I remember Ucchi giving an advice to a listener to "just get married if you want to, and not get married if you don't want to. Marriage is a personal preference, and though people might mean well, it's still your life so live it the way you like." or something like that. I agree with Hosoyan, that I hope these values would change over time. Thank you for this compilation! ❤
Hosoya words really touch my soul, very deep. Simple and understandable. How happiness works, it doesnt rely on marriages. There's other thing in your life that gives you a happiness.
That clip of Hosoyan was such an eye opener for me. For the longest time I couldn't put into words how I felt about marriage but when I heard that clip some time ago, it made me realize my own feelings and thoughts. I even shared it to my friends so now they they even bring him up when we have these kinds of convos lol. Hosoyan's words made me calm down and feel like it's not bad to not want to be married.
I absolutely love and deeply resonate with Hosoyan's views on this topic and I love how his words were carefully worded. It's such a global "issue", isn't it? 😂 That people would instantly think you're miserable just because you're not married. Marriage isn't a 100% guarantee for happiness, folks!
Thought that was obvious, marriages are sometimes arranged and theyre not happy but do it out of tradition or parents. At the end of the day, its a choice either to live someone elses life or live your own life
I remember an anecdote where Sawashiro Miyuki thought Ishida-san was seeing someone because he mentioned that he doesn't wash his own plates at home (she thought he had a wife/gf cleaning up for him). It turned out that it was because Ishida-san only uses disposable plates, so he doesn't have to do his own dishes 😂 Ishida-san only spoke up once about his past relationships (he only started dating in college), and he comes across as someone who isn't massively interested in having a partner - regardless of gender. In any case, I find his attitude towards singlehood refreshing especially in East Asian societies where there is a lot of pressure to settle down and start a family. Now that I think about it, it seems that there are a few older seiyuus who never actually got married. There's Sugita Tomokazu and his circle (Yasumoto-san, Nakamura-san, OnoD), because they're nerds lol; and I think Konishi Katsuyuki and Suwabe Junichi are unmarried as well.
For some reason I get this feeling that OnoD is married and suwabe junichi has a daughter I guess cause other seiyuu once mentioned something like that in an event (I am not sure tho)
Hosoyan spitting facts! I really agree with his sentiment. People should let others live their life the way they want instead of pushing their own ideas onto them
I saw Hosoya-san's comments on this before and I always thought he did a really good job of explaining why it's possible to be happy without marriage. The other thing that needs to be normalized is being in a relationship without children. I know Japan has a concern about low childbirth rate, so that influences a lot of comments, but just like with marriage, not everyone is suited to parenthood.
Yess. When news about abuse on children come out, people are so quick to say “omg dont reproduce!” but when couples decided to be child-free, people are judging them 🥲 smh let ppl live however they want as long as theyre not bothering others ;o;
@k o n p e i ✰ s u b s I've been in a long term non-marriage myself (almost 15 years), and we briefly discussed children at the start, but decided against it. We don't have the finances and I am too independent, personally. No shame in that, but I've had some people criticize me as being "selfish."
Thank you for subbing content with Nakamura-san! Regardless if they are married or don't want to get married, as long as they are all happy then that's all I care about ❤
Well, as single person, i appreciate how they view marriage not as a bar of happiness, but a matter of choice. And yea, 100% agree w/ that. The problem here (at least in my country) is, a single women life is hard. Well, for the fortunate who have money maybe don't have this trouble, but as a low-payed employee w/out assurance, bad blood w/ father n brother (who doesn't care to exchange pleasantries w/ me, let alone helping me), n being shackled w/ the responsibilities of taking care my mom, I was struggling w/ my daily life n doing it alone. I'm not against marriage or even hate it. But the idea of marriage after so many things, it's so daunting n fearful thing for me. This is why i can never stomach of having a romantic relationship. No thanks to my past abuse (physical n psychological) from my parents. At the same time, i feel so lonely n want to have someone at my side. BUT, as a company rather than husband. Which is so damn hard in this place.
