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Featured era: 2007
How to Be Ninja
“No scripts, one handheld camera, two best friends.”
- Featured era
- 2007
- Peak era
- 2007-2009
- Company
- Ryan Higa and Sean Fujiyoshi (nigahiga)
- Category
- Viral Videos
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Ryan Higa and Sean Fujiyoshi's "How to Be Ninja"
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About This Video
- From:
- nigahiga
- Added:
- July 25, 2007
- Length:
- 5:35
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What Was It?
"How to Be Ninja" is one of the early comedy videos on nigahiga, the YouTube channel of Ryan Higa and his best friend Sean Fujiyoshi from Hilo, Hawaii. It was part of a series of mock "How to" videos, alongside "How to Be Gangster" and "How to Be Emo".
The pair started making videos in the summer of 2006, beginning with lip-sync clips. Their early films had no scripts or costume changes and were shot with a simple handheld camera at Higa's home.
Those homemade sketches made nigahiga one of YouTube's biggest channels. It was briefly the most subscribed channel in 2008, then held the top spot for 675 days from 2009 to 2011. After copyright problems, "How to Be Ninja" and its sister videos were made public again in spring 2010.
Things You Probably Forgot
- Ninja moves filmed at home in Hilo
- The whole "How to" series
- Lip-sync videos before the sketches
- When nigahiga was YouTube's most subscribed channel
The Story
- 2006 Ryan Higa and Sean Fujiyoshi began posting YouTube videos, starting with lip-syncs.
- 2007 "How to Be Ninja" was posted to the nigahiga channel.
- 2009 Nigahiga became YouTube's most subscribed channel, a title it held for 675 days.
- 2010 "How to Be Ninja" and its sister videos were made public again in the spring.
Its Legacy
The video is still on the nigahiga channel. It belongs to the homemade comedy that made Ryan Higa one of YouTube's first big stars.
Memories
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