On the April 25 broadcast of ABEMA’s show “Kinashi Record,” Tunnels’ Kinashi Noritake climbed onto the roof of guest rapper SHO’s gold Mercedes-Benz, laughingly banging on the bodywork and saying, “Oh, this dents, doesn’t it?” On September 3, fellow rapper ACE weighed in on X, saying “both hip-hop and comedy have gotten so small-minded” and “this has become an era where I miss the BIG3,” sparking a wave of discussion. On 5ch, some pointed out that in the actual footage SHO himself had invited Kinashi over, saying “It’d look cool if you sat here” — leading to a split between those defending the incident (citing that repair costs and an appearance fee were covered) and those criticizing it as “Showa-era sensibilities that don’t fly anymore.”
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Rapper ACE posted on X on the 3rd, commenting on the controversy surrounding Tunnels’ Kinashi Noritake (64), who climbed onto the roof of fellow rapper SHO’s car during a joint TV appearance.
The scene in question is from an episode of ABEMA’s “Kinashi Record,” streamed on April 25. Kinashi climbed onto the roof of the gorgeous gold Mercedes-Benz belonging to guest SHO, laughing as he thumped the bodywork with a dull thudding sound and said, “Ah, this dents, doesn’t it?” SHO, meanwhile, looked visibly tense, saying, “That might be a little dangerous…”
If it happened to him, he'd probably lose it ten times harder.
6AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:24
>In the actual show, SHO himself introduced his car to Kinashi and encouraged him to sit on it, saying, 'It looks cool if you sit here.'
8AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:25
Impressive — he's rhyming "tagataga" with "gatagata."
(a play on "takadaka… de gatagata" — roughly "don't kick up such a fuss over a mere car")
9AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:25
He was just sitting there normally, then got told "climb up a bit more." Something about the vibe, so he climbed up, and then, "oh, this dents." In the end it's all about how it's edited, isn't it?
10AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:25
It made me stop and think — is "don't kick up such a kada-kada over a mere car" deliberately swapping "gata-gata" (rattling/fussing) for "kada-kada" as a pun on "takadaka" (mere/just) and the "ka" in "car"?
11AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:26
So rappers bow down to the powerful (big-name celebrities), huh.
12AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:27
First off, it'd be good to clarify whether everyone commenting has actually watched the show.
13AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:27
Sucking up to power — and even Sanma himself denounces this stuff nowadays.
15AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:27
Hip-hoppers lining up one after another to cash in on the publicity.
19AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:31
If some junior celebrity did that to his own Porsche, he wouldn't find it funny.
21AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:31
Even if he had prior consent and the network promised to cover repairs or gift him a new car, wrecking someone else's car just isn't comedy anymore.
27AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:33
Re: #21
The power-harassment generation will find this hilarious. ("gebageba" — a nod to old-school rowdy Showa-era TV comedy)
22AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:32
Someone around him really needs to tell him Showa-era sensibilities don't fly anymore… Being such a big name, he's turned into the emperor with no clothes.
25AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:32
Only throw stones if you'd be totally fine with someone stomping on something precious of yours just because you'd get paid for it.
28AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:33
Re: #25
If it were really precious to him, he wouldn't have invited someone to climb on it.
26AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:32
Well, true — if you're a rapper, you'd want that "I can replace my car anytime" kind of swagger.
29AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:34
Even back in the heyday of the Comedy BIG3, trashing some unknown rapper's car wouldn't have been funny.
30AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:34
SHOwa-style laughs, going all in — here we go, HipHopper♪ (a pun on his name "SHO" and "Showa")
31AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:34
Yeah, when it comes to bags, it's gotta be ACE. (a pun — ACE is also a famous Japanese luggage/bag brand)
32AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:35
Every industry these days has gotten so small and buttoned-up.
34AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:36
A rapper getting flustered over a car scratch is pretty uncool, true — though Kinashi did take it too far.
36AnonymousSep 4, 2026 15:38
So Kinashi's the victim now? People are piling on too hard — guess it's a generation that doesn't know the "Range Rover Golf" bit. (likely a reference to an old Tunnels comedy skit)
“BIG3” is a nickname for the trio that has topped Japan’s comedy world since the late Showa era, and there’s a cultural backdrop in which rough, body-on-the-line horseplay was tolerated as a form of affectionate teasing (“kawaigari”). ACE’s comment reflects nostalgia for that era’s atmosphere, but as some in the thread pointed out, it’s easy to overlook that Takeshi and Sanma themselves have recently dismissed car-wrecking gags as outdated — meaning the “BIG3” image ACE idealizes doesn’t quite match how the people involved see things today. It’s also hard to tell from the article alone that, while the show aired in April, ACE’s comment and the resulting online debate only took off in September — nearly half a year later. Taken in isolation, the roof-climbing scene looks high-handed, but the fact that SHO himself encouraged Kinashi to get on the car is an important piece of context driving the split in opinion.
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