# S26-第9回「寂しき軍団長とヴィニシウス別人説」 - Show: カナメストーンのカナメちゃん村 - Published: 2026-10-17 - Canonical: https://podc.club/en/episode/1514625612_08ea356c12aa.html - Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/2295ff0c/podcast/play/127616144/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-17%2F3cdf7bb6-41b0-e7cc-2fcb-74e6a7a0c9c1.mp3 - Source: Edited from a machine transcript of the first 30 minutes of the episode. Not an official summary. Comedy duo Kaname Stone (カナメストーン) revisit the moment an unknown Machigura Pink (町裏ピンク) destroyed a crowd and forced them to rethink everything about their comedy, and reveal his peculiar belt-tightening ritual before every set. The episode also continues the running saga of Reiji's disputed membership in Miyazawa-san's (宮沢さん of Zigzag Jigi) informal gang — a question that grew even messier when a dressing-room seat mix-up pulled in Ikeda-san and Komiya-san. ## What this episode answers ### Why does Kaname Stone say Machigura Pink 'changed their lives'? Before they knew who he was, Kaname Stone internally dismissed Machigura Pink when he walked out — but the crowd response was unlike anything they had ever seen, and that shock became the catalyst for reconsidering their entire approach to comedy. ### What unique pre-show habit does Machigura Pink have? Before going on stage he tightens his belt until his stomach turns red, then loosens it in the wings after a big set; the rush of blood returning gives him what he describes as a drug-like high, which he lets sink into his body before preparing for the next thing. ### How did Kaname Stone's Reiji end up putting Miyazawa-san in an awkward position in the dressing room? Kaname Stone arrived first and Reiji unknowingly sat in Miyazawa-san's usual innermost seat; Yamaguchi, who was aware, said nothing, so Miyazawa-san arrived third, said nothing either, and quietly relocated to the spot Reiji normally uses. ### Is Reiji the wakagashira of Miyazawa-gundan, or is he not even a member at all? Reiji insists he is not a member, but he previously called himself wakagashira on the show — a clear contradiction — and Miyazawa-san treats him with a boss's warmth, including watching him on stage at the live finale with what was described as 'the kind eyes you'd use on a gang member.' ### How did things change when Ikeda-san joined the group in the dressing room? While Reiji was explaining the full backstory to Ikeda-san, Komiya-san appeared and Reiji immediately rushed over to thank him for a trip to Himeji Castle, prompting Ikeda-san to ask whether Reiji was actually part of Komiya-gundan instead — making the membership question even more tangled. ## Article ## A Life-Changing Encounter with Machigura Pink Before Kaname Stone knew who Machigura Pink was, the two acts shared a bill at the same live show, with Machigura Pink going on first. One member's internal reaction when he walked out: "Some chubby guy — he'd better get the crowd going." What happened on stage stopped them cold. The audience laughed in a way they had never witnessed before, and the shock hit hard enough that they thought, "We have to become that kind of performer." It was the moment that pushed them to rethink their whole approach to comedy. At the time, Machigura Pink was not yet wearing his trademark bow tie. He carried a ferocity distinct from the "dazzling intensity" he would show as R-1 champion. There was reportedly a period when he wore a T-shirt with the kanji for "lie" (嘘) on it — though he apparently dropped that quickly, which got a laugh in the retelling. ## Tears on the Bus One member revealed that a story he heard during a bus ride once moved him to tears. Before Machigura Pink's championship run, his wife was told by an acquaintance, "You must have it tough being married to an unknown comedian — don't you deserve someone better?" When Machigura Pink learned what had been said, he felt the weight of it: because he hadn't made it yet, he had put his wife through that. The resolve he drew from it — *I'm going to work harder* — was shared during a group bus trip to a venue too far from the station to walk. One of the Kaname Stone members cried on the bus listening to it. The post-R-1 story was equally striking. After winning the championship, Machigura Pink told his wife, "I'll buy you anything you want." She chose a churrasco restaurant she had always wanted to visit but never had. Not something expensive — just a place she had missed out on. The detail moved everyone in the studio, and the segment closed with the line: "Good things come to good people." ## The Pre-show Belt Ritual A backstage habit of Machigura Pink's was revealed: before going on stage, he tightens his belt so hard it leaves his stomach red. After a set that kills, he loosens the belt in the wings — and as blood rushes back through his body, the sensation, he says, is "like the high you'd get from drugs." He lets that feeling sink in before moving on to the next preparation. Kaname Stone's verdict: "He's not just a champion anymore — he's already at the next stage." ## The Dressing Room Incident: Occupying Miyazawa's Seat At a Maseki Geino (マセキ芸能社) live show — part of the Extra/Silver/Zakon/Enji program — an incident unfolded backstage. Kaname Stone arrived first, and Reiji (レイジ) claimed the innermost of the roughly ten dressing room seats — the one Miyazawa-san (宮沢さん) of Zigzag Jigi (ジグザグジギ) always uses. Yamaguchi (山口), sitting next to him, was fully aware of this but said nothing. Miyazawa-san arrived third, said nothing either, and quietly relocated to a seat near the entrance on the opposite side — the spot Reiji usually takes. Reiji only learned the truth afterward. ## The Wakagashira Problem: Ikeda and Komiya Complicate Everything The question that had carried over from the previous week — "Is Reiji actually a member of Miyazawa-gundan or not?" — continued in force. He and Miyazawa-san clearly have a relationship: Miyazawa-san has treated him to steak, they trade drama recommendations, and at the live finale Miyazawa-san called Reiji out on stage and watched him arrive with what was described as "the kind eyes you'd use on a gang member." Yet Reiji insists he is not a member — even though on an earlier episode of this very show he referred to himself as *wakagashira* (若頭, roughly "second-in-command"). The contradiction is already on record. Back in the dressing room, Ikeda-san (池田さん) joined the group and Reiji began walking him through the full backstory. Midway through the explanation, Komiya-san (小宮さん) appeared. Reiji immediately rushed over: "Thank you so much for taking me to Himeji Castle!" Ikeda-san turned to him: "So does that make you Komiya-gundan?" The gang-membership question spiraled further out of control. At the live finale, Miyazawa-san — already on stage as MC — called Reiji out and watched him arrive with those same warm, boss-like eyes. Reiji played along but privately felt the contradiction: "I'm not his gang member, but Miyazawa-san is acting like the boss." That situation gave rise to the phrase — and the episode title — "the lonely gang boss" (*寂しき軍団長*). ## Takeaways - Watching an unknown Machigura Pink destroy a crowd before they even knew his name was the shock that made Kaname Stone rethink their entire approach to comedy. - Reiji accidentally sitting in Miyazawa-san's usual dressing room seat set off the ongoing 'Miyazawa-gundan membership' debate, which only grew more chaotic when Ikeda-san and Komiya-san entered the picture. - Machigura Pink's wife's quiet loyalty — through the lean years and a post-championship churrasco dinner — and his punishing pre-show belt ritual together showed Kaname Stone just how far beyond champion-level he has already moved.