Ko Shibasaki stars in streaming drama as the president of an entertainment agency who is at odds with Kawaguchi Haruna, a "weekly magazine reporter." "It's a good opportunity to spread the word that this kind of world exists."

Actor Ko Shibasaki will star in Abema's original drama "Scandal Eve" (6 episodes), which will be streamed from 10pm on November 19th. This will be Shibasaki's first lead role in a drama in five years. She plays the president of an entertainment agency who suddenly receives a notice from a weekly magazine that an actor under her management will be featured in a scandalous article, and Kawaguchi Haruna, who will be appearing with her for the first time, will play a weekly magazine reporter. Abema announced the cast on September 4th.

The drama is a suspenseful story depicting the forbidden battle that takes place before a scandal is made public. Just as F, the leading actor of the talent agency "Rafale," lands a starring role in a terrestrial TV drama, the agency's representative, Saki Ioka (Shibasaki), hears a notice from a weekly magazine announcing that F's "adultery scandal" will be published. The article was written by Kanade Hirata (Kawaguchi), a reporter for Weekly Buncho, who has exposed the scandals of many celebrities. With 72 hours left until the article is published, a fierce battle between the agency and the weekly magazine over the publication of the scandal begins. Then, new facts hidden behind the scandal draw her into the deep darkness of the entertainment world.

Regarding her appearance in the drama, Shibasaki commented, "I've been active in the entertainment industry for over 20 years, and the drama depicts a world that is one of the places I find myself in, so I decided to appear in it because I thought it would be a good opportunity to let people who have no connection to this world know that there is such a world out there." Kawaguchi said, "It's a thrilling script, and it's a work in a new genre. I thought I could express myself in a way I've never done before."

Regarding her co-star Kawaguchi, Shibasaki analyzed, "He's very friendly, and you can tell he's a beloved person, but he also has the quick thinking to instantly respond to requests from his co-stars and the producers, and he has a manly side to him that doesn't worry about small details." Conversely, regarding Shibasaki, Kawaguchi commented, "I've been watching her on TV ever since I was old enough to understand, so I was nervous and tense from the day it was decided that I would be working with her, but she was very kind to me."