ABEMA Airs Episode 2 of Naokiman’s Urban Legend Wide Show Season 3, Featuring Personal “Human Horror” Stories from Mari Yaguchi, NCT’s Yuta, Tenchim, and Others

ABEMA, the “new future television” service, aired episode 2 of Naokima’s flagship urban legend program, Naokiman’s Urban Legend Wide Show Season 3, at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Naokiman’s Urban Legend Wide Show is an entertainment program hosted by Naokima, a popular urban legend YouTuber whose channel has surpassed a cumulative 3.9 million subscribers. The show brings together celebrities who love urban legends to discuss rumors of unknown truth and uncertain existence, using recent news topics as a starting point and approaching them with “love and romance.” Episode 2, broadcast on May 12, was titled “Too Scary If True: Human Horror Quiz Special.” In quiz format, the episode explored chilling stories revealed by a former yakuza member, one of Japan’s leading artists, and a former nationally popular idol. Guests in the studio included NCT’s Yuta, Tenchim, AK-69, and Junshi Urita, who candidly shared frightening experiences they had actually lived through. Former Morning Musume member Mari Yaguchi shared a “human horror” story involving an unknown phone number. Yaguchi said she had long been troubled by calls from strangers since her idol days. After leaving the group and working solo in her early twenties, she once again received a call from an unfamiliar number. The caller turned out to be the store clerk who had handled her phone model change earlier that day. He called unexpectedly, saying, “I’m the person who helped you change your phone around noon today,” and told her, “I’ve been a fan for a long time. Could we become friends?” Because she had also asked him to transfer her data, Yaguchi feared that he might have seen everything, including her photos and the phonebook containing contact details for other members. She described the fear she felt at the time, thinking her personal information might have been exposed. Although she told him she would consider taking action if anything happened, the man reportedly showed no sign of backing off, prompting studio guests to react with comments such as “That’s too scary” and “That’s really creepy.” Yuta of the K-pop boy group NCT also opened up about harassment from extreme fans. He revealed that after changing his phone number, fans contacted him asking, “Why did you change it?” and that someone had once sent him a nude photo with the message, “I’m always ready.” The studio was stunned. He also shared an intense episode in which about 30 fans waited outside the dorm where he lived with other members, and some chased them on electric scooters. Toward the end of the conversation, he casually added, “It also happened three days ago,” drawing surprised reactions such as “What!?” and “So you don’t even have a private life.” Model and YouTuber Tenchim shared a frightening experience involving a private tutor during her junior high school years. At the time, she was being taught by a male tutor who was close to graduating from university. One day, while on a break, she went downstairs to get a drink and heard suspicious rustling noises from the second floor. Sensing something was wrong, she returned to her room without making footsteps and saw the tutor opening her drawer without permission. “He was looking at my underwear!” she revealed, shocking the studio and prompting near-scream reactions of “What!?” and “That’s scary!” The program also featured a human horror quiz themed around impersonation. Tenchim revealed that she herself had once used a fake account to set a honey trap for her boyfriend and investigate whether he was cheating. “He fell for it completely,” she admitted, bringing laughter to the studio over her own “human horror” scheme. HIPHOP artist AK-69 also spoke about a terrifying form of “discipline” he experienced in the HIPHOP crew he belonged to when he was 17. He described the senior member in charge of mentoring him as someone who would take him to cafes and treat him to meals, and as a kind person who loved dogs. At the same time, however, AK-69 said, “When he got angry, he was incredibly scary.” One day, after AK-69 missed an important meeting, the enraged senior member took him to an empty lot resembling a construction site and forced him to choose: “Either quit the crew right now, or get beaten up here.” AK-69 recalled, “Quitting wasn’t an option for me, so I said, ‘Please beat me up.’” The senior then brought over a piece of square lumber of just the right size and swung it at full force without hesitation. “If it had hit the wrong place, I really think I could have died,” AK-69 confessed. The shocking story of a life-threatening experience left the studio in an uproar. Other cast members also shared startling “human horror” experiences. Episode 2 of Naokiman’s Urban Legend Wide Show Season 3 is currently available for free catch-up viewing on ABEMA. Naokiman’s Urban Legend Wide Show Season 3 aired on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 11 p.m. and airs every Tuesday at 11 p.m. Cast members include Naokima, Saya of Lalande, Rina Sasazaki, Yuta of NCT, Tenchim, Junshi Urita, AK-69, Hiroaki Ogi of Ogiyahagi, and Toshihiro Yamada. ABEMA is a video streaming service that marked its 10th anniversary on April 11, 2026, and is positioned as a “new future television” service aiming to innovate television. Since launch, it has operated as an internet TV service that requires no registration and is basically free, offering around 25 channels across a wide range of genres 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including a 24-hour news channel, original dramas, dating reality shows, variety programs, anime, and sports. ABEMA also offers new films, popular domestic and international dramas, trending anime, sports broadcasts, and online live events. Viewers can watch content on smartphones, PCs, tablets, and TV devices without being limited by time or place. ABEMA Premium, priced at 1,180 yen per month including tax, offers exclusive features and titles, while Ad-supported ABEMA Premium, priced at 680 yen per month including tax, allows viewers to watch Premium-exclusive content with ads.