The long-running variety show "Shinkon-san Irasshai!" (Welcome, Newlyweds!), hosted by Takashi Fujii and Sakura Inoue (ABC TV/TV Asahi network, Sundays at 12:55 PM), will continue its 55th-anniversary special feature on March 29th, filmed at the Tokai Cultural Center in Tokai Village, Ibaraki Prefecture. The episode will feature a "handsome, carnivorous wife and an incredibly handsome husband."
Her husband is an even more handsome man than the audience imagined, standing 185 centimeters tall. His wife gushed, "He's perfect!" Her grandmother, a big fan of the show, passed away last year, but she applied for the show thinking, "I wonder if she would have been happy if I had participated."
Their encounter was in 2021. My wife, who had just broken up with her ex-boyfriend, searched for a man living in Ibaraki Prefecture on a dating app and was shocked by his profile picture. "There's no way such a good-looking guy could live in Ibaraki!" she thought. Similarly, my husband, who had just broken up with his ex-girlfriend, had recently been transferred to Ibaraki for work. He initially used the app to make friends, but his shyness got in the way, and just as he was starting to find the communication tedious, he matched with my wife. He was persistent, and he reluctantly agreed to meet her.
The wife, intending to act like a detective exposing a photo scam, staked out the train station where they were supposed to meet, but when she looked up after someone called out to her, she was instantly smitten by her husband, who was so handsome she thought, "Is that Ryo Yoshizawa?! A 'national treasure'?! Am I hallucinating?!" Meanwhile, her husband gave her a positive evaluation, saying, "I was bracing myself for someone intense, but when I met her, I found we could actually have a proper conversation." They also shared a common interest in music, which brought them closer together.
About a month after becoming friends, the husband, who enjoys cooking, said, "There's no point in cooking when there's no one to eat my food." Seeing this as an opportunity, his wife arranged to visit his home, but a work problem arose on the day of the visit. She was supposed to arrive around 6 p.m., but didn't finish work until around 11:30 p.m. Thinking it would be impossible, she called him, and he replied, "I'll have dinner ready and waiting for you," which confirmed to her that he loved her. He even waited until midnight for her own meal.
The wife had been meeting with her husband twice a week for about three months, and she felt like they were in a relationship. When she sent him a message on her way home from one of their outings asking, "What kind of relationship do we have?", he replied, "Can I call you for a bit?" When he gently asked, "What do you think of me?", the wife replied, "I think I like you," and it seemed like all she had to do was score a goal! But then came the unexpected reply, "Sorry, I don't see you as a romantic partner."
When his wife pressed him, asking "What's wrong with it?", her husband gave her an unbelievable answer: "Your hair is too short." But the wife didn't give up there. Immediately afterward, she searched Instagram for "#extensions" and "#Tokyo" and booked a reservation at a top-class hair salon in Omotesando, Tokyo. She spent 5 hours round trip on a local train and a total of 40,000 yen to get extensions, and it was exactly what her husband wanted! He confessed his feelings to her, and they started dating.
When she introduced her to her grandmother, the grandmother asked, "When are you going to get married?" The 27-year-old wife wanted to focus on her career, so she answered, "After I turn 30." However, after that, her grandmother was diagnosed with cancer. Her grandmother said she wanted to see her in a wedding dress, and the wife thought she would be alright, but in August of last year, her condition suddenly worsened, and she was given six months to live.
Two weeks later, she began receiving palliative care at home, and the doctor declared that she had "about a week left." Her husband, having been entrusted with his wife's future when he was alone with his grandmother, thought about "what he could do now," and immediately bought a diamond necklace and a bouquet of flowers, proposing that very night.
Ten minutes later, he and his tearful wife went to his grandmother's house to announce their marriage. A touching video of the moment was also shown. His grandmother, overwhelmed with joy and congratulations, lost consciousness the next day and passed away a week later. "Marriage makes everyone happy," said MC Sakura Inoue. The entire venue was filled with a warm atmosphere.
