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The story
Audrey’s Masayasu Wakabayashi announced on the September 20 broadcast of Nippon TV’s “School Kakumei!” that he will leave the show at the end of September. Near the end of the program, prompted by Mitsuyoshi Uchimura, he made the announcement himself, touching on throat trouble as one reason. His comedy partner, Toshihiko Kasuga, will continue on the show. On 5channel threads, reactions split between those taking the announcement at face value, those speculating he’s shifting his focus toward his recent writing career, and others lamenting the turnover among the show’s regular cast.
9/20 (Sun) 1:54 PM
Masayasu Wakabayashi (47), of the comedy duo Audrey, appeared on Nippon TV’s “School Kakumei!” (Sundays, 11:45 AM) on the 20th and announced he will leave the show at the end of September.
Near the end of the show, as the cast lined up together, Mitsuyoshi Uchimura turned to Wakabayashi and said, “Now, there’s an announcement from the show.” Wakabayashi reported, “I’ll be graduating from ‘School Kakumei!’ as of September. Thank you very much!”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Is there any show besides this one where he's still expected to act like a comedian? That's exactly it — this guy's already stopped being a comedian.
He used to be the one managing Kasuga back in the days when Kasuga was a total loose cannon, but that's not needed anymore.
Sei-chan stopped showing up at some point without me noticing, so now I only catch it occasionally.
Isn't that Bakarhythm you're thinking of?
Somehow that's not the Meruru I remember from about three years ago.
That's not going to work out. If your debut novel flops — the one with the most time, motivation, and marketing strategy behind it — that's a bad sign.
The guy who calls people who comment on his social media 'gnats' is making money online?
Apparently he writes essays on note (a Japanese blogging platform) and makes as much as 10 million yen a month from that alone.
Huh. Haven't heard anything about Seiten's sales lately, but good for him if he's making money writing. If I pulled in that kind of monthly income, I wouldn't bother working anywhere else either lol
Background and Points of Discussion
“School Kakumei!” is a long-running Sunday morning variety show on Nippon TV, also known for featuring members from Nogizaka46 and Hinatazaka46. This time, the only reason Wakabayashi himself gave for leaving was throat trouble, with no further details made public. Opinions on 5channel split between those accepting this explanation at face value and those who believe he’s shifting his focus toward his recent book and essay-writing on note; the latter view, however, is speculation based on past reporting and his social media behavior, and no evidence has been presented directly linking it to his departure. It’s also worth noting that comedians in their late 40s scaling back regular TV commitments isn’t unique to Wakabayashi — it’s described as a trend seen among other comedians of his generation as well.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Audrey’s Wakabayashi Leaving ‘School Kakumei!’ at End of September, Cites ‘Throat Trouble…’ — Kasuga Continues.”
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