Hashimoto Kanna disappears from the set of “Omusubi” – “I’ve never heard of a schedule like this” – the impact of the “absence of the heroine” also extends to her co-stars．
2024/10/21 “When my friends call, I rush over right away. That’s the rule for gals.” This is a scene from the NHK drama series “Omusubi.” The main character, played by Kanna Hashimoto, who used to detest gals, gradually begins to connect with them. “Omusubi,” which began airing on September 30th, is a story about a woman with a ’gal mind’ who works as a nutritionist. The main character, who is famous as a legendary gal in her hometown of Hakata and has seen her parents give her a headache due to her free-spirited older sister, has always hated gals, but as we enter the fourth week of the series, she is beginning to become closer to the gals. It will be interesting to see when the heroine, Hashimoto-san, turns into a real gal.” (Sports newspaper reporter, same below) However, the drama doesn’t seem to have received very good reviews. “The first episode had a viewership rating of 16.8%, but now some episodes are in the 12% range. On social media, many people said they were unable to get into the drama and “dropped out.” Since the previous work, “Wings of a Tiger,” was well-received, many viewers may be comparing the two.” Hashimoto is a “local idol” who began her entertainment career in her hometown of Fukuoka. She attracted attention as a “once-in-a-millennium beauty” and was chosen to play the lead role in a movie. “I moved to Tokyo in 2017 after graduating from high school and began my career in movies and TV dramas. In 2022, he will appear in the stage production of “Spirited Away” co-starring with Mone Kamishiraishi. Her acting was highly praised.”
Although Hashimoto has finally risen to the role of the heroine of the morning drama, she is said to be experiencing “unprecedented trouble” on set. “Filming began in Fukuoka at the end of March, but Hashimoto-san was scheduled to appear in the London performance of ’Spirited Away’ in May. Furthermore, after the show began airing in early October, Hashimoto had another job and disappeared from the set for about a month. Usually, the heroine doesn’t take on other jobs during the filming of a morning drama…” (Entertainment agency source, same below) Impact of the absence of a heroine Hashimoto was taking part in the filming of “Kingdom,” a live-action movie based on a popular manga. “The fourth film in the Kingdom series was released in July, and filming has already begun on the fifth and subsequent films. Hashimoto plays the role of a military strategist who becomes the protagonist’s close aide and is an indispensable character in the story. I heard that the movie has a big cast and it was difficult to coordinate schedules.” The absence of the heroine seems to have affected her co-stars in the morning drama as well. “It seems that some performers whose schedules NHK had asked them to keep free have had to be postponed. We’ve heard complaints from inside and outside the show, such as, “I’ve never heard of a schedule like this in a morning drama.” The “gal rule” of respecting your friends seems to only exist in dramas. Related article: NHK morning drama “Omusubi” – Hashimoto Kanna’s “role as a high school student with a hoarse voice” is questioned for her bad behavior, while her past heroine confesses the pressure of “being covered in alcohol every day.”
>>1 It seems that NHK’s policy for the current morning dramas is to cast busy veteran actresses as heroines rather than newcomers. The other cast members who are complaining about the schedule slippage should just quit.
>>8 The complete newcomer Fujisawa Ema was a flop, but the experienced Miyazaki Aoi was a big hit, so they shifted to looking for actors with experience in leading roles.
90% of morning dramas have crappy scripts, but Omusubi is the only one where you can’t feel any love for the series from the lead actress. In other morning dramas, the young heroine creates the role by getting used to the speech and mannerisms, but Omusubi is a rushed heroine who just memorizes and reads the lines.
That’s amazing. Who is behind all this daily bashing? Hashikan has Yoshimoto behind it, so I wonder if there’s an anti-Yoshimoto faction? KamKam was full of unnatural praise.
>>13 The criticism is harsh, excessive and scary I wonder who is making it up? It seems like there are people who just don’t want to do that to this drama, even though it’s a well-made drama I want to be the kind of person who doesn’t get misled by articles like this and just watches the drama and evaluates it properly.
The filming period for lead actress Fujiyama Naomi in Imotako Nankin was short, with the main parts being shot first and Fujiyama Naomi being absent afterwards.
So instead of using a young person for the morning drama heroine, they go out of their way to use a celebrity who is already well-known, like Hashimoto Kanna, and this is what happens.
Was it really true that Naka Riisa would be the main character temporarily? She was hosting the Red and White Song Battle during filming, so it doesn’t really matter if she’s there or not.
Normally, a morning drama commitment keeps you tied up for a year, so is it okay for you to take a break for months? Well, it can’t be helped since you can’t leave Spirited Away or Kingdom because your roles are indispensable, but it seems like you have a pretty irregular schedule.
The heroine is a bit of a standout, so it’s fine if Mirichiamu does her best lol There’s no original source and the protagonist isn’t that influenced by this work.
It’s not NHK’s fault for offering her the role. The heroine doesn’t have to be a newcomer, but I think it’s better to have someone who is willing to give it their all in the morning drama. There are loads of people who want to be her.
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