[2][3] Her father was an engineer and her mother was a ballerina, with the latter's occupation influencing Takahashi to pursue dancing and ballet in her adolescence.

[2][4] In 2010, Takahashi applied for a job with the YouTube comedy channel Smosh, formed by Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla.

[2][5] At the time the channel had sought expansion of their content,[5] and according to a Lifehacker interview, Takahashi claimed that they called for a Japanese speaker.

[5] Takahashi initially dealt with negative comments according to Smosh's then-boss Barry Blumberg, with Hecox and Padilla telling her to ignore them.

[15] After ten years, Takahashi departed from the Smosh brand in early 2020 to focus on her solo career.