Declaring your love out loud has its risks and rewards. The object of your affection might swoon and fall into your arms, or they could awkwardly give you an embarrassed look and change the subject.
Singer Chris Hart saw his declaration reciprocated in 2012 when he appeared on "Song for Japan: Nodojiman the World!," a televised singing competition in which people from around the world sing Japanese songs. The Californian crooner won first place and a massive Japanese fan following.
“It wasn’t like (U.S.-based singing competition) ‘American Idol’ where you go on and you get a record deal,” Hart says. “I thought it would be like other shows I had been on since I moved to Japan, where I go on, sing and just go back to normal life.”