Hiromi (comedian)

Hiromi
ヒロミ
Born
Hiromi Kozono

(1965-02-13) 13 February 1965
Education
OccupationsComedian, television presenter, radio personality, actor, businessman, triathlete, racing driver
Years active1986–
AgentBe Company
Known for
  • Waratte Iitomo!
  • Vocabula Tengoku series
  • Mogumogu Gumbo
  • Hakkutsu! Aruaru Daijiten
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse
(m. 1993)
ChildrenRyo Kozono (eldest son)

Hiromi (ヒロミ; born 13 February 1965, in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan)[1] is a Japanese comedian, television presenter, radio personality, actor, businessman, triathlete, and racing driver. He is the president of Be Company. His full name is Hiromi Kozono (小園 浩己, Kozono Hiromi).[2]

While Be Company is from Production Jin Riki-sha, Hiromi is represented with Tanabe Agency and later Production No Title since 2008. His wife is singer Iyo Matsumoto. Hiromi's eldest son is tarento Ryo Kozono.[3]

Auto racing

Hiromi made his debut in the Super GT championship in 2004 as one of Team Gaikokuya's drivers in the GT300 class, partnering former GT300 champion Yoshimi Ishibashi in the team's Porsche 911 GT3. He failed to score a championship point and secured a best finish of 18th place in the fifth round at Twin Ring Motegi. Two years later in February 2006, he announced his return to the series as part of the 06H Project, driving one of Jim Gainer's Ferrari 360 in the GT300 class for the full-season. He once again failed to score a championship point in 2006, scoring a best finish of 14th in the fourth round at Sepang.[4][5]

Racing records

Complete JGTC/Super GT results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Pts
2004 Team Gaikokuya Porsche 911 GT3 GT300 TAI
Ret
SUG
23
SEP
20
TOK MOT
18
AUT
23
SUZ
24
NC 0
2006 Jim Gainer Racing Ferrari 360 GT300 SUZ
19
OKA
16
FUJ
Ret
SEP
14
SUG
Ret
SUZ
Ret
MOT
19
AUT FUJ
22
NC 0

Filmography

Television

TV drama

Year Title Role Network
1990 Christmas Eve Sugisaku Maekawa TBS
1994 Ari Yosaraba Senichi's student TBS
1997 Kare Rinichi Osawa KTV
Producer ni Naritai Natsume TBS
1999 Teppen Yusuke Muraki TV Asahi
2001 Omae no Yukichi ga Naite iru Takaaki Ohira TV Asahi
2006 Shin Momotarō Samurai Minokichi TV Asahi
2016 Soshite, Dare mo Inaku Natta Tatsuo Tajima NTV

