1: れいおφ ★＠＼(^o^)／：2014/06/16(月) 17:01:55.47 ID:???0.net
Popular mascot Funassyi was interviewed on CNN, making news anchor Kristie Lu Stout who showed the segment burst into laughter.
Stout was trying to hold in her laughter while explaining how the mascot business is huge in Japan, and how they make a major impact on SNS, stating that he has 750,000 followers on Twitter. She even said, "I have to start following him".
The moment she was about to switch to the next portion, she suddenly bursts into laughter, as if remembering what she has just saw.
A similar thing happened at a Taiwanese news program when Funassyi was featured. The female anchor who saw the VTR laughed and wasn't able to read her script properly. Foreigners probably find it hard not to enjoy the high-pitched voice coming out from the weird-looking character. Thanks to his reception on CNN, it seems like Funassyi is on the verge of becoming a global star.
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1: エルボードロップ(家) 2014/02/16 23:05:56 ID:0xnZxHlT0
Funassyi, the unofficial "yuru-chara" from Funabashi, might be in trouble once he or she files for income tax. It is said that Funassyi has earned \200 million during the past fiscal year.
The first question that comes to everyone's mind will be the talent fee. When Funassyi was only starting out, he received particularly harsh treatment and was only paid \10,000 to 30,000. There were also instances when Funassyi wasn't even paid at all. But now according to a TV program staff, Funassyi gets at least \200K-300K for a prime time TV show appearance, while the special programs around the New Year earned him a maximum of \500K per show.
Another source of income for Funassyi are the commercials. Funassyi was in a total of 6 commercials last year such as Jūrokucha (Asahi), Fuji Film, and Mynavi rent. "That was at least 5 million per endorsement deal. The talent fee rises along with the popularity, and Funassyi's talent fee has reportedly ballooned up to 10 million per commercial deal. And for events related to commercials, Funassyi earns 1 million per appearance. He earns much, much more than most idols out there."
Along with the above talent fees, "he will also earn about 20-30 million a year from goods, CD, and photograph rights. As for the goods, there are talks of a major toy company getting involved, and Funassyi will just keep on raking in the money this year." - (staff)
Source: http://wjn.jp/article/detail/2604531/
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