"Break up caused by meat! Break up caused by meat!" - The official TERRACE HOUSE thread

The one they're using in Japan is OMG THE FIRST NON TAYLOR SWIFT SONG, it's this instead:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRuKrxjvXyA

I think towards the end of this 12 ep chunk, one of the saddest saps of the TH franchise comes back (he doesn't even live in the house!) and just won't go away.... ugh.

Haha we haven't actually seen ep.11 yet, but I think I know who you're talking about. I've seen people really loving him though!

What is the reason for the different theme tunes? And why is the one we get always like some weird eurodance/emo thing (not that I'm complaining)?

International licensing. Its why there's a delay in the release in Japan vs the rest of world: editors scrub all the music out & replace it with generic youtube pop/rock.

the Japanese theme is much better.

Lauren Tsai is on Legion? She has very good eyeliner.

Is she? Good for her! She was such a well-rounded person.

Also omg re: sad sap mentioned above. He’s just showed up (again).

I'm on episode 16 and he's STILL HANGING AROUND....

bah, I am spoiling myself and looking who it is because I can only imagine it's one person.

Nooo not again! They need to bring in like Makun or someone to take him to the beach for surfing lessons.

The time they carved out to celebrate yamachan getting married is cute. It's kind of statistically odd? though that he is the first of the panel to marry.

aren't at least one of tokui and you divorced

It’s crazy that it would have happened after just two months! Especially with him working throughout that time. I wonder if he speaks about it much on his oft-referenced YouTube channel

Oh, maybe he's the only one to be currently married then. I see that You is divorced.

You is twice divorced.

We’re just heading in to the fabled 11th episode. I hope it’s a good one because these housemates are maddening so far! If you have to change your mind so many times, then it’s possible there could be a match for you in the world somewhere outside of these three people.

The only one that I so far think is fine is Kaori.

Yeah, she seems very much like someone you could easily be friends with.

I’m not totally sure which event in episode 11 is the big one, but for me the scene with Shohei was totally shocking in comparison with the usual flow of things in the house.

This season is giving me a lot of existential anxiety and feelings of regret in general so far haha

but for me the scene with Shohei was totally shocking in comparison with the usual flow of things in the house.

bingo!

Just finished ep16 and it was great. If you feel like the first 12 eps are dragging, just wait til ep 15 and you can feel the build happening.

i am surprised they showed this pink film that shohei was cast in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kptxrrqbdwc

Panelist Tokui Yoshimi recently admitted to a scandal (tax evasion, roughly $1M USD) and via his agency has announced he is suspending all entertainment appearances indefinitely. Looks like he will leave (temporarily or permanent?) from TH starting around episode 23... ep 22 just aired today in Japan.

He is an undeniable face/voice/mood of Terrace House, so I'm not sure who they will get to replace him, but it should be a reasonable talent given the rising international popularity of the show.

whoaaaa... so much panelist drama this season.

they should have kept him, would add to the sketchy old man vibe lol

Which one is he - the guy with glasses? Or the other one?

how dare you impugn yamachan

He is the younger woman who is half austrian.

I stumbled upon the IG of the person responsible for the English subs for TH:

https://www.instagram.com/hafudozen/

Rui should take over the open spot on TH. OMG.

Whereabouts are you? The current cast is insane... it gets crazier and crazier.

Netflix just released episodes 13-24. I think we got up to episode 17-18 last night.

I didn't get Shohei. I imagined he was an escort or something as a side gig since they were always so weird about him.

He was indeed a trip, we viewers got kind of peek behind the curtain when he & Kaori let down their guard/kayfabe and Kaori admitted she could see how it could be perceived that she was engaged to her agent and that Shohei was uncommitted but was sleeping around a lot.

Ah, another basketball player (Ryo) that gets an omg. So far he seems to be as competent and attractive level as Hansan.

Ryo is a gem. Have you heard him speaking English yet?

the Netflix translations end on a cliffhanger to the best romance TH has seen in a long time (please don't spoil!) - it has been destroying me! i think it should be okay to say that Haruka's journey from weird date-jacking misanthrope to the giddy, tongue-tied beneficent lovestruck creature she is now is an amazing journey - she definitely stands in the running for all-time Most Improved Housemate

and as for her prince...

but

argh cliffhanger

say nothing

and yeah fun stuff is bubbling up with the others

Has he spoken a lot of english on the show? xpost

Ruka watching himself on tv was brutal.

a bit funny though

There's an episode where there is so much English spoken (by 3-4 members) that the subs are only present 50% of the time. Might be after the cliffhanger though... It's getting pretty great post where the international chunk stops...

Today's episode was lowkey amazing, the person you think is least likely to be an incredibly kind/empathetic/bearer of excellent advice steals the show.

I was at a kids bday party this weekend. My wife's friend's older sister mentioned to my wife that her 20 year old daughter (a model, now living in Tokyo) is dating someone who is/was a cast member from Terrace House. That is all the information that she was able to get from her, this person doesn't know anything about the show other than very surface details. Will try to follow up with more info at a later date.

I was just looking at the vrbo for the house in o'ahu.

https://www.vrbo.com/1221661

Forgive the thread spam, but I wanted to note that this show's 2019 season is nominated in the 2019 ILX TV poll:

ILX's Best Television of 2019 Poll / VOTING AND CAMPAIGNING THREAD / Voting Ends January 31

If you like this show and you'd like to see it have a good showing in the poll (running in February) all you need to do is submit a ballot including it and your other favorites (4 minimum, 25 maximum, organized by your favorite to least favorite) to forksclovetofu at gmail by end of day today. It'll take five minutes; get to it!

― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, January 31, 2020 6:29 AM (two hours ago)

voted!

Today's episode was lowkey amazing, the person you think is least likely to be an incredibly kind/empathetic/bearer of excellent advice steals the show.

― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, December 30, 2019 10:14 PM (one month ago)

This person is still doling out really amazing advice! She's like the female Han-san.

i was just looking up how many episodes there are now and just slightly spoiled myself by a pic of one of the new castmates who was very noticeable.

Her entrance is pretty amazing, a real roller coaster in <60 seconds.

Broken egg thread reminding me of Ruka’s cracking eggs directly into a pan of boiling pasta. <3

Excited for next part of Terrace House to land. Thrilled for TH thread’s members representing in the TV poll too.

yeah, I am always amazed by people who cook like they have never seen the act of cooking before, which...might be true.