America’s Got Talent: All-Stars is currently in full swing, with fans already entranced by the skills performers are bringing to the world’s biggest stage. But no one was as impressed (and embarrassed) as judges Heidi Klum and Simon Cowell, respectively, when they encountered Britain’s Got Talent contestant Keiichi Iwasaki.
Famous for receiving a golden buzzer and making it to the season 15 semi-finals, Keiichi was ready to wow the judges again — and he delivered. For his last trick, he asked Heidi to join him and while she initially seemed skeptical, what happened next made her a believer of his talent.
“Give me your finger like this,” a blindfolded Keiichi asked Heidi, signaling the supermodel to point it upward. He then pulled a ring out from his pocket to levitate and spin it, shocking Heidi and everyone in the audience. He slowly made the ring move closer to the AGT: All Stars judge in the air and dropped it directly on her finger.
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Heidi’s reaction was one of complete surprise and she was left speechless, which made sense given the difficulty of the maneuver.
“I loved you already when you came onto the stage,” Heidi said on the NBC competition series. “You’re super excited, which is getting me excited too, because you’re like high-speed and you’re moving things around. Then I was right there with this ring … it was amazing. I love you!”
But she wasn’t the only one impressed by Keiichi — fans of the America’s Got Talent franchise commented on the magician’s talents as well.
“Oh man this made my day! Keiichi is as wonderful and endearing as when he was on BGT. I hope he goes further this time,” one person wrote on YouTube. “That was pretty insane how he got the ring to spin and drop into Heidi finger. Keiichi was funny, and he was fantastic. He should’ve gotten a Golden Buzzer,” a different user added. “My favorite act of AGT all stars so far,” another viewer responded.
So, how did Keiichi fare after his daring audition? Well, he certainly impressed the entire judge’s panel, including Simon and Howie Mandel. Even host Terry Crews couldn’t believe what he witnessed.
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What’s more, when Keiichi mentioned that he didn’t win BGT because he wasn’t the judges’ choice, he didn’t hesitate to point out who was involved with decision. “Simon was there,” he said. “Oops. I’m sorry,” the AGT judge mouthed while looking away.
That said, Simon may know better this time than to pass up on Keiichi’s talent. “I’ve always liked you because a lot of magicians do take themselves very seriously on this show and they are quite boring with their little card tricks … You, however, have a personality. People are going to like you. Let’s see what happens,” he said.
Yes, we will!
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