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Surely This TV Show Where Men Sing Karaoke While Getting Handjobs Isn't Real

Am I awake right now? Is this a dream? Is this the deep web?

According to numerous videos popping up on YouTube and then subsequent websites, there is a new gameshow in Japan on which male contestants try to sing memorised karaoke whilst receiving rigorous hand relief, and whoever gets the furthest through the song without climaxing wins.

This is a Noisey appeal for information. Do you live in Japan? Do you know what this is? We have so many questions below and they all need answers.

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Is this real?
No but seriously, is this an actual show?
Is it legal?
What qualifications do you need to become a handjob performer on a Japanese gameshow?
Where does this rank on a scale of Japan's most dystopian TV shows? Somewhere in the middle?
Wait, what song is he singing?
How do you win? Is the song supposed to end before you do?
Does "Finish" mean what I think it does?
Who are those people laughing at you while it happens? Are they your subconcious? Wait does this show have JUDGES?
Is this the deep web?
Is this Videodrome?
What network is this on - porn or regular?
Is there a girls version, how would that work, would it be something like this?
Am I awake right now? Is this a dream?
How do the contestants remain, uh, alert, in a studio full of cameras and people laughing at them? What is their secret?
What does it feel like getting a handjob in a bobble hat?
Is Chris Hansen going to appear and shame everyone?
Why didn't we come up with it first?

Please help.

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