Enako suggested that an abbreviated name might reflect concern about messages being leaked. She described this as a reason she becomes guarded when exchanging contacts, rather than evidence of what another person has done.
Anna Murashige described contacts whose profile and background images were entirely black. Looking back through some conversations, she said, she found that the other person had withdrawn their messages, leaving only her own side visible.
She also raised a more practical frustration: several contacts named only with a dot, or the letter S, were difficult to tell apart. Remembering who each abbreviated name belonged to became necessary to keep in touch.
Host Akira Kawashima offered a contrasting picture of friends using their real names, images of Ise Jingu and a profile message expressing gratitude. He also recalled an acquaintance switching to a single alphabet letter after a relationship report.
MON7A observed that someone sharing a screenshot could change the other contact’s displayed name. Meanwhile, Kuruma of Reiwa Roman suggested that some people separate work and private accounts, using full names and photographs professionally but shorter names privately. His closing response proposed an exception for people whose actual names consist of one character.
An anonymous-post format
Hosted by Akira Kawashima of Kirin, the program asks guests to submit everyday thoughts, complaints and questions anonymously to accounts created for the show. The panel discusses those posts without knowing who wrote them. The premiere’s guests also included Eiji Wentz and Yoichiro Kakitani.
ABEMA reported free catch-up streaming in its October 6 announcement. Readers can find the first episode, program page and official X account.
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