"Da void" of ideas: Ainori show does Alabama

[Taro Toporific]

Japanese Reality Show---Road Rules with a Twist! WDEF-TV News 12 / Dec 12, 2002
A reality series with a new twist ...the hottest craze in Japanese television, and it's called Ainori.
...The show combines four women and three men and sends them on a cross-country tour...The group has traveled the US via a pink van which has caused a number of heads to turn.
"In Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia.. it's like Good God! A pink van! Who's driving this pink van. It's so funny the whole accent, but we can't go anywhere without attracting significant attention."