"Completely Stuck" 48-year-old with zero regular shows... What were the "four consecutive tragedies" that befell Savanna Yagi? Despair after Nakayama Kinnikun's resignation!? "I stopped him for two days" Studio bursts into laughter at unexpected ending 'Shikujiri Sensei'

New Future TV "ABEMA" broadcast the latest episode of the cautionary variety show 'Shikujiri Sensei Ore Mitai ni Naru na!!' on Friday, May 8th, at 9:30 PM. In this program, "Shikujiri Sensei" (teachers who have made big mistakes in the past) reveal their past failures and impart life lessons.

"Completely Stuck" 48-year-old with zero regular shows... What were the "four consecutive tragedies" that befell Savanna Yagi?

"Disappearing from the entertainment industry" after graduating from popular programs

In the broadcast on Friday, May 8th, we presented a lesson on "Sales Manual" by Savanna Yagi Masumi, who consistently ranks high in Yoshimoto's sales appearance count. Mr. Yagi's lesson looked back at his "rock bottom era" when he was "48 years old with zero regular programs." Starting with the end of a radio program that lasted about three years, Mr. Yagi successively graduated from three regular programs he had appeared in for many years. When his graduation from an information program he had appeared in for about eight years was decided, he recalled, "It was the first time I explicitly felt 'unneeded.'" When he graduated from 'Hirunandesu!', where he had been a regular for about 11 years, he revealed his sense of crisis, saying, "People nationwide will no longer see me. I will disappear from the entertainment industry."

Despair after Nakayama Kinnikun's resignation!? "I stopped him for two days" Studio bursts into laughter at unexpected ending

What further exacerbated Mr. Yagi's predicament was the resignation of Nakayama Kinnikun, with whom he formed the unit "The☆Health Boys." Mr. Yagi recalled that when he lost his regular programs, he told Kinnikun, "Everything's over for me, so let's work hard on sales." Kinnikun then said, "I want to quit Yoshimoto... I stopped him for two days." While the students burst into laughter, Mr. Yagi said he tried to persuade him, saying, "It's not a sweet world where you can quit a major company like Yoshimoto and survive," and "The entertainment industry is a scary world, you'll be blacklisted." However, after his resignation, Kinnikun became a huge hit with commercials. Mr. Yagi self-deprecatingly said, "The entertainment industry was really white," drawing laughter, but also revealed his true feelings at the time: "I was completely stuck."

"I was crushed" Yagi talks about the harsh reality of the comedian world...

Furthermore, Mr. Yagi mentioned the harsh reality of the comedian world, stating that "comedians in their 40s and 50s are constantly being crushed." He analyzed, "There are masters like Mr. Sanma and Mr. Tsurube above, and champions from M-1, King of Conte, THE SECOND... are constantly coming from below." He added, "When you appear in a theater, the lineup is almost all champions. I was crushed in such a world."

"Sales Manual" that saved Yagi from his predicament revealed!

In the latter half of the program, Mr. Yagi, who has become a regular top ranker in Yoshimoto's sales appearance count, unveiled his "Sales Manual," developed from his own real-life experiences. He taught "Yagi-style survival techniques" for being liked by people at sales venues, including behavior at meeting places, timing for signing autographs, and positioning on site. What is inside the "Sales Manual" that saved Mr. Yagi from his predicament of having zero regular shows...? The main episode is available for free viewing for 7 days after broadcast. Please watch it.

(Missed broadcast URL: https://abema.go.link/cSaGc)

ABEMA 'Shikujiri Sensei Ore Mitai ni Naru na!!' Broadcast Overview

Distribution date: Every 1st to 3rd Friday of the month, 9:30 PM JST ~ distribution starts

4th Friday: After terrestrial broadcast ends ~

Program URL: https://abema.tv/video/title/88-77

Official YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7WWaOF8NL-h_9b-KPiBFRg

Homeroom Teacher: Masayasu Wakabayashi (Audrey)

Regular Student: Takashi Yoshimura (Heisei Nobushi Kobushi)

Teacher: Masumi Yagi (Savanna)

Students: Alco & Peace, Hirona Nagahama, Mogurider, Yui Yokoyama

*In alphabetical order

About "ABEMA"

"ABEMA" is a video streaming business that aims to innovate television and is developed as a "new future TV," celebrating its 10th anniversary on April 11, 2026. Since its launch, it has been an internet TV that can be enjoyed without registration and mostly for free, broadcasting approximately 25 channels 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including a 24-hour news channel, original dramas, romance reality shows, variety shows, anime, sports, and other diverse genres, pursuing "highest quality or uniqueness."

In addition to boasting the highest number of original episodes among domestic video services in Japan (*), it also offers a rich lineup of notable new movies, popular domestic and international dramas, and trending anime, as well as sports broadcasts and online live events. Viewers can enjoy content anytime, unconstrained by television or on-demand schedules, and through smartphones, PCs, tablets, and TV devices, they can experience viewing without being tied to a location, offering diverse content.