Production press conference of TBS Winter 2016 drama "Dame na watashi ni koishite kudasai"

The production press conference of TBS Winter 2016 drama "Dame na watashi ni koishite kudasai" was held on 5 Jan which was attended by the cast members Fukada Kyoko, Dean Fujioka, Miura Shohei, Nonami Maho and Mimura. The drama which begins its run from 12 January in the Tuesdays 10pm timeslot, is based on a popular comic serialised in female comic magazine "YOU" which has sold 1.2 million copies to date.

Fukada plays the lead character Michiko who is a 30-year-old single woman with no boyfriend, job and savings but has an insatiable appetite for meat regardless of her circumstances. She gets involved in a messy relationship with her former boss Kurosawa (Fujioka) who is the master of a cafe now and doesn't mince his words when dishing out criticism to her.

Fukada commented that she had been wanting to play a woman who is bad at everything and thinks that it's fine to be optimistic like her character but it is not good to be in debt. As for the possibility of falling for a sadist like Fujioka's character in real life, she said that it's fine if they are in love but she won't like it if he's just being nasty for no reason. With regard to acting in a romance comedy for the first time in many years, she said that there were many scenes which she felt embarrassed about but she hopes to give it her best. On the other hand, Fujioka commented that as Fukada has to do many cos-plays in the drama, he thinks that she's like a fairy who goes through a lot of transformations so this will be something which the viewers can look forward to.

Source: Sponichi