Nasubi became gigachad, climbed Everest, opened a theater school, and now does charity at Fukishima regarding that nuclear incident, I very much admire people like him.

@mingyuhuang8944

10 ай бұрын

It would be perfectly fine and well if this poor dude had a John Wick moment and took out all the producers and everyone involved. The fact that they not only tortured this sweet, fun and genuinely wholesome bright dude but also broadcasted as "entertainment" and ALSO people watched him get tortured to laugh at him whilst he was butt naked and essentially becoming a playtoy for the whole country. It's dehumanizing and how the hell everyone involved is not sent to the jails is very very bizarre. Hope this dude gets only Ws in the future ❤😢😢❤

@Bagbonk

10 ай бұрын

@@mingyuhuang8944 He did consent to it, still pretty fucked, but not illegal

@aloharosa08

10 ай бұрын

@@Bagbonkhe couldve left anytime time but they mentally fucked him

@slothbushido9436

10 ай бұрын

@@BagbonkLegality and morality are not really exchangeable. And while he consented and could opt out at any moment, they hid information from which could’ve convinced him to opt out.

@Bagbonk

10 ай бұрын

@@slothbushido9436 I mean yeah, but he never opted out. Btw, don't get me wrong, I hate that they did these things to him, but It's not illegal sadly.

Nasubi’s mental fortitude is fucking wild, shocked he didn’t go completely insane

@worlds_worst_tf2_player

Жыл бұрын

I think the right word would be strength, not fortitude.

@lotannuh

Жыл бұрын

@@worlds_worst_tf2_player they’re synonyms.

@orbitsrailfanvids

Жыл бұрын

@@lotannuh synonyms are SIMILAR definitions, not identical

@whiteout0111

Жыл бұрын

I think you meant "stupidity"

@itsjustlogic7232

Жыл бұрын

@@orbitsrailfanvids really synonyms can be completely identical definitions OR similar definitions

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” ― William Shakespeare

@biosphere-aka-lil-v-cast

Ай бұрын

when they are alive

@navanater123

16 күн бұрын

Hell isnt empty😂 its filled with muslims😂😂

@papito4434

11 күн бұрын

But also full

through an interview he states that when the producer asked if he wanted to continue, he said no. the producer apparently pestered him until he gave in.

@santiagofernandez1885

2 ай бұрын

Why am I not surprised?

@buzzyepic8312

Ай бұрын

This is actually fucked up. They forced him to continue to make more money.

@santiagofernandez1885

Ай бұрын

@@buzzyepic8312 capitalism at it's finest

@DreamyTaffy

Ай бұрын

@@santiagofernandez1885 communism at its finest

@therealjibrano

Ай бұрын

​@@santiagofernandez1885 no it's exploitation at it's finest

I looked him up on Wikipedia and it states that he's been helping with people through the pandemic by using his own experiences of self-isolation. The fact that he could turn 15 months of torture into something positive for others is amazing.

@sunnyapartmentroom2038

Жыл бұрын

What a great guy, to have to suffer like that must’ve not only been physically hard but mentally hard as well the fact he can help others really shows the genuine goodness he has!!

@lollol-bz1bs

Жыл бұрын

@Kavetion ratio

@jumbokiller2178

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome, such an amazing person, let's hope the universe doesn't take him away too quickly...

@AnonFreeze

Жыл бұрын

It’s fucked up what happened to him, but it’s really good that he used his own experiences to help people during the pandemic. I only hope the best for him in the future

@tristandowdy146

Жыл бұрын

Wow what a fucking inspiring turn around tbh. I commend this man

for real. that shot of the confetti cannons and audience cheering at the end while Nasubi sits there naked and confused is probably the most brutally dystopian thing I have ever seen

@andreas1629

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of that black mirror episode called "white bear"

@Number1Dumbass

Жыл бұрын

It was probably extremely embarrassing for him

@stellviahohenheim

Жыл бұрын

The thing is Japanese people doesn't really care about nudity that much only your junk needs to be covered

@collapsingtruth

Жыл бұрын

@@andreas1629 my brother made me watch that episode and it was the first thing i thought of when watching that clip

@sickfvckkkkk

Жыл бұрын

It’s like the hold music on suicide hotlines

He was coerced into participating, he was desperate to make a living and the producers took full advantage of that.

@PrivilegedPirate

13 күн бұрын

I’d like your comment but it’d ruin the # of likes

@dre4534

Күн бұрын

@@PrivilegedPiratewhat was it lol

What terrified me was the music, and the commentary in the background. It was a similar tone of voice and similar music to one of my fave japanese shows ever, Old Enough- which is literally about toddlers going on cute little errands. They weren't treating this like a tragedy- they saw it as COMIC.

@white_knuckle_jorkin

2 ай бұрын

Oh gosh, I love Old Enough too

@exantiuse497

2 ай бұрын

The music and the announcer are extremely unsettling. You'd imagine it was meant to make the viewers feel uncomfortable, having such a contrast between the cheery voices and the miserable scene on the screen, but I think it was actually meant to be amusing and humorous. They really didn't see anything wrong with mocking the suffering of the "contestant"

@elee522

6 сағат бұрын

Exploiting near babies to do labor for views doesn’t sound all that ethical either

The final scene of him being in front of an audience with him being scared and bewildered is straight out of dystopian film with a very cruel ending.

@diegomarichal4506

Жыл бұрын

Brave New World, literally

@balikoboy7635

Жыл бұрын

Black Mirror episode basically.

@Em-fz5uh

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. It's like that nightmare we all had where you didn't realize you're naked and everyone is laughing at you. And it's broadcast for millions to see. Horrible !!

@dumb33

Жыл бұрын

China gots your typical 1984 dystopia, but Japan has your Running Man type of dystopia.

@Flingftw

Жыл бұрын

it reminded me of a black mirror episode

The most extraordinary thing about Nasubi's ordeal is that the door to his room was unlocked the whole time. He explained in subsequent interviews that he didn't leave because obligation and endurance are important values in Japanese culture, and because he didn't have any clothes to wear in the outside world.

@nicestrat

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, this whole story is bs...so, he didn't have a blanket when he slept? Also, could've fabricated something out of his rice bag. He was in on it from the beginning...*mic drop*

@doodadsdandy

Жыл бұрын

@@nicestrat okay so what can he do with the rice bag. cut a hole how? wear how? stick together how? he didnt have TOOTHPASTE for 3 months, toilet paper for 10. you reckon he's getting a fucken sewing needle and thread to make some rice bag undies?? lmaooo

@Cesarlmao

Жыл бұрын

​@@nicestratDawg. Shut up.

