A birthday surprise was held for actress Rikka Ihara on her 26th birthday on June 2nd, on the set of the drama series "Renai Kinshi" (Yomiuri TV/Nippon TV, Thursdays 11:59pm), in which she plays the lead role. A birthday cake with a photo of Ihara printed on it was prepared, and she was given a present by her co-star Keisuke Watanabe.
Ihara expressed her joy by saying, "I'm so happy!" She smiled and said, "This is my first project at the age of Renai Kinshi, and it's the first time I've had the opportunity to star in an hour-long drama, but it's been so much fun working with such cheerful people. I hope you'll support me until the end! I'll do my best!"
The drama is a romantic horror suspense drama based on "Renai Kinshi" (Kadokawa Bunko/KADOKAWA), one of the works in Nagae Toshikazu's "Prohibition Series," which has sold over 350,000 copies. The heroine, Kimura Mizuho (Ihara), who left her hometown of Shizuoka to work in Tokyo, is confronted by three men: her ex-boyfriend, who she ran away from, her current boyfriend, who she met through an acquaintance and began dating, and a sadistic stalker. The ending culminates in a shocking development that was devised by the original author himself specifically for the drama.
The first episode will be broadcast on July 3rd at 11:59pm. There will be 10 episodes in total.
