Kumon Hyodo/Boom and Big Ball☆Starmine

Radio Variety Show Intended for Seniors

Backstage Stories

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Kumon	I’m home—!
Azami	Haaah, so tired.....
Muku	Welcome home, where have you two been?
Kumon	The shopping centers gate balltournament!
Muku	Eh, gate ball?
Kumon	To tell you the truth.....
	[Flashback]
Kumon	Oh, the fan letters are all sorted! The ones addressed to 6NATZ are, hm….in this box!
	There’s so many letters that are decorated with cute envelopes and seals, just looking at them makes me feel super stoked—!
	I guess it’s ‘cuz there’s so many fans that are around the same age as us, right?
Izumi	Ah, Kumon-kun. Perfect timing. It’s been decided that you’ll be appearing on a radio variety show!
Kumon	Eh, I’ll be on the radio!? What kinda variety show?
Izumi	It’s a really popular informational variety show intended for the elderly.
Kumon	Ehh!? I’m going on a variety show intended for seniors even though 6NATZ’s fans are mostly students?
Izumi	Right! It’s because all of you in 6NATZ are well-known young people that they want to take an approach towards a different age range.
	I’ve always wanted people from all different walks of life to discover your appeals.
	[Flashback Ends]
Kumon	…..So, they said they reached out to me ‘cuz that variety show also shares health related information!
Muku	I see, so that’s why you went to the gate ball tournament that’s so popular among grandfathers and grandmothers.
Kumon	Yeah yeah! I’ve also heard that they have a segment where they have live phone calls with listeners’ grandpas and grandmas.
	So to make sure that I’ll be able to respond accordingly to whatever I’m asked, I thought it would be best to do some research.
Azami	But, it’s kinda weird for someone to just enter a competition like that though.
Kumon	Azami, thanks a bunch for tagging along!
Azami	At first I was wonderin’ why it had to be me…
	But he bought me black candy, and I was able to really relax and take a breather so I’m glad I went.
Kumon	I was kinda nervous ‘bout appearing on the radio by myself but, I managed to learn a bunch about gate ball—.
	And once I figured out what kinda questions the grandpa’s and grandma’s will be asking, I felt like it’ll be alright!
Muku	That’s great to hear.
Kumon	Besides that, I feel like I’ll be able to figure things out if I do some research on the topics I was given today and look a bit into senior health.
Azami	Good luck.
Muku	I’m rooting for you!
Kumon	Thanks you two!

Personality	Joining us today is Kumon-kun from 6NATZ, a group very popular among middle and high school students!
Kumon	I’m looking forward to working with yo—u!
Personality	I’ve heard that you are very good at giving massages, Kumon-kun. Would you happen to have any massage recommendations for our listeners?
Kumon	Umm, maybe a hand massage. It’s really easy to do!
Personality	Hoho, what should be done, specficially?
Kumon	Gently apply some hand cream on your hand while warming it in your palm, then massage each finger from the base to your fingertips—.
	Then massage the back of your hand between the bones, and lastly to finish, you bring your hands together and squeeze them!
Personality	I see, that sounds like it’s fairly easy to do and feels good~!
Kumon	But, you have to make sure to loosen it by gently rubbing, and that’s it! If you do more than that, then you’ll be more likely to hurt yourself.
Personality	I see! Everyone, make sure to rub very gently when you’re massaging!
	Come to think of it, from what I’ve heard you went to a gate ball tournament recently, right Kumon-kun?
Kumon	Yes! With AKIVE’s Azami!
	There was a big age gap between all of the contestants, but everyone was so into it so we ended up having hella fun too!
Personality	Ahaha, the veterans these days have such a youthful spirit~.
	[Later]
Personality	Now let’s start the live phone call segment. Today we are connected by phone to a listener who really loves flowers—radio name Kochō Ran-san.
Kumon	Hello Kochō Ran-san~! I’m Kumon!
Kochō Ran	“Hello? Hello? Oh my, I can’t hear you…..”
	“Hello? …..Maybe it’s broken.”
Kumon	Hell—o! Can you hear me now!?
Kochō Ran	“Oh my, what an energetic voice! I can hear you!”
Kumon	Thank goodness—!!
	(I need to make sure to speak loud and clear!)
	It’s pretty cool that you really love flowers! Which type do you raise? I’d like to see them next time ~!
Kochō Ran	“Then you are more than welcome to come over next time.”
Kumon	Ahaha, I’d really like to go! Kochō Ran-san, what is your favorite type of flower? Judging by your name, could it be moth orchids?
Kochō Ran	“You’re wrong, I like lilies the best!”
Kumon	Ehh!? For real!?
Personality	Hahaha, well it seems like we’re out of time Ran-san. Thank you very much!
Kochō Ran	“Already? Well I guess it can't be helped.”
Kochō Ran	“Kumon-kun, you seem to be quite a polite and cute child. Let’s talk again.”
Kumon	Yeah, let’s talk again sometime—!
Personality	Up next for our live phone call segment, we have Shigeru-san whose hobby is shogi.
Kumon	Shigeru-san, it’s nice to meet you, my name is Kumon! Do you have something to discuss with me today….?
Shigeru	“Yes. To tell you the truth, I haven’t even been able to beat my grandchild at shogi lately…..”
Kumon	Eh, is that so!? But isn’t that a good thing?
Shigeru	“Eh?"
Kumon	I mean like, your grandchild must’ve practiced shogi a whole bunch to put up a fight with you, Shigeru-san!
	So being able to beat someone with as many decades of experience as you Shigeru-san, I think that’s pretty awesome!
Shigeru	“That is true, my grandchild is such a kind child. I’m happy just playing with them, but to go as far as practicing…”
	[Later]
Kumon	I see, they must be a really great grandchild for even going as far as visiting you and coming over to help out with stuff!
Personality	Well then Shigeru-san, it seems like we’re out of time.
Kumon	Shigeru-san, I hope you two keep playing shogi together forever! Send my regards to your grandchild—!
Personality	Shigeru-san, thank you very much! Next up is—.
	[Later]
Personality	….. And this has been our guest for today, 6NATZ’s Kumon! Thank you very much—!
Kumon	Thank you very much!
	(I had hella fun talking to all of those grandpa’s and grandma’s—!)
	[Later]
Kumon	I’m home—.
Kazunari	Welcome home~! Look at this! You’re going kinda viral on SNS, Kumopi!
Kumon	Eh, why!?
Kazunari	Seems like you suddenly gained popularity among the elderly.
	Stuff like, “My grandma has become a fan of Kumon’s!” and “I was so surprised when I heard my grandpa talking about Kumon!”
Kumon	You’re right!
	Ah this one says, “It was shocking to hear my grandmother talk about how cute and grandchild-like he is.” …..!
	Could this all be the work of the radio!?
Kazunari	Seems like it!
Kumon	I’m so happy that the grandpa and grandma listeners received it well!
	I’m super glad that I appeared on that show!

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