Neptune (owarai)
Neptune | |
|---|---|
| Nepuchūn (ネプチューン) | |
| Employer | Watanabe Entertainment |
| Comedy career | |
| Years active | 1994– |
| Genre | Conte |
| Members | |
Neptune (ネプチューン, Nepuchūn) is a three-man Japanese conte group consisting of two boke, Taizo Harada (原田 泰造, Harada Taizō), and Ken Horiuchi (堀内 健, Horiuchi Ken) – usually referred to as Horiken (ホリケン), and one tsukkomi, Jun Nagura (名倉 潤, Nagura Jun). Their trio name comes from the Kinnikuman character, Neptuneman.[1]
The group debuted with Ohta Production back in 1994 but is currently with the talent agency Watanabe Entertainment.[2]
One of Neptune's most popular yet controversial sections was "Nep Throw", where Harada played the role of a myōjin deity and "blessed" volunteers by throwing them with a tomoe nage, which would supposedly make their wishes come true. The participants where often young women, whose underwear could become comically exposed by the throw.[3]
Members
- Jun Nagura (名倉潤) – Born November 4, 1968 in Himeji, Hyōgo. Plays the tsukkomi.
- Taizō Harada (原田泰造) – Born March 24, 1970 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture.[4] Plays the boke.
- Ken Horiuchi (堀内健) – Born November 28, 1969 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. Plays the boke.
References
- ↑ Harada's comment in the TV programme BOOM TOWN
- ↑ "ネプチューン｜ワタナベエンターテインメント". ワタナベエンターテインメント. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ↑ "『おネプ！』テレビ朝日". BPO. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ "「ネプチューン」原田泰造、ＮＨＫ新情報番組でメーンキャスター初挑戦". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 8 Feb 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 29 Dec 2016.
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