『MAD5』Regular Broadcast Starts! First Episode Features “Second Generation Becky Audition” – Kemuri Matsui Appears as “Becky from Back Then”… Becky Herself Shows Rivalry Towards Female Contestants Aiming for the Variety Queen Title!? “I Don’t Want to Lose to This Woman”
ABEMA will begin broadcasting the new regular program 『MAD5』, featuring Cookie! from Yasei Bakudan and four other comedians, starting May 4, 2026. The first episode will welcome talent Becky as a guest and hold a “Second Generation Becky Audition.” Unique contestants will clash for the title of variety queen, with Becky herself showing rivalry in an unpredictable development.
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New future TV “ABEMA” will broadcast the first episode of its new regular program 『MAD5 (Mad Five)』, featuring five members: Cookie! from Yasei Bakudan, Hollywood Zakoshisyoh, Kazuma Ikeda from Shizuru, Shigemitsu Kawakita from Shinku Jessica, and Kemuri Matsui from Reiwa Roman, starting May 4, 2026 (Monday/Holiday) at 11 PM.
『MAD5』 is a variety program where “five individuals who don’t fit into a mold,” with their unique ideas and strong personalities, tackle various themes using their sensibilities and explosive power as weapons. This program is a new project announced on the YouTube channel 『Shushutto Gokurousan』, which was opened in October 2024 by Cookie! and Hollywood Zakoshisyoh and surpassed 400,000 subscribers in about a year. The five special episodes broadcast from January 2026 received a great response, and in response to viewer demand, it has been powered up into a 20-episode regular broadcast.
In the first episode, broadcast on May 4 (Monday/Holiday), talent Becky will appear as a guest. At the beginning, Cookie! announces that Season 1 will have “20 episodes,” and while the members are surprised, saying, “It’s like watching an overseas drama!”, the memorable regular broadcast begins.
The first broadcast will feature the “Second Generation Becky Audition” to discover new talent. As nine female candidates who passed the selection process appear in glamorous costumes, Kemuri inexplicably infiltrates, wearing a pink tank top and hot pants reminiscent of “Becky from back then,” and numerous straps evoking the flip phone era. To Kemuri’s confusion, “Why am I the only one who’s old Becky!”, Cookie! coldly dismisses him, saying, “Please sit down, ‘Irobuta’ (colored pig),” and Kemuri raises his voice, “Don’t call me ‘Irobuta’!”, leading to a tumultuous start.
In the main part of the audition, candidates engage in a fierce self-promotion battle. Some challenge “rope jumping on foot massage boards,” others initiate a comedy battle, and some even appeal with the reckless special skill of “adorably finishing a large amount of wasabi sushi.” Female contestants with guts and perseverance stand up one after another. Seeing the candidates aiming for the variety queen title, Becky herself shows rivalry, saying, “I don’t want to lose to this woman,” and unexpectedly challenges a harsh competition herself…!?
Who will win the harsh audition held in front of Becky herself and earn the title of “Second Generation Becky”!?
The first episode of the regular program 『MAD5』, where mad comedians create unpredictable laughter, will be broadcast on May 4, 2026 (Monday/Holiday) at 11 PM. Please watch it.
■ABEMA 『MAD5』 Season 1 Overview
Program URL: https://abema.tv/video/title/90-2048
Broadcast every Monday from 11 PM (20 episodes)
Cast: Cookie! (Yasei Bakudan), Hollywood Zakoshisyoh, Kazuma Ikeda (Shizuru), Shigemitsu Kawakita (Shinku Jessica), Kemuri Matsui (Reiwa Roman)
＜#1＞
Broadcast Date: May 4, 2026 (Monday) 11 PM~
Broadcast Channel: ABEMA SPECIAL2 channel
Broadcast URL: https://abema.tv/channels/special-plus/slots/A8XANR33Hj74RM
*When using images, please include the credit notation 【(C) AbemaTV,Inc.】.
■About YouTube Channel 『Shushutto Gokurousan』
Opened in October 2024 with the concept, “TV stations! Won’t you buy this channel?” It surpassed 400,000 subscribers in about a year since its opening, rapidly increasing its fanbase.
Distributed every Monday at 9 PM, the unique planning of Hollywood Zakoshisyoh and Cookie! and their unpredictable interactions with guests invited each time have become a hot topic. Their “ability to sway” guests, bringing out sides they don’t usually show, is also one of its charms.
