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On October 11, Seiya of the comedy duo Shimofuri Myojo withdrew from “STAR Fes,” a major event spun off from Fuji TV’s music special “STAR” (held at Pia Arena MM in Kanagawa), due to poor health. The official site revealed he had been scheduled to appear under his real name, “Seiya Ishikawa,” which fueled discussion alongside reports that he had left a live radio broadcast early the previous day due to feeling unwell. On 5ch forums, comments split between worries about seasonal flu or COVID-19 and suspicions of something more serious given how long the symptoms have dragged on, with plenty of posts also weighing in on Seiya’s reputation as a comedian.
Shimofuri Myojo’s Seiya pulls out of “STAR Fes” music festival due to illness — was set to appear under his real name “Seiya Ishikawa”
The official website for “STAR Fes” (October 10–11, Pia Arena MM, Kanagawa), the first major live event spun off from Fuji TV’s music program “STAR,” was updated on the 11th to announce that Seiya Ishikawa, who had been scheduled to appear that day, canceled his appearance due to poor health.
The official site stated: “We regret to inform you that Mr. Seiya Ishikawa, who was scheduled to appear at today’s ‘STAR Fes’ on Sunday, October 11, has canceled his appearance due to illness.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
so he really was still feeling sick after all…
The back-and-forth between Trump Man and Seiya's Hanafuda Man (playing-card-themed costumed characters) is a running bit every time
so of course they'd have it ready
I kind of like Seiya, so I hope he doesn't end up like Okamura (comedian Yasushi Okamura, who took a long hiatus for depression)
I don't dislike Seiya
I like comedians who step up without complaining even when they're thrown a crazy request
I hate Horiken and Zun Iio, but
Seiya always steps forward and just does it without griping, so he's a model comedian
He's an M-1 Grand Prix champion, so he outranks them
The heckling on Suiyou no Downtown is too loud, I'm not a fan
Trying to get laughs just by heckling from the sidelines feels wrong
He left the radio show early too.
No fever, but sweating buckets. Something's definitely off with his health.
Is it something mental, or is some serious illness progressing…
If it's not the flu that's going around, it could be early-onset male menopause (andropause). The earliest cases in men can start in their 30s.
Most cases hit in the late 40s, but men can get hot flashes too
your autonomic nervous system goes haywire and you lose the ability to regulate body temperature: suddenly boiling hot and drenched in sweat on a cold day, or shivering uncontrollably on a hot one
Makoto Nojima (aka 'Nojima Seiya')
ever since he left that radio show
guess it wasn't just a passing thing after all
The baumkuchen guy?
Soshina and Seiya are funny when they're on with Zakiyama and Hiroyuki Ariyoshi
They fully commit to being the butt of the joke, and even when they bomb up front, they still make it funny
a test would confirm it right away, so it's probably neither
Losing the headliner from Fuji TV's flagship show's festival really hurts
Background and key points of this topic
“STAR Fes” was the first major live event spun off from Fuji TV’s music special “STAR,” held October 10–11 at Pia Arena MM in Kanagawa. The fact that his real name, “Seiya Ishikawa,” was officially stated in the cancellation announcement is a rare case — a comedian whose real identity is usually known only by his stage name being revealed through an official statement — and that’s part of why the thread reacted so strongly to the real name. Within the thread, guesses about the cause of his illness ranged from seasonal infections like flu and COVID-19 to menopause-like symptoms and stress, but all of these are purely personal speculation from thread posters — neither Seiya himself nor his agency has disclosed any diagnosis. It’s also been reported that he left a live radio broadcast early the day before due to feeling unwell, and many are treating this festival absence as an extension of that. What readers should be careful not to misunderstand is that all the guesses about his illness in the thread are unconfirmed speculation, not officially confirmed information.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou Sports Hayabusa+) thread “[Entertainment] Shimofuri Myojo’s Seiya pulls out of music festival ‘STAR Fes’ due to illness — was set to appear under the name ‘Seiya Ishikawa’.”
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