"First Love DOGs" - The Shogun's outstanding performance is a hot topic

The third episode of the drama series "First Love DOGs" (TBS, Tuesdays at 10pm) starring actor Kaya Kiyohara was broadcast on July 15th. Kai (Ryo Narita ) and his dog "Shogun" delivered heartwarming performances. Viewers commented, "I was moved to tears by the Shogun's brilliant acting."

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The drama is a love story that begins with the love between Aiko Hanamura (Kiyohara), a cool lawyer who doesn't believe in love, and Kai Shirasaki, a veterinarian who can only love animals, and their pet dogs. Na In-woo , who gave a great performance in the Korean drama " Marry My Husband ," makes his first appearance in a Japanese drama as the heir of a Korean family.

The general was originally a dog that had been transformed into Soha's (Dog's) grandmother, and his original name was Rocky. When Kai found out that Soha's grandmother had already died, he made up his mind not to return the general, but the general was taken away by someone.

When the general goes missing, Kai is the first to suspect Soha, but Soha desperately searches for him and eventually finds him.

"I will take responsibility for taking care of the general. I will never let him get into any danger again. So please trust me and hand him over." Kai, who was grateful to Soha, changed his mind and decided to return the general.

The day to hand over the general to Soha. Kai said to the general, "Bye, Rocky." The general, accompanied by Soha, looked back at Kai with a reluctant look.

The moment Soha took off the leash to put him in the carrier bag, the Shogun ran away. The Shogun ran to Kai and clung to him in a cuddly manner.

The Shogun then jumped onto Kai's back and meowed. Seeing his dog's behavior, Kai blurted out, "I'm lonely too."

On social media, there were many comments such as, "The Shogun's acting was amazing. He was a genius! It was like he was speaking," "The Shogun is so cute. An amazing performance," "The Shogun's acting is too good... it's like there's a person inside him...!?", "The Shogun running away from Soha and hugging Shirosaki as if he's saying 'I don't want to let you go' is so genius," and "The Shogun hugging Shirosaki's back is too cute lol."