ABOUT / AI FREAK
About AI FREAK
Tokyo · 37 · Male
I make creative work with AI and share how to use AI tools. A female AI presenter appears in my YouTube videos, which sometimes leads to confusion—but I'm the man behind the production and the accounts.
Websites, writing, video, social media and business marketing: I combine what I've learned across those areas with AI, handling both creative work and publishing on my own.
My background
- Around age 22
Web director at an IT startup
I joined an IT startup of about 20 people as its only new graduate. I was put in charge of beauty and fashion e-commerce websites. There were plenty of unreasonable requests, but it was a good way to learn by doing.
- About a year later
Leaving the job and teaching myself web production
I quit after an argument with the company president, without another job lined up. I taught myself to build sites, running several while writing about five articles a day. After nearly six months of intense work, I could support myself through affiliate marketing.
- Mid-twenties
Studying in the Philippines and working for a company
Working alone took a toll on my physical and mental health, and I went to the Philippines. Back in Japan, I worked at a CyberAgent group company alongside my own projects, gaining experience inside an organization.
- Late twenties onward
Starting a personal training gym overseas
With a friend I met on another trip to the Philippines, I started a gym in Singapore. I handled the website, branding and customer acquisition. After returning to Japan, I also helped launch its Japanese location.
- After that
Starting a clothing brand with a friend
We built a brand from scratch, working across the whole business: products, presentation, customer acquisition and sales.
- From around April 2023
Moving into AI creativity and sharing
Seeing the possibilities of AI, I made it the focus of my work. Alongside tool tutorials, I create music videos, music, animation and characters.
What I do
Making things with my own hands—and getting them in front of people. I've worked on both sides.
Web production, design and coding
From site structure to design and implementation. For websites like this one, I combine my existing experience with AI.
Writing and editing
I bring the writing skills I built through affiliate marketing to note and web content: organizing ideas, structuring, drafting and editing.
Film production and video editing
Planning a piece, creating footage and editing it to the music. I make AI music videos, animation and tutorial videos.
Social media planning and management
I run accounts on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X and note myself, from ideas and production to publishing and learning from the response.
Marketing and customer acquisition
In the gym and clothing businesses, I handled more than production: I also worked on attracting customers and generating sales. I think about the whole path—what to offer, to whom, and how.
AI-assisted creativity and workflows
I choose AI tools to suit the job: images, video, music, writing or code. Built on my existing skills, they expand what I can make and how I work.
First, make something myself
I don't think explaining a tool is enough on its own. Making something and showing “here's what you can do” helps people imagine their own possibilities much more clearly.
That's also why I don't stick to one style, such as anime or realism. By changing the music, artwork and movement, I want to show how many different things one person can make.
People often ask whether I really do everything alone. I do: the works, the publishing and the account management. I think it's less about unusual talent than the time and experience I've built up through work.
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I played baseball from childhood through high school, then got into street dance at university after seeing the TV show Super Chample. But I never felt I'd really given either everything I had.
I wanted one thing I could take seriously and honestly say, “I did that.” So I decided to put everything into work. After leaving my job, I worked on websites and affiliate marketing from morning to night.
For roughly 15 years of working life, I've prioritized work over my personal life. I'm not saying everyone should live that way. But knowing I've done what I could is part of the confidence I have now.
Read the full background on noteNot just making it—getting it out there
Working alone affected my health at times. My first trip to the Philippines helped me recover, but returning to solitary work brought some of that strain back. Including my time as an employee, I've experienced both the freedom of independent work and the loneliness that can come with it.
Later, when we started the gym overseas, I handled behind-the-scenes work such as the website and branding. I also learned about training as my friend and I built the business. Almost everything was new, but after two or three years we began to see results.
The clothing business after returning to Japan was another new start. Developing products with a friend, presenting them, attracting customers and getting people we'd never met to buy them—that experience still informs my work today.
The job doesn't end when a website or video is finished. I think about who it reaches and what response or results it leads to. That matters in how I run note and social media, too.
Related note article A year on note, and how it became work The results of keeping at it, and what I learned along the way. ↗Adding AI to what I'd already learned
I started taking AI seriously around April 2023. Trying Midjourney and ChatGPT gave me the feeling that we'd eventually be able to make whole films.
Building websites, writing, developing visuals and editing video: separate skills I'd accumulated began to come together in a single work or piece of content through AI.
When a tool interests me, I try it myself. I see the cost as an investment in my skills and work. Research, try, make, then bring what I learned into the next project or tutorial. That's the cycle.
Related note article Paying for AI tools and comparing them I explain how to use and choose tools based on my own testing. ↗I don't want numbers to decide everything I make
Of course I look at metrics when running social accounts. But making only things that seem likely to perform well can narrow what I create.
With A Hundred-Year Story, I deliberately stepped away from chasing reach and tried an old-game visual style. It didn't become a huge hit, but I loved hearing from people who make things themselves.
I want to jump into what interests me and try it firsthand. More experience, including failures, helps me keep an open mind.
Related note article Why I made A Hundred-Year Story A conversation about work that can't be measured in views alone. ↗Work I can speak about in my own words
Use it myself, make things myself, then speak from that experience. More than impressive-sounding titles or recycled information, I care about whether my words match what I actually do.
I'm not trying to please everyone. Work that puts appearances ahead of substance isn't a good fit for me. I'd rather be honest about that and respect each other's time.
But I'd love to do interesting things with people who make things, speak in their own words and respect each other's work. If the portfolio makes you think we could create something together, let's talk.
More about my work and outlook on note