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‘I often thought it would be better to be dead’: The story of the cruelest reality TV show in history
Only then could he leave the room. The contestant, a hopeful young comedian called Tomoaki Hamatsu, 22, aka Nasubi, was randomly selected, then promptly sequestered. He would not see daylight ...
Man unknowingly live-streamed in eerie real life Truman Show
A man in China has been live-streamed by his neighbours without his knowledge. Feng Dianwu, 62, also known as ‘Brother Min’, ...
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Left naked and alone, Nasubi was watched by millions. Decades later, he's back in the spotlight
Key Points Tomoaki Hamatsu, better known as Nasubi, has been dubbed one of the world’s first reality TV stars. As part of the '90s Japanese TV series Susunu Denpa Shounen, he spent 15 months ...
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The Contestant: inside the dark and exploitative beginnings of reality TV
When Tomoaki Hamatsu – better known by his nickname Nasubi – auditioned for the Japanese reality TV show, Denpa Shōnen, he had no idea he would be stripped of his clothes and trapped in a room ...
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Left naked and alone, Nasubi was watched by millions. Decades later, he's back in the spotlight
In the late 1990s, aspiring comedian Tomoaki 'Nasubi' Hamatsu became an unwitting television sensation when he was confined naked to an apartment for more than a year. His TV experience is ...