<p><span class="strongInContent">Yasuda Dai is &#8220;Japan&#8217;s best surprise comedian&#8221; who has survived being left on a deserted island, having his home monitored 24 hours a day by camera, and being honey-trapped. &#8230;&#8230; Kuro-chan of &#8220;Circus&#8221; tells the story behind the scenes in the series &#8220;Kuro-chan mo tsurazu yo! Kuro-chan also has a hard time!</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> In this final installment, Kuro-chan tells us the inside story of the industry, including the backstage of &#8220;Mizudow&#8221; and the power structure of surprise comedians. In this final installment of the series, Kuro-chan shares his true feelings about the &#8220;surprise reunion with his late father,&#8221; which caused quite a stir, as well as the &#8220;unique&#8221; reason why he continues to be a comedian even though he says he is not suited for the job. Enjoy Kuro-chan&#8217;s passion without any NG until the very end!</span></p>
<figure id="attachment_438742" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-438742" style="width: 4421px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="334fb46f"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/09/76fd5479093303ba46e74f3764fb96ed.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-438742" class="wp-caption-text"> This is the final installment of the series!　Kuro-chan chose as his &#8220;final theme&#8221; the reason why he continues to be a comedian no matter how much he is teased.</figcaption></figure>
<h3><span class="strongInContent"> Parents and a renewed sense of gratitude</span></h3>
<p> Hi, I&#8217;m Kishin. This is Kuro-chan. Wow, wow, wow, wow. This is the last installment of this series. So, I&#8217;m going to write what I want to say again without leaving anything behind. Please read to the end!</p>
<p> The biggest reaction to my recent work was the outlandish project on &#8220;Wednesday&#8217;s Downtown&#8221; (TBS): &#8220;Kuro-chan, when you wake up from sleep, you are by the river, and if your dead father is on the other side, you think you are on the verge of death. I really wonder how they came up with this project (laughs).</p>
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<p> Unlike in the past, this theory has become a rare episode in which people say, &#8220;I was moved by Kuro-chan,&#8221; or &#8220;Kuro-chan is a nice guy. Of course, some people said, &#8220;It&#8217;s a fake,&#8221; but I assure you that is not true!　I was just drunk and tongue-tied as usual.</p>
<p> To break it down again, I had a beer and a couple of lemon sours. From there, a couple of bottles of white wine. And then, to top it all off, two shots of tequila. &#8230;&#8230; or so, I feel like I lost my memory, I don&#8217;t remember after that (laughs). (Laughs) So, to be honest, all I remember is crying and the feeling of meeting my father.</p>
<p> So I was scared that I might have done something wrong &#8230;&#8230; until I saw it on air. But as it turned out, I got a great response from many people, and my mother and sister were also happy. My mother said, &#8220;I&#8217;m so happy to see my father,&#8221; and my sister told me she cried too. The best thing was that my family was happy about the program together.</p>
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<div data-friday-nextpage-lead=" The Real Reason for Saving Money"></div>
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<h3><span class="strongInContent"> All in order to be popular with women!</span></h3>
<p> This theory made me realize once again how great my parents are. They raised and watched over people like me for so long without spoon-feeding me. If they had given up on me halfway through my life, I would not have had the life I have now as a comedian on TV and getting paid for it. I would definitely have been gambling all the time, in debt, living a life of self-indulgence &#8230;&#8230; and worst of all, I would have died.</p>
<p> My parents raised me without giving up until the end, and that&#8217;s why I am here today. I realized that when I watched the broadcast. I don&#8217;t usually like to say this, but at that moment, I was grateful to the staff of &#8220;Wednesday&#8217;s Downtown.</p>
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<p> However, what I am still a little pissed off about is that they showed the amount of my savings without any cuts or hidden sounds (laughs). They even narrated &#8220;the customary appeal to the rich. I really want them to stop!</p>
<p> I want to reiterate that I am not that attached to money. I don&#8217;t have a house or a car, and I rarely buy expensive things. On my days off, I go to Pachinko (Japanese pinball), play rock-paper-scissors with my shadow in the park, or take pictures with the Sato-chan doll in front of the pharmacy. You may think I&#8217;m plain and childish, but this is my daily life.</p>
