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This day is Weekly AKB's recording day.
Good morning.
They came here, Kitahara, Nakagawa and Matsui.
It's sudden, but can you play this for me?
No, I don't like it.
You really don't like it, right? You hate it, right?
In the box are the letters of "Challenge the AKB".
You don't like it?
Yes.
You know it, right? I've never succeeded in this.
"Challenge the AKB" is a game in which you suddenly get hit by a ball and you have to practice for 90 minutes for a week to master it and show it off in one shot.
So, the second game of the game is Kitahara's turn.
What is this?
It's not a ball.
What is this?
The next friend is...
And for some reason, Matsui also has a table tennis racket.
What is...
What is this?
World Table Tennis 2011, which will be broadcasted daily from May 9!
This year, too, AKB48 has been recognized as supporters!
But it's not just an image character.
You have to experience table tennis and feel the same way as the players and cheer for them!
That's where...
Challenge the AKB! Table Tennis Edition will be held!
There's a gym behind you, right?
It's true!
Can you show me?
Without knowing the reason, the members enter the gym.
Wow!
And then, there's a surprising scene!
What are you doing?
Oh, sorry!
For some reason, Akira Fukuzawa and Hiroshi Neko are playing ping-pong!
What is this?
Excuse me! Good morning!
Good morning!
Concentrate! Concentrate!
Good morning!
Hey! Hey!
You!
Good morning!
I haven't seen you for a while.
What's up with you?
When we started playing ping-pong, it was like this.
It's like Neko Mashigura.
Neko Mashigura!
Nice to meet you!
Nice to meet you! I'm AKB48.
What's your goal?
I heard that everyone in AKB will be challenged to play ping-pong.
Speaking of ping-pong, I can't keep quiet.
You're so cool!
Just meet!
World Ping-pong Main MC, Akira Fukuzawa!
He is a middle school student and a member of the ping-pong club.
Now he has the skills to be a ping-pong king of the entertainment world!
And today, my assistant coach is...
Kawaii baby!
Hoi! Hoi!
Show me your cat!
No problem!
Thank you!
Assistant coach is comedian Neko Hiroshi!
He's not only good at marathon, but he's also good at ping-pong, which is also a top level in the entertainment world!
Now, I'd like you to choose one of the challenges you're going to try this time!
Can't we just do it normally?
That's what Challenge the AKB is all about!
Of course!
Oh, you thought we were just going to do it casually?
Yes!
No!
And now, Challenge the AKB Ping-pong Challenge starts!
No speed!
Once again, the members will challenge a ridiculous challenge!
Don't laugh!
I'm not laughing!
You're not laughing!
Can you not talk to me?
Can they master the challenge in 90 minutes and succeed in the actual show?
This week's Challenge the AKB Ping-pong Challenge!
The three members of Kitahara, Nakagawa, and Matsu will try it!
They have to challenge a harsh challenge in 90 minutes of practice!
Now, Challenge the AKB coach, Fukuzawa Akira, has started!
And...
I'm assistant coach Neko Hiroshi!
Nice to meet you!
Nice to meet you, too!
And the one who will decide whether they will succeed or fail is...
Producer Goto Yoshio!
Mr. Goto!
Nice to meet you!
Mr. Goto came to this gym only for this!
Yes!
Thank you for your hard work!
Thank you!
Now, let's have the first challenger appear!
This is the first challenger!
He's here!
His trademark is his colorless lips.
He failed the challenger akb twice in the past.
Will he succeed this time?
Kitahara Rie!
Good luck!
You've failed twice in a row?
That's right.
I think I'm the only one who has failed that many times.
Yes, Kitahara has tried this challenge twice in the past.
Yes!
I'm sorry!
She failed both of them.
She's pretty weak against pressure.
I'm going to succeed this time and get rid of the bad image I had up until now.
And this is what Kitahara is going to try!
Yes!
Take five return aces within 30 seconds from a high- speed rally machine!
The challenge is to hit back a ball coming out of a high-speed machine.
If she can hit back a ball within 30 seconds, she will clear the challenge!
This is what I taught her, but she's a very hard worker!
Kitahara Rie!
It's your second birthday today!
Really?
I'm going to succeed and celebrate my birthday in earnest!
You're nervous, aren't you?
I know! I know!
How has a table tennis beginner like Kitahara practiced?
Kitahara Rie's challenge is to put a high-speed ball coming out of a high-speed machine in a designated basket.
It looks difficult, doesn't it?
Please!
Now, Futaba will show you how to do it!
Wow! Wow!
Wow! Isn't it fast?
The machine of Ichiwa has one forward and one backward side.
So, rather than hitting, you should adjust the angle and hit forward, backward and forward, backward.
If you adjust the angle, you can hit.
The point is how to swing the racket.
Master two kinds of forehand and backhand completely.
If you don't miss the angle, you can definitely hit.
First of all, let's check Kitahara's skill.
Hit the ball on this side and hit like this.
Get the form thoroughly.
Smooth!
That's it! You're good!
This is where they practice using machines for the first time!
Ah! I'm scared!
