is a Japanese

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

duo ''( kombi)'' consisting of Yū Sawabe (澤部佑) and Yūki Iwai (岩井勇気). They have featured in a number of Japanese television shows. They are employed by

Watanabe Entertainment is a major Japanese entertainment conglomerate and a member of the Watanabe Production Group. Its head office is in Shibuya, Tokyo and the company's principle functions include organizing television and radio programming, managing Japanese entert ...

, a talent agency based in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

Beginning

Sawabe and Iwai have known each other since pre-school. They formed Haraichi in 2005, named after the local neighborhood of Haraichi (原市) in their hometown of

Ageo, Saitama 260px, Ageo Maruyama Park is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 229,517 in 103,709 households and a population density of 5000 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Ageo ...

Members

* Yū Sawabe (澤部佑) Born July 31, 1986, in

. Plays the ''

tsukkomi The following glossary of words and terms (generally of Japanese origin) are related to ''owarai'' (Japanese comedy). Many of these terms may be used in areas of Japanese culture beyond comedy, including television and radio, music. Some have be ...

''. * Yūki Iwai (岩井勇気) Born May 19, 1986, in

. Plays the '' boke'' and writes all their material.

Achievements

M-1 Grand Prix , formerly known as , is an annual Manzai competition planned by Shinsuke Shimada and run by Yoshimoto Kogyo. The supporter Asahi Broadcasting Corporation broadcasts live throughout Japan via All-Nippon News Network. it is the most prevalent m ...

finalist, 5th place (2009) * M-1 Grand Prix finalist, 7th place (2010) * M-1 Grand Prix finalist, 9th place (2015) * M-1 Grand Prix finalist, 6th place (2016)

Media

Television (Variety)

Current Regular (Sawabe)

* Aiba Manabu (相葉マナブ) --

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(4/21/2013-) *

Knight Scoop is a Japanese television program that airs on Friday nights at 11:17 pm on the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation channel. The premise of the show is of a Detective Agency which takes requests from the viewers. The 'detectives' on the show go on an ...

(探偵!ナイトスクープ) -- ABCTV (10/11/2013-) * Hayashi-sensei no Hatsumimigaku (林先生が驚く初耳学!) --

MBS TV JOOY-DTV, virtual channel 4 (Ultra high frequency, UHF Digital terrestrial television, digital channel 16), branded as (formerly until 23 July 2011), is the Kansai region flagship (broadcasting), key station of the Japan News Network, owned by ...

(4/12/2015-) * Keyakitte Kakenai? (欅って、書けない?) --

TV Tokyo JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certified b ...

(10/5/2015-) MC * Naming Variety - Nihonjin no Namae! (ネーミングバラエティー日本人のおなまえっ!) --

NHK General TV , abbreviated on-screen as NHK G, is the main television service of NHK, the Japanese public broadcaster. Its programming includes news, drama, quiz/variety shows, music, sports, anime, and specials which compete directly with the output of its ...

(4/6/2017-) * Nariyuki Kaidotabi (なりゆき街道旅) --

Fuji TV JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Owned and operated by the it is the key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network Sys ...

(4/1/2018-) MC

Current Irregular (Sawabe)

* Tokoton Horisagetai! Ikimono ni Thank you!! (トコトン掘り下げ隊!生き物にサンキュー!!) --

Tokyo Broadcasting System Television JORX-DTV, branded as is the flagship station of the Japan News Network (JNN), owned-and-operated by , a subsidiary of JNN's owner, TBS Holdings. It operates in the Kantō region and broadcasts its content nationally through TBS-JNN Networ ...

* NBA Basketball (NBA バスケットボール) -- WOWOW

Current Regular (Iwai)

Oha Suta ''Oha Suta'' () is a Japanese children's breakfast television show. Produced by Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro) for TV Tokyo, the show airs on TV Tokyo & TX Network. It premiered in 1997 as a relaunch of (. ''Sutajio'' is a loanword f ...

(おはスタ) -- TV Tokyo (4/2015-) ''Mondays'' * HOT WAVE Neppa (HOT WAVE 熱波) --

Television Saitama abbreviated TVS, doing business as is a Japanese fee-free terrestrial commercial television broadcasting company headquartered in Urawa-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its intended coverage is Saitama Prefecture but with some spil ...

(4/7/2016-) * Hinekure 3 (ひねくれ3) -- TV Tokyo (4/6/2019-) MC

Current Irregular (Iwai)

* Keyakitte Kakenai? (欅って、書けない?) -- TV Tokyo (11/30/2015-)

Current Irregular (Both)

Tamori Club , known by his stage name (an anagram of his surname), is a List of Japanese celebrities, Japanese television celebrity. Known for his trademark dark sunglasses, Tamori is one of the "big three" television comedians in Japan along with Takesh ...

(タモリ俱楽部) -- TV Asahi

References

External links

Haraichi's official profile on Watanabe Productions homepage

Yūki Iwai - Twitter
{{Authority control Japanese comedy duos People from Ageo, Saitama