blackface makeup
Refers to the practice of darkening the skin with makeup, typically for theatrical or comedic effect, often associated with racial caricature. In Japanese contexts, it may appear in discussions of minstrel-style performances or controversial media portrayals.
On that program, a performer did blackface makeup and caused controversy.
Overseas, blackface makeup is often regarded as racist.
Compound of 黒塗り (くろぬり, 'black coating/painting') and メイク (makeup). The term likely arose as a descriptive phrase for the act of applying dark makeup to imitate or caricature Black people.