Shimofuri Myojo Seiya (C) ORICON NewS inc. Japan’s best pin art competition “Meiji Probio Yogurt R-1 Presents R-1 Grand Prix 2024” will be broadcast live on Kantele Fuji TV on the 9th (6:30pm). Shimofuri Myojo’s Seiya, who serves as MC, publicly called out to Westland’s Hiroyuki Iguchi.
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Seiya commented on the rule changes for this tournament, saying, “I think it’s going to be a different tournament than last year because each minute of story time is completely different.” Furthermore, when the prize money and supplementary prizes were announced, Iguchi said, “R-1, I have a dream! Are you watching, Mr. Iguchi?” In the “M-1 Grand Prix,” Iguchi said, “R-1 has no dreams.” was calling.
The “R-1 Grand Prix”, which started in 2002, has changed the entry qualifications from this year’s tournament and removed the restriction on entertainment history. The event was held in a new format, with everyone from the young to the experienced competing against each other based on a single judging criterion: “Anyway, it’s an interesting pin trick.” The event had a record number of 5,457 participants, significantly breaking the previous record held in 2018 (3,795 participants). has entered.
The final MCs were Shimofuri Myojo (Seiya, Soshina) and Alice Hirose for the fourth consecutive year, and the judges were Tomonori Jinnai, Baka Rhythm, Chitoyo Koyabu, Hollywood Zakoshisho, and Magical Lovely’s Crystal Noda, just like the year before.
Starting this year, the broadcast time will be expanded from 2 hours to 2.5 hours, and the story time will be increased from 3 to 4 minutes. The first stage, where nine finalists compete, is judged by five judges with a maximum score of 500 points, and the top three from the first stage will advance to the final stage, where they will perform one more story. The winner will be determined by a final vote of five judges. The winning prize is 5 million yen, and the supplementary prize is a year’s supply of Meiji Probio Yogurt R-1 and the right to appear in an advertisement.
■“Meiji Probio Yogurt R-1 presents R-1 Grand Prix 2024” finalist *() is the order of appearance
(1) Makishi (first time) 29 years old, Yoshimoto Kogyo, 10 years of entertainment career
(2) Lucifer Yoshioka (6th time in 4 years) 44 years old, Maseki Entertainment Company, 16th year of entertainment career
(3) Machiura Pink (first) 39 years old, Twinkle Corporation, 20 years of entertainment career
(4) kento fukaya (3rd time in 2 years) 34 years old, Yoshimoto Kogyo, 13 years of entertainment career
(5) Hiroaki Terada (4th consecutive year) 33 years old, Maseki Geinosha, 11 years of entertainment career
(6) Satsumakawa RPG (3rd consecutive year) 33 years old, Keidash stage, 12th year of entertainment career
(7) Yoshizumi (3rd time in 2 years) 34 years old, Production Jinrikisha, 9 years of entertainment experience
(8) Tontukatan Matcha (first time) 34 years old, Production Jinrikisha, 11 years in the entertainment industry
(9) Dangerous switch project (first time) 36 years old, amateur
*The number in parentheses is the number of finals advanced to
■ Past winners
1st Hikaru Daita
2nd Asagoe Goe
3rd Hosshan. (Hidetoshi Hoshida)
4th Hakata Hanamaru
No. 5 Takeshi Nadagi
No. 6 Takeshi Nadagi
Chapter 7 Nakayama Kouta
No. 8 Abekoji
No. 9 Kazuyuki Sakuma
10th COWCOW Tada
No. 11 Miura Mild
No. 12 Masami Yamamoto
No. 13 Junichi Davidson
14th Hollywood The Koshisho
Episode 15 Akira 100%
No. 16 Yutaro Hamada
No. 17 Souvenirs
No. 18 Noda Crystal
No. 19 Yuriyan Retriever
Episode 20 Send-off comedian Shinichi
No. 21 Tatsuhara Sound