Funny surprises that liven up birthdays. Prank ideas that get everyone excited.

Celebrate with a simple surprise

I tried pulling a birthday prank on Hikakin.

The target, who had been told there would be a different project, couldn’t hide their surprise at the sudden birthday prank.

It’s the most classic setup, but being celebrated on your birthday is always delightful no matter when.

And when your real sibling picks out the birthday present, it’s often something you truly wanted.

A Birthday Gift from Hell

The worst birthday prank from my older brother

What the older brother prepared to celebrate his younger brother was a 10,000-yen gift card—or so it seemed.

But he decided it wouldn’t be that easy to hand over, and put the serial number inside balloons, one character per balloon.

At first, he was cautious about popping them, but in the end he improved to the point that he could tell the difference by the sound.

Presents equal to your age

[Surprise] I tried giving my 20-year-old boyfriend as many presents as his age

While it’s nice to celebrate a birthday, some people feel a bit sad as they reach a certain age, thinking they’ve gotten another year older.

A delightful surprise for such people is to give them as many presents as their age.

It can be hard to prepare everything alone, so it’s a good idea to team up with a few people.

Opening the gifts one by one is an exciting time for both the giver and the receiver.

Even small presents can bring extra joy when there are many of them.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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A prank you celebrate many times a day

[Birthday Prank] What happens to your reaction if you get celebrated many times in a single day?

A prank where they celebrate someone’s birthday three times in a single day.

They switch up the location and time each time, and even use different gifts and party poppers to try to make the person happy, but in the end it seems the level of joy ended up being proportional to the level of exhaustion.

Limousine cruising

Casual Luxury Limousine Charter [JTB Official]

How about treating yourself to a bit of luxury by chartering a large high-end car—a limousine—and heading out to various places? In the video, they tour sightseeing spots in Hawaii, but in Japan there are plenty of plans too: traveling to a birthday venue, celebrating with champagne in the car, or decorating the interior with cute balloons.

Even for a short trip, seeing a chartered limousine would be surprising—what an amazing surprise!

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utatane

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I thought I was going to be celebrated for my birthday, but it was already over?!

[Birthday Prank] How do people react when they think they’re about to be celebrated, only to find the birthday is already over? lol

It’s a prank that you pull off together with your friends! Here’s how it works: first, on a day when you’re all hanging out, you make sure the target “happens to witness” you all discussing plans for a birthday surprise.

Then you invite them, saying something like, “Your birthday is tomorrow, and we all want to celebrate—let’s get together,” so they’re convinced, “Everyone’s going to surprise me!” On the birthday, they head to the meeting spot expecting a celebration… but no one’s there, and it even looks like the party has already ended! They’ll be thinking, “Wait… weren’t you going to celebrate?”—a pretty big shock (lol).

Make sure to reveal the prank quickly and then give them a warm, grand celebration!

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sasashina

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Face cake smash

A surprise for Masai’s birthday with everyone!!

It’s a rather unruly but rare and bold surprise: pressing a cake into the birthday person’s face and letting them eat as much cream as they want.

Once they’re slathered with cream like a big beard, all formalities are out the window.