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Posted by soysauce4140 pt Tuesday, March 1, 2011

"ZIP" adds a trio of new faces to their lineup

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Upcoming new morning show "ZIP�(Zoom In People)",�featuring announcer Masu Taichi and talent Sekine Mari, has announced a few additions to its fresh new lineup.


Along with EXILE's MAKIDAI, comedy trio Neptune's Harada Taizo, and TOKIO's Yamaguchi Tatsuya have been added to the weekly lineup for the new show. They will each be taking on the role of daily personalities of the show making appearances once a week.�Show producer Saegusa Takashi commented, "We want to bring a new sense of luxury to a morning show, so we wanted to bring faces who usually appear on the 'golden slots' to bring a freshness into a morning show."

MAKIDAI is best known for being a dancer in the popular group EXILE. �However, we've also seen him as actor Maki Daisuke in the movie "Byakuya" along with Kichise Michiko, depicting a mature romantic relationship. Not only that, but MAKIDAI has recently been chosen as the face of Emporio Armani two years in a row.

Producer Saegusa remarked, "He has an originality to his image. It would be great to see him represent the stylish men in their 30's." He also�shared his thoughts on Yamaguchi by stating, "He started off as a young idol but he grew up into a mature man. I want him to show that new kind of presence on the show," revealing his high expectations. In his personal life, Harada Taizo is married and has children of his own. The producer shared that he hopes that Harada will be a fatherly figure on the show.

All three of the new personalities couldn't hide their surprised expression when being chosen for the job on "ZIP". When asked what they felt about having to be in the studio at 4:30 AM, they all answered the same way saying, "I'll do my best to wake up early."

"ZIP" will begin airing on April 1st at 5:50 AM, and two more daily personalities have still yet to be named, but it's already obvious that there are high hopes and expectations for the fresh faces of this show.

Source: Oricon

  1. MAKI-DAISUKE
  2. YAMAGUCHI-TATSUYA
  3. MAKIDAI
  4. ZIP
  5. MASU-TAICHI
  6. SEKINE-MARI
  7. HARADA-TAIZO
  8. SAEGUSA-TAKASHI
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