DailyPIPOL: Get to know emerging vlogger Ako si Tserman

Vlogger Ako si Tserman recently rose to fame after he blasted some social media influencers who did stupid pranks to grab netizens’ attention.

He uploaded a video on his Facebook page to express his thoughts on the matter and in just five days, the clip has gained more than 300,000 reactions.

He had also amassed over 150,000 followers on Facebook.

But who is Ako si Tserman in real life?

In an interview with DailyPedia, James Boston a.k.a Ako si Tserman said aside from being a vlogger, he is also an actor under the Ogie Diaz talent management.

“Kaka-start ko pa lang sa first project ko, which is the ‘Make It With You‘ with LizQuen (love team of Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil),” he noted.

James said he started doing video blogging last year to convey his thoughts and make others laugh.

“Nag-start ako mag-vlog kasi palaging may mga naglalaro sa utak ko, different thoughts. Una gumagawa lang ako ng mga skits, ‘pag may nakita ako or naisip ako na nakakatawang bagay, sinusulat ko. Hanggang sa one day, naisipan ko i-video. Di ko pa alam ‘yung mga vlogging-vlogging. Ginawa ko lang ‘yon para magpatawa. Naisip ko kasi nakakatawa, so naisipan ko i-share para matawa din sila. Iyon ‘yung nagtulak sa akin sa vlogging. Gusto ko lang mag-share ng mga nakakatawang bagay,” the 24-year-old vlogger narrated.

“Video-video lang ganon. Hindi ko nga alam na vlogging na pala yung ginagawa ko. Na-realize ko na lang nung may nag-comment sa video ko na ‘nakakatawa tong vlogger na to.’ Sabi ko sa isip ko ‘ay vlogger na pala ako non?’ Ayun,” he added.

In the viral video that he uploaded, James said just because you do certain pranks, doesn’t mean you’re a prankster.

“P—— ina, content na ba ‘yun? Prankster na ba kayo nun? Hindi ba kayo nahihiya sa mga subscribers ninyo?” he said as he lambasted these influencers, who gained hundreds of thousands of subscribers for doing stupid pranks.

James urged the public to only watch vloggers who don’t abuse others in their videos.

“Hindi ninyo naman kasalanan na mababa talaga ang standard ninyo sa mga ganyan na klaseng entertainment videos,” he noted.

“(Pero) kumain kayo ng masustansya, ‘wag kayong kumain ng basura,” he added.

James appealed to other vloggers to post “quality content” and use their influence to inspire others.

“Dun sa mga influencers, be a good influence naman. Gamitin ninyo ang network ninyo para maka-inspire ng maraming tao,” he noted.

“Alam ko mahirap magisip ng content, pero pinasok ninyo ‘yan eh. Kaya dapat panindigan ninyo. Ang isang pagiging content creator ay para sa mga taong malilikot ang mga utak. Hindi iyong kapag nawalan na ng idea, basta may mai-upload na lang,” he added.

As he explained the content of his clip, James said he only expressed his own opinion.

“Na-trigger ako gawin ‘yung video na ‘yun kasi napansin ko na parang hindi sila (influencers) aware sa lawak ng mararating ng mga inilalabas nila na hindi magagandang bagay like ‘yung palabas-labas ng boobs at ‘yung mga pranks na alam mong scripted. Parang hindi nila iniisip ‘yung content nila kung okay ba ‘to mapanood ng marami, especially ng mga bata. Wala na silang mga pake eh,” he shared.

“Importante sa kanila kumita sila ng pera. They don’t mind kung anong pwedeng maging impluwensiya sa manonood. Binababoy na nila ‘yung sarili nila. Binababoy na nila ‘yung social media. Niloloko na nila ang mga tao eh, especially sa YouTube. Ginagawa na nilang perya ang Youtube,” he added.

A graduate of Tourism, James admitted that at first, his parents weren’t that supportive of him being an entertainer and a vlogger.

“Noong una, medyo nahirapan ako ipaintindi sa kanila. Kasi imagine, pinag-aral nila ako ng ilang dekada tapos pagka-graduate ko ng tourism, eto ‘yung gagawin ko. ‘Yun yung struggle ko noong una,” he shared.

“Pero eventually, naintindihan naman nila. Nakita nila na baka para talaga ako dito sa entertainment, na dito ako masaya. Kaya sinuportahan na lang nila ako,” he added.

James also revealed that although he’s still not married, he already has a girlfriend.

“Mukha lang wala, pero meron naman,” he quipped.

When asked about his future plans in life, James said he will continue to pursue his dreams to achieve them.

“To be honest, hindi ko alam kung saan ako dadalhin ng mga ginagawa ko. Pero isa lang ‘yung sigurado ako, gagawin ko lahat para mag-succeed ako sa tinatahak ko na landas,” he noted.

“Gusto ko rin mag-succeed sa buhay para matulungan ko ‘yung ibang tao na maka-angat din. Tinulungan nila ako sumampa, kaya ‘pag nasa taas na ako sila naman yung hihilahin ko para lahat kami nasa taas. Mas happy ‘yon,” he concluded.