Such a pleasure getting to hang out and eat all you can eat Brazilian steak with the Kpop star, host, artist sensation Eric Nam! This meal featured some A5 Japanese wagyu AND Tomahawk Steak!
Yeah, because I want to make sure he's able to train.
Asians don't raisin.
Yo, follow that skincare routine.
Hey guys, it's Mike Chen.
Before getting into this video, I just kind of wanted to clarify about the whole timeline of these videos because I know it's kind of sporadic.
I'm posting some videos from maybe a couple years ago, some videos from a year ago, and some videos that's pretty current.
And people are kind of getting confused, so a lot of people are messaging me asking like if I'm in Japan, if I'm in New York, if I'm in South Korea, where am I?
So to clear things up, I always have an inventory of videos.
And what I used to do was that I used to post everything in pretty much a sequential order, like just from the past archives until the most recent.
But over the last year or so, I kind of wanted to mix things up a little bit so you're not getting like 20 videos from Japan or 20 videos from Korea.
So I started kind of like mixing the videos together, and I feel like that's when things kind of got a little confusing, and I apologize for that.
And then there's some videos I completely forgot about, like the Ichiran, um, working at Ichiran video.
I totally forgot about that.
Because I told you guys, I'm completely absent-minded. I have the worst memory. I'm so really not that organized.
So sometimes I'm archiving, I'll find random videos, and that's why I'll post them maybe a year, two years.
I think that video, uh, three years late?
I did two videos where I went to San Francisco, and I spent a few days where I filmed with Eric, and I filmed with Matt Stonie.
So this was filmed a while ago, pre-COVID.
And since these interview videos, they do take longer, um, to edit.
And for me, I also have to make sure that the person on my video, they actually like how the video turned out.
So usually, guest videos do take longer to publish than other videos.
I mean, usually it doesn't take like ten months, that's just really my fault.
By the time you're watching this video, I would have been in Korea, South, not North, for close to two months now.
And I do just want to give a huge thank you to all of you guys who sent in so many messages of support,
because I mentioned that I was feeling a lot of anxiety, I was experiencing a lot of stress symptoms,
and that's the primary reason why I had to really just get out of the U.S. and go to a country where this whole situation is managed very, very well.
And I really just needed a mental health break, and so many of you guys were so, um, incredibly supportive.
So thank you, thank you, thank you so much for that.
And I really did need this.
I feel my entire being is better now, after a couple months here.
My throat doesn't ache anymore, even though I'm still trying to be as careful as I can when I go out.
My anxiety level is way lower than it was.
So for me personally, this was a great decision to make.
And also, I just want to say for all of you guys out there, you've got to take your mental health seriously.
Whenever you feel like something's wrong, whenever you're feeling yourself kind of experiencing thoughts or emotions,
or anything that's really negatively affecting your daily life,
maybe you're feeling it physically, maybe you're feeling it both physically or mentally,
maybe you're just feeling it mentally, whatever it is, you gotta take a step back,
gotta take some time for yourself, whether that's meditating every day,
maybe even just a few minutes a day of just clearing your head, taking deep breaths,
go for a walk, whatever you need to do.
Go talk to someone, communicate, reach out, whatever you need to do,
do not ignore your mind and body's cry for help.
I know the situation is still very, very bad in most parts of the world,
but we gotta have hope, we gotta have faith that things will eventually get better,
and believe that right before dawn breaks, right before the sun comes up again,
that's when it's the darkest, and the sun will come up again.
And while we're waiting for that, hope everyone is staying safe, staying healthy, staying positive,
and just help each other as much as we can through all this.
And I don't know whether this is gonna be helpful at all,
and I'm gonna announce this on my Instagram account,
I will be doing live shows on my YouTube channel, just to chat, maybe some cooking demos,
and hopefully it's gonna be light, it's gonna be funny,
hopefully I'll take everyone's mind off this craziness, at least for a little while.
Oh, and I really like this video with Eric,
we had a great time eating all-you-can-eat Brazilian barbecue,
check it out, here's the video.
Hey guys, it's Mike Chen here in Los Angeles,
right in front of an all-you-can-eat Brazilian barbecue.
I haven't been to one of these since New York,
and today, this place is supposed to be one of the best Brazilian barbecue places in the city.
