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Ryan Higa and Sean Fujiyoshi are Japanese-American comedians from Hilo, Hawaii. They are known for their YouTube comedy videos, which have been viewed over 200 million times.^[1] Their YouTube channel nigahiga is currently the most subscribed of all time.^[2]

Background

Ryan and Sean started as Youtube comedians while still attending Waiakea High School by posting videos from mid 2006 to early 2007 of themselves lip synching to songs.^[3] After posting a variety of videos such as solo-rants by Ryan, the duo garnered much success with a series of "how-to" guides such as How to be Ninja, How to be Gangster and How to be Emo.

More recently, their video content has shifted towards spoofs of real commercial products and movies. Some spoofed products include the ShamWOOHOO! (after the ShamWow!), ChildrensBop, and Hook on Fonik along with The Portobello Mushroom Burger.^[4] Their Movies in Minutes videos summarize and spoof movies such as Harry Potter, Twilight, Transformers, Titanic, Saw and New Moon. Occasional guest appearances are made by Tim Enos (who plays the role of Helga Fawntanilla), Ryan Villaruel, Kyle Chun and Tarynn Nago (Ryan's girlfriend), collectively known as the "Yabo Crew".^[5]

Youtube popularity

Ryan and Sean's YouTube channel, nigahiga, was created on July 20, 2006. By July 2008 it had over 300,000 subscribers, making it one of the site's most subscribed channels.^[6] By November 2008, their videos had been viewed over 150 million times.^[7]

On May 10 2009, Nigahiga passed the one million subscriber mark and ranked as YouTube's second most subscribed channel, just short of Fred's 1.2 million subscribers. On August 20, 2009, Ryan and Sean overtook Fred to become the most subscribed YouTube channel of all time.^[8]

Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure

In 2008, Los Angeles producer Derek Zemrak offered to help them create their first feature-length film. The resulting film, Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure, was directed by Richard Van Vleet and released on November 14, 2008.^[9]^[10] It was shown in sold out theaters in Hawaii and California.^[7] The DVD was released on July 14, 2009 in the USA.^[11]

Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure is about a down on his luck movie producer, played by Michael Buckley, who is seeking out famous celebrities in order to make a hit movie in 30 days or risk being fired. He chooses Ryan Higa and Sean Fujiyoshi after discovering the popularity of their YouTube videos. He invites them to Hollywood to make a movie. They accept the offer, and run into some amusing situations on the way.^[12]

References

^ "All Channels - Most Viewed". YouTube. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
^ "All Channels - Most Subscribed". YouTube. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
^ "Hilo teens become a Web video sensation". The Honolulu Advertiser. 2008-07-27. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2008/Jul/27/il/hawaii807270330.html" ignored (help)
^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab5IwgcJRiE&feature=fvst
^ http://archives.starbulletin.com/2008/01/11/features/screentime.html
^ http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2008/Jul/27/il/hawaii807270330.html
^ ^a ^b http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=249477
^ 1,356,784 subscribers for nigahiga vs. 1,356,423 for Fred shortly after 6pm EST, August 20, 2009
^ "Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure". imbd. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
^ "Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure". zap2it.com. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
^ "Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure (2008)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
^ "Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure". infoplease.com. Retrieved 2009-11-15.

External links

Honorary titles
Preceded by Lucas Cruikshank (Fred)	Most Subscribed Channel on Youtube August 20, 2009	Succeeded by Incumbent

[Youtube_views_page-1] "All Channels - Most Viewed". YouTube. Retrieved 26 November 2009.

[Youtube_subscriptions_page-2] "All Channels - Most Subscribed". YouTube. Retrieved 26 November 2009.

[3] "Hilo teens become a Web video sensation". The Honolulu Advertiser. 2008-07-27. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2008/Jul/27/il/hawaii807270330.html" ignored (help)

[4] ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab5IwgcJRiE&feature=fvst

[5] ttp://archives.starbulletin.com/2008/01/11/features/screentime.html

[HA-6] ttp://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2008/Jul/27/il/hawaii807270330.html

[Herald-7] ttp://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=249477

[8] 1,356,784 subscribers for nigahiga vs. 1,356,423 for Fred shortly after 6pm EST, August 20, 2009

[imbdmovie-9] "Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure". imbd. Retrieved 2009-11-15.

[zap2it-10] "Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure". zap2it.com. Retrieved 2009-11-15.

[amazonDVD-11] "Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure (2008)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-11-15.

[adventureplot-12] "Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure". infoplease.com. Retrieved 2009-11-15.