■About “ABEMA”
“ABEMA” is a video streaming business launched on April 11, 2026, celebrating its 10th anniversary, aiming for innovation in television as a “new future TV.” Since its opening, as an internet TV that can be enjoyed without registration and basically for free, it broadcasts approximately 25 channels across various genres 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including 24-hour news channels, original dramas, romance reality shows, and variety shows that pursue “highest quality or unique,” as well as anime and sports.
It boasts Japan’s No. 1 domestic video service (*).
『MAD5』 is a variety program where “five individuals who don’t fit into a mold,” with their unique ideas and strong personalities, tackle various themes using their sensibilities and explosive power as weapons. This program is a new project announced on the YouTube channel 『Shushutto Gokurousan』, which was opened in October 2024 by Cookie! and Hollywood Zakoshisyoh and surpassed 400,000 subscribers in about a year. The five special episodes broadcast from January 2026 received a great response, and in response to viewer demand, it has been powered up into a 20-episode regular broadcast.
In the first episode, broadcast on May 4 (Monday/Holiday), talent Becky will appear as a guest. At the beginning, Cookie! announces that Season 1 will have “20 episodes,” and while the members are surprised, saying, “It’s like watching an overseas drama!”, the memorable regular broadcast begins.
The first broadcast will feature the “Second Generation Becky Audition” to discover new talent. As nine female candidates who passed the selection process appear in glamorous costumes, Kemuri inexplicably infiltrates, wearing a pink tank top and hot pants reminiscent of “Becky from back then,” and numerous straps evoking the flip phone era. To Kemuri’s confusion, “Why am I the only one who’s old Becky!”, Cookie! coldly dismisses him, saying, “Please sit down, ‘Irobuta’ (colored pig),” and Kemuri raises his voice, “Don’t call me ‘Irobuta’!”, leading to a tumultuous start.
In the main part of the audition, candidates engage in a fierce self-promotion battle. Some challenge “rope jumping on foot massage boards,” others initiate a comedy battle, and some even appeal with the reckless special skill of “adorably finishing a large amount of wasabi sushi.” Female contestants with guts and perseverance stand up one after another. Seeing the candidates aiming for the variety queen title, Becky herself shows rivalry, saying, “I don’t want to lose to this woman,” and unexpectedly challenges a harsh competition herself…!?
Who will win the harsh audition held in front of Becky herself and earn the title of “Second Generation Becky”!?
The first episode of the regular program 『MAD5』, where mad comedians create unpredictable laughter, will be broadcast on May 4, 2026 (Monday/Holiday) at 11 PM. Please watch it.
■ABEMA 『MAD5』 Season 1 Overview
Program URL: https://abema.tv/video/title/90-2048
Broadcast every Monday from 11 PM (20 episodes)
Cast: Cookie! (Yasei Bakudan), Hollywood Zakoshisyoh, Kazuma Ikeda (Shizuru), Shigemitsu Kawakita (Shinku Jessica), Kemuri Matsui (Reiwa Roman)
＜#1＞
Broadcast Date: May 4, 2026 (Monday) 11 PM~
Broadcast Channel: ABEMA SPECIAL2 channel
Broadcast URL: https://abema.tv/channels/special-plus/slots/A8XANR33Hj74RM
*When using images, please include the credit notation 【(C) AbemaTV,Inc.】.
■About YouTube Channel 『Shushutto Gokurousan』
Opened in October 2024 with the concept, “TV stations! Won’t you buy this channel?” It surpassed 400,000 subscribers in about a year since its opening, rapidly increasing its fanbase.
Distributed every Monday at 9 PM, the unique planning of Hollywood Zakoshisyoh and Cookie! and their unpredictable interactions with guests invited each time have become a hot topic. Their “ability to sway” guests, bringing out sides they don’t usually show, is also one of its charms.
■About “ABEMA”
“ABEMA” is a video streaming business launched on April 11, 2026, celebrating its 10th anniversary, aiming for innovation in television as a “new future TV.” Since its opening, as an internet TV that can be enjoyed without registration and basically for free, it broadcasts approximately 25 channels across various genres 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including 24-hour news channels, original dramas, romance reality shows, and variety shows that pursue “highest quality or unique,” as well as anime and sports.
It boasts Japan’s No. 1 domestic video service (*).