The second episode of the drama series "DREAM STAGE" (TBS, Fridays at 10pm), starring actor Nakamura Tomoya, aired on January 23rd. Shibuya Nagisa plays Reina, a high school classmate of Suisei (Ikeda Elaiza), and gives a brilliant performance as a disliked character. She has been praised as "the most unpleasant woman" and "good at playing villains."
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Suisei is instructed by Azuma (Nakamura) to find a live event for the unknown newcomer "NAZE." He desperately tries to make cold calls, but to no avail. As a last resort, he turns to Reina, who works at a record company.
Reina readily agreed, saying, "I'll do something about it." Having bullied Suisei in high school, Reina confessed, "It's not like I'm trying to atone for my sins. You see, we had a lot going on in the past. I thought I had to face Suisei head on."
After that, Reina told NAZE, "The first step to learning about live shows is working behind the scenes," and had him do all the backstage work at the shows. When Suisei wondered why, Reina replied, "What? Are you stupid? Of course it's a lie. Who benefits from having an amateur newcomer like you perform at our shows?"
Even so, Mercury bowed to Reina, but Reina replied, "You're getting cocky because some young, handsome guys are relying on you. Don't get too cocky, you're from the bottom anyway," and poured the entire pitcher of drink over Mercury's head.
On social media, she attracted attention with comments such as "Shibuya Nagisa is such a nasty person," "Nagisa played a nasty role. What a good actress," "Wow, Shibuya Nagisa is a bully and a villain," "Shibuya Nagisa is so good at playing the villain! Such a nasty person (I mean that as a compliment)!", "Shibuya Nagisa is so good at playing the nasty role that I started to dislike her a little. She's good though," and "Shibuya Nagisa was the ultimate nasty woman when she played the villain."
"DREAM STAGE" is the story of producer Jun Azuma (played by Nakamura), who was expelled from the industry for causing trouble, and seven dropout trainees from a small Korean entertainment agency who form a boy group called "NAZE" and work together to achieve their dreams.
