title: Haraichi
text: # Haraichi
  
  Haraichi (ハライチ, Haraichi) is a Japanese comedy duo (kombi) consisting of Yū Sawabe (澤部佑) and Yūki Iwai (岩井勇気). They have featured in a number of Japanese television shows. They are employed by Watanabe Entertainment, a talent agency based in Tokyo.
  
  ## Beginning
  
  Sawabe and Iwai have known each other since pre-school. They formed Haraichi in 2005, named after the local neighborhood of Haraichi (原市) in their hometown of Ageo, Saitama.
  
  ## Members
  
  * Yū Sawabe (澤部佑) Born July 31, 1986, in Ageo, Saitama. Plays the tsukkomi.
  * Yūki Iwai (岩井勇気) Born May 19, 1986, in Ageo, Saitama. Plays the boke and writes all their material.
  
  ## Achievements
  
  * M-1 Grand Prix finalist, 5th place (2009)
  * M-1 Grand Prix finalist, 7th place (2010)
  * M-1 Grand Prix finalist, 9th place (2015)
  * M-1 Grand Prix finalist, 6th place (2016)
  
  ## Media
  
  ### Television (Variety)
  
  **Current Regular (Sawabe)**
  
  * Aiba Manabu (相葉マナブ) -- TV Asahi (4/21/2013-)
  * Knight Scoop (探偵!ナイトスクープ) -- ABCTV (10/11/2013-)
  * Hayashi-sensei no Hatsumimigaku (林先生が驚く初耳学!) -- MBS TV (4/12/2015-)
  * Soko Magattara, Sakurazaka? (そこ曲がったら、櫻坂?) -- TV Tokyo (10/18/2020-) MC
  * Naming Variety - Nihonjin no Namae! (ネーミングバラエティー 日本人のおなまえっ!) -- NHK General TV (4/6/2017-)
  * Nariyuki Kaidotabi (なりゆき街道旅) -- Fuji TV (4/1/2018-) MC
  
  **Current Irregular (Sawabe)**
  
  * Tokoton Horisagetai! Ikimono ni Thank you!! (トコトン掘り下げ隊!生き物にサンキュー!!) -- Tokyo Broadcasting System Television
  * NBA Basketball (NBA バスケットボール) -- WOWOW
  
  **Current Regular (Iwai)**
  
  * Oha Suta (おはスタ) -- TV Tokyo (4/2015-) Mondays
  * HOT WAVE Neppa (HOT WAVE 熱波) -- Television Saitama (4/7/2016-)
  * Hinekure 3 (ひねくれ3) -- TV Tokyo (4/6/2019-) MC
  
  **Former Irregular (Iwai)**
  
  * Keyakitte, Kakenai? (欅って、書けない?) -- TV Tokyo (11/30/2015-10/12/2020)
  
  **Current Irregular (Both)**
  
  * Tamori Club (タモリ俱楽部) -- TV Asahi
  