Kasou Taishou:Kinchan: "Thank you!" To celebrate the 100th episode, there will be a "special project" where legendary works from the past will be revived, to be broadcast on January 13th next year

It was revealed on December 16th that the Nippon Television viewer participation program "Kinchan & Katori Shingo's 100th All Japan Kasou Taishou" will be broadcast as a three-hour special on January 13th, 2025, from 7pm. It will be held on December 29th this year, and the program will be broadcast next year. To commemorate the 100th event, a "special project" will be implemented in which legendary works from the past will be revived. From the 4,137 works (a total of 18,371 participants) that have been submitted over the past 46 years, the "BEST 30 masterpieces chosen by the Costume Contestants" will be announced.

"Kasou Taishou" is a program where viewers compete with the best "costumes" they have created through trial and error. It started in 1979 and was hosted by Kinichi Hagimoto. Since 2002, it has been co-hosted by Hagimoto and Katori and has been broadcast as "Kin-chan & Shingo Katori's All Japan Costume Contest". The winner receives 1 million yen.

This time, 34 contestants aged 1 to 75, who won the preliminary round out of a total of 3,580 applicants, will use their ideas to work hard to create pieces from scratch and then show them off.

Regarding the broadcast, Hagimoto commented, "We're reaching the 100th episode! Thank you! It's all thanks to the progress of the work. I'm happy to be able to see the work that has been practiced so much." Katori also commented, "I've been by the side of the show for over 20 years, and it's nice to see the children who grew up and come back to compete. All the contestants are the stars!"