"‘Pure-type Big Sister’ Tsubasa Yonaga and ‘Neat-type Gal’ Reiji Kawashima’s Serious Crossdressing Leaves Tomoko Kaneda Declaring Defeat!?"

■Legendary Showdown Has the Studio Bursting with Laughter!

During the August 10 (Sunday) live broadcast, a contest was held between Serizawa, Kaneda (who had spent a week learning “cuteness” from Serizawa), and guests Yonaga and Kawashima to determine who was the cutest. Yonaga and Kawashima both appeared in crossdressing outfits. First, Kawashima, dressed as a “neat-type gal,” confidently explained, “It took me three hours to coordinate this look so my masculine bone structure wouldn’t show.” Kaneda candidly responded, “Don’t surpass the real me! You actually have more girl power than I do, and it’s seriously depressing me.”

Next, Yonaga appeared in the style of a “pure-type big sister,” and the female cast members were impressed by the result, saying, “Your skin looks amazing!” and “When you walked into the meeting earlier, we honestly didn’t know who you were.” Comments from viewers poured in such as, “Genuinely cute,” “No sense of discomfort at all,” and “My brain is breaking, lol,” as the show continued.

The “Who’s No. 1? Cute Battle!” then kicked off. Participants were challenged to respond to prompts with the cutest reaction, and the “No. 1 cutest” would be decided by viewer votes.

The first prompt was “A cute way to apologize if you’re 30 minutes late to a meeting.” Kawashima responded in a gentle tone, “You had 30 minutes free, right? Then how about we add an extra hour to ‘Yo Asobi’?” prompting the others to joke, “What kind of partner are you talking to?” and “Did you get specially requested for this?”

Later, Kaneda entertained with her unique world by saying, “I’ll make a funny face every time we hit a multiple of three,” causing laughter. Yonaga played the role of a cunning girlfriend in a dramatized scenario: “I was so nervous I couldn’t sleep and overslept. I ran here and got a blister on my foot… so I came barefoot. Will you forgive me?”

Serizawa decided to compete head-on with her “overwhelming cuteness.” She said, “Honestly, I won’t say ‘I’m sorry.’ Instead, look at today’s one-and-only super cute Yu. See, you’re not really angry anymore, right?” Just as she tried to deliver her final punchline, “Let’s go on a date?” a video glitch occurred. With her punchline interrupted, Serizawa acted resentful, making the whole studio laugh. The comment section exploded with remarks like, “The God of variety has descended,” “Seriko going wild, lol,” and “Seriko possessed by the god of laughter, lol.”

Further challenges included “The cutest way to eat a karinto snack” and “A cute reaction when getting zapped by an electric shock chair,” to which all four gave their all. During the “Electric Shock Chair” challenge, all four took turns collapsing in the studio, keeping the set lively and energized.

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