In the second episode of "Honno Switch", Ren Ishikawa appears as the ex-girlfriend of Hijiri, played by Kaito Miyachika! Stirring love between two childhood friends

■Hijiri and Kowa have found their first love. And the theme song, whose sound source was released for the first time at the climax, received a great response!

The first episode of TV Asahi’s Osidora Saturday “Honnou Switch” starring Kaito Miyachika (Travis Japan) and Wakana Aoi was aired on January 11th.

This work is based on the comic of the same name by KUJIRA, which has sold over 780,000 copies (paper and electronic), and is about the story of Sei Akiyama, played by Kaito Miyachika (Travis Japan), and Kowa Hoshi, played by Wakana Aoi, whose parents’ homes are next door to each other. A pure love story woven by two “childhood friends.”

In the last scene of the first episode, Hijiri “balcony jumps” to Kowa. After witnessing Kowa with her ex-boyfriend Sosuke Yoshida (Junki Totsuka), Hijiri’s troubles are resolved, and the two confirm that they love each other, so they decide to start dating. It became.

But then, just as they were about to kiss in a nice atmosphere, Kowa became embarrassed and hid her face, saying, “I can’t do it! I can’t do it if I’m sober.” The two have finally broken free of their childhood friend relationship, but the future of their love seems to be uncertain.

Travis Japan’s theme song “Say I do” (Capitol Records/Universal Music Japan), whose audio was released for the first time in the perfect scene where the two communicate their feelings of love to each other on the balcony, has also become a hot topic. The lyrics, which are linked to Hijiri’s words, “Kowa is very important to me too. I can’t bear not being able to see him,” caused a great response. In addition, TVer is currently streaming missed episodes of the first episode.

■The appearance of Saint’s ex-girlfriend from junior high school has a feeling that their love will be in turmoil!
After the first episode aired, a preview video for the second episode was shown, revealing that Ren Ishikawa will appear in the role of Kaede Saito, Hijiri’s ex-girlfriend.

Ishikawa has received overwhelming support from women as a model, and has also appeared in the dramas “silent” (2022), “Dr. Chocolate” (2023), the movies “Masquerade Hotel” (2019), and “Book He is also active as an actor, appearing in popular works such as “Spell” (2023).

Kaede, played by Ishikawa, quickly breaks up with Hijiri, whom she started dating in middle school, because of the entrance exam. Kowa was “scary” when he saw the two of them, who had been lovers until recently, no longer seeing eye to eye as soon as they broke up. Taking this opportunity, she decided to seal away her feelings of love for Hijiri, which she had begun to realize, and maintain the “closest and safest position” of being a childhood friend who could be with her forever. In other words, the person who led Kowa to make this important decision was Kaede from his junior high school days.

In the second episode, Kaede meets Hijiri and Kowa at a junior high school reunion. She learns that the two have started dating. Furthermore, Kaede seems to have contact not only with Hijiri and Kowa, but also with an unexpected person, and I have a feeling that she will become the key person who will stir up the relationship between Hijiri and Kowa, who have finally achieved their “late first love.” Float.

Don’t miss the broadcast of the second episode to see what kind of development awaits these three people.

■Episode 2 synopsis
Sei Akiyama (Kaito Miyajika) and Kowa Hoshi (Wakana Aoi) are childhood friends who have been together since before they can remember.
The two spend the night together on the day Kowa was dumped by her boyfriend and colleague of two and a half years, Yoshida Sosuke (Totsuka Junki), but they have actually been in love with each other for many years. The two finally confirm their feelings for each other, and their “belated first love” comes to fruition, and they become lovers.
And then the day of our first date arrived. Hijiri and Kowa head to the aquarium, but while Hijiri expresses his feelings directly, Kowa, who is confused by the sudden change in their relationship from childhood friends, finds it difficult to be honest. do not have. I was so conscious that I couldn’t even look into the eyes of the saint… Involuntarily, she would shake off Hijiri’s hand when he tried to connect with her, and she would get upset every time. Hijiri lovingly embraces Kowa and says, “It’s okay to take it slow.”
Meanwhile, the two decide to attend a junior high school reunion. Then, just as Kowa is happy to be reunited with his friends, Hijiri’s ex-girlfriend from junior high school, Saito Kaede (Ishikawa Ren), appears. Kaede sees Hijiri and Kowa as adults and lovers…
After a long time, two childhood friends have finally begun to move on with their first love, but it seems like things are about to turn into trouble!

Program information

tv asahi Osidora Saturday “Honnou Switch”
Starts on 01/11 (Sat)
Every Saturday 23:00-23:30
Starring: Kaito Miyachika, Wakana Aoi
Junki Totsuka Ken Kojima (Ae! group) Maho Nonami
Tomomi Maruyama, Akiko Hinagata, Kazunari Uryu, Maki Kubota, Ren Ishikawa, and others
Original work: KUJIRA “Honno Switch” (published in Kodansha “Comic Tint”)
Screenplay: Yoko Izumisawa
Director: Hiroto Takahashi (“Taka” is officially spelled “Hadashidaka”), Hirokazu Fujisawa