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Jun Idota (53) of the comedy duo Speed Wagon appeared at a Nihon Ham product launch event on September 3 and revealed that, even though his partner Kazutaka Ozawa has resumed his entertainment career, offers for the duo have been “unbelievably” nonexistent. Ozawa had been on hiatus after being named in Bunshun’s reporting on Hitoshi Matsumoto as the person who introduced women to him, but he returned to work earlier this year. On 5ch, threads buzzed with claims that the duo was never that popular to begin with, alongside anecdotes about Ozawa’s relationship with Matsumoto that triggered the hiatus — sparking a mix of sympathy and “you brought this on yourself” takes.
Sep 3 (Thu) 3:25 PM
Jun Idota (53) of the comedy duo Speed Wagon attended the “Nihon Ham Wiener ‘Hojun’ Brand New Promotion Announcement & Tasting Event” held in Tokyo on the 3rd.
Idota appeared as “Wiener Master,” the trainer of the mysterious masked wrestler “Juicy Hou,” to help boost awareness and eating occasions for the coarse-ground wiener brand “Hojun.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
I liked their radio show — good friends like Bananaman used to come on as guests a lot
His thinking is way too soft
Worst case, he can still make a living as a local Aichi Prefecture comedian
CBC (the Nagoya TV station) seems like the type to pick that up
Hamburger Sensei
The way he's using "unbelievably" is off
It should be "of course there are no offers"
First he needs to spill everything at a press conference and grovel in apology, right?
Apparently he told this story afterward — he expected Matsumoto to call and say something like "sorry for dragging you into this" or "let's keep at it," but instead got screamed at with "you introduced me to some crazy woman!" lol
They're completely done with each other now
Matsumoto holds a grudge once he's angry
He won't even meet with Miyasako (another scandal-hit comedian) either
I get how Matsumoto feels, but Ozawa's just too pitiful lol
Idota's from Aichi, so he appears a lot on local Nagoya shows
Matsumoto: "The allegations are baseless, so I will fight this."
Nakai: "I've been able to continue my entertainment activities going forward without any issues."
Why do these guys claim it's all baseless and then just vanish without ever explaining anything?
Ozawa didn't actually do anything wrong, he just got caught up in Matsumoto's mess
Ozawa's basically like someone who did a "yami baito" (a shady gig-work scam job) — even doing shady work without knowing what it really was can get you arrested
Then why did Kenkoba warn people not to get close to Ozawa?
Though with audience judging, it's basically hopeless
The judges are comedy nerds
Plenty of Matsumoto devotees among them, so compliance concerns probably mean nothing to them
Even if they win their round, not sure they'd actually make the finals though
The "suite-room mixer" reported by Bunshun was something Ozawa himself had arranged.
The night Ozawa, feeling responsible, decided to go on hiatus, he got a call from Matsumoto.
He expected to hear something like "Sorry for dragging you into this too."
But what came through the phone instead was Matsumoto screaming at him:
"What the hell is going on?! That woman you brought is out of her mind! What are you gonna do about this?!"
Given all that, there's no way Ozawa is ever appearing on Downtown Plus.
This is from some magazine reporter's tweet, but personally I'm obsessed with it.
He initially said he had nothing to be ashamed of, and then suddenly went on hiatus — that's probably pressure from Yoshimoto (or really, from Matsumoto)
Ozawa apparently complained about getting screamed at to people all over the place, which is probably how it reached the magazine reporter too
Nice guy?
The fact that he's still working with Ozawa at all makes him look shady… lol
He could always fall back on being a Dragons-themed comedian too lol
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Idota and Ozawa’s duo Speed Wagon has a history of hiatus: when Bunshun reported on Hitoshi Matsumoto’s alleged sexual misconduct in 2023, Ozawa’s name came up as the person who had introduced Matsumoto to the women involved, and he stepped back from entertainment work. Matsumoto denied the allegations and sued Bunshun, but he withdrew the lawsuit at the end of 2024, meaning the allegations themselves were never legally resolved. In the thread, opinions split between those arguing the duo lacked notable achievements even before the hiatus, and those who saw the hiatus itself as the direct cause of the drop in offers since Ozawa’s return. It’s worth noting that the anecdote about Matsumoto furiously berating Ozawa comes from a magazine reporter’s tweet, not an official account from either party.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Sports/Entertainment News+) thread “Speed Wagon’s Jun Idota: Duo Reunites With Kazutaka Ozawa’s Return, But “Unbelievably, There Are No Offers”“.
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