I agree completely. That wildcard video he did was really good, but that was a while ago and at this point he needs to change get better because standards are a lot different now.
you just have to look at some of the other BB's on youtube and you can see the large gap in skill set's, or at least the larger variation of technique's. im not slating him because he is a good BB but I just think he could be a lot better. and to be able to entertain on a large scale you always need to mix it up and do new thing's to keep it fresh.
The Japanese crowd is tough to win over, unfortunately. :/ I've seen a good amount of street performers who don't even get applause for putting themselves out there.
Oh yeah, I stopped the video to reply to you but at the end it bothered me too that just few people barely clapped and cheered. That was kinda not cool, maybe in Japan its normal, who knows:) But they are not used to make too much noise during performances and act like westerners for sure:) Correct me anyone if Im wrong