@Mugetsu96

Жыл бұрын

@@nicestrat I doubt his ordeal was fake he generally looked malnourished also critical hasnt showed the whole livestream there are some clips that cant be shown on this app.

@nicestrat

Жыл бұрын

@@Mugetsu96 yeah, I hear ya.....who knows? I do know he could've made something to wrap around his private parts to leave!!

19:48 you cannot watch this and not feel nothing. This is just sad and heartbreaking to push someone to the brink of crying over rice

This show also did other challenges, forcing people to hike long distances, build a raft to get to land, starving people if their baseball team doesn't win, etc... Its sick as hell

@cacagorilla7

Ай бұрын

Apparently one of the other participants was assaulted at a gay bar in a foreign country while participating in some campaign for the show and none of the producers stepped in to help him

@simonsan5271

26 күн бұрын

Didnt they agree to the therms and signed a contract?

@Userxxx840

20 күн бұрын

@@simonsan5271even if they did, torturing people is still illegal in most places.

@Kiittyz_

9 күн бұрын

@@simonsan5271often people did out of desperation.or pressured to keep going

@simonsan5271

9 күн бұрын

@@Kiittyz_ Pressured how? Did they block their way out? Forced them to stay by gunpoint? These were adults.

that “wrong address ramen delivery” definitely feels like a planned event by the producers, which would make it even sadder

@carsonpolitte7639

Жыл бұрын

I think that was just a acident i don't think someone could be that evil to another human that they would have someone with food to go to his door and make him even more hungrey

@mello5310

Жыл бұрын

@@carsonpolitte7639 but they’re evil so it’s possible they planned it, they are manipulators , so they manipulated people watching and the guy himself as well

@ecner1179

Жыл бұрын

@@carsonpolitte7639 Even worse things happened in the show, this is nothing

@getpoopedon4535

Жыл бұрын

@@ecner1179 like what

@CommitArson0

Жыл бұрын

@@carsonpolitte7639 bruh. He was literally humiliated LIVE by the producers without him knowing. I bet the producers actually did that cuz it was for the show.😟

He lived on rice, water, and dog food for over a year with minimal exercise. There’s no way he had a legitimate bill of good health

@dadogdoin1360

Жыл бұрын

don’t forget the fiber jelly!

@rogeliocano9536

Жыл бұрын

Also he ate raw meat.

@debbiedowner6713

Жыл бұрын

Plus cooked meat as well.

@tomfish3244

Жыл бұрын

I don't think eating raw meat is nessesarily bad for your health. It could be but only if it the meat is contaminated, which most meat probably isn't. In a situation like this you're better off eating it. As you see it didn't kill him. I doubt it did him any harm at all. You should still just cook it though, assuming you can. kill all the bacteria and make it more nutritious.

@horizon9929

Жыл бұрын

@@tomfish3244 Lol no, eating lots of meat is bad full stop.

19:46 the cut from him being ecstatic to win more rice to sobbing uncontrollably while holding the bag is... Probably one of the saddest things I've seen.

@deathpact7136

22 күн бұрын

I know. That absolutely killed me. He cherished everything he got no matter what it was because he as just so happy to actually have something. He deserved so much better.

my heart broke into a million pieces when he was told to strip the 2nd time , he looked so sadd

The worst part is that Nasubi seems like a genuine, funny and amicable guy. It’s just sad that this was allowed to happen, let alone broadcast

@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375

Жыл бұрын

@Kavetion Ratio

@foxyfnlol

Жыл бұрын

This was a tragedy of a livestream

@SkipperTwoDick

Жыл бұрын

@Kavetion we get it your dad doesn’t love you

@goose93

Жыл бұрын

@@weirdyoutubechannels cringe

@weirdyoutubechannels

Жыл бұрын

@@goose93 can you inhale 2 liters of amonia for me?

Him taking the mask off in the room in korea to the realization he has to do it all again is legitimately soul crushing

@won879

11 ай бұрын

He was given an option whether to do it or not though

@JosefZeethuven

11 ай бұрын

@@won879 He was litteraly stripped before they asked. If you know know anything about social dynamics and manipulaiton youd know nasubi practically didnt have a choice here

@orang1921

11 ай бұрын

@@JosefZeethuven this is silly

@JosefZeethuven

11 ай бұрын

@@orang1921 You are uneducated

@shaunpocalypse

11 ай бұрын

@@won879 anyone who isn't utterly retarded understands this isn't how it works

This was the Real ''Truman Show'' - the real life inspiration that Hollywood created a movie after it.

This is quite horrid. I would pretend to go insane after 12 days so they have to kick me out.

@ricesticker

24 күн бұрын

The sad thing is I think they’d just want you there more if you went crazy cause it would bring more viewers

@kashshhds8824

20 күн бұрын

@@ricestickerif you didn’t eat or drink and were sick they would have to get you out

If I remember correctly, the guy’s been doing a lot of mountain climbing in recent years, even scaling Mount Everest back in 2016. I’m just glad he’d been living his life after these events

@NeonyRicey

Жыл бұрын

@Kavetion except you're not lmao

@nighthawkgamer2

Жыл бұрын

Who wouldn’t be living their full life when u escape torture

@grundierungtaglich6241

Жыл бұрын

Man is a real survivor

@turtleboy1188

Жыл бұрын

@Kavetion based

@Cardock2

Жыл бұрын

@Kavetion ratio

the clip of him being surprised by the live audience looks like it came straight out of a psychological thriller

@guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943

Жыл бұрын

​@scrambling blambles That literally is the truman show, but with no outside contact...

@andrewjones9547

Жыл бұрын

it would have been nice if the audiance could like donate things to him like the hunger games

@anti_tgf

Жыл бұрын

Like that Black Mirror episode, I think it was White Bear

@EveTheRaviolo

Жыл бұрын

yeah, many things seemed so creepy, like straight out of a dystopian thriller. When he has canned food but no way to cook it therefore eat it....Theres a book called "i have no mouth and i must scream" where the protagonists get tortured in the same way,

@diarioderenzo964

Жыл бұрын

could you tell the minute pls

this is truly one of the most horrific things I've ever seen.

