"The YouTube giant explains the reason for speaking broken Japanese despite being able to speak only Japanese."

She is called the "YouTube giant" in the world of YouTube. Posting a variety of entertaining videos such as daily voiceovers and reenactment series, her channel has amassed a subscriber count of 412,000 and her videos have been viewed millions of times. Her name is Mikaela Satō Wajiko.

Mikaela Satō Wajiko was born on April 17, 1996, making her 27 years old. Born to a Filipino father and a Japanese mother, she is of mixed heritage. Starting as a child model at the age of 5, she joined the idol group "Idoling!!!" in 2013 and graduated in 2015. Following that, she worked as an exclusive model for the fashion magazine "JELLY" and appeared in movies and dramas, but took a temporary break from the entertainment industry in 2019. She resumed her activities in 2020 and launched her YouTube channel.

On her YouTube channel, she stars in videos where she portrays all the roles herself. Her performances not only bring laughter but also evoke emotions in viewers. Her acting skills and expressions are remarkable, allowing her to faithfully recreate scenes from dramas and movies. In a video where she recreated scenes from the hit Netflix drama "Squid Game," she captivated the audience with her powerful acting.

However, her spoken Japanese is broken. Despite only being able to speak Japanese, why does she speak broken Japanese? She herself explained the reason for this.

She mentioned that she didn't receive Japanese language education in her early years. Believing her father to be Brazilian, she later discovered he was Filipino. She was also unaware that her mother was Japanese. While her parents taught her English and Filipino, they didn't teach her Japanese. Feeling embarrassed about her lack of proficiency in Japanese, she decided to learn the language.

She took it upon herself to study Japanese, learning from friends and self-study. While she did manage to learn to speak Japanese, her speech remained broken. Yet, she chose to embrace her broken Japanese as part of her identity. She decided to make the most of it and use it as a unique aspect of her personality.

On her YouTube channel, she openly discussed her struggles, efforts, and growth in learning Japanese. She shared her experiences candidly, inspiring courage and hope in her viewers. Despite being a "YouTube giant," she remains very relatable and human.