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“NHK Female Announcer” General Election[Rhifyn Dwyrain Japan]“Mayuko Wakuda Post” Found in Sendai | Smart FLASH[光文社週刊誌]

Azusa Miyazaki was chosen as “Angel of Water” Miss Japan. Having studied abroad in the UK, she is fluent in English and French. A positive character who loves anime

The topic of “NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen” is increasing in October. Not only the singers who participate, but also the topic of who the announcer will be responsible for the MC.

“Last year’s host was Mayuko Wakuda, but she has been on maternity leave since April this year, and this year’s announcer, Maho Kuwako, is influential. Since 2017, these ‘two aces’ have been responsible for moderating. Anna Tagako is 35 years old. , and Anna Wakuda is 33 years old, so she will probably be busy with childcare for a while. At the station, it is natural that voices say “Yes” n time for the next ace,” and young female publishers are paying attention.” (NHK officials)

Therefore, I would like to present a popularity survey of female NHK announcers conducted by a major advertising agency. NHK has 54 broadcasting stations across the country, and if you are hired as an announcer, you will be assigned to a local station first. The elite path for young announcers is to hone their skills at local stations, raise their achievements, and move to the Tokyo newsroom. By the way, the publisher Wakuda is assigned to Okayama, and the publisher Kuwako is assigned to Tokyo via Nagano → Hiroshima. In addition, there are many cases where they are transferred from Tokyo to local stations again in order to build their careers.

Start with the Hokkaido/Tohoku block. Azusa Miyazaki from Sendai Broadcasting Station came first. Appearing on the September 15th broadcast of “Asaichi”, it is still fresh in our memory that he made viewers across the country nervous by showing their love for anime, such as performing “Jojo Standing”. “The appearance of ‘Asaichi’ has become a hot topic on the internet news. It is expected that it will be assigned to Tokyo next spring.” Second place announcer Kimiko Saito of Aomori Broadcasting Station belonged to an actor training school when she was a university student and has experience appearing as an actress in Taiga’s drama “Idaten”. “I’ve never been to Aomori before, but naturally I want to cheer for them,” said the 53-year-old, who seems familiar with the local community.

Sayuri Hoori, Kanto/Koshinetsu’s No. 1 announcer, moved from Tokyo to Mito Broadcasting Station in April this year. Being responsible for many popular programs during his time in Tokyo, his name recognition is outstanding. 2nd goes to veteran Anna Hashimoto Nahoko (Utsunomiya Broadcasting Station). Originally popular as a beautiful announcer, “I can see him with peace of mind with a sense of stability as expected” (46-year-old male), as expected from his ability. Third place Hono Kimura (Niigata Broadcasting Station) experienced a “semi-failure” during her time at Ochanomizu Women’s University. “In August, I will appear on the ‘Shutoken Network’ on behalf of a publisher in Tokyo. My next assignment will be Tokyo,” said an advertising agency official.

Looking forward to the “General Election: West Japan Edition” as well.

* The survey method was 300 viewers in each block, a total of 2400 men and women were asked to name 3 “favorite NHK female announcers”, 1st = 3 points, 2nd = 2 points, 3rd = 1 point. Listed back (The Tokyo announcement room was not included in the block and was independently investigated)

(FLASH weekly combined edition October 18th and 25th, 2022)