{"page":"\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/resources-c03aa079.css\" /\u003e\n\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/lp_boclips_stylesheets-517835be.css\" media=\"all\" /\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-title='Hong Kong show causes furore as contestants munch creepy crawlies' data-url='/boclips/videos/5c54c46dd8eafeecae168b13' data-video-url='/boclips/videos/5c54c46dd8eafeecae168b13' id='bo_player_modal'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='boclips-resource-page modal-dialog panel-container'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='react-notifications-root'\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-header'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-type'\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fai fa-regular fa-circle-play'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\nVideo\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class='rp-title' id='video-title'\u003e\nHong Kong show causes furore as contestants munch creepy crawlies\n\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-actions'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='mr-1'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"btn btn-success\" data-posthog-event=\"Signup: LP Signup Activity\" data-posthog-location=\"body_link_boclips\" data-remote=\"true\" href=\"/subscription/new\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet Free Access\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e for 10 Days\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-body'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-info'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Hide resource details' class='rp-hide-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u0026times;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Expand resource details' class='rp-expand-info fai fa-solid fa-up-right-and-down-left-from-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Compress resource details' class='rp-compress-info fai fa-solid fa-down-left-and-up-right-to-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-rating'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='resource-pool'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-label'\u003ePublisher:\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-name'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='text'\u003e\u003ca data-publisher-id=\"30356011\" href=\"/search?publisher_ids%5B%5D=30356011\"\u003eCurated Video\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-description'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='short-description'\u003e1. CU zoom out dish of cooked water beetles2. MS female host looking at dish of water beetles andtalking3. WS four women in bikinis walking onto set4. MS four women in bikinis standing and looking atwater beetles5. MS live water beetles...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003e1. CU zoom out dish of cooked water beetles\u003cbr/\u003e2. MS female host looking at dish of water beetles and\u003cbr/\u003etalking\u003cbr/\u003e3. WS four women in bikinis walking onto set\u003cbr/\u003e4. MS four women in bikinis standing and looking at\u003cbr/\u003ewater beetles\u003cbr/\u003e5. MS live water beetles moving in a dry aquarium\u003cbr/\u003e6. CU picking up some live water beetles in dry\u003cbr/\u003eaquarium\u003cbr/\u003e7. CU zoom out woman in bikini, Long Ching, frightened\u003cbr/\u003eand picking up a live beetle form aquarium\u003cbr/\u003e8. MS three women in bikinis looking scared watching\u003cbr/\u003eLong Ching picking up a live beetle\u003cbr/\u003e9. WS male host putting some live beetles into hand of\u003cbr/\u003ewoman in bikini, Tsang Ka-kee, who screams and recoils\u003cbr/\u003e10. CU woman in bikinis, Tsang Ka Kee, piercing live\u003cbr/\u003ebeetle with a thin bamboo stick\u003cbr/\u003e11. CU beetles dipped in hot water\u003cbr/\u003e12. CU woman in bikini, Wu Pik Yan, putting a cooked\u003cbr/\u003ebeetle into mouth\u003cbr/\u003e13. WS women in bikinis and hosts on set\u003cbr/\u003e14. CU woman in bikini, Long Ching, eating beetle\u003cbr/\u003e15. MS woman in bikini, Tsang Ka Kee, starting to eat\u003cbr/\u003ebeetle\u003cbr/\u003e16. CU woman in bikini, Tsang Ka Kee, eating beetle,\u003cbr/\u003eput in her mouth by male host\u003cbr/\u003e17. WS women in bikinis and hosts throwing live beetles\u003cbr/\u003eat other contestants\u003cbr/\u003e18. WS contestants screaming and shouting\u003cbr/\u003e19. MS production staff picking up beetles off floor\u003cbr/\u003e20. MS four women in bikinis pose for photo holding\u003cbr/\u003elive water beetles\u003cbr/\u003e21. WS reporters taking photos of four contestants\u003cbr/\u003e22. SOUNDBITE Lee Yi-man, Contestant (CANTONESE): \"I want to get into acting, and this contest is training us to be actresses, so that's\u003cbr/\u003ewhy I'm doing it.\" \u003cbr/\u003e23. SOUNDBITE Tsang Ka-kee, Contestant  (CANTONESE): \"I want to be rich! I want to be able to do lots of things. I want to be able to earn more, so that I can buy my own car, my own flat, and all that.\" \u003cbr/\u003e24. MS male host pushing one woman in bikini, Tsang Ka-\u003cbr/\u003ekee, towards the beetles\u003cbr/\u003e25. CU woman in bikini, Li Yi-man, eating water beetle\u003cbr/\u003e26. SOUNDBITE   Lam Chiu-wing, Producer of 'Super manager' (CANTONESE): \"This show is a reflection of today's society; TV programmes are a product of their time. To a certain extent, I won't deny this show is similar to some Japanese TV shows. For example, I got some inspiration from a Japanese TV show called 'Bikini Club'.