Feb 3 2010WTF, Japan, Seriously?: 'Crying Girl' DVD
Because Japan never ceases to amaze me, 'Crying Girls' is a soon-to-be-released DVD of, well, girls crying. Because some people are into that. And those people should be put on a watch list.
It may not be The Crying Game but "Crying Girl" (Nakigao, in Japanese) from Amuse Soft Entertainment has its fair share of crying. In fact, it's almost ALL crying. One after another, 11 minor female celebs shed real tears as they recount some of the worst days of their lives.
The "11 stories of people crying in earnest", as the DVD's tag line states, include some that really don't seem so terrible but instead reflect the rigors of being an up & coming model in Japan's fiercely competitive "idol" culture:* Marika, who was yelled at by her manager.
* Risa, who had been jilted by her boyfriend.
* Nana, who saw a bad picture of herself in a magazine.
* Shiho, who cried when her boyfriend said goodbye.
* Mai, who cried "touching the loneliness of the city".
* Yutaka, who has a friend with breast cancer who's engaged to marry.
Wow, Japan, wow. You have officially crossed the line. That said, for $20 I'll video chat you for 30 minutes and cry my eyes out. BECAUSE I'M SENSITIVE. Muscular and sensitive.
Crying Girl DVD Helps Men Feel Strong [inventorspot]
Thanks to Rob, who will video chat and scream at you for free.
Reader Comments
1. Closet Nerd - February 3, 2010 2:00 PM
Dumbest video ever..... even dumber than the firstards that plague this site
2. Hoolysego - February 3, 2010 2:02 PM
That's awesome, i'll watch the whole movie, even the credits 15 times over and over again.
3. fonda - February 3, 2010 2:03 PM
before i read the caption, i thought it'd be a pornographic video. then i read the caption and wished it had been a pornographic video.
4. Asperflux - February 3, 2010 2:05 PM
Long live the robots.
5. Closet Nerd - February 3, 2010 2:07 PM
@2 speaking of credits, has anyone beat the new mario bros game for the wii?
when the credits roll through, its a mini game where you break all the letters like blocks to get coins.... pretty cool
6. David Sadi - February 3, 2010 2:10 PM
Haha the reason are the best
deff some heart felt emotional stories
7. Timbo - February 3, 2010 2:10 PM
I swear that's the same girl over and over
8. Max Boivin - February 3, 2010 2:14 PM
It's about fucking time!! I hope some of them have eyeliner that will drip on their cheek. BONER ALERT!
9. fonda - February 3, 2010 2:24 PM
@ 7 and that's just from one video.. now imagine all of japan? it's like Clone-y Island.
10. Gargamel - February 3, 2010 2:26 PM
Produced by Georgie Porgie.
@5 YES! That was awesome!
11. zoozle - February 3, 2010 2:33 PM
Masturbation
Tonight
Masturbate
Don't wait too late
You know
You don't stop
You can't stop
We're gonna masturbate
One more time
One more time
One more time
Masturbation
You know we're gonna do it right
Tonight
Hey
Just feeling
Crying Girls DVD got me feeling the need
Neeeeed
Yeaaah
Come oon
all right
=D
12. WOOTgoestheEwok - February 3, 2010 2:37 PM
Oddly enough, that makes complete sense for a society with a history of emotional suppression; a society that now has less stigma attached to the display of emotions.
Now get off my damn couch.
13. Milkman - February 3, 2010 2:39 PM
wow. half those girls look so adorable, like real life anime girls
14. poop - February 3, 2010 2:40 PM
Tina Turner
Private Dancer
All the men come in these places
And the men are all the same
You don't look at their faces
And you don't ask their names
You don't think of them as human
You don't think of them at all
You keep your mind on the money
Keeping your eyes on the wall
I'm your private dancer, a dancer for money
I'll do what you want me to do
I'm your private dancer, a dancer for money
And any old music will do
I want to make a million dollars
I wanna live out by the sea
Have a husband and some children
Yeah, I guess I want a family
All the men come in these places
And the men are all the same
You don't look at their faces
And you don't ask their names
I'm your private dancer, a dancer for money
I'll do what you want me to do
I'm your private dancer, a dancer for money
And any old music will do
Deutch marks or dollars
American Express will do nicely, thank you
Let me loosen up your collar
Tell me, do you wanna see me do the shimmy again?
15. JADE - February 3, 2010 2:45 PM
I will give them something to cry about....pow, thud, slap...........just sayin.
