The lineup for Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's long-running talk show "Tetsuko's Room" (TV Asahi, Monday to Friday, 1:00 PM), which will air from January 19th to 23rd, has been announced. The Caster Tomomi Eguchi, on the 20th poet Machi Tawara, on the 21st violinist Atsuko Tenma, on the 22nd model and talent Yuchami, and on the 23rd singer Keiko Masuda, also known as KEI of the female duo Pink Lady.
Eguchi met and married Tsumami Edamame of the "Takeshi Army" when she was appearing on variety shows as a gravure model. They are a loving couple who have been married for 30 years, and their common hobby is "nuikatsu," which is loving stuffed animals.
Tawara is now in her 60s. A single mother, she gave birth to her son at age 40. The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred in Sendai when the son was in the first grade of elementary school, and he suffered a mental breakdown, so the couple moved to Ishigaki Island. The son is now a university student, majoring in Japanese linguistics, just like his mother. Her beloved father, a physicist, passed away two years ago at the age of 91.
In 2022, Tenma suddenly lost the ability to move freely and was hospitalized for tests. He was diagnosed with a cervical spine injury and underwent emergency surgery. He considered retiring from performing, but was able to return thanks to the encouragement of those around him and his desire to "play again at a place that holds so many memories for him."
Yuchami, who is originally from Osaka, makes her first appearance. She has been a gal since she was a child, but her mother is even more of a gal. Her mother frequently visits Tokyo from Osaka. She says she is having a lot of fun working on TV.
This August will mark 50 years since Pink Lady's debut. Masuda married her husband at age 44, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2024. In contrast to her distraught state, he quietly accepted his remaining time and lived with a smile until the end. For her husband's sake, she has resolved to continue living a careful life with a smile.
