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variety

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hosted by London Boots Ichi-go Ni-go and

Hiroiki Ariyoshi is a Japanese comedian and singer who is represented by Ohta Production. Saruganseki Born in Aki District, Hiroshima, Japan, Ariyoshi formed the owarai duo Saruganseki with Kazunari Moriwaki in 1994. The pair became famous through the variety t ...

TV Asahi JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as , and better known as , is a Japanese television station serving the Kanto region as the flagship station of the All-Nippon News Network. It is owned-and-operated by the a subsidiary of , itself controlled by ...

. 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 London Boots Ichi-gō Ni-gō (ロンドンブーツ1号2号, meaning "London Boots #1 #2") are a Owarai, Japanese comedy duo (Glossary of owarai terms#kombi, kombi) that originally performed manzai-style stand-up, but now are mainly known for th ...

:* Atsushi Tamura :* Ryo Tamura (currently on suspension since June 25, 2019 due to the 2019 Yoshimoto scandal)

Frequent Regulars

Females

Yoko Kumada is a Japanese gravure idol, singer, and YouTuber originally from Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliated with Artist-house Pyramid Inc. Biography During her third year at Seki Shoko High School, Yoko Kumada applied for ''Weekly Shōn ...

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* Sayaka Isoyama * Harisenbon :*Haruka Chikuwa :*Haruna Kondo *

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* Nana Suzuki * Nicole Fujita *Nagiko Toono *Shouko *

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* Yukipoyo * Michopa * Akane Hotta

Males

* Hironari Yamazaki (Untouchable) *Toshifumi Fujiwara (

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) * Eiko Kano * Chihara Junior ( Chihara Kyodai) * Cunning Takeyama *Shinji Saito (

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) *Kenji Murakami (Fruit Punch) * Terumoto Goto ( Football Hour) *Takushi Tanaka ( Ungirls) * Hiroaki Ogi (Ogi Yahagi) *Yoshimi Tokui (

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) * Muga Tsukaji (Drunk Dragon) * Tetsuro Degawa * Tomonori Jinnai *Unjash :* Ken Watabe :* Kazuya Kojima *Daikichi Hakata ( Hanamaru・Daikichi Hakata) * Hiromi *Takashi Yoshimura ( Heisei Nobushi Kobushi) * Chidori :*Daigo :*Nobu * Kazlaser (Maple Chogokin) *Miyazon (Anzen Manzai) *Hironobu Komiya (Sanshiro) *

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:*Eiji Kotoge :*Mizuki Nishimura *Nadal (Colocolo Chikichiki Peppers)

Regular announcers

All announcers on the show are from

. * Yoshie Takeuchi *Mai Shimamoto *Youko Mori *

Ayaka Hironaka is a Japanese TV announcer employed by TV Asahi. She specializes in variety programs. Life and career Hironaka attended Keio Chutobu Junior High School, Keio Girls Senior High School, and graduated with a degree in political science at the Facu ...

*Natsumi Uga

Past appearances

* Sayaka Aoki * Kaoru Sugita * Sayuri Kokusho * Noriko Aota * Rinka *

Ai Iijima was a Japanese media personality, writer, activist and actress who was an AV idol early in her career, starring in more than 100 films. She later became the hostess on the nighttime television program, ''Gilgamesh Night,'' and transitioned away ...

* Sarina Suzuki *

Aya Sugimoto is a Japanese TV personality, actress, dancer, author, gravure idol and singer born in Kyoto. She also had a J-pop career in the late 1980s to the early 1990s. Career Early life Aya Sugimoto grew up in Kyoto under a "strict" upbringing, making ...

* Moe Yamaguchi *Yu Abiru * Kaori Manabe *

Chisato Morishita is a Japanese politician and former gravure idol, tarento, actress and race queen from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Her popularity as race queen opened the doors for singing and acting career. In 2004, she portrayed Zero Suit Samus in th ...