<p> However, it is true that I do save money. I used to think that it was cool for a comedian to have no money over the night, and I used to spend it all on the same day when I got paid. But then one day I realized. But one day I realized that men with money are popular.</p>
<p> Having money = being able to afford it. After discovering this equation, I started to save money. In short, I am not obsessed with money, I just want to be popular!　I hope you don&#8217;t misunderstand me there (laughs).</p>
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<div data-friday-nextpage-lead=" Lost love and rekindled feelings"></div>
<figure id="attachment_438744" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-438744" style="width: 6000px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="31190e60"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/09/7ea17973dd78e9e9e4f5fa43137ff9bb.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-438744" class="wp-caption-text">As Kuro revealed in a previous installment of this series, he wanted to be an idol when he first entered the entertainment business. He says, &#8220;I&#8217;m not suited to be a comedian,&#8221; but in the end, he revealed a surprising truth.</figcaption></figure>
<p> And finally, I really want to say something. I love Richi. I realized how much I love Richi after we broke up. I still see her once every two weeks, go shopping, have dinner, and hang out with her. But she&#8217;s a civilian now, so I never give her pictures.</p>
<p> When I proposed to her, she told me that I was being used as a tool for social media, so I&#8217;ve decided never to do that again. But I&#8217;ve been thinking about it a lot lately. If I had given her a more expensive ring, maybe the outcome would have been different. So, if I ever propose again, this time I will give him a ring worth about 3 million yen!　I&#8217;m serious!</p>
<p> And on a side note, I&#8217;m seriously dieting right now. I&#8217;m not popular at all, even though they know I&#8217;ve been saving all this money. I guess money alone is not enough. In the end, looks are also important. So I&#8217;m going to lose weight and be &#8220;two-faced&#8221; in terms of money and visual appeal!　If that doesn&#8217;t work, I&#8217;ll get plastic surgery or even a hair transplant. If that doesn&#8217;t work, I&#8217;ll get plastic surgery or even get a hair transplant!</p>
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<h3><span class="strongInContent"> Comedy is not a job I&#8217;m suited for, but &#8230;&#8230;</span></h3>
<p> Since I can&#8217;t end this series of articles by talking about Richie all the time, I might as well write about my job. Once again, I think that I am not suited for comedy. I am not good at communicating something myself to make people laugh, and to be honest, I don&#8217;t understand the logic of comedy when I watch &#8220;M-1.</p>
<p> But 12 years ago, when I first became an MC on Meguro FM radio, I thought, &#8220;Surprisingly, I can do comedy,&#8221; and from there I gained a little confidence. Whenever I have had a hard time at work or faced a difficult situation, idols have saved me. Because I love idols, I have a strong desire to give back to them. If I weren&#8217;t on TV, the words &#8220;I love idols&#8221; would just sound like an excuse or an escape. But I am different. I want to give back to my idols and get excited with them. I think that&#8217;s why I need to keep appearing on TV.</p>
<p> So even if I don&#8217;t understand comedy, I will continue to do comedy for the sake of the idols who saved me. And I want to get married someday. The best of course is Richi, but I don&#8217;t know who it will be. I will continue to have my work surprise me, and I will try my hand at MCing, writing lyrics, and even wrestling.</p>
<p> I would like to be a person who everyone thinks, &#8220;Kuro-chan is so funny, isn&#8217;t he? That is my goal.</p>
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 Kuro-chan

 Takayuki Ogawauchi

 Kuro-chan of Yasuda the Great Circus, Japan's best surprise comedian, talks about why he still continues to be a comedian. The last episode of the series was a mixed bag. In this final installment, Kuro-chan talks about the controversial "Surprise for his late father" and his true feelings about being a comedian.

Kuro-chan talks about his true feelings toward his late father&#8217;s surprise, which was controversial&#8230; &#8220;Why he still continues to be a comedian.

Kuro-chan talks about his true feelings toward his late father’s surprise, which was controversial… “Why he still continues to be a comedian.

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