![]() ![]() Michael points out in The Atlantic, when you search “Japanese game show” on YouTube, the first clips are from this variety show, which is best known for its segments where men are getting hit in the balls. Unbeknownst to many Western viewers, this is in large part because of a show called Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! (which, according to Reddit, means something along the lines of Not an Errand Boy or No Task for Kids). Michael says that nowadays, “more and more Japanese people say their TV choices have become boring,” with many preferring to watch ordinary quiz shows with celebrity contestants.Īnd yet, the “bizarre” Japanese game-show stereotype prevails. Michael, who wrote about the “misunderstood history” of Japanese game shows in a 2013 article for Atlantic, these shows - particularly the sexually explicit ones - weren’t primetime staples in Japan, but rather late-night segments that had their heyday in the early 1990s. According to Tokyo-based journalist Patrick St. ![]()
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