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Kanjani8 No Janiben
is a Japanese TV show hosted by the members of the group Kanjani8. The show began airing on May 2, 2007, and is broadcast every Wednesday night on Kansai TV from 0:35 AM to 1:30 AM (before April 20, 2011 it was broadcast from 0:35 AM to 1:05 AM ). Cast *Kanjani8 (hosts) (You Yokoyama, Subaru Shibutani, Shingo Murakami, Ryuhei Maruyama, Shota Yasuda, Ryo Nishikido is a Japanese singer and actor. He was formerly under the management of Johnny & Associates as a member of Japanese boy bands Kanjani Eight and News. His first solo album was released in December 2019. Biography Ryo Nishikido was born in Hyogo ..., Tadayoshi Okura) *Keiko Fujimoto (narrator) *Masato Den (narrator) * Kansai Jr. (Juniben/Junideka/Junimaga section hosts) ( Junta Nakama, Akito Kiriyama, Daichi Nakata, Takahiro Hamada) Broadcasting details 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 References ''Kanjani8 no Janiben'' official website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety Show
Variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts including musical theatre, musical performances, sketch comedy, magic (illusion), magic, acrobatics, juggling, and ventriloquism. It is normally introduced by a Master of Ceremonies, compère (master of ceremonies) or Television presenter, host. The variety format made its way from the Victorian era stage in Britain and America to radio and then television. Variety shows were a staple of English language television from the late 1940s into the 1980s. While still widespread in some parts of the world, such as in the United Kingdom with the ''Royal Variety Performance'', and South Korea with ''Running Man (South Korean TV series), Running Man'', the proliferation of multichannel television and evolving viewer tastes have affected the popularity of variety shows in the United States. Despite this, their influence has still had a major effect on late night television whose la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujiwara (owarai)
FUJIWARA is a Japanese comedy duo ''( kombi)'' consisting of Toshifumi Fujimoto (藤本 敏史) and Takayuki Haranishi (原西 孝幸). They are from Osaka, but are currently primarily active in Tokyo and, like most other comedians originating the Kansai region, are employed by Yoshimoto Kōgyō. Members * Born December 18, 1970 in Neyagawa, Osaka. Plays the ''tsukkomi''. Also known as . Known for his large face, a running joke is to have someone say, "Is it just me or does this studio feel small?" to which he responds, "It's because my face is huge." Fujimoto is known as a rowdy-type character and is usually cast in variety shows as such. He was married to model and ''tarento'' Yukina Kinoshita from 2010 to 2019. The pair divorced on December 31, 2019. * Born March 5, 1971 in Neyagawa, Osaka. Plays the '' boke''. His main shtick is delivering one-liner jokes, of which he claims to have 200. His gags often consist of puns and are usually accompanied by absurd gestures. He is oft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter (actor)
(born August 8, 1952, in Sakai, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese singer, dancer and actor who has appeared in Akira Kurosawa's ''Ran'' and Toshio Matsumoto's '' Bara no Sōretsu''. Ikehata uses the stage name when he appears on TV variety shows and musical revues. Always seen dancing in tight clothes at dancing clubs, he adopted the stage name at sixteen years old after his style of dress and dance which was said to resemble Peter Pan. One of Japan's most famous gay entertainers, Peter's androgynous appearance has enabled him to often play transgender characters and he often appears on stage in dresses. Filmography and Discography Film Television * '' Garo: Makai Senki'' (2012) Video games * ''Drakengard'' (2003), Caim, Angel (credited separately as Shinnosuke Ikehata and Peter) * ''Drakengard 2'' (2005), Caim, Angel (credited as Peter and Shinnosuke Ikehata) * ''Nier'' (2010), Grimoire Weiss (credited as Peter and Shinnosuke Ikehata) * '' Yakuza: Dead Souls'' (2011), DD * ''Drak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bananaman (comedy Duo)