As someone who had been in a similar position. You definitely dont need anyone, it is a choice. You can choice to go foward or stay where you are. If your in financial burden then put effort into changing that by having more then a single source of income. Also you dont need a romantic partner if you need help sometimes, try to make friends and live your life. Theres alot more freedom to move around and do whatever you want when youre not held back by responsibilities of taking care of a spouse or children. Also your parents needs to be responsible for themselves, this may come off cold but they will be fine and learn to survive without you. They are robbing you of your youth and life. You can help them in otherways but sometimes be a little greedy/selfish yet kind and caring.
The topic kinda remind me a bit of the whole Shimono Hiro incident once the media leaked his whole family. Or the Shinichiro Kamio incident as well, how it got revealed he is dating and fake rumors started online.
I never heard about the Kamio-san rumors so I had to google it just now. that explains why he hasn't been on social media as much as he use to or posts free content anymore 😮💨 I'm happy that he's happy though. he would talk about how lonely he was and wanted to find a partner and get married.
This is a great message to put out there. They put a lot of focus on marriage leading to happiness but never really talk about it when marriage breaks down and people split up. I personally would have loved to have gotten married but according to what my ideals for marriage are (not religious ones). I think more people are avoiding getting married because of the expectations placed upon marriage that come with it. Marriage is already an expectation and once you give in to that, there are more expectations that one must be subjected to. I think my parents got married because they really did like each other but I think that part of why they left their home country was to escape the prying eyes of family. They never really talked about it but they never pressured their own kids to get married and have kids. They just wanted us to grow up happy and marriage was never a prerequisite for happiness.
that is so true. my parents never bring up the topic of marriage to me in a profound way till now (I'm 20) maybe that why I'm more open about the idea of marriage unlike my peers but it's not something I'm thinking about right now (I haven't graduated yet so). The expectations of marriage is something to think about before marriage but that shouldn't stop people from pursuing marriage if they find someone fit to be their marriage partner. and I hope you, if you ever get married, live happily with your significant other forever 💕💕 (sorry if my English is bad😣)
@@Mars_261 Thank you. What I meant by marriage expectations is that different people place different expectations on marriage. Finding an ideal marriage partner is finding someone who has similar marriage expectations as you do. People generally have trouble finding someone who is capable of that and that's why they're not yet married. There is no reason not to get married if you find someone who is compatible with you in terms of marriage values but that was the hard part for me. If I had married the first person to suggest marriage, the marriage wouldn't have lasted because their marriage expectations were too different from mine. They couldn't commit to a relationship before marriage and still expected (overnight) a lifelong commitment without having built that type of relationship. They were very much into an old fashioned idea of dating after marriage which meant no contact with me until then but even those values were unclear since they were still meeting with other women. So when they finally decided to get married, I'm guessing none of the other women thought he was good enough. He was under the assumption that because I wanted a committed relationship many years before that I was their best chance for marriage. It's a very weird example I know. Most guys aren't that weird and will communicate clearly what their plans are particularly if it involves something serious like marriage. I guess my point is that I notice a lot of people go from wanting independence to abruptly wanting a relationship for no deeper reason than simply wanting to go through the process like everyone else. Consistency is reliability. Even my parents dated for two years before marriage so they knew what to expect. No surprises. What I don't want is to get married because everyone else is and the find myself trapped and alone like many lonely wives and husbands out there. Finding a commitment minded partner comes first before I can even fathom marriage. Thank you for wishing me happiness. May you find happiness with or without marriage as well. Don't worry about your English. I only speak two languages so I'm not that much better.
I remember when Yasumoto and Nakamura was saying this in their drive I know they talked about marriage but I couldn't really grasp the behind story with Gen due to my poor Japanese, so this what they were saying exactly thank you 😂 My timeline was in fire after Nakamura said that and his old story with Sugita arosed once again 🤣🤣
I totally agree with both, Hosoyan and you. Happiness comes in many shapes and forms and it could be different to each individual ^^ Thank you so much for this video, a very refreshing topic!
