It's Like a Reality Dating Show!? Nobuhiko Okamoto & Shugo Nakamura's "Zero Distance Talk" Has Viewers Saying "I Want to Watch This Duo Forever"

On March 8th (Saturday) from 10:00 PM to 11:30 PM, the show "Say You To Yo Asobi Saturday【Nobuhiko Okamoto × Shugo Nakamura】#36" aired on ABEMA's "Anime LIVE Channel."

In episode #36, Okamoto and Nakamura appeared closely seated on a sofa, illuminated by pink lighting. Okamoto jokingly remarked, "What is this, a reality dating show?" In this broadcast, with only three episodes left for the year, the two, who have grown closer over the past year, engaged in a 'zero distance talk' on a love sofa, without any script or storyline.

■Nobuhiko Okamoto & Shugo Nakamura in "Zero Distance"

At the beginning of the program, Okamoto shared behind-the-scenes stories from his first live tour in three years, "Love Culture." He mentioned receiving drinks from Nakamura and homemade soba noodles from the program staff, which charged him up with the "Yoasobi Team's" energy for the performance. The staff who attended the live praised it, saying, "It was amazing, the production. It felt like a lucky chance to see a bit of a play."

Furthermore, in the studio, they talked about fan services during the performance. Okamoto said, "During the encore, I try to become a fan service machine gun..." to which Nakamura quipped, "Don't say 'fan service machine gun' like it's a normal term..."

Okamoto revealed, "When they called for an encore, I ran up to the third floor and performed one song on each floor. This time, bringing fans (uchiwa) was allowed, so I made a rule to do everything written on the fans, which resulted in fan service like a machine gun." For example, requests like "Slash!" or "1+1=?" and even "Make rock-paper-scissors a tie" were made.

When Nakamura asked, "Do you ever ignore the content on the fans?" Okamoto confessed, "I'm really sorry, but the only thing I couldn't do was a shogi puzzle. It takes a minute to think about it during the song, so that was impossible." Nakamura burst into laughter and commented, "That's really funny. Thinking about a shogi puzzle while remembering the lyrics."

Okamoto further disclosed, "I did the IQ pose and 'I'm the boss!' as well. There were many requests for poses and gags born in 'Seiyuu to Yoasobi Do,'" to which Nakamura remarked, "You can ignore those the most."

Additionally, Okamoto said, "I did it for Koji Koji (program staff) too, since I could see them from the third floor," leading to a shocking revelation from the staff. "From behind, someone tapped me and said, 'You hold this fan,' and handed it to me," which surprised Nakamura, who reacted, "Do fans like that exist? Like parents handing it to their children?"

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