# #11 「みやこんちゃッ!!」

- Show: 都のハニーダイアリー
- Published: 2026-10-11
- Canonical: https://podc.club/en/episode/6795033465_a2cbd3c2defa.html
- Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/JPFMN7841796192.mp3
- Source: Edited from a machine transcript of the first 30 minutes of the episode. Not an official summary.

In episode 11 of Miyako no Honey Diary (都のハニーダイアリー), host Miyako confessed to spending roughly 3,000 yen per try at UFO catchers before diving into a chilling sleep-paralysis story in which she drove away the ghost of an American girl by shouting "You are beautiful!" She then unveiled the three finalists in her ongoing boyfriend-recruitment campaign and read a torrent of listener mail — including a 22-year-old who woke from a blackout to find his pubic hair completely gone. The episode closed with a listener vote debating whether "same-oshi rejection" (refusing to share a fandom with other fans of your favorite) is acceptable or not.

## What this episode answers

### What did Miyako win at the UFO catcher, and how much did she spend?

She won a Melo Joy-knockoff squeeze toy after roughly 50 attempts, spending about 3,000 yen per try; she kicked off the episode with an ASMR-style demo of the squeeze sound.

### What happened during Miyako's sleep-paralysis encounter with the ghost of the American girl?

She woke from paralysis to find an American girl sitting cross-legged in the middle of her apartment, shouted "You are beautiful!" repeatedly until the girl smiled and disappeared on a 3-2-1 countdown — and when she fully woke up, the blanket really was covering her face, leading her to feel "it may not have been a dream."

### Who are the three finalists chosen for the boyfriend-recruitment project?

The three finalists are: Yamaji-san (山地さん), 34, Tokyo, who plays Miyako's YouTube videos to ward off bears while hiking; Zecchou Iki-sugi Oolong Cha (絶頂行き過ぎウーロン茶) -san, 28, Nagano, who can walk the length of a university campus on his hands; and Haruto (春人) -san, 28, Tokyo, the serious front-runner whom Miyako expects will make for a laugh-free phone call.

### What was the most impactful listener letter in the exchange-diary corner?

A 22-year-old Tokyo listener calling himself Kirakira Miseko de Aritakatta (キラキラミセコでありたかった) -san described bar-hopping through gay bars, coming to in an unknown parking lot, going home with a man in his 30s who approached him, and discovering upon returning home that his pubic hair had entirely vanished — summarizing the night as losing his health, money, time, dignity, and pubic hair in a single day.

### How were listener opinions divided on the topic of same-oshi rejection?

The anti-same-oshi-rejection side argued that idols are not possessions and cannot be monopolized; the pro side cited insecurity and a desire to avoid being condescended to, while a 15-year-old listener reported that a one-month break from fan activities resolved her own same-oshi rejection feelings and analyzed the phenomenon as a sign of over-dependence on one's favorite and escapism from reality.

## Article

## The UFO Catcher Obsession and Episode 11

Miyako opened by confessing her latest addiction: UFO catcher machines. She now considers spending around 3,000 yen per attempt perfectly normal, and after roughly 50 tries she finally snagged a Melo Joy-knockoff squeeze toy. To mark the milestone she treated listeners to what she called a "Melo Joy ASMR" segment — just the sound of her squeezing it. Episode 11 also marks 77 days since the show launched, which Miyako cheerfully declared makes it a "long-running program." Potential guests including Watanabe Manjiro and Pipi-chan (ピピちゃん), a Ni-chome yamanba gal, were floated but put on hold because, as Miyako put it, "there's nobody I can bring above ground" — with Keiley being the sole exception.

## Sleep Paralysis — Is There an American Ghost in the Apartment?

Miyako had teased this story in the previous episode. Her general policy is to chalk up sleep-paralysis experiences to dreams, but she recalled a striking earlier incident: she fell asleep slumped over a school desk, went into paralysis, struggled so hard she fell off the desk, and yet woke up back on top of it with no one around her having noticed a thing.

Her recent home experience was more vivid. Caught in paralysis, she tried to move but felt the blanket pressing over her face and nearly suffocated. She jolted upright — and still couldn't breathe. In the center of her apartment, an American girl was sitting in seiza (formal kneeling posture). Convinced the girl was responsible and that failure to help her pass on would result in a fatal curse, Miyako sat down in front of her and screamed "You are beautiful!" over and over until the girl began to smile. A 3-2-1 countdown played in her head, and she woke up — with the blanket actually covering her face. "It may not have been a dream," she said. Adding to the unease: there are scratch marks on the apartment floor that have been there since she moved in, and they sit exactly where the girl had been kneeling. Miyako also mentioned that her closet being open reliably triggers paralysis, and she fretted over the rumor that "being pulled during paralysis lets the soul escape — women are pulled left, men right" — wondering which direction she would go.

