Chiaki Kobayashi’s “Favorite Fruit Trial” Opens! Who Wins the “Battle of Sweetness Descriptions” and “Melon-Holding Gestures”?

On August 25, 2025, at 9:00 p.m., episode #16 of “Say You To Yo Asobi Monday” was broadcast on the Anime LIVE Channel via ABEMA. This episode featured the “Chiaki Kobayashi Birthday Special” and was sparked by a comment from Chiaki Kobayashi himself, resulting in the “Chiaki Kobayashi! Favorite Fruit Trial.” Other segments included the “Sunglasses Synchro Challenge!” where the hosts attempted to spontaneously select the same pair of sunglasses without consulting each other. The structure of the show highlighted the playful interplay and humor between the two hosts.

■“Chiaki Kobayashi! Favorite Fruit Trial” Opens!

In the first half of the episode, the “Chiaki Kobayashi! Favorite Fruit Trial” was held, fueled by a statement Chiaki Kobayashi made in the previous “Chiaki Kobayashi Birthday Special,” in which he declared, “My favorite fruit is melon.” Kobayashi asserted, “I absolutely can’t give this up today. If I eat it, it will be the highlight of the show!” Hiroki Yasumoto countered with his own assertion, saying, “This special episode only happens once a year for me, too!” To which Kobayashi promptly replied, “That’s true for everyone!”

In the “Battle of Sweetness Descriptions,” Kobayashi elegantly described his feelings as “the juiciness spreading throughout your mouth,” while Yasumoto, accompanying his words with gestures, claimed “a sweetness so intense it makes my whole body tremble.” For the “Melon-Holding Gesture Battle,” Kobayashi demonstrated a pose carefully cradling the melon with both hands, whereas Yasumoto boldly lifted it with one hand. After judgment by the staff member serving as the presiding judge, Kobayashi emerged victorious and enjoyed his much-anticipated melon. Savoring the taste, he exclaimed, “This is the flavor I love the most!” Yasumoto accepted the outcome, saying, “I’m totally defeated today.”