One-hit wonder Rat Senpai (52) talks about his boyhood memories of his “shitty father” who insulated him by paying off his debts with “Pop Pop”. Wandering in Mexico → Big break at the age of 35… A look back at the life of Rat Senpai, who hit it big with “Popopo” in photos In the late 2000s, when variety shows were still going strong on TV, Rat Senpai (52) became a “one-hit wonder” with “Roppongi ~GIROPPON~,” known for its unique lyrics “Popopo, Popopo”. The senior Rat (52) became a “one-hit wonder. He made his big break as the darling of the times, but less than 20 years have passed since then. How does today’s entertainment world appear to him? And what are the problems of his senpai, who self-deprecates as “anti-company cosplayers”? (Part 3 of 3 / Read from the beginning) ◆◆◆
Slippery Anti-Society Cosplay Uncle
–◆◆◆ The situation in the entertainment world has changed a lot since you debuted, hasn’t it? Senpai Nezumi: “Roppongi – GIROPPON” was a song that was ready before your debut. I was going to give it up when I was 30, and I was already an office worker. But they were so enthusiastic that I decided to give it a try. In 2008, I worked on “Bakusho Red Carpet,” “Hane no Tobira,” “Quiz! Hexagon II” and other comedy and variety shows were very popular. Compared to today, it was like a lawless zone. It was before the advent of social networking services, and many people watched TV and listened to music on CDs; there was YouTube, but the YouTuber profession was before it was recognized, and there were no celebrities doing it. I had a cell phone with a rattle phone, and I had 1 million downloads of “Chaku-Uta” songs. I don’t think it will be popular in 2025, even if I were to wear this outfit and play Poppoppo Poppo. Even if it were to become popular for a moment, it would be consumed quickly and would not be something you could eat on its own for 17 years. He is just a “one-hit wonder with a long life,” an anti-company cosplay guy who slips in and out of fashion. –Do you think that “consumption” is fast in the modern age? Rat Senpai: Nowadays, people don’t have time to bother watching things they don’t like, do they? If we don’t like something, we swipe it away in a second. When TV was the main source of entertainment, the people on TV became people who “knew something” whether the viewers liked it or not. They don’t leave because there is nothing else to watch (TV). On the other hand, if you don’t watch it, you won’t remember it. I think there is a difference between the one-hit wonders of today and those of the past.