The TikTok community has a varied range of creators, including our amazing local gamers and game streamers, who have only lately begun producing to the platform’s creative material. As TikTok continues to grow as a home for the gaming community, it gives a platform for fellow gamers and gaming aficionados to connect with creators who share their enthusiasm for gaming.
Professional esports star JJ-kun is one member of the Philippine gaming community to keep an eye on TikTok. He is a major anime fan, and his moniker is a mix of “JJ,” his personal name’s letters, and “-kun,” a Japanese honorific used for males.
JJ-kun is a multi-genre esports caster, with fighting games like Tekken and Pokémon as his genre of specialization. He also covers racing, first-person shooter, and multiplayer online battle arena games. Before becoming an esports caster, JJ-kun was an aspiring esports player. However, he was quick to realize that he could do better as a caster than a player, and soon landed big projects as part of casting teams in the Philippines and abroad. He even became one of the Valorant casters for TikTok’s recent GGPH Creator Cup Tournament!
“I first thought that TikTok was only for short dancing and singing clips, but when I found out that TikTok started to support gaming, I dove into TikTok for content creation purposes,” shares JJ-kun, who joined the platform in late 2020. “In the early months, I made a lot of Valorant content but I figured, I am not enjoying it as much since I generally have a distaste for repetitive games that goes for a long period of time per game, only to lose,” he adds. “I tried incorporating what I actually want to do – Anime and gaming, and Pokémon! My recent videos are literally me playing Pokémon Smile, a game that requires you to brush your teeth to be able to catch Pokémon.”
A gamer at heart, JJ-kun has been playing video games for as long as he can remember. “For the most part, I’m a huge fighting game and RPG player, but if I have to choose which series is my most favorite out of all, it’ll be a flat-out battle between Kingdom Hearts, Pokémon, and Tekken,” he says.
JJ-kun has this word of advise for anyone who wants to be an esports caster like him. “Cast a game because you genuinely have a passion for the game. The journey’s going to be tough, especially if you’re trying to get in on a game that is heavily played by the masses, but make sure you have a quality that makes you stand out from the already existing and aspiring casters. Hey, you might even replace me on one of the games I cast, and if you do, that means you did a good job and I have to make mine even better. Haha!”
Take a look at some of JJ-kun’s awesome gaming-themed TikTok content below.
Here’s JJ-kun brushing his teeth to catch Pokémon in Pokémon Smile.
JJ-kun talks about the TikTok GGPH Creator Cup Tournament in this video.
Ever get a Perfect while playing Tekken 7? JJ-kun shows off his perfect round in this post!
Check out some Smash Legends gameplay from JJ-kun in this video.
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