I got a special guest joining me for lunch.
What's up, buddy?
Hey!
How you doing?
How are you?
Good to see you.
Thanks for coming.
Absolutely, thanks for having me.
You ready for breakfast?
I'm a little confused with the...
I heard this is a lot of food.
Yeah, this is a lot of food.
It's a little early.
Dude, there's never too early for steak.
I'm just gonna shut up.
Did you eat anything today?
I had a little bit of a muffin.
I was hungry.
That's gonna be a regretful muffin for you.
I'm telling you.
You like steak?
You like meat?
I do like meat, but I've been trying to cut down.
Not today, Mike.
I know.
I came to the wrong place for that, but I'm excited.
Are you ready to dig in?
Yeah, let's go.
This wonderful human being here, Eric Nam.
Thanks for joining me for lunch.
Thank you.
Thanks for having me.
You, sir, are jack-of-all-trades.
You are.
I don't know.
Okay, before we get to that though, have you ever been to a Brazilian barbecue?
I think a long time ago.
It's been a while.
Do you know how this works?
They pretty much impale an animal, throw it on a fire,
and they just walk around until you say yes or no, right?
Isn't that what heaven should be like?
That's what I'm thinking.
I want to tell this story.
Like, we just sat down, okay, and the manager comes by.
He's like, because he went to the bathroom.
Oh, yeah.
The manager came by.
He's like, hey, how is your friend?
I'm like, oh, I don't know.
I bet like 31.
He's like, yeah, because I want to make sure he's able to drink.
Asians don't raisin.
Yo, follow that skincare routine.
Take care of yourself.
Do you have a skincare routine?
I do soft, you know, every night, every morning.
We're going to get into this.
We're going to get into your skincare routine,
but I want to get some food on the table.
Yeah.
So do you know what this is?
That's, isn't it?
This is like a green card.
Bring me food.
And oh, it is green.
Yes.
Yes and no.
So when we throw this down, it's just going to open the meat floodgates.
I mean, are you ready?
Are you ready?
No, I'm not ready.
Hold on.
You need a breathing exercise.
Tell them what you ate last night.
I had Korean barbecue last night.
Not, I forgot that we were doing this.
And mind you, I'm trying to reduce red meat intake.
So last night was the first night in months I've had like barbecue.
And then I was like, oh, good morning.
Hey, when you fall off the meat wagon, you just stay off.
I'll climb back on sometime, you know, but I'm excited.
Are you ready?
Yeah.
Okay.
This is probably the most popular Brazilian barbecue place in Los Angeles.
Oh, is it?
Yeah.
And they age all their meats minimum of 30 days.
Oh, wow.
We're lucky because I think they're doing a special right now where they're bringing
dinner meats for lunch as well.
So we get to try all the different cuts, like 20 some cuts of meats.
20?
Are there 20 parts on a cow?
This is more than cow.
This is the whole kingdom, animal kingdom here.
We got the zoo coming in.
But do you have a strategy for this?
No, I don't think much.
What is your strategy?
So my thing is, this is not cheap, right?
Right.
I want to get the best meat.
Oh, okay.
Yeah, true.
So I don't want chicken.
Yeah.
I mean, if you're going to be sitting at a Brazilian steakhouse, you should go for the
prime cuts.
Yeah.
So what are your favorite cuts?
Sirloin.
Okay.
I love anything that's fatty.
Oh, really?
You don't like fatty?
I like, I'll have it in moderation, but I like a little less fat.
Unless it's like Japanese, super marbled, like-
Wagyu.
Yeah.
I'm going to get really excited in just a bit.
I'm just warning you right now, because when I see skewers of freaking meat dripping with
fat in front of me, it does it for you.
Just takes you to another place.
Let's get into the skincare routine.
Okay.
Oh, skincare.
You look like, the guy thought you're like maybe less than 21.
So what do you do here?
I wash my face and then I put stuff on it.
Do you mask?
No, I mean, I mask like every once in a while.
If I feel really dry, I'll mask.
You got good skin.
I mean, I'm close.
You got pretty good skin.
Thank you.
If I have some Korean stuff, I always like clean up really well.
And then I use a toner and an essence.
And then I put on a moisturizer.
Dude, I have no idea what like a half of what you said is.
