【ABEMA】 Total number of views on SNS exceeds 90 million! Popular urban legend YouTuber Naokiman’s show, “Naokiman’s Urban Legend Variety Show SEASON 2,” will air on Tuesday, October 21st at 11 PM.
ABEMA Press Release: October 16, 2025 To Members of the Press Total views on social media exceed 90 million! Popular urban legend YouTuber Naokiman’s signature show, “Naokiman’s Urban Legend Variety Show SEASON 2,” will air on Tuesday, October 21st at 11 PM. The show will delve into deeper themes, including the 100 Esper Auditions. Guest appearances on the premiere will include Toru Sakurada, Jun Idota, and Momoko Gumi Company.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzruGF11pdk SEASON 1, which began airing in March 2025, brought together guests who love urban legends, including Saya from the comedy duo Laland, and experts on urban legends known as “dark commentators.” They explored the dark side of the world, whether true or false, and explored the truth behind dark rumours both in Japan and abroad, such as the “Dubai incident,” mainly circulating on social media. The guests and “dark commentators” shared rumors they had heard and engaged in lively discussions. The final episode, “End of the World,” focused on the urban legend of a major disaster on July 5, 2025. While various theories, such as a massive earthquake, an undersea volcano, or a man-made disaster, were circulating, the show invited prophets such as Ms. T, a woman who can see the dead, and Daiun Miki, a temple priest who won the lottery, to the studio to discuss “end of the world” from various perspectives, sparking widespread speculation and garnering over 90 million views on ABEMA’s official social media accounts. “Naokiman’s Urban Legend Variety Show SEASON 2,” which will begin airing on Tuesday, October 21st, will feature projects related to psychic powers, as well as in-depth discussions on topics such as occult phenomena like spirits and curses, and conspiracy theories surrounding the entertainment industry. The premiere episode on Tuesday, the 21st, will feature guest appearances by Dori Sakurada, Jun Idota, and Momoko Gumi Company, and will be themed around “Auditions for 100 Self-Proclaimed Espers & the Battle of the Supernatural Behind the Scenes of the Nation.” Additionally, “dark commentators” will include paranormal phenomenon researcher Masato Akiyama, Mr. T, who can see the dead, Takeharu Mikami, editor-in-chief of the occult magazine Monthly MU, and Shuhei Shimada, who will engage in some “dark talk.” In response to the start of Season 2, Naokiman commented, “I’m most looking forward to the psychic projects. My greatest dream is to seriously investigate things that I don’t know if they’re true or false, and if they turn out to be true, I think it will lead to a major step forward for humanity, so I have similar expectations this time around.” Regular guest Laland Saya also commented on the response to Season 1, saying, “Various famous people kept asking me, ‘Tell them what the beeps were saying.’ I kept telling them to come to the studio if they wanted to hear, so maybe we’ll see even more big name guests.” She also shared a mysterious story about her partner Nishida, which is like an urban legend that has recently happened to her and it’s hard to tell if it’s true or not, saying, “Nishida gained 20 kilograms in one month. It’s beyond the natural laws of the human body, so I think he must have been abducted somewhere around Kamakura.” From psychic powers and the occult to conspiracy theories… Is the content discussed on the show true or not? “Naokiman’s Urban Legend Variety Show SEASON 2” will air on Tuesday, October 21st at 11:00 PM. Please enjoy at your own discretion.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/64643/2104/64643-2104-b2410e3c69691fffec6822d86c47a0c1-2272×1266.jpg (C) AbemaTV, Inc. ■ABEMA’s New Program “Naokiman’s Urban Legend Variety Show SEASON 2” Broadcast Summary Broadcast Date and Time: Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 11:00 PM (From then on, every Tuesday at 11:00 PM) The season page is here #1 Viewing Page is Click here Click here for the promotional video Cast: Naokiman, Saya, Rina Sasazaki Toru Sakurada, Jun Idota, Momoko Gumi Company Masato Akiyama, Mr. T, Takeharu Mikami, Shuhei Shimada For more information about this release
