It has been announced that voice actress Yuko Miyamura will be appearing in the Japanese dub of the TV anime "Mio is on the Floor Below," which is based on the popular Korean webtoon "Iduna." Miyamura will play Natsuha, a guest character in episode 10, "Fall... Kisaragi Mio," who is the leader of "Dream Sweet," the idol group that Kisaragi Mio was a member of.
Miyamura commented, "The character I played, Natsuha, debuted in the same idol group as Mio, but Mio ended up retiring, and Natsuha wanted to work hard together with Mio... I didn't debut in an idol group myself, but with the people I worked with in temporary units and others, I felt like we were comrades, like, "Let's climb together! Let's work hard!", so I really sympathized with her. So I think it must have been painful for her to watch Mio worry, and feel helpless when she wanted to quit and nothing I said would change her mind. (Sakamoto, who plays Mio) I had a buddy-like relationship with Maaya-chan in another work, and we were both very motivated for different reasons, so my role as someone confused by the troubled Maaya in this work was fresh. I felt a sense of despair when I realized from our short exchange that we couldn't work toward the same goal." "When they first debuted, they were both talking about their dreams, and the scene with Mio and them having such a great time was just amazing! I thought they should make an episode just from that flashback! I couldn't play characters like this with Maaya-chan, so I thought objectively, "Oh my, how happy they are." I wish I could keep chasing my dreams like this and work happily, but being an idol is really hard! But in the final farewell scene, I'm sure they will go their separate ways, and they may never meet again, but I think they have taken a step forward, wishing each other happiness, so I hope they both find their own happiness!! I hope everyone will think about the happiness of Mio and Natsuha!"
The work is a webtoon created by Min Seong-ah. It depicts the love and campus life of Haru, an ordinary college student living alone, and Mio Kisaragi, a stunningly beautiful former idol. The Japanese dubbed version of the anime is currently airing on Fuji TV's late-night anime slot "B8station."
