Marika Matsumoto & Ken Yasuda are cast in TV Asahi drama series “Ubai Ai, Manatsu.” The drama series is scripted by Osamu Suzuki. Osamu Suzuki previously wrote the screenplays for 2017 TV Asahi drama series “Ubai Ai, Fuyu” (“Winter, Grasping Love“) and 2021 TV Asahi drama series “Ubai Ai, Koko Kyoshi.” For “Ubai Ai, Manatsu,” Marika Matsumoto will play Manatsu Umino. She starts a new life after breaking up with her boyfriend and starting a new job at a watch company. She meets the CEO (played by Ken Yasuda) of the watch company on her first day of her work and she is surprised that he resembles her ex-boyfriend so much.
“Ubai Ai, Manatsu” will first air July, 2025 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Friday 11:15 PM time slot after “The Monster Within“).
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Manatsu Umino (Marika Matsumoto) is a hard-working woman. She has been by herself since her only family member, her mother, died in an accident. Manatsu Umino works in the editorial department of a weekly photo magazine, which publishes scoops on politicians and celebrities. She isn’t happy with her job. Manatsu Umino decides to break up with her boyfriend, Hayato Oura (Ken Yasuda) whom she promised to marry. To start a new life, she quits her job and begins to work as a PR representative for watch company Towani. On the first day of work at her new company, she meets CEO Taimu Sorachi (Ken Yasuda). He looks so much like her ex-lover Hayato Oura.
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