NHK's evening drama "Someday, in Zero Gravity Sky" (General TV, Monday to Thursday, 10:45 p.m.), starring actors Kiriyu Aso and Misato Morita, began airing on September 8th. The story is about the second coming of age of women in their 30s who aim to reach space with a "microsatellite." Viewers have responded with comments such as, "The first episode was interesting!", "It was a premiere that gave off the scent of a good drama," "I was drawn in after watching the first episode. I have a feeling it's going to be a really good drama," and "It's still just the beginning of the story, but it looks like it's going to get more interesting. I'll keep watching."
The drama features four girls from the astronomy club who, in high school, shared their dream of "going to space together." As they grow up and go their separate ways, they suddenly reunite with their forgotten dreams. "If we had a micro-satellite, maybe even we could aim for space today..." Encouraged by their "older selves," they begin their second youth...
Kiryu will play the main character, Mochizuki Asuka, while Morita will play Hibino Hikari, whom Asuka reunites with. Katayama Yuki will play Mizuhara Shu, a friend of Asuka and Hikari's in the astronomy club, and Ito Marika will play Kiuchi Haruko. Tamaki Sora, Juri Kosaka, Aoi Shirakura, and Yamashita Kiriri will play the four characters in their high school days.
The first episode features Mochizuki Asuka (Kiryu), 30, who works at an advertising agency in Osaka. Every day, she is overwhelmed with the tasks in front of her. But even Asuka had a dream in high school: to "go into space" with four friends from the astronomy club. However, as she grew older and began to prioritize "things she had to do," she gradually lost sight of what she "wanted to do." Unable to bear her position, responsibilities, and the increasing "gravity" that was exerting on her every day, Asuka collapsed, but...
On social media, comments such as "Another amazing night drama has begun! The 'voice from heaven' is Tasuku Emoto Tasuku. I wonder what kind of person he is?" and "As we grow up, the gravity of this world gets stronger little by little ← it's already grabbed hold of him here" were posted, as well as comments such as "Juri Kosaka was so cute," "It was so obvious that Juri Kosaka would grow up to become Misato Morita ," "The casting of Uesaka Juri to Misato Morita is so natural and wonderful," and "Juri Kosaka's cuteness is about 10 times greater than I expected."
