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On October 5, Japan’s national team defeated New Zealand 2-1 in the Kirin Cup final, claiming their 12th title and first in 15 years. The live broadcast on TV Asahi became a hot topic when Yuka Kageyama, known for her love of soccer, sat in the commentary booth for the first time in her life — and revealed that her chair was designed like the spinning seats from the popular variety show ‘Shoten.’ On 5ch, opinions were divided: some praised her as ‘cute,’ while others voiced sharp criticism over a TV personality occupying a commentary slot and pointed out her past verbal slip-ups.
Yuka Kageyama stunned during Japan’s national soccer match: “I thought it was a dream — in more ways than one.” Her first-ever commentary seat was a hilarious ‘Shoten-style’ setup — “What is even happening here?” “Yamada-kun, bring the cushion…!”
On October 5, Japan’s national soccer team defeated New Zealand 2-1 in the Kirin Cup final at MUFG National Stadium, winning their 12th title and first in 15 years.
In the live broadcast on the TV Asahi network, the soccer-loving actress who drew attention during the North/Central America World Cup shared exclusive behind-the-scenes footage.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Something scary about these two
Not sure about the IQ, but she graduated from a Tsukuba University affiliated school, so she's definitely top-tier smart.
Aren't they hyping this girl up a bit too much?
thanks to 'Main' (her nickname), the bar for dating a national team player just got even higher.
Look at it from another angle —
thanks to 'Main', the value of being a national team player just went up even more,
that's the take.
Japanese people have only ever been fed restrictive, slave-like language since compulsory education onward,
so they've picked up negative phrasing and end up strangling themselves with it.
'Their long-cherished opening goal~' (should be 'long-awaited')
'It's a 0-0 draw so far' (should be 'tied' — the match wasn't over yet)
that's probably why they went with this kind of setup.
the World Cup's over, so next she should go do baseball.
Baseball's already covered by Nogizaka46 —
they've got a member getting coached by Satozaki and Komiyama.
For baseball, go with Makino Maria instead.
Aren't they already dating or something? lol
Why do soccer players always end up with celebrities?
Japanese soccer won't get stronger unless the players marry athletes instead.
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she was all over Ucchi and seemed like exactly the type other women would hate.
During the commentary, a lot of middle-aged guys seemed to be projecting themselves onto Ucchi and getting excited, so she'll probably go over well with men.
Women's jealousy is way too scary, man.
Being hated by middle-aged Uchida fangirls probably doesn't bother her one bit.
'Her favorite reads are Josei Jishin and FLASH' (Japanese gossip tabloids) —
okay, that's as far as I read. (internet meme for 'not reading further')
Wait, is she being bundled as a package deal with Uchida or something?
These two have basically been a duo ever since the World Cup.
They're business partners who've appeared together like 100 times, mostly on DAZN and TV Asahi.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Yuka Kageyama is a soccer-loving TV personality who drew attention during coverage of the North/Central America World Cup, and this was her first time doing commentary for a Japan national team match. The ‘Shoten-style’ refers to the rotating cushion seats used by panelists on the popular variety show ‘Shoten,’ and because the commentary booth’s chair closely resembled it, jokes about the cushions spread throughout the thread. Opinions in the thread were split because comments praising her soccer knowledge and personality clashed with ones criticizing the practice of giving commentary slots to TV personalities and pointing to past verbal slip-ups (such as saying ‘draw’ instead of ‘tied’). Though not mentioned in the article itself, bringing celebrities onto sports broadcasts has become increasingly common in recent years, and this is one example of the recurring debate over how that role should be divided with professional commentators.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Geinou Sports Hayabusa+) thread ‘[Entertainment] Yuka Kageyama stunned — during Japan’s national soccer match: “I thought it was a dream, in more ways than one” — her first-ever commentary seat was a hilarious ‘Shoten’-style setup.’
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