Sake no Tsumami” abruptly ended due to the cosplay of Hitoshi Matsumoto, a similar “poor Fuji” to the “Gottsu termination incident” 28 years ago.

We have received a request from the two members of Chidori to step down from the board.

History repeats itself.

On October 31, Fuji Television announced that the variety show “Sake no Tsumami ni naru Hanashi” would end after its broadcast in early December.

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We have received a request from the two members of Chidori to step down from the program, and as a result of internal discussions, we have decided to end the program at the end of this year.

As a result of internal discussions, we have decided to terminate the program at the end of this year.

The trigger was that the October 24 broadcast was replaced by the March 14 broadcast at the last minute. According to a Fuji Television source

Usually, the end of a program is notified to all the stations about six months before the program ends. But there had been no talk of ending “Sake no Tsumami” until this point. The decision was made in a sudden turn of events.

The decision was made in a sudden turn of events,” he said.

So, what happened during the broadcast that was put on hold? On that day, the cast was supposed to dress up in costume for the upcoming Halloween.

Then Daigo (45) of the comedy duo “Chidori,” who served as MC, appeared in a costume modeled after Hitoshi Matsumoto (62) of “Downtown,” who used to be MC of the show. Daigo also wore a white T-shirt and blond hair as Matsumoto in the October broadcast last year, which went on-air.

This time, however, he received an NG just before the broadcast; the first time was OK, but the second time was not. The reason for this is thought to be the female trouble surrounding former TV personality Masahiro Nakai (53).

Fuji lost many of its commercial sponsors because of this incident, and is now finally on the road to recovery after a drastic overhaul of its governance. According to another Fuji Television source, “The Nakai issue was the catalyst for Fuji’s recovery.

Another Fuji TV official said, “Since the Nakai issue, Fuji has become unusually concerned about compliance. Mr. Matsumoto’s trouble with women was reported in the Weekly Bunshun, and he has been banned from terrestrial TV programs ever since. Even if it is a cosplay by Daigo, it is probably a judgment that putting him on the air is a risky move. The station’s decision is not necessarily wrong, but I think the performers would say, ‘Tell us about it first.

According to the source, the decision was made on the day of the broadcast by a “crane’s call” from the station’s upper management. Daigo and his agency, Yoshimoto Kogyo, were understandably upset.

The current state of the TV industry, which would not revolve without Yoshimoto’s comedians.

After the replacement, I heard that Fuji tried to appease the comedian, but the negotiations were unsuccessful,” said a reporter from a sports newspaper.

A similar “incident” occurred 28 years ago at Fuji Television Network, when the popular comedy program “Downtown no Gottsu-eki” ended on November 2, 1997.

On September 28 of the same year, a two-hour special was scheduled to be broadcast, but the day before, the magic number for the Yakult professional baseball team to win the championship was set at one, and the program was hastily replaced with a live broadcast of the Central League championship game. Matsumoto was furious. The program was cancelled in November, when it was not even time for a new season.

Matsumoto later wrote in “Sake no Tsumami” (Sake no Tsumami) about the “Gotsu” cancellation

I wanted to be informed at least once (of the replacement). But there was no such news. At the time, I was pretty confident about the two-hour “Gottsu” special and thought, “I was able to shoot something really interesting!　I was thinking, ‘I’ve shot something really interesting, and I want you to see it!

I was in a bit of a hot temper.

I was in a bit of a hot temper, so I just snapped,” he revealed.

I was a bit hot-tempered at the time, so I just snapped,” he revealed.

To add to the story, three days before the special, a CD featuring the show’s famous character, “Eccentric Boy Bowie,” was released, and the program was tied in with it. From a sales promotion standpoint, too.

“It would have been meaningless if it had not been aired on that day.

The program had to be aired on the same day.

The show was also scheduled for November 1, the start of “DOWNTOWN+,” a pay-per-view comedy platform that Matsumoto and Yoshimoto have devoted themselves to. The replacement of the program, indirectly, because of Matsumoto Hitoshi, seems to be an act of pouring cold water on the service just before its launch.

A person involved in the comedy industry said

A person involved in the comedy industry said, “Without Yoshimoto’s comedians, the TV industry would not be able to survive. I hope it’s just a matter of ‘sake no tsumami’ (sake snacks). ……

This is a concern.

This website asked Fuji Television about the reason for the cancellation of “Sake no Tsumami” and the circumstances that led to the broadcast change,

As stated on the program’s website, the program will be terminated. We apologize for the inconvenience. We hope you will continue watching the program until the final episode.

Fuji responded, “We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

It seems that Fuji is now facing another “spark” in the air.