Glad to hear that a documentary is coming out soon about this…. More people need to hear this story and those responsible need to be thrown in the spotlight for the sick thing they have done to this man

I swear the ending where the audience claps at a confused naked man has to be something out of Black mirror

@oliveradams1555

Жыл бұрын

Straight up, black mirror, squid game.

@ethanking8439

Жыл бұрын

He do be speaking the truth tho

@radbunnie2297

Жыл бұрын

Man facts. I would have sued.

@gothicmommy6128

Жыл бұрын

That whole show was the series of black mirror

@manwhatdoiputhere

Жыл бұрын

Straight up white bear but less crime

He was a senior in college and this broadcast forced him to repeat a year, but his professor at the time happened to see it on TV and applied for his leave of absence. Thanks to him, he was able to go back to college and successfully graduate

@Filthyllamas

Жыл бұрын

All of what charlie said was fact (idk, i think). But he only mention the bad side of it which is kinda unfair bc its not the bigger picture of this case. So in 90s a lot of japanese comedian had to participate in these types of game show such as Silent Library(more extreme than the us version), this show, etc in order to be famous. Which they did, they get their fame from that and currently became the senior comedian and get to be a commentarors of current show, if you ever see one they are the people in those little box on the corner of every game show.

@nickbrown2113

Жыл бұрын

@@Filthyllamas please tell me the bigger picture of what this man went through. If you were in his place and people were angry for you, would you say the same thing? But please enlighten me about the bigger picture that clearly we cannot see about a man’s suffering.

@JosePineda-jn8jk

Жыл бұрын

@@Filthyllamas so long story short, just endure torture and let a corrupt capitalist company do whatever the fuck they want to you so you can get slightly ahead of where you currently are in this world? Is that the bigger picture?

@darkdest6664

Жыл бұрын

a fkn chad

@schqrr

Жыл бұрын

What a good guy

as a child in the special ed program of a not-so-great elementary school, i was periodically locked in padded rooms for sometimes up to 2-3 hours. that fucked me up for life. even having that experience (which is admittedly not really similar), i cannot IMAGINE what being locked away from society for over a year would do to someone, much less being mocked on TV and starved in addition to that. holy shit

@PrettyVulgar92

Ай бұрын

If it was a public school I don't think they can do that legally and if it was a private school I'd be concerned

@breademojiwheatemoji4003

Ай бұрын

@@PrettyVulgar92 it was a public school. from what i remember of my state’s laws (it’s been a while since i looked at these laws & a while since elementary), they can indeed legally do that as long as they notify the principal after 30 minutes & the principal gives the go ahead 🙃 the rooms technically don’t ‘lock’ tho, but they do have someone on the other side holding the door at all times so… essentially they do lock, just not with a locking mechanism that comes with the door.

@Woohoowi1

21 сағат бұрын

lol same

I legit teared up when he was hugging the rice bag and crying. There's a special place in hell for the people who did these awful things to this man

@fdfsdsfds2831

Жыл бұрын

to be fair you're probably going there too

@300zxss

Жыл бұрын

Dude this shit is normal in Japan. There’s so many sociopaths there, and there’s lots of entertainment and p0rn that’s not officially released that you can find in stores that is literally snuff. There’s something about pain and death that gives the Japanese a real kick

@paul_particularlyunhappynut

Жыл бұрын

@@fdfsdsfds2831 wtf? that was uncalled for lol

@Ottowa

Жыл бұрын

@@300zxss Stop giving Japanese people a bad rep by talking out your ass

@Fadeegaming2005

Жыл бұрын

@@fdfsdsfds2831 and you're also going there too, you ain't a saint buddy

He climbed Everest 6 years ago, dude is a goddamn hero.

@_Sin_

Жыл бұрын

That dude is fucking unbeatable. He has the will of a rock

@grobyna

Жыл бұрын

Source??

@lauens

Жыл бұрын

@@grobyna wikipedia

@lutfiramly4168

Жыл бұрын

After u can go through things like this, everest is easy

@basicallyno1722

Жыл бұрын

No Everest is not easy because he experienced this which is why he didn’t summit it. People die on Everest regularly. Not sure why anyone would pay thousands of dollars to not actually climb it entirely.

30:55 i never get emotional..but this actually made me cry. what the actual fuck. that poor man has already been through enough:(

I don't think I've EVER been so speechless in my fucking life. The fact this could happen to a Real person, let alone for the Entertainment Of Others, is genuinely mind-boggling. And, with so few, if ANY, consequences too?? Holy shit.

I wouldn't even treat my sims like this, let alone a real human being

@cannedcan9788

Жыл бұрын

Well I could kill my Sim way before the 1 month mark so at least they wouldn't suffer for long

@MrMongoose221

Жыл бұрын

Lol that moment when you're torturing your Sims and start to feel bad

@horrorqueen3577

Жыл бұрын

@@MrMongoose221 Omg I thought I was the only one who started doing mean shit to their Sims (I was like "whaaaaat they fall asleep on the floor from sleep deprivation?!/kept giving my sims husbands and causing fires etc for her husband's to die and was like "woah she's grieving & losing her mind") & I ended up feeling so guilty and terrible about it I started apologizing out loud to my Sims & never did it again 😂😂

@pissapocalypse

Жыл бұрын

I don't even torture my Sims, I just try to collect all the cool items you get from the careers and exploring. I'm basically a crow lol

@guanedits6349

Жыл бұрын

I was feeling sorry for him at first but when he got the chance to leave he stayed. Man its his choice to be tortured! why should i care about him when he doesnt care for himself

Even with consent, this is still fucked up. The way the producers treated him is fucked.

@magiklam2991

Жыл бұрын

The downtrodden's consent is often being taken advantage of cuz that's pretty much the only thing they can offer

@JB-wi1ym

Жыл бұрын

I think the feigned moral indignation in the comment section is more fucked up. You guys are literally crying about someone who voluntarily chose to participate in a Japanese game show that he could leave at any moment. Kids these days love to find things to cry over.

@galactic-taco

Жыл бұрын

Dude, he was naked.

@lucaspsm125

Жыл бұрын

I don't think it can even be qualified as consent. how the fuck do you expect someone in this moment to be able to make decisions?

@-ruubi-7270

Жыл бұрын

@@JB-wi1ym wait, he was allowed to leave?

