<figure id="attachment_348571" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-348571" style="width: 839px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="f873a5a3"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/12/f9adfbdd6799d6468b39fa211e51ba5f.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-348571" class="wp-caption-text">After work, Oizumi chats with a staff member while waiting for a cab. He looked a little tired. &#8230;&#8230;</figcaption></figure>
<p> It was a little after 9 p.m. on a chilly early December evening when a man came out of the NHK Broadcasting Center. He was the celebrity Yo Oizumi. He was chatting with two male staff members at the cab stand. They seemed to be having a lively conversation, but Oizumi&#8217;s expression showed signs of fatigue. A few minutes later, he got into the pick-up truck and disappeared in the direction of his home.</p>
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<p> Oizumi turned 50 this year. Next year will mark the 30th anniversary of his debut, and his presence in the entertainment industry will only increase. At the 46th Japan Academy Awards announced in March of this year, he won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his role in the film &#8220;The Fullness of the Moon. He also won the 116th The Television Drama Academy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in the Sunday drama &#8220;The Last Man &#8211; The Blind Investigator&#8221; (TBS).</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> This is the fourth time he has won the Japan Academy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. Although he did not win the Best Leading Actor Award, which was his goal, there is no doubt about his ability as an actor. His film &#8220;Dear Family&#8221; is scheduled to be released in June next year. He is in demand for TV and movies, and is probably one of the hardest actors to get on the schedule right now.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Especially in recent years, he has been a force to be reckoned with when it comes to playing fathers. In &#8220;The waxing and waning of the moon,&#8221; he passionately played a man who lost his child and wife in an accident. In &#8220;Dear Family,&#8221; he plays a father who struggles to cure his daughter&#8217;s incurable disease. His daughter, whom Mr. Oizumi adores very much, will be a junior high school student next year, and such changes in his living environment may have an impact on his acting.</span></p>
<p> Oizumi has just entered his &#8220;intellectual life,&#8221; and he is flying by the seat of his pants. However, Oizumi also has some concerns.</p>
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<p> A person involved in the entertainment industry revealed, &#8220;The &#8216;Kohaku Uta Gassen&#8217; (NHK) is now imminent.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The Kohaku Uta Gassen (Kohaku Uta Gassen) is fast approaching,&#8221; said a source in the entertainment industry. While Mr. Oizumi had been the host for three consecutive years until last year, this year he was selected for the first time for the singers&#8217; slot. Prior to this, he had released a song &#8220;Like a Tower Standing in the Sky,&#8221; composed and produced by Koji Tamaki, at the end of October.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> However, Mr. Oizumi does not have much of a singing image. Of course, he is well known among his fans, as evidenced by his recital tour starting in late December to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his birth, but I suspect he is not well known to the general public.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p> Oizumi&#8217;s selection was a big surprise among the announced lineup of singers. Some people think that Oizumi&#8217;s selection may have been due to the turmoil that rocked the entertainment world this year.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> NHK wanted to have a highlight in order to maintain the viewer ratings. Mr. Oizumi&#8217;s agency has especially strong ties with NHK, so they must have been in a great pinch to get the &#8220;Kohaku&#8221; show in the spotlight. It is a place that Mr. Oizumi himself has a deep emotional attachment to, having hosted the show for three consecutive years.</span></p>
<p> As a basic premise, there are many people who are happy about Oizumi&#8217;s appearance in &#8220;Kohaku. On the other hand, however, it is also true that there have been negative comments on social networking sites.</p>
<p> We hope that Oizumi will show an overwhelming performance that will blow away such concerns and make it an opportunity to show a new side of himself.</p>
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 Hiroshi Oizumi has been in demand for both TV dramas and movies. He is one of the hardest to keep on schedule right now, but even with his smooth sailing career, he has "only one concern". What is this concern? ......

A &#8220;tired-looking guy going home&#8221; after work was discovered and photographed!　The &#8220;only concern&#8221; that Yo Oizumi, who is doing very well in both movies and TV dramas, has.

A “tired-looking guy going home” after work was discovered and photographed!　The “only concern” that Yo Oizumi, who is doing very well in both movies and TV dramas, has.

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A “tired-looking guy going home” after work was discovered and photographed! The “only concern” that Yo Oizumi, who is doing very well in both movies and TV dramas, has.

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A “tired-looking guy going home” after work was discovered and photographed!　The “only concern” that Yo Oizumi, who is doing very well in both movies and TV dramas, has.