Juri Uesaka to Play High School Heroine in Fukakoryoku no I LOVE YOU
Uesaka's morning-drama fame is now large enough that a standard shojo romance casting draws reactions about her co-star as much as her, a sign of how much her audience has grown since her breakthrough role.
Reporting from 1 source: Magmix.
The live-action film of Mizuki Hoshino's shojo manga Fukakoryoku no I LOVE YOU, past 1.8 million copies in circulation, opens March 5, 2027, with Juri Uesaka and Kota Nomura in the double lead. Uesaka, who played Naomi in the morning drama The Wind Blows, plays Kotama Serina, the heroine pulled into a secret relationship with basketball ace Wataru Wataya. Fans reacted to her high school girl look, with some voicing jealousy over the romance role.
Uesaka and Nomura have appeared together before, in a Rohto Pharmaceutical commercial for Melano CC lotion. The film casts them as lovers this time. In a comment posted with the teaser visual on Instagram and X, Uesaka said she is playing a romantic comedy heroine for the first time and that filming is still underway.
The teaser shows Wataya-senpai pulling Serina close when the two are alone in a room. Fan replies focused on how different she looks from Naomi, with several noting her bangs are back and at least a few admitting they are too jealous to watch the movie properly.
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