Hiromi (comedian)

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Hiromi
ヒロミ
Born
Hiromi Kozono

(1965-02-13) February 13, 1965 (age 59)
NationalityJapanese
Education
Occupation(s)Comedian, television presenter, radio personality, actor, businessman, triathlete, racing driver
Years active1986–
AgentBe Company
Known for
  • Waratte Iitomo!
  • Vocabula Tengoku series
  • Mogumogu Gumbo
  • Hakkutsu! Aruaru Daijiten
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse
(m. 1993)
ChildrenRyo Kozono (eldest son)

Hiromi (ヒロミ, born 13 February 1965, in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan)[1] is a Japanese comedian, television presenter, radio personality, actor, businessman, triathlete, and racing driver. He is the president of Be Company. His full name is Hiromi Kozono (小園 浩己, Kozono Hiromi).[2]

While Be Company is from Production Jin Riki-sha, Hiromi is represented with Tanabe Agency and later Production No Title since 2008. His wife is singer Iyo Matsumoto. Hiromi's eldest son is tarento Ryo Kozono.[3]

Auto racing[edit]

Hiromi made his debut in the Super GT championship in 2004 as one of Team Gaikokuya's drivers in the GT300 class, partnering former GT300 champion Yoshimi Ishibashi in the team's Porsche 911 GT3. He failed to score a championship point and secured a best finish of 18th place in the fifth round at Twin Ring Motegi. Two years later in February 2006, he announced his return to the series as part of the 06H Project, driving one of Jim Gainer [ja]'s Ferrari 360 in the GT300 class for the full-season. He once again failed to score a championship point in 2006, scoring a best finish of 14th in the fourth round at Sepang.[4][5]

Racing records[edit]

Complete JGTC/Super GT results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Pts
2004 Team Gaikokuya Porsche 911 GT3 GT300 TAI
Ret
SUG
23
SEP
20
TOK MOT
18
AUT
23
SUZ
24
NC 0
2006 Jim Gainer Racing [ja] Ferrari 360 GT300 SUZ
19
OKA
16
FUJ
Ret
SEP
14
SUG
Ret
SUZ
Ret
MOT
19
AUT FUJ
22
NC 0

Filmography[edit]

TV series[edit]

Current appearances[edit]

Regular programmes

Year Title Network Notes
2014 Wide na Show Fuji TV Quasi-regular appearances
2015 Masahiro Nakai no Mininaru Toshokan TV Asahi Quasi-regular appearances
Hokunetsu Live: Vivit TBS Friday regular
Ariyoshi Seminar NTV Corner regular
2016 High Noon TV Viking! Fuji TV Tuesday regular

Special programmes

Year Title Network Notes
2012 Kineshi Mesen! Nori Sun no Hawaii BS Fuji
2015 Utsucchata Eizou GP Fuji TV MC
Uchi no Gaya ga Sumimasen! NTV MC
Noritake, Fumiya, Hiromi ga Iku! Camping kā Gasshuku: Deai, Fureai, Shiawase Tabi Fuji TV MC
Uta ga Umai Ōzakettei-sen Special Fuji TV MC
Yacchimatta TV Fuji TV MC
Aki no Sakidori Mono Tours Fuji TV MC
Tsukkomi! The World TV Tokyo MC
2016 Hiromi no Hachiōji Rehome SP BS NTV MC
Zutto Hikkakattemashita CTV MC
Chō Nippon Suki Gaikoku Hito No 1 Kettei-sen: Quiz Japon TV Asahi MC
Asobi no Gakkō: Hiromi ga Oshieru Otona Life BS Asahi MC

Former appearances[edit]

