video; un: saxitup

[saxsongs]

It's official now. I have been verified on Instagram. Who knew that just reviewing spicy food would get me this far. I guess I'm now a business owner social media influencer idol. At least my bandmates can't say I've been slacking off if they ever show up.


[But he does have actual business to talk about here.]


That being said, if you have recommendations or want me to promote your restaurant or bakery, I can definitely arrange that. No need for any discounts or anything, I just do this for the good food.


Anyone interested in checking my account, it's @ spiceitup. I do post some stories as well, but they're not always about food, as a warning.


[He moves the camera to show Sirius, the black German Shepherd puppy whose tail wags excitedly.]

Sirius is quite often a guest star.

Comments

text; un: fireprince

[rediscovering]

wait you make money reviewing spicy foods you eat
seriously??

[saxsongs]

That's right. Internet can be a very weird place in terms of what sells.

[rediscovering]

so are you like an expert spicy food chef or something

[saxsongs]

No. I just enjoy spicy food a lot.

[rediscovering]

oh
ok
same

[ Zuko's not about to go start a channel, but... he certainly knows one to follow now. ]

[saxsongs]

Well, I do hope you'll follow my account then.
I've found a lot of great places that sell spicy food.

Even desserts.

[rediscovering]

really?! like what?? spicy desserts are so hard to find...!!
it's really common in my country
but not as much here, or the last world i lived in

[saxsongs]

Most recently I found a place that sells spicy ice cream. While I thought the ice cream itself would make it less spicy it was really good and an awesome experience in general.

Do you prefer salty desserts or sweet ones?

[rediscovering]

i dont go in for sweets much
high tolerance for spice and heat though so i'd have to judge the ice cream myself
a lot of food in my home country is spicy more than in other places so im used to it
my japanese friend tried to trick me with wasabi once and i only found out like months later that i was supposed to have a stronger reaction than i did......

[saxsongs]

Ah, the good old wasabi trick. Yeah, it really doesn't do much for me either.

I will send you the address to the place where you can get some spicy ice cream.

[rediscovering]

thanks
and i'll definitely follow your channel or whatever
my uncle and my sister are here too and they like spicy food as well, we're all from the fire nation
although uncle likes all food, honestly.....

[saxsongs]

Then following is a good solution. Gives you options on where to dine or just gives you some idea of what kind of foods to make at home.

[rediscovering]

i dont cook much

[ By "much" he means "at all," that is... ]

but maybe having more spicy foods in mind will be motivation
my sister and i are always looking for good restaurants for takeout at least
i'll look forward to your posts..

text; un: idoliceking

[idoliceking]

You know they'll still say you're slacking off, no matter what happens.

Especially Hijirikawa.

[saxsongs]

That's because Hijrikawa is an overachiever. So's Ichi.

I'd be more worried about Aimi finding out how little you've done in terms of your career.

[idoliceking]

[A scoff he can't hear.]

I haven't been here long enough to worry about my career.

[saxsongs]

I started almost immediately.

[Mostly to escape the fact he was still out in different worlds instead of home.]

[idoliceking]

Whatever keeps you busy.

I'll get there, in time.

[saxsongs]

I'll be sure to tell your bandmates in detail of how long it took.

Un: uecchi

[uenosama]

that's a thing here too? Wait didn't you play saxophone at the concert before? Why food account???

[saxsongs]

I'm an idol. We do a variety of different jobs, which is why I decided to do something a little different.

[uenosama]

Isn't that a bit too much? Don't you get burnt out? I get that idols do all sorts of things but I thought it's usually similar to what they already do.

[saxsongs]

I don't think so? Besides, I'm mostly just posting images on Instagram and writing my thoughts about the food.

Besides, I enjoy myself more when I have more things to do.

[uenosama]

Well I guess if you're having fun then it's fine. I heard a lot of idols are forced or are forcing themselves or are forced to things they don't like just to get popular.

[saxsongs]

I definitely am enjoying myself. Don't worry, there's no agency here to assign me work I don't like. Not like the agency ever assigned me anything too bad.

[shotgunman]

Wouldn't a blog be better for food reviews? I mean, I get it because of the photo aspect but I don't think Instagram is usually the place I'd think of to look at food reviews.

So, you only review spicy food?

[saxsongs]

Hmm, maybe? You can write quite a bit on Instagram though, and I can do additional things on the stories if needed. And it's worked enough to make me verified. Maybe if I feel like it, I'll start writing a blog later.

Yeah. I do mention the other foods in the restaurants, especially any other personal favorites I may have had.

[shotgunman]

That's fair! I've seen reviews pop up back home on Eos's version of Insta. I love photography myself, so I guess I'm used to using more for what it was intended for than what people have started doing. But honestly, it's cool! People get real creative. ^_^

Oh good! You have a spice thing going so I wondering if that's all the food you reviewed :D Good to know there's other things.

[ Ren gets one more follow from yours truly. Username TBD.]

[saxsongs]

I did start off with just normal photography since I also really like taking photos. Then it escalated. I have been thinking about doing another account just for photos at some point.

I know very well spices aren't for everyone. Thanks for the new follow.

[shotgunman]

You should! Could be your relax account.

[saxsongs]

Exactly. It will be a nice safe space for me to post anything that I want.

And a place for all the additional photos I have that I've been wanting to share.

[shotgunman]

Since you've been here long enough to get verified, can I ask how long you've been here?

[saxsongs]

It's been five months since I arrived here.

May I ask the same in return, out of curiosity?

[shotgunman]

Technically two months? Was here in feb and then I left and came back may. Weird, I know.

[saxsongs]

Weird, yes. Unheard of, no. Usually people come back without their memories, but sometimes your case happens.