• Editor's Note: 1 (4:27) - Issa Hentona is one of the founding members of the 90's boy-band "Da Pump". He is also an actor & VA. He's a big fan of the Kamen Rider series, and has starred in a couple Kamen Rider movies too. His wiki (Best I could find) - https://kamenrider.fandom.com/wiki/ISSA Da Pump's wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Pump • EN: 2 (6:09) - Choshu Riki (real-name Yoshida Mitsuo, born Kwak Gwang-ung), is a Korean/Japanese wrestler. He's one of Japan's legendary wrestlers whose work helped shape Japan's wrestling scene. He is 71 years old right now. Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riki_Choshu Riki Choshu vs Ric Flair - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qYyuRSevdU • EN: 3 (7:39) - This phrase was made popular by a comedian's impression of Choshu Riki. Although he never actually said the words. • EN: 4 (8:43) - Cunning Takeyama, real-name Takanori Takeyama, is a Japanese comedian who works for Sun Music Production. He's part of the duo "Cunning", but his partner, Tadayuki Nakashima, passed away in 2006. He attended Yoshimoto's New Star Creation (Yoshimoto Academy) in 1992 alongside his partner. Takeyama is known for his often "angry" persona while at the same time being an "easy to tease" character. Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunning_Takeyama • EN: 5 (10:38) - Masaru Wakasa was a prosecutor for the Special Investigation Department of Tokyo's Public Prosecutor's Office. Since then, he's been a politician and former member of the Japanese House of Representatives. Currently he's practicing private law, but he also commentates on legal issues on TV occasionally. Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaru_Wakasa • EN: 6 (12:33) - Toshifumi Fujimoto, sometimes referred to as Fujimon, is part of the comedy duo Fujiwara alongside Takayuki Haranishi. Fujimoto has been on numerous seasons of Documental. Wiki of the duo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujiwara_(owarai) • EN: 7 (14:33) - Shohei Miura is a model and actor. Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shohei_Miura His fan-site - https://shohei.fanmo.jp/ • EN: 8 (16:30) - Masahiko Kondo, aka Matchy, is a Japanese singer, lyricist, actor, racing car manager and former semi-professional racing driver. He was a member of the Tanokin Trio. He starred in the famous Japanese series "Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B" in season 1. He's the founder of the racing team "Kondo Racing". Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masahiko_Kond%C5%8D Kondo Racing - https://kondo-racing.jp/ • EN: 9 (24:13) - The M-1 Grand Prix, formerly known as the Autobacs M-1 Grand Prix, is an annual Manzai competition planned by Shinsuke Shimada and run by Yoshimoto Kogyo. Kubota Kazunobu's duo Toro Salmon won in 2017. Seiya and Soshina won in 2018. Site - https://www.m-1gp.com/ Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-1_Grand_Prix • EN: 10 (24:17) - Fujiwara Chogokin (Super-Alloy) is Fujimoto's and Haranishi's YouTube channel. YT Link - https://www.youtube.com/@fujiwara3843/videos • EN: 11 (32:47) - Tsurutaro Kataoka is a Japanese television personality, actor, artist, and former professional boxer. Wiki with pic - https://asianwiki.com/Tsurutaro_Kataoka • EN: 12 (32:52) - The Best Ten used to be music program on TBS from 1978 to 1989. Japanese wiki - https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3 • EN: 13 (34:55) - In November 2019, Yukina Kinoshita (Fujimon's ex-wife) was in a scandal after confronting a Tokyo tapioca milk tea shop over a failure to pay her sister who was working at the shop at the time. Article about the incident - https://entamega.com/31512 A better article - http://netizenj.blogspot.com/2019/10/kinoshita-yukina-sends-threatening.html • EN: 14 (37:08) - Full tension is a gag by Takayuki Haranishi. Video of the gag - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cRO8V0M4No&t=1s • EN: 15 (37:18) - Sugi-chan, real-name Eiji Sugiyama, is a Japanese comedian. Wiki with pic - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugi-chan Vid (He shows up at 1:40)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOkCX37WiC0