Just coming in here to say that there is a documentary on this on Hulu called "The Contestant". I can't believe that they made one about this guy and put it in Hulu.

Just in case it wasn’t clear already, Densha De Go! Is a train conductor simulator game. Nasubi was so deprived of entertainment that he played a train simulator for 4 days straight. Such a strong will on his end.

The fact that they took him to an amusement park and gave him a fun day right before sending him back in is heartbreaking

@liminalb1rds158

Жыл бұрын

Remember, it was never forced on him.

@saintpena8800

Жыл бұрын

@@liminalb1rds158 if someone agrees to be in a snuff film, do you think it’s suddenly okay to kill them? The Stanford Prison Experiment wasn’t against the subject’s wills either, it was still messed up

@elpunetaz5116

Жыл бұрын

@@liminalb1rds158 Human minds dont heal instantly, they should've waited at least 6 months or so, that way his answer would have been different. The dude straight up said his clothes were itchi, that tells you that the guy adapted and accepted the environment, and they where abusing of that.

@liminalb1rds158

Жыл бұрын

@@saintpena8800 depends on what kind of snuff they’re making, and besides, this was good ol’ Asia isolating, you do know how common this is right? Trust me if this shocked you, you’re in for a ride.

@Gobbostopper

Жыл бұрын

@@liminalb1rds158 im not sure "depends what kind of snuff" is a good qoute lol

i love how they tortured a man in front of a live audience for months, but showing his genitals is where they draw the line

@Somonyo

Жыл бұрын

Well, I think Japan is pretty strict about genitalia on their stuff

@miaeiaa

Жыл бұрын

japan has a weird thing to censor that

@StxckyBxurritos

Жыл бұрын

do you know if he could quit at any time?

@stop8738

Жыл бұрын

It’s not the show, it’s the country

@PeteyThePenguin

Жыл бұрын

A man being physically and psychologically tortured for 15 months? Hilarious! A penis? Absolutely obscene

A documentary based on this is on Hulu now. It’s called “The Contestant”. It’s really disturbing

this story makes me unbelievably sad, and makes me respect this man so much. because of the hulu documentary that came out recently about this, he did this interview for time magazine about how he felt. he felt like he couldn’t leave the room when they transferred him to korea, because his mental health was so deteriorated that he felt that he couldn’t give up. the producer said that tomoaki was so incredibly angry about this that he saw “anger coming out of every pore in his skin.” he said throughout the time he wanted to die and was losing hair along with weight. i’m glad that the documentary is well received, and tomoaki (nasubi) said that he was happy that his documentary helped people that struggle with loneliness and isolation. absolute legend of a man

They lucky he had a damn strong mind. Imagine choosing the wrong guy for this, would´ve easely become a murder case

@narutojoestar

Жыл бұрын

@henr akjo nasubi is a beast after all

@brianpinion5844

Жыл бұрын

BINGO , that what i was saying! i may be a bit of a keyboard warrior but someone would of died over this . may of been me but shit likew this make a man go after the bloodline ! as they say in mexico 'start pulling roots' them boys dont play

@uraniumcranium2613

Жыл бұрын

He would have quit before he died silly lol, he could quit at anytime but the man has honor and balls.

@goldenboy86gd

Жыл бұрын

@@uraniumcranium2613 no he was only allowed to quit before it started i think

@peka__

Жыл бұрын

@@goldenboy86gd Erm, how do you suppose they could have forced him to stay against his will - on a public livestream?

let’s not forget the heaviest thing here, which is that even while in the most f**ked up situation imaginable, with basically no contact with the outside world, and slowly growing insane, he was still trying to make people laugh with every single thing he did

@mingyuhuang8944

10 ай бұрын

It would be perfectly fine and well if this poor dude had a John Wick moment and took out all the producers and everyone involved. The fact that they not only tortured this sweet, fun and genuinely wholesome bright dude but also broadcasted as "entertainment" and ALSO people watched him get tortured to laugh at him whilst he was butt naked and essentially becoming a playtoy for the whole country. It's dehumanizing and how the hell everyone involved is not sent to the jails is very very bizarre. Hope this dude gets only Ws in the future ❤❤❤

@thejaded

9 ай бұрын

That's what really surprised me.. Anybody else, and they would've been miserable. He has a strong mentality honestly.

@rezinicodragon

8 ай бұрын

⁠@@thejadedhonestly I think the camera is the main reason for the strong mentality that keeps him going probably I think if there was no camera or he had no idea where the camera was he probably would be worse off I think the camera and knowing that this is being televised to a bunch of people also gave him a lot of hope

@sourgreendolly7685

7 ай бұрын

He's beyond resilient, it's amazing.

@thejaded

7 ай бұрын

@@rezinicodragon That does make sense because it seemed like he was more of a showman. Feel so bad though.. He tried to entetrtain people. That's a good lad.

This makes me so sad and sick to my stomach. I can’t even imagine. It’s just horrifying and it just kept getting worse.

Seeing the horrified look on his face when the walls collapse actually made me burst into tears

The fact he immediately strip his clothes off when entering the fake room even though nobody told him to strip was proof that the show broke this man

@I_quit_trolling_now

Жыл бұрын

I’m better than penguinz0

@OsnoloVrach

Жыл бұрын

@@I_quit_trolling_now ok antonio

@ThatFuckinGame

Жыл бұрын

I would assume he did it because he felt very uncomfortable in clothes as well.

@MyselfOffical

Жыл бұрын

@@I_quit_trolling_now I’m better then kavetion

@rhysheroo

Жыл бұрын

i agree crazy davey

I don't believe the "prizes" he won were randomized. Somebody must have carefully planned what he would receive for the sake of entertainment.

@mr.ligertiger

Жыл бұрын

Totally! After showing his extremely long nails on the show, he won nail polish. What kind of sweepstake gives away nail polish?!

@Riionaa3

Жыл бұрын

and funny how he suddenly breezed thru the challenge once he wasn't in japan anymore, maybe cus producers couldn't rig it overseas (apart from the obviously smaller goal)

@ryudhal

Жыл бұрын

Was about to say. They definitely controlled what he wins. Or else he would've gotten clothes at some point, or he would've died from starvation in the first month as he did not get food to start with.

