Actor Manami Higa appeared in the studio part of the sixth episode of the TV Asahi drama series "Boku no Azatoi Motokano" (Friday 11:15pm, excluding some regions), which aired on February 28th. She talked about the words her best friend said to her when she broke up with her ex-boyfriend.
The drama is a new attempt in which the MCs of the popular variety show "What's Wrong with Being Azatokute?", Ryota Yamazato and Airi Suzuki, comment on the story and lines from the audience's perspective in the studio as the story progresses. It depicts the love story of Takumi (played by Joichiro Fujiwara), who still has feelings for his ex-girlfriend whom he dumped impulsively, Mei (played by Shiho Kato), Takumi's cunning ex-girlfriend, and Asahi (played by Maria Tani), who has feelings for Takumi whom she met at work.
On this day, Iwata Takanori and Higa appeared as studio guests watching the story with the MC. When the topic of breaking up with a lover came up in the studio, Higa said, "I had a pretty difficult relationship," and revealed that he had been "worried and mentally depressed."
"I cried every day and asked my friends for advice. My eyes were swollen from crying. Then one day my best friend said to me, 'Hey, have you looked in the mirror? You look ugly right now. I don't want to see you like that. Who will you choose, me or him?' That was a sudden awakening for me. I went right along to say goodbye," she said, adding that her best friend gave her a push and she was able to look forward, with MC Suzuki exclaiming, "That's so wonderful!"
