Akira Kawashima of the comedy duo Kirin will appear in the autumn two-hour special of “Sunday’s Hatsumimi Gaku” (from 9:00 pm) on the MBS/TBS national network on May 5. Kawashima is very calm and relaxed! Akira Kawashima, the popular comedian who created ” #Okkiri,” appeared in the “Interviewer Osamu Hayashi” interview. and was ranked number one on the “Favorite Hosts” list in 2025. Kawashima reveals a surprising sense of inferiority he harbors because of his dexterity and ability to “adapt to any situation. He also reveals his ideal MC, which he discovered through his collaboration with a big-name comedian. He says that his goal is not to be a superstar who can create laughter by himself, but to be an “MC like soup stock” who can turn the efforts of his co-stars into laughter and create a space where they can easily play an active role. He says that his goal is to be “an MC like dashi,” a kind of soup stock. He explains how he came to this idea. Kawashima also delves deeply into his quintessential “big comedy. How does Kawashima, a specialist in words, turn an ordinary photograph into a laugh? Japanese language specialist Osamu Hayashi delves into the secret. He reveals the stoic self-discipline that Kawashima practiced when he was a teenager, and how it helped him hone his “great comedy ability. Veteran comedians of the “Kawashima Gundan,” who know Kawashima’s private life well, also participate remotely. He also shares an episode with his beloved mother, who instilled in him the “laughter that never hurts anyone,” which is at the core of Kawashima’s personality. She wrote to him, “Words can hurt, but they can also give courage and energy,” and he still reads her “letters of criticism” to this day. What did Kawashima do when he heard the news of his mother’s death during a live broadcast? His deep love and respect for his mother brings the studio members to tears.
