Production press conference of FujiTV Winter 2018 drama "Kuragehime"

The production press conference of FujiTV Winter 2018 drama "Kuragehime" was held on 11 January which was attended by cast members Yoshine Kyoko, Seto Koji, Kudo Asuka, Kaname Jun and Kitaoji Kinya. The drama begins its run from 15 January in the Mondays 9pm timeslot. The story features Yoshine as the 20-year-old lead character Kurashita Tsukimi who is an otaku and hardcore lover of jellyfish after she was brought to the aquarium by her late mother when she was a child. Although she doesn't think that she will ever have any luck in romance due to her thick spectacles and nerdy appearance, she suddenly finds herself caught in a love triangle with two brothers after moving from Kagoshima to Tokyo to pursue her dream of being an illustrator. This leads her to discover a new way of living and a new side to herself. Her love interests will be Koibuchi Kuranosuke (Seto), the younger brother who looks gorgeous when he dresses as a woman and is actually a playboy and Shuu (Kudo), the elder brother who is the secretary of his politician father and a virgin with limited experience in dealing with women.


Yoshine who is attempting a comedy for the first time, said that it was an enjoyable and comfortable experience to play an otaku wearing thick glasses and loose fitting clothing. As she herself is also wearing glasses at home due to her shortsightedness, her parents also commented that she did not look too much different from her usual self.

Seto who has to transform into a woman into this drama, revealed that he lost 6kg to reach his current weight of 50kg and even shaved himself clean on his legs and arms. Yoshine then commented that she was worried if Seto would be able to carry her in the drama because he was so thin. She also praised him for looking so convincing as a woman to the extent that he seems to be the heroine of this drama. Kaname chipped in to say that Seto looks like a model from the fashion magazine "Seventeen" while Kitaoji said that Seto looks completely like a woman. Kudo commented that he couldn't help looking at Seto whenever he stood beside him which led Seto to say that he was embarrassed by Kudo's constant staring until Yoshine commented that their love triangle had changed to something different from the drama's story.

With regard to taking on her first leading role in a Getsuku, Yoshine said that it has been very pressurising and painful but with the filming taking place every day, she didn't have the time to worry about this and decided to put in 120% of her effort and love towards this drama.

Sources: Nikkansports / Oricon