■”SASUKE2024 ~42nd Tournament~” will be broadcast for 5 hours and 10 minutes from 18:00 on December 25th!
“SASUKE” is a large-scale program that TBS is proud of. “SASUKE2024 ~42nd Tournament~”, which will be broadcast for the 42nd time, will be broadcast for 5 hours and 10 minutes from 18:00 on December 25th.
This program is set to become even more exciting, with the program hosting its first ever world championship this summer. In this tournament, the strongest members from all walks of life who excited Japan in 2024, as well as the most elite ever, will gather in Midoriyama, the sacred place of SASUKE, and challenge for complete domination.
■Paris Olympics gold medalist & TT brothers participate for the first time! 100 gorgeous people gather to decorate Christmas
This year, for the first time, it will be broadcast on Christmas Day, December 25th. A gorgeous cast worthy of the night will appear.
From the comedy world, Shohei Osada and Shun Matsuo of Chocolate Planet, also known as the TT brothers who have made the world laugh, will be participating for the first time. In addition, popular entertainers such as “King of Conte 2024” champion Naoki Tsukamoto of Love Letters, Yasuko, and Crystal Noda (Magical Lovely) will liven up “SASUKE.”
And this year, the Olympic year, three Paris Olympics gold medalists from the sports world will gather. Gymnastics: Wataru Tanigawa, wrestling: Kenichiro Fumita, judo: Natsumi Tsunoda. What are the abilities of the world’s No. 1 athletes in different sports? In addition, the two kings of professional baseball, home run king T-Okada and two-time stolen base king Yuji Kaneko, will be seriously participating.
In addition, Golden Bomber Kenji Tarumisake and &TEAM FUMA will also appear, following on from 2023. Don’t miss the challenge of MAX REINA, whose goal this year was to appear on “SASUKE,” and the popular video creator HIKAKIN, who will appear for the first time after becoming a father.
■Snow Man leader Teru Iwamoto’s 10th challenge is a turning point!
Teru Iwamoto (Snow Man), who has participated nine times in the past, will also participate in 2024. Iwamoto, who retired at the “twin diamond” stage of the first stage in both the previous tournament and the World Cup, will take on the challenge this time with extraordinary determination.
Furthermore, following last year, two top idols with outstanding physical abilities, including Takahiro Hamada (WEST. / “Hama” is officially spelled in a different font) and Rinne Suda (7 MEN Samurai), are also aiming to clear the stage. Also, actor Yoshitaka Hara is taking on the challenge for the first time. He aims to clear the 1st stage with advice from Ryoichi Tsukada (ABC-Z), who regrettably missed the event due to injury.
■A new area has appeared on the 1st stage!
A new area will appear on the 1st stage following 2023. Its name is “Screwdriver”.
This new area, which tests all abilities such as running, arm strength, and jumping ability, looms large in front of the 100 challengers. Who will be the first to clear it?
■Will the children who inherit the legend’s genes become the youngest in history to advance to the 3rd stage and FINAL?
The son of Makoto Nagano, the promising rising star who made it to the 2nd stage last year, Yuta Nakajima, the youngest member of Yamada’s Kurotora group led by Katsumi Yamada, will be joining us again this year. Will these two, who inherit the legendary genes, become the youngest in history to advance to the 3rd stage and FINAL?
Also, just like last year, the winning schools of “SASUKE Koshien” will be participating this year as well. Pay attention to the abilities of young stars.
■World’s highest level performance in Japan, the world’s number one! How about a complete victory for the first time in four years?
The Japanese team, which won the SASUKE World Cup 2024 in August, is full of talented players, including captain Yusuke Morimoto, also known as “Sasuke-kun,” and finalists Tatsuya Tada and Yoshiyuki Yamamoto. Challenge yourself to conquer the extremely difficult 3rd stage “Vertical Limit.BURST” that no one has cleared yet.
Will the first human being to complete the challenge appear? A must-see is the world-class performance that will be held in Japan, which has reigned as the world’s number one.
■The person who made it through the first-ever idol qualifying round was…
This year, for the first time in the program’s history, the program will hold an “Idol Preliminary Tournament.” Twelve idols who are proud of their physical abilities will compete in four events, and the winners will be given the right to participate in “SASUKE”. This time, it was a heated battle that exceeded expectations, and a special fighting spirit award was set up, and two people were selected to participate in the idol preliminary round.
The event will be broadcast on the official YouTube “SASUKE Channel” for a total of 8 episodes every Monday and Friday starting from 5pm on November 25th.
■Uncut competition videos and interviews of all 100 participants will also be distributed!
This year as well, U-NEXT will deliver uncut competition scenes of all 100 athletes, as well as exclusive distribution as a complete version including interviews.
■“SASUKE2024” original goods on sale!
This year, in addition to standard commemorative goods such as T-shirts and towels, new goods featuring pictograms of each area will also be introduced. In addition, illustration T-shirts of TEAM JAPAN members who were active in “SASUKE World Cup 2024” and 3D figures and stickers that were very popular last year will feature Yusuke Morimoto ver.
In addition, collaboration T-shirts with the “Relive Shirt”, which is a hot topic on TV shopping etc., will also be released. Let’s liven up the program with our merchandise.
All goods will be sold at TBS Shopping (EC site) and TBS Store Tokyo Station store.
*For details regarding the arrival status of TBS Store Tokyo Station store, please contact the store.
■“SASUKE” x Lawson collaboration bread will be released!
Collaboration bread with “SASUKE” will be released at Lawson in December. Check out the collaboration bread that the SASUKE legend also sampled and was very satisfied with.
■“Winter SASUKE2024” will be held again this year!
Before the broadcast, the famous area that was actually used in the recording will appear on “LaLaport”. On Saturdays and Sundays, regular SASUKE players will also be in attendance, and demonstrations will be held right in front of your eyes.
Don’t miss this opportunity to experience this famous area that has shattered the dreams of many challengers since it first appeared.
・Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Izumi
・Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Yokohama
December 10th (Tuesday) – 15th (Sunday) *Attraction experience session and goods sales event will be held on Saturday and Sunday
・Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Sakai
December 17th (Tuesday) – 22nd (Sunday) *Attraction experience session and goods sales event will be held on Saturday and Sunday
And this year too, a collaboration with KIRIN has been realized. Kirin is said to be a symbol of happiness that brings peaceful days. KIRIN’s brand symbol “Sacred Beast Kirin” will appear on the FINAL stage.
(C)TBS
Program information
TBS“SASUKE2024 ~42nd Tournament~”
12/2 (Wed) 18:00-23:10
[Performers]
Live commentary: Shinya Sugiyama (TBS announcer), Futo Kumazaki (TBS announcer), Mitsuaki Ozawa (TBS announcer)
Reporter: Natsuko Kondo (TBS announcer), Mera Urano (TBS announcer)
Challengers: 100 people from various professions
TBS Shoppinghttps://shopping.tbs.co.jp/tbs/shop/goods_dvd/variety_sasuke
“SASUKE2024 ~42nd Tournament~” program site
https://www.tbs.co.jp/sasuke_rising/
