

The panel isn’t the only departure from the reality TV most people are used to it is still set in Japan and culturally, Japanese people like to keep personal things personal. Their contribution to the show is deeply important and a nice change from produced confessionals with talking heads that occur on other reality shows. They are a group of actors and comedians who each give their own unique perspective and hilarious, sometimes raunchy, observations, particularly Yama-chan and his sweetly venomous way of taking any seemingly innocent situation and turning it rotten for laughs. Terrace House wouldn’t be Terrace House with its prestigious panel and this season we have the return of our studio commentary titans: Ruka, 20, a part-time fashion retail worker.Kenji, or “Kenny”, 31, a musician and vocalist for the band SPiCYSOL.Shohei, 25, a model in Taiwan and an occasional actor in Japan.

Risako, 21, a fitness trainer and parkour enthusiast.The show itself is the definition of a “slow burn,” and a good chunk of the first few episodes is always spent introducing viewers to the new members as they politely introduce themselves to each other in their new surroundings.

Let’s look back on Part One and all of it’s “tanoshii-eikō”, or pleasant glory. As of right now, Part One is available on American Netflix and Part Two has become available on December 24th. The current season is called Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020 – cashing in on the upcoming Olympics, no doubt. The show plays on Netflix both on a weekly basis in Japan and then in 12 episode blocks every few months in the U.S. Along with the house members, the show provides breaks throughout each episode where a panel of commentators discuss the happenings and the relationships within the show in a humorous way. They still go about their lives and pursue their careers, but they must reside in the Terrace House. Terrace House is a popular Japanese reality show, where six strangers (always three girls and three boys) are provided with a luxurious house and two high-end cars.
