The third episode of the TV drama series "Mamono" starring Kumiko Aso(TV Asahi, Friday 11:15pm *excluding some regions) was broadcast on May 2nd. On social media, people commented on Aso's performance as Hanajin Ayame, saying things like "She's just too cute" and "She's so cute!"
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An original work jointly produced by TV Asahi and South Korea's SLL, which has produced global hits such as "Itaewon Class." A lone lawyer, Ayame Hanajin, falls in forbidden love with Toya Minamoto (played by Akihisa Shiono), who becomes a suspect in a murder case.
Ayame and Touya get even more engrossed in their forbidden love. When Touya asks her if she has a boyfriend, Ayame says that she is not the type of person who can stay with someone for long, and reveals that "it's fine at first. But then I gradually lose track of what to do and it just ends." Ayame confesses that she is unclear about when a relationship begins and ends, saying, "We meet up sometimes." When Touya asks her, "You mean sleeping together?" she laughs and says, "That's the easiest thing for me!"
"Are there people like that at your current company too?" Ayame stared at Touya as he continued to ask questions. She then gave him a charming smile and said, "A story about someone you don't know! How cute!"
One day, Ayame was forced to attend a dinner party and was late coming home. She hurried home and looked at Touya, who was waiting for her in her room, with a loving look on her face. She asked him, "Have you been a good girl?" However, right after that, Touya grabbed her hair and threw her to the floor.
On social media, there are many comments such as, "Kumiko Aso is so beautiful, it's the best!", "Even young men would fall in love with Kumiko Aso ," "Kumiko Aso is incredibly cute in this role," "Aso Kumiko is so cute. Demons are scary," and "Kumiko Aso plays the career woman Ayame, and her smile that she only shows to the people she likes is so sweet."
Comments such as, "Kumiko Aso's role as Ayame is so heartbreaking...she is really good at expressing love and conflict. The complex emotions were conveyed," and "After asking 'Have you been good?', Ayame is thrown to the floor and punched. It's a surprising turn of events," were also posted.
