Popular Nigerian guy in Japan,"Bobby"

Check Bobby's Blog. (If you can read Japanese!) http://blog.excite.co.jp/bobbyblog/

You will be amazed.Bobby, a once unknown Nigerian man, is incredibly popular in Japan.I remember seeing him on TV several years ago for the first time.He had this special air about him just make you want to watch him over and over again.His "Boke" (acting ignorant or senile) character with imperfect Japanese and innocent personality (being from Africa) attracts many many Japanese audiences with wide range of age and background.The other day, he was in the TV show where he was told to live on limited budget for a set period of time. It showed how he cooked, shopped for groceries, and ate his meals. It was pretty unexpected and adoring to see big Black guy cooking Japanese food and using chopsticks. When he ran out of money to go shopping, he went to nearby river and looked for wild plants. He was able to recognize many plants that were edible. He went back to his apartment (used for TV show) and made “Tempura” with them.While HIP HOP culture is "in" in today Japan just like here in US. Instead of flooding the Japanese TV programs with disturbing MTV like African American musicians, Japanese chosen unknown African man who studies Japanese diligently, and entertained us with his “Pure” and innocent image of Black man from Africa. Bobby has been definitely contributing to more positive image of a Black man in Japan.
When he first started to appear on Japanese TV shows, he was just one of the three funny and strange foreigners who spoke Japanese, who were lead by a White American who spoke perfect Japanese. They would go around town acting silly and often reprimanded by the smart white guy.

Bobby said with usual slow and sleepy tone of voice, “The other day, I was in town, and stopped by a grandma (obaachan), and she said,” Bobby-Chan (chan is a word often used to call children) Come and eat my Tempura”

He had a big shy smile on his face.

He has this special air about him that makes people call a big black guy, ”Bobby-Chan.”