Fan Fridays #3 – LeetStreet Boys on Japanese TV
The show aired! Here’s the footage that went on NHK’s “The Netstar” over Japanese national TV:
It was a little weird being interviewed in my apartment, but I tried to go with the flow. First they wanted to film a band rehearsal in Boston, then a performance in LA, and this is what the producers decided to do. The focus of the show was on people who are ‘crazy about Japanese culture,’ so I didn’t take myself too seriously. The people from NHK were really nice, and it was surprising and flattering that so many cosplayers came out for the shoot! (Thanks everyone again.)
It’s definitely wild looking at a Japanese TV show and seeing my own face and song in it. My brother (who is currently teaching English in Japan) said it was really crazy turning on the TV and seeing his brother too.
Oh yeah, the fact that we rickrolled Japan is epic lulz! That’s gotta get written down in some sort of otaku record book…
Has anyone been to Japan? If so, what was it like?
June 26th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
dang, that’s awesome! can you sub it soon?
I saw some cosplayers I know from various Boston escapades in the vid. Pretty cool!
June 26th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
You are a gooooof ballllll Matt~ Answer your phone next time eh? XDD
June 26th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Did you call me?
June 26th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
wow that was cool… wish i understood japanese though to understand what they said at the end. I wanna go to Japan so badly, though cosplaying in the U.S. can be just as fun… people look at you crazy though sometimes lol ^^ Nice guitar solo at the end there too Matt ^^ keep up the good work, tell everyone else I said “Hi” even though no one knows me ^^ lol it’s still nice to say hi none the less
June 26th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
…^_^ I got about 0.09% of they were saying.
June 27th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Matt,
Hard core congrats are due. This is really awesome for you.
June 27th, 2009 at 11:42 am
Did they ever air the interviews with the cosplayers?
June 27th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
No.
They kind of didn’t know WHAT they wanted to do. It changed around a lot.
June 30th, 2009 at 9:52 am
Nehh that’s lame, my parents wanted to see those. Dang….. Oh well, hope to see you at Connecticon Matt!
July 4th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Matt-sama~! That was quite the interview, I must say! Don’t forget the little people when you get all famous in Japan, kay? I’m really happy for you!
-Yuki-chan
July 4th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
I went to Japan last summer. It was REALLY hot but REALLY awesome! I had “authentic” ramen there, I bought a Bento, checked out a Hello Kitty store, walked around a japanese mall, went on a tour in Tokyo… It was amazing. I only wish I could speak fluent Japanese.
July 8th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Will there be subs for this?