The two-hour special of the talk variety show "Ueda to onna ga hoeru yoru" (Nippon TV, 9 p.m.), which will air on April 2nd, is titled "Women of the West vs. Women of the East," and will pit women against each other in an "Omae" debate over whether they find it unpleasant or endearing to be called "Omae" by others.
On this day, freelance announcer Yumiko Udo appeared on the stage for the first time in her life. Udo, who grew up in Osaka, explained her opinion that "in Kansai, if you don't make an effort to be funny, your ranking will steadily drop" and "Kanto people don't laugh at failure."
Yokoyama Yu of "SUPER EIGHT" revealed his feelings at the time of their debut, saying, "Our song titles were like 'Obachan ROCK'. Even on music shows we were made to wear leopard print outfits with strong shoulder pads, and we were given an image of Kansai without our consent. I thought 'Arashi are so cool' (laughs)."
Other guests appearing include IMALU, Kawada Hiromi, comedy duo "High Heels," Fujita Nicole, Sayuri Matsumura, and Murakami Kanako.
