Insane Set / ハッキョーセット

Insane Set / ハッキョーセット

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About

Insane Set (Japanese: ハッキョーセット, Hakkyo Set,) is a series of MAD movies reusing McDonald’s TV advert “Happy Set” which is equal to “Happy Meal” in the United States.

Origin


In January 2011, McDonald Japan released a set of Sponge Bob toys for the Happy Meal combo and launched a rambunctious TV commercial[1]. The ad campaign was officially named “Sponge Bob: Absolutely Surprising (スポンジ・ボブ ハチャメチャびっくり編)”.

Spread

This video was uploaded to YouTube on January 20th and several blogs picked up this. So, many Japanese internet users noticed this 3 kids’ epic craziness. The movie was reproduced to Nico Nico Douga (NND) on January 24th[2] and was nicknamed “Insane Set” by NND users. Then, naturally and immediately, it started to be reused in MAD videos.

“Insane Set” basically features kids’ epic bubbling over and their crazy shouts. In especially, the shout by boy with blue shirt “キェェェェェェアァァァァァァシャァベッタァァァァァァァ!!! (Whooooaaaa he is talkiiiiiiiiiing!!!)” has become the catchphrase representing this fad.

Media Coverage

Hatena Bookmark News, a news section in Japanese social bookmark “Hatena Bookmark” reported about this fad in January 24th[3]. They also reported about “Whooooaaaa he is talkiiiiiiiiiing!!!” buzzing on Twitter in January 28th[4].

Online Popularity

On NND, the original Ad video has since gained nearly 1 million page views, and over 300 MAD movies were posted on NND within its 2 weeks[5]. And some of them were reproduced on YouTube[6].

In Pixiv, a Japanese social network service for artists, this fad also started gaining popularity. Over 200 images were posted to there[7].

Insane Set was also described on internet encyclopedias such as Nico Nico Pedia[8] and Pixiv Pedia[9].

Westerners’ Web

On Jan 24, YouTube celebrity RayWilliamJohnson introduced the original Ad in his video[15]. Because of this, the video became much more watched on the westerners’ web. However, they just enjoy its epicness, bad pronunciation (especially “SUPONGE BOBBLE!!”) and its phonetic translations. It seems that there are no momentum to make remixes reusing this video.

Notable Examples

MAD video

ハッピーセットCM/スポンジ・ボブ「ナイト・オブ・ナイツ」篇[10] (See also: Night of Knights)

マクドナルドのCMの子供のテンションがSecond Heaven[11] (See also: Second Heaven)

マックマック【マイムマイム×ハッピーセットCM】[12] (See also: Mayim Mayim)

Vocaloid Song

【初音ミク】 シャァベッタァァァァァァァ!!! 【オリジナル曲】[13] (See also: Hatsune Miku)

Enreachtment

【鎖音プロジェクト】マクドナルドのCMの青年のテンシ(ry【エクストラ6】[14]

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External References

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[1]McDonald Japan – News Release / 01-14-2011

[2]Nico Nico Douga – マクドナルドのCMの子供のテンションがやばい / Posted on 01-21-2011

[3]Hantea Bookmark News – 子どもたちが狂喜乱舞!ハッピーセット「スポンジ・ボブ」のCMがすごい – はてなブックマークニュース / 01-24-2011

[4]Hatena Bookmark News – 「ツブヤイタアアアアアアァァァァアアアア」ハッピーセットbotがNHK広報局とTwitterで対決? – はてなブックマークニュース / 01-28-2011

[5]Nico Nico Douga – Search results for ハッキョーセット(Insane Set)

[6]YouTube – Search results for ハッキョーセット(Insane Set)

[7]Pixiv – Search results for ハッキョーセット(Insane Set)

[8]Nico Nico Pedia – ハッキョーセット(Insane Set)

[9]Pixiv pedia – ハッキョーセット(Insane Set)

[10]Nico Nico Douga – ハッピーセットCM/スポンジ・ボブ「ナイト・オブ・ナイツ」篇 / Posted on 01-23-2011

[11]Nico Nico Douga – マクドナルドのCMの子供のテンションがSecond Heaven / Posted on 01-24-2011

[12]Nico Nico Douga – マックマック【マイムマイム×ハッピーセットCM】 / Posted on 01-22-2011

[13]Nico Nico Douga – 【初音ミク】 シャァベッタァァァァァァァ!!! 【オリジナル曲】 / Posted on 01-30-2011

[14]Nico Nico Douga – 【鎖音プロジェクト】マクドナルドのCMの青年のテンシ(ry【エクストラ6】 / Posted on 01-26-2011

[15]YouTube – SPONGE BOBBLE! / Posted on 01-24-2011

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