is a Japanese ''owarai'' comedy duo consisting of Osamu Shitara and Yūki Himura. Career Shitara and Himura formed as a comedy unit in 1993 and debuted on stage in 1994. Himura had broken up with his previous partner and Shitara was working as the driver of the comedian Masayuki Watanabe, so they formed a duo after a friend introduced them. They concentrated on skit comedy, developing a theatrical style that emphasized verbal repartee. In 2008, they came in second on the nationally televised annual ''King of Conte'' skit comedy contest. Up until then, Bananaman had concentrated on live performances and DVD releases, but afterwards began to appear more on television. Himura appeared on the most shows (19) of any comedian during the 2009 New Year's period, and the duo received their own show, ''Banana Fire'', for the first time in April 2009. After that, they became the hosts of several other television shows, including ''Nogizaka tte Doko?'' and its successor ''Nogizaka Kojic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junji Takada
, also known by the nicknames , and "TJ", is a Japanese actor and comedian. Takada was born in Chōfu, Tokyo. He is known for the variety show ''Tensai, Takeshi no Genki ga Deru Terebi'' that was hosted by Takeshi Kitano and premiered on NTV from 1985 to 1996. On April 9, 2017, Takada began co-hosting a radio program with manga artist Naoki Urasawa. airs Sundays at 5pm on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting and features both men talking about their lives, professions, and favorite hobbies. Filmography Film * ''Mr.Jiren Man Shikijō Kurui'' (1979) * ''Scrap Story: Aru Ai no Monogatari'' (1984) * ''Moonlight Serenade'' (1997) * ''Karaoke: Jinsei Kami Hitoe'' (2005) as Nikichi Endō * ''Kisarazu Cats Eye World Series'' (2006) Mayor Kandori * ''Pavilion Sanshōuo'' (2006) as Shirō Ninomiya * ''Piano no Mori'' (2007) * ''Clearness'' (2008) * ''Flying☆Rabitts'' (2008) as Director Hayashi * ''Homecoming'' (2011) as Kazuaki Tokita * ''Stigmatized Properties'' (2020) Television *Minami-ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiji Bando
Eiji is a common masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Eiji can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *, "prosperity, peace" *, "great, peace" *, "great, second" *, "eternity, next" The name can also be written in hiragana () or katakana (). The Eiji era (, "eternal peace") is a period in the history of Japan, dating from 1141 to 1142 AD. It follows the Hōen era and precedes the Kōji era. People with the name *, Japanese actor *, Japanese designer and video game director *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese film actor *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese football goalkeeper *, Japanese industrial designer *, Japanese professional mixed martial artist *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese film actor *, Japanese conductor *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation *, Japanese special effects director *, Japanese si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TIM (owarai)
TIM is the name of a Japanese comedy unit (''kombi''). The unit consists of and . They are most famous for their antics on the owarai show Uchimura Produce, as well as various children's shows such as . The two are also members of the ''owarai'' and music group NO PLAN. Red, the tsukkomi, is originally from Kyoto, and Golgo, the boke, hails from Saitama. As ''tsukkomi'', Red is easily embarrassed and blushes quickly, which is where he gets the name. At the end of every episode of ''Uchimura Produce'', the host, Teruyoshi Uchimura would shout, "And today's Red is..." to which Red would insert some strange (often embarrassingly un-funny) pseudo-English or meaningless Japanese phrase. Occasionally Red was given his own corner, "Red's World" (a play on Summers' Ōtake's "Ōtake World") in which he would perform weird and nonsensical ad libs (e.g. "Ariga-ton, ton, Washington!" and "Pan! Pan! This is Japan!"). Red is a graduate of Bukkyo University in Kyoto. Golgo (named after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabachan
