That child is a very young girl, probably between the ages of 12 and 14, who has watched a lot of videos and has an instinctive sense of how to get lots of pervish men (of ALL ages) to tune in. Nothing special, nothing myterious. Just listen to her voice. Any more pubescent helium in it and she'd be making her videos from her bedroom ceiling. And speaking of which, has anyone used the magic "Pause" button (hard to do while typing with one hand, I know) and taken a look at her bedroom? That is the room of a young teen, especially the bed, which is actually that of a child.

The pervier amongst you are going to point out her rather mature-looking breast size. I guess you haven't been reading the reports in recent years of girls from Western, industrialized nations maturing at every-younger ages.

Also, she's clearly not Japanese. She may speak a little (classes, perhaps?), and her "blog" is probably written by someone else.

Frankly, I think Farhad should stick to topics of real relevance. You know, about, like, technology and stuff???

Other than that, well, the difference between this and the kind of goofball videos my daughter used to make when she was in high school is that now there's this YouTube thingamajig, which lets people everywhere see things they probably don't actually care about so they can imagine they see a point in pointlessness.

Between the ages of 12-14. I totally believe she's 18-20. And really I think all this shows is that if you're a cute, skinny, indie-chick-looking girl who has (ahem) nice proportions, people will pay attention to almost anything you do. Especially if what you're doing has exciting (un)intentional sexual over/undertones.

She is gaijin. The otaku must love her though.

Otaku no jinsei ha yabai na!

That child is a very young girl, probably between the ages of 12 and 14, who has watched a lot of videos and has an instinctive sense of how to get lots of pervish men (of ALL ages) to tune in. Nothing special, nothing myterious. Just listen to her voice. Any more pubescent helium in it and she'd be making her videos from her bedroom ceiling.

I would have sworn Monica Goodling was about 15, from her voice (and even her appearance), when she was testifying before the United States Congress. Point being, even when there's a reason not to use the cutesy little girl voice, grown women actually do it.

Could be this girl is a kid, or could be this woman looks young. I think she's probably a young adult.

There are a hell of a lot of people out there who ought to pick up a book.

That is all I have to say. - Ten Bears

This is just a rehash of New Order's "Round and Round" video - pretty girls staring into the camera, acting mildly coy/shy. Nothing to see here—move along. Ecclesiastes 1:9.

She's imitating South Asian video shoutouts. From the internet cafes of Singapore and Malasia you see tons of UGV of teen girls who just stare at the camera, apparently unable to grok the microphone or just young and unsure of what to say.

I suspect she just created a funny little video of her staring at the camera, and when she found that people started watching it, she honed the process.

The last of the videos is actually very different. It's a response to a Kikkoman Soy Sauce advert.

http://ctu.spotlightmobile.com/get/yky/kikkomaso-e.swf

A very strange little animated short promoting Soy Sauce. It's actually pretty funny.

Based on my 5 years in Japan, one of them at a Japanese university, I'd say she's 17-22, in the US, and most likely Eurasian, not 100% Mongol-Asian genes. Most people's facial expressions show where they're from - Japanese-Americans, even with two Japanese parents, do not "look" like Japanese nationals. Of course, I could be completely wrong, but the house seen in the soy sauce video is American.

I didn't watch this girl's entire youtube catalogue, only the first video. But my initial thought is of the Andy Warhol screen tests. If you've ever seen his screen tests and other screen tests, they are strangely fascinating. The awkwardness is intriguing and of course a pretty face doesn't hurt. But when you consider the act of filming the screen test, those in front and behind the camera, they may also seem a little creepy.

Yup, and when we've figured this out could someone please explain Paris Hilton?

Famous for... being famous?

Trolling for Humbert Humberts.

This is a sad, bored popularculture we are enduring.

Also tedius.

Headed for a certain, disppointing result.

Please, bring on the next batch of youngins' Gotta be an improvement to these narcissists.

Hope I do not sound scolding (Humbert H. himself was a type of scold). I merely long for some inspiring youngsters. Some hope or generosity of idea and human celebration - unknown to the current post millenials and their tubeconsciousness.

Not pseudo-titilizing, self-obsessed teases.

Where's the character? The Humor? The inspiring , true cheekiness and origional and spontaneous play?

When children learn that they are sexualized by the environment and its markets, as we have in our declining culture, bad things like this unfortunate person begin to happen. Bad persons, (many of her viewers) create the market extensions and soon, POOF! Gone are many good things!

We forget Nobokov along with Vermeer and Haydn and Dickinson and nothing sticks to the soul any longer.

The media image fades and we forget what art or performance or idea can be.

Dark times, dark times.

She's clearly a graduate student in Feminist Film Theory and has constructed an absolutely brilliant satire on "the male gaze." I expect to see Camille Paglia guest-starring on her next video.

Seriously, this rated a column on Salon? What's next? A disquisition on rug burn or nose-picking? Salon seems to be heading into CNN territory: fill the space with anything, no matter how inane.

If a house in Japan has a kitchen like that, or a gigantic American fridge like that, I'll give up sushi. And unless she's hanging out in her kid sister's bedroom, she's living in a kid's room - which, if she's like a lot of American kids, means she's anywhere up to 30.

She does look part Japanese, but she is also very Americanized - mannerisms, facial expressions, etc.

I'm going for Japanese mom, American military dad. We have huge bases in Japan, including Tokyo, among others.