Ken Watabe of Unjash Reveals 'Only 200 Yen Income in 6 Months' During Hiatus, 'I Won't Rely on My Wife's Income'; Shocking Appraisal for Unjash's 'Masterpiece Skit'! Plus, First Media Reveal of Shohei Ohtani's Rare Autographed Goods!

The new future TV 'ABEMA' broadcast the first episode of the original variety show 'Selling All My Assets' on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 11:00 PM. 'Selling All My Assets' is a 'life restart support variety show' that follows celebrities who voluntarily sell all their sellable assets to take on new dreams. The program MCs, Ruriko Kojima and Takashi Yoshimura of Heisei Nobushi Kobushi, continued from the previous work. In the second half of episode 1 broadcast on May 28 (Thu), Ken Watabe of Unjash appeared. When asked about his income during his hiatus by the program staff, Watabe confessed the situation at the time, saying, 'Royalties from old streaming videos and DVDs were coming in in units of tens or hundreds of yen,' and 'about 200 yen in six months.' Furthermore, in the studio, he said, 'I won't rely on my wife's income. I thought it would be the end if I did. I decided that I would support my family.' Also, looking back on the time after the scandal, he said, 'I had to cover it from my savings,' and brought up the penalty fees himself, saying, 'You hear rumors that talent pays for penalty fees out of their own pocket, right?' and 'It was like having all my assets taken away.' When asked by MC Yoshimura, 'Did your savings decrease by about 90%?', he revealed his dire financial situation, saying, 'It didn't reach 90%, but almost all of it is gone.' The 'asset' that was appraised this time as Watabe's 'pride' was the script for the 'Job Interview' skit, an 'invention' of Unjash. A shocking amount of '2.5 million yen for one skit' was announced by an expert. Furthermore, Watabe showcased rare sports memorabilia that 'has never been shown in the media.' He brought in a bat used and autographed by Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He shared a little-known episode that Ohtani himself directly presented him with the bat he used in practice that day. Furthermore, Watabe brought two autographed uniforms of pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, saying, 'The Japan national team uniform and the Dodgers uniform that he signed immediately after the recent WBC.'