■ What happened after that intriguing “night at the hot spring” is revealed!?
The fifth episode of TV Asahi’s Oshidora Saturday drama “Aoshima-kun is mean,” starring Watanabe Shota (Snow Man) and Nakamura Anne, will air from 11:30 p.m. on August 17th.
It has been decided that the first 2 minutes and 18 seconds of the video will be released in advance on TVer, TV Asahi’s official YouTube channel, and other platforms from 11:00 pm on August 10th.
Based on the manga of the same name by Yoshii Yuu, this is a romantic comedy about an age-gap “love pact” between Aoshima Mizuki (Watanabe), a younger, fasting guy who has no interest in romance, and Katsuragi Yukino (Nakamura), a 35-year-old, dried-fish girl who has given up on romance, which begins with a small lie.
The number of views for the first catch-up stream broke the all-time record for the Oshidora slot (calculated by Video Research/period: July 7th to July 13th). Every episode from the second episode onwards has ranked first in the TVer overall rankings, and the total number of views for catch-up streams of episodes 1 to 4 has exceeded 10 million (calculated by Video Research/period: July 7th to August 8th).
In the fourth episode, which aired on July 27th, Aoshima and Yukino spend the night at a hot spring inn, and in the final scene, Aoshima pulls Yukino to him with the cushion and collapses onto the tatami mat while kissing her, in a mature scene. What happens to the two after that…?
The pre-release video also includes comments from the co-stars Watanabe and Nakamura! Watch the video and look forward to the broadcast of episode 5.
■ Episode 5 Synopsis
Yukino Katsuragi (Anne Nakamura), a general affairs employee at the beverage manufacturer Cat Beverage, was planning to relax alone at a hot spring inn after a promotional event for the new product “Blue Punch” in Yugawara. Then, Mizuki Aoshima (Shota Watanabe), a system department employee who is a younger fake boyfriend who showed up to help out at the event, said he was also going to stay at the same inn.
Although Aoshima has confessed his love to her in earnest and she has not yet responded to him, Yukino is still interested in him and invites him to her room for a drink, under the pretext of thanking him for helping her with work. Feeling even more awkward, Yukino tries to cover it up by drinking, but Aoshima suddenly pulls her closer, saying, “You’ve come this far… I won’t let you get carried away by being drunk.” Yukino nods at Aoshima’s words and finally makes up her mind. He gently takes off his glasses, and the two collapse onto the tatami mat, but…?
A few days later, the two of them return to their daily lives after a night at the hot spring, but Yukino still can’t decide whether to leave her carefree single life and pursue a relationship with Aoshima, or return to a life of being tossed around by love. However, no matter how much she thinks about it, she can’t find an answer, and she can’t find the courage. Yukino’s colleague Takako Suzuki (Ryoko Kobayashi) is shocked and asks her how long she plans to keep running away from Aoshima. Takako’s opinion is reasonable… Yukino, who thinks that things can’t go on like this, finally decides to meet Aoshima and talk to him. As the time for the appointment draws near, Yukino, who has made up her mind, is about to leave the office with all her might, when a problem occurs at work.
Meanwhile, Aoshima, who is waiting for Yukino at their usual izakaya, Manraitei, also seems to be troubled by something…!?
Program Information
TV AsahiOshidora Saturday “Aoshima-kun is mean”
08/17 (Sat) 23:30~ *Episode 5
Original work: “Aoshima-kun is mean” by Yu Yoshii
Screenplay: Erika Seki
Cast: Watanabe Shota (Snow Man), Nakamura Anne
Junki Tozuka, Manatsu Akimoto, Ryoko Kobayashi, and others
Theme song: Snow Man “You Are Mine”
TV Asahi Official YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/tvasahi
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Drama “Aoshima-kun is mean” program site
https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/aoshima_ijiwaru/
