For all KNG fans, I will post here all my fansubs of socmed videos related to KodoGuru (and its main actor and author), mostly posted on YT. For now, these include promotional videos for the KNG 2025 movie.
And as you know, actor MY and original writer QMhave their own YT content (talking about stuff not really related to KNG), and I might also fansub their content in the future, and will post them here. So please check this post from time to time, as I'm going to continue to update it.
Sorry, I don't take requests, since I will sub only those that interest me.

Notes:
These are hardsubs by the way.
I have included a notepad file with the YT/TK link sources.
Please visit the sites and watch the original videos to help with the views.
Enjoy~!

Kodoku no Gurume 2024 New Year's Eve Special (TV Tokyo 31 Dec 2024). This year marks the eighth consecutive year that the "The Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special" series will be broadcast. This time, Goro (Matsushige Yutaka) will be heading to Nagano, near the Sea of ​​Japan! Goro has been asked by Kajiwara Toshiyuki (Mitsuishi Ken) the director of a movie theater in Yokohama to deliver "a certain film" to Hachioji. He had accepted the errand as his last job of the year, but Goro, who cannot refuse requests wherever he goes, gets caught up in an unexpected situation and ends up heading to Nagano to deliver the film. Goro heads north in his beloved Mini, but he gives up his year-end holidays, to drive long distances, making him extremely hungry. What kind of gourmet food will Goro encounter along the way, who are the people he comes into contact with in those places, and what are the feelings he learns behind the film...?

Guest Stars: Mitsuishi Ken, Hinagata Akiko, Tsukamoto Shinya, Tanaka Misako, Izumiya Shigeru, Suzuki Sawa





Masterpost of KodoGuru Seasons/Episodes/SPs: (link)

D-addicts Thread: (link)

bsky: (trivia notes)

Subbing these next...

Kodoku no Gurume 2024 New Year’s Eve SP.
Why of course...
If you're curious to know, I am not planning on subbing the movie which will be shown in January 2025 because it already has foreign language subs (as evidenced by its release in international film fests). I hope the movie goes well!

True Colors (NHK).
From writer/director Minamoto Takashi whose previous works I've fansubbed (Grace no Rireki, Chushingura Rhapsody No. 5: Nakamura Nakazo Shusse no Kizahashi, Rising Jakuchu).

Also, since a lot of dramas are being fansubbed already, I'm thinking of subbing more episodes of variety shows like "Tsurube's Salute to Families" and "Tetsuko no Heya", but only those that interest me. But it's not yet sure, so don't expect anything yet.

"Owari ni Mita Machi" (The Town I Saw at the End") is a TV special shown on the 21 September 2024 to commemorate the 65th anniversary of TV Asahi's launch. In 2024, Tamiya Taichi (Oizumi Yo) works as a scriptwriter for TV Asahi who has not had a successful masterpiece yet. He lives in a peaceful subdivision near the Tama River with his wife Hikari (Yoshido Yo), who works part-time at a dog clothing store, his teenage daughter Nobuko (Touma Ami), his elementary aged son Minoru (Imaizumi Otoya), his mother Kiyoko (Mita Yoshiko), who is beginning to show symptoms of dementia, and their beloved dog Leo. One day, TV Asahi producer Teramoto Masaomi (Katsuji Ryo) asks Taichi to write the script for the "80th Anniversary of the End of the War Special Drama," and he accepts the request. Taichi falls asleep while looking through a huge amount of war-related materials sent to his house, but wakes up to a bang and finds himself transported back in time to June 1944 along with his family and his house. Later, he learns that Kojima Toshio (Tsutsumi Shinichi), the nephew of his late father's war comrade, and his son, Shinya (Oku Tomoya), have also traveled back in time, and they decide to work together to survive until the end of the war.
The story, based on the 1981 book by Yamada Taichi with the same title, is adapted for television in 2024 by Kudo Kankuro.
© original text by: earthcolors

Subs: (HERE)

D-addicts thread: (link)

Ep. 8: "Is It All Over If You Messed Up Once?"

The Three Year Itch. The main theme for this episode obviously is infidelity. In the west, there is something called "7 Year Itch" which is a "popular belief that happiness in a marriage or long-term relationship declines after around seven years" that could lead to discontent or boredom, and in turn, leads to seeking companionship outside marriage. In Japan, it's 3 years or what they call "3-Nen-me no uwaki" (cheating on the third year of marriage). This is the title of the 1982 song by musical duo "Hiroshi and Kibo". This is also the song inspiration of this episode's musical number (more explanation below). Kurita also revealed in this episode that he cheated on his 3rd year of marriage.
Most notable examples of "3-Nen-me no uwaki" among famous Japanese celebrity couples, were those of couples, Nakama Yukie and Tanaka Tetsushi (he was caught cheating on 3rd year of marriage but are still together), and Adachi Yumi and Idoda Jun (who divorced each other after 3 years of marriage). 

Kotatsu articles or critiques. KudoKan really took a swipe (lol) against these so-called journalists who does "flimsy articles" from the "comforts of their kotatsu", without having to get scoops or go out and do their own original research or interviews. They mostly get available info from the internet, and rehash them into "articles". They also take quotes from comments of netizens from social media, and call it "news". This article quotes Sawai Atsushi, a Keio University professor, who said kotatsu critiques are "based on assumptions on information gathered from TV news and the web, often distorting the truth and adding catchy subtitles in aim to earn click-through counts."

