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<p class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-start="138" data-end="346">A strikingly attractive man and woman with a fresh, summery aura stroll through a large park overlooking the Pacific Ocean. They are Yuta Tamamori (36) of Kis-My-Ft2 and actress Aoi Morikawa (31).</p>
<p data-start="348" data-end="506">In early June, filming for the July Sunday 10 p.m. drama &#8220;My Fiction&#8221; (TV Asahi) was taking place at a seaside park in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture.</p>
<p data-start="348" data-end="506"><strong>&#8220;The drama is a completely original story by screenwriter Junpei Yamaoka (42), known for the 2012 &#8216;GTO&#8217; series and the &#8216;Mr. Housekeeper,&#8217; &#8216;Mitazono&#8217; series. Tamamori plays the protagonist, Masaki Ikawa, an ordinary man who works as a caregiver at a nursing home and lives happily with his beloved wife Mayumi (Emma Miyazawa, 37) as they celebrate their sixth year of marriage. However, after an accident, he wakes up a week later to discover that someone else has taken his identity—and even Mayumi has completely forgotten him.</strong></p>
<p data-start="348" data-end="506"><strong>Morikawa plays Yuri Ninomiya, a single mother raising her six-year-old son alone. She happens to meet Ikawa after he is brought to the hospital and offers a helping hand when he is at a loss—but she has her own reasons for doing so. The result is a shocking romantic suspense drama whose twists are impossible to predict,&#8221;</strong> said a TV magazine writer.</p>
<p data-start="1409" data-end="1678">Back at the filming scene, once the cameras started rolling, Tamamori and Morikawa began walking across the park&#8217;s grassy lawn with drinks in hand. Bathed in the refreshing sea breeze, they chatted casually as if they were a couple enjoying a leisurely stroll together.</p>
<p data-start="1680" data-end="1939">After the director called cut, the production moved to a seaside walkway, where the pair changed costumes before filming another scene together. Between takes, Morikawa appeared relaxed, joking around with staff, suggesting the shoot was progressing smoothly.</p>
<p data-start="1941" data-end="2470">Morikawa previously earned praise for playing a ruthless villain who relentlessly tormented the protagonist in the 2024 drama &#8220;Ooku&#8221; (Fuji TV). She also received acclaim last July when she landed her first leading role in a prime-time drama, &#8220;Stingers: Metropolitan Police Sting Operation Investigation Office (Fuji TV),&#8221; in which she played the leader of a specialized undercover investigation team. Ever since making her acting debut in 2012, she has been highly regarded for her immersive, possessed style of acting.</p>
<p data-start="2472" data-end="2550">This time, she takes on the role of a single mother with a six-year-old child.</p>
<p data-start="2472" data-end="2550"><strong>&#8220;I was thrilled by this unpredictable mystery and the human drama that grows out of it. Yuri, the character I play, is a strong woman who, while confronting her grief, continues moving forward to protect her young son. I&#8217;ll work as hard as I can during filming so that everyone will say it was a truly enjoyable drama!&#8221;</strong></p>
<p data-start="2554" data-end="2911">— Oricon News, May 28, 2026</p>
<p data-start="2913" data-end="3092">Morikawa spoke enthusiastically about the role. As a drama sure to inspire plenty of fan theories and discussion, anticipation is growing over what kind of woman she will portray.</p>
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 Kumatarō Arai

 Yuta Tamamori of “Kis-My-Ft2,” who stars in the July Sunday 10 p.m. drama “My Fiction,” and actress Aoi Morikawa were filming at a seaside park. Even between takes, Morikawa wore a carefree smile and was having a great time with the staff.

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