YouTube Neta Battle

Sun 2007/12/30 07:25 JST
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A few ex Microsoft colleagues (who are now at Google Japan ^^;) are holding an event at Shibuya 109 called YouTube Neta Battle.
As you can see from the photo, there was a huge box set up like a YouTube player where the top YouTube artists would get in and perform. For some reason I ended up inside ^^;

Dance master Nikk and MC Gow are the presenters on a TV show called Dance Shuffle which is all about getting dance lovers to video their grooves and share them on YouTube - the best videos get broadcasted on TV too.

Below: Ayumi Hotta, Nikk and I practicing some dance steps.

Below: This time with some groovesome dance music. Me getting all the moves wrong ^^;
Below: And this is the first half of the show.
More photos and details from this event tomorrow. Me need to go and watch Macross Frontier now ^^;

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  • Ilari
    Ilari in Finland (Registered on 2007/12/11)
    Student

    Nice dancing, must be pretty hard with those clothes.

    Sun 2007/12/30 07:22:14 JST (ID #68202)
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  • andra
    andra in Singapore (Registered on 2007/11/06)
    中学生
    http://thezhukeeper.blogspot.com

    Dance the robotic way~ XD

    I've been observing for quite some time that Danny always pull up the belt or something? o.O

    Sun 2007/12/30 07:32:10 JST (ID #68203)
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  • Danny Choo
    Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11)
    CEO MIrai Inc
    http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/

    andra,
    LOL! I look silly with my hands at the sides so I rest them on the belt.
    Also, checking if the codpiece has not come away from the belt ^^;

    Sun 2007/12/30 07:36:04 JST (ID #68204)
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  • notfair
    notfair in Malaysia (Registered on 2007/08/14)
    Student, ACG Fans
    http://modvisc.blogspot.com

    nice dance, wearing the armor sure hard to dance, but also a nice dance ^^.

    Sun 2007/12/30 08:10:18 JST (ID #68207)
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  • e-jump
    e-jump in Malaysia (Registered on 2007/12/22)
    Engineer by weekdays, Hikki by weekends
    http://ejump.wordpress.com/

    LOL. Groovy stormTrooper :p
    Since i such at dancing, I can learn these steps. Thanks Danny

    Sun 2007/12/30 08:10:47 JST (ID #68208)
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  • keats
    keats in NL (Registered on 2007/09/02)
    Eternal Dreamer

    Needs more high-res pictures of the girl! :D

    Nice dancin' though ;-)

    Sun 2007/12/30 08:15:30 JST (ID #68209)
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  • Neara
    Neara in Germany (Registered on 2007/09/03)

    Nice performance :D.

    But the poll is flawed! Where is metal with its 3217 subgenres? Or should I just vote for rock then? :X

    Sun 2007/12/30 08:39:07 JST (ID #68212)
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  • Benjamin Takeyo
    Benjamin Takeyo in Lieu de la batille decisive (Registered on 2007/12/04)
    ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^

    You don't get to see a stormtrooper dancing very often lol.

    Oh yeah Danny, from what I've seen, it seems like you wear stormtrooper more often than Vader?

    You like stormtrooper more huh ^_^

    Sun 2007/12/30 08:41:36 JST (ID #68213)
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  • Sylon Beta
    Sylon Beta (Registered on 2007/10/06)
    Student
    http://chewyanime.wordpress.com

    Nice dancing on your part. A bit off, but that makes it seem more unique.

    Sun 2007/12/30 08:55:06 JST (ID #68215)
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  • Tom
    Tom in サウス フロリダ (Registered on 2006/12/25)
    Professional Student

    Sweet! Now I have some cool moves to show the ladies! ^^;

    Also, like Neara, I would love to see metal on the list since that's what I listen to.

    Sun 2007/12/30 08:55:26 JST (ID #68216)
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  • lostandfound
    lostandfound in Singapore (Registered on 2007/10/21)
    Hikikomori in the making
    http://supermariabros.deviantart.com/

    Wow Danny when you move, you really move! LOL I want to dance too...

    Sun 2007/12/30 08:57:34 JST (ID #68217)
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  • sieghawk
    sieghawk in Grantham, UK (Registered on 2007/12/17)
    Student
    http://silfarion175.blogspot.com/

    Lol that was really good, you managed it at the end :D

    Sun 2007/12/30 09:02:58 JST (ID #68219)
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  • Locksley
    Locksley in Nottingham, UK (Registered on 2007/11/28)
    Law student
    http://www.locksleynet.com

    LOL, nice one! At least if you miss a move no one will know its you with that disguise! You must surely get hot under that suit with all that dancing!?

