Teruyuki Kagawa’s YouTube page is “not very good at all” – “Surprising Answer” from his office

YouTuber Debut with Insect-Loving Video Channel

Actor Teruyuki Kagawa (59) launched his YouTube channel “Teruyuki Kagawa’s Kaable Insects” on July 12.

Speaking of Kagawa, he has been appearing on NHK’s E-television’s educational program “Teruyuki Kagawa’s Insects Amazing! a TV program on NHK E-television in which Kagawa appeared as an insect lover and became a popular character among children as “Mantis Teacher”. In a video posted on the opening day of the show, he and the staff were reminiscing about the show.

Kagawa, who is also known as a boxing enthusiast, said, “I just want to catch bugs and say, ‘Adrian! Kagawa, who is also known to be a boxing fan , also got into the fun by mixing in a famous line from the immortal boxing movie series “Rocky”: ” I just want to catch bugs and say ‘ Adrian !

The video was overflowing with love for insects, and YouTube users who love insects were in a welcoming mood. 4 videos had been uploaded by the 28th, including one in which he actually went out to catch insects. Although the videos seem to be getting a lot of attention, especially from children who love insects, the number of views and subscribers seems to be struggling.

The video with the most views of the four videos had 24,000 views (as of March 30, the same below) and 4,930 subscribers. Considering Kagawa’s high profile on TV, the number of subscribers seems a little low.

In his heyday, Kagawa appeared in dramas and movies on and off the screen. While performing on the Kabuki stage as Ichikawa Chuguruma, he also served as the Friday host of TBS’s information program “THE TIME,” showing that he was more than just an actor. However, in August 2010, he was reported in Shukan Shincho and other publications for allegedly sexually assaulting a club hostess, and he was forced to drop all of his appearances and commercials.

In December of the same year, he returned to the Kabuki stage as Chuguruma. In August 2011, he announced that he had remarried and had a baby boy. In addition, on the official website of ARANCIONE, the apparel and education company of which he was the representative, he apologized for the past disturbances and issued a statement about his future activities.

In the statement, Kagawa said that in the year since the disturbance, he had considered “what I should dedicate this life to,” and as a result, “I have come to Kabuki and insects.

I wasn’t aware that I was growing.”

In July of last year, he became the navigator for Amazon Prime Video’s boxing information program “Boxing Navi: Premium Lounge,” and in April of this year, WOWOW aired the drama “Disaster,” in which he played the lead role in six one-person roles, marking his return to drama after a three-year absence. Although her range of activities is gradually broadening, she has yet to return to terrestrial broadcasting.

Kagawa is a popular and well-known actress. Kagawa is popular and well-known, so opening a YouTube site would have attracted a lot of attention. However, the fact that he had set up a YouTube channel was hardly reported. This is likely to change as time goes by and the channel gains recognition, but for the time being, she is likely to face a tough battle in terms of both subscribers and views.

What does Kagawa’s office think about this? We asked Kagawa about the background of his new channel.

The first video was made by Kagawa and his staff. Kagawa and the staff were talking in the first video, and that was the very moment when the program was born.

We were not aware that the number of subscribers was slowing down. Since we have only been in business for a couple of weeks, I thought it was something like this. We will continue to upload videos that everyone will enjoy, so please subscribe to our channel.

He does not seem to be too concerned about the numbers at this point. As much as Kabuki is about insects, to which he “dedicates his life,” he may be looking not at immediate numbers but at a bigger future.

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