Haru Katsumata of the idol group "Sakurazaka46" will appear on the variety show "Prebato!!" (MBS/TBS network), which will air from 7 PM on March 19th.
Katsumata, an intellectual idol who is currently a student at Kyoto University, is making her first appearance on the show. Although she is a little bewildered by haiku, which she hasn't written since elementary school (third grade), she has been studying hard using books by teacher Itsuki Natsui and proudly declares, "Of course, I'm aiming for first place."
Furthermore, actor Jun Hashimoto, who is participating for the first time, teaches as a professor at his alma mater, Osaka University of Arts, and showed extraordinary determination by saying, "If I'm not talented, I won't be able to face my students tomorrow. If that happens, I'll cancel classes!"
The theme for the haiku contest is "unerasable photos" stored on smartphones, and Toshihiro Yashiba, Kazuko Ando, and Sakamoto from the comedy duo "Mayurika" will also be taking on the challenge.
