P*ion Yara (パッション屋良, P*hon Yara, born Chōbyō Yara (屋良 朝苗, Yara Chōbyō), July 23, 1976 in the city of Nago, Okinawa) is a *anese comedian. He is perhaps best known for the angry, p*ionate chest-beating in his comedy routine.

P*ion Yara graduated from Kokushikan University's physical education department with the intention of becoming an educator. He is well-built, at 86:kg and 180:cm, and is capable of bench-pressing 160:kg. He enjoys bowling, darts, muscle training, touring, MTV, and canoeing.

Yara has appeared on a variety of *anese comedy-related TV shows and compe*ions in *an, typically wearing a tight-fitting white gym outfit with an embroidered letter "P" on the collared shirt. His routine generally includes fits of maniacal, single-fisted chest-beating, for which he has gained some measure of notoriety. His act has been parodied by another *anese comedian using the stage name, "Dark Yara".

P*ion Yara performed his chest-beating act and other dance moves on the J-ska band Yum!Yum!ORANGE's music video for the song "Clover".

Yara has also performed as a compe*or on Sasuke (known in the United States as Ninja Warrior), having entered at least two compe*ions, the 16th and 21st. In the 16th compe*ion, he entertained spectators with his chest-beating before suc*bing to the Rolling Log obstacle early in Stage 1. Ninja Warrior later declared him to be the 5th craziest compe*or in the history of the event, referring to him in an aired segment as "Screaming Wacko". In the 21st compe*ion, he surp*ed his previous performance by reaching the Jumping Spider in Stage 1, where he subsequently fell and was eliminated.

References

External links

• P*ion Yara's Official Blog (in *anese)
• Video of P*ion Yara's Comedy Routine