Awesome Prank Video: Flash Mobbers Storm Commuters

When I was in high school, I was waiting for a friend at Shibuya Station when I saw a man dressed in a white suit and white top hat standing on a white box in a corner by the JR Exit. Curious, I went up to him and asked, "Why are you standing on top of that box?" It turned out that he was an actor being filmed by a then-popular prankster TV show. I think I was on TV for a brief second the next day, asking the guy what he was doing. I was one of the few people that actually approached him—most people just walked by, with the occasional glance.

Prankster TV shows are just a part of daily life in Tokyo. My friends have been on silly morning English lesson shows with Mr. Wicky, been interviewed by quiz shows where celebrities bet on how smart/stupid you are, etc.—pretty much every Tokyoite has had at least one moment of fame on a laugh-out-loud funny variety show.

So it's no surprise that these ordinary businessmen on their ways to and from work don't scream or threaten to call the cops when they're mobbed by 100 pranksters. This is from a TV show called Troop of The One Hundred. Enjoy!