0:00 [Music] Welcome back to another episode of Careful Boys. We have Mr. Nay with us. At the >> We never got to talk about this. Uh but now that Anony's here because he was there. Let's talk about the meet and greet and stuff and how it went. >> Oh yeah. >> And how like that kind of changed because I think in a lot of ways it sort of changed >> the way that I see JK a little bit. like every time you connect with fans and stuff at that level >> like it really uh puts a lot of stuff in perspective. But how is it for you? >> I loved it. I mean, I think we get so stuck in our bubble of like, you know, four-walled office and we just talk to each other about everything in the world for hours and hours and hours and then you realize that on the other side of that camera, you are connecting with
0:50 people >> and then when they physically show up, it becomes a completely different experience. Like that is super powerful and enriching. Um, from a very personal point of view, uh, I had brought like Nenah and my cousin out to that meet and greet, right? So, they're sitting there and my cousin tells me later, this is the funniest thing. Um, because we were so busy selling the raffle tickets, taking photos with people, signing autographs, or just like having one-on-one conversations with with our fans, >> I couldn't like hang out with them. I just told them to come >> or like go go eat the Thai food or whatnot, you know? But then they end up sitting there for like 3 hours. And then my cousin goes like I think that was the longest conversation I've ever had with Nah. >> Oh. cuz they were just sitting there like >> hanging out and watching this thing. And then one of the things that apparently Nina told him was like >> I kind of forgot that like Anthony does this kind of stuff where people actually care or watch
1:42 >> which I which I understand that that's like that could be a trip, you know, >> but doesn't she know you from the dance world where you would do stuff like that? >> She has seen that. But like I think you know now that we've been together for like 11 years like you get comfortable and maybe you don't go out to all the events or all the shows or performances or anything anymore and then you're like oh yeah I forgot like this you do this. >> Plus people don't like as a dancer right like people know you from JK and you're talking about your opinions and things like that and as a dancer they just know you like [Laughter] [Music] >> am I wrong? >> I'm more of a I'm more of a pure guy. But yeah, >> you know what I mean? Like what do they know about you? Like you're just Yeah, >> you changed my life. I was about to kill myself, but >> I felt so much better after that. >> What the hell do they know about you?
2:32 They don't know they don't know jack ████ about anything, >> man. >> JK fans are the best. >> Hospital from a car accident and I was going to die and I saw you dance and do >> they don't know anything. If you stop me, >> what a >> you bring me back to life. >> Hey, JK with legs is gangster. >> Imagine if the same type of fan said all those things to Anthony and they were saved because of dance. >> You're laughing at if they were saved because of death. Oh, >> I wish my life was saved. No, it's not even because they became a dancer. They were saved cuz they watched him dance.
3:23 >> Yeah, they watched him. >> They felt something because of JK. >> Yeah. >> Crazy, right? >> That's true. >> What um remember when you guys used to do like back in the day when Kinjas did meet and greets? That ████ was so packed. Do you think a Kinjas meet and greet today would be bigger than a JK one? ████ no. Actually, >> whoa. >> I think it depends on the country. >> Oh, really? >> What countries are you guys like? Like like China? >> Yeah, I think Asia. >> Oh, for sure. Asia. We would have >> Did you guys have meet and greets and stuff >> sometimes? Yeah. Like at like grand opening of studios or like our our events and stuff that we would throw out there >> cuz your guys's views on your IG is insane. Like your reach and stuff too. >> Yeah, it's huge >> sometimes. >> I think everything's everything's hit or miss with the algo. What would you
4:13 You're about to laugh. you go ahead and say grand opening cuz he said grand opening. >> No, no, I'm just I every time I think about your Twitter and when every time you post on Twitter, all I have to do is scroll down a little bit. Doesn't take long and there's a picture of the 9/11 attacks. >> Yeah, just no on your Twitter, dude. Like cuz Twitter >> or or what do you Yeah, on your ex. >> Post on X. Oh, >> I don't post on X. >> Where where do I always see that? >> IG. It's got to be IG. >> I I die. I die every time. >> It's every post. It's >> I die every single time. >> That's why I finally had to beat the punch and and post the 911 GIF myself on that on the other >> Oh, on the other post. Okay. Yeah, I remember that. Yeah. >> Sentimental one. >> Like what what are they even saying? Like what does that even mean? They're just like it's so that's the funniest. >> Yeah. >> It just shows the Twin Towers. >> Just the Twin Towers. That's it. >> What's your conversation home with Nina
5:04 once she is reminded that you're a big superstar? >> She don't tell me nothing about that. She My cousin said that she said that to him. >> Oh, we don't talk about that. >> You got to play it cool still, huh? >> Yeah, dude. She's still trying to trying to win this. >> You don't go, man. ████ you drive home. I'm just going to rest. >> I'll just be here going like this. >> How was it for you, dude? We You haven't talked about it. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Oh, I thought it was really great. I thought it was um I It made me realize like how um how long they wait for stuff like that. how long people are like, "Damn, you guys finally did something." You know what I mean? Like, it's really cool to to actually talk to the people that don't comment. As odd as that sounds, like these people, like after they started tagging us in photos, that was like the first interaction through the JK IG with all most of these people.
