TV in Japan

Japan Probe is doing a wonderful job of blogging last night’s Kinchan no Kasou Taishou 2008 special starting with this amazing massage chair.

This is how you make a monster. As a robot. With the shakes. On TV. In Japan

This is how you can wash a recent viewing of Deal or No Deal out of your brain. With singing penguins. Wearing hats. On TV. In Japan.
Warning: Those with allergies to sickly sweetness had best steer clear. Below is about as kawaii as you can get.

This is how you combine comedy, pain and some sort of tongue fetish. On TV. In Japan.
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So I feel a little bit weird about how much I love these. But not weird enough not to blog them.
BB & Barkley head to Kyoto with Singing Tour Guide:

BB interprets Japanese characters, whines about being homesick & rhymes “why-o” with “o-hi-oh”:

And finally a class of kids sing “Ichi Ni San”!

This is how you visit Japan. If you’re a giant yellow bird. And need some language help. And are immune to kawaii overload. On TV. In Japan.

Not exactly sure what this is or what’s going on but I know it’s awesome.

There’s three more chapters of this if you’re interested.
Chapter 2: Beat It + Abba & More

Chapter 3: The Monkees + The Beatles

Chapter 4: Tom Jones + The BeeGees

This is how you entertain children. And adults. Of all three sexes. Yes, I am being that juvenile. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you sell your movie. If you’re a giant turtle. With fangs. That saves the world. And scores mad chicks. On TV. In Japan.

This is a story of frozen four friends. Two of whom are ceramic representations of animals. The other two whom are actual frozen animals. All four of whom know how to have a good time. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you make cheap TV. By recruiting a bunch of famous people, including Puffy Ami Yumi, Downtown & others. Equipping a theme park ride with a bunch of cameras. And telling the girls to let themselves go. And by ‘let go’ you mean ’scream’. On TV. In Japan.
NOTE: This should probably be watched [...]

This is how you translate a video game from pixels to TV. Of course, some things don’t always work out for the best. Like the things at 2:25 into this video. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you show your versatility. By either losing your head or playing the part of the shin bone. On TV. In Japan.

Thanks to Jake from the forums! Which I’ve totally neglected! Which I promise some day soon I won’t!

This is how you recreate a classic. With a distinctly Japanese spin. And a distinctly fat Japanese comedian taking the place of Mr. Jackson. On TV. In Japan.

From the fantastic Tokyo Mango, one of my favorite new Japanese blogs! Be sure to check out Lisa’s article at Wired on Gal Sone, the crazy female [...]

Remember Kasou Taishou? The show behind one of the biggest Japanese TV internet clips of all time?
No? Here’s my post about it from way back when this blog was just a little baby.
It’s back. And better than ever. Seven clips from the 2007 Premiere of the show from the Grand Prix (which must be tied [...]