Neptune (owarai)

Neptune
Neptune
Native name	Nepuchūn (ネプチューン)
Years active	1994–
Employer	Watanabe Entertainment
Genres	Conte
Members	Jun Nagura (Tsukkomi); Taizo Harada (Boke); Ken Horiuchi (Boke);

Neptune (ネプチューン, Nepuchūn) is a three-man Japanese conte group consisting of two boke, Taizo Harada (原田はらだ泰造やすぞう, Harada Taizō), and Ken Horiuchi (堀内ほりうち健けん, Horiuchi Ken) – usually referred to as Horiken (ホリケン), and one tsukkomi, Jun Nagura (名倉なくら潤じゅん, 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]

Members

Jun Nagura (名倉なくら潤じゅん) – Born November 4, 1968 in Himeji, Hyōgo. Plays the tsukkomi.
Taizō Harada (原田はらだ泰造やすぞう) – Born March 24, 1970 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture.^[3] Plays the boke.
Ken Horiuchi (堀内ほりうち健けん) – 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.
^ "「ネプチューン」原田はらだ泰造やすぞう、ＮＨＫ新しん情報じょうほう番組ばんぐみでメーンキャスター初はつ挑戦ちょうせん". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 8 Feb 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 29 Dec 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

Profile at Watanabe Entertainment

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[1] Harada's comment in the TV programme BOOM TOWN

[2] "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.

[3] "「ネプチューン」原田はらだ泰造やすぞう、ＮＨＫ新しん情報じょうほう番組ばんぐみでメーンキャスター初はつ挑戦ちょうせん". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 8 Feb 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 29 Dec 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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