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Novelbright’s Takenaka Yuudai revealed that he lost about 2,000 Korean followers in a single night after wearing TM Revolution’s flamboyant ‘HOT LIMIT’ costume at a music festival. Takenaka commented, “Cultural differences can’t be helped.” ‘HOT LIMIT,’ a song released in 2001, is known for the over-the-top outfit vocalist Nishikawa Takanori wore in its music video — a look that’s been a running joke in Japan for years. On 5channel, reactions ranged from speculation that Korean fans simply didn’t get the reference, to tangents about the festival’s lineup.
Wore ‘HOT LIMIT’ Costume at Festival → Lost 2,000 Korean Followers Overnight: Popular Band Vocalist Says “Cultural Differences Can’t Be Helped” | ENCOUNT
2026.09.22
Author: ENCOUNT Editorial Team
Source: encount.press / Original article here
What people said
Abbreviated it's "No-bura" (sounds like "no bra") — what a ridiculous band name…
Chidori's "Oni Renchan" bit with him was funny, so
I kind of want to root for Takenaka,
though he's had some controversies before
Something feels off about Nishikawa not wearing the Hot Limit outfit himself
Looks like Kojima Yoshio but with clothes on (a comedian famous for wearing almost nothing)
Nishikawa's probably more shocked by this than anyone lol
That's because Rock in Japan moved to September and the artists who used to play Inazuma went there instead
Was the lineup more star-studded before?
Isn't it obviously just The Fifth Element?
My Korean followers dropped by 2,000 in one day.
How many total followers do I have?
Pretty sure they used to post videos on YouTube under the name "Kouki Atsu Brothers" ("High Pressure Brothers")
There's a proper build-up behind that costume, you know
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
“HOT LIMIT” is one of TM Revolution’s signature songs, released in 2001. The flashy costume vocalist Nishikawa Takanori wore in the music video became a talking point at the time, and other artists have kept the bit alive ever since, recreating it as an inside joke at live shows and festivals. Takenaka appears to have worn the costume with that context in mind, but Korean fans may not have been familiar with the song or the costume’s backstory, and likely saw it as simply a bizarre outfit. The thread also veered into tangents about how Nishikawa Takanori is regarded and comparisons to other cases of overseas artists losing followers, with reactions splitting largely along the lines of who was in on the shared context of Japanese music in-jokes.
*This article is composed of excerpts and a summary from the 5channel (Geino/Sports News+) thread “Wore ‘HOT LIMIT’ Costume at Festival, Lost 2,000 Korean Followers Overnight, “Cultural Differences Can’t Be Helped” — Novelbright’s Takenaka Yuudai.”
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