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The Problem Solvers

ENTERTAINMENT 2011 24 mins Episode(s): 100 ~ japanese Japanese
This variety program is unique in that viewers send in personal requests to the hosts to investigate.

Missions include ‘have my child overcome their dislike of green peppers’; ‘help my friend who believes in fairies have the chance to meet a real fairy’; ‘help me confess love to a bus driver I fell in love with at first sight’; and ‘help me find a precious item I lost.’
No mission is too difficult for the fearless investigators as they help viewers solve their problems.

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