I thought this was pretty funny, so here's a snippet from the first half of a
recent interview with a no-name idol Akari in which Masuno mentions Idoling!!!. She's basically going around interviewing adults discussing a lot of her worries on how to make a name for herself and such, and the theme for this particular interview is how she wants to improve her knowledge of girls.
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Mas: You released a book called "The diary of a failure idol" - is it a nonfiction?
Aka: Yeah, it's a book depicting the hardships of an idol with no aura nor any spotlight on her whatsoever. Be sure to show it as a bad example to Idoling!!!.
Mas: Well, it's just a matter of time before they're all going to write one of those anyway.
Aka: That doesn't bode too well... Anyhow, regarding the Idoling!!! show, you're always keeping a certain distance by calling the girls by their last names plus -san, right? When watching other variety shows with comedians getting all flirty with younger girls and calling them by their first names, I can't help but think that "They're definitely having sex after the shootings are over". That's why I really admire the way you're doing it.
Mas: Hahaha, I'd never do that! They're by no means by kind of girls. I don't even think they're cute. The thing is, they're way too young for my taste.
Aka: I really like the first generation of the group! They all have strong personalities!
Mas: Indeed, one of them even made me go "Is this girl for real?!". Quite the special case. And another one I always wondered how she'd turn out from her current larva stage, and she actually just turned into a bigger larva. Like "What the, she's still her old self!". They sure had a lot of different personalities.
Aka: When getting blown by the leaf blower right in the face, the girls always try to make themselves funnier by opening their mouths. I became a fan sensing a lot of professional guts from that particular action.
Mas: For those that didn't open like they should, I put them in awkward situations. It might have been hard to notice on camera, but I gave them a "What's up with you trying to act all cute?! kind of vibe. I just left them to fend for themselves without commenting on anything. At first I did put some effort into making something out of it, but I'd be put into strange situations myself so I just quit doing it. I try to avoid getting all flirty with them, or else I'd just be pushing it.
Aka: Masuno's Spartan School! So that's how they get taught stuff.
Mas: Well, it's just myself doing how I please.
The second part of the interview hasn't been updated yet, but it should be something to look forward to.
^Is he being a host really is the real deal? or just a running joke?
It's a skit.
Masuno's quite the actor, though, which does bring out a sense of reality.