Press conference after live broadcast of ""Shoten Utamaru last Ogiri special" 2
Comic story teller, Utamaru, who voluntarily retired from the MC position of the longest-running entertainment program of Nippon Television "Shoten", attended a press conference after the live broadcast along with member Ogiri in Tokyo on May 22nd.
When being asked about the credibility to successor Shunputei Shota, who was decided to be the sixth generation MC, Utamaru said: "I trust him 100% - that's all" and talked about Shota's strengths as "brightness and youthfulness"; at the same time, applauded: "Actually, he is not young (smiled), but he looks very young. I hope that with such youngness, he will be able to attract viewers to watch the program".
22 май 2016
