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Monomane Grand Prix

Monomane Grand Prix (ものまねグランプリ, Monomane Guran Puri) is an impersonation variety owarai[jargon] special program broadcast on Nippon Television on May 3, 2009. It is a renewal of Monomane Battle, which ended its broadcast on January 4 earlier that year. Neptune serves as the presenters of the event with Hélène Hayama and Mika Oguma providing additional assistance, replacing the previous Naoko Ken and Hiromi.

Rules

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The Tournament

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  • The event is held in a tournament fashion, with groups of competitors divided into blocks beforehand.
  • The contestants must prepare material for a match, the semifinal and the final.
  • The 24 competitors are split into three sets of eight blocks. The semi-finals are made up of the winners of each block. The final consists of four contestants.
  • The winner is awarded a prize of 1 million Yen (equivalent to approximately 10,000 dollars).

The Survival

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  • Personal one-on-one matches are decided through lottery cards.

Presenters

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Contestants

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The Tournament

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The Survival

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Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Ungirls, Ijiri Okada, Kannazuki, Kuwabata Ohara, Kōji Tomita, Yoshio Kojima, Croket Sakurazuka Yakkun, The Touch, Zabunguru, Shinobu-chan and Megumi Fukushita and Maki Aizawa, Tamiaki and Yoppi, Chōshin Juku, Take2, Tony Hirota and Chihiro Sakurai and Kōenji Pulsar, Doburokki, Nakagawake, Yuki Nishio, Yūki Ninomiya, Nobu and Fukkey, Hanawa, Akimasa Haraguchi, Harō Ueda, Vitamin S, Takashi Kanemitsu (of Plus Minus), Hori, Ken Maeda, Mitchy, Hōsei Yamasaki, Kōichi Yamadera, Ryu and Twotone Aoki and Hazuki Pal

Judges

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Broadcast dates

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NumberSubtitleBroadcast dateWinner (MVP)RatingsNotes
1~The Tournament~May 3, 2009, 7:00 PM – 9:54 PMNakagawake13.1%
2~The Survival~September 21, 2009, 7:58 PM – 11:03 PMNakagawake

Results

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First match

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A Block

RankOrderNameOffice affiliationPerformanceScore
1st2ndKannazukiOhta ProductionMonomane All-Star51
2nd1stTamiaki and RyuOffice Auto Home and Kojima KikakuEXILE performing "The Birthday: Ti Amo"33
3rd3rdVitamin SYoshimoto Creative AgencyAkira Kobayashi and Choi Ji-woo16

B Block

RankOrderNameOffice affiliationPerformanceScore
1st2ndTakashi Kanemitsu (Plus Minus)Yoshimoto Creative AgencyKurin's Tamura dressing room call48
2nd3rdNobu and FukkeyEm's PlanAlice performing "Champion"28
3rd1stHanawaK-Dash StageKeisuke Kuwata setting scenery24

C Block

RankOrderNameOffice AffiliationPerformanceScore
1st1stAkimasa HaraguchiK-Dash StageJunji Takada's 3-minute cooking63
2nd2ndShinobu-chanJinsei ProKumi Kōda performing "Ai no Uta"26
3rd3rdMonster EngineYoshimoto Creative AgencyNikaku teacher's dressing room scenery11

D Block

RankOrderNameOffice affiliationPerformanceScore
1st2ndNakagawakeYoshimoto Creative AgencyHatarakuotonatachi48
2nd3rdHiroiki AriyoshiŌta ProductionShō Aikawa's graduation speech27
3rd1stSatoshi Onoma and Twotone AokiSugar Music and Prosperclass [ja] performing "Natsu no Hi no 1993"25

E Block

RankOrderNameOffice affiliationPerformanceScore
1st1stCroketMad CarfieldRobot Hiroshi Itsuki53
2nd3rdKōji TomitaTop ColorTsutomu Sekine's impression analysis37
3rd2ndChōshin JukuWatanabe EntertainmentRock 'n roll impressions10

F Block

RankOrderNameOffice affiliationPerformanceScore
1st3rdHoriHoriproCelebrity look-alike62
2nd2ndUpgirlsWatanabe EntertainmentJoyman impression24
3rd1stHōsei YamasakiYoshimoto Creative AgencyShōgo Hamada performing "Ai to Iuna no Motoni"14

G Block

RankOrderNamiOffice AffiliationPerformanceScore
1st2ndKōichi YamaderaAcross EntertainmentScatman John performing "Pripri Scat"47
2nd3rdIjiri OkadaHoriproGeinōkai no Nandetarō35
3rd1stThe NewspaperTNP CompanyShōichi Nakagawa's press conference18

H Block

RankOrderNameOffice affiliationPerformanceScore
1st3rdYuki NishioShinei ProductionMika Nakashima performing "Orion"64
2nd1stMakita SportsOffice KitanoEikichi Yazawa legend episode26
3rd2ndThe TouchHoriproMatsuko Deluxe10

Semi-finals

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A Block

RankOrderNamePerformanceScore
1st3rdKōji TomitaTsurube Shōfukutei rakugo impression50
2nd1stKannazukiTVXQ performing "Purple Line"28
3rd2ndTakashi KanemitsuDragon Ball impressions22

B Block

RankOrderNamePerformanceScore
1st2ndNakagawakeLegend of comedy group B&B53
2nd1stAkimasa HaraguchiJunji Inagawa impression47

C Block

RankOrderNamePerformanceScore
1st2ndHoriMote utana no ni mote nai DE Show67
2nd1stCroketNaotarō Moriyama video impression33

D Block

RankOrderNamePerformanceScore
1st1stKōichi YamaderaYūsaku Kimura performing "home"61
2nd2ndYuki NishioHikaru Utada performing "Prisoner of Love"39

Finals

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RankOrderNamePerformanceScore
1st2ndNakagawakeMaikuyo Kuruyo34
2nd4thKōichi YamaderaLouis Armstrong performing "When the Saints Go Marching In"31
3rd3rdHoriVarious celebrities reading Momotarō26
4th1stKōji TomitaToshiyuki Nishida's wedding speech9
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