Taiga Kyomoto of the popular group SixTONES attended the stage greeting to commemorate the release of the movie "Mieruko-chan" (directed by Nakamura Yoshihiro, currently in theaters) held in Tokyo on June 7th. His co-star Nae Nano revealed that he responded to mishaps during filming with an "idol smile."
Nae Nano confessed, "There was a scene where I was wearing a shrine maiden's costume at a shrine, and there was a scene where I had to gently push the back of the teacher played by Kyomoto. When I put on the shrine maiden's costume, I felt tense, and during the test before the performance, the director told me, 'You don't really have to push, just pretend to push,' but I got too fired up during practice, and I ended up pushing Kyomoto away with all my strength."
She continued, "I believe there are many of Kyomoto's fans here today, and your faces were the first thing that came to mind, so I ended up pushing away your precious Kyomoto...I'm sorry about that." Kyomoto immediately responded, "It'll be okay, you're all so kind."
Nae Nano recalled that time, saying, "Kyomoto-san told me with a refreshing idol-like smile, 'It's totally fine,'" to which Kyomoto responded by praising himself, saying, "That was cool!"
At the beginning of the day, when it was announced that the stage greeting would be broadcast live in 200 cinemas across the country, Kyomoto showed a look of surprise. When Director Nakamura challenged him, saying, "You don't know anything, do you?", Kyomoto panicked and replied, "That's like a lecture straight out of the blue." He continued, "I knew that the media would be there, but I didn't realize that it was being broadcast live. I want to keep a straight face and do my best."
The movie is based on the horror comedy manga by Izumi Tomoki, which has sold over 3 million copies in Japan and was also made into a TV anime. One day, high school girl Yotsuya Miko (Nanoka Hara of a spirit creeps up on even her best friend, will Miko be able to continue ignoring the spirits? This is the story.
Kyomoto will play Tono Zen, a teacher who is assigned as a substitute homeroom teacher at the high school Miko attends.
Hara, Rinka Kumada, and Koki Yamashita also attended the event.
