Inagaki, Kusanagi, and Katori are left speechless by the "dog-like girlfriend" that caused a stir on social media! Four couples with strong personalities gather in "Nanani"

■ Katori Shingo gives encouragement to lovey-dovey couples, saying, “I know there will be hard times ahead, but…”

Episode 41 of “Nanani Underground Abema,” a program featuring Inagaki Goro, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi (the official spelling of “nagi” is the old-style character for bow with the character for sword) and Katori Shingo, was aired on September 8th.

In episode 41, entitled “Happy Couples Gather! My Boyfriend is No.1,” four couples with strong characters and stories appeared. In the studio, Nonochi, who had recorded about 9 million views on SNS in the past as a “dog-like girlfriend video,” and her boyfriend Riku appeared. When the video in which Nonochi cried after spending too much money on a crane game, which made her famous as a dog-like girlfriend, was introduced in the studio, Inagaki, Kusanagi, and Katori, who said they had never seen it before, looked confused, and EXIT’s Rintaro couldn’t help but say, “What’s wrong? It’s a heartwarming video,” and “Your expression is too dead!” When asked about the reaction to this video, Nonochi replied, “Because of the video, I was able to collaborate with many comedians such as Kintaro and Shimofuri Myojo’s Soshina, but there were also critical voices…” and “See! He’s making a critical face,” and looked at Katori, who was expressionless as he spoke.

Meanwhile, her boyfriend Riku commented on posting the video on social media, “(Nonnochi) is so cute that I wanted to show it to everyone,” showing off his love for her. He then smelled Nonochi’s head, saying, “Not only is she cute, but she smells cute, too.” Next, when asked about an episode when they fought, Nonochi revealed that when Riku was playing games late at night and was too noisy to sleep, she made him stand outside in short sleeves and shorts, even though it was midwinter. After hearing this story, EXIT’s Kanechika asked, “What do you want me to think about that?” and “Should I just say that your boyfriend is amazing?” Inagaki asked with a straight face, “What do you want me to say?” When Nonochi said, “I want you to say that you’re amazing, Nonochi,” Inagaki replied without a moment’s hesitation, beautifully echoing her comment, “Nonnochi, you’re amazing!” Katori, who had been listening to this exchange, spoke up and commented in a counselor-like tone, “She’s a strong girl,” and “I think she’ll have a tough time, but she’s strong-willed, so she’ll be able to get through it,” making the studio laugh. Rintaro retorted, “Why are you trying to comfort her?”, but Katori continued to cheer her on, saying, “It’ll be fine, life is long!”

Episode 41 of “Nanani Underground ABEMA” is currently being streamed on “ABEMA,” and features a variety of guests, including a woman with a boyfriend 34 years younger than her, a transgender couple in which the man was previously married to a woman, and a woman with a boyfriend who weighs over 100 kg, talking about what they love about their boyfriends.

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Episode 42, which aired on September 15th, is titled “Starting a business in your teens! A special gathering of Reiwa’s teenage CEOs” and features Mai Mizuno, Sora, Raewon, and Lara, all of whom started businesses in their teens. These talented CEOs, who are hard to believe are teenagers, share amazing stories, such as “I made 5 million yen in sales in one month, about 30 million yen a year,” and “I got a domestic patent when I was in the fifth grade of elementary school.” There is also a scene where Katori makes an enthusiastic offer, asking, “How many pieces can you make when collaborating?” Don’t miss it!