Brain Wall

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Japanese television franchise

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::summary Japanese television franchise ::

Brain Wall is a component of the Japanese variety show The Tunnels' Thanks to Everyone. Video clips from the show proliferated on video-sharing websites and the concept was eventually adopted by several other countries. It became popularly known to non-Japanese speakers and YouTube fans as simply Human Tetris or Hole in the Wall, named for its involvement of the physical body and a supposed close resemblance to the rules of the video game Tetris.

Game rules

The rules of the game are the same, and how points are awarded varies from country to country.

  • Contestants wearing helmets and elbow and knee pads and a silver (or gold in some countries) spandex unitard stand on the "Play Area". A Styrofoam wall, 4 m wide by 2.3 m tall, consisting of cut-outs resembling Tetris blocks, is revealed and moves towards the contestants in a 15 m path. They have to make use of their wits in seconds to assume the position that will allow them to fit through the opening(s). Later episodes involve the use of more complicated shapes, such as words, gymnastic positions, shapes from popular culture, and even above-ground-level shapes. Contestants usually have to twist and bend their bodies with agility and dexterity to fit through the hole in the wall.
  • If contestants fail to fit through the hole, they are pushed by the wall into a pool of water that is 1.5 m deep behind them and no points are awarded.
  • Contestants play in teams and only win points if they are able to fit though the wall. Points are awarded if the contestant(s) in the round are able to successfully cross the Styrofoam wall completely, except in the following situations :
    • No points are awarded if any of the contestants fall into the water due to any reason, even if they successfully pass through the wall. (There have been instances where the wall is cleared but contestants find themselves trapped over the water)
    • No points are awarded if the contestants crash through the styrofoam wall causing it to break apart.

The first component of the game involves a solo contestant, while later components involve groups of two people or more.

International versions

The production rights to the show outside Japan is owned by Fremantle and the program has been produced in over 45 countries. ::data[format=table]

