A video of Elon Musk appearing on a Japanese TV show in 2014 has recently been reposted on social media, prompting users to remember a time when he was “cool.”
The show in question is 逆転の法則 (Gyakuten no Hōsoku) on Fuji TV, which featured Musk in an episode recorded in September 2014.
A clip of the entrepreneur’s appearance on the show was recently shared on X, where it has already surpassed 70 million views, more than 45 thousand likes, and hundreds of comments from users who enjoyed the scene.
“Remember when Elon Musk was cool and did weird things like this?” one X user commented. “Moments like this show Elon Musk beyond the headlines, revealing curiosity, humility, and a willingness to engage with cultures—not just industries,” another said.
“Man, seeing Elon laugh like a complete fool on that Japanese game show […] in 2014 makes you wonder whether the guy who runs some of the most powerful companies in the world has always been this unfiltered and down-to-earth, or if fame just buried his true chaotic self,” a third user wrote.
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Elon Musk in a Japanese game show in 2014
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