\"\u003cbr/\u003e27. WS hosts and four contestants chatting\u003cbr/\u003e28. MS hosts and four contestants chatting\u003cbr/\u003e29. MS monitors showing playback of the show\u003cbr/\u003e30. MS set-up shot Society for Truth and Light general\u003cbr/\u003esecretary Choi Chi-sum\u003cbr/\u003e31. SOUNDBITE Choi Chi-sum, Society for Truth and Light General Secretary(CANTONESE): \"It's obvious that this kind of programme focuses heavily on the female figure, highlighting the size of breasts, waist and buttocks, commodifying women. And this programme gives the message that it's fine to eat worms and other dirty and gruesome things, which no-one normally eats, just in order to get famous and make money. It's saying that it's ok to abandon your dignity and commodify yourself, to do anything just for money and fame.\" \u003cbr/\u003e32. WS bikini contestants standing up\u003cbr/\u003e33. CU cameraman watching monitor of video camera\u003cbr/\u003e34. CU contestants in skimpy clothing\u003cbr/\u003e35. WS contestants in skimpy clothing\u003cbr/\u003eThe pretty young girl, clad only in a small bikini, looked terrified and disgusted as she was served up the writhing snack from hell - a shiny, black beatle. She ate it anyway.\u003cbr/\u003eBut in 'TV land' the hunger for fame and the pursuit of ratings knows no bounds.\u003cbr/\u003eIn the latest blatant attempt to pump up audience share, the little known Hong Kong TV show \"Super Manager\" recruited a group of young, pretty women pitted against a host of challenges, with the prize a contract for a proper acting job with the TV station. \u003cbr/\u003eEven those who aren't going to win still hope that the attention they gain will result in job offers.\u003cbr/\u003eThe rating of the show may be low - only 32,000 viewers per episode - but it has drawn gigantic attention and a deluge of complaints about what some say are the indecent and gruesome contents.\u003cbr/\u003eInspired by the extreme endurance gameshows popular in Japan, the highlight of each show is where four of the 40 contestants are asked to show their courage by eating a variety of creepy crawlies.\u003cbr/\u003eThe contestants have swallowed boiled reptiles immersed in wine, cooked worm sandwiches, fried silk worms, raw grasshoppers and this week it's water beetles.\u003cbr/\u003eKnown as \"water cockroaches\" in Chinese, they look revolting but are said to be rich in nutrients, with special benefit for the kidneys and male potency. \u003cbr/\u003eThe fame obsessed contestants come from various backgrounds; students still not yet 18 years old, secretaries, and others from outside Hong Kong\u003cbr/\u003eOn top of eating insects, contestants are put through their paces, singing, dancing, acting and doing stunts.\u003cbr/\u003eThe contestants try their best to show their talents, such as their sexy figures, Kung Fu, singing, etc. They show great courage (or stupidity, depending on your point of view) and endure the mocking and humiliation heaped on them by the hosts with fortitude.\u003cbr/\u003eTwo of the contestants, Li Yi-man and Tsang Ka-kee, both aged about 17, have just finished their exams and are determined to make it to the top.\u003cbr/\u003eIn spite of the young contestants enthusiasm and readiness to do whatever it takes, the Hong Kong Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority has been hit by a slew of complaints from angry viewers who don't share their ambitions. They have slammed the show as indecent, unsuitable for children, in bad taste, abusive to animals and the contestants.\u003cbr/\u003eBut the maker of the programme, Lam Chui-wing, is unrepentant and insists that taste is relative. He has vowed to carry on making the shock TV if the current show is a hit.\u003cbr/\u003eHong Kong pressure group, Society for Truth and Light, a media watchdog, has tracked the media's impact on youngsters for more than 10 years. General Secretary Choi Chi-sum is forthright  in attacking what he sees as evidence of a dangerous and exploitative trend that encourage young women to sacrifice their diginty for the mirage of fame.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='action-container flex justify-between'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' aria-label='Read more description' class='rp-full-description' type='button'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fai fa-solid fa-align-left'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cspan id='read_more'\u003eRead More\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-report'\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='resource-details-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title' id='resource-details-heading'\u003eResource Details\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-resource-details clearfix'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eCurator Rating\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"star-rating\" aria-label=\"3.5 out of 5 stars\" role=\"img\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-star-half-stroke text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-regular fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"educator-rating-title\"\u003eEducator Rating\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"educator-rating-details\" data-path=\"/educator_ratings/rrp_data?resourceable_id=1024210\u0026amp;resourceable_type=Boclips%3A%3AVideoMetadata\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"not-yet-rated\"\u003eNot yet Rated\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eGrade\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd title=\"Grade\"\u003eHigher Ed\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eSubjects\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"/search?keywords=entertain+persuade+inform\u0026amp;search_tab_id=1\u0026amp;subject_ids%5B%5D=1216220\"\u003eAll Subjects\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eMedia Type\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"/search?keywords=entertain+persuade+inform\u0026amp;search_tab_id=2\u0026amp;type_ids%5B%5D=4543650\"\u003eNews Clips\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eSource:\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eDate\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e2001\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fai fa-solid fa-language'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eAudiences\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"/search?audience_ids%5B%5D=371079\u0026amp;keywords=entertain+persuade+inform\u0026amp;search_tab_id=1\"\u003eFor Teacher Use\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\u003cdd class=\"text-muted\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-lock mr5\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e2 more...