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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 230 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" and "How to be Gangster". 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".[4] Their "Movies in Minutes" videos summarize and spoof movies such as Harry Potter, Twilight, Transformers, Titanic, Saw and others which include the up-coming movie 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/Controversy

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]

On Christmas Eve of 2008, two of Ryan and Sean's videos were removed from YouTube due to copyright issues. The affected videos were two of their most viewed - "How to be Gangster" and "How to be Emo". On January 21, 2009, nigahiga was temporarily suspended and was told to remove more copyrighted videos. In response, several videos including "How to be Nerd" and "How to be UFC Fighter" were set to private. His lip syncs are no longer on his channel (with the exception of "You're Beautiful", which was audio swapped). Most of his rants are set to private and most of his non-lip syncs are set to private in order to prevent being suspended. Currently, most of the videos that include music are songs Ryan composed himself. "How to be Gangster" and "How to be Emo" had been put back up in late August 2009 according to his Twitter, only to be removed once again a few days later together with "How to be Ninja". Ryan and Sean once had over 70 videos, but due to copyright violations, their videos have been reduced down to about 40.

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, directed by Richard Van Vleet, was shown in sold out theaters in Hawaii and California.[7]

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. The DVD was released on July 14, 2009 in the USA.

Ninja Melk

On August 24, 2009 "Ninja Melk" was uploaded to the nigahiga channel.[9] It's a 26 minute short film, by far the longest video made by Ryan Higa and Sean Fujiyoshi to date. It's self described as a "homemade epic action/adventure comedy short film about ninjas!". It made it to the YouTube movie spotlight.

Videography

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  • The iPod Human - a parody of Apple's iPod line. 11-7-07
  • 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 DVD on how to read better.

"How to be" series

  • How to be Ninja - a video about how to be a ninja. (private) 7-25-07
  • How to be Gangster - a video about how to be a gangster. (private) 11-4-07
  • How to be Emo - a video about how to be an emo. (private) 11-24-07
  • 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.
  • Movies in Minutes: The Grudge - a short spoof of The Grudge.
  • Movies in Minutes: Twilight - a short spoof of Twilight.
  • Movies in Minutes: Harry Potter - a short spoof of the Harry Potter film series.
  • Movies in Minutes: X-Men Origins: Wolverine - a short spoof 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.
  • Movies in Minutes: New Moon - a short spoof of the New Moon trailer.

Nigahiga Songs

Lip synced

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Rants

  • Ranting about Music - a rant about music. (private) 6-30-07
  • Rant on Liars - a rant on liars. (private) 7-7-07
  • Rant on Comments - a rant on YouTube comments. (private) 7-2-06
  • Rant on Nosy People - a rant on people who ask a lot of questions. (private) 7-20-07
  • Rant on Stink People - a rant on people who stink (private) 9-29-07
  • Rant on ADD - a rant on ADD. (private) 10-15-07
  • Violence - a rant on violence. (private)
  • Rant on Asian Dramas - a rant on Asian dramas.
  • Rant on Music (Remade) - a remade version of a rant on music.

The Ryan Higa Show

  • The Ryan Higa Show: Helga Fawntanilla - a fake interview who Helga Fawntanilla, portrayed by Tim Enos. (private) 9-8-07
  • The Ryan Higa Show: Milo Ventimiglia - an interview with movie director Milo Ventimiglia.

Other videos

  • Munky Tag! - a video of Ryan and Sean running around trying to catch each other. (removed) 10-28-06
  • Mind Geek - a video of Ryan pretending to "control" an item and make it move with their minds. A parody of "Mind Freak" (private) 6-20-07
  • Beautiful Girls (Ghetto Style) - an animated video of the song "Beautiful Girls" by Sean Kingston. (private) 6-29-07
  • Braces?! - Ryan Higa lip syncs to random songs after announcing he will no longer have to wear braces. (private) 9-5-07
  • I Wanna Play a Game - a short skit of Ryan and Sean playing a game with a strange man other the phone. (private) 7-6-07
  • The Number 21 - a parody of The Number 23. (private) 8-26-07
  • Subliminial Messaging - a rant and/or random conversation about subliminal messaging. (private) 8-29-07
  • Things I Like - a video of Ryan showing people things he likes. (private) 9-16-07
  • 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)
  • The Stalking Mangina Preview - a fake advertisement for a fake movie about a man who is always spying on people. 10-3-07
  • 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 Not so Excellent Adventure - a video promoting 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
  • A Message to all Haters - a rant about people who don't like his videos.
  • WTH is a Vlog - a video explaining that Ryan Higa doesn't know what a 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 and Rihanna.
  • Word of the Day - Pwned - a video explaining the definition of the word pwned.
  • 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..
  • 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.


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References

  1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/members?t=a&p=1&s=mv&g=0
  2. ^ http://www.youtube.com/members?s=ms&t=a&g=0
  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. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab5IwgcJRiE&feature=fvst
  5. ^ http://archives.starbulletin.com/2008/01/11/features/screentime.html
  6. ^ http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2008/Jul/27/il/hawaii807270330.html
  7. ^ a b http://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
  9. ^ Ninja Melk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIz3cb_igD4
Honorary titles
Preceded by Most Subscribed Channel on Youtube
August 20, 2009 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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