So many people dont understand that all hobbies are expensive but ultimately not mandatory, yet they never stop whining. From cycling to warhammer to cars whiners are always present like theyre being forced to spend money. All this crying is so cringe just stop
@@g_y.rtz420 no, you just stop..... you have a bunch of markets, sneakers, cars, vintage games etc. And, you get a bunch of opportunistic culture vultures ( usually jews, arabs, chinese. And whites) inflate prices to act predatory.
Been trying to get into JDM for quite some time and this video helped me get some of the basics down! Great content! ( Instant like as soon as I heard Kira's theme lol )
Hope the journey is going well. Ever since going EVO from Challenger ive never been able to look back. So much easier to maintain and wrench on yourself.
this was easy to understand tysm!! I'm trying to learn about JDM and Japanese car culture because my boyfriend is a huge fan and I've never been a car enthusiast so this is all really new to me lmao
Such a great video! For those who are new to the culture, please make sure to appreciate the inner part of jdms rather than the popular ones. Should do a part 2 for sub communities within the cultures
My dream car is the R33 Skyline. Owned mine for just over a year and since I learned quite a bit about it I will say it's a joy to drive and it does get it's fair share of attention. However the unfortunate reality is owning these cars are not all sunshine and rainbows and the reason is because it's going to take time and money to make it more reliable. If you ever buy a JDM with any RB engine you better keep an eye on your timing belt as these are interference type engines. And please for the love of God don't buy one unless you have the funds and time to put into it. Last thing you want is a car just sitting around and doing nothing to it. It's frustrating but chances are you may need to replace the timing kit including water pump, oiling system and adding a head drain adapter with a return line and recommend running it down to the pan or the sump, head restrictors to limit the flow of oil getting sucked up into the head (common issue with RBs), crank and cam seals, extended crank collar, and upgrade to a better oil pump like the N1. In order to do all of this you will need to pull out your whole engine which is exactly what I am going to do next year. A diy will take about 4 months and better to do it yourself than spend $1,000s of dollars on professionals to do it as long as you have a friend or know someone who knows exactly what they are doing. This kind of build is for bone stock reliability and it's highly recommended to do that first before upgrading the engine with aftermarket modifications for more power.
Well said! I imported an Evo 6 and it was Auction Grade 4 interior B bone stock. Even with low mileage they are older cars. Expect stuff to break and having the car on the sideline for a while if you are money constrained. Another big cost is the parts. If you want OEM parts you need to buy them from Japan which takes 1-2 weeks and then you have to deal with shipping fees and your countries import tax. If you are importing a JDM car here are the first things I did that made my car run like a gem, 1. Full timing as stated above (Water Pump, Serpentine belt, tensioner pulley, etc) 2. Do all the fluids in the car (Oil, Brake fluid, Transmission fluid, Diff fluid, in evo's make sure the AYC puck gets new fluid) 3. Rubber. Replace all the important rubber bits. Strut Tops, Bushings, Seals, Check rubber on suspension. 4. Get an underbody restoration or if you can't afford one at least seal it with an oil based spray like WaxOyl. (90s JDM cars love to rust) 5. Battery. Most battery's on JDM cars are original and only hold a charge for 3-4 days. If you can get all that done most 90s JDM cars will run like a charm, however the most important thing in the first place is to get a good car. Make sure you do your research and get it inspected before buying it! Good Luck and enjoy the sunshine and rainbows!
I was into JDM cars in the mid to late 90s as a teen going into my early 20s. You know how it goes. Life takes its turns, things change, blah blah blah. But in some way, I found my way back and I’m enjoying every minute of it.
Forgot to mention Mid Night car club. Also rx7 was a little higher than mid tier, so little sold in US bc of price, roughly around same price as a Porsche, and after having both a porsche and both a rx7 i can say they are both worth every penny. Pretty good video, love how you get a little bit of everything.
@Olavo Fernandes mid night was was of the most famous car clubs in japan, have you heard of midnight club the game? Or wonder why the wangan is referenced so much when it comes to street racing and jdm cars? It's important to the history, just as much as Dk is. But it's a lot easier to look for the dozens of documentaries than to ask a stranger why, the internet is a great place to learn new things. & because if you consider a rx7 which was $63,300 (adjusted for inflation) before tax "mid tier" then I'm happy you're doing well financially. The nsx is known for its handling, was 60k more, but couldn't outrun the rx7. Do I need to explain further?
Ngl, I've never been into cars up until asserto corsa is on sale, and I started to watch initial d. This video helps me to get into the culture of JDM and cars in general. Great content :D
hell yeah, ALBO is such a great creator, been watching him for a min, also honorable mention of midnight club wouldve been a good addition, they were a huge influence in terms of modifying your car to be the fastest there is.
Even though there are some mistakes, as a car fan I'm sure car enthusiasts will appreciate the spirit and enthusiasm put in this video. Plus, you did a good job summarising and spreading the culture. (though im sure some people will get mad at you for putting the supra as a mid tier 90's JDM car)
thank you Carbonated Wasabi-san, yeah I did round off certain car releases, the r34 was released in 1998, but i put it in the 2000s category "whoott the supra wasnt released with 1500Hp? 😱😱" hehe
@@class_shift I noticed that and I figured you just said 2 thousands for it because it released in almost the 2000s and started blowing up in like 09 in the US because of the movie.
