is a Japanese

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duo ''(

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)'' 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. Company Watanabe Entertainment’s head office is in Shibuya, Tokyo and the company's principle functions include organizing television and radio p ...

, a talent agency based in

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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 file:Ageo Ageomaruyama-kouen Sakuramaturi 1.jpg, 260px, Ageo Maruyama Park is a Cities of Japan, city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of February 1, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 230,041 in 107,555 households and a popula ...

Members

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

. Plays the ''

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''. * 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 (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 (channel 4), branded as or (formerly known as from 1959 to 2011), is a Japanese television station serving as the Kansai region key station of the Japan News Network, owned-and-operated by a subsidiary of MBS Media Holdings with ...

(4/12/2015-) * Soko Magattara, Sakurazaka? (そこ曲がったら、櫻坂?) --

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

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(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!!) --

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* 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 TX Network (TXN). It premiered in 1997 as a relaunch of (. ''Sutajio'' is a loanword from E ...

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

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

Former Irregular (Iwai)

Keyakitte, Kakenai? is a Japanese late night variety show starring Japanese idol group Keyakizaka46. It was hosted by Yū Sawabe and Teruyuki Tsuchida and aired every Sunday at 12:35 AM JST on TV Tokyo. After the group was rebranded into Sakurazaka46 in 2020, ...

(欅って、書けない?) -- TV Tokyo (11/30/2015-10/12/2020)

Current Irregular (Both)

Tamori Club was a late-night variety program hosted by comedian Kazuyoshi Morita, better known as Tamori. It was broadcast in Japan on the TV Asahi network. It aired from 8 October 1982 to 1 April 2023, and is one of the longest-running programs in Japan. T ...

(タモリ俱楽部) -- TV Asahi

References

External links

Haraichi's official profile on Watanabe Productions homepage

Yūki Iwai - Twitter
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