Oriental Radio | |
Active: | 2005 - (formed in Tokyo) |
Employer: | Yoshimoto Kogyo |
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Oriental Radio (オリエンタルラジオ), also known as Ori Raji (オリラジ), is a Japanese comedy duo consisting of Atsuhiko Nakata and Shingo Fujimori under the entertainment agency, Yoshimoto Kogyo.
Atsuhiko and Shingo met while working as part-time operators at a vehicle accident reception desk. While attending university, following Atsuhiko, Shingo followed and joined NSC. In April 2005, they debuted on their first television show, TBS Genseki. They became famous with their Buyūden act in 2006.
Oriental Radio made it into the semi-finals at the 2005 M-1 Grand Prix. Their entertainment agency didn't allow them to participate in the consolation match. They entered M-1 Grand Prix again in 2007, making it to the semi-finals again but lost. However, they were able to participate in the consolation match this time, but they didn't win to make it to the finals.
Oriental Radio were at one time regulars in Waratte Iitomo on Fridays.
They released their first DVD on March 12, 2008.
On December 23, 2015, they released a song "Perfect Human" under the name RADIO FISH. After the performance on the TV program "Engei Grand Slam", it went viral and peaked at No. 3 on Billboard Japan Hot 100 and No. 1 on Japanese iTunes chart. It also gained 71,291,995 views on YouTube.