Summary
Quiz! Hexagon II was hosted byChange from Quiz! Hexagon
Due to the low ratings of the previous show "Quiz! Hexagon" (which aired from July 7, 2002 - October 10, 2005) chairman Shinsuke Shimada accepted a request for an update to the show, and beginning the following week (June 15, 2005) - with the added subtitle "This Evening is a Quiz Parade" - the show became a battle between three six-member teams. Later, Shinsuke said in an interview published in the special extra-large summer issue (August 14/21, 2008) of the magazine , "It was not the renewal season, but the producer quickly agreed. All around it was like the quick fix of a government office."Change to Wednesdays at 19:00 JST
From October 19, 2005 to the present, the name was changed to , and the broadcast time was moved up one hour to Wednesdays at 19:00 JST. The official title was "Quiz! Hexagon II," but within the show in the logo and in Shinsuke's title call, it became "Hexagon II Quiz Parade!! Recently, it has become a common occurrence for the ratings to rise in the last 10% of the show (last 20% of a special), and there have also been times when the show surpasses the competing program . Also, around the times of reorganization and in exceptional instances, the production of 2-3 hour specials has become common, but recently even in times of reorganization the production of regular shows also occurs. On January 2, 2008, from 19:00 - 21:54 JST, it was broadcast as the replacement for the year-end special program that had run on January 2 from 2001 to 2007 (with a New Year's show in 2005 and a special show in 2005) but had ended regular production. (The same occurred in 2009). The show's best ratings were on September 3, 2008, when it received 23.5% in the''O-baka Tarento''
Those who give strange answers are mocked as ''O-baka Tarento'', 'Foolish celebrities'. In the early stages of the program, people like Shin Koda, Akane Osawa, and Saki Fukuda became semi-regulars, and within the program they were dealt with as "''O-baka''," but beginning around the time of September 2006, when Mai Satoda became a semi-regular, the situation changed. She did not once beat the other regular guests in the preliminary test and came to monopolize the lowest ranking, and the "''Obaka tarento''" who had appeared to this point little by little stopped being treated as "''Baka''." Due to this, from all around the image of "Last Place = Satoda" became strong and it often became joke material. However, in 2007 guests at the same level or worse than Satoda - such as Takeshi Tsuruno, Yukina Kinoshita, Suzanne, Yusuke Kamiji, and Naoki Nokubo - became semi-regulars, and Satoda's monopolized status was reduced. From there, the six people - joined with Satoda - were called the "6-man ''Baka'' Group," and became featured performers on the show. In 2007, the CD debuts of the three women, as Pabo, and the three men, as Shuchishin (when together, the six-person group was called aladdin), were huge hits. Currently, they have moved from semi-regulars to become regulars, and have become popular tarento, become regulars on other shows as well. In 2008, the popularity of misono, who was at the same level as the other six, rose when she became a semi-regular. She appeared as a guest on various shows, and the song , released in June, entered into the top 10, her first since her debut as a solo artist. Beginning in the latter half of 2008, a number of popular performers with low test scores (referred to by Shinsuke as "High-Popularity ''Baka''") have become semi-regulars: beginning in June 2008, Akina Minami; in October 2008, Mari Yaguchi; in 2009, Daisuke Motoki; in April 2009, Shintaro Yamada; in June 2009, Nozomi Tsuji. There are also other regularly appearing "''O-baka tarento''," such as former professional boxerProgram Proceedings
