"Newlyweds Welcome!" broadcast tomorrow

The long-running variety show "Shinkonsan Irasshai!" (ABC TV/TV Asahi, Sunday 12:55 PM), hosted by Takashi Fujii and Sakura Inoue, will feature a couple who met as the perpetrator and victim of a traffic accident and ended up getting married.

The accident that led to their first meeting occurred on July 22, 2023, in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture. Satomi, the wife, was driving when she rear-ended her husband Shota's car, which had stopped temporarily at a junction with a main road. Fortunately, there were no serious injuries, but their meeting ended in the worst possible way.

While busy dealing with a traffic accident, Shota got into the passenger seat of Satomi's car, who was confused by this first accident, and they exchanged contact information. He then and there asked her out on a date, saying, "There's a fireworks festival today. Do you want to go see it with me?" Satomi simply felt suspicious, thinking, "I wonder if this guy is weird," but since her personal information had been revealed, she couldn't forcefully refuse, so she replied, "I'll think about it."

After the police had dealt with the situation, Satomi returned home, but when she checked her smartphone after taking a bath that night, she found two calls from the victim, Shota. Worried that her neck had worsened due to the whiplash, Satomi called back.

Afterwards, Satomi's mother asked her, "Is this what fate is like?", and her best friend also said, "If you feel this strongly, you should go!", encouraging her to decide to meet Shota. Then, a week after the accident, when the two went out to eat, Shota again invited her to the fireworks festival. Realizing that "he really wants a girlfriend," Satomi planned a double date to introduce Shota to her best friend. However, on the double date, she noticed Shota's good qualities, such as how he took the initiative at the salad bar and how they shared the same sense of humor. Despite having introduced him to her best friend, Satomi could no longer contain her feelings and took a surprising action. The details of this action will be revealed in the studio.