кидаю скрин запроса
А чего не так?
+--------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Variable_name | Value |
+--------------------------+----------------------------------+
| character_set_client | utf8mb4 |
| character_set_connection | utf8mb4 |
| character_set_database | utf8mb4 |
| character_set_filesystem | binary |
| character_set_results | utf8mb4 |
| character_set_server | utf8mb4 |
| character_set_system | utf8 |
| character_sets_dir | /usr/local/share/mysql/charsets/ |
+--------------------------+----------------------------------+
В принципе, можно позже сконвертировать в mb4
Slasharguments пробовали отключать?
