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MATTHEW'S BEST HIT TV (known to the natives here in Japan as Masshuu's Besto Hitto Teebee) is an amusing, very colourful weekly programme hosted by effervescent Matthew Minami (Takashi Fujii). Each week Matthew entertains in his trademark brightly-coloured suit and blond wig, interviewing Japanese and international guests, hosting outdoor concerts, and going on location in Japan and around the world. It's executed with incredible zing, often with a very tongue-in-cheek approach to the topic at hand.
Having caught a recent special episode of MATTHEW, I can say without any hesitation that Matthew Minami has become a very popular character in Japan.
I mean, you know you've made it when ten thousand screaming fans greet you when you step out onto the concert stage in Yokohama. It's all very exciting to watch on TV, but also just a tad scary ... just a bit. I know for a fact that in my country, Australia, people wouldn't get so excited about some nighttime TV host, you know, for fear of being labeled a loser, a dork, a nerd etc by friends, family, classmates, and so on. In Japan, however, that kind of peer group pressure doesn't exist in great measure. It's perfectly acceptable for 20-something women to drive around with Winnie the Pooh dangling from their rear vision mirrors (and from their mobile phones), for middle-aged housewives to visit Tokyo Disney Resort three times a week simply to watch the parade, for men to walk around with shoulder bags, and for people of all ages to scream at the top of their lungs for some TV host in a blonde wig!
Maybe I'm cynical ... Maybe I'm trapped in some parallel universe ... Who knows, eh? What I do know is that Matthew Minami is one popular fella.
Having caught a recent special episode of MATTHEW, I can say without any hesitation that Matthew Minami has become a very popular character in Japan.
I mean, you know you've made it when ten thousand screaming fans greet you when you step out onto the concert stage in Yokohama. It's all very exciting to watch on TV, but also just a tad scary ... just a bit. I know for a fact that in my country, Australia, people wouldn't get so excited about some nighttime TV host, you know, for fear of being labeled a loser, a dork, a nerd etc by friends, family, classmates, and so on. In Japan, however, that kind of peer group pressure doesn't exist in great measure. It's perfectly acceptable for 20-something women to drive around with Winnie the Pooh dangling from their rear vision mirrors (and from their mobile phones), for middle-aged housewives to visit Tokyo Disney Resort three times a week simply to watch the parade, for men to walk around with shoulder bags, and for people of all ages to scream at the top of their lungs for some TV host in a blonde wig!
Maybe I'm cynical ... Maybe I'm trapped in some parallel universe ... Who knows, eh? What I do know is that Matthew Minami is one popular fella.
I was lost in translation by this show. Just like Bill Murray was in 2003.
Just like everyone watching was.
It's very strange...
Matthew's Best Hit TV is your typical oddball Japanese show, known for the over-the-top styles and interviews. "Matthew" is a weird little guy - at least from what I can tell in Lost in Translation.
If you're out somewhere and you happen to find a copy of Lost in Translation, pop it in the ol' DVD player, and when you get to the Matthew's Best Hit TV show segment, just remember that it's really real!! I was surprised because I had thought it was just a promo joke, but then I looked it up on IMDb and it confirms it as a real Japanese television show that began back in 2001! Who would have thunk-it?
Just like everyone watching was.
It's very strange...
Matthew's Best Hit TV is your typical oddball Japanese show, known for the over-the-top styles and interviews. "Matthew" is a weird little guy - at least from what I can tell in Lost in Translation.
If you're out somewhere and you happen to find a copy of Lost in Translation, pop it in the ol' DVD player, and when you get to the Matthew's Best Hit TV show segment, just remember that it's really real!! I was surprised because I had thought it was just a promo joke, but then I looked it up on IMDb and it confirms it as a real Japanese television show that began back in 2001! Who would have thunk-it?
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- ConnessioniFeatured in Lost in Translation - L'amore tradotto (2003)
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