This week's episode of "Terrace House" starts off on a sad note as Kaori gets ready to move out to pursue her career in London, leaving Haruka and Ruka as the last original members still living in the house. To mark Kaori's departure, Ruka does what he does best — invents a new dish and prays that it tastes OK. This time it's noodles with fried tofu and tarako (salted cod roe) sauce. "I hope you remember this dish," he says earnestly to Kaori.
A person leaving always leads to the most exciting part of the show — a new member moving in. We're teased with images of pink braids flopping around in a wrestling ring before it's revealed that the new addition to the house is 22-year-old Hana Kimura, an Indonesian-Japanese professional wrestler whose personality is as bright as her hair.
I jumped to conclusions and assumed a big personality would be joining the show — a la Seina Shimabukuro from past seasons — but instead Hana comes off as very bubbly but polite. When she first arrives, she tries to draw attention away from herself by asking Peppe questions about his background, but the conversation keeps turning back to her and her unique career. Eventually, she caves and shows them a photo of her covered with fake blood in a wrestling match and obviously makes a big impression.