Kinashi Noriyuki of Tunnels caused a stir on the ABEMA music show “Kinashi Record” when he appeared to damage rapper SHO’s gold Mercedes-Benz during SHO’s guest appearance — and four months after the episode aired, the clip is drawing fresh criticism. On 5ch, many pointed to the old story of Beat Takeshi trashing Sanma’s car, arguing that the rough-and-tumble stunts of classic variety TV don’t fly anymore, while others defended Kinashi with “that’s just his comedic style” — opinion split down the middle.
Kinashi Noriyuki (64) of Tunnels hosts “Kinashi Record” (ABEMA), a music show where he invites hip-hop artists on for jam sessions and free-flowing talk. The show is about to mark its second anniversary since launching in December 2024, but “a certain move” Kinashi made in an episode from roughly four months ago is now causing a stir.
Drawing attention is the April 25 episode featuring guest SHO (44), a rapper and former member of Japan’s national alpine skiing team. Kinashi and SHO gave a passionate live-band rendition of Yosui Inoue’s (78) classic hit “Shonen Jidai” (“Boyhood Days”), followed by an easygoing, friendly chat segment.
But controversy erupted when SHO’s prized car — a Mercedes-Benz painted gold — made its appearance.
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the repair bill for the Range Rover
was way cheaper
than the set budget anyway.
That'll leave it with a 'prior accident' record now. (a mark on a car's history that tanks resale value)
Oh look, an expert on old-school rappers.
The point is that even an old guy like that is doing stuff that makes people cringe.
He's always been like that. Ishibashi might look like the scarier one, but Kinashi's way worse than Ishibashi.
They cut ties with Nippon TV, after all. If they'd kept a show there, I think they could've stayed relevant on TV a bit longer — like Nainai after Mecha-Ike ended.
Exactly. A friend of mine was thrilled after a taping of Yuuyake Nyan Nyan, going 'Takaaki kicked me in the nose!' Taka's just better at fan service.
The Drifters were called a 'vulgar program' too, almost 50 years ago.
That's just Kinashi's comedic style. A real entertainer does the bit he's called on for, no matter how much backlash it brings — same as Egashira. (Egashira 2:50, a comedian famous for extreme stunts)
Yuuyake Nyan Nyan was Showa. Okazu Desuyo and Neruton were probably Heisei. (all TV shows Tunnels appeared on)
Takeshi wrecking Sanma's car was funny up through maybe the early 2000s.
This is a quarter-century too late. Not being able to read that shift is a sign of aging, too.
Re: 'wrecked his car' —
wait, did they actually total the real thing and hand back a new car? Or was it a loaner they trashed while the real one stayed fine?
Background and points of contention
“Kinashi Record” airs on ABEMA, not on terrestrial Fuji TV — yet the thread frames it as part of “the reckless antics of Fuji TV’s golden age,” lumping it in with the old story of Beat Takeshi trashing Sanma’s car as part of the “destroy stuff for laughs” tradition that defined Heisei-era variety TV at its peak. The core criticism is that this kind of rough-and-tumble comedy no longer flies as generations and the times change, exposing a gap between the performers’ sensibilities and today’s viewers. At the same time, defenses like “that’s just Kinashi’s comedic style” and “an entertainer does the bit once he’s called on for it” show the debate isn’t purely generational — it also reflects differing views on whether this kind of rowdy comedy should be tolerated at all. Note that exactly how Kinashi damaged SHO’s car isn’t made clear by the thread’s posts alone; the original article goes into more detail on that point.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “‘It’s outdated,’ says Kinashi Noriyuki — after denting a luxury car, criticism erupts over the popular rapper’s revealed damage, as ‘Fuji TV’s golden-age rough-and-tumble’ fails to land.”
