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Prime Video series ‘Can You Call 100 Friends?’ Season 2

Overview

The Prime Video reality series ‘Can You Call 100 Friends?’ has entered its second season with significant changes to its format and production scale.

Initial promotional details revealed that the rules have evolved from the first season. Rather than simply inviting the highest number of friends, participants must now form teams based on the ability of their invited friends to perform in games and earn points. This shift is intended to create psychological conflict by introducing a hierarchy of usefulness among the players’ social circles.

As the season progressed, game masters Toshio Shitara and Bakurhythm noted that the production has increased in scale, utilizing larger sets and higher costs to emulate the style of 1980s variety programming. The season features a diverse cast, including Takahisa Masuda, Becky, and Shinobu Hasegawa, alongside various elite athletes.

Entities

Becky · Prime Video · Toshio Shitara · Marika Matsumoto · Osamu Shitara

Timeline

  1. 12 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Marika Matsumoto and Prime Video's 'Can You Call 100 Friends?' Season 2

    Actress Marika Matsumoto shared a viral story of meeting a fan on a plane, while hosts of Prime Video's ‘Can You Call 100 Friends? Season 2’ discuss the show's massive production scale.

  2. 24 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Prime Original ‘Can You Call 100 Friends?’ Season 2 reveals new rules

    Interview footage for the second season of the Prime Original reality show ‘Can You Call 100 Friends?’ reveals new rules and high-stakes competition for a 100 million yen prize.

Sources

news.mynavi.jp · smart-flash.jp