Japanese Crystal Ball Performer (Contact Juggling)
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- Опубликовано: 12 апр 2009
- This guy was hanging out in Yoyogi park in Harajuku, Tokyo, on a Sunday afternoon. He has clearly practiced a lot! I loved the music he played during his performance. My friends and I were completely mesmerized. He has a very expressive face too, with a charming smile... it really sells the show in the end. Made me feel like a little kid.
UPDATE: This video has been up for a while now and I have some information that some of my viewers will appreciate. First, the juggler's name is Okotanpe - and yes he's amazing - one of my favorite memories of Japan! Second, the song that he uses in his final act is called ソレイユ (soreiyu, spelled using katakana, meaning sun, is the Japanese pronunciation of the French word "soleil", also meaning sun). It is sung by Yoshie Nakano 中納良恵. Here's a link to the video:
• 中納良恵『ソレイユ』
The beginning of the song is by UA (ううあ) and it comes from an old Japanese folk song:
• Video
Here are the traditional lyrics:
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I don't know exactly what size ball Okotanpe uses in this video (other users have suggested that it is 95mm - 100mm), but you're welcome to ask him. Here's his youtube page:
/ okotanpe
Also, here's his official webpage:
okotanpe.com
Here's where you can buy a crystal ball pouch like Pakkun:
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If you're interested in contact juggling, check out this online community:
www.contactjuggling.org
Hope this info helps! Keep asking if you're confused about anything! :)
A special thank you to: chermanzoo20, Atroskelis, KaySan666/Braskass, TimRavec, GorthanD, pedrofrq and Logitrick for helping me tag this video in Spanish, Romanian, German, French, Italian, Portuguese and Danish! 
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My fav part is to see that he's happy and smiling when he does it.
S i m p
Imagine if someone started crying next to him.. he could catch every teardrop and gently let it down to the ground
djfunkychicken Could he? Nice
+djfunkychicken hahahaha good one, that made my day
This video is just beautiful all around. Because, while Okutampe has his own channel, this video wasn't made to promote him or his channel. This is him creating visual art in the park for all to enjoy. Most juggling like this is thought up on the spot and the music only escalates it. His showmanship, the crowd participants, and most of all the video quality it's just phenomenal. This person's camera truly recorded a beautiful moment many would have missed out on.
Wow, well said.
👍
12 years later.. I still come back to this video from time to time… Asmr before the hype
i will always love this, it has relaxed me for years
Same here.
It has been already 6 years, since I first saw this video. This guy can still create a smile on my face and calm my soul :)
#metoo
Idem
Quite relaxing. Ironically, it takes thousands of hours practice and hundreds of thousands of drops to be that masterful.
I remember this video from such a long time ago. Nostalgia
2020 and I'm still watching this video to relax. It spreads happiness.
Feel old yet?
@@brayanruiz2252 yeah,now its 2022
Aside from being very talented, he seems like a very warm, lovely person! :). I hope he gets plenty of recognition for his talents.
Its really amazing! Thanks for upload it on RUclips!
9 years later
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What song is this?
Sup im late saw this video in 2009 great times now its just 2022
After watching this I bought some balls to learn, this shiznit is hard, he makes it look so easy and fluid.
hows it going?
Little circles on your palm and relaxing your hands is the key to fluidity
It is one of the most challenging and advanced forms of juggling to master... Much more creative than toss juggling and more interesting towatch and perform in my opinion.. I am partial to contact juggling as my favorite although I also toss juggle and push juggle with 3 balls.. I also really love spinning plates..it's a blasty blast.. 🤡
This is the guy I aspire to. I've only just started my contact juggling journey but I watch this video to be inspired and amazed.
Hey! Did you end up continuing contact juggling?
I love how happy he looks. He obviously loves what he does and it shows through his smile and amazing skills.
I watch this video when I'm feeling down or unmotivated. I try to watch other contact juggling videos but I keep coming back to this one. I love how simple and pure it is, just a single shot that focuses on the performer. Every other video I see isn't about the performer but the video guy's new dslr and his super neat editing style >
Same. His showmanship always inspires me
Yoshie Nakano - Soleil
This is magical. I can't even imagine how many hours he's put into honing that skill. Very impressive.
I love Contact juggling. I especially liked how this guy was smiling in the performance and involving his audience--clever, and very fun.
I love how he handled the woman who got in the middle of his scene. She was an idiot, but he wasn't ruffled. He treated her well, gave her a little moment, and got her out of there without being harsh.
You think maybe he just didn't care? Some people just genuinely don't get annoyed that easily.
he looks so in his element when he´s juggling, wow, I´d love to feel like that, also he was amazing
Without doubt, he is one of the most skilled contact jugglers in the world and makes it effortless with his humour to boot. Such a pleasure to revisit this incredible performance, time after time. It is pure magic.
I remember watching this video over 8 years ago and there have been many contact juggling videos made since then, but this one is my favourite still
He made all that rolling on his arm look effortless, that was amazing!
i love how graceful he is whn the lady just walks into his act xD hes like : : D whateva! take eet!
Came back to this video after almost ten years. It brings back lots of memories. I used to watch it to keep me focus when I did my assignment when I was studying a degree at university.
The song, the choreography, the musicality, his energy. This is truly the best contact juggling performance ever recorded to this day over a decade later
I love his play with the crowd. great performance!
The white who stood in the way of his perfomance was so rude and evil. She was intentionally trying to disrupt his performance and i cannot stand her. Im so sorry on behalf of america that we have rude whites who visit other countries and disrespect others! They dont deserve to see such beautiful cultures, they should stay in europe and leave others alone! Beautiful video, he is such a kind and wonderful performer. Thank you for capturing him. I hope this video stays up forever!
