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It’s been announced that Asuka Saito will become the new host of Nippon TV’s “Another Sky” (airing Saturdays at 23:00). Her debut episode as host, on October 3, will feature guest Oji Suzuka. While Koji Imada has stayed on as the show’s solo male host, the female co-host slot has traditionally rotated roughly once a year, and Saito — a former member of idol group Nogizaka46 — drew plenty of buzz over the appointment. On 5channel, though, the discussion focused less on the new lineup itself and more on gripes about Imada’s long-running hosting style and sarcastic jabs at the show’s pattern of picking female co-hosts, leaving opinion split.
<Another Sky> Asuka Saito Named New Host: “I was so shocked I ended up laughing a little”
Asuka Saito has been named the new host of “ANOTHER SKY” (Saturdays 11:00-11:30 PM, Nippon TV / also streaming on Hulu). Her debut episode as host, airing Saturday, October 3, will welcome Oji Suzuka as guest.
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What people said
He's not exactly great at drawing people out.
Wakabayashi from the radio side was 30 and seemed like she was actually into him.
If so, that'd put her right in Imada's strike zone, huh?
She just keeps sliding further down, doesn't she.
let's go rough up Chage,
yeah yeah yeah (riffing on the CHAGE and ASKA hit "YAH YAH YAH")
Or is there a fixed term length?
I heard NHK's "The Covers" runs on a 2-year cycle.
LIZA (March 2009 – September 2010)
Jun Hasegawa (October 2010 – September 2012)
Cecil Kishimoto (October 2012 – September 2014)
Miori Takimoto (October 2014 – September 2016)
Ayami Nakajo (October 2016 – March 2019) *Female hosts up to here were for season "I."
Arisa Hirose (April 2019 – March 2021) *Female hosts up to here were for season "II."
Noa Iwamoto (NTV announcer), Natsumi Kawade (NTV announcer) (April – July 2021)
Harumi Sato (August 2021 – October 2021)
Ayami Nakajo (October 2022 – October 2023)
Rikako Yagi (October 2023 – September 2024)
Maika Yamamoto (October 2024 – September 2025)
Mayu Hotta (October 2025 – September 2026)
Seems like a yearly turnover is basically the standard, no?
Feel like he used to be a lot funnier back in the day.
Wonder if she'll be okay with a "carnivore type" (an aggressive pursuer in dating) like Imada.
Asuka's commentary skills were already weak back in her Nogizaka46 days,
plus she's shy around strangers —
question is whether she can actually hold a conversation with a different guest every single week.
Imada seemed like he was having a great time with her too.
Isn't this show basically just the host watching VTR clips most of the time?
Background and Key Points of This Topic
“Another Sky” is a show where Koji Imada has remained the sole male host throughout, while the female co-host role has turned over roughly once a year — and as the list of past hosts posted in the thread shows, the switch from Mayu Hotta follows that established pattern rather than being some abrupt dismissal. The split reaction mainly came down to two things: opinions on Imada’s hosting ability itself, and sarcastic remarks about the apparent pattern of casting female co-hosts with a certain look, often former models — with a fair number of posters also voicing doubts about Saito’s own conversational skills. Without knowing the show’s usual rotation cycle, this casting change can look sudden, but it’s worth keeping in mind that it’s really just part of the annual lineup refresh.
*This article excerpts and summarizes the 5channel (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Nippon TV] “Another Sky”: Asuka Saito Named New Host! “I was so shocked I ended up laughing a little” — New tag-team with Koji Imada starting in October.”
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