Tamao Satō is a Japanese actress, voice actress, television personality and model from Funabashi, Chiba, perhaps best known for her role as Momo Maruo in the 1995 Super Sentai series ''Chōriki Sentai Ohranger'', as well as co-hosting ''O-Sama Brunch'', a ...

Yinling Yan Yinling ( or in Japanese, ; born February 15, 1976) is a Taiwanese-born, Japan-based swimsuit model, race queen, singer, and former professional wrestler. She is called also Yinling of Joytoy (インリン・オブ・ジョイトイ), when ...

* Megumi Yasu *

Ayako Nishikawa is a Japanese female TV star, tarento, comedian, and cosmetic surgeon. She is unusual in Japan in that she is willing to appear on television, as medical practitioners are generally hesitant to appear. Early years Ayako was born in Sagamiha ...

* Mona Yamamoto * Sheila *Chiriko Sakashita *

Chinatsu Wakatsuki is a Japanese variety ''tarento'' and former gravure idol. Her real name was before she got married. She is previously represented with Platinum Production. Filmography TV series Current appearances Former appearances Radio Current appeara ...

Aki Hoshino is a Japanese Japanese idol, bikini idol. She has appeared in various men's magazines, such as ''Sabra (magazine), Sabra'' and television shows. In 2010, she was named one of the "7 most irresistibly cute Japanese idols" by the Thailand version ...

* Suzanne *

Mai Satoda is a Japanese model, talent, and a former idol singer member of the Hello! Project group Country Musume. Career She was also a member of Hello! Project's futsal team, Gatas Brilhantes H.P. She has released one self-titled solo photobook and al ...

Kanako Yanagihara (born February 3, 1986, in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress, comedian, and ''tarento'', who has been featured in ''Cartoon KAT-TUN'', the live-action drama ''Otomen'', and collaborated on the music for '' Keroro Gunso the Super Movie ...

*Sumiko Nishioka * Ai Haruna *

Tsubasa Masuwaka is a Japanese model who is represented by the talent agency, Asia Promotion. She is known for being a model for '' Popteen'', which gave her the nickname, because it has an economic effect that her projects such as wearing clothes and accessorie ...

* Yuu Tejima * Erika Yazawa * Manami Marutaka * Nana Ozaki * Kayo Noro * Akemi Darenogare * Satomi Shigemori *

Mari Yaguchi is a Japanese singer, actress, and television personality. She joined the girl group Morning Musume in 1998 as a second generation member and was the leader of subgroups within Hello! Project, such as Mini-Moni, Morning Musume Sakuragumi, and ZY ...

Misono , publicly known :wikt:mononym, mononymously as Misono (stylized in lower case), is a Japanese singer-songwriter and TV personality. She was born in Kyoto, Japan, and is the younger sister of singer Koda Kumi. Career In 2000, Misono participa ...

Kei Yasuda is a Japanese singer, musician and actress under the Hello! Project. She was a member and co-leader of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume. Yasuda, along with Mari Yaguchi and Sayaka Ichii, were the second generation of singers to be recru ...

Mai Oshima is a singer and a former member of the Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48. Biography In December 2005, Oshima became one of the 24 inaugural members of AKB48's Team A. Over the course of her career, she participated in most of AKB48's A-side sing ...

* Ami Kikuchi *

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* Emi Kobayashi *

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Kuniko Asagi is a Japanese actress and television presenter. Her real name is . Early career She attended Kokubunji High School in Tokyo, and Gakushuin University. Her resume includes Tokyo Disney Resort advertising, shown widely when the park opened. ...

* Okazu Club * Nitche *

Natsu Ando is a Japanese comedian. She is represented by Sun Music Production. She is currently a member of the comedy duo Maple Chogoukin. Filmography TV drama Films Original video TV variety Former regular appearances Former appearances Special p ...

(Maple Chogokin) * Ami Inamura

References

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* Japanese variety television shows TV Asahi original programming 1999 Japanese television series debuts 1990s Japanese television series 2000s Japanese television series 2010s Japanese television series 2020s Japanese television series {{Japan-tv-prog-stub