Shinji Ishimaru's 'Emotions I don't usually feel': Studio in Uproar Over Miss Todai Asa's Hand-Holding / Love Triangle Takes a Sudden Turn! Asa Confesses 'I prefer Shinji' | 'Love Hospital' #4
Episode 4 of ABEMA's new original dating show 'Love Hospital' aired on April 23, 2026. A love triangle featuring former politician Shinji Ishimaru intensified, with Ishimaru revealing his unexpected college past. The episode also featured a provocative 'Pocky game' that excited the studio.
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The 'new future television' ABEMA broadcast episode 4 of its new original reality dating show 'Love Hospital' (6 episodes in total) on the 'ABEMA SPECIAL Channel' starting at 10:00 PM on Thursday, April 23, 2026. The show features adults who have 'forgotten true love' facing their genuine feelings.
'Love Hospital' is a reality dating show where adults who have been so absorbed in their work that they forgot about romance face love through a 3-day, 2-night communal living experience. Ten men and women who have been active on the front lines of various fields such as politics, business, and culture gather to unfold a romantic documentary of awkward adults.
The participants include 5 male members: Shinji (Shinji Ishimaru / 43), a former politician; Hideo (Hideo Ishiguro / 37), an actor who appeared in masterpieces like 'Gokusen' and 'Hanzawa Naoki'; Ryusei (Ryusei Kuwata / 40), an entrepreneur and general director of 'Reiwa no Tora'; Yuto (Yuto Koizumi / 30), a culinary researcher and former J-Leaguer; and Masakatsu (Masakatsu Shizukuishi / 32), a freelance announcer. There are also 5 female members: Asa (Asa Kamiya / 25), a current University of Tokyo graduate student and Grand Prix winner of Miss Todai 2020 and Miss Campus 2021; Izumi (Izumi Senma / 33), a Nishitokyo City council member and former elementary school teacher; Erina (Erina Hirakawa / 33), an office worker, talent, and current single mother; Natsuko (Natsuko Tatsumi / 38), a former top gravure idol; and Haruka (Haruka Ikeda / 30), a business owner and former auto mechanic. The studio observers are Allen-sama, Hiroyuki, Yoko Maki, and Tina Tamashiro.
[Video] Shinji Ishimaru confesses his romantic situation during his college years, and where he thought he would get a job then...!?
[Video] Administering a 'powerful drug'!? The studio screams over a strawberry Pocky game!
■ Shinji Ishimaru expresses 'emotions I don't usually feel towards anyone' to Miss Todai Asa. A sudden turn in the love triangle!? He also talks about his college romance and dreams.
During a sauna date, the love triangle between former politician Shinji (Shinji Ishimaru), current Todai graduate student Asa, and freelance announcer Masakatsu intensifies. While Masakatsu directly expresses his feelings for Asa, saying 'Because there is a girl I like,' Asa asks Shinji, 'Was your heart moved?' Shinji frankly expresses his state of mind, saying, 'I thought she was a very good person.' He further states, 'These are emotions I don't usually feel towards anyone,' voicing 'changes in emotion' that he hasn't shown much until now.
Also, while handcuffed together, Shinji shows consideration for Asa by asking, 'Is it tiring to keep your hand up?' and holds her hand to support it. The unexpected closeness elicits cheers of 'Eh!?' and 'Kyaaa!' from the studio.
On the other hand, Asa, after finishing the three-person date with Masakatsu, reveals her true feelings: 'I thought Shinji was better.' Within the love triangle, each person's feelings become clearer.
Additionally, there is a scene where Shinji reveals his past romantic situations that he hasn't talked about before. Looking back on his college days, he confesses, 'During my college years, I was depressed,' 'I didn't have a girlfriend,' and 'There was nothing like that.' He further reveals an unexpected past, 'I devoted myself to club activities. It was a juggling club, and I thought I would either get a job or become a street performer in the future,' drawing voices of surprise from the studio.
■ Studio highly excited by the beautiful couple's 'Strawberry Pocky Game'! 'That's already a kiss!'
Furthermore, while the members gather at the villa to enjoy a Christmas party, former J-Leaguer Yuto and single mother Erina go on a 'sneak-away date' at Erina's invitation.
Struggling with the thickness of Yuto's emotional walls, Erina had leaked her true feelings to the staff: 'The medicine is too weak,' and 'I can't break the wall with this.' Receiving her feelings, a 'powerful drug' is prescribed for the two: a 'Strawberry Pocky Game' where they eat a strawberry from both ends without using their hands. To the two who challenged it with bewilderment, observer Tamashiro raises an excited voice, 'That's already a kiss!' and 'Did you go for another one!?' Hiroyuki also shows surprise, saying, 'They kissed, didn't they,' and the studio goes wild. After the game, Erina smiles and says, 'Sweet and sour!' and Yuto reflects, 'It was the strongest medicine,' and 'My heart was pounding so fast.'
Were they able to break Yuto's 'wall'? Regarding Yuto's unreadable reactions, speculations fly in the studio, such as 'Is this a one-way street (for Erina)?' and 'No, I think the way he lowered his gaze just shows he's clumsy!', drawing attention to the future of their relationship.
