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Face this way, please.

Splash, splash, splash…

What is this?

-It's easy in the tub. -I'm just gonna watch.

The cockroach exercise.

Today, Love Village kicks it off with exercises led by Sen-ne.

Healthy.

In fact, Sen-ne exercises every day in the bathtub,

maintaining an impressive physique for a 57-year-old.

It's true. She's beautiful.

Especially her neckline.

She's great.

I can lose a pound in one session by doing this.

-A whole pound? -What?

-Amazing. -"Hawaii."

-So great! -Wow! Amazing!

'Cause I'm having a good time Having a good time

PACHI YUMI, 51 OWNS A SPORTS GYM

BORN IN SAITAMA MARRIED ONCE

TAMIFULL, 45 MANGA ARTIST

BORN IN KANAGAWA NEVER MARRIED

MAKIO, 39 HOME RENOVATION

BORN IN YAMAGATA NEVER MARRIED

SEN-NE, 57 DIETARY ADVISOR

BORN IN TOKYO NEVER MARRIED

CAPTAIN, 48 FORMER RESCUE PILOT

BORN IN TOKYO NEVER MARRIED

NINO, 42 MODEL AND WEB EDITOR

BORN IN AICHI NEVER MARRIED

AYAKAN, 35 SECRETARY

BORN IN OSAKA NEVER MARRIED

GITARIN, 52 MUSIC TEACHER

BORN IN HOKKAIDO NEVER MARRIED

TANASAN, 52 TRADING COMPANY EXECUTIVE

BORN IN HYOGO MARRIED ONCE

Don't stop me now

I'm having such a good time I'm having a ball

Don't stop me now

If you wanna have a good time Just give me a call

Don't stop me now

'Cause I'm having a good time

- Don't stop me now - Yes, I'm having a good time

I don't wanna stop at all…

LOVE FIGHTER

In Love Village, all the romances are one-sided.

Yeah, definitely.

Ayakan has feelings for Captain, who is targeting Nino.

However, it's revealed that Nino has feelings for Makio.

But Makio, in turn, has developed stronger feelings for Tamifull.

Look, it's an "M."

And also, the Fifties' love triangle takes a new turn!

-Okay, then. -So now, in the girls' room…

-Should we hide our underwear over here? -That'll be better probably.

Tanasan is here.

Tanasan will know where to look if we don't.

Tanasan works today with the Fifties and Nino.

Cute overalls, Tanasan.

I know, how about everyone… um, shares their best qualities?

-People say I'm fun to be around. -Oh, that's true.

-That's nice. -Yes.

Guys say, "I can't date regular girls anymore."

Wow.

-It means you're exciting. -I am exciting. Yeah.

I wouldn't call it my best quality,

but I can drink a lot.

-That's great. -That's a good quality, too.

That can be a big deal.

This room began as a renovation of an old pig pen

and now, it's almost finished.

-It's the last piece. -I'm placing it now.

-It's finished. -It's done.

-I got it. -It's done!

-Yes. -Thank you!

The girls' room is finished!

You worked really hard to fix up the girls' room, huh?

-The once shabby, old pig pen… -It really was.

-Totally. -I think it's amazing.

…has been transformed into a white-themed girls' room,

now offering a cool vibe in the heat of Okinawa.

Oh, wow!

The once muddy room…

has been reborn as a relaxing, resort-style space,

adorned with Ryukyu limestone.

-The walls are great. -The plaster walls look cool.

It's so fancy.

-You wanna talk for a bit? -Okay. Let's do that.

Should we have water or something stronger?

A watered down drink.

After finishing their task, Pachi Yumi invites Tanasan to chat.

Her ponytail.

-That was exhausting. -You're exhausted?

Work like that doesn't agree with you, huh?

Yes. You noticed that. I'm impressed.

The way you worked was a sign.

-Do you have a hobby? -Oh, my hobby…

My hobby is… I guess, it's American football.

Oh?

Tanasan was the captain at Kobe University.

