Kaoru Fukuda and Takuro Mashiko of the comedy duo "Uji Koji" appeared on Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's long-running talk show "Tetsuko no Heya" (TV Asahi) on March 28th. Mashiko revealed the story behind the creation of the gag "Gomen ne gomen ne" (I'm sorry, I'm sorry).
When the two were working part-time at a magnesium factory, they got into an argument with a colleague who was a year younger than them, and the junior colleague said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." They thought it was a funny way to say it, so they incorporated it into a comedy live show, and it was a big hit.
The creator of the phrase "Gomen ne Gomen ne" is Ueki-kun from Machida City, Tokyo. Recently, a strange phenomenon has been occurring, with people from Tochigi Prefecture praising her by saying, "Masuko-san, the Tochigi dialect "gomen ne gomen ne" is the best." "It's a mistake to think that all people from Tochigi Prefecture say it, because I'm the only one who says it. Me and my friend Ueki-kun (from Machida City)," "I think Ueki-kun said it on a whim. I took it for granted."
He never thought "Gomen ne" would become known to the world, but Ueki had made a promise with him that "if Mashiko-san appeared on TV and became popular, please take me on a trip," so "I gave him a gift like a trip to Okinawa, maybe a honeymoon."
