I was watching a pre-air special for the Japanese drama Bartender when I came across this little piece of trivia.
「最初はグー、じゃんけんぽん！」
This famous phrase can be heard in almost all aspects of the Japanese culture, and I thought it's been around for ages. I never paused to think about its origin, so I was quite surprised when I learned that it's coined by the comedian Shimura Ken.
Not really science, but kinda history and cultural science?
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A high school buddy commented while we were in university that our math professor looked like Shimura Ken. I've never seen Shimura Ken until now so I could neither agree or disagree with him back then...
He was right, the math prof did look like Shimura Ken! XD
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I've never read the Bartender manga and have yet to finish the anime version. The pace for the anime is really slow, kind of like ARIA but with a different sense of healing, and is obviously adult-oriented with the various work and life related issues. Wonder what the drama version will be like?
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