<figure id="attachment_392362" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 1248px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-392362"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="b09b91bc"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/09/7c5bcd43fb266bbea7d887283d21c05d.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-392362" class="wp-caption-text">Nakai is set to be the MC of the fourth weekday talk show at 9:00 p.m. starting in October.</figcaption></figure>
<p>Johnson,&#8221; which began with a bang as the successor to &#8220;Lincoln&#8221; (TBS) by bringing together Kamaitachi, Mogrider, Mimikazu, and New York comedians, will be terminated on September 30.</p>
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<p>The program that will start in October is &#8220;THE MC3,&#8221; a variety program featuring Masahiro Nakai (52), Koji Higashino (57), and Hiromi (59), who &#8220;dig deep into seasonal guests on location and in talk shows to bring out new faces.</p>
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<h3>The fourth program at 9:00 p.m. on weekdays.</h3>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> This will be Nakai&#8217;s fourth 9 p.m. talk variety show. This will be Nakai&#8217;s fourth talk show at 9:00 p.m. on weekdays! Sekai Ohten News&#8221; (NTV) on Tuesdays, &#8220;Masahiro Nakai&#8217;s Friday Smile Tatsu&#8221; (TBS) on Fridays, &#8220;Dareka to Nakai&#8221; (Fuji TV) on Sundays, and &#8220;THE MC3&#8221; on Mondays.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> His MC style is known for researching guests in advance and writing the scripts so black and white. He has always been and still is a careful and studious person, but recently, I can&#8217;t deny the feeling that his study has not caught up with him. I am a little worried about whether she can handle one more show at this point in her career.</span></p>
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<p>For example, in the September 22 broadcast of &#8220;Dareka to Nakai,&#8221; the following scene was seen.</p>
<p>Yuki Uchida (48) appeared as a guest. Another guest, Taisuke Fujigaya (37) of &#8220;Kis-My-Ft2&#8221; shared an episode in which he had dinner with Uchida, who co-starred in a drama. Nakai asked, &#8220;Just the two of you? Fujigaya explained, &#8220;The manager and his &#8230;&#8230; partner, right? When Uchida and MC Muro Tsuyoshi (48) followed up, Nakai was surprised, &#8220;Oh, really? Nakai was surprised.</p>
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<h3>Matsumoto Hitoshi&#8217;s missing hole</h3>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Speaking of Uchida&#8217;s manager and partner, Takashi Kashiwabara, 47, is a former actor. It is an open secret in the industry, and if you look it up, you will find out immediately. Nakai-san seemed seriously surprised, so he must not have really known about it.</span></p>
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<p>The reaction of Nakai, who is not a studious person, was met with comments on SNS such as, &#8220;I thought of course he knew about it,&#8221; and &#8220;He is too busy to keep up with his input. I thought you knew about it,&#8221; &#8220;You are too busy to catch up on your input,&#8221; and other comments were seen on social networking sites. In addition, the most frequent comment from people involved in variety shows was, &#8220;Of course, the absence of Hitoshi Matsumoto (61) from &#8216;Downtown&#8217; is a big hole.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> If Matsumoto had been there, he would have made the appropriate comment, such as, &#8220;You didn&#8217;t know, did you? and other appropriate quips, he would have followed up with Nakai-san while digging deeper into Uchida-san, further enlivening the scene. The two co-hosts of &#8220;The MC3&#8221; are also great MCs. Higashino-san is more knowledgeable and up-to-date on entertainment topics than anyone else, and Hiromi-san is active, hosting the &#8220;Hachioji-kai&#8221; gathering of local talent from Hachioji and going golfing in the morning if his work starts in the afternoon. Known as a loving wife, she is well informed and a perfect organizer.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The two of them are expected to support Mr. Nakai and provide him with a sense of stability. However, I think it will be difficult for them to have the same kind of &#8220;chemical reaction&#8221; that Mr. Matsumoto had with Mr. Nakai&#8217;s talk in the so-called &#8220;Matsumo to Nakai&#8221;.</span></p>
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<p>That does not mean that the combination of the three is not good. They have a good chance of succeeding.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Mr. Matsumoto said, &#8220;There are few people who can give Mr. Nakai advice because he is so focused on the script in his dressing room before the show that no one can go over and greet him. Ms. Matsumoto and Mr. Nakai had been friends for decades. Mr. Matsumoto was able to talk to Ms. Nakai about anything regarding her personal life and love life.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Because of this relationship, Ms. Nakai in &#8220;Matsumoto to Nakai&#8221; was relaxed, and the looseness of the relationship was well received by viewers. What kind of &#8220;chemical reaction&#8221; will Mr. Higashino&#8217;s brazenness and Hiromi&#8217;s brotherly nature create with Mr. Nakai? The success or failure of the program depends on it.</span></p>
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<h3>Nakai&#8217;s agency can be reached at &#8230;&#8230;</h3>
<p>We contacted Nakai&#8217;s personal agency, &#8220;Nobirinakai,&#8221; to ask about his enthusiasm for &#8220;THE MC3,&#8221; in the face of both such expectations and concerns, but received no response by the deadline.</p>
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<p>However, Nakai&#8217;s style on &#8220;Gyoten News&#8221; and &#8220;Kanezuma&#8221; has been established, and &#8220;Dareka to Nakai&#8221; is finally getting on track. The new addition to the series, &#8220;THE MC3&#8221;. The title of the new program, &#8220;THE MC3,&#8221; seems to be a nod to the &#8220;Big 3&#8221; of Beat Takeshi (77), Tamori (79), and Akashiya Sanma (69).</p>
<p>Nakai faces a critical moment to see if this program can become a &#8220;big&#8221; program.</p>


 Shinji Hasuo

 In October, Masahiro Nakai will start a new talk show "THE MC3" (TBS). This will be his fourth weekday 9:00 p.m. show. Those involved are concerned that he may be working too much, and there is mention of "Matsumoto's absence.

Masahiro Nakai Takes on a Busy Schedule as He Hosts His Fourth Talk Show, Risking a Chemical Reaction Like Matsumoto

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