A renowned university for American football.

After graduating, he joined the ITOCHU Corporation, like Manhattan.

We have a lot of former ITOCHU employees.

Even after going out on his own,

he continued coaching American football.

That's really cool.

-Do you still play? -Well, at the moment,

I'm coaching at my son's former high school.

-Right now? -Yeah.

-How do you stop them? Your hands? -Oh…

With your hands and head.

-Like this? Oh… -Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Like this… And then you shove.

Like sumo wrestling.

And you push.

So your main hobby is coaching American football.

Yes. That's right.

-My hobby is, well, you already know. -Yes.

-Well… It's taboo to say it. -Taboo.

This is more natural.

Is this an arranged marriage meeting?

She's enjoying herself.

Yeah.

And, um…

By the way, have you always laughed like that?

I think so.

Annoying?

-Hold on. Why do you ask? -Right.

What I mean is, no matter where I am,

I can always tell where you are when you laugh.

-Thank you so much. -Yes. And thank you, too.

They grew a little closer.

Good question.

-Meanwhile, Sen-ne is troubled. -What?

Were her feelings for Tanasan romantic?

Oh, I see.

To help figure out if she's got a hot spark of interest for Tanasan,

she came up with a game.

A game?

Hear me out! I want someone to kabedon me.

Please, kabedon me.

PLEASE KABEDON ME BY SEN-NE

That's an old one, lady.

First up, with his experience as a host, is Makio.

What if I fall in love with him?

I bet he's good at it.

-Are you ready? -Yes.

That would work with anyone.

-My heart's racing. -That's menopause, honey.

-Nice. -It's just a hot flash.

Makio has mentioned that he used to be a host.

I could imagine what it might be like.

-She's feeling it. -Yeah.

It was really fun.

Next up is Captain's kabedon.

He's ready. He looks so cool!

It's starting, here we go.

-He's setting the mood. -They both are.

-Oh, cute. -Cute.

-She's like a teenager. -That's what he does.

Oh, her chin.

She's so girly.

She made a girly sound.

I was so surprised.

It's called the chin lift. I wasn't expecting that.

So I was honestly surprised.

That's Captain for you.

Now it's time for Tanasan, her main target.

-Let's go. -His outfit isn't helping!

PACHI YUMI'S OVERALLS

Pachi Yumi.

Pachi Yumi!

-Tana-kun. -No, you're not Pachi Yumi.

How was it?

Like, they're both laughing.

-How was Tanasan? -How was it?

Hmm…

Not what she expected.

Did he make my heart race?

I wouldn't say that.

She shouldn't judge based on that.

I want to enjoy romance, too, because I'm actually a romantic at heart.

I get that, but…

For some reason, Sen-ne's heart didn't race for Tanasan.

He did go third.

But in the not-too-distant future,

her heart will race for someone else.

-What?! -What?

-Sen-ne will? -Really?

THE NEXT DAY

They're getting crispy…

Dinner is takoyaki and leftover Hamburg sticks. Then…

How many do you want?

-I'm good. Thanks. -You're done?

Nino is cooking takoyaki for Makio. However…

-Makio gives one to you, Tamifull. -Oh!

-Have one of mine. -That's sweet.

She won't like this.

He's not being mean, though.

-Oh, no. -Oh, no.

-My heart's going to race. -That's painful.

-Will you half your hamburger with me? -Oh, sure.

He's so bold.

In front of everybody, too.

I'll have a little.

Whoa.

-Nino's pretty sensitive, so… -Yeah.

I mean, that was too much. That was way too much too much.

"Too much."

It's clear that Makio has stopped spreading affection around to everyone.

Oh, I see.

Yeah.

After dinner…

That's painful.

Isn't this place awesome?

For some reason, Makio asks Nino to chat.

His reason is…

I noticed lately that, more and more you've looked sad.

Mm-mmm…

I wondered if something was bothering you.

-I'm impressed. -He doesn't know…

-I see you. -You do?

It's a nice thing to hear.