When Evangelion radio shows up I am confused why Zura was in Evangelion series, I forget they share same seiyuu 😂 As long as they are happy, marriage or not, its 10000% ok!!!
This reminds me of Fujisaki in Cherry Magic, and the conversation she has with Adachi about finding happiness in doing things for and by yourself. Hosoyan is so honest about everything all the time.
My question to those pushing marriage - where r these people suppose to look for this Perfect mate? Is there a store? No… quickly get married? Ok, give them someone who is compatible then out of thin air lol
I love your voice! And also your videos too! This video is so for me! As a woman in my late 20s, I could care less what people think about me if I don't marry. I embrace being single and taking care of myself only. 😂
Thank you for subbing this! As someone that is probably also never going to marry, I always find it reassuring to hear other and especially older people than me talk about it too. To me, it's just so weird that everyone else seems convinced there can be no happiness without a marriage, without a partner. Sure I believe that there can be happiness with a partner but also unhappiness. It's like anything else, it can be good, it can be bad, it can change. So if being single is good for me, why would you wish that risk of change on me and not just be happy with me? I would know best when to change.
I've BPD so it's hard for me to be in a harmonious relationship and although I'm still young, I decided to not marry, that's my plan at least. It's not just for mental health related, I've the same opinion about others too, just do whatever you want and be happy for others' decision. Unhappy marriage is worse than unmarried.
Tbh I'd rather not married if I judge my self not ready yet, in my opinions married without enought preps is just lust , since that decision not just involving the partner but everyone around them and can affect them too, like the common ones is like marriage where they had child but not ready to raise one yet so it affect their parents or sibling who forced to help babysitting instead
Gg- agree. N maybe you just haven’t met anyone that can literally stop time… I single because I haven’t met someone like that.. I need to be attracted to you if I’m gonna think about giving u half my stuf gaagga
I was wondering if the VA's talking about marriage are still single when this interview took place. They are seemed to be avoiding the topic of marriage.
It’s a lottery tbh… at the end of the day, do u fall in love with your soul mate or a murderer abuser? Or do you settle with someone that’s not ur soul mate or a murderer abuser that steals all your money?
Japan's society is very harsh with this things, specially with woman (and I don't want to talk about LGTB people, that's 1000 times worse...) They have too much to evolve... Anyway, I don't want to marry either so I can understand them. Happiness doesn't come with marriage.
yeah the expectation in Asian culture that you must marry before 30 has led to a lot of unhappy marriages and cheating because people feel so rushed into marriage by their family and society as a whole
@@cottoncandykawaii2673 Yeah, and that's very sad... Not only because you "need" to cheat on your partner, but also because divorce is frowned upon the society... So maybe you have to live with someone you don't love and that's cheating on you, what a nightmare T_T
Not sure where you heard that article, but you might have misread it? Or mistaken it for another seiyuu, because there is currently no news of Hosoya-san being married, that I’m certain.
The thing about being married "early" is that you can birth more children thus more manpower. Nowadays you can marry however late you want because you dont need a child anyway. Women "expires" earlier than men, so they are most likely to be "forced" to marry early.
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I love how polite Hosoyan is. And he's totally right: Happiness takes many shapes and they're all valid!
I remember Ucchi giving an advice to a listener to "just get married if you want to, and not get married if you don't want to. Marriage is a personal preference, and though people might mean well, it's still your life so live it the way you like." or something like that. I agree with Hosoyan, that I hope these values would change over time. Thank you for this compilation! ❤
Hosoya words really touch my soul, very deep. Simple and understandable. How happiness works, it doesnt rely on marriages. There's other thing in your life that gives you a happiness.
That clip of Hosoyan was such an eye opener for me. For the longest time I couldn't put into words how I felt about marriage but when I heard that clip some time ago, it made me realize my own feelings and thoughts. I even shared it to my friends so now they they even bring him up when we have these kinds of convos lol.
