If you don't know 小島よしお you might want to take a look at this tv clip. He's currently the "in" comedian/performer in Japan.

My take is that he is genuinely a funny guy even though his act revolves around his one catch phrase. One wonders whether he will develop his act and become a regular face on TV or disappear without a trace.

Kojima is basically the new hard gay. I remember watching some panel discussion show and one woman said something like "Poor guy, he'll be forgotten by New Year's..."

But just when I thought it was getting really old, I saw him as a special guest on a cooking show. It was so absurd, it was actually kind of amusing.

Reminds me of the 「なんでだろう」　craze a few years back.

Is Hard Gay still around? I've always kind of liked it how transparent their entertainment machine is, shamelessly recycling ideas and keeping "idols" on a conveyor belt.