Tomoaki Ogura, who had been “on fire” for so many years, finally spoke his last words of “weakness.
Beloved. Disliked host”
Ogura has served as MC for numerous programs, but one cannot talk about him without mentioning “Tokudane! When he took over as MC, Ogura said that he wanted to have a free talk session at the beginning of each program. He never consults with anyone before the show as to what topics he will discuss, and this corner, in which he talks about current affairs in his own words, has become a well-known corner of “Tokudane! became a famous corner of “Tokudane! Sometimes the conversation became so heated that it went on for more than 10 minutes and another corner was skipped.
One thing that Ogura-san is inseparable from is “flame wars. His scathing and sometimes overly honest comments on free talk and news often caused controversy when they were spread on the Internet. Ogura seemed to have been convinced of this, saying in a radio program “TOKYO SPEAKEASY” (TOKYOFM) broadcast in August: “(I was doing the program).
There were times when I was nervous about what I was going to say, and on the other hand, when I knew that if I said something like that, it would probably cause a firestorm, I was very happy when it did (laughs). (Laughs.) You could see all the staff running around the studio.
Ogura is sometimes named as “the host I don’t like. While he was strict about his work, he was also kind and attentive to the staff during meetings and review sessions, and the staff loved him.
Friday has seen Mr. Ogura, who loved music, several times at Blue Note Tokyo, a jazz club in Minami Aoyama, Tokyo, where he frequented. Several ordinary customers said, “Mr. Ogura~!” I was impressed by the way he responded with a smile and a raised hand.
Ogura took a leave of absence from November 27, 2006 to January 6, 2007 due to a cystectomy in 2006, but after his return, he continued to be the MC of “Tokudane! until March 26, 2009, when the program ended. However, there were times when she still felt weak. On January 13 of the same year, when he reported the end of “Tokudane! on January 13 of the same year, he also made the following “weak statement” when he reported the end of “Tokudane!
Since I got sick, I have started to look at information on the Internet. I started to look at information on the Internet after I got sick, and it was very harsh to hear things like, ‘Isn’t he an old man? And when I saw an elderly politician, I gradually began to think, “Ah, I guess old people are no good. That’s why I thought it was about time for me to start ……》.
Ogura passed away while being cared for by his wife Sayuri and their dog.
I pray that he may rest in peace.