Hosoyan's words made me calm down and feel like it's not bad to not want to be married.
I absolutely love and deeply resonate with Hosoyan's views on this topic and I love how his words were carefully worded. It's such a global "issue", isn't it? 😂 That people would instantly think you're miserable just because you're not married. Marriage isn't a 100% guarantee for happiness, folks!
Thought that was obvious, marriages are sometimes arranged and theyre not happy but do it out of tradition or parents. At the end of the day, its a choice either to live someone elses life or live your own life
Totally agree with you.
I remember an anecdote where Sawashiro Miyuki thought Ishida-san was seeing someone because he mentioned that he doesn't wash his own plates at home (she thought he had a wife/gf cleaning up for him). It turned out that it was because Ishida-san only uses disposable plates, so he doesn't have to do his own dishes 😂
Ishida-san only spoke up once about his past relationships (he only started dating in college), and he comes across as someone who isn't massively interested in having a partner - regardless of gender. In any case, I find his attitude towards singlehood refreshing especially in East Asian societies where there is a lot of pressure to settle down and start a family.
Now that I think about it, it seems that there are a few older seiyuus who never actually got married. There's Sugita Tomokazu and his circle (Yasumoto-san, Nakamura-san, OnoD), because they're nerds lol; and I think Konishi Katsuyuki and Suwabe Junichi are unmarried as well.
For some reason I get this feeling that OnoD is married and suwabe junichi has a daughter I guess cause other seiyuu once mentioned something like that in an event (I am not sure tho)
Hosoyan spitting facts! I really agree with his sentiment. People should let others live their life the way they want instead of pushing their own ideas onto them
I saw Hosoya-san's comments on this before and I always thought he did a really good job of explaining why it's possible to be happy without marriage. The other thing that needs to be normalized is being in a relationship without children. I know Japan has a concern about low childbirth rate, so that influences a lot of comments, but just like with marriage, not everyone is suited to parenthood.
Yess. When news about abuse on children come out, people are so quick to say “omg dont reproduce!” but when couples decided to be child-free, people are judging them 🥲 smh let ppl live however they want as long as theyre not bothering others ;o;
@k o n p e i ✰ s u b s I've been in a long term non-marriage myself (almost 15 years), and we briefly discussed children at the start, but decided against it. We don't have the finances and I am too independent, personally. No shame in that, but I've had some people criticize me as being "selfish."
@@konpeisubs I think adoption is good. N people shouldn’t have kids if they r going to abandon them our abuse then..
Thank you for subbing content with Nakamura-san! Regardless if they are married or don't want to get married, as long as they are all happy then that's all I care about ❤
Well, as single person, i appreciate how they view marriage not as a bar of happiness, but a matter of choice. And yea, 100% agree w/ that. The problem here (at least in my country) is, a single women life is hard. Well, for the fortunate who have money maybe don't have this trouble, but as a low-payed employee w/out assurance, bad blood w/ father n brother (who doesn't care to exchange pleasantries w/ me, let alone helping me), n being shackled w/ the responsibilities of taking care my mom, I was struggling w/ my daily life n doing it alone. I'm not against marriage or even hate it. But the idea of marriage after so many things, it's so daunting n fearful thing for me. This is why i can never stomach of having a romantic relationship. No thanks to my past abuse (physical n psychological) from my parents. At the same time, i feel so lonely n want to have someone at my side. BUT, as a company rather than husband. Which is so damn hard in this place.
As someone who had been in a similar position. You definitely dont need anyone, it is a choice. You can choice to go foward or stay where you are. If your in financial burden then put effort into changing that by having more then a single source of income. Also you dont need a romantic partner if you need help sometimes, try to make friends and live your life. Theres alot more freedom to move around and do whatever you want when youre not held back by responsibilities of taking care of a spouse or children. Also your parents needs to be responsible for themselves, this may come off cold but they will be fine and learn to survive without you. They are robbing you of your youth and life. You can help them in otherways but sometimes be a little greedy/selfish yet kind and caring.