Great video, not into jdm really (had to look up what JDM stands for since you didn't spell it out for me) but I learnt and enjoyed it a lot! Best way of asking subs i ever seen. PS. I think I might be into JDM by now...
For teen as starter i think Honda Civic EF,EG and EK is great choice. I start with EG hatch for collage drive. Love it, if more budget i prefer MR2-Silvia s14-s15 or Impreza GC8.
My boyfriend is a big fan of japanese cars and owns a japanese Supra! Now I got a good overview on what he is talking about all the time and gonna check out the games and youtubers! Thank you for helping me improve my conversational skills on his favourite topic and I think I have some of the games in my gallery... By any chance, are there big JDM car events every hardcore fan should know about and should attend if they have the time and resources?
This video does indeed miss out a lot of details. JDM as we know it really traces its roots back to late 1960s to early 1970s with cars like the Honda S500, Toyota 2000GT and Crown, Nissan Skyline GTR KPGC10 and Fairlady Z, Datsun Bluebird and Mazda RX-3. There are arguably more important figures in the JDM scene but except for the 1990s tuner houses a lot of their identities are so obscure and not much information on them can be found in English language. The PS1 and PS2 era saw a slew of games focused on actual Japanese Street Racing, namely Shutokou Battle (Later imported to Western markets as Tokyo Xtreme Racer), Kaidou Battle (Known as TXR Drift in Western markets), Touge series, Battle Gear (Formerly Side By Side), Option Tuning Car Battle, Racing Lagoon, Wangan Midnight R(Pre-MaxiTune game based on Shutokou Battle). All of these are arguably more realistic than any Need For Speed game has ever come to JDM culture since Need For Speed is literally just based on glorified Hollywood movies. Initial D Arcade Stage and Wangan MaxiTune series are well known enough, I suppose. A side note, eurobeat was considered mainstream EDM in late 1990s, Wikipedia has a pretty accurate summary of it's influences and how it became popular so I will leave it at that. It was not generally associated with racing prior to Initial D's first release and in fact, the go to car music genre back then was rock and roll which is why you will find a lot of rock music in Japanese street racing movies from 1980s and 1990s.
@@olavofernandes7286 Gran Turismo was never about street racing and is a track focused game. I am referring to games that portray street racing culture.
@@iambryan1234 but those does not have jdm culture except Tokyo extreme racer and may be wangan midnight rest of them are usdm also street racing is exurated in those so called jdm culture Gran turismo 1- gran turismo 7 is a real jdm and other car culture in general taking cues from hot version and best motoring style
@@olavofernandes7286 ????????????????????????????????????? Those games are literally about Japanese street racing in 1990s. Later iterations like Battle Gear 4 added a few USDM vehicles. What the heck are you on about? Gran Turismo never pretended to be a so-called 'JDM' game and was purely about track racing even to this day. JDM literally just means Japanese Domestic Market, but in the current English language context its pretty much used to refer to cars and street racing culture in Japan between 1970s to 1990s. Option Tuning is literally about driving Japanese vehicles tuned by well-known JA tuners on JA race tracks like what you would see in their typical videos produced by K1. If by oddball cars you are referring to K-cars, Racing Lagoon literally has an entire segment dedicated to them racing around tight narrow side alleys. Touge 2 and Touge Max G has an abundance of K-cars for you to choose from, some of which are not even in GT2. Touge Max G also has an entire segment dedicated to Gymkhana which was very popular in Japan during that period and still is to this day. Have you even played a single racing game developed by JA devs other than Wangan Midnight and Initial D?
For me the GR86 and the Subaru BRZ are the new kind of JDM cars with the energy of the old JDM cars. Engine has enough power, but not to much, rear wheel drive and much more. im happy Subaru/Toyota brought us such nice cars
the video is for those who are very ignorant of the topic of JDM and cars in general, or even for those who do not understand cars and use them without thinking about aggregates and resources, but the idea itself is good
There;s just something about 80s JDM I vibe with more than 90s JDM AW11, A70 Supra, FC, z31 Idk why but something about this era gets me more than SW20, FD, mk4 Supra, or Z32 300zx
Btw I am a Eurobeat fanatic and own over a hundred old Eurobeat CDs ranging from Mahajara, Eurobeat Flash, Super Eurobeat, etc to Odyssey U eurobeat. The history of Eurobeat is so fascinating and it could legitimately take an hour to two hours to explain the basics lmao
akira the RWB GOD🤩he makes one of the most insane looking porsche cars in the world. This famus singer/music producer in norway called Mio flew him form japan to norway to build him and rwb Porsche its awesome🤩
Great video, I just wanted to correct one thing in the start: The Japanese economy was great in the *80s*, and was terrible in the 90s. What happened was car companies started development on all these super cool cars in the 80s expecting a lot of wealthy young buyers. But come around to when those developing cars could finally be released. Well, the bubble burst and the terrible 90s kicked in. Few are employed, even fewer are making bank, no one could buy those legends. It's why so many of the cool 90s JDM cars had such short lifespans. Which is why the AE86, which was around since the 80s was such a legend. Working class guys could buy it new in the 80s, and the same now poorer working class guys could buy it used in the 90s and participate with the rich guys in the car scene.
