For the uninitiated, Lee Koda isn’t a host or a comedian. He is the contestant . Specifically, the "unlucky everyman." Unlike the muscular SASUKE (Ninja Warrior) athletes or the stoic table tennis pros, Koda is usually depicted as a low-level office worker (a salaryman ) who has been tricked into participating in a psychological endurance test.

: This is arguably the most famous Japanese variety show among Western internet users. Search for their "No-Laughing Batsu Games" or the original "Silent Library" segments.

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