Genta Matsuda, Koji Mukai, and Fuma Kikuchi Lead STARTO Inc.’s Variety Division

He was a big hit in the ratings for “FNS 27 Hours TV: Japan’s Most Enjoyable School Festival! (Fuji), in which he played the role of a “massaman” dressed in a bright red wingsuit. The internet was full of praise for the way he took a risk to protect Eiko Koike, who had to be doused with a large amount of water as a punishment.

Now Matsuda and Mukai have grown up to represent the variety section of STARTO, and it is said that they are led by Fuma Kikuchi of “timelesz,” who has been creating laughter by putting his body on the line, for example by getting completely naked in “Surprise GP.

During the “Sexy Zone” period, the members took leave or left the group, and from our point of view, the group was not doing well as a group. I was surprised that Kikuchi took the show so seriously and participated in all kinds of surprise projects.

In fact, it is fair to say that Kikuchi up to that point had been the complete opposite of the character she had been in variety shows.

She used to be a tsundere character who never said a word on variety shows, but would bring her phone into the studio and play with it during the VTR (laugh). But his talent for comedy was awakened in “Surprise GP. From there, I got the impression that the other members’ butts lit up as well. They use the phrase ‘bring it back to the group,’ but instead of taking credit for their individual hard work in the field, they are doing their best to enliven the group as a whole.