The variety show “Sake no Tsumami ni naru Hanashi” (Fuji TV), which was scheduled to air on October 24 at 9:58 p.m., seems to have caused a great deal of controversy when it suddenly changed the content and rebroadcast the episode that aired on March 14. Daigo had shown off his “Hitoshi Matsumoto cosplay” a year earlier. However, the program’s official website announced that the content of the broadcast would be “Halloween Special. However, the program’s official website explained that “the content of the broadcast will be changed,” and a message at the beginning of the program stated that the content had been replaced. Several media outlets reported that the reason for the change was that Daigo appeared in costume as Downtown’s Hitoshi Matsumoto (62), who was the show’s MC until February 2024. It was also reported that this was considered problematic by Fuji Television executives. Daigo had also dressed up as Matsumoto in a blond wig and white T-shirt for the show’s “Halloween Special” broadcast in 2024, saying, “Matsumoto-san says, ‘Keep teasing me. However, this year, in light of the series of problems with Masahiro Nakai (53) and the current situation at Fuji Television, it is reported that the decision was made to replace the costume with a new one. A source at the production company said, “Just before the broadcast, the past episodes were replayed. The decision to replace the program with a rerun of a past episode just before it was to air is naturally very controversial at the production site. It is said that the situation is quite contentious, and Daigo must be very angry this time. Daigo has replaced Matsumoto as the MC of the show, and I hear that he is trying his best until Matsumoto returns, and is trying to make the show more exciting. And yet, it is a place called ……, isn’t it? In response to the unusual situation, various things are said to be discussed about the future, including how to proceed with the production of the program, but if this were to lead to the end of “Sake no Tsumami ni Naru Hanashi”, it would be just like “Downtown no Gottsu Ekimono” (Fuji TV), wouldn’t it? ……” Launched in December 1991, “Gotttsu-eki” features Downtown’s Matsumoto and Masanori Hamada (62), Koji Imada (59), Koji Higashino (58), Itao Itsuji (62), Hong Kon (62), YOU (61), and Ryoko Shinohara (52). Regular appearances. The show became popular for its numerous hit comedies such as “AHO AHO MAN,” “Kathy Tsukamoto Series,” and “Seiki Sentai Gorenjai,” and the performers quickly became nationally known personalities. Gotttsu-eki” was such a popular Sunday night program, but it suddenly came to its final episode on November 2, 1997, not even during the season change. It all started on September 28 of the same year. The program was scheduled to air a two-hour SP of “Gotttsu-ee-esan” on that day, but because the Yakult Swallows had reached the magic number of “1” to win the championship the day before, Fuji TV hurriedly replaced it with a live broadcast of the game that would decide the Central League champion. Fuji Television quickly replaced the broadcast with a live broadcast of the game that would decide the Central League champion, and moved the broadcast of the two-hour “Gotttsu-eki” SP to the following week. Three days before the broadcast, a CD of the show’s popular character, ‘Eccentric Boy Bowie,’ was released, and the two-hour SP was linked to a project that included a live event to coincide with the release of the CD. That was suddenly replaced. Moreover, Fuji Television reportedly replaced it without prior notice, and Mr. Matsumoto was furious. The relationship with Fuji deteriorated, and as a result, “Gotttsu-eki” was terminated. Reportedly, the content of “Sake no Tsumami ni naru Hanashi” was also replaced at a moment’s notice by a Fuji executive. The production site is in dispute over the decision, and the situation at …… is similar to that of “Gotttsu-ee-eki” 28 years ago.
