Minami Minegishi

Everybody has theories that they personally cling blindly to regardless of proof or scientific validity. In this entertaining information program, a host of celebrities present their cases for pet theories to studio guests by any means be it academic argument or laughably “out there” logic. Can their theories gain acceptance? Or will they be discarded as pop science that only adds confusion to the world? Find out through exhaustive examination including on-location experiments!

AKBINGO! is a long-running variety show featuring Japanese idol group AKB48. Its opening theme song was the AKB48 single "Aitakatta" until 2016, when it was changed to an instrumental jingle. In each episode, members from AKB48, and sometimes its sister groups, participate in a series of games and activities. The show was hosted by owarai comedy duo Bad Boys, Omizo Kiyoto and Sata Masaki, until they were replaced by Woman Rush Hour, Muramoto Daisuke & Nakagawa Paradise, in July 2016. The show aired on "late night" Wednesdays until it was moved to "late night" Tuesdays in April 2013.

They're comedians starring in a thrilling drama, but if their jokes don't land in the unscripted scenes, they're off the show. Let the mayhem begin!

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A devoted caregiver, Reiko, seeks revenge by undergoing plastic surgery to disguise herself as a young mother and infiltrate a group of moms to expose and destroy those responsible for her daughter's death.

Fourteen men and women searching for love gather on two unconnected islands — men stay on the Blue island while women reside on the Pink one. Once a day, when the 'shuffle time' comes, members of each island can select one from the other island to be exchanged. That's the only way a person can move to the other island. But it also means that some are at risk of not seeing the one they fell in love with again.

Everybody has theories that they personally cling blindly to regardless of proof or scientific validity. In this entertaining information program, a host of celebrities present their cases for pet theories to studio guests by any means be it academic argument or laughably “out there” logic. Can their theories gain acceptance? Or will they be discarded as pop science that only adds confusion to the world? Find out through exhaustive examination including on-location experiments!

AKBINGO! is a long-running variety show featuring Japanese idol group AKB48. Its opening theme song was the AKB48 single "Aitakatta" until 2016, when it was changed to an instrumental jingle. In each episode, members from AKB48, and sometimes its sister groups, participate in a series of games and activities. The show was hosted by owarai comedy duo Bad Boys, Omizo Kiyoto and Sata Masaki, until they were replaced by Woman Rush Hour, Muramoto Daisuke & Nakagawa Paradise, in July 2016. The show aired on "late night" Wednesdays until it was moved to "late night" Tuesdays in April 2013.

They're comedians starring in a thrilling drama, but if their jokes don't land in the unscripted scenes, they're off the show. Let the mayhem begin!

No synopsis available yet.

A devoted caregiver, Reiko, seeks revenge by undergoing plastic surgery to disguise herself as a young mother and infiltrate a group of moms to expose and destroy those responsible for her daughter's death.

Fourteen men and women searching for love gather on two unconnected islands — men stay on the Blue island while women reside on the Pink one. Once a day, when the 'shuffle time' comes, members of each island can select one from the other island to be exchanged. That's the only way a person can move to the other island. But it also means that some are at risk of not seeing the one they fell in love with again.

AKB48 Drama split in 3 parts for each team Team A story: Kawakami Fukaba is the only remaining member of the Broadcasting Club. While she was cleaning the clubroom, she encountered a strange cassette player that connects her to another member of the club 8 years earlier. Team K story: Miho is annoyed at her younger sister Tsubasa, who is trying to make her participate in a piano competition. Unknown to Miho, Tsubasa is hiding something from her. Team B story: Asuka keeps a blog titled "Tsuki ga nai Sora" (Moonless Sky), where she writes about all her problems. The only person who comments on the blog is called Spaceboy (6B6), and seems to know more about Asuka than anyone in her class.

Noda Ryusuke is a popular scriptwriter specialising in stories about the perfect married couple but is shocked when his wife of 23 years suddenly wants to get a divorce.

The successor to the legendary weekly AKB48 variety show AKBINGO! is here! The famous NTV idol show producer Mouri Shinobu is leaving, but the new staff and MCs are ready to bring excitement and fresh ideas and help the current AKB48 members shine again.

Mendol is the story of three girls named Asahi, Nami, and Hinata, aspiring idols who have repeatedly failed in their auditions. One day, they witness a serious crime, and they are forced to flee from the culprits. Fortunately, they are saved by a producer who is willing to let them debut, but they have to hide their true identities and dress up as boys instead.

A late night variety show featuring 15 college students. The show is a 2 hour live broadcast every Friday midnight.

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Hiroyuki Ariyoshi is President of the AKB Republic. To entertain the supreme leader, AKB members present various projects and video segments at the presidential residence. Will they be able to satisfy President Ariyoshi...?