At Ajinomoto Stadium, on the south side plaza (Ajipanda Plaza) during FC Tokyo's home games, we hold a food court called "Akaaka Yokochō" in collaboration with Production Jinrikisha. We will be hosting the "1st Stage Final Tournament" of the comedy live event "Akaaka Comedy Grand Prix" before the Shimizu match on June 27th (Saturday)! The 1st Stage Qualifying Group A will be held on May 2nd (Saturday), and the 1st Stage Qualifying Group B will be held on May 10th (Sunday). Four groups that have advanced through the fan and supporter voting from each group will compete in a joke battle to aim for the first champion!
Fans and supporters, please enjoy the "Akaaka Yokochō" comedy grand prix as one of the delicious foods and fun attractions before the match, and please give your passionate support to FC Tokyo in the final match with even higher energy than usual!
[Updated: 6/22 (Mon)] The event time has been decided as 17:20-18:05.
[Updated: 6/25 (Thu)] Added recommended comedian comments from players and promotional videos.
 

□ Event Name

"Ao-Aka Comedy Grand Prix" 1st Stage Final Tournament powered by Production Jinrikisha

□ Tournament Rules
1. The comedians from the four winning groups in the preliminary round will perform skits based on the theme of "FC Tokyo" or "soccer".
2. Once all the performances of each group are finished, the fans and supporters will vote for the comedian they found entertaining on the spot. ※Please stick a sticker on the board.
The Grand Prix will be determined by the number of votes received. *The results will be immediately counted and announced and the awards will be presented on the spot.

□ Venue
Ajinomoto Stadium South Plaza (Ajipanda Plaza)
"Ao-Aka Yokocho" (Food Court)
※Please check here for more information about Aka-Ao Yokochō.

□ Date and Time of Event
6/27 (Sat) Meiji Yasuda J1 League 1st Stage Sec. 17
FC Tokyo vs Shimizu S-Pulse (Kickoff at 19:00)

17:20～18:05
→Purchase FC Tokyo tickets here
 

□ 1st Stage Final Round Participants Comedian
※Not in order of appearance.

[First place in Group A qualifiers] S×L ↑Message of support from player Yuhei TOKUNAGA "I heard that 'manly Tokunaga' appeared as a topic in the preliminaries. I'm also looking forward to a lively comedy in the finals."	[2nd place in Qualifying Group A] Blue Celeb ↑Message of support from player Tatsuya ENOMOTO "It's very advantageous to be knowledgeable about soccer. Please become a FC Tokyo supporter just like that!"
[1st place in Qualifying Group B] Anachronistic ↑Message of support from player Ryoya OGAWA "It's amazing to have advanced in the qualifiers with overwhelming votes even though it's only the first year. As someone in the same first year, I also want to do my best!"	[Qualifying Group B 2nd place] Elephant John ↑Message of support from Keigo HIGASHI "It has a good balance and attracts the viewers, raising the tension. I look forward to their success."

□ Moderator

Yutti

Ikeda Tetsuya

□ Cooperation
プロダクション人力舎
【Homepage URL】http://www.p-jinriki.com/

□ Other
The comedian who won the Grand Prix by the votes of the fans and supporters will be featured in videos on the FC Tokyo official Youtube channel "F.C.TOKYO CHANNEL", appear on FC Tokyo support programs, and be featured in club-related media. In addition, we will present a 2in1 computer『Aspire Switch 10 E SW3-013-N12D/WF』(image below) that can also be used as a tablet, provided by club sponsor "Nihon Acer Co., Ltd."

Prize provided by: Acer Inc.

□ Notes
1. In the pre-stage area, please follow the instructions of the staff and be considerate so that many people can watch. Especially for those who wish to watch from the front row, please bring your own leisure sheet or similar and sit down. Thank you for your cooperation.
2. Please note that the performers may be subject to sudden absence or changes, so please understand in advance. Please note that we cannot respond to inquiries regarding the order of appearance or performance time.
3. We will prepare multiple voting locations so that many people can participate in the voting. However, we kindly ask that each person only votes once.

We look forward to your visit!
 

◆The voting results for the 1st stage qualifying Group A held on 5/2 (Sat) are here
◆5/10 (Sun) The voting results for the 1st Stage Qualification Group B are here