The final episode of "HamaSuka Broadcasting Club" (TV Asahi), a music talk show featuring Hama Okamoto of "OKAMOTO'S" and Asuka Saito, aired late at night on March 23rd. The show, which began in October 2021, has come to an end after approximately four and a half years of broadcasting.
The final episode, titled "A Graduation with Laughter: What Will the Graduation Gift Be? Music Finale," looked back at memorable moments from the past four and a half years through video footage, and featured a segment where contestants answered quizzes to win graduation gifts. Morimoto Shintaro of "Tontsukatan," who was a semi-regular on the show, also made an appearance, and Nakayama Kinnikun made a surprise guest appearance, adding to the excitement of the final episode. In addition, Hama suggested that the key visuals for the show up to that point had a "really bad atmosphere (laughs)," so a new key visual was shot for the final episode.
In the ending, Hama said thoughtfully, "I said it half-jokingly earlier, but I never thought it would last this long," to which Saito nodded in agreement. Hama expressed his gratitude to the viewers and the program staff, and reflected, "I think it was good that we were able to end it on a fun note. It was fun."
Saito also reflected, "It was fun," and added, "It's been going on for so long. But if possible, I would have liked to meet all the staff members who have been with us since the beginning."
Hama said, "Really. I think we'll feel pretty 'deflated' now that this show is gone. There are a lot of sides of ourselves that we've shown on this show," expressing his feelings about the program once again. Then Saito blurted out his true feelings, "It's so easy to be on TV like this... No, no (laughs)," to which Hama retorted, "I understand how you feel."
Saito said, "There may have been times when I should have put in a little more effort, but only 'Hamasuka' was able to make it work this way. I'm grateful for that," expressing his gratitude to the program for accepting him "as he is."
The two continued their characteristic banter until the very end, with Hama saying, "It's something like, 'Let's meet again.' I think it's best to end it like that," and then both of them said, "Thank you for the past four and a half years," bringing the program to a close. The final episode is available for streaming on TVer and other platforms.
