The second episode of the TBS Sunday Theatre drama " Caster " (Sunday 9:00 pm) starring Hiroshi Abe was broadcast on April 20th. Shunsuke Michieda of " Naniwa Danshi", who plays the role of rookie AD Motohashi Yusuke, became a hot topic on social media.
◇The following contains spoilers
The drama is set in a TV news program and is a social entertainment piece that pursues the truth buried in the darkness and punishes evil. Abe plays the unconventional Caster Soichi Shindo.
Motohashi, played by Michieda, is in his second year at JBN and is the assistant director of the news program "Newsgate."
"By the way, why did Hana (Nagano Mei Nagano) come to the news industry? You had even won the Chairman's Award in variety shows, so why didn't you continue?" Motohashi asked Sakikubo. Recalling the time when she was approached about being the general director of "Newsgate," Sakikubo said, "I can't go against an order to transfer, I'm an office worker."
After hearing Sakikubo's story, Motohashi said, "Well, I'm happy to be working with Hana-san." In response to Sakikubo's "Hmm," Motohashi retorted, "What's with that reaction?" As Sakikubo replied, "No, nothing," Motohashi smiled...
On social media, comments such as "Michieda Shunsuke is so soothing," "Michieda is so cute," "Even though the content is quite heavy, Motohashi is so cute, saying "Hana-san! Hana-san!", "Michieda's growth is unstoppable," "Motohashi is an oasis for the Caster's heart...he shines as he colors the story with his eyes and words," "Motohashi's facial expressions are really good," and "Michieda's acting is so natural," were posted and became a hot topic.