Also, on the date on the second day, an anomaly occurs in the cooking double date held inside the villa. They were supposed to connect heart and body with the 'handcuff' medicine, but unexpected developments overlap, wrapping the scene in a disturbing atmosphere with surprised voices from the studio like 'What happened!?' and 'This is too serious...' How will each relationship change?
Episode 4 of 'Love Hospital,' where the relationships of 'adults who forgot love' have begun to move complexly, is...
'Love Hospital' is a reality dating show where adults who have been so absorbed in their work that they forgot about romance face love through a 3-day, 2-night communal living experience. Ten men and women who have been active on the front lines of various fields such as politics, business, and culture gather to unfold a romantic documentary of awkward adults.
The participants include 5 male members: Shinji (Shinji Ishimaru / 43), a former politician; Hideo (Hideo Ishiguro / 37), an actor who appeared in masterpieces like 'Gokusen' and 'Hanzawa Naoki'; Ryusei (Ryusei Kuwata / 40), an entrepreneur and general director of 'Reiwa no Tora'; Yuto (Yuto Koizumi / 30), a culinary researcher and former J-Leaguer; and Masakatsu (Masakatsu Shizukuishi / 32), a freelance announcer. There are also 5 female members: Asa (Asa Kamiya / 25), a current University of Tokyo graduate student and Grand Prix winner of Miss Todai 2020 and Miss Campus 2021; Izumi (Izumi Senma / 33), a Nishitokyo City council member and former elementary school teacher; Erina (Erina Hirakawa / 33), an office worker, talent, and current single mother; Natsuko (Natsuko Tatsumi / 38), a former top gravure idol; and Haruka (Haruka Ikeda / 30), a business owner and former auto mechanic. The studio observers are Allen-sama, Hiroyuki, Yoko Maki, and Tina Tamashiro.
[Video] Shinji Ishimaru confesses his romantic situation during his college years, and where he thought he would get a job then...!?
[Video] Administering a 'powerful drug'!? The studio screams over a strawberry Pocky game!
■ Shinji Ishimaru expresses 'emotions I don't usually feel towards anyone' to Miss Todai Asa. A sudden turn in the love triangle!? He also talks about his college romance and dreams.
During a sauna date, the love triangle between former politician Shinji (Shinji Ishimaru), current Todai graduate student Asa, and freelance announcer Masakatsu intensifies. While Masakatsu directly expresses his feelings for Asa, saying 'Because there is a girl I like,' Asa asks Shinji, 'Was your heart moved?' Shinji frankly expresses his state of mind, saying, 'I thought she was a very good person.' He further states, 'These are emotions I don't usually feel towards anyone,' voicing 'changes in emotion' that he hasn't shown much until now.
Also, while handcuffed together, Shinji shows consideration for Asa by asking, 'Is it tiring to keep your hand up?' and holds her hand to support it. The unexpected closeness elicits cheers of 'Eh!?' and 'Kyaaa!' from the studio.
On the other hand, Asa, after finishing the three-person date with Masakatsu, reveals her true feelings: 'I thought Shinji was better.' Within the love triangle, each person's feelings become clearer.
Additionally, there is a scene where Shinji reveals his past romantic situations that he hasn't talked about before. Looking back on his college days, he confesses, 'During my college years, I was depressed,' 'I didn't have a girlfriend,' and 'There was nothing like that.' He further reveals an unexpected past, 'I devoted myself to club activities. It was a juggling club, and I thought I would either get a job or become a street performer in the future,' drawing voices of surprise from the studio.
■ Studio highly excited by the beautiful couple's 'Strawberry Pocky Game'! 'That's already a kiss!'
Furthermore, while the members gather at the villa to enjoy a Christmas party, former J-Leaguer Yuto and single mother Erina go on a 'sneak-away date' at Erina's invitation.
Struggling with the thickness of Yuto's emotional walls, Erina had leaked her true feelings to the staff: 'The medicine is too weak,' and 'I can't break the wall with this.' Receiving her feelings, a 'powerful drug' is prescribed for the two: a 'Strawberry Pocky Game' where they eat a strawberry from both ends without using their hands. To the two who challenged it with bewilderment, observer Tamashiro raises an excited voice, 'That's already a kiss!' and 'Did you go for another one!?' Hiroyuki also shows surprise, saying, 'They kissed, didn't they,' and the studio goes wild. After the game, Erina smiles and says, 'Sweet and sour!' and Yuto reflects, 'It was the strongest medicine,' and 'My heart was pounding so fast.'
Were they able to break Yuto's 'wall'? Regarding Yuto's unreadable reactions, speculations fly in the studio, such as 'Is this a one-way street (for Erina)?' and 'No, I think the way he lowered his gaze just shows he's clumsy!', drawing attention to the future of their relationship.
Also, on the date on the second day, an anomaly occurs in the cooking double date held inside the villa. They were supposed to connect heart and body with the 'handcuff' medicine, but unexpected developments overlap, wrapping the scene in a disturbing atmosphere with surprised voices from the studio like 'What happened!?' and 'This is too serious...' How will each relationship change?
Episode 4 of 'Love Hospital,' where the relationships of 'adults who forgot love' have begun to move complexly, is...