IMP. members become reporters for “Oha!4 NEWS LIVE”! Year-end and New Year project “IMPress.” will be aired for one month

■“As a reporter, there are a lot of things I don’t understand, but I hope to be able to convey a variety of information to everyone while learning and growing in my own way.” (Arata Sato)

IMP. collaborates with Nippon TV news station “Oha!4 NEWS LIVE”. In a year-end special project titled “IMPress.”, seven members of IMP. will serve as Oha!4’s “reporters” and independently cover the people who will lead the next generation of Japan.

With “Reporter Digital” in hand, the members of IMP., who are next-generation artists, will explore various themes from their own perspectives, and will conduct unique coverage for a month starting from “Oha!4 NEWS LIVE” broadcast on December 2nd. Deliver the plan.

The themes that the members tackle as reporters include “inclusive fashion,” which anyone can wear comfortably regardless of age, gender, or disability, “squash,” a new sport that will be added at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, and inbound tourism. Amidst the demand, we interviewed the people who support Japan’s future in seven wide-ranging genres, including the “female rickshaw drivers” who support the culture of Asakusa with their rickshaws (subject to change).

In addition, the narration for the interview VTR was done by the members who interviewed themselves. Each of them will appear live on the day the project airs, and will deliver it to the viewers until the end as reporters in charge. Please look forward to Oha!4×IMP.’s year-end special project “IMPress”, which is packed with the members’ various challenges and efforts, such as digital reporting as reporters, narration, and live studio appearances.

In addition, each interview plan will be distributed on the “Nippon TV NEWS Culture Official Channel” along with a director’s cut version exclusive to the web.

■IMP. Member comments
◇ Arata Sato
As a reporter, there are a lot of things I don’t understand, but I hope to be able to share a variety of information with everyone while learning and growing in my own way. I will act responsibly.
◇Shunsuke Moto
I’m the MC in the group, and I usually speak to bring everyone together, but I’ve been able to use my strengths to interview various sites from my own perspective. I hope I can provide you with good information.
◇Taiga Suzuki
I’ve never been a reporter before, so I’m a little nervous, but since I’m going to be the one to do it, I want to do my best to convey my personality to the viewers in a concise manner.
◇Takuya Kageyama
Since this will be my first experience, I’m sure there will be things I don’t understand.
I hope to be able to responsibly and carefully provide information to a wide range of generations.
◇Kanade Matsui
There are a lot of things I don’t know about myself, so I’d like to create a corner where I can become a reporter and learn through it all while communicating to the viewers.
◇Yuki Yokohara
I’ve always had a strong sense of curiosity since I was a child, so no matter what field I go to, I’ll always ask myself, “Why is this the way it is?” and use my desire to learn to cover the situation.
I hope I can challenge myself while studying in my own way.
◇Tsubaki Taiga
As a reporter, I’m not very good at conveying words instantly, but I don’t overthink it, I listen to a lot of what I felt and what questions I had on the spot, and I try to make it easy for the audience to understand. I would like to cover a lot of things that interest me so that people can see it from the same perspective.