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On the October 4 broadcast of TBS’s “Sunday’s Hatsumimigaku,” singer Kaori Mochida revealed that her friend of 20 years, actress Haruka Ayase, rode off into the night on a LUUP electric scooter and “just zipped away.” On 5ch threads, posters expressed surprise that an actress would ride this kind of vehicle at all, along with worries about falls or drunk driving, while other comments pointed out the regional gap — that LUUP is concentrated in urban areas and still hasn’t spread to the countryside. Plenty of comments also praised Ayase’s acting skills.
Haruka Ayase vanishes into the night on a LUUP — close friend Kaori Mochida reveals: “She just zipped away” – Entertainment: Nikkan Sports
October 5, 2026, 12:19 PM
Actress Haruka Ayase (41) appeared on the October 4 broadcast of TBS’s “Sunday’s Hatsumimigaku” (Sundays at 10 PM). Singer Kaori Mochida, a friend of 20 years, sent in a comment revealing she was surprised by Ayase’s behavior.
Source: nikkansports.com / Original article here
What people said
*Related thread
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(Totally made that up, by the way.)
What a coincidence.
Wish I could've seen that too.
Whoa, that's wild.
Kind of like Mito-chan (NTV announcer Yuka Mito) a while back.
I just can't stand the fake-airhead act.
Me, I've still got Yuriko Yoshitaka though.
You don't have anybody.
Riding a LUUP is basically an antisocial act.
Someone should report her to the sponsors.
These things tip over easily, so if she fell and broke a bone and had to bail on work, that'd be a real mess.
Guess Ayase and Mochida have stayed close this whole time.
Wonder how people even get around there.
In the countryside people drive even to a convenience store 5 minutes away, so…
So before LUUP existed, did people just not go anywhere?
In the countryside it's Hello Cycling (a rival bike-share service) instead.
Makes sense — two slightly quirky people hitting it off.
She was this close to getting an earful for being unprofessional.
How should I put it… she's not tiring to watch. Lately a lot of actors wear you out.
She looks good too, but her features aren't too in-your-face, so she doesn't feel out of place in all kinds of roles.
I've never once seen anyone actually riding one.
Come move to Tokyo and see for yourself.
They're everywhere.
Where, though?
Doesn't your place not even have LUUP by the station?
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
LUUP is an electric-scooter sharing service classified as a “specified small motorized bicycle” under a 2023 legal revision — riders 16 and older don’t need a driver’s license, and helmets are only recommended, not required, which is the backdrop for the thread’s “is it really okay to ride this?” reactions. Service locations are concentrated in major metro areas like Tokyo and Osaka, so the comments noting it’s rarely seen in the countryside aren’t a joke — they reflect the service’s actual rollout. That said, the worries about falls or drunk driving go beyond what the show itself reported and should be read as speculation, not confirmed fact.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[TV] Haruka Ayase vanishes into the night on a LUUP — close friend Kaori Mochida reveals: “She just zipped away”.”
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