And remember guys not every Japanese car is Jdm = Jdm is when the car is right hand drive and has the Japanese specs/is literally from Japan/import. If it’s left hand drive from factory 🏭 and has your country specs and not Japans specs it’s not Jdm, it’s just a Japanese car👍✨
It depends on how much of a car has to be JDM to be considered a "JDM car" It's the auto equivalent of the Ship of Theseus thought experiment. If I have a LHD car with a JDM engine, is that JDM? What about a JDM transmission? What if I replace body panels with JDM? Or, what if I take a JDM car and LHD swap it? Replace panels? Does it at some point become a not-JDM?
Hey nice video, just to point out, Mitsubishi in the 90s had Evos and in top category it got the 3000GT VR-4 as well standing next to the Supra and NSX.
Great video! I wish you mentioned the Toyota Celica or Toyota MR2 (that's a big one to miss, the MR-S and the Celica are probably the ONLY affordable old JDM cars left, apart from the MX-5 Miata), and mentioned that the drift king was a professional racing driver and not just some guy who drifts
Agree! I got a 5th gen Celica some months ago and I’m in the process of restoring it, it’s even going to get a new paint job soon. I highly recommend it, it’s a lovely car which has all of that JDM essence and as you say it’s sadly one of the few cars of this kind that you can still buy for relatively cheap, and it’s not going to last long. Not even Miatas are as accessible anymore, especially in Europe, where even an NB is going to cost you 7k+ for a decent unit.
Automodelista Is a game that came out on the GameCube, Xbox, and PS2. It is 100% drawing from the golden era and is an absolute blast to play. Very cool soundtrack. It takes a professional yet playful approach to cars I would highly recommend it!
Even though nothing was new info to me except a few channels I didn't know about and influential people that I didn't know much of or their names. But still, interesting video.
I recommend playing old Tokyo Extreme racing game series, TED2 is my favorite! One other channel I also would recommend watching is Juicebox which is owned by an Irish lad that goes to a garage with his friends and finds cars all around Ireland and learn about the origins of the cars and past life of JDM cars before they we're imported from Japan. He's restoring an AE86 and visits japan from time to time. Its so much fun to listen to them talk about what we're JDM cars and what they used them for back in the 90s and earlier.
i am a car professional, and this vid is definetly good (u forgot sammit as a youtuber definetly) it helps with the basics, but mybe make the vid a bit longer and explain stufflike the rotary in the mazda rx series or something like that.
hey class_shift, im just starting to get into cars and JDM seems very cool. thihs video really helped clear things out and taught me the basics of JDM, but could you make a newer version as it is 2022 and i want to the 2022 JDM cars and a more advanced guide. Thanks!
in central-eastern europe we have a thing simillar See, we have alot of mountainous roads with alot of curves and such, most notably in the Caucasus, Urals and Carpathians! So we also got our own dosage of JDM but not only that, also the old soviet cars like Škoda or VAZ, most notable mentions are Škoda 120L and Lada VAZ 2101 we might not have a official drifto kingo, but we do have a pretty massive culture involving with drifting mountainous roads in either slavic or japanese cars.. sometimes an old Golf But the most important thing to note in difference is that, In the Slavic Drifting thing, it doesn't have a official name, Car is Car, Prefferably it has 4 wheels, but that's just a prefference.
im daydreaming of owning a jdm car in the future, but I don't know how to drive manual transmission, ofcourse i dont have budget aswell haha, but ive immersed myself lately on these cars, from watching initial d to vlogs and also...collecting diecast cars!!!! i recommend collecting diecast cars instead for broke boys like me, i would stare at the car for hours while watching vlogs and its very satisfying!!
Miss my Mitsubishi Galant 8th gen 🥹 First car 2.5 v6 NA 180 hp on dyno.. Would Civic 1.5 hatchback 95-98 be a good second jdm? Dont drive over 120 kmph really
80's jdm is a fun era, we had the AE86, the first gen mr2 that eventually got supercharged, FB & FC rx-7's, mkII & MKIII supras, we had the beginning of the turbocharged Z cars (130 & Z31), cressidas, maximas...ect its the beginning of the golden era and most cars are still cheap besides the AE & FC
Not really 60s where golden jdm era like cars such as mazda cosmo, Toyota sport 800, Honda s800, mazda rx2, mazda rx3, Isuzu belette 1600 gtr, Nissan Skyline GTR hakosaka, Nissan bluebird coupe etc
@@olavofernandes7286 Idk mad there were a few good cars that got the ball started but I feel like the ball began rolling in the 70's with the huge availability of the nissan s30 & the sporty toyotas & Mazdas but I feel like the late 70's and forsure by 1980 all japanese manufacturers began really selling sports cars didn't matter if it was the Datsun turbo 280zx, the FB RX-7, or toyotas supra or celica everyone got in on sporty cars Mitsubishi had the sterion the infamous AE86 was selling, Datsun became nissan and released the Z31 turbo ditching the L28 inline 6 for the first version of the VG, and also created the RB alongside its V6 brother, Mazda eventually turbocharged the 13B in the FC, and the 7mGTE was made aka predecessor of the 2jz it was really an exciting era to have a Japanese sports car
I have a great tip for anyone, don’t listen to the people that call u shit for loving the top tier most well known jdm cars like the r34 or the supra, they are all just too full of themselves and are what make our community toxic, love whatever cars you wanna love don’t feel pressured to look into the history of every single jdm fact just because some dick online thinks he seems cool by being diFfEreNt and bullying people for liking certain cars. Me personally, I have favourites from every type of car you can imagine, I’m 21 and have loved jdm cars since I was 4 when I took a ride in my aunties subie and fell in love. I like to think I have a great knowledge of jdm cars (I do) and I like whatever I wanna like, I love the mk4 supra, I get shit for liking that car all the time and if you ever get shit for liking a certain car just ignore it, the jdm fan base has a lot of tryhards, like people that compete just to seem like they know the most. My main advice here is just basically fuck the haters, don’t let others influence your love for any cars, and just enjoy it for what it is, ignore other peoples opinion, in my eyes you could have a thousand amc pacer posters on your wall and I won’t judge because only true fans know that a specific persons love for a car shouldn’t have to be proven to any ass that thinks they’re better than you! Have a great day guys, and I hope you all have many years of loving cars.
