Surviving Utøya, Berserk, Japanese City Pop, & Directing: Interviewing @haraldfuruholmen
May 11, 2026•Channel
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Published1 month ago
Duration1:15:40
Video ID2wA-pM-IALo
Languageen
CategoryEntertainment
PrivacyPublic
Made for KidsNo
Video TypeRegular Video
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Views9.8K
Likes480
Comments88
Engagement Rate5.82%
Likes per 100 views4.92
Comments per 1K views9.02
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Learn Japanese pitch-accent and pronunciation from my Patreon Series "Japanese Phonetics"
http://www.patreon.com/dogen
Learn Japanese Grammar and Vocab entirely in Japanese:
https://tinyurl.com/2sebh227
(0:00) Introduction
(3:18) Surviving the Utøya Massacre
(29:23) Discovering Berserk
(35:28) Leaning into Directing
(37:23) Writing and Filming 'Cucumber'
(42:56) Losing his father to Cancer
(47:03) City Pop: 'Yokohama' and 'Paradise'
(50:23) Struggling in Japan
(1:01:48) How Harald and Dōgen met
(1:08:07) Finally getting a break
(1:13:10) Creating 'Going to Japan' together
In this interview, I speak to @haraldfuruholmen (AKA Harachan) about his experience with the Utøya massacre, how Berserk changed him, his love for city pop, losing his father, moving to Japan, and his work in both film and music.
Harald's New YouTube Channel:
@haraldfuruholmen
Harald's official website:
https://www.haraldfuruholmen.com
Harald's Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/haraldfuruholmen/
Dogen / Dōgen / Japanese / 日本語 / Harald Furuholmen / Harachan / Utøya Massacre / City Pop / Berserk / Directing / Film / Music / Moving to Japan / Going to Japan