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Finally got around to watching this, although without much enthusiasm. But I thought I’m gonna write about it and maybe help some people decide if they want to watch it.

The show was cut into 4 parts but it was essentially one show. They had 11 couples in the studio and after presenting each couple, the panelists had to vote on whether the couple impressed them giving them 0-2 points. Tegoshi sat himself with the couples and Shigemasu told him to gtfo but he insisted he shall be the representative of the couples or some shit. All of the couples were kinda famous, some having hundreds of thousands of subscribers on social media, more than many popular artists have. NEWS were noticeably put down by their popularity and other panelists teased them about it.

There was a “kissing” couple that basically just filmed themselves kissing in public and in their viral video they kiss 289 times. As expected, Tegoshi got all excited but Shige looked very disapproving and he said he got a headache by looking at their video. Massu claimed that their lips must be totally swollen. 

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NEWS members weren’t the only ones who were pranked, though. The couples were forced to test their bond.

In the first prank a popular older man was trying to shamelessly hit on the girls while their men sat nearby left to decide whether to barge in. To be honest, this was a very tricky one. At first I hated the idea. The way this celebrity acted wasn’t subtle in the least. There was not only a barrage of compliments but also a lot of physical contact. Basically, it was straight out harassment. So while I know I would ask the guy to gtfo and wouldn’t want my boyfriend to act like a jealous stallion, Japanese ladies are probably too polite to do that so the assistance was not entirely uncalled for. But it was amusing to watch the men’s internal struggle and what it took for them to flip. I actually really liked the 17 yo Shiitarosu, Tegoshi’s fan. I expected him to lose temper immediately but he was very patient and even asked the staff if he could go over and deal with he situation before calmly explaining the dude he was acting inappropriately.

There was also a second prank. Three of the guys had to undergo a faithfulness trial. A pretty girl, reportedly “a G-cup” asked their numbers while their girlfriends weren’t around. One of them struggled a lot but didn’t give it, one did give it and one didn’t even look at the girl. Idk, Everyone treated this as some sort of ultimate test. The NEWS members cheered very hard in the studio. When the guy did not give his number, I think they applauded way too much for a display of basic human decency. Tegoshi was legit shocked at the guy who had no reaction to the sexy girl and said as a single man, he’d give his number “in a second”. Just stfu already. Please.

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Couple #7 wasn’t too interesting, they did Youtube videos and one of their most popular ones was one where a guy made an apology song to the girl. The 19-year old lady panelist said “If you have the time to made the song, just apologize!” making everyone laugh. The panelists were harsh.

Couple #8 met on a show “Terrace House” and their thing was that they shared everything. They said if there’s just one chair, even if the staff brings them another, she just sits in his lap instead. An idea Tegoshi-san must have taken to heart. She also said she sometimes uses his toothbrush which made Shige and Massu grimace. However, Tegoshi said he would do it. Koyama, when pressed, said he might only do it if he’s drunk.

Couple #9 liked to film their everyday life in detail. The panelists agreed that might be a good idea if their relationship lasts and they have such memories. But only “If”. Shige was like “Our group knows reality too well”. 

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You’d think the questionnaire would be forgotten but Koyama took a little time to grill everyone on their answers. Like, Massu when asked what romantic relationship means to him said “nourishment”. Shige asked if there’s something interesting Tegoshi wrote and it was about a perfect kiss situation “if there’s someone I love, I wanna kiss them all day long, 100 or 1000 times.” Everyone cooed but then Shige was like “WTF was that when you said ‘I’m an advocate for kissing’ at work?! There is no such thing!”