Remember when you were a kid watching TV and serving food? In those years, almost only the fourth channel was relied on, becoming the only window connected to Japanese variety shows: whether it was "Super Change" that stimulated national creativity, "Cooking East and West Army" that wanted to eat tonight, or "Golden Legend" in Hamaguchi's fish hunting, it was full of memories to kill! Some of the shows in Japan are still airing today! Come and remember the Japanese variety shows we chased together in those years!
▋The masterpiece of the god of funny", "Shimura Bursts Of Laughter"
The first show is to reminisce about the classic show "Shimura Hilarious" (Shimura けんのだいじょうぶだぁ)! I believe that whether it is the young people now, even the generation of parents and grandparents are deeply impressed. At that time, after the launch of the program in the 80s, whether it was His Highness the Fool, The Strange Uncle, or the Hitomi Mother-in-Law, because they created too many characters with distinct personalities, they not only caused a sensation in Japan, but also became popular throughout Asia. "Shimura Hilarious" can be said to be a classic show that transcends national borders and spans the memories of the three generations of Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa!
In 2004, Ken Shimura collaborated with Nippon Television again to launch a new title program called "Genius! Shimura Zoo". It is a real-life animal variety show that experiences and cares for various animals, with laughter in the warmth. One of the most impressive is the friendship between Director Shimura and the genius orangutan Xiao Pang! In 2020, Director Shimura passed away due to COVID-19, and the name of the program was changed to "I Love everyone's zoo", and Masaki Aiba took over the baton, and declared that he would not change the purpose of the program to inherit the spirit of Shimura Garden's love.
▋Get creative with all! "Super Change"
Next up is the most anticipated and one of the longest-running Japanese tv shows of the year, Super Change (Chin ちゃん & Shingo Katori Shingo All Japan Costume Awards)! Since the first episode aired on December 31, 1979, the national program that gathers all the audience's ideas and performance ideas has become one of the most anticipated programs in Japan every year. Whether it's the whole family working together to make props, or using visual dislocation to create amazing effects, every time it makes people's eyes light up! Previously hosted by veteran host Keiichi Hagimoto (Achin), in 2002 he joined Shingo Katori, a member of the new force, and it continued to air until February 2021!
▋Extreme Fitness King, which challenges the limit of physical fitness
Premiered in Japan in 1997 and has been held until its 38th edition, SASUKE is one of Japan's evergreen annual physical fitness programs. The super difficult levels are testing the limits of the player's physical strength and muscle endurance. Every time I see the contestants struggling to hold on, I can't help but boil in front of the TV! In the past, I only knew that athletes were very hard, but through this show, I really saw their superior will and showed the unique charm of the players.
▋ Hunters come to escape! "The Whole Man Is Running Away"
When it comes to "Run for Money Escape", can't help but feel a nervous stomachache? In 2004, fuji TV began to launch unit programs from time to time, and it immediately caused a sensation after broadcasting! Within a limited time and area, as long as you can avoid being pursued by speeding hunters and successfully wait for the end of the time, you can get a high bonus. There will even be additional bonus tasks from time to time to see what human judgments contestants will make when they are tempted by hunting and winning money.
Hunters who can sprint in 0 seconds no matter what kind of guests they face, because of the rapid speed and strong sense of oppression, the image is too vivid, and the TV station even launches peripheral goods: hunter sunglasses, hunter brooches, and special arm covers for escapees. The rights to the program have also been successfully sold to many countries. The last time it aired in Japan was Children's Day on May 5, 2021, and new programs are still launched from time to time. It is a variety show that is both stimulating and witty!
▋"Legend of Gold" remembers Hamaguchi, Tomodou, and Hot Girl Tsangen?
"Golden Legend", which set a record for classic units such as "10,000 yen a month to save life", "uninhabited island life", and "competition for the menu of chain restaurants", not only won the popularity of Hamaguchi who went to the sea to fish, he raised hen Doudou, but also the big stomach king hot girl Tsanggun, and the fixed team Haruhi Toshiaki set a saving record of the highest balance of 2370 yen! Each theme project was super innovative at the time, and the originality was very high. But the show blew out the lights in 2016, and the common memories of 18 years officially came to an end.
▋ Watching the big stomach king eat is fun! TV Champions
The next show, which can be said to be the rice dish of the year, is the "TV Champion" (TV Champion) that has repeatedly challenged the limits of human beings (TV チャンピオン)! It premiered in 1992 and premiered once a week. In each episode, you will find super masters of this theme, and through the different levels of competition points, the final winner can become a veritable "TV champion": such as ramen masters, model masters, insect masters and other theme competitions.
Kobayashi Zun and Akasaka Zunzi were the two pillars at that time!
Among them, the "Big Stomach King Competition" successfully won the popularity of Akasaka Seiko, Kobayashi Andeyashi and other god-level players. Also because this unit is too popular, TV Tokyo simply launched "Firepower Full Stomach King" (Yuanzu!) directly after that. Daisuke King decided 戦) program. Special episodes are still available from time to time, and there will be new episodes until the fall of 2020!
▋ Xiao Chun and Xiao Liang are invincible "Male and Female Pickets"
Co-hosted by Jun Tamura and Ryo Tamura of London Boots 12, "Pickets" (ロンドンハーツ) has been a weekly evergreen program since its premiere on TV Asahi in 1999. The show mainly invites comedians and artists to discuss super sharp topics between men and women, and the most popular unit is the "Spit Chart"! The theme of each competition is different, and when the ranking is revealed, you can see the funny artists complaining and arguing with each other, which is always more hilarious than the results of the list! The wonderful serve stirring also made the show successfully praise the red poisonous tongue system with funny artists such as Yoshihiroyuki and narcissistic Hidetaka Kano!
▋Which dish would you like to eat tonight? "Cooking the East and the West"
The last course ends with a food show! In 1997, Yomiuri Television launched the cooking competition program "Cooking Tozai Army" (どっちの Cuisine ショー), which was hosted by two veteran hosts, Hiroshi Sekiguchi and Hiroshi Miyake. Each episode will find two dishes PK from the same theme, not only with special materials to help the cooking points, but also provide guests with tentative imagery in the middle. In the end, the dish with the most votes wins, and the guests with the right bet can enjoy it on the spot!
Although the show ended in 2005, the project always made each dish super attractive, coupled with the chef's persistence, dream ingredients and other inducements, every time you watched it, you would be in the same battle as the guests. Many restaurants have also successfully attracted crowds because of the blessing of the program. It's a super food show that you can take notes into a travel list!
After watching the above 8 classic daily reviews, are all the childhood memories back? Of course, there are also programs such as love buses, pet home, Music Station, and all-round residential renovation king, which are all must-see golden files for Japan Tv that year. In this era when the audience is sucked away by Han Zong, Lu Zong, and online platforms, thanks to these creative and established programs, they have become the most distinctive colors of childhood!
Killed with memories! 8 classic "Japanese variety shows" review: Golden Legend, Big Stomach King, and all the members escaped, all with rice god dishes! | Tesco! Japan