The producer in charge of Kantele confesses, “The line from ‘The Devil’s Advocate’ really stuck in my craw.

The number of people who want to change jobs is said to be 10 million. The number of people changing jobs has increased compared to the past, and I don’t think there is anyone who says, ‘I’ve never thought about changing jobs.

Takashi Hagiwara, a drama producer at Kansai Telecasting Corporation who is in charge of the TV drama “Shokujo no Maou-sama” (produced by Kantele and broadcast by Fuji Television Network), which airs every Monday night from 10:00 p.m., says, “The reality of the job-changing industry, and the unknowns that are not known, are all too common. The drama, which offers a glimpse into the realities of the job change industry and the little-known underside of the industry, is based on a novel of the same title written by Nukaga Mio.

The main character, Arashi Kurusu, played by Ryo Narita (29), is a sharp-tongued career advisor (CA) nicknamed “the devil king of career change,” who, despite his harsh words that gnaw at the hearts of job seekers, gives them back their confidence and hope for work. The story is played by Fuka Koshiba (26). The heroine, Chiharu Mitani, played by Fuka Koshiba (26), is a “career stray” who has left her job after falling ill due to the hard working environment. This sympathetic character has also made her popular.

Mr. Hagiwara first came across the original work about two years ago after being recommended it by others. The work consists mainly of a series of five short stories. “I read the book in one sitting, not because of any one episode, but because every episode had something that overlapped with me,” he said, partly because of the COVID-19 crisis and partly because of his own vague feelings.

Two years ago, the impact of the new coronavirus was great, and I think there was a strong atmosphere among many people to not only change jobs but also to rethink their way of living and their lives. I am 40 years old now, but at the time I was just before 40, and I too wondered if I would be able to continue living as I was.　How should I live my life from here on out? Kurusu’s line really hit home for me.

There are many aspects of Chiharu’s humanity that overlap with my own. …… When I was in elementary and junior high school, I was brought up as an honor student, and I was influenced by Chiharu’s “others-oriented” value standards, so to speak, such as “What do people around me think? Even now, in my 40th year, I still have a tendency to think of myself in terms of “what others think of me” or “because people praise me.

(Laughs.) That is why Kurusu’s words and actions to make the job seekers face their true feelings grabbed my heart. I felt that the words, “Is that all right with your life? At the same time, I thought it would be very interesting to have a drama set in the job transition industry as a new angle or a theme unique to the current era.