Shimofuri Myojo’s Soshina’s harsh words just won’t stop

He dissed former Ameagari Keshitai member Miyasako Hiroyuki by saying, “He’s not a senior, he’s quit already,” mocked former SMAP member Kimura Takuya by saying that his official height was exaggerated and that he was actually shorter, and disparaged King & Prince, which is now a two-man group, by saying, “Who is going to watch King & Prince now?”

He also criticized “THE SECOND ~ Manzai Tournament” (Fuji TV) for being a competition for comedians who have not been successful in the last 15 years, calling it “iffy.” He also pointed out that the average age of the judges for “M-1 Grand Prix” (TV Asahi) is well over 50 years old, saying they are “too old” and that he feels sorry for the contestants.

Such outspokenness was already a part of Soshina’s character, but recently his sharp tongue has accelerated. It seems that the number of “Sohshina haters” is rapidly increasing, especially among fans of the talents he has dissed.

This brings to mind Downtown’s Matsumoto Hitoshi.

When he was younger, the genius Matsumoto also made many abusive and derogatory remarks about others.

Matsumoto’s harsh words are too numerous to mention, but for example, in his book “Last Will” (published by the Asahi Shimbun Company) which was released in 1994 and sold 2.5 million copies, he criticized Ninety-Nine as “the dick cheese of Downtown” in the same context as criticizing comedians of the younger generation.

He also harshly criticized writer Yoshikazu Fujimoto, who served as a judge in Kansai award competitions such as the “ABC Comedy Newcomer Grand Prix” (Asahi Broadcasting), saying he was “worse than an amateur” and that he should “stop making people laugh.”

Shueisha Online also has an article that examines Matsumoto Hitoshi’s “Last Will” in the past. “Matsumoto Hitoshi wrote this ‘Last Will’ at the age of 31. The true face of “Matsu-chan” as seen from his notable remarks before the birth of M-1 and his famous quote, “Osaka comedians have to be popular twice.”

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This is only a small part of Matsumoto’s extreme statements, but there is a similarity between the level of sarcasm that Soshina has now and Matsumoto’s then.

Both men were highly regarded for their comedic talents at a young age in their late 20s, but Soshina, who is currently unleashing his sharp tongue, is now 31 years old, and coincidentally, Matsumoto was also 31 when he published “Last Will.” There are many similarities between the two men.

However, I don’t think Matsumoto at that time had as many haters as Soshina does now.