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The story
Yoiko’s Hamaguchi Yu and talent Minami Akina, a married couple, will launch their first joint show since tying the knot, “Hamaguchi ♡ Akkiina’s Outing Time,” airing late night on ABC starting October 16. Set to air once a month, it’s a location show that lets viewers feel like they’re tagging along on the couple’s dates to various spots. On 5ch, discussion focused less on the show’s content and more on Hamaguchi’s personal image and how his celebrity career has shifted in recent years, with a mix of praise and criticism over his past dating history and how close the couple seems.
Mon, Sep 28, 5:00 PM
“Hamaguchi ♡ Akkiina’s Outing Time” (ABC), the first joint show for Yoiko’s Hamaguchi and his wife Minami Akina, kicks off late night on Friday, October 16.
“Hamaguchi ♡ Akkiina’s Outing Time” is a location show built around the theme of “couple time,” with Hamaguchi and Minami visiting various spots so viewers can enjoy it like they’re watching the two on a date up close. It’s scheduled to air late night on the third Friday of every month.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Arino always seemed high-strung, so the negative energy got directed at him. Once he wasn't around, Hamaguchi's true colors showed.
I never got that — apparently he's super attentive with women and popular with them, which doesn't square with any of this.
Shoji & Mikitty's version would sell better
Ota & Kondo Chihiro's version would sell better
(all other celebrity couples floated as better casting)
"Whatever you do, never scold a woman. Don't criticize, don't push back. Whatever she says, just nod along and smile and accept it. That's all it takes to be popular. Easy, right?"
Ishida Jun'ichi's famous line is better — all you need to say in conversation is 'uh-huh,' 'and then?,' and 'really?!' Just those three.
Easier said than done though.
Oh, so they don't have kids.
Wait, don't they already have kids?
Only Hamaguchi left the talent agency, the duo itself is still going, isn't it?
https://youtube.com/channel/UCGD5wXHf1DOfugEQ8SJK7Rw
That's probably what caused the rift between them.
Hamaguchi wants to put in long hours on set.
Arino wanted to wrap things up early because of his other work, like "Section Chief Arino" (his Game Center CX persona) and jobs up in Hokkaido.
Background and Talking Points
Hamaguchi Yu left Shochiku Entertainment, his longtime talent agency, in 2022, but Yoiko itself never disbanded and his double act with Arino is still ongoing. This new show is a location project following the couple’s everyday dates, and the thread showed little interest in the show’s actual content, instead gravitating toward opinions on Hamaguchi as a person and how his career has evolved. There’s been little official detail on the circumstances of his agency departure, so claims circulating in the thread — like the idea he was let go over workplace harassment — remain unconfirmed hearsay and shouldn’t be treated as established fact. Comments about his married life with Minami and whether they have children also contradicted each other, so that unverified information has been left out of this writeup.
*This article is compiled and summarized from excerpts of the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “[ABC] Yoiko’s Hamaguchi & Minami Akina’s First Married-Couple Show “Hamaguchi ♡ Akkiina’s Outing Time” Starts in October.”
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