7 years later, and I'm still mesmerized by this...
Just want to thank you for doing what you do on such a magical level and sharing it with the world. You inspire me and many others I'm sure. Thank you!
This song sounds like it would be the theme to a Japanese version of Cheers... which is a good thing.
I never thought it was possible for a guy to be able to contact juggle balls better than my ex wife.. until I saw this video that is.
Hahahha
Talavera jr what was the point of saying that? you dick
I showed this to my mum and blew her mind. It still blows my mind. Always will. So FNG amazing
It was so cute how he included the audience in his performance. Like the guy he asked for 'help'. Or the lady who accidentally walked on stage. Real adorable.
The way he performs along with the music almost makes it seem magical. Loving it!
that's unfair, I got arrested when I was playing with my balls in public
Yours must of not been made from crystal
I legit laughed at this
Why
Ohhhh I get it now
Sukhi Rai 😂😂😂😂😂😂
when I am sad I watch him...and I feel happy...hes so calming!
street performance like this can always makes me feel the world is still beautiful
could easily be aang the last airbender playing with an air ball
Wow! This is so cool!
The best clip i've watched so far
nice of you to update the information. you da man
how beautiful
When that woman gets in his way, he gives her the ball as if to say: "Leave the tricks to me bitch and get out of my way" but in a polite and subtle way
Still to this day I haven't seen anyone as fluid as him 😍
I've been contact juggling for three years and this guy still never ceases to amaze me! Even though I can dissect every one of these tricks ad perform most of them, I'm still mesmerized every time I watch his videos.
How about pictures after the show, Lumpy Tourist Lady.
That lady was weird though....just moving into the middle of his performance..... obviously wanted a picture or something.....
I think she is a Karen before Karens even existed
That was amazing, and this guy has a very awesome attitude that seems to emanate from him and I feel contributes a lot to his performance!
Amazing video ,this guy is the best I've seen
blood lord vladimir
This song is hard to get out of your head even though its Japanese.
What's the name of the song? Sounded kinda nice
@@kartikmann_ Yoshie Nakano - Soleil
This is so gorgeous! I hope this man is still doing this :)!
...and i posted it on FB almost a year ago and i did it again :-) i just love this video som uch.it is really the hhole package together.the guy,the song and his skill.
4:22 a wild pokemon appears
Sport: Contact Juggling
Location: Japan
Skill Level: Asian
Smooth smooth smoooooooth! What a display of talent, control and showmanship!
.....i love this stuff already!!!
what's the song??
At first I was like "meh".
Then I was like "O_o".
I am loving this. Not sure how I stumbled on this video but I am going to learn this art form. Awesome.
so good. you know the crystal ball is reflecting the sky,the tree kinds of the beautiful things.it seems to every thing hold on this hand.
What's the song name?
Old link doesn't work. Link to the song. Thank me later ruclips.net/video/j2nwWDorydQ/видео.html
I love this guy! best contact juggler ever!
wonderful. made me smile
it's a very skillful guy, the old white woman don't respect his art and only want to appear in the camera of her friend.
Very selfishness attitude that you can see more and more in a society of consumers.
Waitaminnit... that's not David Bowie....
Actually it was Michael Mochen's hands that did this in the movie Labyrinth, he is the originator of this art form.
He's amazing with his fingers ;)
this is amazing!
I can do that with blood.
i lol'd
I laughed way too hard at this.
Wow, he is really talented. Good job on the updates to the video.
Now, have you given him any of the ad revenue that you've collected from this video?
Don't you LOVE watching someone do something as you can tell they love to do it? You can see this guys having fun doing a hobby he loves.
Yoyogi park is definitely an interesting place! You can spot so many talented performers like this guy there. Thank you for posting the music info! I love them too :)
For some reason, this puts a big smile on my face.
Still one of the most entertained videos on the internet.
I just saw him yesterday live. Amazing, and he did quite a bit of other stuff with rings and such, which was completely mesmerizing and unbelievable. Music was live by Koji Matsumoto and Reo Matsumoto.
The mixture was nothing short of pure magic.
This is the most fun and wholesome i ever found
I will always remember this Video it is so cool
"while mediocrity only acknowledges itself, talent recognizes genius." anyone ever hear this quote? It means those of you that have worked hard to accomplish stuff in your life realize what this guy has devoted to this art called contact juggling. Those who haven't cant see that this guy is any more talented than themselves. please don't hate something just because you cant do it yourself. Why do i respect this guy? I have learned how to juggle AND contact juggle and recognize this as skill.
People like this make the world a better place :)
What a great magical performance! I have hope that I want to come Inokashira-park him as a special performer.
Amazing!
What a beautiful moments
I did one time!
He has a website, I found it pretty easily. He replied almost the next day, and even sent me a picture.
Okotanpe is my hero, and I hope that when I grow up, I can be just like him.
this is so... mesmerizing..
There's people who have more than him and think their lives are terrible. He does what he loves and does it with a smile.
Never seen such an elaborate description on a youtube video before this one. Great job mr. poster! :)
Amazing, make my day batter!!
Muito bom, fez meu dia melhor!!
This is amazing OMG O.O
I need a moment ... That was way too amazing !
amazing !
Cool. Thanks for uploading this video.
Thank u so much mate! Cheers!
Great work !!!
Always makes me smile
This video always makes me happy :)
He's reli enjoying it XD he's doin it with passion..those who're watching will enjoy it too =)
Fantastic
I love that some people have the patience and passion to do things like this and bring a little bit of magic into others lives.
That is too cool! He seems like he would be a cool person to hang out with. :)
パフォーマンスまさることながら、なんて素敵な歌なんだろう！素晴らしいですね
ソレイユ でしたっけ？