話なう・eikaiwaNOW". 英会話なう・eikaiwaNOW (in 日本語). Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ↑ Riding my Leiftech in Tokyo Japan (Unaffiliated Customer Review), retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ DJI Mavic Pro | ULTIMATE BEGINNERS GUIDE | Watch Before You Fly, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ DJI Osmo Mobile + GoPro Hero 5 External Microphone Setup and Tests, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ BUYING my BIKE in Japan, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ 10 Must Know JAPAN Travel Tips No One Talks about ...like POLICE, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ "Vloggers in Japan: 6 Picks for Your Fall Watch List | Living | Metropolis". Metropolis Japan. 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ↑ VLOG | Phuket Thailand - Hotel, Pool and Beach LIFE, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ Kahuna Hotel Review | Philippines Surf Spot, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ Top Must-Stay Vietnam Beach Hotel Resort Hidden Getaway - Angsana Lang Co | Vietnam Series Ep. 2, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ TOP 10 Must-Try SWEETS in a JAPANESE Convenience Store, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ Tokyo Street Food | Top 10 Must-Try at Shimokitazawa, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ Top 10 Japanese Vending Machines in Tokyo Haneda Airport, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ 101 Things to DO in TOKYO | Japan Guide to Secret Hidden Places, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ Behind the Scenes at a JAPANESE FESTIVAL | Mikoshi Matsuri, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ TOP 5 Must-Try TOKYO RAMEN | Shibuya, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ Blog, YourJapan (2018-07-30). "Our Selection of The Top 15 YouTubers in Japan". Your Japan. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ↑ "How Much Money Paolo from TOKYO Makes On YouTube – Net Worth | Naibuzz". naibuzz.com. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ↑ Day in the Life of a Typical Japanese Office Worker in Tokyo, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ Michel, Patrick St (2020-03-07). "YouTube content that attempts to find real Japanese opinions". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ↑ Mahoney, Luke (2020-08-13). "YouTuber Paolo documents a typical day of a Japanese office worker and other employees". Japan Today. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ↑ Nagano, Tomonori (2021-03-30). "Popular YouTuber about Japan: Paolo from Tokyo". Japan Studies at LaGuardia Community College. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ↑ tarafuku10 (2020-04-28). "最近よく見るYoutubeチャンネル - その2 - たらのコーヒー屋さん - 2 店舗目". たらのコーヒー屋さん - 2 店舗目 (in 日本語). Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ↑ My New Tokyo Apartment Japanese Home Tour, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ Purgatorium (2018-08-30). "【YouTube】日本人だからこそ観て欲しい、Paolo fromTOKYO". Chicken’s Place (in 日本語). Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Finding Out Baby's Gender at a Tokyo Hospital, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ "Paolo from Tokyo". Streamer.wiki - Online Streamer Wiki. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ↑ How Much I PAY at a Japanese Hospital on Japan's Healthcare System, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ How I Created my YouTube Channel, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ "Top 5 YouTubers You Should Subscribe to for Learning Japanese". Speechling Official Blog. 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ↑ Private Japanese Hot Spring Hotel | Tokyo Day Trip | How to Use Onsen Public Bath, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ "海外「おめでとう！お幸せに！」熱海の網代温泉の旅館で外国人YouTuberがプロポーズ（海外の反応） | 海外の反応 ニッポンの翻訳". kaigai-nippon.com (in 日本語). 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ↑ What Getting Married in Japan is Really like, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ "Superstitious Numbers Around the World". Culture. 2013-09-14. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ↑ We're having a BABY, retrieved 2022-02-28
- ↑ The Day our Son was Born Ep.02, retrieved 2022-02-28
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