Regular programmes

Year Title Network Notes
1992 Waratte Iitomo! Fuji TV Wednesday regular
Waratte Iitomo Special Issue Fuji TV
Tamori no Vocabula Tengoku Fuji TV MC
Oshiete! Galileo NTV
1993 Quiz Sekai wa Show by Shobai!! NTV Quasi-regular appearances
Sanma no Nan Demo Derby TV Asahi
Mogumogu Gumbo NTV MC
Beat Takeshi no Tsukuri Kata Fuji TV
Challenge Dai Maō TBS
1994 All Night Fuji Fuji TV
TV Oja Mammoth NTV MC
Uta no Naruki NHK-BS2 MC
Takeshi, Tokoro no Dracula ga Neratteru MBS
Detekoi!! Mūchasu NTV MC
TV Digest TV Asahi MC
1995 Kozono Sōken NTV MC
Quiz 21! Jack o Nerae TV Asahi
Honakin Data Land TV Asahi MC
Saidai Kōyaku Show TBS MC
Jinnai & Hiromi no M's na Yoru TBS MC
1996 Zenryaku Hiromi-sama Fuji TV MC
Senryū Yakusha TBS MC
Beat Takeshi no TV Tackle TV Asahi
The Bingo Star TV Tokyo MC
Apa: Hiromi no Otona no Asobikata Fuji TV MC
Kamisama!! Bomb! NTV MC
Kamioka, Hiromi no Hana mo Arashi mo Fuji TV MC
Hakkutsu! Aruaru Daijiten Fuji TV MC
1997 U.S NTV MC
Bilibili Sasete NTV MC
Pleasure for You Fuji TV MC
Dan Totsu!! Heisei King NTV MC
1998 Romihi NTV MC
8-ji da J TV Asahi MC
Atsumare! Nandemo Emi Gakkō TV Tokyo MC
Rasuchan TV Asahi MC
1999 Shinshutsukibotsu! Takeshimu Ken TV Asahi Quasi-regular appearances
Snow Beat TV Tokyo MC
Hirosupo TV Tokyo MC
2000 Songura TV Tokyo MC
Revenge Night TV Tokyo MC
Tamago no Yakata Fuji TV MC
The! Oishii Bangumi MBS MC
2001 The Gentei-hin Fuji TV MC
Osuto!? World BS-TBS MC
Tokyo Tenshi Fuji TV MC
Chīsana Koi Mitsuketa MBS MC
Satappachi: Furutachi no Kaimono Boogie!! TV Asahi
2012 Warattame Tengoku Fuji TV Quasi-regular appearance
2014 Shitemiru TV! Kyo-kun no Susume Fuji TV Quasi-regular appearances
Deep Girl Fuji TV MC
Zen Ryaku, Tsuki no Uekara Fuji TV MC
News na Bansan-kai Fuji TV
2015 Bijo-tachi no Nichiyōbi TV Asahi MC
Oja Map!! Fuji TV Quasi-regular appearances
Downtown Now Fuji TV Quasi-regular appearances

Specials

Year Title Network Notes
1992 Waratte Iitomo! Tokudai-gō Fuji TV
1994 Sekai no Chō Gōka Chinpin Ryōri Fuji TV
1995 Shinshun Yokubō Quiz: Onna wa Dokyō Otoko wa IQ Fuji TV MC
Monomane Battle NTV MC
1996 Geinō-kai Dai Boke-darake no Tensai Quiz-ō Kettei-sen Fuji TV MC
Musume wa Yaran zo! Watashitachi, Kekkon o Hantai sa Retemasu Kappuru Dai Shūgō Fuji TV MC
1999 Hiromi no America Jūdan 6000 km!! Mississippi-gawa Gekirei no Kawa Kudari 15-kakan! Ase to Namida TV Asahi
Voca TV: Kagirinaku Vocabula ni Chikai Tengoku Owarai Survival Onsen Tsuā Dai Sakusen Fuji TV MC
Nenmatsu Jumbo Nama Tokuban! Noritake Hiromi to yu Kaina Nakama ga TV de Yaritakatta Koto 50 TV Asahi MC
2000 Shin Baka Naoko Ken ni Katsu! Manatsu Keanzu de Hiromi no Danjuku NTV MC
Tokoro, Noritake, Hiromi no Konna Bangumi Dame desu ka? TV Asahi MC
Naoko, Hiromi & Monomane Gundan no Yoshi Ikuzō-sama go Settai Gōka Onsen Tour NTV MC
2001 Hiromi & Masaru Hanada no Tsuri Baka Chūbō-tai: Fuyu no Gourmet − Mansai Hiromi vs Masaru Hanada Nabe Ryōri Taiketsu NTV MC
GT ni Ikou! TV Tokyo MC
2004 Go Etsu Dōseki Fuji TV MC
Koichi, Kiichi, Hiromi mo Dai Kōfun! Chō Gōka Athlete Sō Shutsuen!! Kinashi Noritake Major Seiha no Tabi TV Asahi MC
Naniwa no Geinin ga Tōkon Chūnyū! Takada, Hiromi, Katsumura ga Tanomukara Kanbenshitekure Dai Settai SP YTV MC
2005 Geneki Kyōshi 1000-hito Dai Kokuhaku! Sensei Datte Ningen Nanda! Ganbare! Honō no Ōen Fuji TV MC
2007 Quiz! Doko Made Shitteru?! Hokkaido Kettei! Joshidai-sei Queen TVh MC
2010 Nippon! Chōjin Hero Hakken-den Fuji TV MC
2011 Yūmeijin no Jōhō: Kaitori Senmon Warau Shichiya KTV MC
2014 Bankuruwase Fuji TV MC
Tokyo Memories: Ano Toki Ano Machi de Ano Nakama to NTV MC
Shutsubotsu! Japan desu yo MBS MC
The! Ningensei Derby NTV MC
Katsuma o Sagase: Arima Kinen Clinic Fuji TV MC
2015 Hatto Shita Note no Kai: Jinsei ga Chotto Tanoshiku Naru Kizuki CTV MC
Nazo Toki! My Name TBS MC
Saikyō No. 1 Kettei-sen Magic-ō TV Asahi MC
Nihon o Imaichido Sentaku Shi Sōrō. TBS MC
Hiromi & Junior no Ittai Nan Nanda!? Happyōkai CTV MC
Yononaka Nametemashita!! Hansei Shimasu Kansha × Joshi TBS MC
Hiromi no Fan Sōkai TV Asahi MC

