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Tunnels’ Noritake Kinashi has drawn renewed criticism after footage resurfaced showing him climbing onto the roof of a Mercedes-Benz during episode 30 of “Kinashi Record,” streamed on ABEMA on April 25, 2026. With his comedy partner Takaaki Ishibashi having largely disappeared from the public eye, one article asked whether Kinashi’s “nice guy” reputation was ever real — prompting a wave of responses on 5ch along the lines of “he never had that image to begin with” and “he’s always been the reckless one.” Others pushed back, noting reports that the car’s owner had actually asked him to climb onto the roof, and questioned whether the article was cherry-picking the story.
Sun, Sep 6, 11:30 AM
Noritake Kinashi (64), of the comedy duo Tunnels, is facing backlash online. Renewed attention to his actions during episode 30 of “Kinashi Record,” streamed on ABEMA on April 25, 2026, has sparked a wave of criticism.
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Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here
What people said
What are you even talking about?
What's the actual agenda here?
Enough with the spin already.
Way too out of the loop for a journalist.
Tunnels' peak was during the Heisei era, wasn't it?
Kinashi genuinely did have a nice-guy image back in the day.
It was Ishibashi who smashed the camera while Kinashi just recoiled in shock.
It was Ishibashi who boycotted the radio show.
It was Ishibashi who blew up live on a music program.
Whether the writer knew that or not,
it's embarrassing for K Dub Shine's crew (referring to the rapper) to push this.
but it's rough seeing him still doing this as he nears old age.
Nori (Kinashi) is getting hit with merciless criticism.
Though Yoshimoto comedians are even more cringe-inducing.
Young people probably don't even care about Kinashi anyway.
With Takeshi and Sanma there's an established running bit, and apparently Sanma even left his scar unfixed because he thought it looked cooler.
Background and Key Points of the Discussion
“Kinashi Record” is a show streamed on ABEMA, and renewed attention to a scene from its April 25, 2026 episode — in which Noritake Kinashi climbed onto the roof of a Mercedes-Benz — sparked criticism. With his partner Takaaki Ishibashi having rarely appeared in public in recent years amid recurring speculation about his health, the article in question took the angle of re-evaluating Kinashi’s own behavior as that of a “loose cannon.” Opinion on the thread split over whether to view the act as “a trait he’s always had” or as “behavior that’s no longer acceptable now that he’s older.” It’s also worth noting that, according to some reports, the car’s owner had actually asked him to climb onto the roof — a claim the article doesn’t confirm one way or the other — which drew its own share of criticism over selective reporting. Tunnels have been known since the 1980s for their body-on-the-line stunts, and the contrast between Kinashi’s and Ishibashi’s personas has long been a topic of discussion.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Mercedes Roof-Stomping Backlash: With Ishibashi Absent, Kinashi’s ‘Loose Cannon’ Side Comes Out — Was the ‘Nice Guy’ Image Just an Illusion?”.
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