Taigawa Yosuke’s ‘Bus Trip’ Returns After 8 Months — Viewers Slam His ‘Irritable Attitude’

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Taigawa Yosuke’s conduct on the September 12 broadcast of the TV Tokyo variety show “Tag on the Local Bus! ~Escape From Bus Trip Master Taigawa~ Ibaraki Gourmet Battle Special,” his first appearance in the series in eight months, became a hot topic on social media. The long-running series has been known for its odd-couple duo of Taigawa and Ebisu Yoshinori, but with Ebisu absent from recent location shoots, viewers have increasingly pointed out that Taigawa seems “irritable” in how he treats general participants and fellow cast members. On 5channel, opinions split between those who say Taigawa’s temperament has been this way since Ebisu was still on the show, and those who think his rougher, unfiltered side has become more noticeable now that Ebisu isn’t there to soften things — with debate also flaring over who should take over Ebisu’s “tell-it-like-it-is” role.

Taigawa Yosuke’s “Bus Trip” Returns After 8 Months, But Some Viewers Call Out His “Irritable Attitude”… His “One-Man Show” Tendencies Intensify Without Partner Ebisu Yoshinori

On September 12, actor Taigawa Yosuke’s variety show “Tag on the Local Bus! ~Escape From Bus Trip Master Taigawa~ Ibaraki Gourmet Battle Special” (TV Tokyo) aired.

It was the familiar “Bus Trip” series, but Taigawa’s conduct on the show appears to have stirred up social media.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

What people said

3AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:27
He's way past menopause age, so this has to be old-man irritability.
5AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:28
Old folks lose their ability to hold back irritation once senility sets in.
6AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:29
Now I get why his wife once wanted to run away.
8AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:29
It's because they're pairing him up with people like Kusanagi and Murashige.
9AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:29
Taigawa's been irritable like this since back when he was doing the show with Ebisu.
10AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:30
The 'Takagi-nee' from W gets irritable a lot too — if they're going to show that side, I want them to show the even more heated, tense moments too.
24AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:33
Re: #10
She's cute, so it's not a problem.
11AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:30
If you don't like it, just don't watch it!
13AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:30
Let's just force Ebisu-san to come back on.
14AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:30
Ever since I found out they rerun old Bus Trip episodes every Monday at 7pm, I've never missed one.
67AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:46
Re: #14
When regular participants fumble around getting on and off the bus, Taigawa does get visibly irritated.
94AnonymousSep 15, 2026 22:04
Re: #14
Guess we should just watch that instead, huh.
15AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:30
Nah nah, he was way more irritable back when Ebisu-san was on.
16AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:30
Him losing his temper on top of making dumb mistakes is basically the whole appeal of this show.
18AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:31
Wasn't he doing the show with Ebisu-san like 10 years ago already?
21AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:32
They should just bring in Miharu to fill Ebisu-san's screwup role.
57AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:43
Re: #21
Miharu is currently battling cancer.
93AnonymousSep 15, 2026 22:03
Re: #21
Hiroshi would be good.
22AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:32
Casting Kusanagi basically means they told him 'please get angry' — he's just doing the job he was hired for.
36AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:37
If I remember right, Taigawa Yosuke is a total domineering-husband type —
like 'If you call me by just my name, I'll slap you' or
'Speak to me in polite language,'
https://up.gc-img.net/post_img_web/2017/12/fddb7284a2457cafc7aaff2b9564c39f_7540.jpeg
46AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:39
The show probably doesn't want viewers dumb enough to call even a location shoot like this 'scripted.'
82AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:52
Re: #46
They need to edit it so it doesn't come across that way.
If it's too blatant, even amateurs can tell.
49AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:40
They should run a viewer poll for who fills Ebisu Yoshinori's role. Guess it's hard to find someone naturally scatterbrained without it feeling staged…
54AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:41
I think it's popular and still running because he gets genuinely serious about winning.
61AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:44
Re: #54
He's settled into being the old guy the young cast members tease now.
The conversations (light trash-talking) that happen when Taigawa's not around are the funny part lol
69AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:46
He's always been short-tempered — it's probably new viewers who don't know that writing the complaints.
75AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:49
Re: #69
He's actually serious and meticulous. He notices things more than you'd expect from a guy.
All sorts of stuff comes out of his bag — cooling packs, you name it — and when there's downtime he'll go buy niku-man (steamed pork buns) for everyone. He's got his good sides too lol
79AnonymousSep 15, 2026 21:50
Nah nah,
this is a show where you're supposed to enjoy Taigawa's twisted sense of justice.
95AnonymousSep 15, 2026 22:04
What about throwing in Marcia as a spark to shake things up?
101AnonymousSep 15, 2026 22:09
Re: #95
Ikoma-chan too.
97AnonymousSep 15, 2026 22:05
A guy who didn't hold back even against Ikoma, who's two generations (24 years) younger than him, making things tense — and then grins about it looking back on a later special.
That's Taigawa for you.
100AnonymousSep 15, 2026 22:09
Re: #97
Makes me wonder if that's what Jiro Sato's attitude toward Ai Hashimoto was like lol

Background and Key Points of This Topic

Since the “Bus Trip” series began airing in 2007, its signature draw has been the mismatched duo of Taigawa Yosuke and Ebisu Yoshinori. In recent years, however, Ebisu’s appearances have decreased due to his age and health, and the show has continued with other co-stars such as Kusanagi and Murashige. On the thread, opinions were split between those who say Taigawa’s irritable attitude is nothing new and was already his defining trait when Ebisu was still on the show, and those who believe his unfiltered harshness has become more noticeable now that he’s lost Ebisu as a “buffer” — the article alone doesn’t settle which reading reflects the actual change. It’s also worth noting that the “domineering husband”-style anecdotes about Taigawa’s private life are stories he himself has shared on TV in the past, and there’s no evidence directly tying them to this recent irritability report.

*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5channel (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Taigawa Yosuke: “Bus Trip” Returns After 8 Months, But Some Viewers Call Out His Irritable Attitude… “One-Man Show” Tendencies Intensify Without Partner Ebisu Yoshinori.”

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