Prior to the beginning of the show a 50-question preliminary paper test was given to the performers. At the opening of the show the results of the preliminary paper test were announced, and based on ranking three teams were formed with an equal division of knowledge level. These three teams competed in quizzes for the purpose of attaining the cash prize, and the team with the most points at the end of all stages became the winner. (In the case that at the very end the top score was matched by multiple teams, the bottom-ranked members of those teams once more completed in a one question, one shot playoff, with the person who correctly answered the question becoming champion.) In the early parts of 2008, there was a rule that in the case of sudden death, the quiz would take place at the pool used for the Action Quiz, but eventually as it did not reach sudden death, the action quiz was ended and not used after all.Cancellation
The show came to an end in September 2011, after host Shinsuke Shimada was forced to retire from show business due to his connections with theProgram
*Chairman: Shinsuke Shimada **On the October 22, 2008 show, he appeared under the name "Cassius Shimada," in charge of lyrics and songwriting. *Program Assistant: Hitomi Nakamura (Fuji Television Announcer) *Questioner: Toshiyuki Makihara (Fuji Television Announcer) **Additionally, the following people have been employed as question narrators: Toshihiro Ito (Fuji Television Announcer, for "Belt Quiz: Time Shock! Shock!" that occurred during the May 6, 2009 Jumprope Quiz), Tetsuo Sakaguchi (for "Quiz! First Usage" that took place March 28, 2007), Tetsuya Aoshima & Kenji Fukui (Dual Fuji Television Announcers), Hideki Yamanaka (at the time, a Fuji Television Announcer, now freelance). *Assistant: Kazuha Sakiyama (until August 2008), Ayumi, and others *Narrator: Mayumi TanakaPrincipal contestants
*"Hexagon Family" is the name that has come to be used for regular participants in Hexagon.Male participants
* Shuchishin ** Yusuke Kamiji ** Takeshi Tsuruno *Keisuke Okada * Fujiwara (Female participants
*Pabo ** Yukina Kinoshita ** Mai Satoda ** Suzanne * Misono * Akina Minami * Mari YaguchiFormer participants
*Naoki Nokubo *Shin Koda * Saki Fukuda *Hidehiko Masuda *Maimi Okuwa * Taka and Toshi *Taro Yabe * Yuko Ogura * Mona Yamamoto *Musical units
Since 2007, when Pabo was formed as a unit originating from the program, music units have frequently been formed - referred to as the "Hexagon Family" - and on October 22, 2008 the album "We Love Hexagon" was released. Also, since the August 1, 2007 broadcast, song announcements have been made during the ending part of the broadcast, and since March 19, 2008, various units have performed almost every time - as an ending - in the form of a live studio performance. *Pabo ** Mai Satoda, Sae "Suzanne" Yamamoto, Yukina Kinoshita * ** Takeshi Tsuruno(Shu), Naoki Nokubo (Chi), Yusuke Kamiji (Shin) * **Chris Matsumura (Rakuda), Yoshiaki Yamene (Kappa) * **Pabo & Shuchishin * ** Misono, Hiroshi Shinagawa * **Keisuke Okada (Kei), Tomoharu Shouji (Tomo), Yoku Hata (Yo), Takeshi Kongochi (Takeshi), Yoshiaki Yamene (Yoshi), Takushi Tanaka () * ** Dandy Sakano, Yoku Hata, Yoshio Kojima, Takeshi Kongochi * ** Mai Satoda, Toshifumi Fujimoto (Jaian), Misono (Jaiko) * Mari Yaguchi * **Tomoharu Shouji, Sae "Suzanne" Yamamoto * **Toshiyuki Makihara (Manager), Hitomi Nakamura (Subordinate) * ** Akina Minami, Hiromi Sakimoto, Yoku Hata, Toshifumi Fujimoto, Takayuki Haranishi, Yoshio Kojima, Chris Matsumura * ** Mai Satoda, Toshifumi Fujimoto (Jaian), Misono (Jaiko), Ranko Kanbe (Goda Sister #2) * ** Takeshi Tsuruno, Hiromi Sakimoto * **Keisuke Okada (Dada Suberi), Yoshio Kojima (Choi Suberi), Yoku Hata (Hata) * ** Mari Yaguchi, Akane Osawa, Rika Sato, Daisuke Motoki, Keisuke Okada, Takayuki Haranishi, Hiroshi Shinagawa, Yoshiaki Yamane, Chris Matsumura * ** Shintaro Yamada (Saataa), Takuya Matsuoka (Andaa), Kohei Mori (Gii) * **Michael Masashi Murakami, Hanaka Tsukita * **Hiroshi Shinagawa, Keisuke Okada (Dada Suberi), Yoshio Kojima (Choi Suberi), Yoku Hata (Hata) * **Tomoharu Shouji (Queen), Yoku Hata (Joker), Yoshiaki Yamane (Ace), Takushi Tanaka (Jack), Ryoei (King) * **Sae "Suzanne" Yamamoto (White Suzanne), Tetsuji Sakakibara (Black Suzanne), & Akane Osawa (Black Suzanne's singing voice) * ** Takeshi Tsuruno, Ryoei, Mai Satoda, misonoDiscography
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