He shows his concern for Nino, who seems down.

But Love Fighter's kindness later leads to a tricky development.

What?

I thought I'd never pair up again.

-You totally would. Yeah. -Really?

It's like, whenever we talk,

you have this carefree and optomistic personality.

"Optimistic."

It's not optomistic.

"Optimistic." Right, right.

-It's a great trait to have, right? -Yeah.

-Yeah. It's the best one on the market. -Yeah, sure. Thank you.

I just think you're a wonderful woman.

Oh, thank you.

Give yourself the green light to be more aggressive.

Instead of just waiting,

I think you should start making moves.

That's great advice.

Be more confident.

It's great, but he might be encouraging her in the wrong way.

Never give up.

Huh?

What's she thinking?

We talked privately and now I'm confused all over again.

Oh…

Some of the things he said… He was like, "Try harder."

He was telling me to go for it.

I mean, maybe I should try harder.

I see.

Nino was on the fence about pursuing Makio.

I'd like to do a project with Makio.

For so long, they were working on Sato's shed.

-I mean, Makio and Tamifull. -They did.

I just think that working one on one

speeds up the process of getting to know somebody.

If you had the chance, would you approach him?

I think so. I'm not sure, but I'll try.

Go for it, girl.

THE NEXT DAY

Will Nino find a way to work one on one with Makio?

-I'm excited to work. -Oh, yeah?

-I'm already dressed. -Oh, nice.

Yeah. See?

Oh, yeah. Nice.

Casually, she hints that she wants to work with him.

It's green, mist green.

But she didn't say "together."

Well, somebody's very excited to work today.

-I am. -Excited to work in the field?

Yeah. I'd like to work in the field.

So Nino's in the field with the men

and one of us works in the field

and one inside.

-Who's with Nino? -I'll do either.

-Let's rock, paper, scissors. -I can go to the field.

And, of course.

-I'm excited. -You're not.

-If you were, you wouldn't be in shorts. -Mosquitos will eat your legs.

Okay, then.

-Okay, let's bang it out then. -Let's do this.

You can ask someone to work with you, right?

You can, but she's not brave enough yet.

The next day…

Okay. Three tasks today.

-First, putting down the floor. -Right.

The second is re-papering the doors.

And finally, taking the lamps and transforming them

to create a resort style vibe for Love Village.

The task will be to set up these lamps.

-Okay. -I'll set the lamps with Nino.

Oh, man. Oh jeez, she didn't hide anything there.

She's like, "Didn't want that."

Like, "Not you."

Okay, let's go.

-Oh, boy. -I see.

Nino was once again invited by Captain.

This time to set up the lamps.

She really needs to be more vocal.

Her crush, Makio, ends up working with Tamifull yet again.

Ugh! Should've just chosen Makio to work with me.

-Hmm… -Yeah.

I mean, I feel like such an idiot.

Don't call yourself that.

In the moment, I really wanted him to choose me.

-I get it. -I see.

She wanted to wait for it.

The lamps they created together brightened up the old house,

giving it a wonderfully warm glow.

This is sad.

She wanted Makio to be excited.

I think women just tend to wait for the guy to make a move.

It's true.

I wonder what Makio was really trying to say to Nino.

-He doesn't know she likes him, right? -I think so.

-It's like a comedy skit. -Misunderstandings?

-Many misunderstandings. -Exactly.

What's your take on Tanasan and Pachi Yumi?

Pachi Yumi was having a great time.

I've never seen her laugh that much.

Did you notice her hair was different every day?

Oh, didn't notice.

She's done a ponytail, a bun and worn it loose.

Oh, yeah! You're right.

-I guess she's in love. -She totally is.

-With Tanasan. -Yeah.

If she is,

she needs to relax and not be so formal with him.

I think she's embarrassed and hiding it.

Because she's speaking formally, Tanasan's got his knees together.

-He's all stiff. -Yeah.

My take on her is that

partly because her daughter is a celebrity,

she's constantly aware she's being filmed

and feels really embarrassed about everyone knowing how she feels.

