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Comedian-turned-physical-therapist Rakuningo (47) appeared on a YouTube channel run by a Kabukicho host and named, by name, the “kindest senior comedian in showbiz” — Kirin’s Akira Kawashima. On the thread, praise piled up for Kawashima being “great at reading the room” and “a master of social navigation,” but the conversation soon shifted to debating the reputation of Rakuningo himself, the one making the claim, splitting opinion.
Rakuningo Names By Name the “Kindest Senior Comedian in Showbiz” — “He’s such a good person it brings tears to your eyes”
Comedian and physical therapist Rakuningo (47) appeared, in a video updated by the 12th, on “TKG Channel,” the YouTube channel of Takuma, who runs the Kabukicho host club group “Shin Su You Group.” He named, by name, the “kindest senior comedian in showbiz.”
Shingo spent the day eating with Takuma and others, sharing various behind-the-scenes showbiz stories and keeping the mood lively.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Did he get hit with a "Love Injection"? (Rakuningo's old catchphrase gag)
Not like N — being a womanizer over at that confectionery company isn't what you'd call "kind."
Or does he just not get booked anymore?
Honestly, I'd forgotten his name.
Re: #13 Oh, Tamura, right?
If you mean Tamura Masako, she's right there next to him every day (a different Tamura — the newscaster).
Heard he plays basketball like 8 days a week (so, basically nonstop).
Nakai: "That's right, don'tcha know." (riffing on Nakai Masahiro's dialect catchphrase)
Kawashima gives off the image of someone skilled at social navigation. If it's someone from a rival agency, he probably just keeps up a friendly face.
Kawashima? That's way too much of a contrarian take.
Well, compared to that hypocrite Date,
he's probably more decent.
But what about Shitara, who's always scowling in the reaction cutaway shots (the little inset "wipe" reaction clips on variety shows)?
Kawashima's an "M" type (easygoing, takes it). Shitara's a hardcore "S" type (dominant).
Being earnest doesn't make you a comedian.
Background and Talking Points
Rakuningo became known around 2009 for his catchphrase gag “Love Injection,” and he now works as a physical therapist. Kirin’s Akira Kawashima, the comedian named in his story, has built a reputation as an MC on shows like “Lovit!” for his attentiveness and social savvy. What became the real talking point on the thread wasn’t Kawashima’s character so much as the reputation of Rakuningo himself, the one making the claim. Rakuningo is known as a polarizing figure because of his past conduct, and comments like “this praise doesn’t really raise my opinion of him” or “if anything, it makes Kawashima look worse” reflect how attention shifted from the content of the testimony to the standing of the person giving it.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geisoku Sokuho+) thread “[Entertainment] Rakuningo Names By Name the “Kindest Senior Comedian in Showbiz” — “He’s such a good person it brings tears to your eyes”.”
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