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 More recently, their video content has shifted towards spoofs of real commercial products and movies. Some spoofed products include the ''ShamWOOHOO!''  (after the [[Vince Offer#ShamWow!|ShamWow!]]), ''ChildrensBop'', and ''Hook on Fonik'' along with ''The Portobello Mushroom Burger''.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab5IwgcJRiE&feature=fvst</ref> Their ''Movies in Minutes'' videos summarize and spoof movies such as ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'', ''[[Twilight (2008 film)|Twilight]]'', ''[[Transformers (2007 film)|Transformers]]'', ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'', ''[[Saw (2003 film)|Saw]]'' and ''[[New Moon (2009 film)|New Moon]]''. Occasional guest appearances are made by Tim Enos (who plays the role of Helga Fawntanilla), Ryan Villaruel, Kyle Chun and Tarynn Nago (Ryan's girlfriend), collectively known as the "Yabo Crew".<ref>http://archives.starbulletin.com/2008/01/11/features/screentime.html</ref>
-==Youtube Popularity==
+==Youtube popularity==
 Ryan and Sean's YouTube channel, nigahiga, was created on July 20, 2006.  By July 2008 it had over 300,000 subscribers, making it one of the site's most subscribed channels.<ref name="HA">http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2008/Jul/27/il/hawaii807270330.html</ref> By November 2008, their videos had been viewed over 150 million times.<ref name="Herald"> http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=249477</ref>
 On May 10 2009, Nigahiga passed the one million subscriber mark and ranked as YouTube's second most subscribed channel, just short of [[Fred Figglehorn|Fred]]'s 1.2 million subscribers. On August 20, 2009, Ryan and Sean overtook Fred to become the most subscribed YouTube channel of all time.<ref>[http://www.webcitation.org/5jB98dRoQ 1,356,784 subscribers for nigahiga] vs. [http://www.webcitation.org/5jB9Bz56e 1,356,423 for Fred] shortly after 6pm EST, August 20, 2009</ref>
-==Copyright Violations==
-On Christmas Eve of 2008, two of Ryan and Sean's videos were removed due to copyright violation.  The videos removed were their two most popular videos; (How to be Gangster and How to be Emo). On January 21, 2009, nigahiga's account was temporarily suspended and was told to remove more copyrighted videos. Because of this, nigahiga's lip synching videos were all removed (with the exception of You're Beautiful, which was audio swapped), and so were most of his videos that include copyrighted music. As of now, all the music that is being played in nigahiga's videos is music Ryan composed himself.  How to be Gangster and How to be Emo was put back on nigahiga's channel in late August 2009, only to be removed a few days later, along with How to be Ninja.  Ryan and Sean used to have over 90 videos, but due to copyright incidents, their video number was dropped down to about 40.
 ==''Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure''==
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 ''Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure'' is about a down on his luck movie producer, played by [[Michael Buckley (Internet celebrity)|Michael Buckley]], who is seeking out famous [[celebrities]] in order to make a hit movie in 30 days or risk being fired. He chooses Ryan Higa and Sean Fujiyoshi after discovering the popularity of their YouTube videos. He invites them to [[Hollywood]] to make a movie. They accept the offer, and run into some amusing situations on the way.<ref name="adventureplot">{{cite web|url=http://www.infoplease.com/movies/ryan-and-seans-not-so-excellent-adventure/68012|title=Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure|publisher=infoplease.com|accessdate=2009-11-15}}</ref>
-==''Ninja Melk''==
-On August 2009, Ninja Melk was uploaded to nigahiga's channel, it is a 26 minute short film. (The longest video ever to be posted on nigahiga's channel) The plot revolves around Lapchung (played by Bryson Muratha) hiring Ryan and Sean to become ninjas to catch the evil Bokchoy (played by Tim Enos) and his henchwoman, Gina (played by Tarynn Nago).
-==Videography==
-<ref>http://www.youtube.com/user/nigahiga?blend=1&ob=4</ref>
-{{Multicol}}
-===Advertisement spoofs===
-*'''The iPod Human''' – a parody of [[Apple Inc.|Apple's]] [[iPod]], and all other spin-offs of it, including the [[iPod Touch]] and the [[iPod Nano]].
-*'''The ShamWOOHOO!''' – a parody of the [[ShamWow!]]
