) I guess the next on will be Poland then...
Post by millionairenut on Aug 22, 2018 11:09:00 GMT -5
Happy 74th Birthday to my favorite foreign language host of the Millionaire franchise.
Mino Monta, or Monta Mino (however you want to say it, Mino is his last name) was born Norio Minorikawa on this date 74 years ago. All he has done is appear all over Japanese television for decades. He even once broke his own Guinness World Record for most hours on live television in one week.
Of course, those of us here who know of him are sentimental to him because of his time hosting Quiz $ Millionaire from 2000-2013, with nobody else hosting the show. No country has had more top prize winners, and also no top prize losers, than Japan has had.
Mino would often say "seikai" to a contestant who gave a correct answer, and "zannen" to somebody who lost. I took a course on Japanese when I was in college, and I told my professor one time about my love of the Millionaire franchise, and I asked her if she heard of Mino, to which she did. I told her about "seikai" and "zannen" and she steered me into what the correct pronunciation of those words are, as well as what they mean. Seikai tends to mean that is correct, or the right answer, in Japanese. Zannen tends to mean too bad, unfortunate, etc.
Here's what I want to know: Why did Japan not always show the correct answer if an incorrect answer was given?
Mino obviously built up the drama for Millionaire, win or lose.
This is during their Super Millionaire - 10 questions. You cannot walk on the ninth or tenth questions.
I love it how Quiz $ Millionaire is all pomp and circumstance when it comes to its celebrities. They treat it like it's a big deal, like you're watching a big game on television. They hype it up. I love it. Take for example, this.
Chris Tarrant called Mino Monta a master of suspense. I don't know a ton of Japanese, even after studying it for one semester in college, but I love watching the clips of Quiz $ Millionaire. It is very fascinating and Mino Monta is one of my favorite hosts of the series, along with Frank Edoho, Chris Tarrant, Jeremy and of course, Regis.
Mino Monta, or Monta Mino (however you want to say it, Mino is his last name) was born Norio Minorikawa on this date 74 years ago. All he has done is appear all over Japanese television for decades. He even once broke his own Guinness World Record for most hours on live television in one week.
Of course, those of us here who know of him are sentimental to him because of his time hosting Quiz $ Millionaire from 2000-2013, with nobody else hosting the show. No country has had more top prize winners, and also no top prize losers, than Japan has had.
Mino would often say "seikai" to a contestant who gave a correct answer, and "zannen" to somebody who lost. I took a course on Japanese when I was in college, and I told my professor one time about my love of the Millionaire franchise, and I asked her if she heard of Mino, to which she did. I told her about "seikai" and "zannen" and she steered me into what the correct pronunciation of those words are, as well as what they mean. Seikai tends to mean that is correct, or the right answer, in Japanese. Zannen tends to mean too bad, unfortunate, etc.
Here's what I want to know: Why did Japan not always show the correct answer if an incorrect answer was given?
Mino obviously built up the drama for Millionaire, win or lose.
This is during their Super Millionaire - 10 questions. You cannot walk on the ninth or tenth questions.
I love it how Quiz $ Millionaire is all pomp and circumstance when it comes to its celebrities. They treat it like it's a big deal, like you're watching a big game on television. They hype it up. I love it. Take for example, this.
Chris Tarrant called Mino Monta a master of suspense. I don't know a ton of Japanese, even after studying it for one semester in college, but I love watching the clips of Quiz $ Millionaire. It is very fascinating and Mino Monta is one of my favorite hosts of the series, along with Frank Edoho, Chris Tarrant, Jeremy and of course, Regis.
