Reborn Japan for entertainment

Chapter 348 SMAPXSMAP
October 2007, 10, 29:9 pm.

Tokyo, Minato Ward.

Fuji TV headquarters building.

Sitting in the lounge arranged for him and Yui Aragaki by the "SMAPXSMAP" program group, Kiyoshi Sakamoto waited a little bored for Yui Aragaki's arrival.

Because Yui Aragaki still has an interview for a fashion magazine, which has not been completed yet, and he will come back later, so Kiyoshi Sakamoto can only sit alone in the empty lounge.

He came here to fulfill his promise this time.

Three days ago, after receiving a call from Takuya Kimura, Kiyoshi Sakamoto also agreed to the invitation to star in "SMAPXSMAP" after asking his boss, Naoki Kitagawa's opinion.

After negotiation, it was finally confirmed that he will star in "SMAPXSMAP" with Yui Aragaki.

It may be because the appearance of this time was decided in a hurry, so this issue of "SMAPXSMAP" was changed to a live broadcast.

However, for Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who often broadcasts live broadcasts, the live broadcasts are all floating clouds. . .

Kiyoshi Sakamoto came to "SMAPXSMAP" this time with two purposes.

One, of course, is to promote the show, to promote another movie he is about to release on November 11rd.

"Love Space"!
The other purpose is to accept the olive branch thrown by Johnny, and to play "Johnny and Sony are very friendly" with them in front of the public.

It is also to announce to the world that I, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, and Johnny are very friends.

However, at this time, Sakamoto Kiyoshi was bored and picked up the gossip magazine in the lounge, flipping through the recent gossip.

And when he saw a gossip about SMAP, the information he knew about the national group and the upcoming "SMAPXSMAP" began to emerge in his mind.

SMAP, a male idol group formed for 19 years and debuted for 16 years, is well-known in Japan and widely loved by the public.

The four members of SMAP have been active in various fields such as Japanese movies, TV dramas, and variety shows. Especially in the field of variety shows, SMAP is considered to have created a precedent for idol variety shows.

And speaking of their most representative variety show, it must be "SMAPXSMAP".

"SMAPXSMAP", this is a national variety show co-produced by Japan's Fuji TV and Kansai TV, hosted by the national idol group SMAP, and broadcast on Monday's prime time.

As the trump card program of Fuji TV, the ratings of "SMAPXSMAP" have remained high for many years, and the highest ratings once reached 34.2%.

Unlike other Japanese variety shows that often undergo substantial structural adjustments, "SMAPXSMAP", which has been on the air for many years, has hardly changed compared to 1996. It mainly consists of Bistro cooking battles, various types of short drama performances, and songs. performances and other competitive games.

Bistro cuisine is the most classic and iconic part of the show, hosted by Masahiro Nakai, the captain of SMAP. As the "restaurant manager", Nakai first welcomes the guests and then asks them what dishes they want to taste.

The remaining 4 members are divided into two teams, and the cooking is completed according to the ordering requirements of the program guests.

During the cooking process, they will also conduct various interesting conversations and interactions according to the characteristics of the guests. After the cooking is completed, the guests who ordered will give tasting comments.

When the guest said "delicious", Katori Shingo will dress up as an image related to the guest and appear in every corner of the studio unexpectedly.

After the guests have tasted the food, the winner of the dish is selected, and the members of the winning team can get a kiss from the female guest and a gift from the male guest.

Although the main content of the Bristo session is still in the interviews and interactions with the guests, after years of cooking training, the dishes made by SMAP are so exquisite that people think it is a professional food show.

The guests who can participate in the Bristo session to order are all big-name celebrities or popular figures, even international superstars like Beckham or political figures like Abe.

In addition, many popular TV dramas and film crews use "SMAPXSMAP" as the first choice for their announcement.

And this time, the session that Kiyoshi Sakamoto and Yui Aragaki participated in was the Bistro cooking session.

This is Kiyoshi Sakamoto's first time on "SMAPXSMAP".

Of course, it was also Yui Aragaki's first time.

Although the two of them appeared on "SMAPXSMAP" to promote "Love in the Sky".

But, in fact, in terms of status and popularity, with the current Yui Aragaki, it is impossible to be on a program like "SMAPXSMAP".

However, thanks to the existence of Kiyoshi Sakamoto, Yui Aragaki also appeared on the stage of "SMAPXSMAP" for the first time.

This is nearly two years earlier than the original history when Yui Aragaki appeared on "SMAPXSMAP" for the first time.

Therefore, for this opportunity to enhance the artist's reputation and popularity, Yui Aragaki's agency, LesPros, immediately nodded and agreed to this performance, and also proposed that it is okay even if there is no performance fee.

This shows how important this appearance is for Yui Aragaki, a new-generation actress who is on the rise.

