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Yamin's Heater
“Yamin's Heater” (やみんのストーブ)1) refers to a kerosene fan heater, manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric in the 1990s,2) that was famously tripped over in a somewhat viral Niconico video uploaded on November 30, 2010.3) The heater remains in storage with her parents.
History
On December 1, 2010, an 18-year-old “Yamin” had uploaded a video of herself, dancing to Seikan Hikou, but left in the part where she trips over said heater and falls backwards.4) The clip would go somewhat viral nationally, even being featured on Fuji TV's Bacademy Video Awards program5) on March 9, 2012,6) but she wasn't able to watch it live as she wasn't in the broadcast area.7)
The heater has remained a part of her 'lore', regardless of the Cookie☆ association, and she would voluntarily share other photos of the heater since then.8)9)10)11) In 2024, the heater was revealed to stashed away but operational,12)13) then she did a TikTok video of herself, dancing to the viral AI-generated “YAJU&U” song, with the heater in the background.14)
Notes
- The heater is decorated with a worn-out illustration of Marill from Pokémon, by Atsuko Nishida, which comes from the Neo Genesis card for Marill that released around 2000.
See also
1)
The term 'stove' (ストーブ, sutōbu) can refer to a space heater or a stove (range) in the Japanese language, which has to be clarified as the English language usually associates 'stove' with the latter.
2)
The exact model is 'KD-305C', or 'Danfan KD-305C', which were produced around the 1990s. There's not a lot of information about them, aside from a blog post, consumer safety reports, or rare used listings.
3)
"星間飛行踊ってみた☆やみん" (November 30, 2010). Niconico Douga.
4)
"星間飛行踊ってみた☆やみん" (December 1, 2010). Niconico Douga.
5)
"Bacademy-Video-Awardで紹介されるYMN姉貴" (August 21, 2014). Niconico Douga.
6)
"フジテレビにて ３月９日 金曜日 １９時〜２１時 バカデミーとかいうTVに私の動画が出ますらしいです・・ｗ" (March 8, 2012). Twitter.
7)
"んで 最近リプ返してなくてすまぬ！！もう毎度ついったーみるたび嬉しいっす(つ△T) あとうちの地域でそのフジテレビうつらないんっすよ！自分でもみてみたいよー！ｗ" (March 8, 2012). Twitter.
8)
"あのストーブは今" (November 25, 2013). Twitter.
9)
"こけたストーブまだあったよ" (January 2, 2017). Twitter.
10)
"子猫時代のよもんとそもん！with 実家の例のストーブ🔥" (May 30, 2022). Twitter.
11)
"古くなってるけど例のストーブ実家にあった😹" (February 3, 2023). Twitter.
12)
"【朗報】やみんが転けた『例のストーブ』、生存確認される【2024年】 #やみん #YMN姉貴 #や民" (November 23, 2024). Twitter.
13)
"まだ壊れて無くて使おうとすれば使えるし、おうちに保管してるよ！" (November 23, 2024). Twitter.
14)
"#野獣先輩ダンス #ﾔｼﾞｭｾﾝﾊﾟｲｲｷｽｷﾞｲｸｲｸﾝｱｰｯｱｯｱ めりーくりすます！" (December 23, 2024). TikTok.
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