Entertainer Ruriko Kojima will appear on TOKYO MX's sauna talk show "Savannah Takahashi's Sauna God" (every other Saturday at 6pm), which will air on January 24th. Following on from the previous episode on the 10th, Kojima, who resumed her activities in October last year after a hiatus of about two and a half years, will talk with host Shigeo Takahashi of "Savannah" at the Igusayu public bath in Suginami, Tokyo.
This second part begins with a bath talk after an open-air bath. On a live daytime broadcast show where the two were regulars, Kojima talks about a "falling asleep incident" that got him "scolded by a lot of adults."
In this candid talk about the moments when she "got it all together" in her life, Kojima looks back on her life from her childhood. In her first year of high school, she was burned out from taking high school entrance exams and had no goals, but she won the grand prize at the "Horipro Talent Scout Caravan" and entered the entertainment industry. However, she says she didn't make it big and lived an ordinary high school life.
A turning point came when she was given the nickname "Kojiruri" on a TBS sports program. She also talks about why she decided to leave her agency and study in China amid her breakthrough. "I was horrified when I imagined myself turning 40. I felt like I had to make my own decisions about my life, but I felt like 35 was a little too late. Maybe now, at 29!" she says, revealing her feelings at the time.
After getting married, giving birth, and then her husband's death, she candidly confesses that her approach to work has changed, saying, "Don't push yourself too hard, it's okay to take days off. I'm now approaching TV work with a completely different feeling than before."