Actually, this machine has a self-speed of over 80 km/h.
This speed is almost the same as the average speed of a train.
Well, first of all, can you get used to the speed?
Yes.
You know, for table tennis, it's very important for the eye to get used to the speed.
Yes.
Well, for example, if you have a protective mask or something like that, is there anything like this?
There is!
Wow!
In order to overcome their fear, they use a catcher mask to receive the ball!
Yes, yes, yes!
Once you get used to it, once you get used to it...
Yes, yes, yes!
Good, good!
Yes, yes, yes!
I'm scared!
Good, good, good!
Ah, but I'm getting used to it!
Yes!
Is that all you can do?
Don't blink! Don't blink!
Don't blink! Keep looking at me!
Now, break your own shell!
Today is your birthday!
51...52...
Yes, OK!
Did Kitahara be able to overcome her fear?
But... I'm getting used to this speed...
It's a good training.
Did you get used to it?
As soon as she got used to it, the practice resumed.
When it comes to shooting back the ball, it's quite difficult.
Can you not talk to me for a moment?
Will Kitahara be able to succeed in her practice?
Now, let's start the challenge!
Kitahara Rie-san's high-speed rally machine.
In 30 seconds, get 5 return aces!
The challenge is...
Within 30 seconds, if you can put a self-propelled 80kg ball from the machine...
Into a 5-ball basket, it will be a success!
Here we go! Challenge the AKB!
Go for it!
Go forward!
Back!
Don't look back!
Good!
Go for it!
There's a lot of them!
Good!
Go for it!
Calm down! Calm down! Calm down!
Don't be too calm!
That's it! That's it!
Just hit it! Just hit it! Just hit it!
Just hit it!
That's it!
Go for it!
Yes! Yes!
Just one more! Just one more!
Just one more!
Go for it!
Yes!
Amazing!
Kitahara Rie, today is your birthday!
Congratulations!
Yes!
Amazing!
I was a little nervous in the first half! I was really nervous!
I was very excited and scared, but somehow I believed that my new birthday would come and did my best!
You broke through it! Amazing! Amazing!
In fact, all five balls were in her face with her backhand!
For the third time, she cleared "Challenge the AKB" for the first time!
Now, let me introduce you to the next challenger! This person!
- Good! - Good!
Now, this time, she will replace the piano with the ping pong racket!
- Matsui Sakiko! - Yes!
Here is the challenge!
Ta-dah!
Do the rally 48 times in 30 seconds!
Good!
Who is the partner of this rally?
Yes!
- Neko-san! - Yes!
Me, Neko Hiroshi, and the coach will do it in real-time!
We will do it together!
We are "Fart-nya"!
- "Fart-nya"! - "Fart-nya"!
- Yes!
- We are "Fart-nya"! - "Fart-nya"!
- I see! - I see!
How did Matsui practice for 90 minutes?
First of all, Fukuzawa and Neko will show you the basics of the challenge!
You must do the rally 48 times in 30 seconds!
It is important to hit the ball back where it is easiest for the opponent to hit!
You are fast!
- 400km/h! - Wow!
- No way! - That's why it's this fast, right?
However, for a table tennis beginner like Matsui...
- Hey you! - Hey you!
Hey!
...she can't return the ball to her opponent.
- When you hit the ball, you have to make a voice. - Okay.
When you make a voice, it will hit the ball and it will go in.
Hey!
- Don't laugh! - I'm kidding!
I'm not kidding!
- Hey you! - Hey you!
- If you say "hey you", it will go in. - Okay!
- Hey you! - Hey you!
- Ah... - No, no, it's okay.
- Your knees are hard, so... - Here, Ms. Neko...
...will explain how to use your knees and how to hit the ball in detail.
- Like this? - Yes.
- The highest part of the ball will hit you, so wait for it. - Yes!
- Ah, I got it! - Yes.
There are three points for rallies.
First of all, you have to make a voice.
If you make a voice, it will be easier for you to get the timing with your opponent.
The second point is your knees.
If you make them soft, it will be easier for you to respond to any ball.
The last point is how you hit the ball.
If you hit the falling point of the ball, you can hit the ball with stability.
After an hour of practice, Matsui has a sense of stability.
His expression is also different.
Let's see how far he can do the rally here.
Smooth!
Don't hit it, don't hit it!
That's right!
Ah! Sorry, sorry!
Cat!
I'm sorry.
Will Matsui be able to clear the challenge?
Let's have him try it out.
Matsui Sakiko and Cat Hiroshi sensei's "Rally in 30 seconds, do it 48 times!"
Challenge the AKB!
Go!
Relax!
Cat!
Alright!
That's it, that's it!
Cat!
That's it!
That's it, that's it!
More, more!
You can do it, you can do it!
There's still time, there's still time!
Go deeper, go deeper!
One, two, three, four, five, six...
Five more seconds, five more seconds!
Go!
One, two, three, four...
Time's up!
Goto-san, what's your verdict?
I'm sorry.
No, no, no.
But I wanted it.
You did it well.
