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During the first section of Yuuki Takada's talk featured a guest appearance by fellow voice artist Sawako Hata. Takada greeted the audience by calling out, "Hey everyone! I have come back to Kitakyushu! I am home!" All her fans in the crowd responded by shouting "Welcome back!"

Drawing on her knowledge of the city, (the newly appointed) Kitakyushu Tourism Ambassador Takada offered the audience a bit of insight into area. Takada's suggestion was for visitors to check-out an easily accessible shopping complex very close to the KPF venue, "CHACHA TOWN Kokura." She introduced the facility's Ferris Wheel, which has two transparent capsules!

Takada listed a few more places to find great food, putting her stamp of approval on a bakery located in Kokura, Kitakyushu called the "SHIROYA." The establishment is said to have a good reputation by those in the know! A couple of their most popular snacks, such as "Omelet" and "Sunny Pan (Bread)," were on hand, ready to sample! Hata tried the "Sunny Pan," which is filled with condensed milk. She seemed to really enjoy the product; she called out "Wow, it is so milky! I do not think I have not ever eaten like this before!"

The asianbeat staff also bought and sampled the SHIROYA "Omelet!" The light cream and fluffy sponge are irresistible!

During the "Profile Demonstration Challenge," Takada demonstrated one of her special skills; an ability to distinguish between different types of Mentaiko. Takada tasted products from three mentaiko manufacturers, "Fukusaya," "Nishikai," and "Kabata." To the surprise of the audience she was able to tell them apart just by taste, and got every single mentaiko-related question correct. What an incredible sense of taste!

Hata then spoke about the "Kendama." She had brought her own kendama to the event so that she could show the audience her skill. Hata managed to complete a trick known as the "Nihon Isshu" (Around Japan). Both Hata and Takada were able prove that they really could do the tricks listed in their official profile information in front of a huge audience!

The final section saw the emcees (two members of comedian "Dangobana") join in with the two starts of the talk for an accent/dialect challenge! The skit involved both voice artists read out sections "Little Red Riding Hood," but there was a twist… Hata read out her sections in a Kansai dialect, while Takada read her section in the Hakata dialect. The emcees jumped in with a few adlibs, which drew huge laughter from the audience. The mixture of the Kansai and Hakata dialect injected the story with a new sense of warmth and originality. The fun, innovative idea received huge cheers from the crowd! The audience was totally absorbed in Takada and Hata's warm, friendly talk. They even shared some stories about their friendship and spoke about they enjoy going to karaoke together.