Get the office buzzing! A collection of recommended entertainment and performance ideas for year-end and New Year parties
Have you ever been asked, “Can someone take charge of the entertainment?” and found yourself looking down without thinking? If you know crowd-pleasing acts for the company year-end party, there’s nothing to fear! From nostalgic TV commercial quizzes and delightfully absurd dance bits to easy-to-copy comedy gags, there are plenty of surprisingly simple ideas that really get people going.
In this article, we’ll showcase lots of entertainment ideas that are easy to prepare and can instantly brighten the atmosphere.
You’re sure to find hints for creating moments where seniors and juniors can laugh together!
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Liven up the office! A collection of recommended entertainment and performance ideas for year-end and New Year parties (101–110)
The dance of “PERFECT HUMAN”RADIO FISH
The dance performance and song by the comedy duo Oriental Radio and their dancer members made a big impact on the public.
So! How about this as entertainment? You don’t have to dance the whole thing—just do the distinctive chorus, the easy-to-follow choreography, or even just the first half.
I think that’s perfectly fine.
Highly recommended.
Japanese-style Transform ManzaiSuehirogarizu
SUEHIROGARIZU made it to the finals of the 2019 M-1 Grand Prix, and their kyogen-style manzai—performed in kimono with a small hand drum—became a hot topic.
Their signature bit is converting all modern words into archaic, Japanese-style expressions! Even in ordinary conversation, the unexpected twists—“You’d rephrase that like this!?”—make it really funny.
In addition to lines the duo has actually used, it might be entertaining to try a sketch that converts terms related to your own company’s work into a traditional Japanese style and introduces them!
Cornflakes manzaiMilk Boy
Since winning the M-1 Grand Prix in 2019, the Milkboy duo has frequently appeared on various TV shows and commercials.
Their most talked-about bit features a mother who forgets the name of a certain food, and as they go through its characteristics, it turns out she means cornflakes.
All their skits follow the same pattern of the mother forgetting a name, making them easy to adapt, so they’re perfect for a fun performance! If you tweak it to include inside jokes about your company, it should go over great at a party.
The Running Man from ‘R.Y.U.S.E.I.’Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE
“R.Y.U.S.E.I.” is the 13th single by Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE—commonly known as Sandaime—released in 2014, and it became a massive hit that won the Japan Record Award that year.
The Running Man step the members perform in a single line during the instrumental break sparked a huge craze, lighting up social media and video sites.
How about gathering the experienced dancers to hype up the crowd with that Running Man? If you’ve danced before, it shouldn’t take much practice—just two or three brief run-throughs should do.
And of course, feel free to ad-lib by inviting the section chief or department manager to join you on stage and dance together!
Performance in the commercial “Regain”Ushiwakamaru Saburota
The Regain commercial starring Saburo Tokitoh, also known as Ushiwakamaru Saburota.
With the phrase “Can you fight for 24 hours?”, it aired in 1988 at the height of the bubble economy and became a huge talking point.
This video was also shot in 2014, which shows just how memorable and striking the commercial was.
If you tailor your entertainment to that generation, it might get a big “So nostalgic!” reaction.