@JustTooManyPuppies

Жыл бұрын

@@mr.ligertiger your freaking out about nail polish? how about FUCKIN TOOTHPASTE? 100% convinced lol

@haveyouevertastedsand2831

Жыл бұрын

planned out mind game ):

The thing that scared me the most is that people watching him felt OK with what's going on.

@elee522

7 сағат бұрын

Thats the japanese for ya

You did a great job with this. Thanks for making it. It's like some Big Brother shit irl.

His real name is Tomoaki Hamatsu and he actually hasn't done that bad for himself. He's a local influencer in his area, eventually created his own acting stage group 'Eggplant Way' that travelled across Japan and he still gets on TV shows to this day. He's also climbed Mount Everest, which is pretty damn impressive. He also announced today (his birthday) that he'll be opening his own KZread channel... so Charlie making this video on his birthday is also kind of an unintentional promo for his new channel I guess.... even if the majority of us don't speak japanese and will have no clue what he's saying.

@BigBrainGamer58

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad that guy didn’t turn into a Auschwitz’s victim

@-sigma1584

Жыл бұрын

You can’t just say that without dropping a link or something to his new channel! We gotta brigade him with support!

@jeremybrown116

Жыл бұрын

@@8chickenrollsstackedontopo150 i know that it is really gay

@Lobodameianoite

Жыл бұрын

Whats the name of the channel?

@jonglopez5400

Жыл бұрын

channel name

That last shot of him sitting on the stage, shocked, naked and terrified surrounded by a giddy audience and being showered with confetti is so incredibly fucked up I can’t imagine how sadistic these producers were.

@x3luh_mon

Жыл бұрын

@Kavetion nobody knows you

@v3nd_data859

Жыл бұрын

Literally like a Black Mirror episode

@falsetitle6940

Жыл бұрын

Kind of justifies Hiroshima to me.

@rox5473

Жыл бұрын

@@falsetitle6940 yo what the fuck

@DrGandW

Жыл бұрын

@@falsetitle6940 You realize this came after the bomb was dropped right?

What a fascinating piece of journalism. I hope you and your team get some sort of award.

This man deserves everything, i really hope hes well

The show's producers should be charged with crimes against humanity.

@germanfisch

Жыл бұрын

technically crimes against humanity has to be against a population not a person

@sneeds

Жыл бұрын

Stop crying. He could have quit at any time and chose to stay there of his own autonomy

@robertroot7237

Жыл бұрын

@@sneeds true

@teyonnahowes6066

Жыл бұрын

@@sneeds that doesn’t excuse the producers actions he agreed to it which is his fault but they wanted to see him suffer for laughs and money because of that we are allowed to talk shit about the producers because they humiliated him and tortured him that man came out a whole different person in a bad way and the fame they promised him was a lie.

@averagebozo1095

Жыл бұрын

@@sneeds the fuck are you talking about, the "reward" for that suffering was a big chance compared to his already shitty living. Dude was already desperate beforehand, and they just fucked him over.

the upbeat effects when he is literally suffering is so sadistic and sinister. this is so black mirror like, its actually insane to me that there wasnt intervention at any point.

@PhoenixRedtail

Жыл бұрын

The end part reminded me so much of an actual Black Mirror episode called White Bear

@jumpiestaman100

Жыл бұрын

It's also Japanese television, which at the time (and even now to some extent), it was all about entertainment no matter what.

@lawncarrot7064

Жыл бұрын

@@PhoenixRedtail yeah thats what i was thinking

@toxicdevilgaming6496

Жыл бұрын

@@lawncarrot7064 they thought it was fake

@akosv96

Жыл бұрын

Probably they changed apartment first time exactly because of fan backlash or trying to free him.

I believe the producers should be arrested 10000% the parcels was intercepted, they 1000000% they planted dog food

2:55 i love how the background completely changes at this point

Wow I found your channel and watch the evil preacher now this I am hooked ❤. Great content. This was a terrible what they did to this poor man.

The fact that Nasubi probably didn't even get a significant percentage of the show's earnings while he was the one being tortured for money is bloodboiling.

@HopeyDiamond

Жыл бұрын

I don't think he "won" anything, just... hehehe... "Exposure"... in more ways than one xD I'd be surprised if he got a cab fare back home at all

@insa2242

Жыл бұрын

It’s cute you think he got a percentage at all

@user-te5vk1rb2e

Жыл бұрын

He became super famous in Japan tho. Saw him everywhere at the time. Got hefty money from other TV shows for sure.

@SoggySlopster

Жыл бұрын

He barely got anything lmao

@pedromiret9195

Жыл бұрын

@@user-te5vk1rb2e Is that a trade you'd consider?

That ending honestly broke me. It's hard to believe that people can be so unapologetically cruel.

@flowerofash4439

Жыл бұрын

if anybody surprised that japanese people would do that, they definitely never heard of hisashi ouchi the nuclear reactor incident victim. the Japanese government kept him alive for 83 days while his body is literally melting from radiation for a resesarch

@ELbabotas1

Жыл бұрын

Not really, it's better with niceness

@yungblattt

Жыл бұрын

I can garuntee you I’m the future of KZread come and see for yourself

@kalakha4528

Жыл бұрын

Well, some people are the ones who create this scenerios, leading to more toxicity and cruelty.

@Sosozanyway

Жыл бұрын

Broke you? Oof. You're sweet like bake sales.

He didn't have no one , the guy should be remembered he only wanted to make people laugh but am so angry against the people who put him through that

I seriously wanted to cry while watching this.

Nasubi is too kind. The producers probably used that kindness and Nasubi’s will power to their advantage

@guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943

Жыл бұрын

Nasubi is a true sigma male

@YeeHaww

Жыл бұрын

No he is still kind I hear he use his isolating knowledge to help people through quarantine

@couththememer

Жыл бұрын

@@guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943 never thought i'd ever have to use this word to anybody but... he's truly a sigma male

@Steven-nq7fx

Жыл бұрын

@@YeeHaww no one said he's becoming evil tho

@izshtar

Жыл бұрын

@@Steven-nq7fx he could be though, thank god.

The scene where he gets the 10 kilo of rice is unreal. He’s crying literal tears of joy, like he truly received a gift from the gods for his prayers.