Also another good tip, just google jdm cars😂look at the pictures and see what you like, find the name of the car and watch a tonne of videos about the cars that caught your eyes, my personal favourite jdm car of all time has to be the savanna rx7 because of its beautiful rear end, the mk4 supra and the gorgeous celica. Everyone’s taste will be different, I hope you all find some great cars to love
Honda fit woulda made a good entry for budget newer options the manual is pretty fun somewhat sporty but handles excellently. Lots of people opt to track them.
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I feel like this video coulda been named “a guide to cars that should be worth $10,000 but sell for $150,000”
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@@class_shift😭🙏🏻
So many people dont understand that all hobbies are expensive but ultimately not mandatory, yet they never stop whining. From cycling to warhammer to cars whiners are always present like theyre being forced to spend money. All this crying is so cringe just stop
@@g_y.rtz420 no, you just stop..... you have a bunch of markets, sneakers, cars, vintage games etc. And, you get a bunch of opportunistic culture vultures ( usually jews, arabs, chinese. And whites) inflate prices to act predatory.
Been trying to get into JDM for quite some time and this video helped me get some of the basics down! Great content! ( Instant like as soon as I heard Kira's theme lol )
thats awwsome!! 😎☺️☺️ Jojo its time to Gogo
I wanna become friends with you 😭🩶
What JDM is car your fav
Hope the journey is going well.
Ever since going EVO from Challenger ive never been able to look back.
So much easier to maintain and wrench on yourself.
Was waiting to hear it after seeing this comment lol
this was easy to understand tysm!! I'm trying to learn about JDM and Japanese car culture because my boyfriend is a huge fan and I've never been a car enthusiast so this is all really new to me lmao
glad it's helpful boss 😎👍
me: downloads a drift game
also me: has a intense addiction to jdm cars
it do be like that
You're not the only one dude
Such a great video!
For those who are new to the culture, please make sure to appreciate the inner part of jdms rather than the popular ones.
Should do a part 2 for sub communities within the cultures
Not every JDM is a Miata, or a Chaser
I like the Laurel C35 I don't know if that's very popular or not
@@kokopellionelaurels are in the mid range people love em or hate em
Any other requirements for my personal interests sir? 😂
Now I’m old enough to drive all of a sudden I have this care for cars, esp jdm ones they feel so so fun
My dream car is the R33 Skyline. Owned mine for just over a year and since I learned quite a bit about it I will say it's a joy to drive and it does get it's fair share of attention. However the unfortunate reality is owning these cars are not all sunshine and rainbows and the reason is because it's going to take time and money to make it more reliable. If you ever buy a JDM with any RB engine you better keep an eye on your timing belt as these are interference type engines. And please for the love of God don't buy one unless you have the funds and time to put into it. Last thing you want is a car just sitting around and doing nothing to it. It's frustrating but chances are you may need to replace the timing kit including water pump, oiling system and adding a head drain adapter with a return line and recommend running it down to the pan or the sump, head restrictors to limit the flow of oil getting sucked up into the head (common issue with RBs), crank and cam seals, extended crank collar, and upgrade to a better oil pump like the N1. In order to do all of this you will need to pull out your whole engine which is exactly what I am going to do next year. A diy will take about 4 months and better to do it yourself than spend $1,000s of dollars on professionals to do it as long as you have a friend or know someone who knows exactly what they are doing. This kind of build is for bone stock reliability and it's highly recommended to do that first before upgrading the engine with aftermarket modifications for more power.
Well said! I imported an Evo 6 and it was Auction Grade 4 interior B bone stock. Even with low mileage they are older cars. Expect stuff to break and having the car on the sideline for a while if you are money constrained. Another big cost is the parts. If you want OEM parts you need to buy them from Japan which takes 1-2 weeks and then you have to deal with shipping fees and your countries import tax.
If you are importing a JDM car here are the first things I did that made my car run like a gem,
1. Full timing as stated above (Water Pump, Serpentine belt, tensioner pulley, etc)
2. Do all the fluids in the car (Oil, Brake fluid, Transmission fluid, Diff fluid, in evo's make sure the AYC puck gets new fluid)
3. Rubber. Replace all the important rubber bits. Strut Tops, Bushings, Seals, Check rubber on suspension.
4. Get an underbody restoration or if you can't afford one at least seal it with an oil based spray like WaxOyl. (90s JDM cars love to rust)
5. Battery. Most battery's on JDM cars are original and only hold a charge for 3-4 days.
If you can get all that done most 90s JDM cars will run like a charm, however the most important thing in the first place is to get a good car. Make sure you do your research and get it inspected before buying it!
