Bae Yong-joon
The show parodies many famous people and institutions in Japan including Junichiro Koizumi and his political followers; Michael Jackson; the fortune teller Kazuko Hosoki, "Star Wars", Host club entertainers among many others. Until recently, anime television series did not make overt jokes about the current news topics like homosexual love, consumer credit, or the success of Korean artists in Japan such as Bae Yong-joon. "Nerima Daikon Brothers" features overt sexual gags such as in the first episode where a male casting director fondles Ichiro's crotch as he sits there and moans.