@{                  # the array referenced by:
    $VAR1->             # dereference $VAR
        {ut_response}   # then get the value of the hash key 'ut_response'
        [0]             # then get the 0th element of that array
        {friend_list}   # then get the value of the hash key 'friend_list'
        {friend}        # then get the value of the hash key 'friend'
 }