, born on June 19, 1969, in Yanagawa, Fukuoka, is a transgender woman who is a Japanese tarento and choreographer. After studying dance in New York City, she returned to Japan and was a member of the musical group Dos with Taeco Nishikawa and Asami Yoshino. Life and career As a celebrity, Kaba-chan was open with her sexuality. While she was already known for her flamboyant character in Dos, she came out as a gay man publicly on television on a 2002 episode of the Japanese variety show ''Dancing Sanma Palace''. In October 2014, when appearing on the talk show ''Uchi Kuru!?'' with drag queen Mitz Mangrove and transvestite LGBT activist Matsuko Deluxe, Kaba-chan revealed that she had undergone orchiectomy that past June, in addition to having had plastic surgery and begun hormone therapy, and intended to have her gender officially changed in the ''koseki''. In July 2015, she revealed while on the television show ''Non-Stop!'' that she was preparing to travel abroad to undergo coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papaya Suzuki
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese celebrity most famous for his dancing and for his afro hairstyle. He originally intended to be a singer, but gave up due to a drastic gain in weight. According to his official web site, he is 178 cm tall, and weighs 108 kg. He is now a choreographer and dancer, and he is a member of the dancing group ''Oyaji dancers'', where oyaji is a faintly derogatory Japanese word literally meaning "dad" but also used for middle-aged men in general. He also works as an actor, a lyricist, and a songwriter, as well as arranging and producing music. Suzuki made a brief appearance as a dancer in the video for the song O! O! Xsta Si ( Boom Boom Love ) by the J-pop group Deeps. He was the choreographer for one of AKB48's biggest hits: "Koisuru Fortune Cookie is the 32nd music single, single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on August 21, 2013. The single contains graduation songs for Mariko Shinoda and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kintetsu Buffaloes
The were a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team based in Osaka, Japan, which was in the Pacific League. In 2005 the team was merged with the Orix BlueWave to become the team now known as the Orix Buffaloes. The team played in Fujiidera Stadium, and later in Osaka Dome. Although the team won four Pacific League championships, they lost all four Japan Series in which they played. The team's batting lineup was known as ''Itemae Dasen'' ( いてまえ打線). Logo design A stylized buffalo's head with angry-looking red eyes (designed by Okamoto Taro), or "Buffaloes" in red script, outlined with white. Another logo featured the "Buffaloes" in red script, while also featuring Buffie, the Buffaloes mascot. Franchise history The team was founded in 1949 and began play in 1950 in the newly organized NPB. Owned by Kinki Nippon Railway Co. (later known as Kintetsu Railway), the franchise was known as the Kintetsu Pearls from 1950-1958, Kintetsu Buffalo from 1959-1961, the Kinte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yusuke Kamiji
is a Japanese actor, singer, and tarento. In the music world, he is known simply as . Biography Kamiji graduated from Yokohama Senior High School. He belonged to the baseball club while in school, and played catcher. He and Daisuke Matsuzaka played together for one year, and when Matsuzaka joined the club, it was Kamiji who first practiced with him. Kamiji assumed uniform number 2 from autumn of his junior year, but handed it over to freshman Yoshio Koyama (currently with the Chunichi Dragons) because of a serious injury to his right elbow during practice. After high school, Kamiji attempted to enter university on a sports scholarship, but gave it up after the injury to his elbow. He then decided to make his way as an actor. He made his debut in the serial drama "LXIXVXE" on TBS in 1999. By this time, Daisuke Matsuzaka had made world headlines in the pros, and it was reported in several Japanese sports journals that his "former wife" had debuted as an actor. Kamiji ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ungirls
is a Japanese comedy duo ''( kombi)'' consisting of and . They have featured on a number of television shows. The duo are employed by Watanabe Entertainment, and are mainly active in Tokyo. Members * , Born February 8, 1976 in Fuchū, Hiroshima. Plays the ''tsukkomi'' and writes all their Manzai material. He is a graduate of Hiroshima University with a specialization in architecture. * , Born May 27, 1976 in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima. Plays the '' boke''. He is a graduate of Hiroshima Shudo University with a specialization in political science.Ungirls Official Profile at Career Tanaka and Yamane met each other at a travel focused cir ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