Matsuhiro-san, I think there was a problem with Hiroshi-sensei's guidance method.
Is that so?
Why is that?
But it's true that when you speak out, you say "nya" and when you say "relax," you say "pose more, pose more," and...
What are you saying?
Pose more! Pose more!
Pose more?!
What is this?
What did Hiroshi-sensei teach you?
If you ask me now, it might be strange, but "relax" becomes "nya," right?
Yes.
It's "nya" and "pose more" to make you relax.
Matsuhi couldn't master the rally in 90 minutes.
Now, the next challenger is this person!
A.K.A.B.'s top-class sportsman, Haruka Nakatana!
Good luck!
Go for it!
This is bad.
And this is Nakatana-san's challenge!
Here it is!
Yes!
Hit a ping-pong ball with a smash within 5 pitches!
The challenge is to hit a 8cm high ping-pong ball with a smash within 5 pitches!
This is a collaboration between me and Nakatana- san.
That's right!
I'll toss it up...
I'll hit it.
...and you'll hit it.
In other words, do you have confidence?
Y-yes!
I do!
After this, Nakatana-san will challenge a smash with a smash within 5 pitches!
This won't work, right?
No, it won't.
Haruka Nakagawa's harsh 90-minute practice begins!
Hmm...this is bad.
First, Fukuzawa will show you the basics.
That's it!
Amazing!
Thank you.
You don't need a ball, do you?
It's just luck.
Instead of aiming for the ball, just think about getting a smash around here.
Yes.
70% or 80% power is enough.
Yes.
The point is not to put in too much smash power, but to focus on control.
Actually, Nakagawa, who is a table tennis player, has a powerful form.
But...
There are a lot of net mistakes now.
It's like this.
Yes.
If it's like that, you have to pull and swing up.
You have to pull and swing up, right?
Yes.
That's right.
Yes.
The way to smash is to swing your arms up and down and hit the ball.
This makes the ball stable.
What are you doing?
Yes, yes, yes!
Pull and swing up!
Yes, yes, yes!
Pull and swing up!
Yes, yes, yes!
Pull and swing up!
Yes!
Nakagawa firmly holds his form.
But the problem is...
I only hit it once in a while.
I have to do my best.
Her success rate in practice is about once in 20 balls.
But in reality, it's only 5 balls.
Has Nakagawa improved her accuracy?
It's like this.
After you hit it, you do like this.
After you hit it...
Yes.
Then, let's start the challenge.
Nakagawa is far away.
Within 5 balls, hit the ping pong ball with a smash.
Challenge the A.K.A. "Billy"!
Then, please.
It's the first ball.
Me?
Yes.
Oh, close!
Good, good, good.
Good feeling, good feeling.
Nakagawa's first ball was slightly better than her.
Hit it properly.
Yes.
Smash it around here.
Yes.
Let's do it.
Good!
Let's do it.
It's the second ball.
Oh, close!
Good, good.
Why?
Good, good, good.
It's getting closer.
Yes.
The feeling you have now...
Let's do it.
It's the third ball.
Oh!
It's okay, it's okay.
It's getting closer.
Yes.
Smash it properly, smash it properly.
Let's do it.
It's the fourth ball.
Oh!
Oh, close!
It's coming, it's coming.
Looking from here, it was already hitting.
Nakagawa has failed four consecutive balls.
There is only one ball left.
Oh!
Oh, close!
Good luck, good luck.
It's only hitting.
It's okay because this ball will be sucked in.
Yes.
Let's do it.
Yes.
Nakagawa Aruka.
Yes.
It's the last ball.
Let's do it.
So close!
Mr. Goto, what do you think?
Why? It was so close!
So close!
It was amazing!
Why?
I think it's weird.
It was amazing, but...
No, but you really did your best, and you have a great sense of table tennis.
That's right.
So you don't have to worry about it and keep playing table tennis.
I'm kind of annoyed.
No, no, no, no.
Do you feel annoyed?
Well...
I'm frustrated.
Because it's the next step.
Yes, that's right.
That's what I'm saying.
Nakagawa couldn't smash Matuate in 90 minutes.
After this, the members will attack Neko sensei!
Weekly AKB news.
French kiss start single "Kakkoii Islaview" will be released on May 11th.
"Kakkoii Aira View" will be released on May 11th.
And on June 22nd, BIDERS and TAIBOU will make their solo debut!
The title will be "Flower", the introduction song of their first movie.
In addition, "Tokyo Dome City Hall" "Missita Kimitachi" will be held at AKB48 GROUP Zenkouen!
For more details, check out the official blog!
Who will answer?
It's a life and death war.
People are being killed.
We can't just sit around and watch!
The festival will start soon.
My hands are still numb.
I can't stop you anymore.
I like you.
War and peace.
Shibuya!
MAJISUKA GAKUEN 2!
Thank you!
After the challenge, the responsibility of Neko- sensei is...
For us, we want her to do something funny.
That's right!
Look at me! Look at me!
Hakkyoi! Seiza!
See, you're in a bad mood.
I can do this for sales.
But TV and sales are a little different.