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FUEL TV, STRANGERS IN DANGER: JAPAN EPISODE. BMX CATFISH & ROOFTOP GET FOREHEAD SALINE INJECTIONS, DONUT HEADS.


TOKYO strangers in danger, fuel tv, national geographic, discovery, friends and pro BMX’ers, Mike

I recently appeared on Strangers in Danger, a new travel-thrill program airing on Fuel TV, Discovery and National Geographic. We Pirates fixed (location-scouted and arranged) the Japan episode, and I’m on-screen as the subculture guide — a.k.a. “Hot Goth.”

You can see the video on my YouTube, but first, read on for astonishing photos!

FUEL TV, STRANGERS IN DANGER: JAPAN EPISODE. BMX CATFISH & ROOFTOP GET FOREHEAD SALINE INJECTIONS, DONUT HEADS. TOKYO strangers in danger, fuel tv, national geographic, discovery, friends and pro BMX’ers, Mike

Rooftop (Mike Escamilla) was a fan of my tiny sailor costume, gifted from Lip Service. (You may recognize him as Kat von D’s roommate on LA Ink.)

FUEL TV, STRANGERS IN DANGER: JAPAN EPISODE. BMX CATFISH & ROOFTOP GET FOREHEAD SALINE INJECTIONS, DONUT HEADS. TOKYO strangers in danger, fuel tv, national geographic, discovery, friends and pro BMX’ers, Mike

Goofing off with Catfish (Zach Yankush). Both of the guys are BMX (bicycle motorcross/extreme biking) stars and very chill in person.

FUEL TV, STRANGERS IN DANGER: JAPAN EPISODE. BMX CATFISH & ROOFTOP GET FOREHEAD SALINE INJECTIONS, DONUT HEADS. TOKYO strangers in danger, fuel tv, national geographic, discovery, friends and pro BMX’ers, Mike

In this segment, they took part in an extreme body modification. Since my Pirates company is well-connected with the Japanese underground, we were able to arrange this scene.

FUEL TV, STRANGERS IN DANGER: JAPAN EPISODE. BMX CATFISH & ROOFTOP GET FOREHEAD SALINE INJECTIONS, DONUT HEADS. TOKYO strangers in danger, fuel tv, national geographic, discovery, friends and pro BMX’ers, Mike

Extreme body mods include implants underneath the skin. One has a painful-looking “split” in a male body part that I dare not mention…

FUEL TV, STRANGERS IN DANGER: JAPAN EPISODE. BMX CATFISH & ROOFTOP GET FOREHEAD SALINE INJECTIONS, DONUT HEADS. TOKYO strangers in danger, fuel tv, national geographic, discovery, friends and pro BMX’ers, Mike

The guys got one of the most bizarre procedures: forehead inflation! A saline drip through a needle creates a bulge, and the center is pushed in to create a donut shape. Catfish also pumped up his lip, which made him look like a dolphin.

Watch the eerie process (featuring me) above and on YouTube.

FUEL TV, STRANGERS IN DANGER: JAPAN EPISODE. BMX CATFISH & ROOFTOP GET FOREHEAD SALINE INJECTIONS, DONUT HEADS. TOKYO strangers in danger, fuel tv, national geographic, discovery, friends and pro BMX’ers, Mike

The bulge lasts about 10 hours. You can see more photos of saline head inflation from my French TV show shoot.

FUEL TV, STRANGERS IN DANGER: JAPAN EPISODE. BMX CATFISH & ROOFTOP GET FOREHEAD SALINE INJECTIONS, DONUT HEADS. TOKYO strangers in danger, fuel tv, national geographic, discovery, friends and pro BMX’ers, Mike

I took Catfish and Rooftop to Decadance Bar, where they fit in among the space aliens.

FUEL TV, STRANGERS IN DANGER: JAPAN EPISODE. BMX CATFISH & ROOFTOP GET FOREHEAD SALINE INJECTIONS, DONUT HEADS. TOKYO strangers in danger, fuel tv, national geographic, discovery, friends and pro BMX’ers, Mike

Adrien le Danois feels the squishy donut.

FUEL TV, STRANGERS IN DANGER: JAPAN EPISODE. BMX CATFISH & ROOFTOP GET FOREHEAD SALINE INJECTIONS, DONUT HEADS. TOKYO strangers in danger, fuel tv, national geographic, discovery, friends and pro BMX’ers, Mike

Naomi, “I am Sebastian” and I fixed (arranged) the entire Japan episode of Strangers in Danger, which involved various crazy activities. The Tokyo drifting scene was a riot.

FUEL TV, STRANGERS IN DANGER: JAPAN EPISODE. BMX CATFISH & ROOFTOP GET FOREHEAD SALINE INJECTIONS, DONUT HEADS. TOKYO strangers in danger, fuel tv, national geographic, discovery, friends and pro BMX’ers, Mike

Drifters are an intriguing subculture as well.

FUEL TV, STRANGERS IN DANGER: JAPAN EPISODE. BMX CATFISH & ROOFTOP GET FOREHEAD SALINE INJECTIONS, DONUT HEADS. TOKYO strangers in danger, fuel tv, national geographic, discovery, friends and pro BMX’ers, Mike

They also learned Sumo fighting, and battled with the big guy.

Come see a wild clip of my scenes. Special shout-outs to Naomi and Sebastian for their incredible Pirate work on this mission.

Have you heard of donut-head inflation? What do you think of extreme body modifications such as this? Would you try?

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39 Comments

  1. Rawkstar89
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 7:34 pm | Permalink

    Wow I’ve never seen saline injections, that’s interesting! Those guys really pulled it off lol! All the more reason I want to go to Japan! :D

  2. Ashestoyoursoul
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 7:35 pm | Permalink

    those men are entertaining

  3. Skiski
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 7:35 pm | Permalink

    ehehe thats kinda gross. ahaha I’m glad they had fun though.

