( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
HELLO.
FOLKS, MY NEXT GUEST IS THE JAPANESE ORGANIZING EXPERT AND
BESTSELLING AUTHOR WHO NOWxD STARS IN "TIDYING UP WITH MARIE
KONDO."
PLEASE WELCOME, MARIE KONDO!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: NOW, THIS IS -- IS IT EDA?
>> EDA.
>> Stephen: EDA IS GOING TO BE TRANSLATING FOR ME TODAY BECAUSE
MY JAPANESE IS A LITTLE RUSTY.
I'M SURE YOUR ENGLISH IS MUCH BETTER.
NOW, YOU ARE A PHENOMENON.
YOU WERE ALREADY KNOWN FOR YOUR BOOK "THE LIFE-CHANGE PING -- "T
LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF TYDING UP.
"YOU WERE "TIME" MAGAZINE'S ONE OF MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE AND
NOW YOU HAVE THIS BINGING SHOW.
( LAUGHTER ) WHY DO YOU THINK AMERICANS LOVE
YOUR PHILOSOPHY AND YOUR CLEANING UP SO MUCH?
>> (THROUGH TRANSLATOR).
I THINK IT'S, OF COURSE, WE ALL HAVE PROBLEMSTITE I DIDN'T
THINK OUR HOMES, BUT IT'S NOT JUST THAT, STEPHEN, WE ALL HAVE
CLUTTER IN OUR HEARTS, AND THAT'S WHAT NEEDS TIDYING.
>> Stephen: OH...
( APPLAUSE ) THAT GOT ME RIGHT HERE.
ON YOUR SHOW, I WAS WATCHING YOUR SHOW WITH MY FAMILY OVER
THE CHRISTMAS VACATION AND, ON YOUR SHOW, YOU THANK HOUSES
BEFORE YOU ORGANIZE THEM AND, WHILE THIS DESK IS NOT A HOME,
IT IS CERTAINLY MY HOME AT WORK, AND I WAS WONDERING WHETHER YOU
WOULD HELP ME THANK MY SHOW HOME RIGHT NOW AND HOW WOULD WE DO
THAT?
>> (THROUGH TRANSLATOR) WHY DON'T WE DO THIS TOGETHER?
LET'S TRY IT.
>> Stephen: SURE.
( APPLAUSE ) >> LET'S SIT DOWN ON OUR KNEES
WITH OUR LEGS TUCKED UNDER.
SO I USUALLY DO THIS IN MY HEART, BUT YOU CAN VERBALIZE IT
JUST FOR TODAY.
JUST EXPRESS THE GRATITUDE YOU HAVE FOR THE STUDIO, WHAT THIS
DESK IN THE STUDIO ALLOWS YOU TO DO, TO DO THIS AMAZING SHOW
EVERY NIGHT.
( LAUGHTER ) YOU CAN VERBALIZE WHAT YOU'RE
FEELING INSIDE, TOO.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THANK YOU, ED
SULLIVAN!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) I DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING
YOU'RE SAYING WHEN YOU SAY IT, BUT EVEN IF YOU HAD NO
TRANSLATOR, I WOULD FOLLOW YOU TO A CULT COMPOUND AND NEVER
LEAVE.
( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
NOW, I HAVE BEEN AT THIS DESK THREE AND A HALF YEARS AND I'VE
COLLECTED A LOT OF THINGS, AND I'VE GOT TOO MANY THINGS, I'M
HOPING YOU WOULD HELP ME GET RID OF SOME OF THEM.
OKAY.
SO I JUST TAKE THEM OUT?
>> YES, LET'S START BY TAKING OUT ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU
HAVE.
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT.
( LAUGHTER ) MM-HMM.
( LAUGHTER ) OKAY.
WHAT'S DO I DO?
>> SO TOUCH EACH ITEM ONE BY ONE AND SEE IF IT SPARKS JOY FOR
YOU.
IF IT BRINGS YOU JOY.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: THIS IS BOURBON.
AND THIS BRINGS ME JOY AT A PRICE.
( LAUGHTER ) >> IF THE PRICE SPARKS JOY FOR
YOU, YOU SHOULD KEEP ON.
>> Stephen: THIS IS PURELLE HAND SANITIZER.
THIS.
MM-HMM.
MMM.
JOY.
THIS IS AMERICA'S GREATEST CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD CULTURE.
THIS IS A CINNABUN.
DO YOU WANT TO SMELL?
MMM!
THIS -- THIS IS FOR WHEN THE BOURBON DOESN'T WORK.
( LAUGHTER ) I'LL KEEP THIS.
I'LL KEEP THIS.
KEEP THIS, YES.
YES.
THIS IS YOUR BOOK AND, OBVIOUSLY, IT GIVES ME GREAT JOY
THAT YOU COULD BE HERE TONIGHT.
SO I WILL KEEP THIS.
( APPLAUSE ) >> THANK YOU!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I'M SO VERY HAPPY.
>> Stephen: THIS IS A FITTED SHEET, AND IT BRINGS ME GREAT
RAGE BECAUSE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO FOLD A FITTED SHEET.
( LAUGHTER ) >> IT WILL MAKE ALL THE
DIFFERENCE IF YOU KNOW HOW TO FOLD THIS, RIGHT?
>> Stephen: CAN YOU SHOW ME HOW TO FOLD A SHEET?
>> OF COURSE, I CAN.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: NOBEL PRIZE
WINNING PHYSICISTS DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THIS.
>> Stephen: TAKE THE ELASTIC PART INSIDE --
>> TAKE THE ELASTIC PART INSIDE.
IN HALF.
VERTICAL.
RECTANGLE.
IN HALF.
SEND A LOT OF LOVE THROUGH YOUR PALMS AS YOU'RE FOLDING.
>> Stephen: YES, YES.
YES.
AND JUST ROLL, ROLL, ROLL.
>> Stephen: OH...
( LAUGHTER ) MARIE, TAKE ME BACK TO YOUR
COMPOUND WITH YOU.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( PIANO RIFF )
>> STEPHEN: "TIDYING UP WITH MARIE KONDO" IS ON NETFLIX NOW.
MARIE KONDO, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.