-*'''ChildrensBop!''' – a parody of the ''[[Kidz Bop]]'' series.
-*'''The Portobello Mushroom Burger''' – a comedy advertisement for the new [[Carl's Jr.]] Portobello Mushroom Burger.
-*'''The Big Bouncing Inflatable Green Ball''' – a comedy advertisement for a big, green [[exercise ball]] which is also seen in many other nigahiga videos.
-*'''Hook on Fonik''' – a comedy advertisement about a book on how to read better, and a parody of [[Hooked on Phonics]].
-==="How to be" series===
-*'''How to be Ninja''' – a video about how to be a [[ninja]]. (private)
-*'''How to be Gangster''' – a video about how to be a [[gangster]]. (private)
-*'''How to be Emo''' – a video about how to be an [[emo]]. (private)
-*'''How to be Nerd''' – a video about how to be a [[nerd]]. (private)
-*'''How to be UFC Fighter''' – a video about how to be a [[UFC]] fighter guest starring [[B.J. Penn]]. (private)
-*'''How to be at the Premiere''' – a video about how to be at the premiere of ''Ryan and Sean's Not so Excellent Adventure''.
-===Movies in Minutes series===
-*'''Movies in Minutes: Titanic''' – a short spoof of ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]''.
-*'''Movies in Minutes: The Grudge''' – a short spoof of ''[[The Grudge]]''.
-*'''Movies in Minutes: Twilight''' – a short spoof of ''[[Twilight (2008 film)|Twilight]]''.
-*'''Movies in Minutes: Harry Potter''' – a short spoof of the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' film series]].
-*'''Movies in Minutes: X-Men Origins: Wolverine''' – a short parody of ''[[X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]''.
-*'''Movies in Minutes: Transformers: Revenge of the Household Objects''' – a short spoof of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
-*'''Movies in Minutes: Saw 12''' – a short spoof of the ''[[Saw (film series)|Saw]]'' film series.
-*'''Movies in Minutes: New Moon''' – a short spoof of the ''[[New Moon (film)|New Moon]]'' trailer.
-===Nigahiga Songs===
-*'''Yank Dat Cameltoe''' – a parody of "[[Crank Dat]]" by [[Soulja Boy Tell 'Em]].
-*'''Sorry Fans, Blame My ADD''' – a parody of "[[Sorry, Blame It on Me]]" by [[Akon]].
-*'''So Damn Stupid!''' – a parody of "[[Yahhh!]]" by [[Soulja Boy Tell 'Em]].
-*'''I Miss You Soulja Boy''' – a parody of "[[Better in Time]]" by [[Leona Lewis]].
-*'''The Ninja Glare''' – a parody of "[[In the Ayer]]" by [[Flo Rida]].
-*'''Tweet Whore''' – an original song by Ryan Higa.
-*'''I'm a Chingstah!''' – a parody of "I'm a Gangster" by [[Jamie Kennedy]].
-====Lip synced====
-*'''You're Beautiful''' – a lip sync to "[[You're Beautiful]]" by [[James Blunt]]. (audio swapped)
-*'''Circle Circle Dot Dot''' – a lip sync to "[[Circle Circle Dot Dot]]". by [[Jamie Kennedy]] and [[Stu Stone]]  (removed)
-*'''I'm a Gangster''' – a lip sync to "I'm a Gangster". by [[Jamie Kennedy]] (removed)
-*'''Wannabe''' – a lip sync to "[[Wannabe (song)|Wannabe]]" by [[The Spice Girls]]. (removed)
-*'''Fergalicious''' – a lip sync to "[[Fergalicious]]" by [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]].  (removed)
-*'''Savin' Me''' – a lip sync to "[[Savin' Me]]" by [[Nickelback]]. (removed)
-*'''My Heart Will Go On''' – a lip sync to "[[My Heart Will Go On]]" by [[Celine Dion]]. (removed)
-*'''Destiny's Angels''' – a lip sync to popular [[Destiny's Child]] songs (removed)
-*'''Milk and Cereal''' – a lip sync to "Milk and Cereal" by [[G. Love & Special Sauce]].
-*'''Numa Numa''' – a lip sync to "[[Dragostea din tei]]" by [[O-Zone]].
-*'''Irreplaceable''' – a lip sync to "[[Irreplaceable]]" by [[Beyoncé]]. (removed)
-*'''London Bridges''' – a lip sync to "[[London Bridge (song)|London Bridge]]" by [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]].(removed)
-*'''Barbie Girl''' – a lip sync to "[[Barbie Girl]]" by [[Aqua (band)|Aqua]]. (removed)
-*'''I Love Them Hoes''' – a lip sync to "I Love Them Hoes" by [[Eamon Doyle]]. (removed)
-*'''Promiscuous''' – a lip sync to "[[Promiscuous (song)|Promiscuous]]" by [[Nelly Furtado]] and [[Timbaland]]. (removed)
-*'''I Just Want You To Know''' – a lip sync to "[[Just Want You to Know]]" (removed)
-===Ninja Melk===
-*'''Ninja Melk Preview''' – Ryan announces the new release for their new film, ''Ninja Melk''.
-*'''Ninja Melk Trailer''' – a trailer for their film, ''Ninja Melk''.
-*'''Ninja Melk''' – a short film about ninjas.
-{{Multicol-break}}
-===Rants===
-*'''A Message to All Haters'''- a [[rant]] about people who don't like their [[videos]].