Adultery Scandal of Japanese Celebrities. Viewers were wondering who is the model that the character of sports announcer Kuramochi Takeru is based on. There is no clear answer since there were plenty of cheating scandals for the past few years. But the closest one is probably comedian and TV presenter Watabe Ken who is married to Sazaki Nozomi. Watabe admitted to committing multiple affairs. But the couple are still together, and even had a child 3 years after the cheating was exposed. He was suspended and stopped appearing on TV because of the scandal. But he is reportedly gradually starting to show up first in minor, non-terrestrial TV shows starting 2022, and currently seems to be working his way back into national terrestrial TV.

Tsumamigui. Announcer Kuramochi's wife Yoko asked the public to forgive her husband for doing "tsumamigui". It basically means "snacking on the sly" or "nibbling on the side" or "eating with one's fingers", and It could also be used as a slang for "philandering" and "embezzlement".

Kyon Kyon. None other than Koizumi Kyoko, no need to explain. But viewers noticed that Kyon Kyon appeared on this episode about cheating scandals while she herself was involved in one recently.
Kyon Kyon "appeared" in this episode as her 1986 self. If you want to see what "small-faced" Kyon Kyon looked like in 1986, watch THIS.

Sailors. Take note that little Sakae-chan is wearing authentic Sailors in this episode, with the logo of "Sailor-kun" on her shirt. This was a famous apparel brand mentioned in Ep 1, which were mostly trainors or sweatshirts that were popularized by idols in the 80s most especially Onyanko Club. It started selling in 1985, and there was only one store that sold it exclusively in Shibuya. It was so popular that the store can only handle 2,000 customers per day or 40 customers per 15 minutes. That is why Junko was delightfully surprised at first when she thought her father was able to buy her one.

Delinquent Youths of Japan. There were many slang words for delinquent youths (abazure, yankee, color gang) that were mentioned all throughout this drama. More terms:
Sukeban. Refers to either the leader of a girl gang or the entire gang itself. More HERE.
Tsuppari. Term used to refer to boys and girls who engage in delinquent behavior or delinquency.
Gure. From "gureta wakamono" which means wayward or delinquent youth or a young person who strayed from the right path.
They are basically a subculture that have their own look, way of speaking, and rules. They look like the above pictures, and they are the ones that Junko was talking about, that have gone "extinct", or are no longer existing today. There are still troubled youths and gangs up to today but they certainly don't look like that anymore.

"This is just like KinTsuma!". Aside from the patio, what made Kurita's patio party look like KinTsuma? The families in KinTsuma (Season 3 in particular) were from above middle class status, and lived an ideal, stylish, above average lifestyle. That is why, we get to hear the husbands' occupation (architect, clinic director) to indicate their above middle class status. And the wives' nicknames "Pocky" and "Taiko" were a nod to the nicknames of some of the main women characters in the KinTsuma S3 as well: one was nicknamed "Take" (bamboo) because of her slender appearance; another was "Okoma" because she was always doing something in a hurry like a "koma-nezumi" (a small mouse); and also, there was "Noro" (slow) because of her laid back personality and slow movements.
By the way, as mentioned in the notes of Ep5, "Pocky" is played by Yashima's real-life wife, Miyashita Kyoko. But instead of Pocky, she now looks more like Kinoko no Yama or Chocorooms.

Song Inspiration:
As stated, the musical part, "3 Year April Fools" song sung by Ichiro and and Yuri (above) was based on this song "3-Nen-me no Uwaki" by Hiroshi and Kibo, listen HERE. Based on the lyrics, a man and woman are arguing over the man's infidelity while they're saying to each other: "Don't say stupid things ("Baka itten janaiyo" or don't be ridiculous)!". That is the joke behind the exchange in the scene below when Ichiro was quoting the song:

In the song, it seems the woman is leaving him. The man is arguing with the woman, basically saying she is overreacting, that it was only a 3 Year Itch, and citing the usual "I'm a man, it's only natural I cheat" excuses, plus it's a man's pride that women are attracted to him, and that she should be proud that she married a popular man like him. But the woman is adamant, and says "I don't like that attitude", and she won't ever forgive him "even if he puts up his arms in apology". The song ends, with the man "begging" her repeatedly (in his manliest way possible, without actually saying sorry) : "It's just a 3 Year Itch, give me some slack".

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Ep. 6: "Is It Not Alright to Reminisce On Old Times?"


KinTsuma drama. The full title is "Kin'yobi no Tsumatachi he [金曜日の妻たちへ]" or "To the Friday Wives". There were three seasons starting 1983 though each season is a different story with different characters but some of the same actors are featured. It focuses on people and friends, their relationships, family troubles, secret affairs, etc. One feature of it is that they live in a terraced housing or row of townhouses, making viewers interested in such dwellings which were an unusual concept at that time. Bando Eiji appeared first in Season 2, and his character then had an affair. But in Season 3 (which Sakae was watching), he was playing a different character, that of a loving second husband to Ogawa Tomoko's character. They both have children from their previous marriages, and so his speech in that scene on TV, he is saying that he is happy to see that their children (step siblings) are getting along well with each other.
Also one distinct feature is the patio parties. The characters of Eiji and Tomoko's home has a backyard patio with tables and chairs where they can eat, drink, chat, and look at the stars, and it also where their friends gather for patio parties. Patios were unusual for Japanese families at the time because housing lots were small and there were no space for such, but it did start a patio trend among the Japanese.

"Zawawa da wa." Sakae was watching Season 3 of KinTsuma. She assumes Okuda Eiji will have an affair with Moriyama Ryoko's character. Sakae made a pun of "Zannenda wa (how unfortunate)" and "Zawawa" from Moriyama's 1969 song "Satokibi Batake" which had lyrics "zawawa zawawa" which means sound of breeze (through the cane fields). I'm not sure what Sakae means by it (she said it three times), but it looks like she enjoyed her own clever pun lol.