## Boyfriend Finalists Announced

Miyako's ongoing boyfriend-recruitment project reached its finalist stage. Applications fell short of ten, but she narrowed the field to three. First, Yamaji-san (山地さん), 34, from Tokyo — he plays Miyako's YouTube videos on hiking trails as a bear deterrent. Second, Zecchou Iki-sugi Oolong Cha-san (絶頂行き過ぎウーロン茶さん), 28, from Nagano — his special skill is walking the entire length of his university campus on his hands, and Miyako gave extra points for the sheer impact of the name. Third, Haruto-san (春人さん), 28, from Tokyo — the serious front-runner, about whom Miyako warned: "I think this phone call will have zero funny moments." She called on all three to send her their phone numbers.

## Exchange-Diary Corner: From a Café Blunder to a 22-Year-Old's Chaotic Night

Donmi-san (どんみさん), 18, from Okayama, shared how she accidentally announced a "difficult customer" alert at full volume directly in front of the customer during her part-time job. Miyako responded by dreaming aloud of causing havoc as a part-timer at a bubble-tea shop.

Building on a letter from Momiage-san (もみあげさん), 20, from Chiba, who proposed banning men from crying publicly, Miyako imagined herself as a fictional president issuing decrees: banning tiny short-shorts in Ni-chome and slapping a 50% tax surcharge on muscular body types.

Niisawa Sachi-san (新沢幸さん), 14, from Saitama, reported that her first-grade younger brother instantly named a boy, Aoto-kun, as his favorite person. Miyako declared: "A conviction that strong from first grade is proof you'll be a full-on gay — congratulations."

Pasapasa Asopasomaso-san (パサパサアソパソマソさん), 17, from Kanagawa, asked how to suppress feelings for a same-sex friend she would date if the friend were of a different gender. Miyako offered several possibilities: an emerging awareness of being gay, or a soul-mate type of bond.

The letter that stopped the room came from Kirakira Miseko de Aritakatta-san (キラキラミセコでありたかった さん), 22, from Tokyo. After bar-hopping through gay bars he came to in a stranger's parking lot, accepted an invitation home from a man in his 30s, slept with him, and discovered on returning home that his pubic hair had completely disappeared. He closed by tallying everything lost in one day: health, money, time, dignity, and pubic hair. Miyako's reassurance: "Your pubic hair will grow back, so don't worry."

## Miminamesuko Corner: Is Same-Oshi Rejection OK or Not?

The "Miminamesuko" (耳なめこ) segment debates real-world phenomena with listeners divided into "OK" and "Not OK" camps. This week's topic: same-oshi rejection — refusing to share a fandom with other fans of your favorite idol or character.

Gasuto Neki-san (ガストネキさん), 27, Tokyo, landed in the Not OK camp: "Your favorite is someone beyond your reach — not something to monopolize." A 17-year-old from Kanagawa who goes by Suki na Hito Minna Kao ga Niteru (好きな人みんな顔が似てる)-san came out in the OK camp, honestly admitting the motivation was not wanting to be condescended to — a self-described "menhera" impulse. A 15-year-old from Kumamoto, Rabu to Iwareru made Shinenai (ラブと言われるまで死ねない)-san, recounted practicing same-oshi rejection toward both Bakugo Katsuki and Michieda Shunsuke (noted as sharing a birthday) before taking a one-month break from fan activities that dissolved the feeling entirely; she analyzed same-oshi rejection as "a sign of dependence on your favorite and escapism from reality." A 17-year-old exam-student from Shizuoka articulated the frustration of watching shallow newcomers speak knowingly about a niche group that only went mainstream recently — earning Miyako's highest praise: "Every single word of that is correct." Miyako herself, as a long-time fan of the K-pop group Red Velvet, who debuted in 2014, said she bristles when recent fans say "I want them to stay like this forever."

## Takeaways

- Miyako recounted a sleep-paralysis encounter in which an American girl's ghost appeared in her apartment and was driven away by repeated shouts of "You are beautiful!" — and the blanket really was on her face when she woke up.
- The three finalists in Miyako's boyfriend-recruitment project — Yamaji-san, Zecchou Iki-sugi Oolong Cha-san, and Haruto-san — were each called on to send her their phone numbers.
- The same-oshi-rejection debate drew a range of listener views, with a 15-year-old's analysis that the behavior reflects idol dependence and reality avoidance earning the strongest approval from Miyako.