「田中みな実、最後の食事は母のコロッケ」2026年10月10日放送：小宮山雄飛さんゲスト回

How Someone Who Has Never Used a Matchmaking App Became a Regular on a Matchmaking-App Show

Yuki Komiyama (小宮山雄飛) of Hofdi Clan (ホフディラン) is currently a regular on "Henshin no Nai Yoru ni" (返信のない夜に), a Voicy program produced by the matchmaking app Wiz. The format invites couples who met and married through the app to share their stories — essentially a matchmaking-app version of the long-running TV show "Shinkonsan Irasshai" — hosted by Takashi Fujii (藤井隆) with Sakura Imai (今井さくら) as assistant.

The twist is that Komiyama married before dating apps became widespread and, as he puts it, has "never once gone through that world generationally." Far from being a drawback, his complete outsider status turns out to be the show's secret ingredient: he can listen to couples describe their first-date locations or opening-message strategies with genuine, unguarded surprise, and that authenticity comes through on air.

First Dates: Lunch or Evening — and a Home-Photo Proposal

Drawing on statistics gathered from the couples who have appeared on the show, a clear pattern has emerged: the first date should be daytime — lunch or tea. Inviting someone for evening drinks removes their escape route; if they sense the chemistry isn't there, they still have to commit to two hours. Mina Tanaka (田中みな実) agreed immediately: "I'd want a lunch first date too."

The conversation then turned to profile items they wish matchmaking apps would add, and both landed firmly on the same answer: photos of the person's home, specifically the bathroom area or a corner of the living room. A high annual income tells you nothing about whether someone spends money on their living environment, has any eye for furniture, or takes care of their space. "It doesn't matter if it's messy or small," Tanaka said. "I just want to see how they actually live." Komiyama jokingly replied that he expected the feature to appear "in the next update."

The exchange spilled into a broader discussion of values around clothing, food, and housing. Tanaka disclosed that she is firmly in the camp of spending most on her living environment — clothes can wait, but where she lives is non-negotiable.

The Near-Mythical Curry of Okubo: "Roca"

Komiyama brought three varieties of curry from "Roca" (ロカ), a one-location-only shop in Okubo. Despite being ranked third in a national curry ranking (second in Tokyo), Roca requires customers to start lining up at 8:30 a.m. and does not normally offer takeout, making it extraordinarily hard to get hold of.

The name combines "ro" from lu rou fan (ルーローハン) and "ka" from kare (カレー, curry). Owner Eri-chan trained at a popular Taiwanese lu rou fan restaurant and also worked at a curry shop, then fused the two disciplines into her own wholly original style. She has refused franchise offers and insists on doing everything herself at a single location, creating an experimental menu every day.

Tanaka tasted Roca's curry for the first time and was immediately won over: "The spices are intense, but somehow it doesn't sit heavy" and "my mouth feels completely clean afterward." Komiyama shared his personal benchmark for a great curry: "When you get off at the next station and think, 'that was delicious — I want one more bite,' that's a good curry." He attributed the refreshing aftertaste to cardamom.

"Tsumami Hyakkei" and the Eternal Gyoza Argument

The curry Komiyama brought was also a hook for his recently published essay collection "Tsumami Hyakkei" (つまみ百景), an unpretentious book covering the everyday drinking snacks he loves — curry, itawasa (板わさ), gyoza, liver and chives (レバニラ), mozuku seaweed, spring rolls, and more.

The gyoza essay skewers two debates that reliably surface whenever the dish comes up: the argument over whether pan-fried, boiled, or steamed is the "authentic" preparation, and the person who insists that because gyoza is a "complete food," eating it alongside rice is simply wrong. Komiyama writes that he does his best to avoid the topic of gyoza entirely because it always drags him into an exhausting fight. Tanaka nodded vigorously: "People like that really do show up — so annoying."

The episode closed on a warm note when the topic of croquettes in the collection prompted Tanaka to confess: if she could choose one last meal, it would be the croquettes her mother used to make — the line that became the episode's title.