Good Luck and enjoy the sunshine and rainbows!
How did you afford one?
@@steve00alt70 well, if he could afford one, it's because he had the money.
@@Joobral Sherlock holmes is it you?😮
@@kaksidaksi3455 Watson is it you? 😮
I was into JDM cars in the mid to late 90s as a teen going into my early 20s. You know how it goes. Life takes its turns, things change, blah blah blah. But in some way, I found my way back and I’m enjoying every minute of it.
Forgot to mention Mid Night car club. Also rx7 was a little higher than mid tier, so little sold in US bc of price, roughly around same price as a Porsche, and after having both a porsche and both a rx7 i can say they are both worth every penny. Pretty good video, love how you get a little bit of everything.
What does midnight street racing organisation got to do with production mazda rx7 prices?
@Olavo Fernandes mid night was was of the most famous car clubs in japan, have you heard of midnight club the game? Or wonder why the wangan is referenced so much when it comes to street racing and jdm cars? It's important to the history, just as much as Dk is. But it's a lot easier to look for the dozens of documentaries than to ask a stranger why, the internet is a great place to learn new things.
& because if you consider a rx7 which was $63,300 (adjusted for inflation) before tax "mid tier" then I'm happy you're doing well financially.
The nsx is known for its handling, was 60k more, but couldn't outrun the rx7. Do I need to explain further?
my man driving a 90's automatic talking about the JDM lifestyle is the quintessential JDM fan. Much love.
🤣🤣
Ngl, I've never been into cars up until asserto corsa is on sale, and I started to watch initial d. This video helps me to get into the culture of JDM and cars in general. Great content :D
The guy at 4:54 is not Keichi Tsuchiya. Its the one and only Naoto Suenaga of Team Orange ( hence the orange car).
Such production quality, really liked the sponsor break!
Thank you Felix! I'm glad you liked it :))
hell yeah, ALBO is such a great creator, been watching him for a min, also honorable mention of midnight club wouldve been a good addition, they were a huge influence in terms of modifying your car to be the fastest there is.
Cool video! JDM is such a cool subculture of car culture and I’d say it’s my favorite one!
I totally agree!
Even though there are some mistakes, as a car fan I'm sure car enthusiasts will appreciate the spirit and enthusiasm put in this video. Plus, you did a good job summarising and spreading the culture.
(though im sure some people will get mad at you for putting the supra as a mid tier 90's JDM car)
thank you Carbonated Wasabi-san, yeah I did round off certain car releases, the r34 was released in 1998, but i put it in the 2000s category
"whoott the supra wasnt released with 1500Hp? 😱😱" hehe
@@class_shift I noticed that and I figured you just said 2 thousands for it because it released in almost the 2000s and started blowing up in like 09 in the US because of the movie.
@@class_shiftyou forgot the S2000, not judging
Just call it a 70s classic
I didn't expect trash taste on this video, that was quite a surprisw tbh awesome video btw
Great video, not into jdm really (had to look up what JDM stands for since you didn't spell it out for me) but I learnt and enjoyed it a lot!
Best way of asking subs i ever seen.
PS.
I think I might be into JDM by now...
For teen as starter i think Honda Civic EF,EG and EK is great choice. I start with EG hatch for collage drive. Love it, if more budget i prefer MR2-Silvia s14-s15 or Impreza GC8.
I know somewhat about JDM culture but I knew this was a good video the second the eurobeat intensified
My boyfriend is a big fan of japanese cars and owns a japanese Supra! Now I got a good overview on what he is talking about all the time and gonna check out the games and youtubers! Thank you for helping me improve my conversational skills on his favourite topic and I think I have some of the games in my gallery... By any chance, are there big JDM car events every hardcore fan should know about and should attend if they have the time and resources?
This helped cause I do really want to learn about jdm and this literally opened new doors so 🤝
Glad this video helped! :)))
Pun intended?
This video does indeed miss out a lot of details.
JDM as we know it really traces its roots back to late 1960s to early 1970s with cars like the Honda S500, Toyota 2000GT and Crown, Nissan Skyline GTR KPGC10 and Fairlady Z, Datsun Bluebird and Mazda RX-3. There are arguably more important figures in the JDM scene but except for the 1990s tuner houses a lot of their identities are so obscure and not much information on them can be found in English language.
The PS1 and PS2 era saw a slew of games focused on actual Japanese Street Racing, namely Shutokou Battle (Later imported to Western markets as Tokyo Xtreme Racer), Kaidou Battle (Known as TXR Drift in Western markets), Touge series, Battle Gear (Formerly Side By Side), Option Tuning Car Battle, Racing Lagoon, Wangan Midnight R(Pre-MaxiTune game based on Shutokou Battle). All of these are arguably more realistic than any Need For Speed game has ever come to JDM culture since Need For Speed is literally just based on glorified Hollywood movies. Initial D Arcade Stage and Wangan MaxiTune series are well known enough, I suppose.
A side note, eurobeat was considered mainstream EDM in late 1990s, Wikipedia has a pretty accurate summary of it's influences and how it became popular so I will leave it at that. It was not generally associated with racing prior to Initial D's first release and in fact, the go to car music genre back then was rock and roll which is why you will find a lot of rock music in Japanese street racing movies from 1980s and 1990s.