@filipedias7284

Жыл бұрын

That's pretty fсkеd

@abcdtemp

Жыл бұрын

@@wapdaddy69 cringe

@wapdaddy69

Жыл бұрын

@@abcdtemp I'm sorry :/

@wabba1960

Жыл бұрын

@@wapdaddy69 TheBrillyx: * posts a heartwarming comment about Nasubi getting real food for the first time in a while * you: "1.4k liKeS aNd nO rEpLiEs? i'LL FiX tHaT1!!!11!!"

@coffeeaddict9605

Жыл бұрын

@@wabba1960 The fact that you think someone commenting on someone's pain and desperation is heartwarming is messed up.

Ok wait, so this man was tortured psychologically for entertainment AND money. Yet he managed to pull through without losing his mind, what a legend.

Its so wild to see what he does to keep himself going. Its weirdly inspiring

I am 110% convinced that the Producers were intercepting the prizes, ensuring that Nasubi only received certain items. Possibly even distributing the prizes he DID win at specific times. 15 months, thousands of sweepstakes entered, and he never won a single T-Shirt? I call BS. This poor guy was purposely degraded, tormented, and humiliated for a global audience...

@user-en7dx1qp3k

Жыл бұрын

Also suspicious that the prize that put him over the million yen threshold was a bag of rice

@zaccwiggins

Жыл бұрын

Also the delivery man coming to the door with ramen, only to say they had the wrong address was 100% produced interference. It’s just too cruel to have just randomly happened. Not a doubt in my mind they sent that delivery man there just to fuck with him.

@trippymlgjunkrat5749

Жыл бұрын

​@@zaccwiggins japans pretty fucked

@128Gigabytes

Жыл бұрын

I mean with how hard it is to win those sweepstakes I feel like they would have had to make up and pretend he won constantly for there to even be a chance he survives, what are the odds he actually got so many wins even with so many entires

@mbaxter5972

Жыл бұрын

It’s also weird that they made a whole team of people to cover his “eggplant”. Why would they hire a whole team for that is they could just give him atleast a apron

This feels like a horror movie and it’s insane this actually happened

@forgivezharion6989

Жыл бұрын

Ratio + yb better + I don’t care + this you 🤓🤓👨🏼‍💻👨🏼‍💻👶🏽

@bobertsanchezms

Жыл бұрын

God damn you got all the bots

@h3llok1tty69

Жыл бұрын

Damn why is there so many bots in ur replies💀💀

@picklehunterlaxifi5603

Жыл бұрын

@@forgivezharion6989 1 like 😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡

@generichuman1919

Жыл бұрын

@DONT READ MY PROFILE PICTURE ok I won't

I thought I was a sociopath who couldn’t feel empathy, until I seen Nesubi. Legend

Watched 3 vids so far, you defo have the charm and gift of a great streamer

One of the saddest parts is he went into this to boat his career as a comedian and left unable to properly socialize enough to be a comedian anymore

@serenahopeisabella2226

Жыл бұрын

:(

@I_quit_trolling_now

Жыл бұрын

I’M BETTER THAN PENGUINZ0

@dreadedTanker3173

Жыл бұрын

@@I_quit_trolling_now cringe lord

@jacobpeters5458

Жыл бұрын

how relatable and accurate in some ways. I did food delivery for 6 years and hated being outside to the point where now I work from home and sometimes don't leave for days. I'm naked all the time like him lol

@anti-ethniccleansing465

Жыл бұрын

@@jacobpeters5458 Hahahaha! Wtf? Maybe if you weren’t many cards short of a full deck, and didn’t watch tv like a drone, you would have been just fine. Ofc, I’d understand if it was because employers forced masking.

Dude climbed everest in 2016. Dudes a champ in my opinion. His ingenuity saved his life.

@synersk

Жыл бұрын

@@tristarperfecta1061 heartless bozo

@ozyisgoated

Жыл бұрын

@@tristarperfecta1061 mf colder than ice

@Jza-GZa

Жыл бұрын

@@tristarperfecta1061 I hope you were in his situation and never made it out 🙂

@courtofreels6253

Жыл бұрын

@@Jza-GZa you guys understand it wrong he means he’s proud of him

@Peppermint-Furretlover

Жыл бұрын

@@courtofreels6253 no, he’s being the “great job” sticker in school when you did a basic action

They need to make a movie about this. This is some Black Mirror/Squid Game type shit, just unbelievable edit: well that aged well

@Shou_33

Ай бұрын

They’re making a documentary on it, on HULU I think

The real life saw trap, but it's only mental emotional pain

The fact he survived this is amazing. He's probably one of the strongest people I've seen on the internet for going through this and not going full psychopath

@zebnemma

Жыл бұрын

My mind would have snapped about 1 month in I think. But my mental health would deterioate rapidly only about 1 week in. But my mental health already is fucked to begin with and with underlying history of mental health struggles so... There's no way I could even participate in such a "challenge" to begin with. Even the premise sounds awfull, and then it was actually way worse in reality... Fuck! This challenge feels like "kidnap victim simulator" like wtf even is this demented shit. I hear about people being held as sex slave captives for 10-20 years, I would have comitted suicide by any means necessary way before then. Maybe 1-2 months max. Either that or my mind would be so broken that I go full feral and attack my captor by biting his dick off or something and then from that try to kill him while he's too stunned from shock to defend himself. The fact that they first told him to strip the second he got to the apartment would have instantly made me fear for my life, thinking I accidentaly got myself into a sex slave situation. I can't believe he didn't protest to that, or that he remained calm after that.

@rebeccacummings6697

Жыл бұрын

You can't just become a psychopath, it's a mental disorder. And psychopaths aren't inherently bad.

@heavenascendeddio7967

Жыл бұрын

@@rebeccacummings6697 yeah you dont become a psychopath, you go insane, you lose your sanity

@raquelnunes9793

Жыл бұрын

@@rebeccacummings6697 omg you know what they meant

@whomegalul4121

Жыл бұрын

@@rebeccacummings6697 Psychopaths don't exist. It's a made up mental illness that no human has ever been legitimately diagnosed with. That's why the term ASPD has replaced it in the DSM-V

The fact he immediately took off his clothes after moving into the fake apartment was real chilling. I imagine in that moment he believed that this was his life now, it was no longer a game.

@rotta4667

Жыл бұрын

Thats just horrible and disgusting.

