Ai Iinuma and Yusei Yagi are cast in TV Asahi live-action drama series “Minami-kun ga Koibito.” The drama series is based on manga series “Minami kun no Koibito” by Shungiku Uchida, which has been previously adapted into 1994 TV Asahi drama series “Minami’s Girl,” 2004 TV Asahi drama series “Minami’s Girlfriend,” and 2015 Fuji TV drama series “Minami kun no Koibito: My Little Lover.” The new TV Asahi drama series will change things up with the lead male character shrinking in size to 15 cm height rather than the lead female character in the original manga series and previous live-action adaptations. In addition, Yoshikazu Okada writes the screenplay adaption for the new drama series and he previously wrote the screenplay adaption for the 1994 TV Asahi drama series.
“Minami-kun ga Koibito” will be released July, 2024 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Tuesday 9PM time slot after “Destiny“).
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Chiyomi Horikiri (Ai Iinuma) is a warm hearted high school student. She is a member of her school’s basketball team. She stays bright even in a bit complicated family composition. Her boyfriend is Hiroyuki Minami (Yusei Yagi). One day, Hiroyuki Minami suddenly shrinks in size to only 15 cm. in height. He can easily fit in the palm of someone’s hand. He appears in front of his girlfriend Chiyomi Horikiri.
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