DJ KOO, who is in full recovery from his illness, was seen before his hospitalization returning to Tokyo from a festival organized by Masanori Hamada.

The name of the disease is anaphylaxis.

On a night in mid-May, businessmen on their way home from a business trip came out of the Shinkansen ticket gate at Shinagawa Station one after another. Among them, a man with long golden hair and sunglasses came out wearing colorful clothes. He was DJ KOO (63, hereafter KOO) of “TRF.

The members of TRF were performing at “Gobugobu Festival 2025,” a two-day music festival organized by Masanori Hamada (62) of “Downtown” fame.

The festival, which is said to have started with Hamada’s idea during his radio program “Gobugobu Radio” (MBS Radio), was held for the second time this year, and Hamada, who had been absent due to health problems since March, appeared at the beginning of the festival dressed in a kimono resembling Haruo Sanba. She sang “Sekai no Kuni Kara Konnichiwa (Hello from the Land of the Rising Sun)” and said, “Thank you for coming, Gyosan! Thank you for coming. and the festival started amidst loud cheers.

TRF” followed “Shonan Nofu” on the second day. They performed a total of seven songs, including “It’s a Cold Night…” and “Boy Meets Girl. So KOO returned to Tokyo on the Shinkansen bullet train on that leg of the trip. On his left hand was a large paper bag from Kura Sushi, which had a kitchen car at the festival. The way he walked with his big legs, he looked as enthusiastic as he always shows on TV. ……

A few days later, on May 23, the official website posted the following message,

Due to his poor health, on Tuesday, May 20, he went to a medical institution for a checkup, where he was diagnosed by the doctor as needing to rest for a while.

On SNS, it was announced that KOO would be taking a temporary leave of absence and would not appear at the events and programs he was scheduled to appear at. On May 27, he reported on his SNS that he had been discharged from the hospital. On May 27, she reported on her social networking service that she had been discharged from the hospital and returned to work on the following day, May 28.

On May 31, she attended the opening ceremony of the “GMO Shibuya Entertainment Festival” held at Miyashita Park in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo. When the MC waved “Congratulations on your return,” KOO said, “Thank you very much,

Thank you very much. I’m all set!　Yea!　Yea!　Yes!

and he enlivened the audience with his usual maximum tension. We hope that he will continue to take good care of himself, as he is not only traveling around the country for live performances and festivals, but is also an instant asset on variety shows.

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