-*'''Ranting about Music''' – a [[rant]] about [[music]]. (private)
-*'''Rant on Liars''' – a rant on [[lie|liars]]. (private)
-*'''Rant on Comments''' – a rant on [[YouTube]] comments. (private)
-*'''Rant on Nosy People''' – a rant on people who ask a lot of questions. (private)
-*'''Rant on Stink People''' – a rant on people who [[body odor|stink]] (private)
-*'''Rant on ADD''' – a rant on [[Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder|ADHD]]. (private)
-*'''Violence''' – a rant on [[violence]]. (private)
-*'''Rant on Asian Dramas''' – a rant on [[Asia|Asian]] dramas.
-*'''Rant on Music (Remade)''' – a remade version of a rant on music.
-*'''Off The Pill: Stink People''' – a remade version of a rant on people who stink.
-*'''Off The Pill: Farts''' – a rant on farts.
-*'''Off The Pill-Nosy People''' – a remade version of a rant on people who ask a lot of questions.
-===Skitzo===
-*'''Introductions''' – the introduction to a new comedy series called Skitzo, which includes Ryan, the trainers from 'How to Be Ninja' and 'How to Be Gangster', and Regina from 'Why Chris Brown Beat Rihanna'.
-*'''The Halloween Story''' – Regina, R-Dizzle, and Hanate share their Halloween stories with the group.
-*'''The PSA''' – Ryan, Regina, R-Dizzle, and Hanate are told by the Big Boss of YouTube to make a PSA. Special cameo from Shane Dawson.
-===The Ryan Higa Show===
-*'''The Ryan Higa Show: Helga Fawntinilla''' – A fake interview between Ryan Higa and Helga Fawntinilla (portrayed by Tim Enos) (private)
-*'''The Ryan Higa Show: Milo Ventimiglia''' – A interview between Ryan Higa and [[Milo Ventimiglia]].
-===Other videos===
-*'''Munky Tag!''' – a video of Ryan and Sean running around trying to catch each other. (removed)
-*'''Mind Geek''' – a video of Ryan pretending to "control" an item and make it move with their minds. A parody of "[[Mind Freak]]" (private)
-*'''Beautiful Girls (Ghetto Style)''' – an animated video of the song "[[Beautiful Girls]]" by [[Sean Kingston]]. (private)
-*'''Braces?!''' – Ryan Higa [[lip sync]]s to random songs after announcing he will no longer have to wear braces. (private)
-*'''I Wanna Play a Game''' – a short skit of Ryan and Sean playing a game with a strange man over the phone. (private) 7-6-07
-*'''The Number 21''' – a parody of ''[[The Number 23]]''.  (private)
-*'''Subliminial Messaging''' – a rant and/or random conversation about subliminal messaging. (private)
-*'''Things I Like''' – a video of Ryan showing people things he likes. (private)
-*'''REVO''' – a video about [[global warming]]. (private)
-*'''Sponsored?''' – a video telling people that they might by sponsored. (private)
-*'''5 Nigahiga Facts''' – a [[YouTube]] tradition. Ryan Higa tells five facts about himself. (private)
-*'''Asians Wrestle?''' – a short comedy video. (private)
-*'''Adjusting the Sails''' – a video with a [[moral]]. (removed)
-*'''Will Ferrell Calling Me Out?''' – a short comedy video. (private)
-*'''Ryan and Sean's Not so Excellent Adventure''' – a video promoting ''Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure''. (private)
-*'''The Stalking Mangina Preview''' – a fake advertisement for a fake movie about a man who is always spying on people.
-*'''Hilo Puppets''' – a parody of the famous YouTube video "[[The Mysterious Ticking Noise]]".
-*'''Vote for REVO''' – a video telling people to vote on their global warming video.
-*'''The Super Secret''' – a video telling people about ''Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure''
-*'''Ryan and Sean's NSEA Trailer''' – a trailer for ''Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure''
-*'''Sean Returns!''' – a short comedy video.
-*'''Youtube Live – WTH is a Vlog''' – a video explaining that Ryan Higa is appearing at [[youtube live]] vlogging and saying he  doesn't know what a [[video blog|vlog]] is.
-*'''Thanksgiving Campaign''' – a parody of [[Free Hugs Campaign]], a popular [[Internet]] video.
-*'''Copyrighted''' – Ryan Higa telling people about all their copyrighted videos.
-*'''Why Chris Brown Beat Rihanna''' – a video about what happened with [[Chris Brown (entertainer)|Chris Brown]] and [[Rihanna]].
-*'''Word of the Day – Pwned''' – a video explaining the definition of the word [[pwn]]ed.
-*'''1,000,000 Subscribers''' – a video celebrating their first one million subscribers on YouTube.
-*'''House''' – a short comedy video that is a parody of the TV show ''[[House M.D.]]''
-{{Multicol-end}}
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