7 October 2009 (2009-10-07) – 31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)
Kanpani (関パニ) is a Japanese TV game show where members of the group Kanjani8 tackled different tasks assigned by the unseen president of the company. The show aired every Wednesday on TV Asahi from 01:36 AM to 01:51 AM from 7 October 2009 to 31 March 2010.[1][2]
The show
To open each episode, the narrator states that due to the horrible economic situation, a show production team with very low budget seeks help from seven of their ADs, aka the members of Kanjani8. The ADs are to complete the tasks passed down from their president, of the company named KANPANI.
On the official website for the show as well as at the beginning of every episode, the message below is also shown:
KANPANI is the abbreviation of the KANJANI COMPANY, a television production office that specializes in image and music. Everyone of us makes good use of their physical strength, intellect and acting talents to conduct independent inquiry and data gathering. We promptly transmit helpful information and survey results to the society, which you can use even from tomorrow. Moreover, we produce musical program ID, which will meet viewers' needs widely without being caught in a mere entertainment program production. Hereafter, we "KANPANI" will produce the new sensed entertainment program that everybody from kids to adults can enjoy, to make you audience happier.[3]
The truthfulness behind these words remain unknown, but the lack of a background on the set of the show seems to verify the statement claiming a slow budget.
The show then begins by stating the task or challenge of the day, which is said to be given by the unseen president. All members must then participate in achieving the goal.
So far, none of the tasks had been completed.
After the game, a fax is received on the set, with a verdict from the president stating the name and possibly reasons of the member(s) receiving the punishment for the team failure.
噛まずに言い切りまSHOW / Let's Say It Without Stumbling SHOW
Blue
All Okura
Slapped with a Harisen (Paper Fan)
16
27 January 2010
プレッシャーに打ち勝ちまSHOW / Let's Overcome Pressure SHOW
Blue
All
Slapped with a Harisen (Paper Fan) Poured Water On
17
3 February 2010
腹八分目食べまSHOW / Let's Be Moderate in Eating SHOW
Red
Nishikido
Poured Water On
18
10 February 2010
一筆で伝えまSHOW / Let's Convey It with a Stroke of a Pen SHOW
Blue
All
Poured Flour On
19
17 February 2010
3対3狙いまSHOW / Let's Aim at 3:3 SHOW
Green
All
Slapped with a Harisen (Paper Fan)
More than 2 hours were recorded.
20
24 February 2010
身の程を知りまSHOW / Let's Get to Know One's Own Place SHOW
Red
21
3 March 2010
意外な物を値段当てまSHOW / Let's Guess the Price of Unexpected Products SHOW
Green
Slapped with Double Harisen (Paper Fan)
22
10 March 2010
ありそうな言葉検索しまSHOW
Blue
Slapped with a Harisen/Double Harisen (Paper Fan)
23
17 March 2010
影絵で表現しまSHOW
Green
Poured Water On
24
24 March 2010
センスくらべまSHOW
Blue
Slapped with a Harisen (Paper Fan)
25 (Final Episode)
31 March 2010
絵描き歌伝えまSHOW
Tasks/challenges
Episode
Air Date
Tasks and Challenges
Results
Punishment Received By
Ratings
01
7 October 2009
To guess correctly a specific old man's idea of a "good eat".
Failure
Yokoyama You
2.5%
02
14 October 2009
Figure out the functions of two unknown commercial products.
Failure
Nishikido Ryo
3.5%
03
21 October 2009
Finish eating the top 30 favorite items in oden within 10 minutes.
Failure
Nishikido Ryo
2.2%
04
28 October 2009
Correctly guess a drag-queen's childhood dream.
Find the member most popular among the selected drag-queens.
Failure
Yokoyama You
3.5%
05
4 November 2009
Success
Yokoyama You (once)
Shibutani Subaru (three times)
Nishikido Ryo (once)
Murakami Shingo (once)
2.9%
06
11 November 2009
To finish the thirty-one scoops of the top thirty-one most popular ice-cream flavors from Baskin Robbins in ten minutes.
Success
None
5.3%
07
18 November 2009
Two teams compete to guess correctly the gourmet dishes being presented based solely on the presenter's facial expression.
N/A
Maruyama Ryuhei
2.7%
08
25 November 2009
To complete a race based on each member's individual ranks drawn from a raffle.
Failure
Shibutani Subaru
3.8%
09
2 December 2009
As cast members, Kanjani8 must finish a script made of tongue-twisters with no mistake.
Success
Okura Tadayoshi (once)
Yasuda Shota (once)
Yokoyama You (twice)
Maruyama Ryuhei (four times)
Murakami Shingo (twice)
Nishikido Ryo (once)
2.8%
10
9 December 2009
Failure
Maruyama Ryuhei
3.5%
11
16 December 2009
Success
None
4.2%
12
23 December 2009
1.8%
13
6 January 2010
N/A
Yokoyama You
3.2%
14
13 January 2010
Success
All
15
20 January 2010
Success
Okura Tadayoshi (once)
Nishikido Ryo (four times)
Shibutani Subaru (twice)
Yasuda Shota (once)
Murakami Shingo (once)
Maruyama Ryuhei (once)
16
27 January 2010
N/A
Maruyama Ryuhei (twice)
Shibutani Subaru (twice)
Yokoyama You (three times)
Nishikido Ryo (twice)
17
3 February 2010
N/A
Okura Tadayoshi
18
10 February 2010
Failure
All
19
17 February 2010
Failure
Yokoyama You (twice)
Yasuda Shota (three times)
Nishikido Ryo (twice)
Maruyama Ryuhei (once)
Okura Tadayoshi (twice)
Shibutani Subaru (twice)
Murakami Shingo (twice)
20
24 February 2010
To keep one's face underwater for more than 30 seconds.
Failure
21
3 March 2010
To guess whether the suggested price of a product is higher or lower than the real price.
N/A
Yasuda Shota
22
10 March 2010
N/A
Yasuda Shota
Maruyama Ryuhei
Yokoyama You
Tadayoshi Okura
23
17 March 2010
N/A
Yokoyama You
24
24 March 2010
N/A
Shibutani Subaru
Murakami Shingo
Okura Tadayoshi
25 (Final Episode)
31 March 2010
Music
The opening, ending, and in-between music segments are created and performed live by Kanjani8.
Background music for the show comes from Kanjani8's previously released music numbers.