The topic kinda remind me a bit of the whole Shimono Hiro incident once the media leaked his whole family. Or the Shinichiro Kamio incident as well, how it got revealed he is dating and fake rumors started online.
did he ever clear the rumours up? or make any explanation? if no, you cant call em fake but just 'rumours'.
I never heard about the Kamio-san rumors so I had to google it just now. that explains why he hasn't been on social media as much as he use to or posts free content anymore 😮💨 I'm happy that he's happy though. he would talk about how lonely he was and wanted to find a partner and get married.
This is a great message to put out there. They put a lot of focus on marriage leading to happiness but never really talk about it when marriage breaks down and people split up. I personally would have loved to have gotten married but according to what my ideals for marriage are (not religious ones). I think more people are avoiding getting married because of the expectations placed upon marriage that come with it. Marriage is already an expectation and once you give in to that, there are more expectations that one must be subjected to. I think my parents got married because they really did like each other but I think that part of why they left their home country was to escape the prying eyes of family. They never really talked about it but they never pressured their own kids to get married and have kids. They just wanted us to grow up happy and marriage was never a prerequisite for happiness.
that is so true. my parents never bring up the topic of marriage to me in a profound way till now (I'm 20) maybe that why I'm more open about the idea of marriage unlike my peers but it's not something I'm thinking about right now (I haven't graduated yet so). The expectations of marriage is something to think about before marriage but that shouldn't stop people from pursuing marriage if they find someone fit to be their marriage partner. and I hope you, if you ever get married, live happily with your significant other forever 💕💕
(sorry if my English is bad😣)
@@Mars_261 Thank you. What I meant by marriage expectations is that different people place different expectations on marriage. Finding an ideal marriage partner is finding someone who has similar marriage expectations as you do. People generally have trouble finding someone who is capable of that and that's why they're not yet married. There is no reason not to get married if you find someone who is compatible with you in terms of marriage values but that was the hard part for me. If I had married the first person to suggest marriage, the marriage wouldn't have lasted because their marriage expectations were too different from mine. They couldn't commit to a relationship before marriage and still expected (overnight) a lifelong commitment without having built that type of relationship. They were very much into an old fashioned idea of dating after marriage which meant no contact with me until then but even those values were unclear since they were still meeting with other women. So when they finally decided to get married, I'm guessing none of the other women thought he was good enough. He was under the assumption that because I wanted a committed relationship many years before that I was their best chance for marriage. It's a very weird example I know. Most guys aren't that weird and will communicate clearly what their plans are particularly if it involves something serious like marriage. I guess my point is that I notice a lot of people go from wanting independence to abruptly wanting a relationship for no deeper reason than simply wanting to go through the process like everyone else. Consistency is reliability. Even my parents dated for two years before marriage so they knew what to expect. No surprises. What I don't want is to get married because everyone else is and the find myself trapped and alone like many lonely wives and husbands out there. Finding a commitment minded partner comes first before I can even fathom marriage. Thank you for wishing me happiness. May you find happiness with or without marriage as well. Don't worry about your English. I only speak two languages so I'm not that much better.
Hosoyan preach
I really respect hosoyan and im happy to see he has such a broad mindset especially in the Japanese society. Thank you!!
I remember when Yasumoto and Nakamura was saying this in their drive I know they talked about marriage but I couldn't really grasp the behind story with Gen due to my poor Japanese, so this what they were saying exactly thank you 😂 My timeline was in fire after Nakamura said that and his old story with Sugita arosed once again 🤣🤣
Well said, Hosoyan! He said the same exact words from my mind, man!
I totally agree with both, Hosoyan and you. Happiness comes in many shapes and forms and it could be different to each individual ^^ Thank you so much for this video, a very refreshing topic!
When Evangelion radio shows up I am confused why Zura was in Evangelion series, I forget they share same seiyuu 😂
As long as they are happy, marriage or not, its 10000% ok!!!
