Mrs. GREEN APPLE Kouto Wakai and IMP. Arata Sato hit it off in the “full chuck” episode! "They're friends (lol)"

■In the episode broadcast on December 20th, Mrs. Koto Wakai will take on the most difficult high-speed dance step in the program’s history!

Mrs. GREEN APPLE Koto Wakai, Aiseki Start Hiroshi Yamazoe, and TV Asahi’s announcer Mio Hayashi invite one set of pick-up artists each month and ask them about “things that concern them from a fan’s perspective” to bring out their true feelings. The music variety show “M:ZINE (Engine)”. IMP. will appear as December’s pick-up artist on the December 13th and 20th broadcasts.

■One year since the shocking debut! Playback of the turbulent IMP. full of “first-time behind-the-scenes stories”
In August 2023, IMP., a 7-member group, made their debut on TOBE with “CRUISIN'”, which was distributed simultaneously worldwide. In addition to recording over 1 million views in just 14 hours after its debut music video was released, it also reached number 1 on the Billboard Japan Download Songs Chart “Download Songs”. The music videos for the new song “BAM-BOO” and “Michi Shirube” will be released in October and “Michi Shirube” in November, respectively, and the double A-side 3rd single “BAM-BOO/Michi Shirube” will be released in December.

IMP. is known for its proven dance skills honed over many years, acting skills that have taken center stage on stage and in dramas, and high variety show skills that make use of each character. A year has passed since his debut, and his success is attracting more and more attention. “M:ZINE” broadcast on the 13th will play back IMP.’s turbulent year. After successfully holding their first arena solo performance, they are preparing to tour next year, and new facts about their first confession on TV are coming to light one after another.

Together with IMP., who appeared during the performance of “BAM-BOO”, we will take a deep dive into the events since their debut. During the live broadcast announcing his affiliation with TOBE, a senior from the same agency gave him words of encouragement. However, behind the scenes of deepening his bond with the senior he admired, something surprising actually happened to Arata Sato!? Furthermore, on his debut day, the members had to dash down the street at night, and an incident at an airport in China. Behind-the-scenes stories that fans have never heard of, such as the incident in which the carry-on bag did not arrive, are revealed one after another.

Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s Wakai reflected on her own shocking incident after IMP. was exposed. When Sato revealed, “I performed live with my chuck at full throttle, and it remains as a video work,” Sato said with a smile, “I often go full throttle, so we’re friends (lol).”

■On the December 20th broadcast, Mrs. Kouto Wakai will try IMP.’s dance!
The team competition “Enjoy Dance Battle” will be divided into the of Sato, Taiga Tsubaki, and Shunsuke Moto, and the of Takuya Kageyama, Taiga Suzuki, Kanade Matsui, and Yuki Yokohara. An impromptu dance showdown to a song selected by Wakai. The dance battle that started with the “oldest showdown” between Moto and Yokohara, which team will win?

On December 20th, “The Road to Dance Monster” and the annual “Wakai Photo Studio” will be aired. In “Road to Dance Monster”, Wakai will try IMP.’s latest dance number “BAM-BOO”! Kageyama, the leader of IMP., teaches Wakai dance in a super spartan way and challenges him to perform the most difficult high-speed dance steps in the program’s history. Wakai was confused and struggled with the highly difficult dance. Will you be able to complete the dance safely?

■“M:ZINE Complete Edition – 7-member male group IMP.’s full-on charm SP” will be broadcast!
CS TV Asahi Channel 1 will be broadcasting a 90-minute program titled “M:ZINE Complete Edition – The Charm of the Seven-Person Male Group IMP. Special” from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. on December 22nd. It is a must-see for fans, with more than half of the unreleased scenes including studio talks that could not be broadcast on terrestrial TV, exclusive CS broadcast projects, and even special interviews after recording.

Program information

TV Asahi“M:ZINE (Engine)”
11/01 (Friday) 25:30-25:50
Cast: Koto Wakai (Mrs. GREEN APPLE), Muga Tsukaji (Drunk Dragon), Mio Hayashi (TV Asahi announcer)
Monthly Pickup Artist for November: &TEAM
*&TEAM will appear on 11/01 (Friday), 11/08 (Friday), and 11/15 (Friday)

CS TV Asahi Channel 1“M:ZINE Complete Edition ~ ~9-member global group” &TEAM’s full-on SP”
11/24 (Sun) 13:00-14:30