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On the September 1 broadcast of TV Tokyo’s “Ijuin Hikaru & Sakuma Nobuyuki’s Unauthorized TV Tokyo Review,” Ijuin Hikaru’s glowing praise of Okada Keisuke (of the comedy duo Masuda Okada), host of “Kaiun! Nandemo Kanteidan” (“Fortune’s Turn! Appraisal Panel”), calling him “a genius,” became a hot topic. Reactions on 5ch were largely in agreement, with many commenters citing specific hosting techniques as proof of Okada’s skill — like his subtle way of holding down contestants’ appraisal-value flip cards so they can’t be raised early before the cue. On the other hand, some pushed back by pointing to his hosting on the baseball talk show “Dugout,” arguing he “lacks knowledge” and is “bad at moderating,” leaving opinions split over Ijuin’s assessment.
Sep 2 (Wed) 14:27
Talent Ijuin Hikaru (58) appeared on TV Tokyo’s “Ijuin Hikaru & Sakuma Nobuyuki’s Unauthorized TV Tokyo Review” (Tuesdays, 1:30am), which aired on the 1st. He named, by name, a popular comedian he considers a “can-do-anything” genius.
In the “Unauthorized TV Tokyo Timetable Review” segment, Ijuin brought up his own recent appearance on the network’s long-running hit show “Kaiun! Nandemo Kanteidan,” saying, “I got to appear on ‘Kanteidan’ again after a while.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Yeah lol
Okada being where he is today is definitely thanks to that show lol
He honed his craft on that show lol
If he were with Yoshimoto (the big Osaka talent agency), he'd definitely have made it to the top by now.
Wasn't it Ijuin who also brought up how this guy handled things with Erika Sawajiri before?
But Nakayama Hideyuki is Nippon TV only, though.
his left thumb is constantly twisting and rubbing away, right?
Is that some aftereffect of an illness or something?
It bugs me so much that none of what he's saying actually sinks in…
Apparently that's him hitting the brakes on his own brain.
He's got this mode where his brain feels like it could talk forever once it kicks in,
and when that happens he completely ignores the show's time limit and the other guests and just can't stop talking.
So supposedly, spinning his thumb diverts just enough attention to keep that runaway talking in check.
Masuda Okada's first M-1 appearance wasn't good at all.
so on a long broadcast, the second half gets rough.
that's a bit unusual.
For me, guys like Tokoro George and Itsumi Masataka were like that.
Spelling out every little detail is just unnecessary.
and people joked he'd swapped partners for that other Masuda (his own duo partner is also named Masuda).
When he was on Bakushou Mondai's "Carboy" (radio show), I laughed so hard my stomach hurt.
Back in the Kansai late-night show "Libido no Ran,"
he was just nodding along to Kitano Makoto's dumb chatter.
That was a show where Kitano Makoto's hosting was just painfully unfunny.
Different level in what sense?
I don't get what this bit about the flip card means.
Assuming you've seen the "on-location appraisal" segments —
you know how contestants hold the flip card with the appraisal price face-down, then raise it high on the host's "Jaga-jan!" cue?
Apparently some contestants can't help but raise it early, before the cue.
To stop that, the host has a technique of pressing down on the bottom of the flip card,
and the point is that Okada is incredibly good at making that "holding it down" look completely natural, seamlessly leading into the "Jaga-jan!" cue so no one notices why he's doing it.
Background and key points of this topic
Okada Keisuke has a track record as the M-1 Grand Prix 2004 champion as part of the duo Masuda Okada, and in recent years has hosted “Kaiun! Nandemo Kanteidan.” The “technique for holding down the flip card” that came up in the thread is a practical trick for keeping contestants from raising the appraisal-price card before the cue — something easy to miss unless you watch the show regularly. On the other hand, his hosting on the baseball talk show “Dugout” has drawn criticism for “lacking knowledge” and being “bad at moderating,” showing that opinions of Okada genuinely differ depending on the type of show. It’s worth noting that Ijuin’s “genius” comment was specifically about his hosting skill on Kanteidan, not an overall verdict on Okada’s comedic style as a whole — an easy point to misread.
*This article was compiled by excerpting and summarizing the 5ch (Sports/Entertainment News+) thread “Ijuin Hikaru showers praise on Masuda Okada’s Okada Keisuke: “Isn’t he a genius? The show gets more fun just by him being there”.”
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