Suzuki Airi to play the role of the protagonist's secretary in the October drama "My Favorite Idol is My Boss"

It was revealed on August 6th that Suzuki Airi, a former member of the idol group "℃-ute" who is active as a singer, model and talent, will be starring in the late-night drama slot "Drama NEXT" which will begin airing on October 8th, "My Favorite Idol Became My Boss: Full Throttle" (TV Tokyo, Wednesday midnight 12:30).

This work is based on the manga of the same name (DPN Books) by Ito Morinaga and Yuki Azuma, and is the sequel to the drama "My Favorite Idol Suddenly Became My Boss," which aired in the same time slot in October 2023. While retaining the original themes of "a romantic comedy in which an idol suddenly becomes the boss," "a dream romance between an idol and a fan," and "a sparkling romantic comedy," the drama will be set in a different world from the previous work, with different settings, character names, occupations, and ages. The same production team as the previous work is working on the new series, and Suzuki will continue to play the lead role. In the new series, she will play the main character, Minami Ai, who works as a secretary to the president of an apparel trading company.

Ai works as the president's secretary at the trading company "TAKASHIRO," while also supporting the young, handsome actor Himuro Shun, who is enjoying a breakthrough career. One day, the president suddenly falls ill and is forced to resign... To add insult to injury to Ai's confusion, her favorite actor, Shun, steps down from his stage role. Amidst her feelings of despair, the new president is none other than her favorite, Shun.

Ai is so excited that her favorite idol is the president that she almost collapses, but before that, she is desperately trying not to let anyone know that she is a fan so that it doesn't interfere with her work. Shun gradually becomes attracted to Ai, but problems arise one after another in their work and romance... This is the story.

Additionally, a photo of the two of them together, inspired by a "secret love between a favorite idol," was also released. The cast for the role of Shun has yet to be announced, and the silhouette is intended to heighten anticipation as to who will play the role. Prior to its terrestrial broadcast, the series will be exclusively streamed on U-NEXT from 9:00 PM on October 1st.

Comments from the cast and staff are as follows:

◇Full comment from Suzuki Airi (role of Minami Ai)

"My Favorite Idol Became My Boss" is back with Case 2! Two years ago, we received a lot of warm feedback from many people about "My Favorite Boss." In the previous work, Hitomi and Toma found happiness, but this time we will be introducing another Favorite Boss from a different world line.

What kind of character will the Oshi be this time? And how will the main character be tossed around?! While cherishing the warm energy we created with the actors from Oshi Boss 1, please look forward to Oshi Boss, which will be brought to you by the new cast members!

◇Comment from the original author

・Morinaga Ito (illustrator): This drama is an original story that differs from the original. It was an honor to be able to work with them from the planning stage, even if only for a short while! I'm grateful to all the staff and cast members who have brought us such a wonderful work, and I'm looking forward to the broadcast!

・Azuma Yuki (writer): I'm really happy that Oshi-Boss is being made into a drama for the second time. It's all thanks to everyone who supported the original manga. Thank you so much! This time, it's an original drama version that follows the worldview of Oshi-Boss, so I cooperated from the planning stage as the original author. I'm also participating again this time as a scriptwriter, writing episodes 5 and 6! Please look forward to "Oshi-Boss ni Natte Mashette Full Throttle," which is sure to be even more exciting and thrilling!