Radio[edit]

Year Title Network
1994 Hiromi no Zakenja Night TBS Radio
1995 Dokusen! Hiromi Club TBS Radio
Hiromi no E Jan Yoh TBS Radio
1997 Hiromi no All Night Nippon NBS

TV drama[edit]

Year Title Role Network
1990 Christmas Eve Sugisaku Maekawa TBS
1994 Ari Yosaraba Senichi's student TBS
1997 Kare Rinichi Osawa KTV
Producer ni Naritai Natsume TBS
1999 Teppen Yusuke Muraki TV Asahi
2001 Omae no Yukichi ga Naite iru Takaaki Ohira TV Asahi
2006 Shin Momotarō Samurai Minokichi TV Asahi
2016 Soshite, Dare mo Inaku Natta Tatsuo Tajima NTV

Films[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Nakayubi Hime: Ore Tacha Dō Naru?
1997 30 Restaurant staff
2006 Chōfu Kūkō
Charlotte's Web Goose Gory Japanese dub

Internet series[edit]

Year Title Website Notes
2015 Hiromi no "Hiro wa Mada 50 Dakara" Niconico Live MC
2016 Hiromi no Bike Kaitai Show Niconico Live MC

Direct-to-video[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Heisei Renai Daizukan Nihonichi Pants o Nuganai Otoko Rokuro Lead role
2003 Jitsuroku Nagoya Yakuza Sensō: Tōitsu e no Michi

Advertisements[edit]

Title
Wilson Chō Bōsui
NTT DoCoMo Docomo no Info
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Pocari Sweat "Fupadamu"
Japan Energy
Sumitomo Bussan Links
SoftBank Mobile "Gotōji"
Toyo Suisan Hot Noodle
Toyota Corolla
Nihon Sports Shinkō Center Toto
Lion Corporation Smile Vin
Livedoor
Links
Rohto Pharmaceutical

Works[edit]

DVD[edit]

Year Title
2010 163 Channel Jiyūbito DVD: Restart Vol. 1

Discography[edit]

Year Title
1996 "Furimuke"
2001 "Vintage"
"Itte Koi No Chara"
2015 "Tomoyo"

Bibliography[edit]

Year Title
1994 Bibitten Janē yo! Bōzōzoku Renai-ron
1997 Hiromi no Snowboard Yarouze!!
2009 Jiyūbito: Hiromi-ryū Asobi no Kyōhon
2015 Īwake Shinai Ikikata

References[edit]

  1. ^ "プロフィール". Hiromi official blog: Jiyūbito (in Japanese). Ameba. Retrieved 26 Sep 2016.
  2. ^ "ヒロミさんが車上荒らし被害=窓割られ、財布盗まれる". Jiji.com (in Japanese). Jijit Sūshinsha. 10 Jun 2013. Retrieved 26 Sep 2016.
  3. ^ "ヒロミ&伊代の息子・小園凌央、連ドラ初挑戦 役者になって両親を見返す?". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 24 Mar 2016. Retrieved 26 Sep 2016.
  4. ^ "2006 Team Information GT300 Class - #10 JIM GAINER". supergt.net (in Japanese). Super GT. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  5. ^ "「#10のヒロミさん。」". air.ap.teacup.com (in Japanese). AutoPage. 4 October 2006. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

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