Author: Japan Reacts Editorial

On the August 22 broadcast of TV Tokyo’s “God Tan,” Oswald’s Shunsuke Ito sparked controversy with his response when partner Yu Hatanaka pressed him about his chronic lateness: “Because being late is harder on me.” On 5ch’s Entertainment/Sports News+ board, the thread went beyond criticizing Ito’s habitual tardiness, spiraling into comparisons with blacklisted comedians and even a debate over comedy styles — “Tonkin (a mocking nickname for Tokyo) comedians” versus “Kansai comedians.”

8/25 (Tue) 14:10

On the 22nd, Oswald’s Shunsuke Ito’s response on TV Tokyo’s “God Tan” left the studio stunned, after his partner Yu Hatanaka scolded him: “Do you even know how hard it is to wait for someone who’s late?” The episode, titled “Goodbye, Ito! The Getting-Scolded Comedian Graduation Exam,” quizzed Ito — a man who has angered no shortage of fellow comedians — on the exact reasons behind tip-offs submitted by those very colleagues.

Among the questions, Hatanaka posed: “When I told Ito, ‘Do you know how hard it is to wait for someone who’s late?’ what did he say back?” Ito couldn’t come up with the answer himself — the shocking correct response was, “Because being late is harder on me.” The studio erupted in disbelief, with cries of “No way?!” and “That’s awful.” Even Ito himself held his head in his hands, admitting, “Yeah, that’s not good…”

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “Oswald’s Ito Gives Stunned Response to Partner Hatanaka’s “Do You Know How Hard It Is to Wait for Someone Late?” — Studio Reacts “No Way?”“

It has been reported that on Ariyoshi Hiroyuki’s radio show, he addressed Yonsentoushin’s Tsuzuki Hiroki — currently suspended from activities after being referred to prosecutors on suspicion of violating the Nuisance Prevention Ordinance — saying the remaining two members would just “have to do their best.” On 5channel’s Entertainment/Sports News+ board, posters speculated about the group possibly continuing as a duo, citing real examples of comedy trios that found success after becoming duos.

On the August 23 broadcast of “Ariyoshi Hiroyuki’s SUNDAY NIGHT DREAMER” (JFN network), Ariyoshi addressed Yonsentoushin’s Tsuzuki Hiroki, who was referred to prosecutors on suspicion of violating the Tokyo Metropolitan Nuisance Prevention Ordinance and has been suspended from activities by his agency for the time being.

Ariyoshi opened by saying, “First off, there’s something I want to get out of the way — Yonsentoushin’s Tsuzuki,” before adding sharply, “Tsuzuki was referred to prosecutors for groping someone. I really wish he’d cut it out.”

He went on to riff on the topic with jokes, pulling others into the bit, but in reality Tsuzuki was referred to prosecutors on suspicion of violating the Tokyo Metropolitan Nuisance Prevention Ordinance and assault, and remains suspended from activities by his agency for the time being.

Source: sirabee.com / Original article here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “Ariyoshi Hiroyuki comments on Yonsentoushin’s future: “There are cases where it would’ve been better as a duo” / “The two of them will just have to do their best”.”