"Omusubi" is the NHK morning drama series starring Kanna Hashimoto, which will begin airing in the second half of 2024 on September 30th. The heroine, born in 1989, is a powerful "Heisei youth graffiti" who always values her individuality with a "gal spirit" in her heart. There are only three days left until the show starts. Here, we introduce Koga Yota, played by Araki Sugo.
◇His father is a fisherman in Itoshima, but he is aiming for the IT industry
Koga Yota is a childhood friend and high school classmate of the main character Yui (played by Hashimoto). He is a member of the baseball club. His father is a fisherman in Itoshima, but he has no intention of taking over the family business and is aiming for the IT industry. Due to a certain promise. He is always concerned about Yui.
Sugao, who plays Yota, is the younger brother of actor Masaki Suda, and this is his first time appearing in a morning drama. He was selected for the role in the largest "young talent audition" ever.
◇A morning drama starting in the Heisei era for the first time in four works: who will sing the theme song and narrate it?
The drama is an original work by screenwriter Nemoto Nonji, known for NHK's "Honest Real Estate," among others. The theme song is "Illumination" by "B'z," and is said to be a song that will powerfully liven up the world of the story, in which the protagonist encounters gal culture.
The main story will be narrated by illustrator and actor Lily Franky, and the Saturday edition will be narrated by the station's announcer Takase Kozo. This will be the first morning drama to be set mainly in the Heisei era, since "Maiagare!" in the second half of 2022.
The drama will be broadcast on NHK General TV from September 30th, Monday to Saturday at 8:00 a.m. and other channels.
