Talk about a Dodger double take.
The Los Angeles Dodgers hosted their annual Japan Night at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday and for fans from the Land of the Rising Sun, it sure was a star-studded affair.
To start the festivities, the first 40,000 fans in attendance were treated to a Kenta Maeda bobblehead presented by San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino.
"It is very special that my first Japan Night at Dodger Stadium will be held on my bobblehead night," the Dodgers newest start import said. "I look forward to celebrating it with the world-class performances by the high-profile guests representing our country."
Among those guests were Kenichi Ebina, an internationally recognized dancer that performed on the field as well as posed for pictures before the game. For those that don't know, Ebina was the winner of season 8 of "America's Got Talent," and has unique gravity defying dance moves.
Kenichi Ebina Performs an Epic Matrix- Style Martial Arts Dance - America's Got T... https://t.co/w25TXhS99k #staged pic.twitter.com/5HqlZBSOoi — Crowdify TV (@crowdifytv) July 29, 2016
Atsushi, the lead singer of the Japanese band Exile performed the Japanese national anthem. Exile has won awards for "Song of the Year," as well an MTV Video Music Award and a Japanese Gold Disc award.
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Kenta Maeda and singer EXILE ATSUSHI celebrate Japan Night at Dodger Stadium. 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/gJGJQN3uik — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 27, 2016
The Consul General of Japan, Akira Chiba, was on-hand for a pregame press conference and to present an award to Maeda before the game. The entirety of the night was presented by Japan House.
Amongst all the stars and festivities, perhaps the greatest of them all was a Kenta Maeda impersonator who was found in the stands during pregame warmups.
The team invited the look alike onto the field where he thrilled Dodger teammates with a dead-on impression of Maeda's famous pregame routine.
"That was great," teammate Justin Turner said. "I had a double take at first, I thought it was actually him. He did a great job."
The Dodger doppleganger made a lasting impression not only on his teammates in the dugout, but on Maeda himself as the two met on the field for photos.
Will the real Kenta please stand up? 😂 pic.twitter.com/3Vdx6o8VPo — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 27, 2016
Check out the videos of the real Maeda and the impersonator side-by-side below as they perform the "Maeken Dance," and tell us who you think did it best in the comments section below.
Kenta Maeda does pregame that he can't do here in MLB. We call it "Maeken dance" #dodgers pic.twitter.com/tIsZWsnb4F — Joseph Kim (@blackwings2011) January 7, 2016
A Kenta Maeda lookalike transfixed the @Dodgers, all the way down to his pregame STRETCHES: https://t.co/x7s6xzrmmPhttps://t.co/E0tivTHo8E — Cut4 (@Cut4) July 27, 2016
