The first episode of the drama "When I Was Young, There Was a God" (Fuji TV, Thursdays at 10pm), starring actor Kitamura Yukiya and co-starring Nakama Yukie, aired on October Getsuku. The female couple Higuchi Nao (Karin Ono) and Takamura Shiho (Anna Ishii), who live on the second floor of the three-story apartment building "Tasogare States," became a hot topic among viewers.
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The drama is an original work by screenwriter Yoshikazu Okada, known for the "Second to Last Love" series. It is a home comedy about three families living in a retro apartment building, with Kitamura and Nakama playing a married couple. This is Kitamura's first lead role in a prime-time terrestrial TV drama.
Nao and Shiho were classmates in high school, but they eventually became lovers and now live together. Both of them enjoy camping and dream of opening a food truck together one day.
While putting on makeup in the morning, Nao and Shiho suddenly said, "I don't want to go to work." Shiho blurted out, "I wish we could go camping every day. I feel like I'll cry," to which Nao replied, "Cry. What if something bad happens at work?"
Shiho says, "I'll just think about Nao and get through it," to which Nao nods, "OK! That's fine." Shiho laughs and says, "But that means I'll be thinking about you all the time," to which Nao rejoices, saying, "Oh! That's wonderful!"
On social media, the couple became a hot topic, with comments such as "The Karin Ono x Anna Ishii couple are so cute," "Their worldview is so lovely, cute and beautiful," and "The Karin Ono and Anna Ishii pair are the best."
