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London Hearts
, formerly known as and , is a Japanese variety television show hosted by London Boots Ichi-go Ni-go and Hiroiki Ariyoshi on TV Asahi. It focuses on creating comedy by taking Japanese comedians and television personalities out of their normal broadcast environments, often by ranking them from best to worst in a specific category or in expensive, elaborate candid camera pranks. In the past it featured ordinary members of the public being set up in edgy stunts, often using actors and hidden cameras. The show was ranked as the number one "TV program I don't want to show to my children" by the All Japan PTA ( parent-teacher association) for nine continuous years from 2004 to 2012. Cast MCs *London Boots Ichi-gō Ni-gō :* Atsushi Tamura :*Ryo Tamura (currently on suspension since June 25, 2019 due to the 2019 Yoshimoto scandal) Frequent Regulars Females * Yoko Kumada * Kayoko Okubo *Sayaka Isoyama * Harisenbon :*Haruka Chikuwa :*Haruna Kondo * Emiri Henmi *Nana Suzuki *Nicole Fu ... [...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] |
Emiri Henmi
is a Japanese actress and singer. Her mother is the singer Mari Henmi. Emiri Henmi shares a name with Japanese-Montenegrin rhythm guitarist of English/Canadian band The Revolving Doors of London, Emiri Fujita and Japanese voice actress and singer, Emiri Katō. Filmography Dubbing *''Blow'', Mirtha Jung (Penélope Cruz Penélope Cruz Sánchez (; ; born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress. Known for her roles in films of several genres, particularly those in the Spanish language, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a British A ...) External links *Profile at JMDb (in Japanese) References 1976 births Living people Actresses from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese singers {{Japan-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jungle Pocket (owarai)
is a Japanese comedy trio consisting of , and . They are graduates of the Yoshimoto NSC Tokyo 12th generation and employed by Yoshimoto Kogyo. They are mostly active in Tokyo. Members * Shinji Saitō (斉藤慎二) Born October 26, 1982 in Yachiyo, Chiba. Plays the '' boke'', but has recently transitioned to also playing the ''tsukkomi''. He aspired to be an actor before becoming a comedian and graduated with a degree for acting at the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music before joining Yoshimoto NSC. * Hirohisa Ōta (太田博久) Born December 10, 1983 in Toyota, Aichi. Plays the '' boke''. He is the main writer of the group's material and skits. His wife is the fashion model, Chihiro Kondo. * Otake (おたけ) Born December 2, 1982 in Chūō, Tokyo. Plays the ponkotsu role, a persona that has become synonymous with Otake's character. He is currently a member of the comedy-focused idol group, ''Yoshimotozaka46''. Career The unit formed at a banquet party right b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cunning Takeyama
is a Japanese ''tarento'', comedian and actor. Takeyama performed '' boke'' in the comedy duo Cunning and is known for his often "angry" persona while at the same time being an "easy to tease" character. His real name and former stage name in the duo is . Takeyama is also known for his fandom of American football, National Football League and the Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It .... Filmography Current appearances ; Regular ; Quasi-regular Former appearances Variety programmes ; Former regular programmes ; Former quasi-regular programmes ; Irregular appearances Special programmes TV dramas Films Radio He made his radio debut in KBS Radio when he was part of Tābō Kenbō. Advertisements, publicity Works DVD CD Internet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chihara Kyodai
Chihara is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Charles Chihara (1932–2020), American philosopher * Minori Chihara (born 1980), Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer * Paul Chihara (born 1938), American composer * Theodore Seio Chihara Theodore Seio Chihara (born 1929) is a mathematician working on orthogonal polynomials who introduced Al-Salam–Chihara polynomials, Brenke–Chihara polynomials, and Chihara–Ismail polynomials. His brother is composer Paul Chihara Paul Se ... (born 1929), American mathematician ** Chihara polynomials (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chihara Junior
Chihara is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Charles Chihara (1932–2020), American philosopher * Minori Chihara (born 1980), Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer * Paul Chihara (born 1938), American composer * Theodore Seio Chihara Theodore Seio Chihara (born 1929) is a mathematician working on orthogonal polynomials who introduced Al-Salam–Chihara polynomials, Brenke–Chihara polynomials, and Chihara–Ismail polynomials. His brother is composer Paul Chihara Paul Se ... (born 1929), American mathematician ** Chihara polynomials (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Kano
