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Ryan Higa and Sean Fujiyoshi are Japanese-Americans from Hilo, Hawaii. They are known for their YouTube comedy videos, which had been viewed over 150 million times by November 2008.^[1] The official number of views has since dropped to 41 million due to copyright claims on some of nigahiga's most popular videos.

In July 2008, Ryan and Sean's YouTube channel, nigahiga, had over 300,000 subscribers, making it one of the site's most subscribed channels.^[2] By June 2009, it passed the 1,000,000 subscriber mark and ranked as YouTube's second most subscribed channel, just short of Fred's 1.2 million subscribers. As of July 20, 2009, nigahiga has 1,243,911 subscribers compared to Fred's 1,283,157 subscribers.^[3]

YouTube videos

Ryan and Sean first gained popularity with their "how-to" guides such as "How to be Ninja" and "How to be Gangster". More recent videos include spoofs of real products such as the "ShamWOOHOO!" after the ShamWow! and the "ChildrensBop".^[4] Their "Movies in Minutes" videos summarize and spoof movies such as Harry Potter, Twilight, Transformers, Titanic and others. Occasional guest appearances are made by Tim Enos, Kyle Chun and Tarynn Nago, collectively known as the "Yabo Crew".^[5]

Ryan Higa's solo videos, also hosted on nigahiga, frequently consist of quick cuts and fast paced dialogue.

Copyright violations

On Christmas Eve of 2008, two of Ryan and Sean's videos were removed from YouTube due to copyright issues.^{[citation needed]} The affected videos were two of their most viewed - "How to be Gangster" and "How to be Emo". On January 21, 2009, nigahiga was temporarily suspended and was told to remove more copyrighted videos.^{[citation needed]} In response, several videos including "How to be Nerd" and "How to be UFC Fighter" were set to private.

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Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure

In 2008, Los Angeles producer Derek Zemrak offered to help them create their first feature-length film. The resulting film, Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure, directed by Richard Van Vleet, was shown in sold out theaters in Hawaii and California.^[1]

Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure is about a down on his luck movie producer, played by Michael Buckley, who is seeking out famous celebrities in order to make a hit movie in 30 days or risk being fired. He chooses Ryan Higa and Sean Fujiyoshi after discovering the popularity of their YouTube videos. He invites them to Hollywood to make a movie. They accept the offer, and run into some amusing situations on the way. The DVD was released on July 14, 2009.

Videography

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Advertisement spoofs

The iPod Human
The ShamWOOHOO!
ChildrensBop!
The Portabello Mushroom Burger
The Big Bouncing Inflatable Green Ball

"How to be" series

How to be Ninja
How to be Gangster (removed)
How to be Emo (removed)
How to be Nerd (removed)
How to be UFC Fighter (removed)
How to be at the Premiere

Movies in Minutes series

Movies in Minutes: Titanic
Movies in Minutes: The Grudge
Movies in Minutes: Twilight
Movies in Minutes: Harry Potter
Movies in Minutes: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Movies in Minutes: Transformers: Revenge of the Household Objects
Movies in Minutes: Saw 12

Rant series

Rant about Music (removed)
Rant on Liars (removed)
Rant on Comments (removed)
Rant on Nosy People (removed)
Rant on Stink People (removed)
Rant on ADD (removed)
Violence (removed)
Rant on Asian Dramas

The Ryan Higa Show

Milo Ventimiglia
Helga Fawntanilla (removed)

Songs

Yank Dat Cameltoe
Tweet Whore
Sorry Fans, Blame My ADD
So Damn Stupid!!
I Miss You Souljaboy
The Ninja Glare

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Lip synced

You're Beautiful (audio swapped)
Braces (removed)
Circle Circle Dot Dot (removed)
Wannabe (removed)
Fergalicious (removed)
Savin Me (removed)
OMG GHOST! PAUSE AT 3:15! (My Heart Will Go On) (removed)
Destiny's Angels (removed)
Milk and Cereal (removed)
Mai ai hee "Numa Numa" (removed)
Irreplaceable (removed)
London Bridges (removed)
Barbie Girl (removed)
I Love Them Hoes (removed)
I'm a Gangster (removed)
Promiscious (removed)
I Just Want You To Know (removed)

References

External links

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[Herald-1] ttp://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=249477

[HA-2] ttp://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2008/Jul/27/il/hawaii807270330.html

[3] ttp://www.youtube.com/members?t=a&p=1&s=ms&g=0

[4] ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab5IwgcJRiE&feature=fvst

[5] ttp://archives.starbulletin.com/2008/01/11/features/screentime.html

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 ===Copyright violations===
 On Christmas Eve of 2008, two of Ryan and Sean's videos were removed from YouTube due to copyright issues.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}  The affected videos were two of their most viewed - "How to be Gangster" and "How to be Emo". On January 21, 2009, nigahiga was temporarily suspended and was told to remove more copyrighted videos.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}  In response, several videos including "How to be Nerd" and "How to be UFC Fighter" were set to private.
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 ==''Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure''==