Life as a Japanese Child Star: Beckii Cruel | DEEP

In this episode we spoke to Beckii Cruel, a British YouTuber, marketing entrepreneur, and former singer. Beckii told us her incredible story of how, in 2010 her YouTube dance video went viral, and she became a Japanese idol. She has recorded songs, DVDs, and did concerts on her numerous trips to Japan, whilst being a regular school girl back in the UK. Beckii explained what it all felt like, how fame took over her life, how her Japanese performer career eventually had to end and what she does now. 00:00 - Intro 00:24 - Early Life 01:18 - Discovering J-Pop 02:37 - Starting YouTube 05:14 - Public Reaction 08:09 - On Japan 09:19 - On her income 10:57 - On BBC Documentary 16:28 - Idol Audiences in Japan 21:17 - On The End Of The Journey 23:19 - Advice To Parents Thanks to Beckii for taking part!   / beckiibeckii     / beckiicruel     / officialbeckii      / beckii   " --- Welcome to DEEP - a brand new channel that brings you incredible people with amazing stories from all over the world. If you've seen the team's previous work - Minutes With/The Gap/Agree To Disagree...then you know what to expect! Let us know if there's anyone in particular you think we should speak to - we love bringing you stories and want to hear what you like. Thanks and we hope you enjoy!