@hedera280

Жыл бұрын

I feel like he probably had that realization much earlier

@Cell.Boxer92

Жыл бұрын

@@kittums3354 i don’t get the point of ur comment, but anyway ur not funny bro. it WAS horrible and disgusting, and if that makes us nerds then u have a lot of growing up to do

@mysticflow467

Жыл бұрын

@@rotta4667 sexy

@rotta4667

Жыл бұрын

@@Cell.Boxer92 He deleted it.

I spent two years alone in my house my mom would come once in awhile but I was so glad for my dogs the bond I created with them was insane

this is kind of amazing that this did happen. what a legend.

My heart DROPPED when they put Nasubi back in a room after celebrating his win. That’s so so cruel

@I_quit_trolling_now

Жыл бұрын

I’M BETTER THAN PENGUINZ0 LMAO

@derpmandeer763

Жыл бұрын

@@I_quit_trolling_now Cap

@genderfluidlygay7146

Жыл бұрын

I was screaming "NO NO NO NO" at my screen.

@vladimirschutz1661

Жыл бұрын

@@I_quit_trolling_now It's not that hard. This guys become insufferable.

@bobthepancake2870

Жыл бұрын

@@vladimirschutz1661 Then don’t watch him lmao

The most sadistic thing is all the bright commentary and sound effects that are layered over this man’s suffering as it’s being broadcast to the world. If this isn’t a human rights violation, I don’t know what is

@forgivezharion6989

Жыл бұрын

Ratio + yb better + nobody cares + this u 🤓🤓👶🏽👨🏼‍💻👨🏼‍💻

@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375

Жыл бұрын

I mean they also ignored what the imperialist Army did to innocent people, I mean I love Japan, but I am tired of people Ignoring these things

@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375

Жыл бұрын

@@forgivezharion6989 Counter Ratio

@Frostifire

Жыл бұрын

very sad indeed

@TheMegaultrachicken

Жыл бұрын

For some reason asian countries seem to not like human rights. At least China and North Korea. Japan doesn't either but to a lesser degree

The fact that he could turn 15 months of torture into something positive for others is amazing.

This feels like a black mirror episode

When he won the 10kg bag of rice.... the way he held onto it and started crying absolutely broke me. The people who set this up deserve nothing but the absolute worst lives you could possibly imagine, I really pray they get what they deserve

@DillonADDICTION420

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, the producers lived extravagant lives due to all the money Natsubi had made for them. And they didn't even give him a dime of the money either I bet. This made me lose all faith in humans. I would honestly beat the producers with my own hands and break every bone in their bodies to get payback for Natsubi and I've never met the guy. I can just tell he's a good dude at heart. Also I wanna play Playstation with him 😊

@josephvernon21

11 ай бұрын

@@DillonADDICTION420 you wouldn't do anything lmao

@quakzy2043

11 ай бұрын

​@@josephvernon21🥩🚴‍♀️

@TheRealBiggieCheese69420

11 ай бұрын

​@@quakzy2043did you just threaten to run over their meat

@ElisaWang1

11 ай бұрын

@@TheRealBiggieCheese69420 i would do the same. i WANT to do the same :3

Apparently after all this shit happened to him, he went on to climb literal Mount Everest in 2016, what a legend.

@thomass9457

Жыл бұрын

Literal Mount Everest as opposed to what the figurative Mount Everest?

@timmynator8036

Жыл бұрын

@@thomass9457 haha lmao what I was thinking

@I_quit_trolling_now

Жыл бұрын

I’M BETTER THAN PENGUINZ0 LMAO

@Animoxy37

Жыл бұрын

@@timmynator8036 what’s the figurative mount everst?? Like mental hurdles??

@Guest-cz2rj

Жыл бұрын

@@Animoxy37 large alpine area

I've seen many videos after yours about the same topic, I was wanting to come back and watch it again, so I had to go through a bunch of filters to find the OG with the most views. I'm glad I found it I guess I'll just have to subscribe now to get my fix every once in awhile lol Great content as always I love this one so much I had to come back to it.

As awful as it is that he had to resort to that, his companionship with Bi-Nasu was adorable

It's so difficult to imagine this was real and happened in the mid90s. If this were a Black Mirror episode, it would be on everyone's "top 10 most disturbing" list.

@bigang3248

Жыл бұрын

It happens to this just have to go to the live section of tik tok or twitch

@eugeniovasquez3780

Жыл бұрын

It's totally not difficult to imagine this I'm sure there are many other cases of remotely viewing people suffering for entertainment since the television frequency was invented and today we look at animals on TV almost the same way people watch this

@TheSpellShell

Жыл бұрын

Oh I can totally imagine that in any country with a employment problems. Where no company doesen't fucking need you without experience even with a good digress in university. And don't even get me started on actors/comedians. We probably woudn't have waiters, cashiers or food delivery ppl if no one wanted to try theirselfs as an actors... and just keep waited for this successful audition

@nontologicalbeing

Жыл бұрын

I mean it is extremely similar to that one episode “white bear” or “fifteen million merits” and both those are incredibly fucked up. I wonder if the writers took inspiration from this

@clamsr8565

Жыл бұрын

I would do this for money

That ending where they drop the walls to reveal he's on a stage is just horrifying. Like that is how an actual horror movie would end, and they just treat it like it's a friendly happy occasion. Actually felt sick watching that.

@noahhollingsworth3303

Жыл бұрын

It reminded me of those dreams where you realize you are naked iFront of EVERYONE.

@gendernotfound1994

Жыл бұрын

The whole thing is just disgusting. Apparently he said yes to this but I can't imagine why.

@kevincurpheymusic

Жыл бұрын

i agree

@machinedude9386

Жыл бұрын

My jaw literally dropped for 5 minutes straight seeing this shit

@machinedude9386

Жыл бұрын

@@gendernotfound1994 due to masterful manipulation by the producers, makes you think about the situation we normal working class people are in.

The product advertisement, the hidden cameras. This is like The Truman Show

a couple of months ago i watched this story on some other channel, and the creator said, that tomoaki hamatsu actually didn't agree to be a part of that 'experiment' in korea. in fact it had something to do with the contract, and it that was also the reason why he couldn't leave before. i can be pretty much wrong, but that's what i heard, so im assuming it makes sense

this ending with the walls collapsing and him being on a stage in front of hundreds of people is so dystopian and makes this whole event seem like a black mirror episode

@toprak3479

Жыл бұрын

Literally Black Mirror

@madison4598

Жыл бұрын

YEP

@NoelAKABigNolo

Жыл бұрын

only thing I could think of from the beginning. The way it escalated at the end is insane. I'm still questioning if this was faked somehow because it is so absurd

@jamesh6261

Жыл бұрын

White bear

@Husker_

Жыл бұрын

Yes holy shit I can hardly believe this actually happened. How Nasubi actually committed to doing it and never just said fuck this. I’m also shocked that the people watching just let this happen and no one tried to stop it somehow. And the fact that this went on for 15 months is insane. There’s just so many things about this that I simply can’t fathom.

