Daily Archives: July 1, 2004

Aloha, Gorie!

Popular comedy character Gorie has been chosen as the Mascot Girl for the Hawaiian island of Oahu, and last night’s “One Night Rock ‘n’ Roll” was a one-hour special mostly filmed in Hawaii. Created by Gori (32) of the comedy duo Garage Sale and a regular feature on the Wednesday night Fuji TV show, Gorie has become a cult figure particularly among high school girls and young women. “She” has even appeared on the cover of popular teen fashion magazines. The Okinawan duo are one of three comedy pairings on the “One-Nai” team, and play several female characters on the show, despite the fact that both are dark and swarthy. The cross-dressing and other outlandish characters are nothing new in Japanese comedy, but “One-Nai” has managed to anger viewers with their more controversial humor, such as making fun of baseball legend Oh Sadaharu. Of course it’s hard know if the controversy is real or just a publicity stunt.