On October 2, it was announced that the official name of the Internet distribution service by Downtown’s Hitoshi Matsumoto (62) and Masanori Hamada (62), which will launch on November 1, has been decided as “DOWNTOWN+,” to the delight of Matsumoto fans, Downtown fans, and many comedy fans. The name “DOWNTOWN+” has been announced. Matsumoto will suspend his entertainment activities on January 8, 2024, in order to focus on his trial with Bungeishunju, which reported his problems with women. He has not been active since then. He has been inactive since then, but will resume his entertainment activities with “Down Down Plus” for the first time in a year and 10 months. The service is a subscription system with two plans to choose from: 1,100 yen per month and 11,000 yen per year (both including tax). The day before the announcement, a video suggesting the announcement of “Downtown Plus” was posted on the official X of Yoshimoto Kogyo’s content service “FANY,” and Matsumoto reposted it, drawing attention even before the official announcement. The video was received with much attention even before the official announcement, as Matsumoto reposted it. “It’s finally here! “Will Downtown Plus be viewable from overseas? I can finally replenish my laughter. Former sexy actress Runa Shimotsuki (35), who confessed to having attended drinking parties with Matsumoto in the past and has been supporting him even after the Bunshun report, also voiced her delight by saying, “Oh my God, I screamed on the train! I can’t wait to watch the Downtown Channel (*tentative title before the ban is lifted),” she said, revealing her joy. On the other hand, he also wrote on the channel’s official X page, “It’s impossible to come back without an apology or press conference, isn’t it? We don’t need you anymore,” said one harsh voice. There are still people who are taking a hard look at Mr. Matsumoto’s past conduct. However, in less than a month from now, we will see Mr. Matsumoto make a new move in “Downtown Plus. It has been announced that “Downtown Plus” will consist of three categories: Downtown, Mr. Matsumoto, and Mr. Hamada, and will start with new content from Mr. Matsumoto. It is said that there will be a big comedy and talk show. In addition, they say that archived Downtown-related works will also be distributed, so you may be able to see some legendary comedies from past Downtown shows and the two’s big laugh talks. Currently, there is a lot of content from Matsumoto’s and Downtown’s past spinning around on YouTube and TikTok. Those are illegal contents without permission, but even though they are old, they are spinning around because they are interesting. Mr. Matsumoto has been absent for about two years,…… and there are probably many comedy fans who would like to see and experience his new laughter,” said a person involved in the entertainment industry. The “Down Down Plus” will finally begin. I think Mr. Matsumoto may want to proceed with caution before the “restart,” for which fans have extremely high expectations. The X is a sign of that. This time, Matsumoto’s X made a big splash for the first time in 11 months since November 8 last year, but he only reposted the posts on his FANY account and Downtown Plus account. He has been mute himself, you know. The post on X immediately after the Bunshun report in December 23 was a rough one as a result. ……”
