{{Nihongo, '' Baribari Value '', 世界バリバリ★バリュー, Sekai Baribari ★ Baryuu (or ''Baribari Value Around the World'') is a weekly panel

game show A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or demonstrative and are typically directed by a host, ...

that is being broadcast from 22:00 ( JST) until 22:54 every Wednesday; it is produced by

Mainichi Broadcasting System , or MBS, is a radio and television broadcasting company headquartered in Osaka, Japan, affiliated with Japan Radio Network (JRN), National Radio Network (NRN), Japan News Network (JNN) and TBS Network, serving in the Kansai region. It ...

(MBS-TV) in

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...

, Japan.

Premise

Quiz questions are set by reporters on location, who ask

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panelists in the studio to guess the prices of various things. In the show's original format, panelists guessed the prices of expensive or unusual items or services from around the world. In the present format, however, they are asked to guess prices related to the lifestyles of the rich. The rich people visited are generally in Japan, although questions are sometimes sent from overseas.

History

''Baribari'' started airing in Japan on April 15, 2003. From the start of its run until October 2005, the show was broadcast between 22:00 (JST) and 22:54 every Tuesday. It earned consistently good ratings every week. On October 19, 2005, its showtime was moved to Wednesdays from 22:00 until 22:54. Its ratings faltered for a while, then recovered. ''Baribari'' is well known as a "celebrity introduction show" in Japan. This quiz show has introduced to the public celebrities such as surgeon

Yuko Ikeda Yuko may refer to: * Yuko (judo) (''yūkō''), a score in judo competition * Yuko (Ukrainian band), a Ukrainian band * Yūko, a Japanese female given name (including a list of persons with the name) * Yuko, a Belgian band * Yuko people, an Am ...

and her daughter

Kanako Ikeda Kanako is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings *, "addition, (means nothing on its own), child" *, "fragrance, (means nothing on its own), child" *, "good, fine, etc., south, child" *, "fragrance, vegetables, child" *, "acceptable, so ...

External links

Baribari Value around the World
(in

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)
Baribari Value (special website)
2003 Japanese television series debuts 2008 Japanese television series endings Japanese game shows Mainichi Broadcasting System original programming