The second episode of the drama series " Taigan no Kaji ~Kore ga, Watashi no Ikiru Michi~ " (TBS, Tuesdays at 10pm), starring actress Mikako Tabe , attracted attention on social media.
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Nakatani is a bureaucrat at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare who is on two years of childcare leave. His wife, Juri, is working hard at a foreign venture capital firm and is currently working alone overseas. After giving birth to their daughter, Juri took a year of childcare leave to focus on raising her child. Later, when Tatsuya took childcare leave, she returned to work, taking over the role.
That night, Nakatani had a video call with Juri. Juri was wearing a seductive red dress, and Nakatani seemed surprised, saying, "What! What are you wearing?" Juri smiled and said, "I'm going to a party hosted by a client."
When Nakatani asked, "Would you dress like that for work?" Juri replied, "This is Dubai, you know? Of course you would dress like that!" The role of Juri was played by former SPEED member and singer, Hiroko Shimabukuro.
On social media, comments such as "What, Shimabukuro Hiroko was in a drama?! I was surprised when I saw the credits!", "Shimabukuro Hiroko has become so beautiful! I didn't even notice!", "Shimabukuro Hiroko is playing the role of the wife. Has her aura changed somehow...?", "I was surprised at how good Shimabukuro Hiroko was at acting. She was beautiful", and "As someone from the generation that went to her concerts, I'm very happy about this" were posted and attracted attention.
The original work is the novel "Taigan no Kaji" (Kodansha Bunko) by Akeno Kayoko. The drama depicts the "endless work" of housework through interactions with "people on the other side" who have different positions and ways of thinking than the protagonist. This will be Tabe's second time starring in the same time slot, five years after "My Housekeeper Nagisa-san" (2020).
