# #28 金髪バカ肉「休日はジグソーパズル」

- Show: 岡野陽一の肉の塊
- Published: 2026-10-08
- Canonical: https://podc.club/en/episode/1887460829_1b74f2e54008.html
- Audio: https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TBS2740737277.mp3
- Source: Edited from a machine transcript of the first 30 minutes of the episode. Not an official summary.

Omiokuri Geinin Shinichi (お見送り芸人しんいち) appeared as a guest for the second consecutive week on Okano Yoichi no Niku no Katamari (岡野陽一の肉の塊), revealing he currently holds third place in the 2026 "disliked comedians ranking" and walking through the strategic self-awareness that keeps him there. He also opened up about his policy of never touching alcohol, his self-appointed role disciplining junior members at Grape Company, and his one genuine escape on days off — a Chiikawa jigsaw puzzle that delivers exactly one moment of true blankness before exhaustion takes over.

## What this episode answers

### Where does Shinichi currently rank on the "disliked comedians" ranking, and how does he analyze his position?

He sits at No. 3 in 2026, with Watabe-san at No. 1, Kurochyan at No. 2, and Miyasaka-san at No. 4. Okano called him "a Kurochyan who doesn't say the quiet part out loud," and Shinichi acknowledged the similarity while noting that Kurochyan's body type is built into his character — giving him plays Shinichi cannot afford — so he consciously maintains a more restrained defensive line.

### What is behind Shinichi's policy of not drinking a single drop of alcohol?

No single explicit reason was given, but Shinichi frames it as the self-managed risk control required of a solo act: with no partner to cover for him, everything falls on him alone. Several Grape Company colleagues — Morita-san, Minamikawa-san, and Shiba-san — take the same approach, and Okano framed the pattern as "people who love work don't drink."

### What does Shinichi's self-appointed mentoring of junior members at Grape Company involve?

Without being assigned the role, he uses the group LINE to warn junior members: don't go to auditions or shoots in sandals; stand up and go greet senior comedians from other agencies when they arrive; clean the rehearsal space and erase the whiteboard before you leave. His motivation is pure irritation that nobody else corrects these things, with gratitude toward Sandwich Man — who funded the rehearsal space — also in the background.

### Why has Shinichi gotten into jigsaw puzzles on his days off, and what is the reality of how he spends that time?

The only moment he feels genuinely happy is the instant he goes completely blank over the puzzle; but in practice he multitasks throughout — a variety show on TV, phone next to him to research upcoming co-stars — so the truly restful window is tiny, and when it closes, exhaustion takes over and he falls asleep right there.

### Which Chiikawa character does Shinichi identify with, and why does he love that character?

He fell for a minor character called Momonga, who interrupts Chiikawa when she is trying to ask for help and gets noisy when silence is required. Shinichi reads Momonga as someone consciously calculating the disruption to liven things up, sees himself in that, and has collected enough T-shirts and merchandise to prove it — even as online criticism of the character is heavy.

## Article

## No. 3 on the Disliked Comedians Ranking

Shinichi confirmed he has held third place in the 2026 edition of the "disliked comedians ranking." First is Watabe-san, second is Kurochyan, and fourth is Miyasaka-san. Host Okano Yoichi described Shinichi as "a version of Kurochyan who doesn't say the quiet part out loud," and Shinichi acknowledged the stylistic overlap while drawing a key distinction. Kurochyan's body type is baked into his character, which earns him a certain latitude with audiences. Shinichi knows he lacks that buffer and must maintain "a defensive line one step back." He also looked back on the period right after winning R-1 Grand Prix in 2020, saying he was "not cool-headed" and played too aggressively. Today, he says, the restraint is deliberate.

## The No-Alcohol Rule: The Work-Obsessed Connection

Shinichi attends drinking parties but has never touched a single drop of alcohol. He is not alone inside Grape Company (グレープカンパニー): Morita-san, Minamikawa-san, and Shiba-san keep the same rule. Okano's read was straightforward — "people who don't drink are people who love work." Shinichi offered something close to an explanation: as a solo act he carries everything himself, with no partner to fall back on. Where a duo can cover for each other, going it alone demands self-managed risk control at all times. No specific incident was named; it is the logical conclusion of his situation.

## The Self-Appointed Prefect

Nobody asked him to do it, but Shinichi has taken on the role of disciplining junior members at Grape Company. He sends messages through the group LINE: don't show up to auditions or shoots in sandals; when senior comedians from other agencies arrive, stand up and go greet them; when you're done with the rehearsal space or the whiteboard, clean up before you leave. His stated motivation is simple irritation — "nobody else gets angry, and that makes me angry." Beneath that is genuine gratitude toward Sandwich Man (サンドウィッチマン), who put up the money to build the rehearsal space in the first place. He also makes a point of putting his shoes on every time he enters or exits a TV studio, because "you never know who is watching." The fact that he was never asked to do any of this only makes the commitment more conspicuous.

## Jigsaw Puzzles on Days Off: The Only Moment of Blankness

When a listener asked what he had been enjoying lately, Shinichi answered without hesitation: jigsaw puzzles. He finished a 500-piece Chiikawa (チーカワ) and has since moved up to a 1,000-piece — heavy on white sections, imported from overseas because he found Japanese puzzles too easy. The reality, however, is not quite restful. While working the puzzle, he has a variety show running on TV and his phone beside him to look up information on upcoming co-stars. He said the realization came later: "The moment I forgot about TV and just spaced out on the puzzle — that was the best moment." When that window closes, exhaustion takes over and he falls asleep on the spot. It has become his routine. Okano's response: "Please actually rest, just once."

## Seeing Himself in Momonga

Shinichi got into Chiikawa after watching the film. He was not drawn to the three leads but to a side character: Momonga (モモンガ), the disliked one who interrupts Chiikawa mid-plea and gets loud when everyone else is being quiet. His interpretation — "I think he's actually calculating it, trying to liven the scene up" — hit close to home, and he started identifying with the character. Online, Momonga attracts heavy criticism. Shinichi's position is "I'm the only one who gets him," and he has collected enough T-shirts and merchandise to back that up. When Okano said, "That's exactly like Kurochyan," Shinichi couldn't fully deny it and gave a reluctant "...well."

## R-1 Fatigue and Year-End Plans

On R-1 Grand Prix, Shinichi was blunt: "Every year I'm made to do R-1 promotion over and over. I really wish the next big star would hurry up and arrive." For the year-end holidays he mentioned a possible trip with Bukuro-san (Higashifukuro-san / 東袋さん), though his main concern was finding a destination where comedians absolutely would not go — because the moment he runs into another comedian anywhere, his comedian switch flips on automatically. Okano's suggestion was to pack the puzzle and head to Africa, which got a laugh.

## Takeaways

- Shinichi is fully aware of his No. 3 ranking among disliked comedians and manages his persona with deliberate strategic restraint, clear-eyed about the gap between what Kurochyan can get away with and what he cannot.
- His only genuine reprieve is the brief, accidental moment mid-puzzle when his brain finally goes blank — a window so small and so accidental that it doubles as a measure of just how burned out he is.
- From self-imposed junior mentoring to a strict no-alcohol rule and constant self-monitoring in public, Shinichi's relentless, unsolicited self-discipline runs through every corner of his working life.