Criticism During Performances, Exchanging Bills With Fans… A Flood of “Legendary” Tomokazu Seki Episodes!? Revealing the Behind-the-Scenes of the Theater Company!

■Theater Company Members Share “Legendary” Tomokazu Seki Stories!

In the second half of the broadcast, company members Yuki Okada and Tatsuki Kobe joined in for a segment titled, “Only Company Members Know! Tomokazu Seki Legends!” Both Okada and Okiayu brought up stories such as “Giving critiques during performances” and “His stage combat skills are downright terrifying,” repeating some anecdotes from earlier segments. In response, Seki joked, “Is everyone so bad? You’ve got to control yourselves! Okiayu-san, you’re a seasoned pro!”

Kobe shared a story highlighting Seki’s “incredible sense of service”: Once, when unable to use new bills at a parking lot near the theater, Seki called out to a fan, “Hey! I’ll give you my autograph, so can we exchange bills?” When the episode was recounted, Seki wryly commented, “That’s less about a sense of service and more like taking advantage, isn’t it?”

Further, an exchange between Seki and Nagasawa escalated into an argument. They shared anecdotes such as “Having such an aversion to going to the dentist that I ended up with a fever,” as well as stories from the company’s founding days, revealing a relationship of over 30 years between the two. One particularly “legendary” episode recounted the time when the two, along with Konishi, visited a high-end restaurant: at the time of payment, Seki and Nagasawa quarreled over who should pay, and in the end, the junior member Konishi ended up footing the bill. Recalling those days led Seki and Nagasawa to fall into another argument, prompting Okiayu to comment, “You two are always quarreling, aren’t you?” which filled the studio with a warm and friendly atmosphere.

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