TV programs

Year Title Role Notes and Ref.
1992 Waratte Iitomo! Wednesday regular[6]
Waratte Iitomo! Tokudai-gō
Waratte Iitomo Special Issue
Tamori no Vocabula Tengoku MC
Oshiete! Galileo
1993 Quiz Sekai wa Show by Shobai!! Quasi-regular appearances
Sanma no Nan Demo Derby
Mogumogu Gumbo MC
Beat Takeshi no Tsukuri Kata
Challenge Dai Maō
1994 All Night Fuji
Sekai no Chō Gōka Chinpin Ryōri
TV Oja Mammoth MC
Uta no Naruki MC
Takeshi, Tokoro no Dracula ga Neratteru
Detekoi!! Mūchasu MC
TV Digest MC
1995 Kozono Sōken MC
Shinshun Yokubō Quiz: Onna wa Dokyō Otoko wa IQ MC
Monomane Battle MC
Quiz 21! Jack o Nerae
Honakin Data Land MC
Saidai Kōyaku Show MC
Jinnai & Hiromi no M's na Yoru MC
1996 Zenryaku Hiromi-sama MC
Geinō-kai Dai Boke-darake no Tensai Quiz-ō Kettei-sen MC
Musume wa Yaran zo! Watashitachi, Kekkon o Hantai sa Retemasu Kappuru Dai Shūgō MC
Senryū Yakusha MC
Beat Takeshi no TV Tackle
The Bingo Star MC
Apa: Hiromi no Otona no Asobikata MC
Kamisama!! Bomb! MC
Kamioka, Hiromi no Hana mo Arashi mo MC
Hakkutsu! Aruaru Daijiten MC
1997 U.S MC
Bilibili Sasete MC
Pleasure for You MC
Dan Totsu!! Heisei King MC
1998 Romihi MC
8-ji da J MC
Atsumare! Nandemo Emi Gakkō MC
Rasuchan MC
1999 Shinshutsukibotsu! Takeshimu Ken Quasi-regular appearances
Hiromi no America Jūdan 6000 km!! Mississippi-gawa Gekirei no Kawa Kudari 15-kakan! Ase to Namida
Voca TV: Kagirinaku Vocabula ni Chikai Tengoku Owarai Survival Onsen Tsuā Dai Sakusen MC
Nenmatsu Jumbo Nama Tokuban! Noritake Hiromi to yu Kaina Nakama ga TV de Yaritakatta Koto 50 MC
Snow Beat MC
Hirosupo MC
2000 Songura MC
Shin Baka Naoko Ken ni Katsu! Manatsu Keanzu de Hiromi no Danjuku MC
Tokoro, Noritake, Hiromi no Konna Bangumi Dame desu ka? MC
Naoko, Hiromi & Monomane Gundan no Yoshi Ikuzō-sama go Settai Gōka Onsen Tour MC
Revenge Night MC
Tamago no Yakata MC
The! Oishii Bangumi MC
2001 The Gentei-hin MC
Hiromi & Masaru Hanada no Tsuri Baka Chūbō-tai: Fuyu no Gourmet − Mansai Hiromi vs Masaru Hanada Nabe Ryōri Taiketsu MC
GT ni Ikou! MC
Osuto!? World MC
Tokyo Tenshi MC
Chīsana Koi Mitsuketa MC
Satappachi: Furutachi no Kaimono Boogie!!
2004 Go Etsu Dōseki MC
Koichi, Kiichi, Hiromi mo Dai Kōfun! Chō Gōka Athlete Sō Shutsuen!! Kinashi Noritake Major Seiha no Tabi MC
Naniwa no Geinin ga Tōkon Chūnyū! Takada, Hiromi, Katsumura ga Tanomukara Kanbenshitekure Dai Settai SP MC
2005 Geneki Kyōshi 1000-hito Dai Kokuhaku! Sensei Datte Ningen Nanda! Ganbare! Honō no Ōen MC
2007 Quiz! Doko Made Shitteru?! Hokkaido Kettei! Joshidai-sei Queen MC
2010 Nippon! Chōjin Hero Hakken-den MC
2011 Yūmeijin no Jōhō: Kaitori Senmon Warau Shichiya MC
2012 Warattame Tengoku Quasi-regular appearance
Kineshi Mesen! Nori Sun no Hawaii
2014 Shitemiru TV! Kyo-kun no Susume Quasi-regular appearances
Bankuruwase MC
Tokyo Memories: Ano Toki Ano Machi de Ano Nakama to MC
Shutsubotsu! Japan desu yo MC
The! Ningensei Derby MC
Katsuma o Sagase: Arima Kinen Clinic MC
Deep Girl MC
Zen Ryaku, Tsuki no Uekara MC
News na Bansan-kai
Wide na Show Quasi-regular appearances[7]
2015 Bijo-tachi no Nichiyōbi MC
Hatto Shita Note no Kai: Jinsei ga Chotto Tanoshiku Naru Kizuki MC
Nazo Toki! My Name MC
Saikyō No. 1 Kettei-sen Magic-ō MC
Nihon o Imaichido Sentaku Shi Sōrō. MC
Hiromi & Junior no Ittai Nan Nanda!? Happyōkai MC
Yononaka Nametemashita!! Hansei Shimasu Kansha × Joshi MC
Hiromi no Fan Sōkai MC
Utsucchata Eizou GP MC
Uchi no Gaya ga Sumimasen! MC
Noritake, Fumiya, Hiromi ga Iku! Camping kā Gasshuku: Deai, Fureai, Shiawase Tabi MC
Uta ga Umai Ōzakettei-sen Special MC
Yacchimatta TV MC
Aki no Sakidori Mono Tours MC
Tsukkomi! The World MC
Oja Map!! Quasi-regular appearances
Downtown Now Quasi-regular appearances
Masahiro Nakai no Mininaru Toshokan Quasi-regular appearances[8]
Hokunetsu Live: Vivit Friday regular[9]
Ariyoshi Seminar Corner regular
2016 High Noon TV Viking! Tuesday regular
Hiromi no Hachiōji Rehome SP MC
Zutto Hikkakattemashita MC
Chō Nippon Suki Gaikoku Hito No 1 Kettei-sen: Quiz Japon MC
Asobi no Gakkō: Hiromi ga Oshieru Otona Life MC
2018–2022 Tuesday Surprise MC Program ended in 2021, with 2 specials after that.[10][11][12][13]
2022–2023 The purachina risuto ~ sutā ga umareta densetsu no meibo ~ (THEプラチナリスト~スターが生まれた伝説の名簿~) MC Co-hosted with Masahiro Nakai[14][15]
2023– Hiromi no osekkai MC [16][17][18]
2023– Aiba Hiromi no okomaridesu kā? [ja] MC 4 specials, regular program from September 2025[19]