    Sun 2007/12/30 09:10:54 JST (ID #68221)
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  • gordon
    gordon in 新加坡 Singapore (Registered on 2007/06/11)
    銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
    http://gordonator.com/

    danny, don't worry about getting the moves wrong. use your blaster to shoot anyone who laughs. ^^;

    anyway what's that orange armband on your left arm? i know a orange shoulder pad indicates a stormtrooper sergeant but not really sure about armband though. ('~')

    Sun 2007/12/30 09:12:15 JST (ID #68222)
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  • Dead Snake
    Dead Snake in Ngayogyakarto Hadiningrat (Registered on 2007/05/11)
    writing mini thesises
    http://kazenomise.net/

    I may suck at dancing...but still..I can't help laughing LOL

    Sun 2007/12/30 09:17:12 JST (ID #68224)
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  • Choo
    Choo in Singapore (Registered on 2007/10/31)
    Student
    http://bakaaaa.wordpress.com

    LOL!

    Sun 2007/12/30 10:00:27 JST (ID #68226)
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  • DRAGUN
    DRAGUN in Arizona, USA (Registered on 2007/08/22)
    Design Consultant

    @Danny, were you missing part of your left knee/leg armor that day?
    You did pretty good considering how little time you had to learn the moves. Plus, with a cute girl on the stage it gets distracting (its hard to tell if she was actually cute or not, but Im giving you good excuses here so go with it).

    Im glad no one has voted for Country music... now that I said that, Im sure someone will. The best music is the sound my motorcycle engine makes as Im cruising around. Its hard to hear anything over it anyway.... except ninjas.

    Sun 2007/12/30 10:22:21 JST (ID #68227)
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  • DRAGUN
    DRAGUN in Arizona, USA (Registered on 2007/08/22)
    Design Consultant

    All right stop collaborate and listen
    Ice is back with my brand new invention
    Something grabs a hold of me tightly
    Flow like a harpoon daily and nightly
    Will it ever stop yo I don't know
    Turn off the lights and I'll glow
    To the extreme I rock a mic like a vandal
    Light up a stage and wax a chump like a candle
    Dance go rush to the speaker that booms
    I'm killing your brain like a poisonous mushroom
    Deadly when I play a dope melody
    Anything less than the best is a felony
    Love it or leave it you better gain way
    You better hit bull's eye the kid don't play
    If there was a problem yo I'll solve it
    Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it

    Sun 2007/12/30 10:27:55 JST (ID #68228)
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  • laughingman
    laughingman in Canada (Registered on 2007/11/18)
    McMaster Mechanical Engineering & Management II
    http://www.virtualinfusion.net/

    had to vote rock because you didn't have metal. But really, choosing one for me is not that easy. I have a mix of Metal/Rock/Techno goin' on, and I listen to both genres frequently!

    Sun 2007/12/30 10:41:12 JST (ID #68229)
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  • marvin
    marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24)
    http://www.marvinryan.com

    Congratulations Danny! don't forget to post a video once it airs on Japan TV. ^^ this will be the 3rd time you've been on nationwide TV right? btw no need to sell yourself short, you did great on the dancing.

    Sun 2007/12/30 11:02:44 JST (ID #68230)
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  • Gubinodo
    Gubinodo in France (Registered on 2007/12/29)
    Still wondering...
    http://www.gubinoblog.eu

    Haha that's always so funny to see videos from you dancing in armor Danny. I think the fact that you don't (can't?) speak while trooping and have to move your head and hands so that people get what you mean makes it even funnier ;)

    Sun 2007/12/30 11:50:52 JST (ID #68231)
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  • moogle
    moogle in San Diego, CA (Registered on 2007/12/23)
    Software Engineer

    Nice dancing Danny, I am surprised you can dance in that stormtropper armor. :D

    Sun 2007/12/30 12:01:44 JST (ID #68232)
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  • 0rion
    0rion in CA, United States (Registered on 2007/08/23)
    Developer
    http://www.epicwin.org/

    Haha, nice Danny!

    I loved the part where they asked you where you were from and you just pointed. Their reactions were hilarous. :)

    Sun 2007/12/30 13:20:27 JST (ID #68233)
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  • CyruzDraxs
    CyruzDraxs in Kelowna, BC, Canada (Registered on 2007/09/11)
    Web Design & Development
    http://www.nerdculture.org

    Nice Danny. But you should've kicked 'em off the stage, plugged your iPod into their sound system and shown them how it's REALLY done. :P

    Sun 2007/12/30 13:42:00 JST (ID #68236)
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  • D_Blade
    D_Blade in Montreal (Registered on 2006/12/31)
    Non-profit org. volunteering work addict

    gordon, this is Stormtrooper Danny with the power of Haruhism!

    Nice moves, btw. I know I would have done worse, thus would never have bothered to even try. lol...

