Kensho Ono & Natsuki Hanae Struggle to Hear Each Other’s Voices... Viewers Burst Out Laughing at the “Perfectly Out of Sync” Silent Reading Performance

“Our Intent Didn’t Get Through, Did It?” Ono and Hanae Take On the Silent Reading Challenge!

Within the show, regular segments such as “Ono & Hanae Perfect Match Challenge” (which tests how far their mutual understanding goes) and “Sugoroku Talk” (where topics are discussed based on the square they land on) were also held. In the “Ono & Hanae Perfect Match Challenge,” the duo’s “voice acting skills (!?)” were put to the test with a Silent Reading Challenge.

The challenge required them to perform a dramatic reading without seeing or hearing each other, reading their lines without overlapping and calculating their timing for the cues. Although they had failed last time, the two seemed strangely confident, saying “It’s easy, though~.” However, the resulting reading of “Urashima Taro,” with lines that overlapped or featured awkward pauses in all the wrong places, turned out to be hilariously out of sync, causing a burst of laughter in the studio.

Viewers also flooded the chat with reactions to their attempt and passionate acting, leaving comments such as “I’m laughing at the overeager timing,” “I love this so much,” and “The turtle’s vibe is just way too much, lol!”

In the end, the challenge was deemed a failure. Nevertheless, Ono and Hanae refused to accept defeat, bantering with the staff by saying things like, “Well, we’re just amateurs. What we did was perfectly timed for success,” and “Our intent didn’t get through, did it?” Once again, their playful exchange had everyone in the studio laughing.

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