Radio

Year Title Network
1994 Hiromi no Zakenja Night TBS Radio
1995 Dokusen! Hiromi Club TBS Radio
Hiromi no E Jan Yoh TBS Radio
1997 Hiromi no All Night Nippon NBS

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Nakayubi Hime: Ore Tacha Dō Naru?
1997 30 Restaurant staff
2006 Chōfu Kūkō
Charlotte's Web Goose Gory Japanese dub

Internet series

Year Title Website Notes
2015 Hiromi no "Hiro wa Mada 50 Dakara" Niconico Live MC
2016 Hiromi no Bike Kaitai Show Niconico Live MC

Direct-to-video

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Heisei Renai Daizukan Nihonichi Pants o Nuganai Otoko Rokuro Lead role
2003 Jitsuroku Nagoya Yakuza Sensō: Tōitsu e no Michi

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Links
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Works

DVD

Year Title
2010 163 Channel Jiyūbito DVD: Restart Vol. 1

Discography

Year Title
1996 "Furimuke"
2001 "Vintage"
"Itte Koi No Chara"
2015 "Tomoyo"

Bibliography

Year Title
1994 Bibitten Janē yo! Bōzōzoku Renai-ron
1997 Hiromi no Snowboard Yarouze!!
2009 Jiyūbito: Hiromi-ryū Asobi no Kyōhon
2015 Īwake Shinai Ikikata

References

  1. ^ "プロフィール". Hiromi official blog: Jiyūbito (in Japanese). Ameba. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. ^ "ヒロミさんが車上荒らし被害=窓割られ、財布盗まれる". Jiji.com (in Japanese). Jijit Sūshinsha. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. ^ "ヒロミ&伊代の息子・小園凌央、連ドラ初挑戦 役者になって両親を見返す?". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  4. ^ "2006 Team Information GT300 Class - #10 JIM GAINER". supergt.net (in Japanese). Super GT. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  5. ^ "「#10のヒロミさん。」". air.ap.teacup.com (in Japanese). AutoPage. 4 October 2006. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  6. ^ "ヒロミ「いいとも」本番で超大物タレントに"呼び捨て挨拶"「けっこう怒られた」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2 March 2025. Archived from the original on 19 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  7. ^ "ヒロミ、『ワイドナ』最終回で松本人志との秘話明かす「初めて『ごめんね』ってメールが」". Oricon (in Japanese). 30 March 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ^ "ヒロミ". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  9. ^ "国分、ジャニーズ初のワイドショーMC". Daily (in Japanese). 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  10. ^ "『火曜サプライズ』ウエンツ瑛士"後任"新MCにヒロミ&青木源太アナ". Oricon (in Japanese). 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 19 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  11. ^ "日テレ系「火曜サプライズ」21年3月終了". Sanspo (in Japanese). 10 December 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  12. ^ "12年間ありがとう!!最終回2時間SP!!大泉洋が大暴れ!小栗旬とサシ飲み!恩人中居が語る「番組が終わるということ」". NTV official site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 January 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  13. ^ "2022年1月1日(土)あさ10時30分〜13時00分放送". NTV official site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 19 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  14. ^ "中居正広、ヒロミとMC初タッグも「鮮度はないと思いますよ(笑)」". Oricon (in Japanese). 11 September 2022. Archived from the original on 19 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  15. ^ "THEプラチナリスト〜スターが生まれた伝説の名簿〜". TBS official site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 19 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  16. ^ "Snow Man佐久間大介がヒロミ&シソンヌ長谷川と"お節買い"する新番組". Natalie Music (in Japanese). 13 December 2023. Archived from the original on 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  17. ^ "工藤静香、17年ぶりバラエティーロケ「めっちゃ面白かった!」 20歳当時の"桁違い"親孝行プレゼント告白". Oricon (in Japanese). 26 July 2025. Archived from the original on 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  18. ^ "「ヒロミのおせっ買い!」横山裕が親友・相葉雅紀へ"腸活グッズ"プレゼント 岡田結実は夫と"テレビ初共演"で最新調理家電をお買い物". NTV Topics (in Japanese). 10 March 2026. Archived from the original on 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  19. ^ ""ヒロミ×相葉雅紀がタッグ"人気番組、木曜ゴールデンでレギュラー化決定 過去に4度の特番放送【相葉ヒロミのお困りですカー?】". Model Press (in Japanese). 4 September 2025. Archived from the original on 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.