16. Jeremy - February 3, 2010 2:48 PM
Apparently Japanese people tend to like being sad. I was listening to some guy talk about it on The Young Turks the other day....
17. Wall - February 3, 2010 3:33 PM
"Nana, who saw a bad picture of herself in a magazine."
Wow. Really Nana?
18. 5tella - February 3, 2010 3:51 PM
@ 11, yay for masturbation and daft punk!
19. NaKAhi70 - February 3, 2010 4:06 PM
Okay, I'm into anime and all that shit, so usually stuff from Japan doesn't make me go WTF~ ...but seriously? WTF who buys this shit? or even watches it~ Thats some weird fetish they've got going there
20. Phil Ken Sebben - February 3, 2010 4:13 PM
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21. Xodus I - February 3, 2010 4:28 PM
So...breast cancer...breast...=boob
just sayin
22. r k - February 3, 2010 4:29 PM
why would anyone want to buy a dvd of a woman crying? they could just get married and have all that (and more) for free...
23. anon e mouse - February 3, 2010 4:52 PM
Ever seen www.cryingwhileeating.com ? Similar concept....but funnier!
24. Japan - February 3, 2010 6:21 PM
Prease so solly! Prease frogive us.
25. cabbo - February 3, 2010 7:04 PM
I think Yutaka would cry again if she saw what Nana was crying about.
"You stupid whore! You cry no reason! You cry photographuru! Me cry canceru! ME CRY CANCERU!"
26. cabbo - February 3, 2010 7:07 PM
Take a tissue baby.
Take it as I come.
You know you're crying asian baby.
If you want my cock to blast,
you'd better make those tear ducts laaaaaaaast...
A la Doors.
27. Cathy @ Medical Health Billing - February 3, 2010 7:14 PM
Japanese girls are pretty... But what's this Crying Ladies all about?
28. Ele - February 3, 2010 9:09 PM
Only Yukata has something to cry about. >>
29. Gir - February 3, 2010 9:53 PM
Cant seem to find a clip, but there's this weird Japanese show called Namidame.
”Namidame is a show about crying. In the words of the show’s creators, “The tears of the Japanese are fine. Therefore, let’s cry together. As much as possible, let’s cry, and face front, and work. Namidame is a program which delivers impression to you.” Airing at 11:55 every Wednesday night on TV Tokyo (Monday on TV Osaka), this program’s most popular segment is called “Namidame Battle Royale” in which ten young women compete to see who can cry the most in a contest to win one million yen. They keep the women up in a house over a period of one week, give them two test-tubes to collect their tear drops in, and leave them to cry their eyes out. Techniques include insulting one another and slapping each other in the face, drinking a lot of water so that they would be able to cry well, sitting in front of a fan, and claustrophobic girls locking themselves in closets. Every day the girl who is in last place is eliminated and when the competition really starts to heat up, the girls do things like going to the local video store and renting every copy of Titanic so that the other girls will have nothing to cry over. Just one of these girls has enough neuroses to keep a team of psychologists busy for decades and watching them cry over comic books and sappy love songs or playing bizarre emotional game is as disturbing as it is funny.”
30. Robothinkyoukindance - February 3, 2010 10:17 PM
It reminds me of any girl who ever saw the pink tic-tac I call my penis. I hate my life.
31. Kyle - February 4, 2010 9:02 AM
"Nakigao" actually means "crying face." Really, though, considering some of the bizarre crap Japan has concocted over the years, this isn't too extreme.
32. Kyle - February 4, 2010 9:05 AM
"wow. half those girls look so adorable, like real life anime girls"
Umm...yeeaaaahhh okay. Let's see, anime girls have gigantic eyes, caucasian skin, massive boobs, and blue hair, while Japanese have naturally black hair, slim figures, and smaller eyes. I never understand why on earth anime causes people to get yellow fever since anime characters bear no resemblance to actual Japanese whatsoever.
33. Jaded Icon - February 4, 2010 9:05 AM
Although a novel idea for guys to watch (for some reason we like it when girls cry sometimes), this would get old very, very fast....
34. GiNa - February 4, 2010 10:42 AM
Seriouly!?! Japan is so freakin weird, they hide ppls weewee n Vjays n porn but they have shows where ppl deficate on sum poor girl trapped in a bubble. So freaking weird, never going bak to Japan ever.
35. Keanan - February 7, 2010 8:35 PM
i would totally pay $20 to watch the G.W writer cry.