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<h3><span class="strongInContent"> Relaxed talk over drinks</span></h3>
<p> On September 13, Masahiro Matsuoka (47) of &#8220;TOKIO&#8221; appeared with model Izumi Mori (41) at an event for the luxury brand &#8220;Giorgio Armani. Matsuoka, who often gives Armani products as gifts, was asked who he would like to give gifts to now, and he <span class="strongInContent">replied, &#8220;In six years, our president (Shigeru Johjima, 53) will turn 60. So six years from now, I want to buy him an Armani.</span> He replied, <span class="strongInContent">&#8220;If he works a little harder, I&#8217;ll give him an Armani</span>.</p>
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<p> 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.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> He also appeared in a TV Tokyo drinking talk show, &#8220;Nieken-me no dana-wakareta? ～Matsuoka-san and his guest, Daikichi Hakata of &#8220;Hakata Hanamaru Daikichi&#8221; (53), have a light-hearted talk show on &#8220;Tsumami no hanashi,&#8221; 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.</span></p>
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<p> 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.</p>
<p> Matsuoka&#8217;s friends in the video include Shunichi Kawai (61), former national volleyball player and president of the Japan Volleyball Association, whom he has called &#8220;Shun-chan&#8221; 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&#8217;s friendships are extravagant.</p>
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<p>Matsuoka&#8217;s talk includes episodes with the celebrity and rakugo storyteller Yonesuke (76) and Lord Hiroshi Sasaki (56), aka Daimajin, as well as big names such as Ken Shimura, who left for heaven, Ryubei Ueshima of the Dacho Club, a TV personality, and Masahiro Kuwana, a singer.</p>
<p> At the former Johnny&#8217;s (now SMILE-UP.) office, he names Noriyuki Higashiyama, 57, as the &#8220;senior who treated him the best. He also seems to be friends with Jesse (28) and Tatsuru Tanaka (29) of &#8220;SixTONES,&#8221; and called Tanaka during filming to offer him a guest appearance. Tanaka seemed happy, saying, &#8220;If you call me, I&#8217;ll fly out even in the middle of the night! Tanaka seemed happy with the offer.</p>
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<h3><span class="strongInContent"> The kind of &#8220;frankness&#8221; that other YouTubers from the old days couldn&#8217;t do.</span></h3>
<p> As for the current state of TOKIO, <span class="strongInContent">Tanaka</span> said <span class="strongInContent">, &#8220;It just happened that we ended up with the three of us,</span> but our history hasn&#8217;t changed <span class="strongInContent">. But our history hasn&#8217;t changed, and what the five of us have built together has brought us to where we are today. Everyone is doing their own thing, so we should be grateful to them.</span> I&#8217;m grateful to the <span class="strongInContent">members,&#8221;</span> he confessed, taking a delicious sip of his sake.</p>
<p> In the videos to be uploaded in the future, he is expected to be &#8220;frank&#8221; in a way that other YouTubers of the former Johnny&#8217;s cannot imitate.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> Since the late Johnny&#8217;s&#8217;s sexual assault issue became a hot topic, former Johnny&#8217;s talents have refrained from mentioning the names of senior talents and company executives in the media as they used to do in the past. Matsuoka, however, also mentions &#8220;quit-janis&#8221; such as Yamaguchi Tatsuya (52) and Nagase Tomoya (45). Expectations are growing that he will have a chance to touch on &#8220;last-minute topics.</span></p>
<p> In his NACK5 radio program &#8220;Masahiro Matsuoka&#8217;s Saori Saiki Saki Tobata&#8221; (Masahiro Matsuoka&#8217;s Saori Saiki Tobata), he has spoken about his &#8220;love&#8221; for Fuji Television&#8217;s Aimi Miyashi, 33, and has also spoken about taking medication for reflux esophagitis and neutral fat control, which is not typical of idols, There is a strong possibility that even more high-level candid stories will be told on YouTube. Even if you are not a fan, you will be looking forward to watching them every Wednesday.</p>
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 TOKIO's Masahiro Matsuoka makes his YouTuber debut. His relaxed talk over drinks and the variety of friends he has in his life have become the talk of the town. Some people are expecting him to give that "frank talk.

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

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