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Japanese reality show contestant was naked for a year — and had no idea 30 million people were watching

The Contestant,” out Thursday.In 1999, the then 24-year-old thought he was auditioning for a “showbiz-related job” on a new TV series called “Susunu! Denpa Shonen,” which translates to “Do Not Proceed! Crazy Youth.” It was the era of Japan’s outrageous challenge shows, which found contestants shutting their eyes and biting into mystery objects — maybe it was a bonbon; maybe it was a shoe — or trying to climb slippery steps, or picking a potential girlfriend based only on a lineup of bare butts.The point of “Denpa Shonen” was to put participants, often young comedians willing to do almost anything to get famous, in extreme situations.But Nasubi didn’t know what he was signing up for when Toshio Tsuchiya, known as the “King of Reality Television,” showed him to a windowless studio apartment in Tokyo. It contained a desk with postcards, magazines and a diary, in which Nasubi was told to chronicle his experiences in the room.“Tsuchiya was a very famous producer,” Nasubi told The Post. “I felt honored to have gotten picked.
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Influencer’s American Airlines meltdown: ‘I’m Instagram famous you f–king bum!’
1 million followers on Instagram.The clip, currently blowing up on Reddit, shows the fashionista exchanging words with an offscreen passenger while grabbing her bags aboard an unspecified American Airlines flight.“Call me a b–h again,” the Miami, Florida native dares while the videographer guffaws in the background.“I did nothing wrong,” she continues, after which the other flyer tells her to “shutup.”In response, Osman tells the other passenger to “shut the f–k up” before walking away with her bag.Things come to a head after the social media celeb notices the passenger filming the exchange, whereupon she sarcastically exclaims “Film me, I’m Instagram famous you f–king bum.”The clip concludes with onlookers collapsing into laughter as the woman tells the cabin to “shut the f–k up.”It’s yet unclear what prompted the altercation, however Osman’s antics made her a laughingstock on Reddit despite people not knowing her identity at the time.“If you have to tell people you’re famous, you’re not famous,” said one critic.Another wrote, “Famous but still flying coach, lol. Hope she gets banned from flying for such a disgusting behavior.”Others found it ironic that Osman boasted about her celebrity status while flying cattle class.
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