Yeah.

She can't help wanting to hide it.

She does look at the camera sometimes.

Exactly.

Yeah, she does.

You're right. Let's use this one.

Today, they have run out of instant coffee,

a precious commodity in their 500-yen-a-day life.

All right.

So…

He's with Ayakan. They're adding water.

All right.

Hot!

-Wow. -Hot, hot.

You do the same with shampoo.

I can't believe we're doing this.

Captain, you're cute.

Oh, boy. She's in love.

It's time for Ayakan to enjoy the last of the coffee with Captain.

How do you hit on somebody?

I don't think that I would.

What?

It's about distance.

I think it's about closing the distance.

Like, going out to eat together more frequently

Mmm…

And then, she'd start to get it.

Do you have a favorite way to get somebody to fall for you?

Huh? You mean for me?

Yeah. Fall for you. If you were a host and I were your customer

and you wanted me to order a bottle, what would you say?

-What a metaphor. -What a way to put it.

You need to know that I'm starting to have feelings for you, Ayakan.

-So I want you to stay longer. -That's a funny illustration.

I'd say that.

She looks happy.

-I'll order a bottle. -So easy.

-That was too easy. -Oh, boy.

-They had a good laugh at least. -She's got a great smile.

Oh, the rain,

In Love Village, after the rain,

a single snail appears.

Although it appears slow,

the snail is desperately moving forward at its own pace.

Yes, just like that man.

The innocent, 52-year-old Gitarin returns to the village

after taking time to cool off.

-Two guitars? -Another guitar!

-Makio. -Hey, man.

Well, this is a surprise.

-Welcome back. -I'm back.

-How was it? -What's that pouch thingy?

I'm back.

Huh? Welcome back.

First, I wanna apologize in front of everyone…

Oh.

-…before doing anything. -Of course you can.

-Were you able to reflect? -Yes, I was.

-You won't disrespect. -I won't, I won't. Yeah.

-Are you sure you will be respectful? -I'll be respectful. I will.

Always read the room and know when you should hold back.

-I will. Yeah, I will. -Promise?

-Always here for you. -Thank you.

Sweet Makio.

Everyone starts gathering in the yard.

Wow!

EXTREMELY NERVOUS

Makio should be there to support him.

Hi, guys.

Um… I wrote an apology.

-He's a good guy. -Nino…

-Huh? Hold on now. -First, I'm really sorry.

I made you feel uncomfortable.

I tried to show you how determined I was through my actions.

I'm really sorry.

And to everyone,

it's fine if you don't like me.

That's fine, that's okay.

You can't go through life without venting.

-So please let it out. -He's trying not to laugh.

I'll absorb it all. I promise.

I'll try again to win the love of these potential wives.

I'll never give up.

As many times as it takes.

The man I want to be is someone who, even through sickness,

even if his wife says, "I hate you, go away," he won't do it.

He'll never leave and always stay by her side fully devoted.

-I need you. I need you. -"I need you"?

I want… Only I need you.

I'll dedicate my all to you.

Give me another chance, please.

The guitar's trying to escape! Did someone press pause?

Ayakan takes a moment to speak her mind.

I'm not sure if I can see you in that way.

That's so harsh.

But please don't do anything we might not like anymore.

-Yes. I promise. -Good.

I can tell that you're making an effort to change.

I think I might be able to enjoy working with you again.

So I hope you keep that in mind.

-Yes. I promise. -Raise your head now.

He finally put the guitars down.

Do you really get why everyone is saying this to you?

Mmm…

I think it's love.

Well, it might be love,

but to be honest, you're the one who created the situation.

Yes. Right.

I bet Makio is being harsh on purpose.

Well, um… Well…

I wrote a song but it might be the right time.

-Yeah, we don't want a song. -It's not. It's not.

-Don't want a song. -We weren't waiting for a song.

It's part of who you are.

I like that about you but think about the others.

All right. I accept that.