You left out gran turismo series the king of jdm and odd ball vehicles
@@olavofernandes7286 Gran Turismo was never about street racing and is a track focused game. I am referring to games that portray street racing culture.
@@iambryan1234 but those does not have jdm culture except Tokyo extreme racer and may be wangan midnight rest of them are usdm also street racing is exurated in those so called jdm culture
Gran turismo 1- gran turismo 7 is a real jdm and other car culture in general taking cues from hot version and best motoring style
@@olavofernandes7286 ?????????????????????????????????????
Those games are literally about Japanese street racing in 1990s. Later iterations like Battle Gear 4 added a few USDM vehicles. What the heck are you on about? Gran Turismo never pretended to be a so-called 'JDM' game and was purely about track racing even to this day. JDM literally just means Japanese Domestic Market, but in the current English language context its pretty much used to refer to cars and street racing culture in Japan between 1970s to 1990s.
Option Tuning is literally about driving Japanese vehicles tuned by well-known JA tuners on JA race tracks like what you would see in their typical videos produced by K1. If by oddball cars you are referring to K-cars, Racing Lagoon literally has an entire segment dedicated to them racing around tight narrow side alleys. Touge 2 and Touge Max G has an abundance of K-cars for you to choose from, some of which are not even in GT2. Touge Max G also has an entire segment dedicated to Gymkhana which was very popular in Japan during that period and still is to this day.
Have you even played a single racing game developed by JA devs other than Wangan Midnight and Initial D?
Just got into Wangan midnight it’s so fucking fun
For me the GR86 and the Subaru BRZ are the new kind of JDM cars with the energy of the old JDM cars. Engine has enough power, but not to much, rear wheel drive and much more.
im happy Subaru/Toyota brought us such nice cars
They haven't figured out the oil pressure problems in right turns.
i love this video.
it's so easy to understand, especially for beginners.
Really do admire this JDM Culture!
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR, time to spend $350 on a racing setup so I can live my drifting dream
I love JDM culture and I'm glad you make a video for newbies xD
Jdm is what got me into cars. This video is the perfect walkthrough of jdm. I wish i watched this when i first got into jdm/cars in general.
thanks ma dude
@@class_shift no problem 👍
my lil bro got me into wangan midnight recently and now im hooked onto jdm action
been watching noriyaro and hes awesome
i love the r32 btw
wah niceee 👍👍👍 I also love the r32 too
Noriyaro is a poser
What are your thoughts on initial D? Heard lots about that one too
the video is for those who are very ignorant of the topic of JDM and cars in general, or even for those who do not understand cars and use them without thinking about aggregates and resources, but the idea itself is good
if you’re more into speed than sliding, a really great jdm anime is wangan midnight! it’s the reason the 240z is my dream car haha
That sponsor made me insta follow🤣🤣 Great Kontant man
tq boss
Sad that JDM Masters quit youtube, his reviews were the most in depth and enjoyable!
There;s just something about 80s JDM I vibe with more than 90s JDM
AW11, A70 Supra, FC, z31
Idk why but something about this era gets me more than SW20, FD, mk4 Supra, or Z32 300zx
Btw I am a Eurobeat fanatic and own over a hundred old Eurobeat CDs ranging from Mahajara, Eurobeat Flash, Super Eurobeat, etc to Odyssey U
eurobeat. The history of Eurobeat is so fascinating and it could legitimately take an hour to two hours to explain the basics lmao
As a digital eurobeat junkie i need to know where you can get these cd's
@@RallyAddict555 most of them are in Japan from collectors and Tower Records
I can see why this is for beginners, it's simple but leaves info to be discovered for later
akira the RWB GOD🤩he makes one of the most insane looking porsche cars in the world. This famus singer/music producer in norway called Mio flew him form japan to norway to build him and rwb Porsche its awesome🤩
Great video, I just wanted to correct one thing in the start:
The Japanese economy was great in the *80s*, and was terrible in the 90s. What happened was car companies started development on all these super cool cars in the 80s expecting a lot of wealthy young buyers.
But come around to when those developing cars could finally be released. Well, the bubble burst and the terrible 90s kicked in. Few are employed, even fewer are making bank, no one could buy those legends. It's why so many of the cool 90s JDM cars had such short lifespans.
Which is why the AE86, which was around since the 80s was such a legend. Working class guys could buy it new in the 80s, and the same now poorer working class guys could buy it used in the 90s and participate with the rich guys in the car scene.
And remember guys not every Japanese car is Jdm = Jdm is when the car is right hand drive and has the Japanese specs/is literally from Japan/import. If it’s left hand drive from factory 🏭 and has your country specs and not Japans specs it’s not Jdm, it’s just a Japanese car👍✨
Yeah I think a lot of people get that wrong. Yeah sure the R34 might be a jdm but that doesn't mean that your toyota avensis t250 is a fucking jdm car
That's true everypeople missuses the term jdm and use it to every Japanese car model that is not build for Japanese market
It depends on how much of a car has to be JDM to be considered a "JDM car"
It's the auto equivalent of the Ship of Theseus thought experiment. If I have a LHD car with a JDM engine, is that JDM? What about a JDM transmission? What if I replace body panels with JDM?