And Yui Aragaki was very happy that she could star in "SMAPXSMAP" with Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

She doesn't care about herself, whether she can get any benefits from this "SMAPXSMAP", she just thinks that it is a very pleasant thing to be able to be on the show with Sakamoto Kiyoshi.

. . .

When Kiyoshi Sakamoto finished flipping through all the magazines in his hands, Yui Aragaki, who finished the magazine interview, arrived at the lounge.

"Yo!" Looking at Yui Aragaki who walked into the lounge, Kiyoshi Sakamoto sat on the sofa, raised his hand, and greeted casually.

The moment he saw Kiyoshi Sakamoto, Yui Aragaki's eyes immediately became bright and sparkling.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto looked at the tired-looking Yui Aragaki, unscrewed the cap of a bottle of water on the table, handed it directly to Yui Aragaki, and said, "No, let's drink some water first."

After receiving the water, he took a sip and took a deep breath before Yui Aragaki spoke.

"Huh! Finally alive!"

"Haha, what, can't you drink water for magazine interviews?" Looking at the cute giant loli, Kiyoshi Sakamoto also asked with a smile.

"Well, for an hour, I didn't drink a drop of water, I was almost dying of thirst..."

Seeing Yui Aragaki, who was complaining about the inhumanity of the magazine interview just now, with an expression of indignation, Kiyoshi Sakamoto continued to look at her with gentle eyes.

"Then why did you just drink so little?" Kiyoshi Sakamoto asked curiously, pointing at the water bottle in Yui Aragaki's hand.

"Well, I heard that this "SMAPXSMAP" is a live broadcast, so in order not to go to the toilet halfway, I can only drink a little less water..." Aragaki Yui tilted his head and explained a little shyly.

But hearing Yui Aragaki's seemingly reasonable logic, Kiyoshi Sakamoto laughed out loud.

"Hahaha, Kara-chan, you are really... so cute!"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

The sudden laughter and the subsequent compliments made Yui Aragaki stunned. She could only look at Sakamoto Kiyoshi cutely, trying to find the answer from his face.

"You said it yourself. This time "SMAPXSMAP" is broadcast live. Then, do you know how long the Bistro cooking session we participated in will actually be broadcast?" Kiyoshi Sakamoto asked with a smile road.

"Uh... this... half an hour?" Yui Aragaki thought for a while in her little head before tentatively replying.

"BINGO! To be precise, it's only 25 minutes." Kiyoshi Sakamoto raised a finger, "That is to say, even if you drink water now, you don't necessarily need to go to the toilet during the short live broadcast. . .”

"and..."

Kiyoshi Sakamoto pretended to be a famous detective when he solved the case, explaining to Yui Aragaki why he laughed.

However, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was already addicted to playing the famous detective game, did not notice that Yui Aragaki, who was sitting next to him, had a face that was cute from the beginning, and slowly turned into a black line, and finally, almost You could see a faint murderous look on her face.

"That..." At this moment, Yui Aragaki's gentle voice interrupted Kiyoshi Sakamoto's beating behavior.

"Eh? What?"

Kiyoshi Sakamoto stopped the rhythm of continuing to "death", turned his head, and looked at Yui Aragaki.

However, he sees a smiling face that scares him, the famous "gakki smile"!
At this moment, he suddenly felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

"Murderous!"

Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was about to escape from the sofa, was caught by the collar of Yui Aragaki before he got up, and pulled him back.

Hugging Sakamoto Kiyoshi's head with both hands, Aragaki Yui put his thumb on Sakamoto Kiyoshi's face, and started a random kneading attack!

Next, that familiar scene was staged again!

The role of the victim is completely the same as that of the perpetrator.

The only difference is that the place where Kiyoshi Sakamoto was ravaged by Yui Aragaki was changed from Kiyoshi Sakamoto's home to the lounge of Fuji TV.

Just changed the location. . .

"Ah! It hurts!"

"Don't, don't! I know I was wrong!"

In the lounge, there was a terrible cry. . .

Fortunately, the sound insulation effect of the lounge is good. Otherwise, people outside would not know what kind of tragic things happened inside if they heard it. . .

. . .

When Kiyoshi Sakamoto, with a forced smile on his face after being ravaged, visited SMAP with Yui Aragaki, the live broadcast of "SMAPXSMAP" officially started at 10 o'clock in the evening!
Walking into the studio set up as a restaurant with Yui Aragaki, the one who greeted him was Masahiro Nakai, the captain of the national sky group SMAP.

"Welcome!" Masahiro Nakai, who was dressed as a restaurant manager, greeted the two of them.

"Good evening!" The two guests bowed slightly.

"Good evening, what is the name of the guest?"

"Sakamoto Kiyoshi!"

"Yui Aragaki!"

"Okay, please take your seats."

Under the brief program flow, Kiyoshi Sakamoto and Yui Aragaki sat down.

After taking his seat, Nakai Masahiro also started hosting. . .

(End of this chapter)