Here's the thing.
For a bunch of guys, they're like, oh my God, that's so many steps.
But like, I could get it done literally in like a minute and a half.
Really?
Sounds like five different things.
So-
You know, but it's fine.
It's just-
It's working.
So whatever you're doing, I mean, it's like immortality right now.
Like nobody knows how old you are.
But you are really jack of all trades.
You are.
You sing, you can host, you can do interviews.
You speak like freaking how many languages?
Three and two thirds.
Three and two thirds?
No, not even.
Three and one tenth.
So I speak a little bit of English.
Yeah.
I don't know if you could tell.
No.
Just a little.
I couldn't.
I speak some Korean because I live in Korea.
I speak Spanish because I kind of grew up learning it.
And I spent every summer in like Latin American country in high school.
And then I spent a year in Beijing studying at Peking University.
Yeah.
And that's where I picked up Mandarin.
And then I forgot it all.
You were born in Atlanta.
You grew up in the U.S.
Yeah.
But you were like, I'm just gonna go to Korea.
And like, I can host this.
No.
I wish.
I just happened to end up in Korea, right?
And I was on a TV show every single week or every day.
But I didn't know what I was doing.
So like I was that kid.
I was like the idiot kid who couldn't speak.
But I was just smiling all the time.
And everybody, I'm like laughing.
But they're not laughing with me.
They're laughing at me.
Because I just can't understand what's going on.
But what happened is because I was on TV so much,
I would have like anxiety issues.
I mean, dreams of me like not being able to speak and all this stuff.
And so any script, anything I could get my hands on,
I would try to memorize, read, learn the language and the words.
And then it took me probably four or five years
for me to feel anywhere comfortable being on TV.
But now you're good.
Now I'm good.
Oh, we got some food coming in.
But I still get panicked.
What is this?
Are they cochineals?
Traditional teddy in a zucchini.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
We got to talk strategy real quick.
Are they trying to fill us up with like starches?
These are traps.
Right? These are traps.
But I fall for them all the time.
I will eat one of each.
One of each.
There's also bread.
No, no, no, no, no.
We cannot.
I mean, they smell good.
Once you open that.
I was trying not to air that out
because that aroma is going to be too much.
Wait, what is this?
It's like a hush puppy almost.
It is like a hush puppy.
Yeah, it's like a chicken-y hush puppy.
I need to get us some meat
because I feel like they're trying to...
Look, I'm already full.
What are we going to do?
How are we going to do it?
It's like a cameraman deal.
Yeah, we're going to have mine
and give this to someone else.
I'll just have a little bit of that.
I'll give you a reaction shot
and then I'll feed you the rest.
Yeah, we can do it.
12 seconds later.
Oh, here we go.
Here we go.
Oh my gosh.
This is the sirloin.
Yeah, this is the sirloin cap.
This is the best one.
Have you seen something like this before?
Do you think it's the best one?
It is the best.
Okay.
Yeah.
I have not seen something like that before.
It looks like big snails.
Do you see the fat on the outside?
Just charred to perfection.
It's going to be crispy
and then chewy on the inside.
And it's just salted.
That's it.
Oh, that's it.
That's it.
Oh.
Here, buddy.
Thank you.
Wow.
This is just pure juice.
Look at this thing.
Yeah, man.
Cheers, buddy.
Cheers.
That is some amazing steak.
I just want you guys to see this.
Look at the juice oozing out of this.
Oh my God.
Oh.
Oh, heck yeah.
I just want to say that
I wasn't particularly excited about eating steak
at like 11, 30 or 12 in the morning.
I take it back.
It's just delicious.
I don't understand why you wouldn't,
but go ahead.
I just woke up.
But this is delicious.
I'm going to split the lobster tail for us.
Do your thing.
I trust you more than I trust myself.
You shouldn't trust me around food.
I'm just like,
I'm going to take it all if I can.
Thank you.
By the way,
that's flipping amazing.
Well, I'm still enjoying my steak.
There's, oh, wait, I gotta,
I need to catch up.
Brazilian sausage and smoked sausage.
Okay.
Can we share one of those?
Yeah, share one of those.
And then we'll each take like a piece of that.
We want to taste, but not fill up.
We know what you're trying to do.
