Announcer Nishizawa: "I felt like going on a date." First meeting with a potential "marriage partner." Ayaka Nakano, a 34-year-old beautiful business owner, facing a "broken engagement" crisis with a high-spec executive? A passionate approach to Natsue Tokumoto, a 27-year-old popular model, by a handsome man with an annual income of 100 million yen.

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ABEMA, the "new future TV," will broadcast the third episode of its original dating reality show 'Clockwork Marriage' from 10 PM on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

This series is a dating reality show that follows three beautiful women, confident in love but new to marriage hunting, as they gather and must find a marriage partner within a 30-day deadline leading up to a wedding. Ayaka (Ayaka Nakano), a business owner with experience appearing on popular dating shows, Yuka (Yuka Nishizawa), a current announcer, and Natsue (Natsue Tokumoto), a model—all three of whom have fulfilling careers and private lives—select one man they want to meet from a total of 30 "high-spec men" with an average annual income exceeding 20 million yen, relying on limited information such as annual income and age rankings. After a date with that man, they make ultimate decisions daily towards the wedding 30 days later: either deepening their relationship through "cohabitation" from the next day onwards, or choosing to break up and select another man through "broken engagement." The studio MCs are Shigeo Takahashi of Savanna, Natsuna, Elf Arakawa, and Kasumi Mori.

Announcer Nishizawa: "I felt like going on a date," first meeting with a potential "marriage partner."

In Episode 3, a "masquerade ball" is held where women interact with men whose faces are hidden. The women nominate three new men each based on their silhouettes and annual income information and invite them to the "masquerade ball." At the ball, they also have a chance to talk one-on-one with the men, who wear masks revealing only their mouths. Asking for personal information such as the men's names is prohibited, and they must nominate one man they are interested in based solely on the atmosphere of the conversation. Women can go on a date with that man while keeping their current fiancé, provided they get permission from their fiancé.

Yuka, a current announcer, looks for a man she "had been interested in for a long time" after seeing his profile beforehand, noting, "He wrote that he 'wants to move towards marriage now that work has settled down,' which was the same reason I participated." Yuka, who skillfully nominated that man based on the conversation's atmosphere, finally takes off his mask and achieves her long-awaited first meeting. Yuka shows signs of feeling destiny, saying, "I finally met you," and "I felt like going on a date," but can she get permission for the date from her current fiancé, S. Ryo, a company employee and model at a major corporation...?

Ayaka Nakano, a 34-year-old beautiful business owner, facing a "broken engagement" crisis with a high-spec executive?

Ayaka, a 34-year-old beautiful business owner, also heads to a date with a new man she nominated at the "masquerade ball." Although her current fiancé, Shogo, a high school graduate business owner with an annual income of 30 million yen, sent her off saying, "If you want to go, go ahead," Ayaka is so moved by the date partner's personality and surprises that she involuntarily sheds tears, saying, "Oh no... I'm going to cry." Ayaka is greatly swayed between the two, thinking, "If I break up now, I'll regret it so much." What decision will she make, showing her real struggle...?

A handsome man with an annual income of 100 million yen makes a passionate approach to Natsue Tokumoto, a 27-year-old popular model: "I'm a little jealous."

Meanwhile, Natsue, a 27-year-old popular model, who is engaged to Chen, a University of Tokyo graduate elite with an annual income of 100 million yen and ranked first in annual income, also nominated someone she "had been interested in from the very beginning" at the "masquerade ball." When Natsue asks for permission to go on a date with another man, Chen, who had previously shown overwhelming confidence, inadvertently reveals his true feelings, saying, "I don't like it, emotionally. I guess I'm a little jealous," and tries to hold her back with a passionate appeal. What future will Natsue choose...?

The third episode of 'Clockwork Marriage,' where increasingly unpredictable tactics and drama unfold, will be broadcast from 10 PM on Tuesday, May 12. Please watch their love and decisions.

ABEMA Original Dating Reality Show 'Clockwork Marriage' Overview

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Episode 3 Broadcast Date: May 12, 2026 (Tuesday) 10 PM ~ *New episodes broadcast free every Tuesday at 10 PM

Episode 3 Broadcast URL: https://abema.tv/channels/abema-special/slots/F9CALh9bMzBjXm

Program Top Page: https://abema.tv/video/title/90-2058

Official Program HP: https://www.tokeimarrige.com/

Official Program Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokemari_official

*The official program hashtags on SNS are "#時計じかけのマリッジ" and "#とけマリ".

[Participants]

Ayaka Nakano

Yuka Nishizawa

Natsue Tokumoto

[Studio MCs]