Asano Atsuko & Asano Yuuko back in drama SP "Dakishimetai! Forever"

Asano Atsuko and Asano Yuuko will be back to reprise their roles in the FujiTV drama SP "Dakishimetai! Forever" since they last worked together 14 years ago in the 1998 drama "Dakishimetai!". The drama SP which is the fourth so far for this series, features the two ladies at the age of 54 and how they are doing 14 years after the end of the last SP in 1999. Filming is scheduled to begin in April.

The original drama in 1998 was shown in FujiTV's Thursdays 10pm timeslot and scored an average rating of 18.5%. At that time, it was very popular for the leads' fashion and actions in the drama. In the latest installment, Asano Yuuko who plays the role of Hayakawa Natsuko, goes to look for her single friend Ikeuchi Asako (Asano Atsuko) after she finds out about her husband (Iwaki Koichi) having a lover and illegitimate child. However, as fate would have it, Asako's new boyfriend happens to be the lawyer hired by the other woman and this causes the friendship between Natsuko and Asako to suffer. Motoki Masahiro will also appear in this SP as a makeup artist who admires Asako but he won't be seen at all since only his voice will be heard in the SP.

Source: Sanspo