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Downtown’s Hamada Masatoshi will take on his first-ever Billboard Live performance on December 1 at Billboard Live TOKYO in Tokyo. With Doshima Kohei serving as bandmaster, the one-night-only show will also feature Doriangzu’s Tsutsumi Taiki and drummer Hirodo Ayumi as part of the band lineup. On 5ch, opinions on Hamada’s singing ability were split between “he’s got real talent as a vocalist” and “he’s hopelessly tone-deaf,” while the hefty ¥28,400 price tag for the DX seat sparked surprised reactions like “Is this kabuki or something?”
Sun, Nov 1, 9:45 PM
Downtown’s Hamada Masatoshi will hold the live show “Hamada Masatoshi at Billboard Live TOKYO ~LIVE DEBUT~” on December 1 at Billboard Live TOKYO in Tokyo.
This will be Hamada’s first time performing on a Billboard Live stage. Known for hits like “WOW WAR TONIGHT ~Toki ni wa Okoseyo Movement~,” “Haru wa Mada ka,” and “Chicken Rice,” he’ll take on a one-night-only performance with a full band. Joining him that day as guest performers will be Tsutsumi Taiki (guitar / Doriangzu) and Hirodo Ayumi (drums), with Doshima Kohei (guitar) as bandmaster, and band members Kojima Sho (guitar), Murata Shige (bass / □□□), Okamoto Keisuke (drums), sugarbeans (keyboard), and Juny-a (sax).
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Probably about an hour.
Yeah, that is short. Maybe it's basically a karaoke session?
please, keep wrapping us in your light, we who are far too weak
The food, dessert, and drinks are pricey too, but they're tasty.
Well, I guess you'd want to cut ties with a guy facing sexual misconduct allegations like that.
He hasn't done anything besides "Kuishinbo Banzai" lol (the TV show Noritake hosts).
Still, it makes sense his son clearly inherited his blood.
Maybe they're actually a musical family after all?
Well, obviously, lol
That's a weird way to open the article, lol
Forget that, let's watch this instead
[Noboru Uesugi x Kiichi Morishige] A miraculous special session on the classic song "Sekai ga Owaru Made wa…"! They spill the inside story of performing with Miho Nakayama and the truth behind who really wrote WANDS' lyrics [MJ Channel]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4jPX6RfvdQ
Though I guess it's fine if he himself is okay with it.
・DUO Seat: ¥27,300 (sold as a pair)
・DX Seat Counter: ¥14,200
・S Reserved Seat: ¥13,100
・R Reserved Seat: ¥12,000
・Casual Seat: ¥11,500 (includes 1 drink)
So pricey
Is this kabuki or something?
He must be confident
Bold pricing.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Billboard Live is a small, seated live-house format where shows often come with food and drink, which tends to push ticket prices higher than a typical concert. The ¥28,400 DX seat (sold as a pair) that got people talking on the thread reflects that format’s typical price range. The split in opinions over his singing ability comes down to differing reactions to the very idea of a comedian seriously taking on vocals with a full band. Notably, his comedy partner Matsumoto Hitoshi is not among this show’s performers. Since the sexual misconduct allegations against Matsumoto were reported in 2024, opportunities for the two to appear together in public have dropped off sharply — which appears to be one reason the thread’s conversation drifted toward that topic.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geisokuho+) thread “[Music] Downtown’s Hamada Masatoshi takes on his first Billboard performance, with Doshima Kohei as bandmaster for a one-night-only full-band show.”
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