Shinji Marumaru, Challenges "Titanic Hug" & "I Love You Game" with Miss Todai: "Felt I was a good person!" | Yoko Maki Confesses Divorce Reason: "I regret it." Studio Talk Also Gathers Reactions | "Renai Byouin" #2
ABEMA's new original romance program "Renai Byouin" aired its second episode on April 9, 2026, featuring ten accomplished adults navigating a 2-night, 3-day cohabitation to find love. Notable moments included Shinji Marumaru's "Titanic Hug" and "I Love You Game" with Miss Todai Asahi Kamiya, and Yoko Maki discussing her divorce.
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The new future TV "ABEMA (Abema)" broadcast episode #2 of the new original romance program "Renai Byouin" (6 episodes total) on the "ABEMA SPECIAL channel" from 10 PM on Thursday, April 9, 2026, featuring adults who have forgotten love due to their busy careers.
"Renai Byouin" is a romance program where adults who have forgotten love due to being engrossed in their work confront love through a 2-night, 3-day cohabitation. Ten men and women who have been active at the forefront of various fields such as politics, economics, and culture gather, and a documentary of clumsy adults' romances unfolds.
Participants include five male members such as Shinji (Shinji Marumaru/43, former politician), Hideo (Hideo Ishiguro/37, actor who appeared in hit dramas like "Gokusen" and "Hanzawa Naoki"), Ryusei (Ryusei Kuwata/40, comprehensive director of "Reiwa no Tora" and businessman), Yuto (Hayato Koizumi/30, former J-Leaguer and culinary researcher), and Masakatsu (Masakatsu Shizukushi/32, freelance announcer). Five female members include Asa (Asa Kamiya/25, current Tokyo University graduate student and winner of Miss Todai 2020 and Miss Campus 2021), Izumi (Izumi Senma/33, Nishitokyo City councilor and former elementary school teacher), Erina (Arina Hirakawa/33, company employee, talent, and current single mother), Natsuko (Natsuko Tatsumi/38, former top gravure idol), and Haruka (Haruka Ikeda/30, entrepreneur and former car mechanic). The studio observers are Allen-sama, Hirofumi, Yoko Maki, and Tina Tamashiro.
■ "Titanic Hug" and "I Love You Game"... Shinji Marumaru Rapidly Approaches Miss Todai!? Miss Todai Also Has a Good Impression of Shinji's Unexpected Side: "My impression completely changed."
"Renai Byouin" is a romance program where adults who have forgotten love due to being engrossed in their work confront love through a 2-night, 3-day cohabitation. Ten men and women who have been active at the forefront of various fields such as politics, economics, and culture gather, and a documentary of clumsy adults' romances unfolds.
Participants include five male members such as Shinji (Shinji Marumaru/43, former politician), Hideo (Hideo Ishiguro/37, actor who appeared in hit dramas like "Gokusen" and "Hanzawa Naoki"), Ryusei (Ryusei Kuwata/40, comprehensive director of "Reiwa no Tora" and businessman), Yuto (Hayato Koizumi/30, former J-Leaguer and culinary researcher), and Masakatsu (Masakatsu Shizukushi/32, freelance announcer). Five female members include Asa (Asa Kamiya/25, current Tokyo University graduate student and winner of Miss Todai 2020 and Miss Campus 2021), Izumi (Izumi Senma/33, Nishitokyo City councilor and former elementary school teacher), Erina (Arina Hirakawa/33, company employee, talent, and current single mother), Natsuko (Natsuko Tatsumi/38, former top gravure idol), and Haruka (Haruka Ikeda/30, entrepreneur and former car mechanic). The studio observers are Allen-sama, Hirofumi, Yoko Maki, and Tina Tamashiro.
■ "Titanic Hug" and "I Love You Game"... Shinji Marumaru Rapidly Approaches Miss Todai!? Miss Todai Also Has a Good Impression of Shinji's Unexpected Side: "My impression completely changed."