Wagyu (comedy duo)
Wagyu | |
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Native name | |
Years active | 2006–2024 |
Employer | Yoshimoto Kogyo |
Genres | Manzai Conte |
Members | |
Wagyu (
They disbanded on March 31, 2024.[2]
Members
[edit]- Shinji Mizuta (
水田 信二 ), Born April 15, 1980 in Iyo, Ehime. Plays the boke. Mizuta worked as a chef for 7 seven years in Osaka and Kobe before becoming a comedian. He was appointed as the sightseeing ambassador of his hometown Iyo, Ehime in 2018.[3] - Kenshirō Kawanishi (
川西 賢志 郎 ), Born January 29, 1984 in Higashiōsaka, Osaka. Plays the tsukkomi. Kawanishi played rugby throughout middle school and university in the fly-half (stand-off) position.[4]
Life and career
[edit]Both Mizuta and Kawanishi were graduates of the Yoshimoto NSC Osaka's 26th generation class. They formed Wagyu in 2006 and spent the first year and a half struggling for performance opportunities in live theatres.
From 2008 to 2012, Wagyu gained popularity through various manzai and comedy competitions, making it to the semi-finals in the M-1 Grand Prix 2009 and King of Conte 2010. In 2013, Wagyu became regulars on various variety programs and were known mainly for their manzai, which got them to the finals of The Manzai in 2014 and M-1 Grand Prix in 2015.
Wagyu's popularity increased in 2016 after again making it to the finals of M-1 Grand Prix by winning the Second Chance competition. They were the fastest selling young comedians of Yoshimoto with live tickets often sold out instantly.[5] They then moved to Tokyo to further their career in 2017,[6] and held live tours across the country.[7] They were finalists in M-1 Grand Prix in 2017 and 2018, marking 4 consecutive years as a finalist and 3 consecutive runners-up from 2016 to 2018.[8]
On December 12, 2023, they announced that they would disband at the end of March 2024, citing a disparity in enthusiasm for comedy.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 『「
和牛 」またしても...史上 初 の3年 連続 の準 優勝 最終 決戦 で1票 差 で敗 れる』 (Sponichi News) 2018-12-02 - ^ a b "お
笑 いコンビ「和牛 」来年 3月 末 で解散 水田 信二 ・川西 賢志 郎 ともに吉本 所属 のまま「それぞれの道 を」【双方 コメント全文 】". ORICON NEWS. 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2024-04-01. - ^ 『
和牛 水田 が伊 予 観光 大使 に、川西 は観光 大使 応援 隊長 としてサポート』 (Owarai Natalie) 2018-08-27 - ^ 『ラグビーワールドカップ2011
応援 企画 裏 ・口 だけJAPAN』(J SPORTS)2011。 - ^ 『
今 、最 もライブチケットが取 りにくいと言 われる芸人 「和牛 」初 DVD『和牛 漫才 ライブ2017~全国 ツアーの密着 ドキュメントを添 えて~』発売 決定 !』(タワーレコード)2017-09-04 - ^ 『
和牛 、M-1優勝 以外 は全部 よそにくれてやる』 (Natalie) 2017-12-01 - ^ 『
和牛 、M-1王者 になるための全国 ツアー「ほか全部 くれてやるから絶対 欲 しい」』(Natalie) 2017-05-20 - ^ 『V
候補 本命 の和牛 が1票 届 かず...3年 連続 M1準 優勝 』 (Nikkan Sports) 2018-12-02