If you turn on Japanese TV at 8 PM, you will likely not find a drama. You will find a panel of 10 comedians, three idols, and a foreign talent eating increasingly spicy chicken wings while reacting to a video of a monkey riding a unicycle. This format—cost-effective, reliant on talent agency loyalty, and endlessly repeatable—dominates prime time.
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