Power Struggle Behind the Termination of the Popular TV Program “Barairo Dandy”? The “creator” producer “leaked a few words”.
The man who discovered Matsuko Deluxe
This year, too, many famous programs such as “Sekai Fushigi Hakken! (TBS) and “Bratamori” (NHK, scheduled to return in April 2025). While this is a typical event during the season of program renewal, many people may have felt that the times have changed and wondered if the program would finally come to an end.
There are many reasons why programs end, such as declining viewership ratings, production cost reductions, and aging cast members, but there is one program that is said by some TV people to have ended for “unexpected reasons. It was Tokyo Metropolitan Television’s (Tokyo MX) signature program, “Barairo Dandy,” which began airing in 2014 and ended in September of this year.
It was an information program that aired live from 9 p.m. Monday through Friday. The program’s MCs were Ryo Fukawa (50, in charge of Monday through Thursday) and Ryuji Harada (54, in charge of Friday), and the assistants were Kuniko Yamada (64, in charge of Monday through Thursday) and Maki Arai (42, in charge of Friday).
The commentators were Hideto Tomabechi (65), So Takei (51), Nagiko Tono (45), Utamaru (55), and Jutaro Tamabukuro (57), all punchy people, and their toothless comments often made the Internet news, making their presence known even among local residents. A veteran staff member at Tokyo MX overheard me about the demise of such a signature program, saying, “‘Balladin’ is an internal company program. “There is a rumor going around that Balladin was destroyed as a result of an internal power struggle,” he told me.
What does this mean?
Mr. A, a shrewd producer, was the founder of Barahiro Dandy. He is known as the creator of Tokyo MX’s other signature program, “5 o’clock! another Tokyo MX signature program. He is credited with the discovery of Matsuko Deluxe, and was promoted to Managing Director (with responsibility for the programming and production division and sales division) in June of last year. Some TV people said, “Will he rise to the position of president after this June’s personnel change?” There were even some TV people who said, “Will he rise to the position of president after the personnel changes in June of this year?
However, as it turns out, Mr. A did not become president. On the contrary, he was forced to leave Tokyo MX.
What exactly happened?