  4. Therealfriction
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 7:56 pm | Permalink

    oh my gosh!! XDD this is so painful to watch for some reason but funny as hell

  5. Anna
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 7:57 pm | Permalink

    I could never imagen myself wearing that. but on u it looks cute La Carmina. ^^

  6. Stuart
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 7:57 pm | Permalink

    Not skimpy enough.But that’s life

  7. Soullife
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 7:57 pm | Permalink

    It doesnt even look good >.> The only thing I liked is the corset piercings

  8. NaruushI
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 8:02 pm | Permalink

    TwT AMAZING! Really amazing! :)

  9. Kimoi
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 8:02 pm | Permalink

    Very cool!

  10. Monique
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 8:02 pm | Permalink

    that outfit goes SO well with your hair color! It’s gorg!

  11. SandraNoSekai
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 8:04 pm | Permalink

    That is crazy haha x’D I love it!

  12. Kyoko
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 8:08 pm | Permalink

    waah! XDD do you know where the saline goes after an hour? i wouldn’t mind trying that. put two horns on my face as long as it goes away xdd

    • lacarmina
      Posted October 24, 2011 at 8:09 pm | Permalink

      Heheh you pee it out! It hurts a bit, the process…

  13. Francesca
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 8:14 pm | Permalink

    UGH! Body modifications are way too scary, not for me at all!
    But I love your dress!!!

  14. Michi
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 8:19 pm | Permalink

    I love the tights&dress :D

  15. OtakuKate
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 8:42 pm | Permalink

    Oh my goodness. “OHHH, IT’S MOVING AROUND!” This is hard to watch, but pretty cool xD

  16. Nadia
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 8:55 pm | Permalink

    I’ve never seen that funny doughnuts:)

  17. Michelle
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 10:41 pm | Permalink

    That saline stuff looks creepy.. If it could shape my face to be more flatter.. then perhaps… but maybe not..

  18. Bugstomper
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 10:41 pm | Permalink

    They should have some kind of ‘squeeky’, so when the face-palm their forehead it sueeks!

  19. WonderWorld
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 10:48 pm | Permalink

    so funny

  20. Andrias
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 11:24 pm | Permalink

    LOL

  21. Jennifer
    Posted October 24, 2011 at 11:42 pm | Permalink

    Ugh, It look horrible to have done ~ and really strange to look at. They were really brave to do it.

  22. Julio
    Posted October 25, 2011 at 4:32 am | Permalink

    awesome XD

  23. Laurier
    Posted October 25, 2011 at 4:32 am | Permalink

    Nice outfit, Carmina! :)

  24. Lourdes
    Posted October 25, 2011 at 4:37 am | Permalink

    awesome video

  25. Stefanie
    Posted October 25, 2011 at 4:53 am | Permalink

    Freaky

  26. Audrey
    Posted October 25, 2011 at 5:16 am | Permalink

    FreakyI love your outfit! ♥

  27. Aimee
    Posted October 25, 2011 at 5:34 am | Permalink

    It looked so painful when the man was pushing at that guys head! >w<

  28. Leila
    Posted October 25, 2011 at 10:53 am | Permalink

    I really really love Japan and lots of the things that they are doing, but I think these donut heads are just creepy as hell! Just thinking about it gives me nightmares… I would never do it and I hope I’ll never meet one of those guys who do it… just scary, scary, scary as hell! T-T

  29. Jen
    Posted October 25, 2011 at 7:30 pm | Permalink

    I recognize him from BMX competitions. LOL

  30. Rob
    Posted October 25, 2011 at 11:47 pm | Permalink

    Hi Carmina. How are you? Well I hope. Just thought I would say that you are very beautiful.

  31. Photo Retouching
    Posted October 26, 2011 at 7:20 am | Permalink

    excellent post! u’ve done really nice job!! thanks a lot for sharing with us.

  32. Carolin Southern
    Posted November 18, 2011 at 11:48 am | Permalink

    The donut lumps look creepy, not at all nice. Those guys were very brave to go through with that! Things like the ear stretchers are quite common now, and depending on how they’re done, can look really good or just weird. When I was at college, one of the art lecturers had a carved conical sea-shell through his ear, and that looked pretty amazing. The corset lacing on her back looks like it would tug painfully, but other than that doesn’t look ugly. The things done with what looks like needles through the skin does not look nice! Eek. I don’t like needles! >.< 
    The sumo wrestling looks daunting! I bet they had fun doing that though :) What are Japanese drifters? 

    If I didn't have to worry about work, my appearance would be drastically difference – I'd have more piercings, tattoos and I'd get fang veneers on my teeth like Adora Batbrat. I'm going to get some very realistic removable fangs as soon as I have a decent amount of money – they're made like dentures to fit over your existing teeth and look completely convincing. I'd also shave the sides of my head and grow a death-hawk. I hear there's a trend in Japan of having things done to the teeth to deliberately make them look crowded? Is this true? It seems really weird to me, seeing I had nasty braces and teeth pulled to get my crooked, crowded teeth made straight! Are you going to report on that? 

    • lacarmina
      Posted November 18, 2011 at 9:57 pm | Permalink

      haha yeah, I Tweeted about that a while back… the look is called ‘yaeba’. Part of the appeal may be that it makes the girls look young, like their teeth are still growing in… >_<

    • lacarmina
      Posted November 18, 2011 at 9:58 pm | Permalink

      PS drifters – like Tokyo Drift – car racing

  33. Md Solaiman Hossain
    Posted May 6, 2017 at 7:59 am | Permalink

    How funny and interesting to see these Japanese episode . admirable post you have shared here .

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