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If I dare to name a name, it would be Suspenders
–There have been some changes since last year’s King of Contest, such as a new set of judges and a final that is mainly made up of younger contestants.
Momozawa: With the exception of Bananaman-san, the judges are now a generation of people who have been doing story battles. I think that after the King of Contest started, the keys to how to fight and other things came out a little later, I feel like we are from the generation that came after the start of the King of Contest.
Watanabe:I think that even if the judges change, what they do will be the same in the end. The task of making interesting material itself remains the same.
Momozawa: The finalists from previous years might say, “The judges have changed, so let’s do it this way.” I don’t think a newcomer like us has any right to think anything of the sort (laughs).
(laughs) — First of all, we want to make it through the preliminary rounds (laughs). By the way, are there any comedians you see as rivals in this year’s competition?
Watanabe: Right now, we have a unit called NAVENGERS with four members from our office. We are Fire Thunder, G-Pan Panda, Zen Monkey, and I. Only Fire Thunder has made it to the semifinals. The other three groups all made it to the quarter finals.
I don’t like it if the other three teams make it to the finals first, or I feel frustrated. I don’t see us as rivals, but rather, I want to be the best among these three groups.
Momozawa: There are many people I want to win with, but I don’t really say, “I want to win with this person. In the same office, there is an interesting trio called “Gyoneko,” who are six months junior to me. But it’s not so much that I want to win, it’s more like “I want to be in the same group with them.”
If I dare to mention a name, it would be Suspenders from Maseki (entertainment company). They were featured in the media at about the same time, and they are doing energetic work, which is similar. They have always been funny, so I think I would feel frustrated if they lost.
Watanabe:Suspenders and I were both finalists in three competitions at the same time (“Laugh Loudness GP,” “Tsugikuru Gejin Grand Prix 2021,” and “Laughter Night”). So I am quite eager to rise together with them. We are really good friends.
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