On October 5th, former member of the idol group Nogizaka46, Saito Asuka, attended the TBS DRAMA COLLECTION 2024 AUTUMN held in Tokyo. She is said to be very popular with the children who co-star in the drama series Lion's Lair (Fridays at 10pm), starring Yagira Yuya, which starts on the 11th, and it was revealed that "Saito-san becomes a Madonna just by being there."
The story of the drama is that Komori Hiroto, played by Yagira, and his younger brother Michito, who has autism spectrum disorder, played by Bando Ryuta, meet a mysterious boy who calls himself "Lion," played by Sato Tasuku, one day and get caught up in an incident.
Saito plays Makimura Mio, a former nursery school teacher and junior colleague at the city hall where Koto works. He shared an episode of how popular he was when, during the filming of a flashback scene, a child playing a kindergartener said to him, "Don't you think you're too cute for a teacher?" and put a toy crown on his head."
Bando also testified, "On the days when Saito is there, Ozora is more lively than usual. He picks up heavy objects and shows off his manliness by saying, 'I can hold this!'"
Also attending the event were Yagira, Ozora, and Sakurai Yuki, who appear in the drama, Kamiki Ryunosuke, who stars in the drama series "Diamonds Sleeping in the Sea" (Sundays 9pm, starts on the 20th), and Nao, who stars in the drama series "I Want to Hit That Scum" (Tuesdays 10pm, starts on the 8th).
