Actor Misako Renbutsu appeared at a press conference held in Tokyo on January 16th for "Vanilla Everyday," which will be broadcast on NHK's "Yorudora" time slot (General TV, Monday to Thursday at 10:45am) from the 20th. Renbutsu, who plays the role of a pastry chef, said that because she "really wanted to do it myself," she practiced baking for two hours before rehearsals on the day of filming, and took on the role 100% without dubbing, including footage of her hands.
Renbutsu said, "The confectionery instructors wholeheartedly encouraged me by saying, 'You can do it, Shirai (Aoi) (the character's name), you'll be fine,' so I gave myself self-suggestion and practiced every day, even when I went to Osaka or Kyoto (for filming)." There is a scene in the third week where she makes Mont Blanc, and she revealed, "Personally, Mont Blanc is the most difficult, so I spent the whole time squeezing it at the hotel (where I was staying)." After filming, she said, "I was given the tools that the staff had borrowed," and added, "I'm thinking of making Tarte Tatin (which appears in the first week)."
Nagasaku also has lines in Kansai dialect in the NHK Asadora drama "Maiagare!" to be aired in the second half of 2022, making this her second time acting in a Kansai dialect. She said, "I thought it was difficult to get into the Kansai vibe...But after doing it twice, I realized that there are many different kinds of Kansai dialect.For this time, I was told, 'It's okay to use the Sadotani dialect (of the character's name)', so I thought, I see, I just need to be able to get the message across in my own words, so I tried to speak more easily and properly than before."
"Vanilla Everyday" is based on a novel by Kato Tsubasa. It is a "sweets human drama" set in a small pastry shop in Osaka, with Renbutsu playing the protagonist, pastry chef Shirai Aoi, and Nagasaku playing the brazen and cheerful cooking researcher Sadotani Manami. The drama will be broadcast over 8 weeks with a total of 32 episodes. Taisei Kido, who plays Akiyama Shizuka, also attended the press conference.
