The annual special program "Hilarious Look-alike Imitation Kohaku Uta Gassen Special," which brings together the best impersonators who have won auditions, will air on Fuji TV's "Saturday Premium" slot (Saturday 9pm) on October 26th. The MC will be comedian Koji Imada, and there will also be a "special MC" who will not be revealed until the show airs.
As usual, there will be a series of superb song imitations that will appeal to all generations, from the latest hits to nostalgic classics. In the 80s idol medley, impersonator Miracle Hikaru will try her hand at an imitation of Akina Nakamori for the first time. In addition, there will also be amazing imitations of Kyoko Koizumi, Masahiko Kondo, Seiko Matsuda, and Yu Hayami. In the "Asked Impersonator Kohaku Uta Gassen" corner, they will boldly predict the artists and songs that will be appearing in this year's "NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen" and perform their imitations in advance.
In the popular segment "Next up! Which one is the real person?", the real person and the master impersonator will be on standby behind a curtain, and participants will be able to distinguish between the "voice" of the "real person" and the master impersonator. The "real person" guests this time are Gachapin, a popular character from the children's variety show "Gacha Muku", singer Shimatani Hitomi, and Kuro-chan from the comedy trio "Yasuda Dai Circus". Mukku will participate as the respondent in a comparison of Gachapin's voice.
In addition, impersonation legend Kurita Kanichi will perform the 2024 version of the "What if" series, which was produced on this show more than 30 years ago, together with the "Impersonation All-Stars". Also, in "MONOMANE STATION", look-alikes of celebrities and artists will perform impersonations of other artists' songs.
Other events include the "Face-Only Lookalike No. 1 Competition," which will bring together super-lookalikes from all over the country, and "Shimofuri Myojo's Laugh-In-Seconds! Short Impersonation Battle!", which will feature a selection of the best comedians handpicked by Seiya of the comedy duo Shimofuri Myojo.
MC Imada commented, "First of all, the 'special MC' is amazing! I was surprised when the special MC was revealed during the meeting! It's 'that person' who I co-starred with on a variety show while drinking during the comedy Sengoku period. I was also surprised by the unusual scene where they asked, "Here we go next! Which one is the real person?" I wonder if that will be broadcast!? Please look out for incidents of that level! There are plenty of things to see this time around, so please enjoy it!"
The guests were freelance announcer Arai Erina, talent Inoue Sakura, comedian Takahashi Shigeo from the comedy duo "Savannah," model Ikeda Miyu, also known as "Michopa," and Miyake Ken.
The participants are as follows (in alphabetical order, titles omitted):
Aramaki Yoko, RG (Razor Ramon), Ehara Masahiro, Kikurin, and Kintaro. ▽Kanichi Kurita▽Kent Flick▽Kenta Kobayashi▽Fuminori Sato▽JP▽Johnny Shimura▽Seiya (Shimofuri Myojo)▽Masaya Tazaki▽Shinji Tachikawa▽Takuya Tsuru (La Parfait)▽Mina Nakagaki▽NASUMI▽Nanaminana▽Hiromi Narita▽Nisekin▽Yuka Nihei▽Kikuko Hariya▽Beauty Kokubu▽HIWA▽Yasudai Fujii▽Kenta Hoi▽Hori▽Kodai Matsuura▽Yuki Matsuda▽Kunihiro Matsumura▽Mr. Shachihoko▽Mr. No1se▽Miracle Hikaru▽Takahiro Yamamoto▽Yoyoyo-chan▽Let's Go Yoshimasa
＜The competition to decide who looks just like you ＞
Ouchiyama Tetsushi▽Katakou Akira▽Sato Yurika▽Takeda Kento▽TSUYOSHI▽Naoto▽Hashimoto Kohei▽Yamamoto Kazuyuki▽Yuzu-nee
＜Shimofuri Myojo's Laugh in Seconds! Short Imitation Battle＞
Ehara Masahiro▽Daikoku Garam Lamp▽Kawai Fumito & Yajimari. (Sukachan)▽Kintaro. ▽Kadota Sanji▽Sakamoto Shuhei▽JP▽Tsuru Takuya (La Parfait)▽Hagino Lizardman▽Maana▽Mikan Tsubu▽Mr. Shachihoko▽Let's Go Yoshimasa
＜Excellent Imitations＞
Ando Hideaki▽Bonchan_&_Mikky▽Yoshikawa Hiyori (Super Tokimeki♡Publicity Department)