5:55 >> Isn't that interesting? Like, uh, >> you think the the interacctors are the ones showing up, but it's not. >> Exactly. You would think that it's correlative to like, oh, these are the most active people that message us and comment and and post, >> but they're not at all. Like these it's like the first time >> and it's like that was a trip. And then to hear when people started watching was a big thing, too. Like there's a couple people that were like, "Yo, I started watching when when you posted that I found you through the reel of Bard explaining Asian languages." Like that's so much later than other people. And they found it like off of that viral video. >> Uh, and then never stopped watching since then. And then there's people who like flew solo. Like there's a couple people that came from like uh Texas just by themselves. >> Arizona, >> Canada, >> Minnesota. >> I think it was someone from Alaska too, right? >> Yeah. Yeah. A couple from Alaska. >> Yeah. >> Came by boat. >> And a lot of these a lot of these people
6:45 when like like I said when they tagged us, I was expecting to see years of back and forth. Nothing. Just the very first time. I thought that was really cool because you know you you think all the time like the people that comment like like these people are just like silent supporters but they're that's true like die hard you know like they're they're showing up. There's this one couple that made an impact on me cuz I think people that watch our stuff are dumb like us. But they were these this couple. They said they started watching in junior high and now both of them are doctors >> doing their residency. And I'm like and you guys still watch. Like your IQ is 10 times higher than ours and they're still watching. >> That's Aris Escobar. >> What happened? >> That's his name. Aris Escobar. Aris. His name's like Aristes or something. Okay. >> He's been uh when we did that live
7:35 stream when we had different fans come on the live stream way way back. He was one of the guys. >> Oh, cool. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. He was witty, too. He's going to be one of those doctors that people like they they want to go see him cuz he's funny, you know, like he's not just dry and boring. >> He be like a Ken Jang where eventually he's going to leave >> to be a comedian. He's really funny. >> I remember the cats who were on the live stream with us in the windows. >> Yes. >> Oh, okay. >> He's one of the guys that was there. Remember the people who were like, "Dude, I hate Santa Ana or whatever." What part of California were they in? They hate >> Phil Filillmore. >> Something like that. Yeah, >> they were just dunking on their own city the whole time, dude. >> Name a random city. >> I don't know. They they were just dunking on their own city the whole time. I was like, "These guys are pretty tight." >> Yeah, we happened to get two people from Fillmore. >> Yeah, that was pretty tight. But yeah, the the the meet and greet was it's pretty cool. I really didn't expect that big of a a turnup. >> Yeah. >> Really?
8:25 >> Yeah. I didn't think it was going to be that big. I knew it was gonna be like good, but Joe Jo's like, "Really? We've had way bigger. This is >> We did >> the college tour was really fun." >> Yeah. That that era though was like different. >> Yeah. >> We've had meet and greets where it was like 7 800 people just lining up and then I'm just like, damn, this is crazy. That was still a lot of people. I think like around 300ish people showed up. There was still a lot of people. But then I was thinking about how back then because everyone was younger too, their um fan likeness was in more intense like the energy of like I think that young energy of being like 22 or whatever or like >> things they would have with you were more intense. >> Yeah. like they're you could see their
9:16 parents just ████ bored out of their minds and then you have all these teenagers and you know college kids and they're like >> they're like uh they're more like fanatical. Whereas like this era it's more like a quality cool relationship where everyone's chill and actually dope. Like back then there was like a lot of people where you're like, "Dude, get the ████ away. You're ████ crazy." There's only one There was only one guy like that at this one, >> but he wasn't even actually like a fan. He's just He had Tourette's. >> That guy's always there. >> Yeah. But like this era, I mean, I think cuz everyone's in like more like in their 30s or late 20s. Like >> they're like hella respectful. They have really good sense of humor. They have good social skills. Everyone waited their turn to kind of talk to us, too. And then like the energy just feels like I'm I'm with a bunch of friends that I
