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Actress Aoi Yu (41) made her first-ever appearance on TBS’s “Lovit!” on September 11, but in an unusual turn of events, she “left” the show just 5 minutes after it began. According to Nikkan Sports, co-star Matsuyama Kentaro explained the reason behind it. Since Aoi has rarely appeared on variety shows since getting married, her first appearance alone was already generating buzz. On 5ch, threads buzzed with speculation over why she left — “maybe a family trip,” “maybe an urgent work matter came up” — and the discussion even spun off into talk about the show’s production setup and typical appearance fees.
Nikkan Sports
[September 11, 2026, 9:52 AM]
Actress Aoi Yu (41) appeared live on TBS’s “Lovit!” (weekdays, 8:00 AM) on the 11th. It marked her first appearance on the show, but in an unusual turn of events, she “left” just 5 minutes after it started.
Source: nikkansports.com / Original article here
What people said
Tokoro George's a free spirit like that — he co-starred with Beat Takeshi on shows like 'Sekai Marumie!' and 'Dracula,' while at the very same time hosting 'Sekai Tondemo History' in the timeslot going head-to-head with 'Genki TV.'"
Ah, so you mean she couldn't make it in time for a train or a flight or something?"
They aired 'Lord Tate and his entourage's Disney location shoot' four weeks straight though."
Probably a punishment game (a comedy segment where someone's forced to do something embarrassing), right?"
But announcing "he's off today" without giving a reason makes you wonder if something sudden came up, doesn't it?
Either way, hope it's nothing serious.
"She had some business to attend to."
That's supposed to be the explanation?
Sounds like a toddler wrote this armchair piece (a "kotatsu article" — one slapped together from home with zero real reporting)."
They've truly run out of material.
Do people really go this far out of their way just because it's "a daily show in an overlapping timeslot"?
If it were a family trip or something, sure, that'd make sense though.
but once you add in the fees from all the magazine and TV promo appearances,
it adds up to a pretty huge amount.
And if you're the lead, a CM deal is basically guaranteed after the drama wraps.
Add it all up, and starring in one drama locks in about 100 million yen over three months.
Though who knows how much of that actually ends up in her own pocket."
Background and Talking Points
Since getting married, Aoi Yu has rarely appeared on variety shows, so her first-ever appearance on “Lovit!” was already generating buzz on its own. This time, the unusual development was her leaving just 5 minutes after the segment started; reports say co-star Matsuyama Kentaro explained the reason on the show’s behalf, though the excerpt from the source article doesn’t include the specific details of that explanation. On the thread, baseless speculation flew around about the reason for her departure — “family trip,” “next job,” and so on — but it’s worth noting that none of it has been confirmed by reporting. There were also several posts confusing Aoi Yu with an adult-video actress or with “Sora Aoi,” showing how easily people mix up performers who share a name or a similar stage name online. The fact that the discussion drifted into talk of production costs and typical appearance fees also shows stronger interest in tangential details than in the main story itself.
※This article is compiled as an excerpt/summary of the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[6ch] Aoi Yu’s long-awaited ‘Lovit!’ appearance ends in bizarre 5-minute “walkout,” co-star Matsuken explains why.”
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