Yeah.
Come on, buddy.
I know your strategy.
He's all smiles,
but I can see where he's planning.
Where's that sirloin, man?
Thank you.
Just play with you, dude.
Thank you so much.
How's the lobster?
It's like creamy.
Yeah.
It tastes like it swam through a sea of seasoning into your mouth.
This is like soft and fragrant.
You want to sleep on it at night?
I could.
Yeah, absolutely.
A bed of lobster.
Yes.
Oh, that smoked sausage.
Wow.
That thing would not be allowed on an airplane.
It's too smoky.
Like in no way.
I feel like I'm a dragon right now.
I should be able to breathe out smoke.
I prefer the smoked sausage more.
It's a little more gamey.
You get a little more just like meat flavor.
Smoke.
It's a little saltier.
I agree with you.
I want to ask you.
I don't know if it's a different route or a unique route.
You did a YouTube cover.
Yes.
And that's how you kind of got into the industry.
Right.
But you didn't go into like a K-pop group.
No.
That's kind of different, right?
Usually people go into a K-pop group.
Well, nothing about my career has been conventional in any way.
I was supposed to be a consultant at Deloitte.
That was-
What was your major?
I was an international studies major.
And you were on Deloitte.
And I was at Deloitte.
So you were being a good Asian kid.
I was being the best Asian kid, yo.
I had the job.
I got the grades.
I got the honors.
I got all that stuff.
What happened to you, man?
Mom hates it.
Asian parents disapproving.
Right.
That's the only way that it really comes full circle for like an Asian American dude, right?
So this was just a hobby, right?
Singing.
This was completely a hobby.
I just did like YouTube videos.
After I graduated, after I had the job, I decided I'd take a year off and I went to India.
And while I was there, I got hit up through my YouTube channel.
I was like, hey, we saw your covers.
Come to Korea.
We'll pay for your flight.
And I said, yeah, we'll go.
And then got top five.
Wait, as soon as you got top five, you were offered a deal.
I mean, I was offered deals, I think, early on during the show.
But then when you're on a show, like the network and everybody, they're kind of like managing it.
So by the time it was done, I met with probably like 15 labels.
It was scary though, because you have this thing that might work, this entertainer thing.
And then you have a job that you know is going to pay you.
You have insurance.
You have all these things.
So then I just, I ended up quitting my job.
I took the label deal.
And then now I'm here having steak with you.
A few more steps in between.
But for people who don't know, like how come it wasn't like a K-pop like group thing?
It was more just like vocal, like solo.
Oh, hello there.
How are you?
This is Pop Sirloin.
Hey, Pop Sirloin.
How you doing?
Oh, wait.
Yeah, I forgot.
Come on, man.
You gotta help him out.
This isn't like putting your mouth just yet.
You know what's so great about Brazilian barbecue?
Is the fact that they sear the outside so quickly, all that juice is trapped.
They cut this off and they take it back in and they sear it again.
Yeah, they do.
Is that what it is?
They do, yeah.
So every single piece is succulent.
Yes.
By the way, this salsa thing is delicious.
Without it, it's delicious too, but.
Oh my god.
I might like this better than the sirloin.
This is even fattier.
Yeah.
This is really good.
That's my favorite cut so far.
It deserves an applause.
Anyway, you were saying.
Yes, what were we saying?
We're talking about how come you went the singing so loud instead of a K-pop group.
Because I was too old to be in a group.
Okay, when was this?
This is 2012.
So I was 22.
22 was too old.
22, I'm too old.
What?
Because in Korea, they start you so young, right?
The training and all that stuff.
So by that point, I still remember when I debuted.
People like Big Bang.
I don't know if they're like Big Bang, Girls' Generation.
We're all like the same age.
They had already hit their stride.
So for me, I was too late.
So they're like, you could be in a band with like three other members where it's like a rock band.
Or you should be in a duo or just be a soloist.
And I was like, I'll just be a soloist.
Oh, you got the tomahawk?
Oh my god.
Wait, is that all of it for us?
I hope so.
God, I hope so.
45 days of aging and three pounds.
Do you see how the top of that splits as he cuts it?
That's a sign of a good steak.
This thing is going to be so freaking tender.
This is sexier than salt bae.
I don't care.