\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='concepts-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title' id='concepts-heading'\u003eConcepts\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='clearfix'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='details-list concepts' data-identifier='Boclips::VideoDecorator' data-type='concepts'\u003earthropods, animals, living things, east asia, insects, beetles, asia, hong kong, china\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='concepts-toggle-buttons' data-identifier='Boclips::VideoDecorator'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' class='more btn-link' type='button'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShow More\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fa-solid fa-caret-down ml5'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='true' class='less btn-link' style='display: none;' type='button'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShow Less\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fa-solid fa-caret-up ml5'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='additional-tags-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title' id='additional-tags-heading'\u003eAdditional Tags\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='clearfix'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='details-list keyterms' data-identifier='Boclips::VideoDecorator' data-type='keyterms'\u003egreater china\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='keyterms-toggle-buttons' data-identifier='Boclips::VideoDecorator'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' class='more btn-link' type='button'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShow More\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fa-solid fa-caret-down ml5'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='true' class='less btn-link' style='display: none;' type='button'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShow Less\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fa-solid fa-caret-up ml5'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='educator-ratings-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title sr-only' id='educator-ratings-heading'\u003eEducator Ratings\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"educator-ratings-root\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"all-educator-ratings-root\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"educator-rating-form-root\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-resource'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Show resource details' class='rp-show-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fai fa-solid fa-align-left'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\nShow resource details\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Video player' class='player' id='player-wrapper' role='region'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='relative container mx-auto' id='lp-boclips-visitor-thumbnail'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"block\" data-html=\"true\" data-placement=\"bottom\" data-trigger=\"click\" data-content=\"\u003cdiv class=\u0026quot;text-center py-2\u0026quot;\u003e\u003ca class=\u0026quot;bold\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;/auth/users/sign_in\u0026quot;\u003eSign in\u003c/a\u003e or \u003ca class=\u0026quot;bold text-danger\u0026quot; data-posthog-event=\u0026quot;Signup: LP Signup Activity\u0026quot; data-posthog-location=\u0026quot;body_link_boclips\u0026quot; data-remote=\u0026quot;true\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;/subscription/new\u0026quot;\u003eJoin Now\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\" data-title=\"Get Full Access\" data-container=\"body\" rel=\"popover\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Play video: Hong Kong show causes furore as contestants munch creepy crawlies\" href=\"/subscription/new\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"resource-img img-thumbnail img-responsive z-10 lp-boclips-thumbnail w-full h-full lozad\" alt=\"Hong Kong show causes furore as contestants munch creepy crawlies\" title=\"Hong Kong show causes furore as contestants munch creepy crawlies\" onError=\"handleImageNotLoadedError(this)\" data-default-image=\"https://static.lp.lexp.cloud/images/attachment_defaults/resource/large/missing.png\" data-src=\"https://static.lp.lexp.cloud/images/attachment_defaults/resource/large/missing.png\" width=\"315\" height=\"220\" src=\"data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs\" /\u003e\n\u003cspan aria-hidden='true' class='flex justify-center items-center bg-white rounded-full w-16 h-16 absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 -mt-8 -ml-8 cursor-pointer z-0 border-2 border-primary drop-shadow-md lp-boclips-thumbnail-playBtn'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fa-solid fa-play text-primary text-3xl ml-1 drop-shadow-xl'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"}