The drama is based on the same-titled short story in the last book "Tonari no Onna" written by Mukoda Kuniko who passed away in 1981 and features on human nature, love and the subtleties of the heart. The theme of the drama will focus on the regeneration of the family and deviate from the original story with newly-added developments. Kai plays the role of Lee Ji-won, a cameraman from South Korea who meets Kishigawa Naoko (Kurashina Kana), a 31-year-old single lady who works as a saleswoman at the lingerie department of a departmental store. Due to Ji-won's presence, Naoko's family slowly goes through a change which leads to the exposure of secrets which the family members are hiding from one another. This ultimately leads to the breakdown of the family and a sad romance between Naoko and Ji-won. Naoko's father Shuji and mother Sue are played by Sano and Takahata respectively while Naoko's younger sister Junko is played by Furuhata.
Kai who celebrates his birthday on the 14th, was presented with a surprise birthday balloon and expressed his joy at the present. When the host asked him to express his joy through a dance, Kai then displayed his dance moves on stage even though he was unsure initially about this sudden request. His co-star Kurashima praised him for dancing very well and that he was cute when he seemed embarrassed. Kai also revealed that since this is his first appearance in a Japanese drama, he had to learn the language from scratch on the set and was glad to be praised by the director for picking up Japanese quickly.
Source: Oricon
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