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Section 502 Purpose Successor

Sakamoto Kiyoshi's decision to withdraw from the band-titled program shocked TV Asahi and the entire program group.

However, for his decision, TV Asahi and the program team, including teammates, also expressed their understanding.

The first people to know about this decision were Kiyoshi Sakamoto's teammates, Masaaki Ogawa and Masaki Chiba.

Although when they heard the decision from Kiyoshi Sakamoto, the two of them were stunned and even found it difficult to accept it for a while.

However, after Sakamoto Kiyoshi's explanation, the two were relieved and silently accepted this sudden decision. . .

In terms of TV stations and programs, it is easier to persuade than teammates.

There is not much explanation, just a simple sentence "Sakamoto-kun is not suitable for continuing the filming of the program", which is enough for TV Asahi and the program team to understand.

After all, Kiyoshi Sakamoto's current status is not what it used to be. How can he continue to be forced to drink bitter tea and wear women's clothes like before?

The program group that received this decision felt a little sad about it.

They had no integrity, but they were still thinking about what would happen if the richest student was forced to wear women's clothing after losing a certain game session. . .

Tsk tsk tsk, very touching!
The ratings are sure to soar!
Unfortunately, this possibility does not exist. . .

Sakamoto, who didn't know that his decision just allowed him to avoid shame and punishment, did not forget to recommend a group of funny combinations to the program group to supplement the program group after quitting the program.

That candidate is Horipro's new funny group, Banana Man (Banana Man)!
Banana Man is a funny combination of two-person comics. If you have watched Nogizaka 46 titled series "Where is Nogizaka" and "Nogizaka Fortifications", you will know that this is a very good and funny combination.

Whether it was the early stage of the show, when the Nogizaka girls had a very low sense of variety, which led to many silences, or in the later stages of the show, the Nogizaka girls had improved their sense of variety. Banana people used their strong hosting skills to forcibly save the silence and toss. Let the show look full of interesting points everywhere.

Especially Shi Le Tong, who was born in a short play, is an all-round comedian with extremely quick responses and strong coordination skills. In addition, he has a handsome appearance among comedians. He has developed in recent years and is very fast.

Another member of the Banana Man, Himura Yuki, also relies on his highly recognizable and interesting appearance and good imitation ability to play a bullied role, which is also deeply loved by the audience.

Although the two hadn't really become a well-known funny combination in the period of 2009, they can be said to be the leading potential stocks among the emerging funny combinations!
Moreover, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who is a reborn person, knows their future development.

In 2017, the Banana People held nearly a dozen episodes in their hands, and they can be described as top-notch comedians.

Second only to big variety shows such as BIG3, it ranks at the top of the middle layer of the comedian pyramid. . .

It is also because of Nogizaka that Kiyoshi Sakamoto was very impressed with the two of them, so after he quit the show, he recommended Banana Man to enter the show to help Masaaki Ogawa and Masaki Chiba.

Sakamoto Kiyoshi's good intentions can be seen. . .

In fact, in Japan, the road to fame for comedians can be described as very bumpy and long.

Generally speaking, apart from the instant hit channel of the comedy competition M1, basically all the comedy groups have experienced a relatively long period of no name before slowly moving from a small theater with less than a hundred people to a big theater. . .

After the big theater, the next step is to be on TV.

After being on TV, after a few years of accumulation, you can probably become a guest on a late-night show.

After the late-night show, you have to perform very well to be picked up by the TV station and arranged for a prime-time program.

The status has also changed from a young artist, a resident guest, to a regular guest, a deputy MC, and finally became the main MC of the fan group.

There are very few funny groups that can become the MC of the prime time group in a short period of time.

But now, after Kiyoshi Sakamoto's recommendation, Bananaman actually had a chance to become the MC of TV Asahi's prime-time variety show in one fell swoop. This made Bananaman two feel flattered, but also to the recommender Kiyoshi Sakamoto, Thank you very much!

I still remember that in the last episode of the program that participated in the recording, when Kiyoshi Sakamoto met the two people who had just joined the program, when they saw Kiyoshi Sakamoto from a distance, they lowered their bodies, trotted, and came to Kiyoshi Sakamoto’s In front of him was a deep bow, which surprised Sakamoto Kiyoshi.

"Director Sakamoto, thank you very much for your recommendation, we will definitely devote our lives to the program!"

"Suddenly THE SUN" is a new signature group on TV Asahi.

As the only one, you can watch the program of the three members of Japan's first band THE SUN every week. The ratings of each issue of "Sudden THE SUN" are always high, and they are basically the ratings champions at the same time. Variety show" is not an exaggeration. . .

But now, being able to become the MC of this prime-time high-rated show, Banana Man, is like a dream come true.

You know, this is the first time their combination has become the MC of a prime-time series!

For them, this is a life-changing opportunity.

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand the respectful attitude of the two when they saw Sakamoto Kiyoshi.

Sakamoto Kiyoshi also turned around in his mind, and he understood the whole story.

"This time, I'll leave it to you guys..." Kiyoshi Sakamoto also warmly held the hands of the two, and entrusted with a smile, "Masaki's variety show ability is really not enough to support the entire titled show, so , I hope you can take them with you.”

"Don't worry, Director Sakamoto, we know how to do it!" The banana men replied in unison.

The withdrawal of Sakamoto Kiyoshi, the main MC, will inevitably push Ogawa Makoto to the position of the main MC, which has been decided long ago.

After all, Ogawa's real hosting ability is second only to Sakamoto Kiyoshi in THE SUN.

But, let Makoto Ogawa as a support character who rants, and he'll do just fine.

However, if he is the main MC who presides over the overall situation, he may not be able to control the scene and continue the show smoothly.

Therefore, Kiyoshi Sakamoto thought about adding Banana Man to assist and teach Ogawa Makoto, so that he can learn while growing up, and finally become an independent host.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto's expectation for him is Masahiro Nakai from THE SUN!
As for Chiba Masaki?

Kiyoshi Sakamoto continued to let him learn how to make a girl group under Akimoto Yasushi at AKB, so as to prepare for the establishment of Sony's own girl group in the future—Nogizaka. . .

In his eyes, Masaki Chiba is Yasushi Akimoto, the trumpet of Nogizaka 46 in the future!

(End of this chapter)