Look at that.
Oh, he's going to salt bae it.
He salt baed it.
Wow.
Salt bae don't have a hot plate.
No, he don't.
Whoa.
But we do.
And he cooked this Brazilian barbecue style.
So it's not on a grill.
It's roasted over flames like it should be.
Like the way God intended barbarians to eat.
I'm a flipping caveman when it comes to this stuff.
There you go, buddy.
Oh, thank you.
By the way, that rosemary.
Yeah.
You smell that?
I smell it.
It's like aromatherapy with your meal.
This is so many things at one time
that not only are you getting a great meal,
you're getting a healing.
I love what you just said.
You know?
As much as you try to force it down.
Hey man, it's coming back up.
I try to hide that.
I just devour everything.
Holy mother of all the cows in the world.
Wow.
Come get some right now.
They love me.
John, Tony, you guys got to try this right now before it gets cold.
Yeah.
How good is that?
How good is that, buddy?
Oh my God.
Oh, look at the fat on this baby.
That is yours.
Cheers to that.
I love it, bro.
So you start doing the solo thing.
Yeah.
There you go, buddy.
Oh, thank you.
And then how'd that go?
At the end of the day, it went well.
I'll say this.
Nothing about my career has been easy
because think about it.
There are no Asian-American music superstars in the States anymore, right?
And I think growing up as Asian-American, it's like,
you're American, but you don't completely fit.
You don't completely relate.
Like, where is our space?
Then you go back to the homeland, but then you're a foreigner there.
Right.
You're American.
You're too American and too whatever.
Was that at a point where like Asian-Americans and Korean-Americans were going back to Korea?
Like you weren't the first.
I wasn't the first.
I think there's always been a few in and out, but there are not that many.
Right.
But people are always like, why did you choose to go to Korea?
I always appreciate that Korea gave me a start.
Right.
I love Korea.
I love my fans.
I love the people that, you know, put on for me.
But a big part of it is like nobody gave us a shot here in the States.
Where else are we going to go?
And so I think that's why naturally a lot of us
ended up migrating over there to try to do music.
At the end of the day, it worked out.
Yeah.
And you were not just good at music.
You were good at talking.
You were the go-to person for when all the freaking superheroes
and they want to showcase themselves in South Korea.
You were the one.
I got lucky.
One of my first interviews was Robert Downey Jr. for Iron Man.
Once that started doing well, I did, I'd say at least like half of the Avengers.
Like Paris Hilton, a lot of models and just like random people whenever they're in Korea
because Korea has become such a cool, hot, hip spot.
So what do you enjoy more?
You're on all these like shows that you're more talking.
Or do you enjoy the music aspect more?
Or is it both?
Like you love both.
I think I enjoy the music the most.
Yeah.
Performing, touring is probably the best part of my job.
And you're on tour right now.
When we just wrapped like the US, North American leg
and then we'll probably be doing Europe, Australia very soon.
Yeah.
Once things calm down.
Yeah.
Music is always like the passion.
And then the TV stuff, I kind of just fell into it
because in Korea, you kind of have to do everything to make a living.
Yeah.
And so it was more out of survival and necessity.
But once I figured out like, oh, there are certain things that I excel at
that I'm particularly good at.
It's not a big stressor to me.
Oh, he's back.
Hi.
You are the James Bond.
Who are you?
Barbecue.
Right here.
We got the fillet with the onion.
Baby.
Yeah.
Thank you.
Oh, I'm going to still eat that.
I'm about to gnaw on that bone.
Okay.
I have a question for you.
Yeah, yeah.
Go ahead.
I mean, Clint, you can't eat like this every day.
I'll try, but no, I can't.
How do you stay healthy and fit?
You look like you work out.
You got to work out like a lot.
What's your regimen?
Like, what do you do?
Like twice a day.
You work out twice a day.
Cardio in the morning, cardio and weights in the evening.
Or one of a combination of those two.
And then when I'm home, I try to do like a third one
when I'm going to a class where I go out and ride a bike for like an hour.
You do more in a day than I do in like a span of three months.
Really?
I swear.
I mean, I don't want to admit that, but that's amazing.
I want to say something to you.
I want you to take it the wrong way.
I think I love you.
I'm just saying.
You do?
