"I Want to Aim for That Too" - Masaya Fukunishi Amazed by Veteran Tomokazu Seki's Instant Switching! Is Tomoko Kaneda, Who's Always Switched On, "On Another Level"?

■Approaching the Professional Side of the Genius Tomokazu Seki Through Serious Talk Filled with Laughter!

The live broadcast on Saturday, October 25, looked back at the questions and answers from the "Let's Connect with the Genius Tomokazu Seki!" segment. To Fukunishi's question "Seki-san, when you're spacing out before an event, what are you thinking about? How do you switch on?", Seki answered, "Before going on stage, I'm selecting which of the pranks I've thought of would be okay to actually do." Fukunishi, who said he was surprised to see Seki standing still at event venues, showed his admiration upon hearing about this selection process, saying "I might want to aim for that too."

Seki himself said "I can't always act cheerfully like Fukunishi," and encouraged Fukunishi by saying "You're wonderful as you are now." When Seki mentioned "As I've gotten older, it's become harder to flip various switches," Morikubo offered an empathetic comment saying "You learn to conserve energy." On the other hand, when Kaneda said "I'm always running at full speed," someone immediately retorted "You're in a different category," and the studio was filled with laughter.

Additionally, Seki talked about his response when fans approach him outside, saying that when he lets his guard down his energy level drops, so when he's finally told "I'm rooting for you," he regrets thinking "I should have responded more pleasantly." He also revealed an experience where his quiet demeanor in the radio studio, which differed from expectations, shocked fans. When Kaneda followed up saying "That's what being a professional means," he responded "A real professional is like Kaneda-san, whose switch has gone haywire," leading to a moment where Fukunishi interjected "Are you dissing her or praising her, which is it!" Seki commented "It's always wanting what you don't have. Both are good."

To Morikubo's question "If you could have as much time off as you wanted, how long would you need and how much money? What would you want to do?", he answered "I don't need time off. I want as much money as possible, but at least 500 million yen." He said "Working is better because various things get obscured and I feel better," and Okamoto also frankly stated "Even a half-day off makes me anxious." Seki revealed that this was triggered by hearing from the long-career Koichi Yamadera that "When my schedule opens up, I become anxious thinking I might have lost work." When Morikubo's probing question came "Even though you're on the side of creating work yourself?", he answered "I want to be needed by people," and voices of understanding rose in the studio.

■Unexpected Common Ground with Kaneda Too!? Delving Deep into "Tomokazu Seki" Through Questions from the Yo Asobi MCs!

During the Monday through Friday broadcasts, as part of the "Let's Connect Through Questions to the Genius Tomokazu Seki!" segment, each day's MC asked questions to the eldest MC, Tomokazu Seki. To Namikawa's question "Please teach me how you can sleep so naturally in the studio without anyone noticing," he responded "The fact that you're asking means you've already noticed," while still demonstrating his dozing techniques. Also, a common point was discovered with an episode about being overcome by sleepiness at the site of Kaneda's debut work. He carefully answered diverse questions ranging from unreasonable demands to theater company activities and romantic episode stories.

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