Several media outlets have reported that Fuji Television’s variety program “Sake no Tsumami ni Naru Hanashi” (Friday from 9:58 p.m.) will be ending, causing a stir. The reason for the end of “Sake to Tsumami”…Daigo’s “Matsumoto Hitoshi Cosplay”. According to multiple reports, on the day of the broadcast on October 24, the content was suddenly changed, and Daigo (45) of Chidori, the MC, was not satisfied with the change and offered to drop the program himself. It is unusual for a program to end before the April and October reshuffle. The controversy surrounding the program arose when it was scheduled to air on October 24, but the content was abruptly changed and the March 14 episode was rebroadcast. According to the prior announcement, the program was titled “Halloween Special,” and Daigo and the other actors were to dress up in costumes and talk about the show. However, the program’s official website announced that “the content of the broadcast will be changed,” and a message at the beginning of the program stated that the content of the broadcast had been replaced. Several media outlets reported that the reason for the change was that Daigo had appeared in costume as Downtown’s Hitoshi Matsumoto (62), who was the show’s MC until February 2024. This was reportedly viewed as problematic by Fuji Television executives. Daigo had also dressed up as Matsumoto in a blond wig and white T-shirt in the “Halloween Special” aired a year earlier in 2012, saying, “Matsumoto-san says, ‘Keep teasing me. This year, however, in light of the series of problems with Masahiro Nakai (53) and the current situation at Fuji Television, it was reported that the decision was made to replace the costume with a new one. It is reported that “Chidori and Daigo were told on the day of the broadcast that the content of the program was going to be replaced. If the program was replaced by a decision of the station’s executives just before it was to air, even though the performers and the program director and producers had agreed to the change, the field would not be satisfied, and it is natural that Daigo would be angry. And this time, not only Daigo but also his partner Nobu (45) is said to be upset. It is reported that the show will end by the end of the year, but it is expected to reach its final episode at the beginning of December.
