▁is ▁kne ed ▁up ward ▁simultaneously . ▁A ▁sound b ite ▁such ▁as ▁O pp ap ī , ▁or ▁something ▁similarly ▁random , ▁is ▁commonly ▁used ▁by ▁Japanese ▁com ed ians ▁as ▁an ▁easy ▁to ▁remember ▁and ▁easy ▁to ▁repeat ▁hook ▁that ▁can ▁help ▁popular ise ▁them ▁and ▁their ▁comedy . ▁▁ ▁K oj ima ▁has ▁also ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁Japanese ▁obst acle ▁course ▁show ▁S as u ke . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁K oj ima ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁K ume j ima , ▁Sh im aj iri ▁District , ▁Ok ina wa ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Ch iba , ▁Ch iba ▁Pref ect ure ▁near ▁Tokyo . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁W ased a ▁University , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁Japanese ▁literature . ▁ ▁K oj ima ' s ▁" S onna ▁no ▁kan ke i ▁ne e " ▁was ▁nominated ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁bu zz words - of - the - year ▁contest ▁() ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁article ▁ <0xE9> <0x9D> <0x99> か な 夜 を 返 せ ！ / 未 明 <0xE9> <0x9B> <0xA2> <0xE9> <0x99> <0xB8> に <0xE6> <0x8A> <0x97> <0xE8> <0xAD> <0xB0> 集 会 ▁ ▁Category : J apan ese ▁com ed ians ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : W ased a ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ok ina wa ▁Pref ect ure ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ch iba ▁( city ) ▁Category :