Today, the King of Pop died.

Michael Jackson, at a mere 50 years of age, died of cardiac arrest. I had been expecting to see his pale old bones moonwalk to the age of 70, relating stories of his glory days to my children in the year-and-yet-still-distant future… So this has hit me and my family with shock.

Who knew what he would become?

Who knew what he would become?

MJ is one of the most popular men in the world. He’s one of the few public figures I actually kind of cared about throughout the whole of my lifetime. You never really expect them to die while you’re still young.

You can see why even the Japanese love him

You can see why even the Japanese love him

In honor of his memory, here’s a video of a Japanese MJ impersonator (JACK from MJ-Performance Group [DICSYU]).

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And here’s Thriller, which will always and forever be the greatest.

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Rest in peace, King of Pop.

I’m going to play the “ABC” stage of Elite Beat Agents in your honor.