Popular ranking of entertainment ideas for year-end and New Year parties

Challenge the Guinness World Records85rank/position

[GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™] We played tag with 10,000 people and became number one in the world for the most participants!!

Lately on the year-end NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen, singer Hiroshi Miyama has been attempting a “kendama Guinness record.” I get so curious about the Guinness record that I end up forgetting the main act—like, “Huh? What song did he even sing…?” As for Guinness records you can try at a party-trick level, there’s “the number of pencils stood upright in one minute.” The world record is 55.

Another one that could get the crowd going is “how many coins you can stack on your face in one minute.” By the way, the world record is 57—amazing! As a gag, it might be fun to have someone dressed sharply in a suit, like a “serious Olympic official,” stand next to you while you’re attempting the Guinness record.

The person playing the official absolutely must not laugh.

Juggling86rank/position

[You’ll Definitely Want to Copy These] Explaining the Top 10 Attractive Juggling Tricks! [Freestyle Football]

For those with soccer experience, I recommend juggling.

Juggling is one of the fundamental drills for improving ball control and spatial awareness, but it’s also a crowd-pleaser at parties.

Here, we introduce 10 juggling tricks, such as the chest stall—keeping the ball balanced on your shoulder after kicking it up—and the inner–around–heel turn, where you rotate your body after popping the ball up.

Each move looks flashy and cool when you can do it, so give them a try if you like!

expand_lessRaise the rankingexpand_morelower

sasashina

Report a problem

Childhood photo guessing quiz87rank/position

Did a quiz to guess that famous YouTuber from their childhood photos, and their face has changed way too much lol

It’s a game where you collect participants’ childhood photos and guess whose picture it is! Some people haven’t changed at all since they were little, while others look completely different.

You can probably even guess the era from the photo quality.

At year-end or New Year parties with coworkers you only know as adults, it’s sure to spark excitement with reactions like, “You look totally different!” or “You haven’t changed at all!” It might also be a chance to share personal stories you wouldn’t normally talk about and help everyone get a little closer.

expand_lessRaise the rankingexpand_morelower

yuri

Report a problem

manzai (a traditional Japanese stand-up comedy duo performance)88rank/position

Manzai: Wedding Speech

Manzai is a classic staple of comedy-style party entertainment! It does take time to come up with material and practice together, but it’s a crowd-pleaser across all generations.

Set a theme that fits the occasion—New Year’s parties, year-end parties, farewell and welcome parties, or after-parties—and sweep everyone up in laughter.

Since manzai relies on quick back-and-forth dialogue, perform with clear volume and pace that are easy to follow, while making sure the tempo doesn’t drag.

expand_lessRaise the rankingexpand_morelower

sasashina

Report a problem

First Impressions Game89rank/position

First Impressions Game: We guessed each other's personalities upon first meeting. With rewards included.

I think everyone has preconceived impressions of others—like someone who seems kind or someone who looks studious.

This is a game where we explore what impressions you have of such people and whether those impressions are commonly shared.

Split into teams and choose, from the opposing team, the person who fits the given prompt; the more matches you get, the more points you earn.

Don’t just count the matches—also check whether those answers really fit.

Use it as a conversation starter, too.

expand_lessRaise the rankingexpand_morelower

kappamaki

Report a problem

Fox Dance90rank/position

[Like a dream] Ylvis Visits Japan: “A Total of 300 People! Fox Dance All-Stars”

How about trying the “Fox Dance,” which has been going viral on social media? The Fox Dance is performed by the Fighters Girls, the cheerleading team of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

It features cute outfits with fox ears and playful, comical moves.

The dance was originally designed so that both kids and adults could imitate it, so you should be able to pick it up quickly.

You could also liven things up by doing impressions of baseball players or managers along with it.

expand_lessRaise the rankingexpand_morelower

yamamoto

Report a problem

Perfect Match Game91rank/position

“What a Perfect Match Game” — introducing a game that gets super hyped with friends!!!

It’s a game where you challenge yourselves to see how close you can get to a target number using numbers related to the people present.

You ask the people there questions related to numbers, add up their answers, and try to approach the set number.

Since you ask questions while predicting the other person’s answers, how well you understand them becomes an important point.

If you set a large target number, the flow shifts from big jumps to gradually fine-tuning the total, which should make the game even more exciting.

expand_lessRaise the rankingexpand_morelower

kappamaki

Report a problem