Emerging from Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, the entertainer known as Atom Shukugawa-born Hiroyuki Tanaka-adopted his stage surname from the local Shukugawa River and, by August 2009, was represented by the talent agency ASH & D corporation. Early visibility came through comedy contests, where he secured tenth place in the 2008 R-1 Grand Prix and achieved second place in the 2009 “Owarai geinin…
