Introducing Seven Fresh New Female Announcers of 2024 Including Nurses, Former Talents and U.S. Graduates

This year’s new female announcer recruits are full of individuality and uniqueness,” says a female announcer critic.

This year’s new female announcer recruits are full of unique personalities,” said Daijiro Maruyama, a female announcer critic. Among them, the one who has made an impact immediately after joining the company is…

She is TV Asahi’s Shuri Matsuoka. She has been working as an assistant on the “Hatori Shinichi Morning Show” since the day she joined the company, and is making an immediate impact. When discussing the topic of cash register congestion, Matsuoka, a “self-proclaimed cash register pro” based on her experience working part-time at a famous supermarket as a student, enlivened the studio by imparting tips on how to avoid congestion. On another day, she surprised Hatori by commenting to a dog that was happy to be covered in sand, “You are a dominatrix, aren’t you? In the stretching corner, he does his best every time, even if it is a strange movement.

Her willingness to get out in front in a good way and her ability to win the hearts of her co-stars and viewers are reminiscent of Nippon TV’s Erina Iwata, 28, an analyst. TV Asahi’s Yoshiko Miyama, also a graduate of Keio University, is a caster type who is both a literary and a martial artist. She was devoted to archery during her college years and may be assigned to a sports program in the future.

In contrast to TV Asahi’s Meira Urano, 22, who has no experience in the entertainment industry, is TBS’s Meira Urano. While still a student, she worked for a major entertainment agency, focusing on music work such as singing and writing rap lyrics, as well as working as a salon model.

She is a returnee from Japan, born to a New Zealander father and a Japanese mother. She studied English as well as Chinese at university. She is an international person, and she seems suited to be a newscaster, but she also has experience in entertainment, so we can expect her to be active in variety shows as well. Her possibilities are endless.

Last year, Fuji hired Aoi Harada, 24, formerly of Sakurazaka 46. This year’s newcomers also have strong personalities,” said Maruyama.

They both have qualifications that are rare for female announcers. First is Haru Takasaki, 22, a certified nurse. She has a cute look, but is surprisingly strong-willed. When she received a call from another station’s entrance examination that she had been rejected for the final interview, she cried and said, ‘You’ll regret that you dropped me.

Speaking of assertive and crying characters, TBS’s Mako Tamura, 28, comes to mind. The other announcer, Maaya Miyamoto (22), is an orthodox anchor type. She is very pretty but not too flashy, and my first impression was that she is similar to former TV Asahi announcer Ayaka Ogawa (39). She is a certified Class E basketball referee and has worked as a beer vendor at Mizuho PayPay Dome (Fukuoka Prefecture), so I have high expectations for her sports coverage.

TV TOKYO’s two newcomers are of contrasting types.

Ami Matsuzawa, 23, has a flamboyant personality and seems to be taking the high road for idol girls. I hope she will grow up to be like Kasumi Mori (29). On the other hand, Emika Furuhata (24) graduated from a US university and has experience interning at a consulting firm. TV TOKYO, which is strong in economic programming, has hired a fully-fledged talent. He is currently in charge of “Imakara Science” with Koji Kato (55), and his witty talk is very stable.

Here is a candidate for a future ace.

From the August 16, 2024 issue of FRIDAY