The first episode of the drama ``Japan's Best Man,'' starring Shingo Katori, received a great response. ``There were many scenes that made me angry while watching it myself (lol).''

■Episode 2 will be broadcast from 10pm on January 16th! “By depicting the feelings of people (sexual minorities) as a drama, I hope people will feel closer to them.” (Shingo Katori)

The second episode of Fuji TV Thursday Theater’s “Japan’s Worst Man *My Family Was a Fake” starring Shingo Katori will be broadcast from 10pm on January 16th.

This is Shingo Katori’s first lead role in a Fuji drama series in about 11 years.The film is about a single father, his brother-in-law Shosuke Kohara (Jun Shison), and his children, aiming to improve his image in order to win the election. living with “Election & Fake Family Drama” depicting the main character Ippei Omori (Omori Ippei/Katori), who is appointed to the election, gradually begins to seriously face his family problems, and eventually stands up to change society seriously. ”.

The first episode was aired on January 9th, and Ippei, played by Katori, was already a hot topic. On X (formerly Twitter), “#Japan’s Worst Man” became the number one trend, creating a huge response.

In the second episode, which aired on January 16th, Dai Nakai, who gained attention after appearing on the romantic reality show “Boyfriend” (2024/Netflix), will be a guest, and he will talk about the walls and conflicts that male same-sex couples face. is drawn.

In addition to the theatrical ensemble of Katori and Shison, who received positive reviews in the first episode, the “first acting performance” of Nakai, who will be making his first appearance in a drama, is also worth paying attention to.

The latest comments have arrived from Katori, who is currently filming this movie. He talked about the reaction after the first episode aired and the highlights of the second episode.

Please look forward to the second episode, where star Katori talks about the highlight, saying, “I hope that by depicting the feelings of people (sexual minorities) as a drama, people will feel closer to them.”

■Episode 2 synopsis
Kensei Nikaido (Reo Sano), who works as a nursery school teacher at the nursery school that Ippei’s older child Asahi (Soujiro Chiba) attends, is dating Tomoya Hiiragi (Hiiragi Tomoya), who is dating his partner. / Nakai) was looking to hold a wedding ceremony. However, he is estranged from his father, Shintaro Nikaido (Ryo Iwamatsu), who raised him single-handedly, and is unable to talk about the fact that he is gay or that he is dating Tomoya. there was.

Meanwhile, Ippei, who was planning to get Shintaro, the town chairman, to support him in his election campaign, broadcasts a special feature on Kensei and Tomoya on the evening news program, hoping to mend the relationship between Nikaido and his son. I don’t plan on trying. At Ippei’s proposal, Kensei and Tomoya decide to be interviewed because they think it might be able to encourage people who are dating same-sex couples, but…

■Shingo Katori comment
Q. Please tell us your impressions after watching the broadcast of the first episode.
Katori:When I watched it myself, there were many scenes that made me angry with Uncle Ippei, so I thought it was good (lol). I wonder if I was able to properly express the “worst” part.
Q. What was the reaction from people around you?
Katori:I had a lot of people say, “I saw it,” including the staff who work with me outside of the drama. This time, there seemed to be a particularly large number of people who thought about how difficult it is to raise children, and many people agreed with me by saying, “It’s really difficult to balance childcare and housework.” My impression is that men reacted more sensitively. Maybe the men around me are always concerned about raising children, but they don’t actually do much about it, and they feel a little guilty about it… (lol)
Q. Please tell us the highlights of episode 2.
Katori:In the second episode, a same-sex male couple played by Reo Sano and Dai Nakai will appear. We can now know a lot of information about LGBTQ people, but it is difficult to know what lies beyond that, such as the feelings of the people involved and what kind of conflicts they are actually facing. I think there are few opportunities. However, I hope that by depicting the thoughts of these people as a drama and story, people will feel closer to them. I personally feel like I learned a lot from the roles played by Sano-kun and Dai-kun.

Program information

Fuji TV Thursday Theater“The worst man in Japan *My family was fake”
01/16 (Thu) 22:00-22:54 *Episode 2

Starring: Shingo Katori, Jun Shison, Ai Tominaga, Risa Masuda, Sojiro Chiba, Yuka Mukaizato, Reo Sano/Jun Hashimoto, Ken Yasuda, and others.
Episode 2 Guest: Dai Nakai
Screenplay: Yosuke Masaike, Naomi Hiruta, Satoko Okazaki, Shunto Miura *In order of number of episodes
Theme song: Shingo Katori “Circus Funk (feat. Chevon)” (Toys Factory)
Produced by: Taku Kitano
Direction: Takuro Oikawa, Makito Murakami, Masaki Tanimura
(C)Fuji Television