CountryNameHostNetworkFirst day aired
AlbaniaSfidaIlda Bejleri and Denard XhillariDigitAlb2016
Arab League Arab worldجدار جبار
Jidar JabbarMansour El Ghassani (Season 1, 2010)Abu Dhabi TVSeptember 20, 2010
Said Al Memari (Season 2, 2011)
ArgentinaAlejandro WiebeTelefeMarch 3, 2008
AustraliaHole in the WallJules LundNine NetworkAugust 6, 2008
BrazilDe cara no muroFausto SilvaRede GloboMay 2009
Belgium (Flemish)Hole in the WallRoos van AckerVT4September 2009
BulgariaДупка в Стената
Dupka v StenataRumen LukanovNova TVJuly 18, 2008
Cambodia***Hole in the Wall: ល្បែងជ្រែកជញ្ជាំង ***Udom Vivath
Sarita Reth
VJ Anbe (2011–2013)
Tim Ratha (2013–2015)CTN (2011–2013)
MyTV (2013–2015)September 10, 2011
Canada (French)Le murBenoît GagnonVSeptember 3, 2009
ChileLa muralla infernalJaviera Contador and José Miguel ViñuelaMegavisión2009
Fernando Godoy and Lucila Vit
CroatiaPazi, zid!Mia KovačićNova TV2008
ColombiaDuro contra el mundoCarlos CaleroRCN TVFebruary 4, 2008
Maleja RestrepoAugust 20, 2022
Costa RicaOjo con la paredNancy DoblesTeleticaJune 2, 2012
China动洞墙Zhu Zhen (朱楨) and Xue Zhi Qian (薛之謙)SMG
正大综艺-墙来啦Qiang Zhi (人强子) and Xun Zhu (朱迅)CCTVSeptember 19, 2010
DenmarkHul i hovedetUffe HolmTV3+
EstoniaAuk SeinasTõnis MillingTV3Spring 2009
Egyptالجدار الكبير
El-Giddar El-KebirAhmed EssamDMC2020
FinlandReikä seinässäMari KakkoNelonenMarch 15, 2009
FranceLe Mur InfernalLaurence BoccoliniTMCNovember 12, 2007
GermanyAb Durch die WandSonja Zietlow and Dirk BachRTLOctober 18, 2009
GreeceΜια τρύπα στο νερό
Mia trypa sto neróGeorge PyrpasopoulosMega TVDecember 13, 2008
Hong Kong大咕窿Yishan Ng
Calinda Yuen-wai Chan
Dickson WongTVB JadeMay 9, 2009
HungaryKalandra fal!Balázs Sebestyén and János Vadon and Majka and Joci Pápai and Bence IstenesRTLMay 4, 2009
IndiaHole in the WallCyrus SahukarPOGOJuly 28, 2008
IndonesiaHole in the WallPandji PragiwaksonoRCTIDecember 17, 2007
Steny Agustaf (Mom Edition)2008
Indra HerlambangJune 26, 2023
Yossi Mokalu
Udjo PermatoGlobal TVFebruary 27, 2009
Israelראש בקיר
Rosh BakirShai Goldstein and Daror RafaeliChannel 102008
Japan脳カベ
NōkabeTunnels, Toshihiro Itō and
Asami Miura (servant)Fuji TVJuly 26, 2006
LithuaniaSkylė sienojeAistė Paškevičiūtė and Džiugas SiaurusaitisTV32008
MalaysiaBolosZizan RazakAstro Ria2008
MexicoAguas con el muroMartín Altomaro and María InésTV AztecaMay 11, 2008
NetherlandsHole in the wallBeau van Erven Dorens and Gerard JolingSBS6October 10, 2009
Norway*** Ylvis møter veggen***Kjetil André Aamodt and Kjersti Idem along with YlvisTVNorgeSeptember 15, 2008
ParaguayEl muroRoberto WillisCanal 13November 2008
PeruTecsuperateGeorge SlebiPanamericana TelevisiónJune 2009
PhilippinesHole in the WallOgie Alcasid and Michael V.GMA NetworkApril 20, 2009
PolandHole in the WallAdam Małczyk, Adam Grzanka and Michał PałubskiTV4March 7, 2009
PortugalSalve-se Quem PuderDiana Chaves and Marco HorácioSIC and SIC KJune 1, 2009
RomaniaVedete-n FiguriDan Fintescu and Dina MarinaPrima TVJanuary 16, 2009
RussiaСтенка на стенку
Stenka na StenkuVasily Utkin, Gennady Bachinsky and Sergey Stillavin (2007)
Ivan Urgant and Alexander Tsekalo (2007–2008)Channel OneOctober 6, 2007
South Korea***지화자
Jiwhaza***Choi Gwi-hwanSBSApril 14, 2007
SpainEl Muro InfernalJulian IantziLa SextaJuly 4, 2008
SwedenHål i väggenJohan Petersson (Season 1, 2008)
Erik Ekstrand, Mackan Edlund (Season 2, 2009-2010)TV6September 14, 2008
Taiwan齊天大勝
Who's the Winner
Topic: Hole in the Wall 爆衝型人Jacky WuTTVJune 16, 2007 – September 29, 2007
Thailandเกมกำแพงซ่า
Game-Kampang-Zaa
Crazy Wall GameKanchai Kamnerdploy (September 3, 2011 – March 24, 2012)Channel 7September 3, 2011
2012
Wattana Kumthorntip (March 25, 2012 – March 30, 2014)
Somjit Jongjohor (October 13, 2012 – March 30, 2014)
เกมกําแพงซ่า น็อกเอาท์
Game-Kampang-Zaa-Knockout
Crazy Wall Knockout Game
2013
เกมกำแพงซ่า สไตรค์
Game-Kampang-Zaa-Strike
Crazy Wall Strike Game
2014
TurkeyBak Şu DuvaraBehzat UygurStar TV2009
UkraineМоре по коліно
More po kolinoDmytro PerepelkinICTVAugust 29, 2010
United KingdomHole in the WallDale WintonBBC OneSeptember 20, 2008
Anton du BekeSeptember 26, 2009
United StatesHole in the WallBrooke Burns and Mark ThompsonFOXSeptember 7, 2008
Teck HolmesCartoon NetworkOctober 6, 2010
Syndication
UruguayEl MuroRoberto LarrañagaCanal 10December 2008
VietnamNgười đi xuyên tườngHoài Linh and Đại Nghĩa (Season 1 and 2)
Nguyên Khang (Season 3 and 4)
Liêu Hạ Trinh (Season 3)
Diệu Nhi (Season 4)VTV3December 26, 2014
Người đi xuyên tường nhí (Kids version)Ốc Thanh Vân and Đình ToànHTV7July 2017
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References

References

  1. [https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117980832.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 Fox to remake "Hole in the Wall"]
  2. "Official website".
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  7. (9 July 2008). "POTV.bg".
  8. (March 2022). "Official Facebook profile".
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  12. "Teleset".
  13. (July 4, 2008). "La Sexta estrena "El muro infernal" - La Opinión de Zamora".

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