    Sun 2007/12/30 14:14:04 JST (ID #68238)
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  • D_Blade
    D_Blade in Montreal (Registered on 2006/12/31)
    Non-profit org. volunteering work addict

    By the way, there is a funny Gundam-ish sound the exact moment Danny points his finger in the air.
    Worth an instant replay (by putting the cursor to this exact moment over and over again) and a big LOL. ^^

    Sun 2007/12/30 14:18:18 JST (ID #68239)
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  • Lucia
    Lucia in loli land (Registered on 2007/09/02)
    student

    loved when they asked where you were from. ^^

    Sun 2007/12/30 15:02:39 JST (ID #68241)
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  • Haseo
    Haseo in USA (Registered on 2007/12/04)

    Whooo! Go Danny Go! You should've shown them your groovy dancing moves instead! ;D

    Sun 2007/12/30 15:04:10 JST (ID #68242)
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  • lin-da-kenobi
    lin-da-kenobi in Lima, Peru ^^ (Registered on 2007/08/15)
    medicine student & otaku

    yeah!!.....you go Danny!! LOL!

    Sun 2007/12/30 15:41:48 JST (ID #68245)
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  • Tempest
    Tempest in New Zealand (Registered on 2007/11/07)
    Exchange Student

    Nice dancing Danny!
    I would feel embarrassed while dancing like this in front of a crowd but if I would have a stormtrooper armor, I'd probably do it too ^^

    I was missing a metal option in the poll too, so I picked rock.

    Sun 2007/12/30 16:48:05 JST (ID #68247)
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  • BIG BOSS
    BIG BOSS in Asuka's bed. (Registered on 2007/12/06)
    --

    I love classical music. Beethoven Rocks!!!!

    Sun 2007/12/30 17:55:33 JST (ID #68248)
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  • Coffee
    Coffee in New York (Registered on 2007/07/04)
    Full-Time Otaku

    SEXIEST. DANCE. EVER. XD

    Sun 2007/12/30 18:03:05 JST (ID #68249)
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  • BIG BOSS
    BIG BOSS in Asuka's bed. (Registered on 2007/12/06)
    --

    How tall are you, Danny?

    Sun 2007/12/30 18:13:52 JST (ID #68250)
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  • alida
    alida (Registered on 2007/12/28)

    pretty cool - !

    Sun 2007/12/30 20:13:41 JST (ID #68263)
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  • G-Unit
    G-Unit in Earth, Asia, Malaysia (Registered on 2007/12/25)
    Student
    http://johndiew0107.wordpress.com/

    Storm Trooper rocks...

    Sun 2007/12/30 21:20:45 JST (ID #68268)
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  • Starboykb
    Starboykb in Brunei Earth (Registered on 2007/05/15)
    IT TechGuy
    http://starboykb.blogspot.com

    That was a good dance and try out. its fun to see Storm trooper dance.

    Mon 2007/12/31 07:56:29 JST (ID #68293)
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  • Danny Choo
    Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11)
    CEO MIrai Inc
    http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/

    BIG BOSS,
    178CM-ish?

    Gordon,
    Haruhi desu ^^;

    Mon 2007/12/31 15:34:12 JST (ID #68300)
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  • holybell84
    holybell84 in Singapore (Registered on 2007/08/22)
    Student
    http://saikyou.wordpress.com

    eh, what happened to ur stormtropper suit, at the area on ur left kneecap?

    Mon 2007/12/31 21:17:12 JST (ID #68347)
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  • Danny Choo
    Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11)
    CEO MIrai Inc
    http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/

    DRAGUN, holybell84,
    The armor was designed like that and is the same in the films. My knee armor slid a bit too much to the left though.

    Tue 2008/01/01 01:24:18 JST (ID #68373)
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  • Boris
    Boris in USA (Registered on 2006/12/25)
    Visual Communications and Web 2.0
    http://www.imagineboris.com

    they talk so fast, if only i had any idea what they are saying LOL very nice though. I wonder why they do not do things like this for youtube promotion in USA.

    Tue 2008/01/01 10:28:11 JST (ID #68411)
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  • Kid Hakuyo
    Kid Hakuyo in California (Registered on 2007/11/03)
    http://porkchopbun.com/sh/

    Dancho! Dancho! hachijyuten. haha. that was hilarious. Good job!

    Tue 2008/01/01 11:36:41 JST (ID #68418)
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  • exaltdragon
    exaltdragon in The Vast Infinite Net (Registered on 2007/12/11)
    Motivational Speaker

    If it's any consolation, I am not good at dancing either XD

    Wed 2008/01/02 08:49:23 JST (ID #68511)
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  • QxQd3V1nQxQ
    QxQd3V1nQxQ in Malaysia (Registered on 2007/12/24)
    Student and Game Hunter

    Danny learn a new dance!!! can make some video with your new dance!!!

    Wed 2008/01/02 14:29:05 JST (ID #68519)
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  • ruquito
    ruquito in slp,mex (Registered on 2007/12/21)
    physicist

    soy ruquito and im an old man, please have mercy :)

    Thu 2008/01/10 22:44:54 JST (ID #69308)
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  • うちは サスケ
    うちは サスケ in Bulgaria (Registered on 2008/10/22)
    Student
    http://musou-enrai.deviantart.com/

    I listen to Soundtracks, Anime OP/EDs, J-pop is nice.

    Mon 2009/01/05 15:09:25 JST (ID #436389)
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