Hosoya is right ☺ he was so nice when I met him
You met Hosoyan?? Girl u are so freaking lucky!!🥺
Girllllllllllllllll
This reminds me of Fujisaki in Cherry Magic, and the conversation she has with Adachi about finding happiness in doing things for and by yourself. Hosoyan is so honest about everything all the time.
ishida-san so relatable 🥲
My question to those pushing marriage - where r these people suppose to look for this Perfect mate? Is there a store? No… quickly get married? Ok, give them someone who is compatible then out of thin air lol
I love your voice! And also your videos too! This video is so for me! As a woman in my late 20s, I could care less what people think about me if I don't marry. I embrace being single and taking care of myself only. 😂
Thank you for subbing this!
As someone that is probably also never going to marry, I always find it reassuring to hear other and especially older people than me talk about it too. To me, it's just so weird that everyone else seems convinced there can be no happiness without a marriage, without a partner. Sure I believe that there can be happiness with a partner but also unhappiness. It's like anything else, it can be good, it can be bad, it can change.
So if being single is good for me, why would you wish that risk of change on me and not just be happy with me? I would know best when to change.
I've BPD so it's hard for me to be in a harmonious relationship and although I'm still young, I decided to not marry, that's my plan at least. It's not just for mental health related, I've the same opinion about others too, just do whatever you want and be happy for others' decision. Unhappy marriage is worse than unmarried.
refreshing topic! and I agree with what you said at the end 👏🏻
Shinis va and kaworus va make me laugh so much such contagious energy!
There's a decline of marriage & births in Japan.
Hosoyan's answer is me. Feeling must to showing this to my big family and my shit relation
Tbh I'd rather not married if I judge my self not ready yet, in my opinions married without enought preps is just lust , since that decision not just involving the partner but everyone around them and can affect them too, like the common ones is like marriage where they had child but not ready to raise one yet so it affect their parents or sibling who forced to help babysitting instead
Just watching the intro without sound on made me wheeze so hard
Thank you for subbing this content. I love this kind of video, talking about certain topic 🤗
ishida-san ur so cute haha 🥹
I love Hoozuki 😂🙌❤️
Gg- agree. N maybe you just haven’t met anyone that can literally stop time… I single because I haven’t met someone like that.. I need to be attracted to you if I’m gonna think about giving u half my stuf gaagga
6:33 💯
I was wondering if the VA's talking about marriage are still single when this interview took place. They are seemed to be avoiding the topic of marriage.
Thank you🤗
i wonder what year these voice clips happen
It’s a lottery tbh… at the end of the day, do u fall in love with your soul mate or a murderer abuser? Or do you settle with someone that’s not ur soul mate or a murderer abuser that steals all your money?
Japan's society is very harsh with this things, specially with woman (and I don't want to talk about LGTB people, that's 1000 times worse...)
They have too much to evolve...
Anyway, I don't want to marry either so I can understand them. Happiness doesn't come with marriage.
yeah the expectation in Asian culture that you must marry before 30 has led to a lot of unhappy marriages and cheating because people feel so rushed into marriage by their family and society as a whole
@@cottoncandykawaii2673 Yeah, and that's very sad... Not only because you "need" to cheat on your partner, but also because divorce is frowned upon the society... So maybe you have to live with someone you don't love and that's cheating on you, what a nightmare T_T
Is this only asian thing?
Inchresting
But Hosoya is already married right? I'm a little confused as to why his fans would wish him to be happily married when he already is.
Are you mistaking him for someone else bcs there’s no such news.
@@konpeisubs Maybe you're right but I could have sworn I've read before that "The Yoshimasa Hosoya" was married and to an ex-seiyuu too.
Not sure where you heard that article, but you might have misread it? Or mistaken it for another seiyuu, because there is currently no news of Hosoya-san being married, that I’m certain.
The thing about being married "early" is that you can birth more children thus more manpower. Nowadays you can marry however late you want because you dont need a child anyway. Women "expires" earlier than men, so they are most likely to be "forced" to marry early.