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It’s been revealed that Misaki Takiguchi (23), a rookie announcer just six months into her career at ABC TV, has been chosen as the fifth “secretary” on “Detective! Knight Scoop.” Freelance announcer Saori Masuda (29), who has served as secretary since November 2019, will graduate from the show after the March 25 broadcast. On 5ch’s live-discussion threads, alongside comments welcoming the new secretary, posters raised doubts about the show continuing with a rotating “special assignment chief” in Hitoshi Matsumoto’s absence, and noted that few Osaka-based announcers manage to thrive after going freelance.
“Knight Scoop”: Six-Months-In Rookie Misaki Takiguchi Named Fifth Secretary — Saori Masuda, Leaving the Company at End of March to Go Freelance, Graduates from the Show
It was revealed on the 11th that Misaki Takiguchi (23), a new announcer at the station, will become the fifth secretary on ABC TV’s “Detective! Knight Scoop” (Fridays, 11:17 p.m.).
Freelance announcer Saori Masuda (29), who had served as secretary since the November 29, 2019 broadcast back when she was a staff announcer at the station, will graduate from the show after the broadcast scheduled for the 25th.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Fukuto would've been fine.
Wonder if Masuda's going freelance and heading to Tokyo.
Either bring Matchan (Matsumoto) back for real, or if not, just appoint a proper new chief — make up your mind
Stuff like that young-carer controversy happens because there's no chief keeping the show in line
That's not really the chief's problem though…
Kinda unsettling.
You guys are pathetic 😢
She left the company ages ago already.
She probably just wanted to move back to Tokyo.
She mentioned on Matsuoka and Daikichi's show that right after going freelance, she looked at her pay statement and thought she couldn't survive on it — hope she's okay.
Chiaki Matsubara: "…"
Even Yamahiro's in a rough spot now, only getting a TV spot once a month out of pity
Not saying she has to become some ageless monster announcer like Yozo Michigami, who stuck with Asahi Broadcasting for almost 60 years
but she's taking a real gamble.
Not sure what counts as "success," but I think Hiromi Kawata's pulling off the talent gig looking totally cheerful.
That announcer who famously couldn't skip (hop-skip) on camera got popular off it, though
Not bad, eh
Background and Key Points of This Topic
The role of secretary on Knight Scoop has been passed down between ABC announcers since the show began in 1988, starting with the very first secretary, Mari Okabe, making Takiguchi the fifth in that line. Much of Masuda’s tenure as secretary overlapped with the irregular arrangement in which a different guest fills in each week as “special assignment chief,” a workaround that’s been in place since Hitoshi Matsumoto went on hiatus at the end of 2023 — and threads repeatedly voiced frustration with that arrangement itself. Posters also noted that on a separate show, Masuda had spoken about looking at her pay statement right after going freelance and realizing she couldn’t make a living off it, tying that into the broader reality that only a handful of Osaka-based announcers — such as Seiji Miyane and Jiro Shimbo — have managed to land stable freelance work. On the whole, the thread’s focus landed less on the new secretary herself and more on the show’s structure and the uncertain career path facing female announcers.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[TV] “Knight Scoop” Six-Months-In Rookie Misaki Takiguchi Named Fifth Secretary as Freelance-Bound Saori Masuda Graduates.”
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