Or, what if I take a JDM car and LHD swap it? Replace panels? Does it at some point become a not-JDM?
It’s impossible to get a right hand drive in the US
Hey nice video, just to point out, Mitsubishi in the 90s had Evos and in top category it got the 3000GT VR-4 as well standing next to the Supra and NSX.
Kelisa legend 🔥🔥🔥Appreciate the content sir, been trying to learn more about jdm car do not know where to start. Thanks for the video
Thank you boss
Very glad this video found me (just getting into cars)
Great video! I wish you mentioned the Toyota Celica or Toyota MR2 (that's a big one to miss, the MR-S and the Celica are probably the ONLY affordable old JDM cars left, apart from the MX-5 Miata), and mentioned that the drift king was a professional racing driver and not just some guy who drifts
Agree! I got a 5th gen Celica some months ago and I’m in the process of restoring it, it’s even going to get a new paint job soon. I highly recommend it, it’s a lovely car which has all of that JDM essence and as you say it’s sadly one of the few cars of this kind that you can still buy for relatively cheap, and it’s not going to last long. Not even Miatas are as accessible anymore, especially in Europe, where even an NB is going to cost you 7k+ for a decent unit.
Im almost glad he didnt talk about them. The less popular they are, the cheaper they remain
@@sigmamale4147 noooo I want my Celica to appreciate so I can get a GT86 in the future 😂
@@ShreN_ naah man keep the last affordable japanese 90s cars affordable
@@ShreN_ i have a 91 MR2 as well
Automodelista Is a game that came out on the GameCube, Xbox, and PS2. It is 100% drawing from the golden era and is an absolute blast to play. Very cool soundtrack. It takes a professional yet playful approach to cars I would highly recommend it!
Very W video but i feel like wangan midnight is 100% worth mentioning
starting with city lover city rider, thats amazing
is that kelisa bro? awesome video !
I’m saving up to buy a 86 hopefully next year
woahhh no wayy thats awesome dude!
This helped me a lot to enter the jdm culture
Ayo another fellow kelisa driver
Lol really enjoyed ur vid, it has got that funny vibe uk..😂😂
My favorite JDM car predates the eras in this video quite a bit: the 1966-67 Prince Gloria. One of the coolest, though, is the Mazda RX3.
hey for a small channel you have some of the most amazing stuff so, keep it up
thanks!
As a ke70 owner I highly recommend buying it if you are on a budget
Even though nothing was new info to me except a few channels I didn't know about and influential people that I didn't know much of or their names.
But still, interesting video.
I'm learning because of my best friend wanna make our conversation interesting
i bought a 1990 celica gts because of initial d lmao
its my first and only car and she barely runs :)
im so good at making life decisions
0:00 - 0:15,8:47
Aint no way is that a KELISAAAAAA!?!?!?!??!?!
What a true legend
yes it is!!
@@class_shift just watched the review on that Kelisa, that video is really hilarious.
You earned a sub from me
@@ha-kyaa7815 hahaha thanks man! appreciate you watching my vid 😎👊
just brought my first car about a month ago. its a 2006 Infiniti g35 coupe. needs work but im looking forward to the journey!
I recommend playing old Tokyo Extreme racing game series, TED2 is my favorite! One other channel I also would recommend watching is Juicebox which is owned by an Irish lad that goes to a garage with his friends and finds cars all around Ireland and learn about the origins of the cars and past life of JDM cars before they we're imported from Japan. He's restoring an AE86 and visits japan from time to time. Its so much fun to listen to them talk about what we're JDM cars and what they used them for back in the 90s and earlier.
great recommendation!
@@class_shift or gran turismo 1- gran turismo 7 for real jdm history
Happy with my ae86, my dream an A80 supra and a Toyota pickup like the one in back to the future 😎🤙
outrun 2sp got me hooked on muscle cars and JDM
Woof, slept on the S2000
i am a car professional, and this vid is definetly good (u forgot sammit as a youtuber definetly) it helps with the basics, but mybe make the vid a bit longer and explain stufflike the rotary in the mazda rx series or something like that.
3:53 got me laughing. I heard something else that i shouldn't have heard 😂😂
I hope to get a nice 90's jdm car in my life, they are so damn funky and neat
3:24 it was also called scion frs
wasn’t expecting to hear mitsu in this vid pleasantly surprised
hey class_shift, im just starting to get into cars and JDM seems very cool. thihs video really helped clear things out and taught me the basics of JDM, but could you make a newer version as it is 2022 and i want to the 2022 JDM cars and a more advanced guide. Thanks!
in central-eastern europe
we have a thing simillar
See, we have alot of mountainous roads with alot of curves and such, most notably in the Caucasus, Urals and Carpathians! So we also got our own dosage of JDM but not only that, also the old soviet cars like Škoda or VAZ, most notable mentions are Škoda 120L and Lada VAZ 2101
we might not have a official drifto kingo, but we do have a pretty massive culture involving with drifting mountainous roads in either slavic or japanese cars.. sometimes an old Golf
But the most important thing to note in difference is that, In the Slavic Drifting thing, it doesn't have a official name, Car is Car, Prefferably it has 4 wheels, but that's just a prefference.
We need a part two, that mentions Phonk, the LFA, Mitsubishi 3000 gt, and more.
