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{{Short description|Japanese comedy duo}}
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* [[Takashi Okamura (comedian)|Takashi Okamura]] {{small|([[Glossary of owarai terms|Boke]])}}
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|footnotes= '''Same year/generation as:'''<br />[[Hanamaru-Daikichi Hakata]]<br/>TKO<br/>[[Yoiko]]<br/>[[Daisuke Miyagawa]]<br/>[[Taizo Harada]], [[Ken Horiuchi]] ([[Neptune (owarai)|Neptune]])<br/>[[Yuki Himura]] ([[Bananaman (comedy duo)|Bananaman]])
|footnotes= '''Same year/generation as:'''<br />[[Hanamaru-Daikichi Hakata]]<br/>TKO<br/>[[Yoiko (owarai)|Yoiko]]<br/>[[Daisuke Miyagawa]]<br/>[[Taizo Harada]], [[Ken Horiuchi]] ([[Neptune (owarai)|Neptune]])<br/>[[Yuki Himura]] ([[Bananaman (comedy duo)|Bananaman]])
| pseudonym = {{nihongo|Nainai|ナイナイ}}
| pseudonym = {{nihongo|Nainai|ナイナイ}}
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{{nihongo|'''Takashi Okamura'''|岡村 隆史|Okamura Takashi|born July 3, 1970 in [[Osaka]], [[Japan]]|{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}}} is a Japanese comedian and one half of the [[owarai]] duo [[Ninety-nine (Owarai)|Ninety-nine]],<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Davis2006">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZRy8OyCnAfMC&pg=PA66|title=Understanding humor in Japan|last=Davis|first=Jessica Milner|publisher=Wayne State University Press|year=2006|isbn=978-0-8143-3165-1|pages=66–|access-date=3 March 2011}}</ref>{{Refn|also known as Nai Nai in Japan|group=note}} playing the "comic stooge" or [[Glossary of owarai terms#boke|boke]] of the group.<ref name=":0" /> His nicknames range from "OkatakaLeader" to "Okachan".{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}
{{nihongo|'''Takashi Okamura'''|岡村 隆史|Okamura Takashi|born July 3, 1970 in [[Osaka]], [[Japan]]|{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}}} is a Japanese comedian and one half of the [[owarai]] duo [[Ninety-nine (Owarai)|Ninety-nine]],<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Davis2006">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZRy8OyCnAfMC&pg=PA66|title=Understanding humor in Japan|last=Davis|first=Jessica Milner|publisher=Wayne State University Press|year=2006|isbn=978-0-8143-3165-1|pages=66–|access-date=3 March 2011}}</ref>{{Refn|also known as Nai Nai in Japan|group=note}} playing the "comic stooge" or [[Glossary of owarai terms#boke|boke]] of the group.<ref name=":0" /> His nicknames range from "OkatakaLeader" to "Okachan".{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}


Okamura has consistently been a large-audience draw on Japanese TV for his wild antics, such as [[breakdancing]] while wearing only the cowl of [[anime]]/[[professional wrestling]] hero [[Tiger Mask]]. At {{convert|156|cm|ftin}} (the tallest person in his family) he is a striking contrast to the lankier Yabe.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}
Okamura has consistently been a large-audience draw on Japanese TV for his wild antics, such as [[breakdancing]] while wearing only the cowl of [[anime]]/[[professional wrestling]] hero [[Tiger Mask]]. At {{convert|156|cm|ftin}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Takashi OKAMURA (comedian) - Anime News Network |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=262226 |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=www.animenewsnetwork.com}}</ref> (the tallest person in his family) he is a striking contrast to the lankier Yabe.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}


They formed Ninety-nine in 1990 (when Okamura dropped out of [[Ritsumeikan University]]) and in 1993 won a New Talent Prize. Okamura cried with joy when interviewed after receiving it. The following year, Ninety-nine hosted their first on-air show ''Ninety-Nine All Night Nippon'', which is still aired today. Their success continued to grow with programs such as ''[[Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!]]'' and ''[[Asayan]]''.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}
They formed Ninety-nine in 1990 (when Okamura dropped out of [[Ritsumeikan University]]) and in 1993 won a New Talent Prize. Okamura cried with joy when interviewed after receiving it. The following year, Ninety-nine hosted their first on-air show ''Ninety-Nine All Night Nippon'', which is still aired today. Their success continued to grow with programs such as ''[[Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!]]'' and ''[[Asayan]]''.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}
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{{nihongo|'''Hiroyuki Yabe'''|矢部 浩之|''Yabe Hiroyuki''|born October 23, 1971 in [[Suita, Osaka]]|{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}}} is a Japanese [[Owarai|comedian]]. He is one of the popular duo ([[Glossary of owarai terms#kombi|kombi]]) [[Ninety-nine (Owarai)|Ninety-nine]] with Takashi Okamura.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2008/04/nintendo-sells/|title=Japan’s Celebs Hawking Mario Kart Wii|date=21 April 2008|work=[[Wired News]]|access-date=17 March 2011}}</ref> Yabe is considered the straight man in the duo.<ref name=":0" /> Yabe also plays [[Luigi]] in the Japanese [[Hot Mario Bros]] advert campaign.<ref name=":1" />
{{nihongo|'''Hiroyuki Yabe'''|矢部 浩之|''Yabe Hiroyuki''|born October 23, 1971 in [[Suita, Osaka]]|{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}}} is a Japanese [[Owarai|comedian]]. He is one of the popular duo ([[Glossary of owarai terms#kombi|kombi]]) [[Ninety-nine (Owarai)|Ninety-nine]] with Takashi Okamura.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2008/04/nintendo-sells/|title=Japan’s Celebs Hawking Mario Kart Wii|date=21 April 2008|work=[[Wired News]]|access-date=17 March 2011}}</ref> Yabe is considered the straight man in the duo.<ref name=":0" /> Yabe also plays [[Luigi]] in the Japanese [[Hot Mario Bros]] advert campaign.<ref name=":1" />


