Nippon TV announces ‘Waratte Koraete!’ special collaboration

Nippon TV will broadcast a three-hour special of the variety program ‘1-oku nin no Dai Shitsumon!? Waratte Koraete!’ on September 26. The episode features a collaboration with the new Saturday drama ‘Ore-tachi Hakone Ekiden.’

Studio guests include Takahisa Yamashita and Toranosuke Kobayashi. The special includes several segments: Sari Ito travels to Nasukarasuyama in Tochigi Prefecture to explore local culture and cuisine; NEWS member Takahisa Masuda and the comedy duo Cotton participate in the ‘Michi-no-Eki Ekiden’ segment, traveling through Ishikawa and Gifu Prefectures to identify top-selling local products; and a long-term project titled ‘Nihon Retto Jukusei no Tabi’ features interviews in Kyoto designed to be revisited one year later.

The program also features an interview with Jun Ikeido, the author of the drama, to discuss his creative process.