Akiko Wada:A close look at the final episode of "Akko ni Omakase!": A candid reflection on her 58-year career in show business, including tears shed over a long letter from her husband.

Singer Akiko Wada will appear on the one-hour special of the talk show "Oshare Clip" (Nippon Television Network, Sundays at 10 PM) airing on March 29th. The program will also feature a behind-the-scenes look at "Akko ni Omakase!" (TBS Network), which will air its final episode on the same day.

Armed with her outspoken remarks, Ms. Wada became known as a "commentator in the entertainment industry" in her twenties. Unusually for the time, she was given the position of "female MC" rather than "assistant," and she has continued to be active on the front lines of the entertainment industry for many years. On the other hand, she confesses to little-known struggles, such as the time when she was a young woman with no friends in the entertainment industry and was subjected to slander and abuse, being told things like "I don't like you because you're too big" and "I don't like you because you're like a man," and not being able to change clothes in the same dressing room as her co-stars. In this candid look back on her 58-year career in the entertainment industry, in which she is actually a crybaby but has desperately held back and fought through.

"Akko ni Omakase!" will end its regular broadcast on the 29th. After struggling with public opinion for a long time, she decided to end the show herself, saying, "I have my pride too." The cameras of "Oshare Clip" followed the final regular broadcast of the program. What will Wada have to say, receiving the heartfelt sentiments of the staff, including the program's general director, who says, "My life has been 'Akko ni Omakase!'" and the writers and lighting technicians with whom she has built a relationship of trust for over 20 years?

Wada's Sunday afternoon routine, which has continued for over 40 years, is coming to an end. On the same day, he will launch a new project on his YouTube channel, in which he will post his first video, in an attempt to "become friends with ●●" with younger staff members who are more than 50 years younger than him. His boundless passion for life will be revealed.

For 58 years, she has navigated the turbulent world of entertainment alongside many friends. When she received a long letter—the first of its kind—from her husband, Koji, a former photographer with whom she has been married for 45 years, Wada cried out in shock. The letter reminisced about their journey together, starting with memories from 41 years ago when she began hosting a live Sunday afternoon broadcast, and encouraged her for the passion she has continued to pour into her work despite illness and accidents. As she listened to the letter, which expressed gratitude to those around her, Wada's eyes welled up with tears.

The program concludes with a special duet between Wada and MC Ikusaburo Yamazaki. Wada, who practices until her sheet music is worn out, reveals her dream for the future: "to become a better singer." As she reaches a major turning point in her life and takes a new step forward, Wada delivers a powerful rendition of "It's You Who Rings That Bell."