Born in [[Osaka]], Yabe played [[soccer]] in his youth. As a [[sportscaster]] on the [[TV Asahi]] program ''Yabecchi FC'', he interviewed soccer players [[Ronaldinho]] and [[Alessandro Del Piero]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}
Born in [[Osaka]], Yabe played [[soccer]] in his youth. As a [[sportscaster]] on the [[TV Asahi]] program ''Yabecchi FC'',[https://en.uaf.ua/article/21450#!] he interviewed soccer players [[Ronaldinho]] and [[Alessandro Del Piero]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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[[Category:Japanese comedy duos]]
[[Category:Japanese comedy duos]]
[[Category:Performing groups established in 1990]]

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Ninety-nine
PseudonymNainai (ナイナイ)
Native nameNaintinain (ナインティナイン)
Years active1990–
(formed in Osaka)
EmployerYoshimoto Kogyo
Members

Ninety-nine (ナインティナイン, Naintinain), or Nainai (ナイナイ) is a Japanese comic duo from Osaka working for the entertainment conglomerate Yoshimoto Kogyo. The duo (kombi), consisting of Takashi Okamura as boke (stooge) and Hiroyuki Yabe as tsukkomi (straightman), formed in 1990.[1]

The pair met in high school, where they were both involved in the soccer club. Okamura had been receiving guidance from Yabe's brother Yoshiyuki Yabe and throughout their high school life they had a senpai and kōhai relationship. As he was Yoshiyuki's younger brother, his soccer club peers referred to him as "Yabe Juni[or]". Upon graduating high school, Okamura entered Ritsumeikan University and studied there for one year. Yabe, who was significantly less able academically, was unable to get into any universities and as a result invited Okamura to join Yoshimoto with him as a duo. The pair have stated that one of the reasons that drove them to this decision was their combined admiration for Yabe's brother Yoshiyuki, who had entered Yoshimoto two years before and formed the comedic duo "Channels". However, Yoshiyuki was allegedly opposed to the idea at that time, advising the pair on the harsh realities of a life as an entertainer.

Their act is typical of manzai comedy duos, though they are also known for TV segments filmed in locales such as Hong Kong and Italy. Yabe has tended to receive criticism from Japanese fans because his participation in their skits is small and out of proportion compared to the always active and effervescent Okamura, even as a straightman.

Okamura and Yabe also famously took the roles of Mario and Luigi (respectively) in the Japanese Hot Mario Bros. advertisement campaign.

They have hosted Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!, a Japanese comedy show,[2][3][better source needed] and they have also hosted a number of television programs in the past. They also hosted a weekly radio program for All Night Nippon on Fridays as a duo, but since 2015 Okamura hosts this program alone.

Takashi Okamura

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Takashi Okamura (岡村 隆史, Okamura Takashi, born July 3, 1970 in Osaka, Japan) [citation needed] is a Japanese comedian and one half of the owarai duo Ninety-nine,[1][4][note 1] playing the "comic stooge" or boke of the group.[1] His nicknames range from "OkatakaLeader" to "Okachan".[citation needed]

Okamura has consistently been a large-audience draw on Japanese TV for his wild antics, such as breakdancing while wearing only the cowl of anime/professional wrestling hero Tiger Mask. At 156 centimetres (5 ft 1 in)[5] (the tallest person in his family) he is a striking contrast to the lankier Yabe.[citation needed]

They formed Ninety-nine in 1990 (when Okamura dropped out of Ritsumeikan University) and in 1993 won a New Talent Prize. Okamura cried with joy when interviewed after receiving it. The following year, Ninety-nine hosted their first on-air show Ninety-Nine All Night Nippon, which is still aired today. Their success continued to grow with programs such as Mecha-Mecha Iketeru! and Asayan.[citation needed]

Okamura has appeared in the Japanese stage adaptation of The Lion King. He has displayed his dancing prowess by becoming an honorary member of Johnny's Jr., performing with SMAP and Exile.[citation needed]

Okamura made controversial remarks in April 2020, suggesting during a radio program that men could look forward to seeing pretty girls enter the fūzoku industry (sex industry) after the coronavirus pandemic was over. Okamura since apologized for his comments, saying in a statement that the remarks were "extremely inappropriate toward people who are in a tough position."[6]

Hiroyuki Yabe

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Hiroyuki Yabe (矢部 浩之, Yabe Hiroyuki, born October 23, 1971 in Suita, Osaka) [citation needed] is a Japanese comedian. He is one of the popular duo (kombi) Ninety-nine with Takashi Okamura.[1][7] Yabe is considered the straight man in the duo.[1] Yabe also plays Luigi in the Japanese Hot Mario Bros advert campaign.[7]

Born in Osaka, Yabe played soccer in his youth. As a sportscaster on the TV Asahi program Yabecchi FC,[1] he interviewed soccer players Ronaldinho and Alessandro Del Piero.[citation needed]

Notes

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  1. ^ also known as Nai Nai in Japan

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Comedy: Ninety Nine". Japan Zone.
  2. ^ "Takashi Okamura". The Internet Movie Database(IMDb).
  3. ^ "Hiroyuki Yabe". The Internet Movie Database(IMDb).
  4. ^ Davis, Jessica Milner (2006). Understanding humor in Japan. Wayne State University Press. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-0-8143-3165-1. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Takashi OKAMURA (comedian) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  6. ^ "Comedian says pandemic will prod pretty girls into sex industry". english.kyodonews.net. Kyodo. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Japan's Celebs Hawking Mario Kart Wii". Wired News. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
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