>>14263259Why do people who only watch batsu games keep predicting their retirement and failing every single year? Waratte wa Ikenai is still the only decent rival to Kouhaku when it comes to ratings on New Year's, which is kind of ironic when the regular GnT has been decaying more and more over time.
Matsumoto and Hamada have several regular shows every week, both solo and as a kombi, in addition to several yearly specials (like Hey x3 and King of Conte). Both have become such huge figures on Japanese television that replacing them is impossible.
Matsumoto was actually ranked 6th in a "Celebrities who should be working as long as they live" poll.
