Neptune (owarai)

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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

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* 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

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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.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

## External links

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* Profile at Watanabe Entertainment

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