The lineup for Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's long-running talk show "Tetsuko's Room" (TV Asahi, Monday to Friday 1pm), which will air from July 21st to 25th, has been announced. On the 21st, singer Akiko Wada will be appearing, on the 22nd picture book author Noritake Suzuki, on the 23rd competitive swimmer Rikako Ikee, on the 24th actor Yoko Minamino, and on the 25th actor Mone Kamishiraishi.
Wada-san has had a good relationship with Ishida Ayumi since her debut. She loved and admired Ishida, so she was speechless for a while after Ishida passed away. She has been friends with Beat Takeshi for 50 years.
Suzuki is the father of two sons and one daughter. His representative work, "Daipinchi Zukan," was inspired by his second son's scene of spilling milk. He is self-taught in art, and was working as a businessman while drawing when he was aiming to become a picture book author.
Ikee was diagnosed with leukemia when she was in her third year of high school. She looks back on her feelings at the time and her first time in the pool after being discharged from the hospital. She moved to Australia to train every day to improve her swimming ability. She lives a disciplined life, getting up early and going to bed around 8:30 p.m.
Minamino debuted on his 18th birthday, and this year marks his 40th anniversary. He was a "daddy's girl" since he was a child, and after his mother passed away, he called his father over to Tokyo and lived with him. He passed away three years ago, but he was able to see him off without any regrets.
Two years ago, Kamishiraishi won the Yomiuri Theater Award for Best Actress at the age of 25, the youngest ever. She loves English and studied it at Meiji University for eight years, graduating last year. Her new challenge is kanji. She will sing at Kuroyanagi's request.
