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Ruma Takahiru, 2021, goes on a business trip to Osaka with Outdoor Products.
the study about business trips with outdoor products

2021 Romantic Takahiiruma,
Going on a business trip to Osaka with Outdoor Products.

The 2023 M-1 Champion, Takahiro Kuruma, of the 2023 M-1 Romance. We often hear that the year after the champion is crowned, he is very busy with TV, radio, and theater. We caught up with him on his business trip to Osaka with his "Outdoor Products" backpack. What kind of things does he pack? We also interweave various considerations into the story.

  • Photo_Kosuke Matsuki
  • Text_Keisuke Kimura
  • Edit_Yuri Sudo
  • Special Thanks_JR Tokai
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Shin-Osaka Station

Arriving at Shin-Osaka Station after 2 hours and 30 minutes, Kuruma-san chimed in, "I'm kind of sorry about Shinagawa Station.

When I talked to him, he told me that he had been having a party to watch the last episode of a show until 3:00 a.m. last night, and he was sleep deprived. By the time he arrived in Osaka, he had become the Kuruma-san we see on TV, and the nerdy vibe was gone.

I like to go to drinking parties as much as possible when I'm invited, no matter how much sleep debt I have accumulated. I don't organize them, though. Partly because I simply like drinking, and partly because I don't like it if the party is lively when I don't go. It is only when I don't go that legends are born that will later be passed down among comedians. That's why yesterday, I was still thinking about today, but not too deeply... (laughs).

Kuruma-san, who you see on TV, looks like he doesn't care about such things at all, but he also has a surprisingly folksy sensibility.

Now, we will go to Namba Grand kagetsu, a mecca for manzai performers, located at Namba Station!

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