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It’s been confirmed that actress Ai Hashimoto (30) will appear live for the Premium Talk segment of NHK’s “Asa-Ichi” on November 6. The segment is set in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture — known as the filming location for NHK’s 2013 morning drama (asadora) “Amachan” — and attention is focused on a “duo reunion” with Jiro Sato, her co-star from that series. On the 5ch “Geinou/Sports Breaking News+” thread, some users said they were hoping for a reunion with Non (Rena Nonen) at this year’s Kohaku Uta Gassen year-end song contest, and others said they wanted to hear the show’s famous theme song again after all this time — but the discussion also veered into separate reporting about Jiro Sato, and reactions were mixed.
Ai Hashimoto to appear live on NHK’s “Asa-Ichi,” airing the 6th — “Duo reunion” at the “Amachan” filming location, and her resolve to live as an actress
11/4 (Wed) 10:28
It’s been confirmed that actress Ai Hashimoto (30) will appear in the Premium Talk segment of NHK’s “Asa-Ichi” (weekdays, 8:15 AM), airing on the 6th.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
The commercial networks will probably follow suit.
It's not that she cozied up — Nonen was the one who invited her.
Kadai's decent-looking enough, so they'll probably be fine, lol
She barely shared any scenes with the lead, and I thought, 'wait, seriously?'
Background and Key Points of This Topic
“Amachan” is an NHK morning drama (asadora) that aired in 2013, co-starring Ai Hashimoto alongside Rena Nonen (Non) and Jiro Sato, with Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture known as its filming location. This appearance on “Asa-Ichi,” 13 years after the broadcast, has been reported alongside speculation about an appearance at the year-end Kohaku Uta Gassen song contest, and that context was a notable focus of anticipation within the thread. At the same time, the same thread was heavily mixed with comments about separate reporting on Jiro Sato (concerning differing responses from Fuji TV and NHK), which expanded the discussion beyond the Asa-Ichi appearance itself. It’s publicly known that there was a period when Rena Nonen’s activities were restricted due to a dispute with her talent agency, but the thread offers no material that would allow a definitive assessment of Ai Hashimoto’s own conduct.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports Breaking News+) thread “[TV] Ai Hashimoto to appear live on NHK’s “Asa-Ichi,” airing the 6th — “Duo reunion” at the “Amachan” filming location, and her resolve to live as an actress.”
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