Shinkon-san Irasshai explained

Presenter:Bunshi Katsura VI
Company:Asahi Broadcasting Television
Country:Japan
Network:Asahi Broadcasting Television/All-Nippon News Network
Alt Name:Welcome, Newlyweds
Num Episodes:2, 231
Language:Japanese

is a Japanese talk show aired every Sunday on Asahi TV. The show is hosted by Bunshi Katsura VI and has run since January 1971.[1] The show involves newlywed couples being interviewed by Katsura and a co-host. The current co-hostess is Mami Yamase.[1]

A Vietnamese version of the program, Vợ Chồng Son, has been airing on Ho Chi Minh City Television since 2013, making it the first Asahi Broadcasting Television program to have an international version.[2] [3]

Guinness World Record

In July 2015, the show was awarded a Guinness World Record as the longest-running talk show to be hosted by the same person.[1] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Veteran TV host Katsura lauded by Guinness for 45-year run. Japan Times. July 3, 2015. July 4, 2015.
  2. Web site: VỢ CHỒNG SON YouTube Channel. 2021-10-01. YouTube.
  3. Web site: Yamashita. Naoko. 2017-12-05. 「入手不可能」と言われた文枝師匠のコケる椅子、ベトナムで再現. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211001090513/https://withnews.jp/article/f0171205001qq000000000000000W04410501qq000016325A. 2021-10-01. 2021-10-01. WithNews. ja.
  4. Web site: Longest running TV talk show hosted by the same presenter. 2021-10-01. Guinness World Records. en-GB.