Mino Monta Is Officially Everywhere

[Mulboyne]

SeattlePI: Japan TV host certified world's busiest
There's no escaping Norio Minorikawa on Japanese TV. He hosts news shows, talk shows, wildlife shows - even his country's version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" On Tuesday he reaped the benefit of all that work: a Guinness World Record for most live hours on the tube by a TV host. The hyperactive TV personality, better known to Japanese TV fans as Monta Mino, spends a total of 21 hours and 42 minutes every week on live TV across 11 shows, according to the Guinness Web site. "I'm touched. I want to die talking," Minorikawa told London-based Guinness's Chief Operating Officer, Alistair Richards, at a presentation ceremony in Tokyo...more...

[Behan]

Not only is he super busy but he apparently had back surgery, too. He said he was in really bad pain from a pinched nerve or something.

[gomichild]

Originally Posted by Mulboyne

spends a total of 21 hours and 42 minutes every week on live TV across 11 shows

Do you think that explains the constant deep tan? From studio lights?

[baka tono]

He had surgery to fix the back pain but what about an enema to fix that constipated expression?

[Mulboyne]

He's now on a stonking great billboard in Ginza, pitching for Tama Home.

[Ol Dirty Gaijin]

Does he appear on the hour and push the board around with a DAH DA sound effect?

[Doctor Stop]

He should, for what he's being paid. He should have lots of time to do it now that he dropped the SOYJOY energy bar endorsement.

[Mulboyne]

And again...



Fox: Japanese TV Host Wins Guinness Record for Most Live Hours a Week

Flick through a few channels on Japanese TV and Monta Mino is most likely there. And the world's most prolific television presenter, who just broke his own record for the most hours of live television in one week, says he wants to work even more. Mino, whose real name is Norio Minorikawa, received a Guinness World Record certificate Thursday acknowledging his 22 hours and 15 seconds of live TV broadcasts in April. He broke the previous record — also set by Mino in November 2006 — of 21 hours and 42 minutes. In counting the hours for the record, Guinness included Mino's appearances on various live shows on several TV channels. The hyperactive 63-year-old, who claims he only needs four hours of sleep every night, hosts 11 TV programs, including news shows, talk shows, wildlife shows and quiz shows, and appears on television every day of the week except Sunday. But apparently that isn't enough. "How about a live show on Sunday?" Mino said at Thursday's award-giving ceremony at Nippon Television Network Corp., where he hosts an early morning news program.

[Visitor K]

[Greji]

Originally Posted by Visitor K

I know both of them....