Brain Wall (脳カベ or Nōkabe) is a component of the Japanese game show The Tunnels' Thanks to Everyone (とんねるずのみなさんのおかげでした, Tonneruzu no Minasan no Okage deshita). Video clips from the show proliferated on video-sharing websites and the concept was eventually adopted by several countries. It became popularly known to non-Japanese speakers and YouTube fans as simply Human Tetris, or Hole in the Wall, named for its involvement of the physical body and a supposed close resemblance to the rules of the video game Tetris.
International versions[]
| Country | Local Name | Network | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Sfida | DigitAlb | Ilda Bejleri, Denard Xhillari |
| Arab World | جدار جبار' Jibbar Jabbar |
Abu Dhabi TV | Mansour El Ghassani, Said Al Memari |
| Argentina | El muro infernal | Telefe | Alejandro Weibe |
| Australia | Hole in the Wall | Nine Network | Jules Lund |
| Brazil | De cara no muro | Rede Globo | Fausto Silva |
| Belgium | Hole In The Wall | VT4 | Roos Van Acker |
| Bulgaria | Дупка в Стената Dupka v Stenata |
Nova TV | Rumen Lukanov |
| Cambodia | Hole in the Wall: ល្បែងជ្រែកជញ្ជាំង | CTN | Udom Vivath, Sarita Reith, Sok Somavatey, Andy Bishop |
| MyTV | Tim Ratha | ||
| Canada | Le Mur | V | Benoît Gagnon |
| Chile | La muralla infernal | Mega | Javiera Contador, José Miguel Viñuela, Fernando Godoy, Lucila Vit |
| China | 动洞墙 | SMG | Zhu Zhen, Xue Zhi Qian |
| 正大综艺-墙来啦 | CCTV | Qiang Zhi, Xun Zhu | |
| Colombia | Duro contra el muro | RCN TV | Carlos Calero, Maleja Restrepo |
| Croatia | Pazi, zid! | Nova TV | Mia Kovačić |
| Denmark | Hul i hovedet | TV3+ | Uffe Holm |
| Egypt | الجدار الكبير El-Giddar El-Kebir |
DMC | Ahmed Essam |
| Estonia | Auk Seinas | TV3 | Tõnis Milling |
| Finland | Reikä seinässä | Nelonen | Mari Kakko |
| France | Le Mur Infernal | TMC | Laurence Boccolini |
| Germany | Ab Durch die Wand | RTL | Sonja Zietlow, Dirk Bach |
| Greece | Μια τρύπα στο νερό Mia trypa sto neró |
Mega TV | George Pyrpasopoulos |
| Hong Kong | 大咕窿 | TVB Jade | Yishan Ng, Calinda Yuen-wai Chan, Dickson Wong |
| Hungary | Kalanda Fal! | RTL Klub | Balázs Sebestyén, János Vadon |
| India | Hole in the Wall | Pogo TV | Cyrus Sahukar |
| Indonesia | Hole in the Wall | RCTI | Pandji Pragiwaksono, Steny Agustaf, Indra Herlambang |
| Global TV | Yossi Mokalu, Udjo Permato | ||
| Israel | ראש בקיר Rosh Bakir |
Channel 10 | Shai Goldstein, Daror Rafaeli |
| Japan | 脳カベ Nōkabe |
Fuji TV | Tunnels, Toshihiro Itō, Asami Miura |
| Lithuania | Skylė sienoje | TV3 | Aistė Paškevičiūtė, Džiugas Siaurusaitis |
| Malaysia | Bolos | Astro Ria | Zizan Razak |
| Mexico | Aguas con el muro | TV Azteca | Martín Altomaro, María Inés |
| Netherlands | Hole In The Wall | SBS6 | Beau van Erven Dorens, Gerard Joling |
| Norway | Ylvis møter veggen | TVNorge | Kjetil André Aamodt, Kjersti Idem, Ylvis |
| Paraguay | El muro | Canal 13 | Roberto Willis |
| Peru | Tecsuperate | Panamericana Televisión | George Slebi |
| Philippines | Hole in the Wall | GMA Network | Ogie Alcasid, Michael V. |
| Poland | Hole in the Wall | TV4 | Adam Małczyk, Adam Grzanka, Michał Pałubski |
| Portugal | Salve-se Quem Puder | SIC, SIC K | Diana Chaves, Marco Horácio |
| Romania | Vedete-n Figuri | Prima TV | Dan Fintescu, Dina Marina |
| Russia | Стенка на стенку Stenka na Stenku |
Channel One | Vasily Utkin, Gennady Bachinsky, Sergey Stillavin, Ivan Urgant, Alexander Tsekalo |
| South Korea | 지화자 Jiwhaza |
SBS | Choi Gwi-hwan |
| Spain | El Muro Infernal | LaSexta | Julian Iantzi |
| Sweden | Hål i väggen | TV6 | Johan Petersson, Erik Ekstrand, Mackan Ecklund |
| Taiwan | 齊天大勝 Who's the Winner |
TTV | Jacky Wu |
| Thailand | เกมกำแพงซ่า Game-Kampang-Zaa |
Channel 7 | Kanchai Kamnerdploy |
| เกมกําแพงซ่า น็อกเอาท์ Game-Kampang-Zaa-Knockout |
Wattana Kumthorntip, Somjit Jongjohor | ||
| เกมกำแพงซ่า สไตรค์ Game-Kampang-Zaa-Strike | |||
| Turkey | Bak Şu Duvara | Star TV | Behzat Uygur |
| Ukraine | Море по коліно More po Kolino |
ICTV | Dmytro Perepelkin |
| United Kingdom | Hole in the Wall | BBC One | Dale Winton, Anton du Beke |
| United States | Hole In The Wall | Fox | Brooke Burns, Mark Thompson |
| Cartoon Network | Teck Holmes | ||
| Uruguay | El Muro | Canal 10 | Roberto Larrañaga |
| Vietnam | Người đi xuyên tường | VTV3 | Hoài Linh, Đại Nghĩa |
| HTV7 | Ốc Thanh Vân, Đình Toàn |