Daisuke Namikawa and Taku Yashiro Work Hard to Deliver "Pleasant Sounds" to the Audience! What Does "Feeling Like Earwax Has Been Stuck for Over 10 Years" Mean?

On September 10, 2025 (Wednesday) at 10 PM, ABEMA's "Anime LIVE Channel" broadcasted episode #17 of 'Say You To Yo Asobi Wednesday'. This time, a project titled "Let's Find Pleasant Sounds with Dummy Head Microphones" was conducted. While dummy heads are usually used in segments for reflection, this episode had Daisuke Namikawa and Taku Yashiro attempt to create various soothing sounds for the audience.

The studio was equipped with numerous items selected by the staff for the dummy head, starting with the classic ASMR using "cotton swabs". Namikawa and Yashiro were perplexed, asking "Classic!?", as Yashiro experienced using a cotton swab to clean the dummy head’s ears. To the rustling sounds heard through headphones, Namikawa, who was listening, commented, "This... might be a bit unpleasant... it feels like earwax has been stuck for over 10 years," and added, "You know, can I say something? The pleasure comes from removing earwax. This never gets removed." He struggled, and when Yashiro applied too much force, causing a loud noise, Namikawa quipped, "You just broke my eardrum like three times, man!"

Next, Yashiro took on the listening role, with Namikawa handling the ear cleaning. Yashiro remarked, "It wasn't that unpleasant. Maybe Namikawa-san is skilled," and they both evaluated using three cards: "Pleasant", "Unpleasant", and "Subtle". When Namikawa raised the "Pleasant" card, Yashiro was surprised, saying "Huh?", to which Namikawa explained, "Looking back, in reality, you can't do such intense cleaning. If you can do it this intensely without pain or danger, it might be pleasant." Meanwhile, Yashiro honestly evaluated, "I didn't feel like I wanted to listen to it forever."