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Susan Boyle Impersonation by SMAP

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:34:14 +0000

Susan Boyle will be performing in Japan, so super pop boyband group SMAP has created this spoof of Boyle’s original “Britain’s Got Talent” appearance.

Insect dudes must scoot through tunnel, ...

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 01:22:19 +0000

It’s time for another installment of our favorite Japanese game show: Crazy dudes in insect costumes performing ridiculous stunts before bad-breathed female spiderwoman belches in their face!

This episode sees the contestants scootering through a tunnel of styrofoam walls. Touch the wall and you FACE THE PAIN. Seriously, who comes up with this stuff?

The punishment for failure, is a common theme in Japanese game shows. It is known as ‘batsu-game’ which literally means penalty game. This usually involves doing or experiencing something very unpleasant.

Believe it or not, this is a WEEKLY GAME SHOW in Japan. It’s shown just after primetime and it rates very well. Although physical comedy based game shows like this are common in Japan, the spandex insect costumes take this to another level.

Monkey in the Office, plays Jenga.

admin — Thu, 14 May 2009 01:19:17 +0000

Pankun, (sometimes spelled pan-kun) is a young chimpanzee in Japan often featured on the NTV television show “Tensai! Shimura Dōbutsuen” (“天才！志村動物園”, lit. “Genius! Shimura Zoo”) and the TBS program “Dōbutsu Kisō Tengai!” (“動物園奇想天外!”, lit. “Unbelievable Animals!”). Most of the segments feature him and his bulldog friend, James, embarking on a variety of “human” tasks, like buying groceries, planting a rice paddy, or catching insects.

In this episode Pankun is hanging around in a typical Japanese office, and asked to look after the place while the boss is gone. He manages to get in a game of Jenga, assists a robber, answers the phone and dresses like Buddha. As you can imagine – all kinds of hilarity ensues.

Crazy ‘Engrish’ Lesson in ...

admin — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:27:56 +0000

Another classic from Japanese comedy duo Downtown. Set in a high school, the objective here is to try and not laugh – whilst being shown general silliness to provoke laughter. They show speaking some amazing ‘engrish’

Vending Machine Costume. Camoflage for ...

admin — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:38:29 +0000

Vending machines are everywhere in Tokyo. This crazy person designed an outfit to blend in commonly seen units.

Duran Duran advertise Suntory Whiskey in ...

admin — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:26:35 +0000

Duran Duran did a TV ad for Suntory Whiskey, featuring creepy bobble head style and animated dolls. This is an old one from the 80s. And I find it as hilarious as I do downright freaky.

Crazy Prank – 100 Japanese People ...

admin — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:19:06 +0000

This is an old one, a series of pranks involving 100 people chasing random victims down the street. Hillarity ensues. Look at the expression on their faces. In the second one they shout ‘IT’S A TSUNAMI!!’

He looks like hiphop. He sounds like ...

admin — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:02:08 +0000

Meet Jero, who is being described by the press as the “first black enka singer in history:”. This 26-year-old American in hip hop clothing is actually a popular professional enka singer in Japan! (enka is traditional Japanese folk music). I love the completely genre inappropriate dance routine that opens the song.

According to the biographical information on his JVC Music site, Jero’s Japanese grandmother exposed him to enka music, building a great love in him for traditional Japanese music. Jero hadn’t planned on becoming a musician, and had actually graduated from the University of Pittsburg as a computer engineer, but a chance runner-up victory in a karaoke contest led JVC Music to scout him.

Painful games in the library

admin — Wed, 06 May 2009 08:29:27 +0000

Japanese comedians Downtown plus Bob Sapp and friends play a game in a library – if you draw the skull card then a horrible yet hilarious act is performed on you.