Neptune (owarai)

Neptune
Native name	Nepuchūn (ネプチューン)
Years active	1994–
Employer	Watanabe Entertainment
Genres	Conte
Members	Jun Nagura (Tsukkomi) Taizo Harada (Boke) Ken Horiuchi (Boke)

Neptune (ネプチューン, Nepuchūn) is a three-man Japanese conte group consisting of two boke, Taizo Harada (原田 泰造, Harada Taizō), and Ken Horiuchi (堀内 健, Horiuchi Ken) – usually referred to as Horiken (ホリケン), and one tsukkomi, Jun Nagura (名倉 潤, Nagura Jun). Their trio name comes from the Kinnikuman character, Neptuneman.^[1]

The group debuted with Ohta Production back in 1994 but is currently with the talent agency Watanabe Entertainment.^[2]

Members

• Jun Nagura (名倉潤) – Born November 4, 1968 in Himeji, Hyōgo. Plays the tsukkomi.
• Taizō Harada (原田泰造) – Born March 24, 1970 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture.^[3] Plays the boke.
• Ken Horiuchi (堀内健) – Born November 28, 1969 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. Plays the boke.

References

1. Harada's comment in the TV programme BOOM TOWN
2. "ネプチューン｜ワタナベエンターテインメント". ワタナベエンターテインメント. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
3. "「ネプチューン」原田泰造、ＮＨＫ新情報番組でメーンキャスター初挑戦". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 8 Feb 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 29 Dec 2016.

External links

• Profile at Watanabe Entertainment