On May 7th, Shunta Sono of the five-member vocal dance unit "M!LK" appeared at a press conference in Tokyo announcing the production of the drama series "I Became Loved by a Low Body Temperature Boy" (TOKYO MX and others, Thursdays at 10pm), in which he plays the lead role, along with co-stars Yumena Yanai and Naoya Kusakawa of "ONE N' ONLY". When asked about working with Kusakawa, with whom he has regular contact, Sono said, "When it was decided that we would be working together, first of all I was filled with feelings of gratitude," and continued, "I was really happy. He's like a reliable older brother," bursting with joy.
The roles that Sono and Kusakawa play are rivals in love. Sono expressed her trust in him, saying, "I know Naoya's personality and good points, so I thought it would definitely be an environment where I could concentrate on my acting." Kusakawa responded with a smile, "Shunta is cute and has a little brother personality (laughs). He always calls me 'Naoya!' so I'm always happy to go to the set."
The two show good friendship, but Kusakawa talked about his thoughts on the role, saying, "It was better for us to be rivals. I wanted to play the role of a rival in every way." Sono seemed to be inspired by Kusakawa's passionate performance, saying, "Kusakawa was scary (when he was acting). He's always kind, but as soon as filming started he became suddenly cold. It was like he was a different person."
The drama is based on the manga of the same name by Mitsuboshi Mayuha, which has exceeded 4.5 million downloads on the e-book distribution site "Comic Seymour". Souma Ryosuke (Sono) is cold to everyone, but for some reason he is fond of his senior at work, Ogata Kotori (Yanai). It all started on a rainy day when Kotori helped warm up Souma, who was freezing from the cold... This is a love story of doting love between a cold-hearted boy with a low body temperature and a caring girl with a high body temperature.
