Want to go on a Japanese gameshow

[whatsuphouston]

Sort of a random question. I'm in Japan for 2 months and I want to go on a Japanese gameshow, crazy TV show of some type.

Any idea how I could make that happen?

Reasons they might want me: I'm tall, great shape, blond hair, blue eyes.

Reasons they might not want me: I can't speak any Japanese. Is that insurmountable?

[Yokohammer]

The days of getting on TV just because you're a tall blond with blue eyes ended 20 years ago, if not more.
The normal way to do this for an unknown amateur is to join a model/talent agency, but a 2-month window is going to make that difficult.

I'd say just enjoy your stay.

[dimwit]

Most of the crazy game shows that foreign audiences see are reruns of Takeshi's Castle and the likes and haven't been on the air for a decade or so it is kind of like person visiting Hawaii and asking how they can get on Magnum P.I.

[Taro Toporific]

... I want to go on a Japanese gameshow, crazy TV show of some type.
Any idea how I could make that happen?

DagMusic is the only talent agency I know of that totally open to random gaijin walking in from the street (aka "cattle calls"). Get on their mailing list and you never know, you might get lucky.
http://www.dagmusic.com/english/casting/casting.html#form

Otherwise, you will have to get some pro headshots to put together a comp sheet, post demo videos and audio tapes, and prepare a portfolio. Then you need to contact all the talent agencies in Tokyo* with your comp sheet. After that, prepare for the Wait[color="Silver"]ing for Godot[/color].

*Don't ask me for the current list of
talent agencies in Tokyo unless you
wanna pay me for my junk list of
out-of-date contacts.

[Taka-Okami]

...and I've got a huge cock, can I get on a game show too? Man your a fucking douchebag, are you like 12 years old??

[Coligny]

...and I've got a huge cock, can I get on a game show too? Man your a fucking douchebag, are you like 12 years old??

Hey, you amurikan...

You know Brittney Spears ?

She amurikan too. So you know her.

Me want dance with her in next music video. Me can sing too. Me dance sexy... wooo...

[whatsuphouston]

Alright. Thanks!:thumbs: Was hoping for some interesting stories to tell, but I guess I will have to look harder.

[Bucky]

I made it on Proposu Daisakusen back in '79 for any of you that remember that far back. A venerable dating game show. Now thems was the salad days.

[whatsuphouston]

Alright. Thanks!:thumbs: Was hoping for some interesting stories to tell, but I guess I will have to look harder.

And reading the archives, it looks like Nyotaimori is easier to find in my hometown than in Tokyo and used garment vending machines barely even existed.

Rumors of Japan's weirdness have been greatly exaggerated...

[Coligny]

Alright. Thanks!:thumbs: Was hoping for some interesting stories to tell, but I guess I will have to look harder.

And reading the archives, it looks like Nyotaimori is easier to find in my hometown than in Tokyo and used garment vending machines barely even existed.

Rumors of Japan's weirdness have been greatly exaggerated...

Hummm... Maybe not, it's just that the weirdness is not the kind that make you look interesting in an article...

Panty vending machine, robots everywhere... Not so much...

Train always on time, never a parcel stolen at the post office, fourth world level electrical powergrid, washing machines that don't actually wash... That s the real weirdness...

[Yokohammer]

washing machines that don't actually wash...

Ha!
Yeah, we have a clothes-massaging machine too.
My shirts always come out really relaxed.

[Greji]

...and I've got a huge cock

Mine's bigger. Does that mean I get on the show instead of you?

[IkemenTommy]

If you watch any of the game shows these days, one thing you will notice is that they are filled with a panel of talentless talentos. There are no shows like Wheel of Fortune or Jeopardy where random ordinary citizens get to audition and go on the show. I would say just forget about it.

[Osakadave]

Rumors of Japan's weirdness have been greatly exaggerated...

[BigInJapan]

There are however regular peeps in the studio audiences.
That's one way to potentially get on a TV show here.

[IparryU]

Sit around Hachiko and you get some action probably. I always get model agencies approaching me... I don't even like fashion... i just wear my normal shitty cloths and go to the arcade.

Dude, its out there, you just got to go to the hot spots and wait it out.. .you might gets lucky man