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November 21, 2005
Japanese Reality TV
oming soon, no doubt, to American TV:
A "Partner Swapping Variety Show" where disgruntled women can -- for three days and two nights -- trade their husbands for a new guy who matches their idea of a perfect partner is proving to be a wild success for TV Nagoya, according to Shukan Shincho (11/24)."Love Love Chen," the partner swapping program, has been a huge hit for TV Nagoya since it hit the airwaves in May this year.
One couple's recent appearance on the show is typical of its contents. A 47-year-old bar mama-san from Kyoto's Gion district "ditched" her 42-year-old husband for a 19-year-old hunk who became her trophy hubby. The mama-san clung onto her boy toy hubby the whole time, walked him around the streets of Kyoto and bought him pricey kimono. In return, the mama-san's real husband was entrusted to the care of a 17-year-old wife -- who nagged him constantly.
What's raising eyebrows about the show -- apart from the obvious choice of its content -- is that it's not beamed out on some tacky adult channel on cable or satellite, but on TV Nagoya, a vital cog in the nationwide TV Asahi network.
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Posted by witnit at November 21, 2005 10:10 AM
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