I'm just saying.
I mean, I love you, Eric, but dude.
It's fine, it's cool.
I understand.
This is your version of heaven right now.
Fatten me up.
Oh my god.
The freaking beef popsicle right now in my hand.
The meat to fat ratio here, meat like 3% fat, 97%.
Perfect.
Everyone has their preferences.
This dude, there's a reason he works out three times a day.
I want to swim in this thing.
I kid you not, dude.
Sorry.
Every time meat comes, I'm like, I have no idea what the heck we were talking about before
the meat gets there.
That's delicious.
Really?
Wait, which pieces did you eat?
The pieces you just got us?
Yeah, the ribeye.
Yeah.
I want to ask you, was there anything that kind of like surprised you a lot?
Surprised me a lot?
When you went into the industry.
Like that was just like, oh my god.
Or like worries you or like was just shocking to you.
Because it looks all Disney, you know what I mean?
Like K-pop, it looks like a Disneyland.
Right.
But it's not.
There's so many dark sides to it too.
And you know, people suffer a lot of mental, you know, stress from it.
This is my personal experience.
How long it takes for you to get paid.
I'm very blessed.
I'm very thankful in the sense that I've made it, right?
Like I've considered myself to be successful.
But like it took me probably like four years to get paid.
Like what do you mean?
Get a paycheck.
First paycheck.
Yeah.
No.
How'd you survive that?
Savings and then singing songs for other kids.
And like teaching them how to sing.
So while you were being propped up, you were like teaching, giving voice lessons.
I was like, I would be in the studio directing other idols who are like bigger than me.
How to sing certain songs or certain parts and whatever.
And you got paid for that.
Wow.
Were there any time that you were like, forget this?
So many times.
Again, I know I speak from a place of privilege because I've made it.
But there's so many times like I should just quit.
But then I was like, but I've invested so much time and energy.
Like to quit and go back now would feel like such a waste.
Were your parents supportive or were they just like, what the heck are you doing?
My dad was like, you know what?
Your life, you're good.
Do whatever you want.
My mom, even till like two years ago.
Really?
She's like, so when are you getting a real job?
Mom has never been the most supportive.
She is now.
I understand where you're coming from with that.
She says that as like a bus is going by with my face on it.
And I'm like, that's me.
She's like, no, it's not.
That's too good looking.
It's not actually you.
Clearly it's been like manipulated in other ways.
And then once you made it, you were like, let's try to do this in the U.S.
Yeah.
I mean, I think that was always in the back of my head.
It's okay.
Let's try to do stuff in Korea or in Asia.
Build a profile and then take it to the U.S.
So people can't just ignore it.
But trying to bridge that gap.
So what feels foreign to a lot of people in America,
it doesn't feel so foreign as we keep pulling it together.
Oh, what is that?
You know how to grill pineapple?
I've never seen this.
I mean, I've seen it in like Hawaii or like on a hamburger, but like this looks like amazing.
Yes.
Wow.
Oh, yes.
This is...
This is your jam?
Yo, this is like a cinnamon, smoky, caramelized sugar.
You always liked K-pop though.
I think I did because at a young age, it was the only place where I would listen and watch.
Oh.
Oh, thank you.
Thank you.
Dude, I don't know how you do this.
I'm gonna pop.
You eat grass for the next week?
Yeah, just oxygen and grass.
I'll say this.
I prefer this for lunch than for dinner.
Because dinner, then you're like, yeah, I can't go to bed.
Now, what do you like to eat?
I literally eat everything.
The only thing that I really cannot eat is like goat.
You have lamb right there.
If done properly, I can do it.
It's not my favorite meat, but I'll always try it.
It's pretty good.
I know.
But you know what's really good?
If you eat it with the pineapple.
It's super good.
That's what I like about you, man.
I like when people are inventive with their food.
All right, let's talk dating.
Okay, yeah.
How do you go about dating?
You're like high-profile individual.
You do it secretly.
How do you even initiate like you like someone?
What is this?
Oh, is that heart?
Chicken heart.
You like heart?
I'll have one.
Yeah, one each.
It's like livery.
It's nice.
Kind of, yeah.
It's muscle.
You can do it.
Hot.
It's good though.
You date in secret.
How do you meet people?