is a Japanese comedian, singer, YouTuber, and ''kannushi''. He is nicknamed and . As a lyricist and composer of 50TA, he is nicknamed . He graduated from the Japan Institute of the Moving Image. He completed his ''kannushi'' training in Kokugakuin University. He was a former ''kyūdōka'' at the National Sports Festival of Japan. Filmography TV series Current appearances Regular appearances Quasi-regular appearances Special appearances Former appearances Regular appearances Quasi-regular appearances Special appearances Nationwide programmes *NHK *Nippon TV *Tokyo Broadcasting System *Fuji Television *TV Asahi *TV Tokyo Local programmes *Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting *Tōkai Television Broadcasting *Sapporo Television Broadcasting STV News Center "D・Tera・s" is a TV station of Nippon News Network (NNN) and Nippon Television Network System (NNS) in Hokkaidō, Japan. Headquartered in Sapporo, the capital city of Hokkaidō prefecture, the TV statio ... [...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] |
Hironari Yamazaki
is a Japanese comedian. Career Yamazaki was born in Kasukabe, Saitama. He formed the owarai kombi with Hidetsugu Shibata in 1994 and became famous after winning the "M-1 Grand Prix" for manzai comedy in 2004. He has come to often appear alone on television and rarely appears together with Shibata, using the nickname "Zakiyama", especially after Shibata's bouts with health problems. He is a regular on many shows, including ''Nichiyō Geinin'', which he hosts with Bakarhythm , better known for his stage name , is a Japanese comedian, narrator, actor, playwright, and lyricist. He is sometimes called . Career In 1995, while studying at the Japan Institute of the Moving Image, Masuno formed the comedy duo known as ''Bak ... and Masayasu Wakabayashi. Yamazaki is known to be a rowdy-type character and as a "troublemaker" and "mood-maker" as he often likes to go off script for additional comedic effects. He is also known for his imitations of other comedians, through exaggerations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akane Hotta
is a Japanese actress, model and tarento. She is known for regularly appearing on the NTV morning show ''Zip!'' (2013-2015). Career In 2009, Hotta participated in the 12th National Beauty Pageant (Japan Bishōjo Contest). Taking that opportunity, she contracted with Oscar Promotion. On November 4, 2012, she won the first runner-up in the Miss Rikkyo University Pageant. In 2013, she hosted the football TV show called ''Ole! Ardija'' that aired on Television Saitama. From April 2013 to March 2015, she appeared as a regular guest on the NTV morning show ''Zip!''. In December 2014, she made her television drama debut in ''Koi Suru Gasshuku Menkyo!''. She appeared on the cover of the May 2014 issue of CanCam with Mizuki Yamamoto, she then started working as an exclusive model for the magazine. In March 2015, she graduated from Rikkyo University where she studied French literature. Appearances Television * ''Ole! Ardija'' (Television Saitama, 2013), a host * ''Zip!'' (NTV, 2013–201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyu Ikeda
Miyu is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings Miyu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *美侑, "beauty, assist" *美結, "beauty, bind" *美夢, "beauty, dream" *美夕, "beauty, evening" *美唯, "beauty, only" *美由, "beauty, reason" *深優, "deep, tenderness" *実由, "fruit, reason"; "truth, reason" *実結, "fruit, bind"; "truth, bind" *心由, "heart, reason" *海由, "sea, reason" *未夢, "sheep, dream" *未由, "sheep, reason" *光由, "light, reason" The name can also be written in hiragana () or katakana . People with the name *Miyu Irino (自由), Japanese voice actor * Miyu Kato (other), multiple people *, Japanese voice actress and idol *Miyu Matsuki (未祐), Japanese voice actress *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese volleyball player *Miyu Nagase (実夕), Japanese singer, guitarist and a former member of all-girls J-pop band ''ZONE'' *, Japanese swimmer *Miyu Uehara (美優), Japanese gravure idol *, Japane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukipoyo
is a Japanese model and ''tarento''. She is better known by her stage name Yukipoyo (ゆきぽよ). She is represented by her agency ''VIP Models Agency''. Kimura's father is Japanese, her mother is half Filipino and half Spanish. Kimura debuted as a ''reader model'' for the fashion magazine, ''egg'' in 2012. She also thrived on the video platform ''Vine'', with over 60 million total views. She was a participant of '' The Bachelor Japan'', aired on Amazon Prime Video in 2017 and ''The Bachelor Winter Games'' in 2018. By late 2018, Kimura had become active as a television personality, with numerous appearances on various variety programs. Media Television * The Bachelor Winter Games (ABC) * (Nippon TV) * (Nippon TV) * (Yomiuri TV) * (Nippon TV) * (Nippon TV) Web series * (Amazon Prime Video Amazon Prime Video, also known simply as Prime Video, is an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
