I actually got to watch that disgusting video because my mum egged me to after she got it from her group chat. The main chick's story sounded kind of convincing at first but when I saw your explanation, I immediately lost all sympathy for her/it. I didn't know it was on TV before(and was so pathetic and stupid rather than a hapless victim). Guess I have to get multiple Japanese opinions on Japan stuff first before jumping to any conclusions.