You're not locked in a room, like can't leave.
But would you only date people in the industry?
Not necessarily.
Yeah?
But it is easier to date people in the industry.
Right, because they understand what you're doing.
Right.
And then it's just you have a lot of work together.
You tend to just run into each other over and over.
I'm always curious about this with anybody who's high-profile.
Who are you dating?
Oh, this is the Wagyu?
Why didn't you tell us before?
Oh, Wagyu.
Oh my lord.
That is just bloody insanity.
This is perfect for after all the other meats because I always want something melty.
Dessert meat?
Uh-huh.
You barely have to chew that.
You could swallow it whole, quite honestly.
Wow, this is good.
I won't.
Is this all included in your buffet?
On Wednesdays.
But it's all you can eat.
No, it's two ounces per person.
Two ounces per person.
They get that included with the buffet.
That's still a good deal.
You come here on certain days, you get like a lobster and you get this.
And today we get both.
Look at that.
I wouldn't be able to get this without you.
No, I'm pretty sure you could.
It's you.
I'm so honestly impressed by you.
Oh my god.
What's going on now?
What are some of the projects you have going on?
Consistently, I'm always working on new music.
So I have a new album that I'm working on.
I'm still kind of touring.
I have a few podcasts that I do.
One's on K-pop and the other one is I Think You're Dope where I just talk to interesting people.
So actors, musicians, politicians, authors.
And you're doing all that in LA?
Right now it's all in LA and then when I'm in Korea, I do it in Korea.
Oh my god.
What is this?
Okay, this is one of my favorites.
It's the picanha with parmesan.
Oh, heck yeah, baby.
A picanha?
Picanha, yeah.
What is picanha?
Oh my god.
We can just share this.
Yeah, we'll share that.
I didn't know what a picanha was either but I just saw meat and I just said, give me.
It's parmesan with meat.
You should love this.
It's like a Korean thing.
It's like a...
Meat and cheese.
Korean, Italian, Brazilian thing going on.
Oh yeah.
That is so fragrant.
Oh, the fat part.
You can taste the age of the meat.
The wisdom of the aging.
Very cheesy.
Very meaty.
It's everything in one.
We won a lot.
Yeah.
Honestly, you can keep going.
I need to pause.
I appreciate it.
I'll join you, bro.
Are you sure?
We still have some dessert coming up but we hit the red light on that.
So your tour is...
US is done.
US is done but then we have Europe, probably Australia.
And that's all that info is on your website.
Yeah, that'll be up.
Actually, I don't know when it'll be up.
All this, you know...
We'll put the website down so people can...
Bye!
No!
Okay, I gotta try this.
I'm sorry.
I'll do it.
I'm fine.
I'm gonna live vicariously through Mike here.
Never seen kneaded garlic meat.
All of them.
That's what I love about the Brazilian steakhouse.
You're not gonna find juicier meat.
No.
What has been your favorite cut so far?
I think the second one that we had.
That actually was probably my favorite too.
Amazing.
Really good.
Oh, what is...
Wow!
Oh my god.
What is this, Flan?
This is Flan.
I'm gonna have a flourless chocolate cake.
It's warm and gooey.
What?
We have it with ice cream though.
That's what we get here.
What is it, creme brulee?
Oh my god.
Oh yeah.
Don't you love cracking the sugar top on this?
I love it.
Very vanilla-y.
Yeah.
But hey, you're doing great things.
We're gonna have all your information down below.
Check him out.
Really awesome.
Awesome dude.
We need more Asian artists in this society.
Like you guys need more people to, you know, listen and watch and just patronize.
You guys are doing great things.
Thank you.
I'm rooting for you guys.
Likewise.
Always here to, you know, anything you got going on.
Thank you so much.
Most of this is for you.
Please.
Thanks so much for coming on the show.
Thank you for having me.
I had a great meal.
I'm gonna work out today.
Today I will work out.
What should I do?
You should do everything.
I will do everything.
You spent three months, right?
So you gotta, like, everything.
Work on them toes too, right?
Get everything going.
Less circulation going.
I will.
Thank you so much.
This has been fun.
I appreciate you guys.
Please subscribe, comment, you know, follow him on whatever.
All that great stuff.
As always, until we eat again, we'll see you later.
Bye.