The 35th episode of the NHK Taiga drama "To You, Shining" (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring Yoshitaka Yuriko, titled "Chugū no Namida", will be broadcast on September 15th. In the episode, Kosaka Nao of the idol group "Hinatazaka46" will appear as the Middle Captain of Saiin. This will be Kosaka's first appearance in a Taiga drama.
Kosaka was born on September 7th, 2002, is 22 years old and hails from Osaka Prefecture, and her nickname is "Kosakana". She debuted in August 2017 as a second-year member of "Keyakizaka46", the predecessor group to Hinatazaka46, and after the group changed its name, she was the center for four consecutive singles, from the debut single "Kyun" to "Doremi Sora Shido", "Konna Suki Ni Natchatte Ii No?" and "Sonna Koto Nai Yo". She is also active as an exclusive model for the women's fashion magazine (now teen media) "Seventeen" (Shueisha).
The role of Saiin no Chujo in "Hikaru Kimi e" is the daughter of Minamoto no Tamemichi. She serves Princess Nobuko, the tenth daughter of the 62nd Emperor Murakami. She is also the lover of Fujiwara no Korenori.
"Hikaru Kimi e" is the 63rd taiga drama. It is set in aristocratic society in the mid-Heian period, and the protagonist is Murasaki Shikibu (Mahiro), who later wrote "The Tale of Genji," said to be the world's oldest novel written by a woman. The script was written by Oishi Shizuka, who is writing a taiga drama for the second time since "Koumyo ga Tsuji" in 2006, and depicts the glittering world of Heian aristocrats and the life of a woman who lived, wrote, and loved with all her heart.