10:07 already knew. >> Whereas before it's like, "Oh my god, I'm ████ in college." Now it's like, "Oh, I'm a firefighter, but I like your guys stuff." You're like, "Oh, okay. Cool. Cool." >> Dead in the eyes. >> Like everyone's like a normal person, you know, where before like back again. It's crazy. >> You don't have like teenagers crying because we saved them from like offing themselves and ████ didn't like >> the dance moves. No, >> it was dope that uh Hagawa came out. It was dope that Julia was there. >> Yeah, Julia. Yeah, >> that was fun to like just be like, >> "Get in this photo. Get in this photo." >> And Savio came down. >> Yeah. >> Did you get a chance to talk to people like Bonos like or Colleen? Like what do they think? Cuz they've never been outside of like this. >> So, I wonder what they think like the outside feels like. Yeah, I didn't even get a chance to talk to them at all about it, but I mean it seemed like they
10:58 had a lot of fun and people liked meeting them, which is cool. Yeah, >> I liked how everyone just got it. Like the jokes, the raffle. The raffle was my favorite part. >> Raffling air filters off weird stuff, man. >> You have the Mazda air filter. >> Yeah. >> Dude, dude, I can't believe somebody paid like almost a grand for drywall. >> Oh, for the auction. Yeah, >> that's insane. >> That's rider energy for sure. But that's crazy. >> Yeah. >> And your painting went for a lot, too. >> And it's cool that people won the actual original costumes from your skits. That was a big >> That's really cool. >> Honestly, you should do another painting right now. So, in a couple years time, it might generate some value >> opportunity. Unfinished one. >> It's unfinished. >> I'll brainstorm something and I'll put it right there. >> Yeah. >> It's got to mean something to you. That's all. Even if we
11:48 >> Yeah. That sold for like a grand. >> Yeah. >> It's crazy. I mean, but if you think about that was in like every video like forever. >> For a long time. >> Yep. >> Even people's vlogs and stuff, people always put that I never finished it. >> Oh, yeah. Just like that don you know that donut that was always behind Nick and Bart. >> Yeah. >> That when we we gave that away at the raffle, too. >> And then I think someone traded it for another thing. It like went to a different person. >> Oh, that's >> Yeah. Cuz someone else really wanted it. There was a there was a moment during the raffle where they were raffling off um the the unicycles >> and and then the idea was to separately right after raffle off the air pumps. >> I was like that is the dumbest thing. >> And there's two pumps. >> Yeah, there's two unicycles and two pumps. Instead of putting a unicycle and a pump and then raffling those off, then we just then be like, "All right,
12:39 let's just give both pumps to the guy who want >> which and the unicycles needed to be pumped." Yeah. Which even funnier. So now somebody went home with two unicycles and two pumps. >> That's funny. >> I was trying to make have them make friends, >> you know? It's like one person has a unicycle, one person has the pump, and then they meet. >> You know, true. >> It's very romantic joke. Yeah, that's really funny. >> Oh, yeah. And Nade Deem was there, too. >> Yeah, he came. >> Yeah, that was cool. And then Rakia filmed it and edited it and did a good job. >> Yeah, shout out. >> I didn't know he talked to every single fan practically damn near. >> Yeah, >> shout out the fan who said that I was opening car dealerships. I laughed. I thought that was I thought that was funny though. >> Too big. >> I was signing Steve's autograph for >> Yeah. forging his ████ >> Oh, I did ask permission though. I like sent a photo. I was like, "You cool if I
13:30 do these?" cuz everybody wants it. >> Too, huh? >> Yeah. Well, I just wrote Steve. I was like, what would a white man do? S T E V. >> Perfectly like >> No, my I always have to I always tell people that like this is my signature, but then I'm going to write my name under it cuz you won't know what the hell that is cuz my signature just looks like scribble. >> You want to just fix your signature? >> Well, I never I never I didn't think I was going to be a big famous person, you know? I just had my signature that I figured out after high school. I was like, "Your mom my mom and dad are like, you have to have a signature." I was like, "All right, I'll figure it out." And then it just looks like scribbles. So, >> you have a different one from the one you sign documents with. That would be a good idea. >> The fact you have to sign next to your signature. >> I know. It takes forever, too. It takes longer because of that. >> I don't know. >> Well, I'm looking forward to the Vegas home.
14:20 >> Housewarming meet and greet. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, that'll be fun. >> Are we doing a Vegas meet and greet? >> We should. I think we should. It' be cool to like, you know, that would be cool. Uh, hello Vegas. >> At Steve's house. >> Yeah. >> I mean, I would I prefer not to do it at my house. >> We'll do it at your cheap ass house ass house. for you.
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