TOKIO Matsuoka’s YouTube debut raises expectations for his “frank talk

Relaxed talk over drinks

On September 13, Masahiro Matsuoka (47) of “TOKIO” appeared with model Izumi Mori (41) at an event for the luxury brand “Giorgio Armani. Matsuoka, who often gives Armani products as gifts, was asked who he would like to give gifts to now, and he replied, “In six years, our president (Shigeru Johjima, 53) will turn 60. So six years from now, I want to buy him an Armani. He replied, “If he works a little harder, I’ll give him an Armani.

Matsuoka, who showed his unchanged bond with the members, opened a YouTube channel in August. In the first video posted on August 14, he shared an episode that is uniquely his own. He visited his old favorite taverns and talked over a drink.

He also appeared in a TV Tokyo drinking talk show, “Nieken-me no dana-wakareta? ～Matsuoka-san and his guest, Daikichi Hakata of “Hakata Hanamaru Daikichi” (53), have a light-hearted talk show on “Tsumami no hanashi,” but on YouTube he seems even more relaxed than that. In the video, he revealed that Taichi Kokubun (50) was surprised that he debuted as a YouTuber even though he had been a racketeer until a short while ago. He uploads a video every Wednesday, but the basic idea is to talk over drinks. He also suggests inviting guests in the future.

The sixth video was uploaded on September 17. By that day, the number of registered viewers had reached 179,000. The number of views of the memorable first video reached 1.54 million.

Matsuoka’s friends in the video include Shunichi Kawai (61), former national volleyball player and president of the Japan Volleyball Association, whom he has called “Shun-chan” since he was young; TV personalities Hideyuki Nakayama (57) and Hiromi (59); and actors Koichi Iwashiro (73), Rino Katase (67), and Arisa Mizuki (47). Matsuoka’s friendships are extravagant.