The first episode of the TV drama series "Mamono" starring Kumiko Aso (TV Asahi, Friday 11:15pm *excluding some regions) was broadcast on April 18th. Aso, who plays the lone lawyer Ayame Hanajin, became a hot topic on social media.
◇The following contains spoilers
The drama is an original work jointly produced by South Korea's SLL, which has produced global hits such as "Itaewon Class," and TV Asahi. It is a love suspense story in which a lone lawyer, Ayame Hanajin, falls in forbidden love with Toya Minamoto (played by Akihisa Shiono), who is a suspect in a murder case.
Ayame is an excellent lawyer with a promising future. However, in a competitive society where most of her rivals are men, she is worn out every day and secretly feels lonely.
At that time, Ayame meets the younger Touya. "Are you always angry like that? Why don't you laugh more?" he says with a smile, and "I want to see your other sides," showing her an innocent smile. Ayame is touched by Touya.
While she was alone with Touya, the water from the hose accidentally fell on Ayame. However, Touya quickly opened his umbrella and protected her. Touya then used the water from the hose to make a rainbow appear, and gently asked, "Look. Are you feeling better?" Ayame replied, "No. It's a childish thing to do," but couldn't help but smile. Seeing Ayame like that, Touya said, "Hmm."...
On social media, there were many comments such as, "I love it. The two of them are beautiful," "It feels like this character finally shows off Aso Kumiko's beauty. She's beautiful," "The seductive Aso Kumiko was charming," "Aso is so pretty," "Aso Kumiko has a mature charm," "Aso and Shiono make a great pair. I can't wait until next week," "Both Aso Kumiko and Akihisa Shiono are beautiful," "That umbrella scene was great," and "The way they hold the umbrella, the way they look at each other, and the pauses are so Korean and I love it."
Aso played the role of the heroine's mother in the NHK Asadora drama "Omusubi," which aired until last month, and some people said, "Aso Kumiko is beautiful (she still has a trace of her Asadora mother personality)," and "Aso Kumiko has changed so much since Asadora. She's so alluring."
