Mariya Nagao, a former member of the idol group "AKB48," will appear on Abema's romance reality show "Love Power Kingdom 2." Nagao will talk about the communication techniques that made her idol senior, Miho Miyazaki, say, "Without exaggeration, she's the most popular in Japan!"
Nagao-san showed his conscientious attitude on set, always standing up and looking straight into the eyes of all the staff members when greeting them. "I'm always natural, so there's nothing in particular that I need to do," he said, revealing that he doesn't have any particular communication techniques to be popular with the ladies.
On the other hand, she revealed, "As for tips, when I want to say something that I absolutely want to impress the opposite sex, I make sure to pause, then look them in the eye and speak slowly and clearly."
When asked about the most memorable past relationship, she recalled, "I was dumped only once in my life." "At that time, I learned that even if I was having fun, the other person might not be having the same fun. I was completely inconsiderate and made them feel bad, so I reflected on that and since then, I've become more considerate and careful about what the people I date say and what they think."
Regarding the show, she said, "It was the hardest job I've ever had in my life. It may have been even tougher and more difficult than the general election when I was in AKB48 (laughs). But that's exactly why I think the drama that this show creates is its greatest attraction, so I hope you'll watch it with excitement and anticipation."
The "Love Power Kingdom" series is a romance reality show in which 16 handsome men and women who consider themselves popular and live "extremely popular" lives engage in high-class man-woman tactics to determine the most popular man and woman. The first episode will be released on February 11th at 10 PM.
The male participants were Kota (Iwaki Kota, 33 years old), Taiju (Shiratori Daiju, 29 years old), Taisei (Riku Taisei, 25 years old), Takashi (Sakaguchi Takashi, 35 years old), Naoki (Oguro Naoki, 28 years old), Yuki (Tanaka Yuki, 30 years old), Yuto (Oku Yuto, 28 years old), and Yukito (Harada Yukikana, 21 years old).
The female participants were Kano (Takahashi Kano, 24 years old), Seina (Seina, 23 years old), Noriko (Nishiyama Noriko, 25 years old), Hazuki (Kimura Hazuki, 25 years old), Mariya (Nagao Mariya, 31 years old), Moe (Kawase Moe, 32 years old), Yume (Hayashi Yume, 30 years old), and Rumi (27 years old).