Forget phonk, embrace eurobeat
very good very nice and quick begginers guide
You said a lot of small things and connections I would’ve never gotten together alone
Like how the brz is the successor to ae86
Good vids
glad you liked it boss :)
@@class_shift too much use of term jdm in Japanese cars that are not jdm
instantly subscribed after the intro
thanks ma dude
Well i got myself a panda tureno and I'm pretty happy about it 😌
Going to meet Akira Nakai san soon, very excited!
Met Akira Nakai...
That eurobeat intro was beautiful
The driver you showed as the drift king driving the trash taste crew isn’t Keiichi Tsuchiya, it’s a D1GP drifter for Team Orange
that AE86 looks alot like the 85 without the popup headlights😂 , oh and good vid
Literally, the most well written video i've ever saw
thank you ma man, more videos like this coming up
Thanks for the Eurobeat ❤
im daydreaming of owning a jdm car in the future, but I don't know how to drive manual transmission, ofcourse i dont have budget aswell haha, but ive immersed myself lately on these cars, from watching initial d to vlogs and also...collecting diecast cars!!!! i recommend collecting diecast cars instead for broke boys like me, i would stare at the car for hours while watching vlogs and its very satisfying!!
dudee its not impossible man, wish you the best of luck grinding to get your jdm car 😎😎👍 im also saving up for a brz
@@class_shift youre gonna get it soon 🤞
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im very sad the s2000 wasnt mentioned :((
Edit : but great vid i love to see this :))
Perfect guide
ayy thanks ma dude
Well done video, I expected more views 🤙🏽
thanks man! im happy you liked it! :))
i'm not a beginner i just want to check if i now jdm good enough
Thanks now I can be JDM pro
now you are a certified JDM expert! 😎
About RWB, You forgot to include LBWK, Pandem Rocket bunny, Spoon.
Aside from Initial d, Wangan Midnight also popular too.
Miss my Mitsubishi Galant 8th gen 🥹
First car 2.5 v6 NA 180 hp on dyno..
Would Civic 1.5 hatchback 95-98 be a good second jdm? Dont drive over 120 kmph really
80's jdm is a fun era, we had the AE86, the first gen mr2 that eventually got supercharged, FB & FC rx-7's, mkII & MKIII supras, we had the beginning of the turbocharged Z cars (130 & Z31), cressidas, maximas...ect its the beginning of the golden era and most cars are still cheap besides the AE & FC
Not really 60s where golden jdm era like cars such as mazda cosmo, Toyota sport 800, Honda s800, mazda rx2, mazda rx3, Isuzu belette 1600 gtr, Nissan Skyline GTR hakosaka, Nissan bluebird coupe etc
@@olavofernandes7286 Idk mad there were a few good cars that got the ball started but I feel like the ball began rolling in the 70's with the huge availability of the nissan s30 & the sporty toyotas & Mazdas but I feel like the late 70's and forsure by 1980 all japanese manufacturers began really selling sports cars didn't matter if it was the Datsun turbo 280zx, the FB RX-7, or toyotas supra or celica everyone got in on sporty cars Mitsubishi had the sterion the infamous AE86 was selling, Datsun became nissan and released the Z31 turbo ditching the L28 inline 6 for the first version of the VG, and also created the RB alongside its V6 brother, Mazda eventually turbocharged the 13B in the FC, and the 7mGTE was made aka predecessor of the 2jz it was really an exciting era to have a Japanese sports car
Any idea where I could find a 1991 Honda civic transmission?
I ❤ the song deja vu from initial D
I have a great tip for anyone, don’t listen to the people that call u shit for loving the top tier most well known jdm cars like the r34 or the supra, they are all just too full of themselves and are what make our community toxic, love whatever cars you wanna love don’t feel pressured to look into the history of every single jdm fact just because some dick online thinks he seems cool by being diFfEreNt and bullying people for liking certain cars. Me personally, I have favourites from every type of car you can imagine, I’m 21 and have loved jdm cars since I was 4 when I took a ride in my aunties subie and fell in love. I like to think I have a great knowledge of jdm cars (I do) and I like whatever I wanna like, I love the mk4 supra, I get shit for liking that car all the time and if you ever get shit for liking a certain car just ignore it, the jdm fan base has a lot of tryhards, like people that compete just to seem like they know the most. My main advice here is just basically fuck the haters, don’t let others influence your love for any cars, and just enjoy it for what it is, ignore other peoples opinion, in my eyes you could have a thousand amc pacer posters on your wall and I won’t judge because only true fans know that a specific persons love for a car shouldn’t have to be proven to any ass that thinks they’re better than you! Have a great day guys, and I hope you all have many years of loving cars.
Also another good tip, just google jdm cars😂look at the pictures and see what you like, find the name of the car and watch a tonne of videos about the cars that caught your eyes, my personal favourite jdm car of all time has to be the savanna rx7 because of its beautiful rear end, the mk4 supra and the gorgeous celica. Everyone’s taste will be different, I hope you all find some great cars to love
Honda fit woulda made a good entry for budget newer options the manual is pretty fun somewhat sporty but handles excellently. Lots of people opt to track them.
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great video man! btw, what's the song at 5:15 ??
mitsu - sarang, he's an amazing soundcloud artist
@@class_shift sweet, will check him out. thanks!
The G37/370GT is an underrated JDM car imo