Japanese TV

James at Japanprobe posted this vid from the latest Kasou Taishou contest held a few days ago.
Pretty cool.

Sore ja.

This time of year always reminds me of the Gin-chan Kasou Taishou. (”Gin-chan” is the name of the entertainer who hosts the show).
Here’s a treat (at least it was for me):
The Top 20 Skits (仮装/ kasou = costume, but these are really skits) of all time. You might not agree, but there are quite a […]

Here’s another “random” expression you’ll hear/ use every day in Japan.
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冗談じゃない / joudan janai
[I’m] not kidding
That’s no joke
You can’t be serious
That’s not funny/ give me a break
I’m serious
etc.
As you can tell by the number of translations, this is a very context-y phrase.
It can be straight-up “this is not a joke” all […]

More on this later, but here’s the vid for now:

UPDATE:
OK, sorry for the delay…busy day yesterday.
Anyway, this vid is “Pantsu Pankurou (パンツぱんくろう),” which is a segment on “Okaasan to Issho (おかあさんといっしょ)” (Together with Mom), a long, long, long-running children’s TV show on NHK. I’m pretty sure this particular segment started within the last few years.
It’s […]