![]() ![]() Get two or more people to play, clap out a rhythm together, and when someone calls out a comedian or talento’s name, everyone has to respond with that person’s signature joke or catchphrase. It’s great if you like a degree of predictability, but sometimes it can be a nightmare, especially for English teachers who have recently had to put up with numerous daily outbursts of “ WHY JAPANESE PEOPLE?” from students mimicking comedian Jason Atsugiri.īut in a new game that’s sweeping Japanese junior high and high schools, students take these infamous celebrities and their catch phrases and combine them with rhythm play to create a game that net users have been tagging on social media sites like Twitter as the #geinojingame (#comedian/celebrity game) or the #saitosangame. Here owarai (comedy) mostly consists of manzai (straight-man/funny-man) duos and skits revolving around the same trademark one-liners and poses over and over again. One of the first things foreigners often notice about Japanese television is that the country seems to favor a different kind of humor from the kind of stand-up, satire, and black comedy more popular in the West. Japanese students test their TV trivia knowledge and their ability to keep up with the beat in this new rhythm game that’s gone viral. ![]()
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