A Japanese variety show is an entertainment television program made up of a variety of original stunts , musical performances, comedy skits, quiz contests, and other acts. Japanese variety shows are predominately made to be weird and extremely fast-paced for entertainment purposes and are primarily scheduled during prime television time. They usually feature a variety of hosts that include, but are not limited to celebrities, comedians, J-pop Idols, and so on. Japanese variety shows have been around since the s and there are many of them.
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You Have To See These Japanese Game Shows To Believe Them. But Even Then You Won't. | HuffPost
When it comes to game shows, you might think America has the formula down. Heck, they even started a whole Game Show Network! Take these 12 Japanese game shows, for example. This is a real game show that utilized the Japanese art form known as s okkuri , or sweets sculpting, for its premise…. Candy or Not Candy. Sometimes, the contestants would luck out and the object they bit into was actually delicious chocolate. Other times, it might just be a shoe.
12 Utterly Bizarre Japanese Game Shows That Actually Exist
To the West, the world of Japanese game shows is best known as a technicolored whirlwind of half-naked bodies, sadomasochistic physical challenges, and the occasional whimsical bunny rabbit head. In short, any reasonable person would assume they couldn't be real. The stereotype today is a bit of a misnomer -- this brand of scandalizing, borderline-torturous television is being phased out after reaching its apex in the '90s. That said, it's far from completely dead. Every so often a Japanese show like last year's "Orgasm Wars" surfaces to remind the world that, when it comes to baffling, jaw-dropping game shows, Japan truly has no rival don't worry, the U.
Harmon and Scott revel over the history of crazy Japanese game shows. Learn about Takeshi's Castle - the granddaddy of all weird Japanese game shows. And find out about Candy No Candy - where contestants have to eat objects, like shoes, and determine if it's candy or not candy.
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