It tells you to get off the couch and then makes it awkward to stay there. Five aspiring idols count reps at you for a handful of minutes an episode, and the routines are real: push-ups, sit-ups, stretching, yoga, tai chi, a little dance work. There is no plot to speak of, no arc, no character growth beyond archetypes doing their assigned bits, and the camera is not remotely subtle about where it points during floor exercises. That combination is exactly why half the audience drops it in episode one and the other half quietly finishes the set. The opening theme is a genuine earworm, the designs are clean and bright, and the short format means the excuse of not having time evaporates. Watch it once as a joke, then catch yourself following along on the floor with the second episode running.

Five girls hoping to become idols, Hoshi Asami, Higuchi Eri, Saotome Shizuno, Tachibana Shion and Hiraoka Yuu, lead the viewer through a different set of workouts in each short episode. The routines range from push-ups and sit-ups to spine twists, trunk training, stretching, yoga, dance and tai chi. The idea is to exercise together with them, with the playful promise of sending your body fat plummeting. Light comedy mixes with sports and everyday slice-of-life fun across twelve quick installments.