Does he get it?

He expresses himself by singing and playing.

-Yes, he does. -How about we wrap this up?

I think so.

They've forgiven him.

And so, Gitarin makes his return to the village.

-Welcome back. -How many pouch bags did he bring?

-Women's pouches. -He sits outside and sings.

I want to be the one To make you feel glad you were born

-Oh… -Oh…

I need to be the one to let you know…

-I'm glad he didn't sing earlier. -I know.

Then someone arrives.

-Gitarin… -Thanks, Ayakan.

Worrying about him, Ayakan comes over to say hi.

Oh. Here we go again.

I think you should lay low for a while.

For like, three days. You shouldn't say anything.

-Should I sing quietly? -You shouldn't. Hmm?

He shouldn't.

-You really shouldn't. -The timing isn't right.

Don't laugh so much.

Let's be quiet. Quiet. Let's be quiet.

-Wonderful. I think it's great. -That's great advice.

Then Gitarin says…

I wanna hear your story.

So right now…

are you waiting for an opportunity? For a chance?

Yeah.

I hope you get a chance.

I want to know whether he wants kids.

-I see. -Oh…

If you had a girl, what would the name be?

I want to use the kanji character for "praise."

Huh? Oh.

-The Sino-Japanese reading… -How do you read this in Sino-Japanese?

Ho? Hoko?

No. Just "Ho" sounds cute too.

Ho! Isn't that cute?

Ho, come here.

-They get along, don't they? -You can call her a Ho, or Ho-chan.

-Ho-chan. -Ho, Ho-chan.

It's unique.

Ho.

A single character name?

For the first time in a long time, Gitarin has a good laugh.

-I'm glad. -That's good.

-The man is back. -Interesting that he's back.

Gitarin's back.

-It doesn't feel like he's changed at all. -No, no.

The fact that he didn't sing shows he's changing quite a bit.

The old Gitarin would have insisted to play.

-Yeah. -He would have forced it.

-Okay, he's changed. -Yeah.

I'm glad, then. It's for the best.

If you are going to apologize,

-you should do it in your native language. -Yes, you should.

Nobody seemed to understand him, either.

It seemed like it.

-They didn't get it and neither did we. -I was lost.

But why were we so excited when he returned?

-True. Yeah. I was like… -"Oh, Gitarin's here!"

I was happy to see him.

-Deep down, a part of us missed him. -Right.

But the others seem to be allergic to his guitar.

Like, "No more."

If you take away his guitar, then Gitarin will just be Rin.

-I mean, his name is "Gitarin." -That's right. That's true.

-We can't do that. -I guess we can't. Sorry.

-Gitarin's his name. -That's true.

-It's his identity. -Yeah.

-A heart shape. -A heart.

Today, Makio and Tamifull are chatting at the old house.

Oh, these two.

Should we talk about you and me?

Sure.

I need to have a more serious conversation with Tamifull.

Like income and money.

It's important to discuss if marriage is on the line.

-What? Is he making his move? -He's made up his mind.

So Love Fighter decides to share everything with Tamifull.

Including his flaws.

I'm scared.

-What's it like to imagine it? -Imagine?

Like my future? Oh, if I get married?

Yes. If you and me got together, what'd that be like?

Have you thought about it?

I have. Yeah. We'd be in a long-distance relationship.

LIVES IN SENDAI - LIVES IN TOKYO

Talking face to face makes a big difference, doesn't it?

Face…

FaceTime could work, maybe…

If we were to video chat or something.

The neighbor downstairs in my apartment loves to complain and would throw a fit.

-They can hear you from downstairs? -Can't even video call?

I live in a wooden building.

Move to a concrete one then.

-This is pretty detailed. -More about your family first, yeah?

So when I was a teenager, I was very rebellious.

When I turned 16, 17…

Around 17, I left for Tokyo.

Mm-hmm…

Seventeen?

-Did you finish high school? -No.

Huh?

Did that turn her off? What now?

As far as my work goes, does it bother you at all?