Somtime it scars me to be human,please get me out of heare.

i can only imagine how the people who tried to enter the show must've felt when they realized they would've been tortured like he had

@BXSXDF2

Жыл бұрын

Sad..

@swagmiredoesall

Жыл бұрын

Probably some terrible survivors guilt

@dswp4882

Жыл бұрын

one word: Waiver

@swagmiredoesall

Жыл бұрын

@@dswp4882 he didn't continue out of a contractual obligation. He did it out of societal pressure, corporate pressure, and legal pressure. You can't exactly get up an leave if you're wearing nothing but a pair of used panties you "got from sweepstakes". Not to mention devotion, determination, and perseverance are all respected characteristics in Japanese culture so quitting would have him looked down upon by society. Then there's the fact he was lied to the entire time by the producers, and while it may be easy to see those lies now they may have seemed much more enticing to him at the time, and those producers would've kept trying everything to keep him on as long as possible as shown when they kept raising the stakes at the end without telling him just to stretch their time airing this shit. Also they probably didn't have any sort of on site injury waiver or anything like that especially when they knew the very nature is this challenge could kill him, and unlike in America they likely weren't required at the time, and still probably aren't with the crazy shit they making into shows sometimes.

@averagerobloxyoutuberr

11 ай бұрын

@@swagmiredoesall no

The fact they chose to staff an entire team to keeping his junk censored while live instead of just giving him a single pair of boxer shorts is incredibly diabolical. They WANTED to keep this man in shame and I absolutely agree with Charlie's conspiracy that they were intentionally keeping clothing from entering the room. The whole draw of the show was he was naked in a room losing his mind.

@ignorant1126

4 ай бұрын

I respect the video and everything but I reaaally wish Charlie used his real name, not the disturbing eggplant nickname the public made of him.

@Y.P.P

4 ай бұрын

@@ignorant1126he does mention his real name at 3:59

@Sirperfluous

3 ай бұрын

​@Y.P.P that is not the same.

@ignorant1126

3 ай бұрын

​@@Sirperfluous Thank you, exactly

@Sirperfluous

3 ай бұрын

@@ignorant1126 No worries, precisely

the amount of editing and pure man hours they put in to not giving this guy some boxers for "comedic" effect is insane

Poor Nasubi, this is just wrong, I hope this guy is fine and will keep living a great life

The contract he must’ve signed for this had to have been crazy as fuck. The fact they change the rules of the game at any time and just prolong this is crazy.

@forgivezharion6989

Жыл бұрын

Ratio + yb better + I didn’t ask + this u 🤓🤓👨🏼‍💻👨🏼‍💻👶🏽

@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375

Жыл бұрын

@@forgivezharion6989 Ratio

@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375

Жыл бұрын

@Kavetion Press Like to doubt

@user-wl4qs8xl3r

Жыл бұрын

@Kavetion Maybe in your dreams, not in reality

@forgivezharionsmom1226

Жыл бұрын

@@forgivezharion6989 L + Ratio + Get off that game and do the dishes + Go Outside + Your dad left + You overweight + Wait till we get home + This you 🧑🏿‍🦱🩴😢🤡

I think the most heartbreaking thing about this. Is he probably genuinely thought that if he made it through this ordeal, he would become renowned not only for his tenacity, but for his comedy. He endured this all thinking it would be worth it, but it wasnt...

@atlassolid5946

Жыл бұрын

well he is renowned to us

@khatogast6916

Жыл бұрын

@Poe Soul nah dude they had their hands full removing the dislike button 💀

@tastefullythick7072

Жыл бұрын

@@khatogast6916 KZreads constantly making the most unnecessary changes to the UI like every few weeks without even notifying anybody, only reason they can keep getting away with it is because they're a monopoly, everyone hates this platform but everyone uses it anyway :(

@toiletdoritogatoradegaming9719

Жыл бұрын

@@tastefullythick7072 yep

@ThePalebloodMaiden

Жыл бұрын

@@tastefullythick7072 there is no other platform like this which is one of the reason, there is twitch but it's ass too

It's like the villain from "Old Boy" and AM from "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" devised a reality TV contest show.

I’ve seen this video a while back, but I’m coming back to this video because of the show “the 8 show”that’s on Netflix. After watching that series and finishing it, it definitely took inspiration for what happened to this man except they have eight contestants instead of just one person isolated.

This guy was living the real life Truman show. I feel so terrible for him, whoever made this should serve 10 years in prison just to see how he felt

@forgivezharion6989

Жыл бұрын

Ratio + yb better + I didn’t ask + this u 🤓🤓👨🏼‍💻👨🏼‍💻👶🏽

@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375

Жыл бұрын

@@forgivezharion6989 Counter Ratio

@forgivezharionsmom1226

Жыл бұрын

@@forgivezharion6989 L + Ratio + Get off that game and do the dishes + Go Outside + Your dad left + You overweight + Wait till we get home + This you 🧑🏿‍🦱🩴😢🤡

@GriffinZambia

Жыл бұрын

ok Dont Read my name..😑!!...

@snapihoob8609

Жыл бұрын

@@forgivezharion6989 no one asked + no father

My soul felt crushed when they trapped him in Korea. The look of defeat in his face. He couldn’t just have something nice

@Cesly-mo3uf

Жыл бұрын

That was the perfect twist for a horror movie.

@cheeks_of_the_boreal_valley

Жыл бұрын

I'm not done with the video yet but how was this legal ??? This is truly horrifying, i feel so bad for him

@SMthegamer1

Жыл бұрын

@@cheeks_of_the_boreal_valley he agreed to it

@Chadagon47

Жыл бұрын

@@Cesly-mo3uf tho this wasn't any movie, that's sadly as real as this world gets. And it's horribly sickening

@alecLogan

Жыл бұрын

@@SMthegamer1 He agreed to a set goal, and they kept pushing it.