Is there a risk you might end up with no yearly income?

Yeah. If my health goes south, I'm done.

She's like…

If my husband didn't have any income,

I'd have to support both of us.

So thinking about that…

That's… Uh…

-It's true. -I can't say that I'm okay with that.

At all, really.

Huh?

Well, to be honest,

I have a lot…

of concerns.

His job seems temporary.

And in the worst-case scenario, he might lose his job.

Only a junior high education

and long distance…

-Oh… -Sure.

Tamifull lacks the words to explain her feelings at the moment.

This is what's special about Love Village.

Exactly.

You talk about the practical stuff.

Alone in the kitchen, Tamifull prepares a meal.

Hmm…

-She's really thinking about it. -She is.

What's the ideal yearly income, then?

-I see. -Yearly income.

Is she talking to the camera guy?

I discussed that type of stuff with Makio today.

-Took him by surprise. -His job is temporary.

He's like, "Don't talk to me."

Are you all freelancers? Freelancers?

-I'm a freelancer. -You are. Is your income unpredictable?

Well…

He's like, "Well…"

Since that day, Makio now writes something in his notebook each day.

Mmm?

Huh? He's focused.

That never crosses…

-Is he singing? -He is.

-A duo perhaps? -Huh?

Kind of like Yuzu?

Lonely…

-You're kidding. -Oh.

As "Love Fighter", Makio has come seeking true love.

Looks like the wife now.

And he fell in love with Tamifull.

And he shared the personal meaning behind "Love Fighter."

-This didn't work. -It didn't get through.

What I could do to prove my feelings to her.

I decided that for me, true love would mean cutting ties with a world

where I was involved with a bunch of girls.

But he was rejected, right?

Tamifull came to the village after beating stage four breast cancer.

She faced death and then beat cancer. She defied death.

Because she has such a positive way of looking at life,

it allows me to be myself.

Then came the sudden death of our little Sato.

This was painful.

Throughout Tamifull's grief, Makio stayed by her side.

And now, his love for her is certain.

But are her feelings as strong as his?

Determined, Makio calls on Gitarin.

See?

-They're a duo! -A duo!

You know, seeing you enjoy yourself…

-Well… -It really…

-It's so infectious and funny. -Thanks.

Right.

Try not to cause awkwardness.

Take care of yourself.

Listen to your heart, so you don't have any regrets.

-That's my hope for you. -Makio is really sweet.

I dropped some egg.

Sorry about that. My bad.

-A bird will eat it. -A bird?

As if a miracle like that would happen.

-And… -All right.

What?

-What?! -Wait.

Makio heads to…

Right now?

…the Love Bell.

When you find someone you love,

you ring the Love Bell and confess your feelings.

He's taking things too fast. What?

-For real? -Makio!

What?!

-Oh, he went for it. -He could sense it.

-Gitarin could sense it. -From Makio's message earlier.

-He rang the bell. -How will Nino feel?

Oh!

Oh no. This is tough.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, gosh.

Right when she was going for it.

He was a step ahead on a different path.

Nino's trying to smile.

Tamifull.

Yes.

Oh, she knows.

Can I have a moment, please?

Okay.

-Oh… -Oh!

-What? -Good luck.

Go for it, brother!

I love Nino's bravery.

She must have mixed feelings.

Oh!

-Now? -Oh, my gosh.

Seriously?

I can't believe he rang that soon.

I don't know.

There's a weird vibe.

-Yeah, in the village. -In the village and him, too.

What is happening?

-Do you feel like something is off? -We were caught off guard.

Only one was saying, "Go for it!"

Rin.

It's not Rin. It's Gitarin.

-Oh, Gitarin. -Don't take the guitar!

I'm curious what Makio was writing in his notebook while he was humming.

-I got a bad feeling about this. -Yes.

What will Tamifull do?

-Will she say yes? -Will she?

Or reject him and stay in the village?

What's the point of staying if she doesn't like the other guys?

This is so hard.