Travis Japan's Kaito Matsukura Stars in Tami Koi Spin-Off Drama
The spin-off expands the Tami Koi universe by shifting focus from the main android romance to a secondary character's workplace love story, leveraging the popularity of both Snow Man and Travis Japan members.
Reporting from 2 sources: ASCII.jp, Yahoo! News Japan (Entertainment).
The first spin-off of the TV Asahi drama 'If I Fall in Love with a Terminator' (Tami Koi) has begun streaming exclusively on TELASA. Titled 'If I Give Love Advice to a Terminator,' it stars Travis Japan's Kaito Matsukura as Koki Soejima, a colleague of the lead character Eita. The story follows Soejima's secret, forbidden love for a rookie manga artist, played by Mayu Yamaguchi. Part 1 launched May 16; Part 2 arrives May 23.
The spin-off centers on Koki Soejima (Kaito Matsukura), an editor in the shoujo manga department who discovers his colleague Eita's secret. Soejima's own unrequited love is for the rookie manga artist Hina Shimizu (Mayu Yamaguchi), a relationship that is taboo in the publishing industry. The drama introduces a love rival in Hina's childhood friend Nobuyuki Terasaki (Sojiro Yoshimura), placing Soejima in the classic shoujo trope of the 'stepping stone' character. The spin-off aims to show Soejima's pure side and clumsy love, which the main terrestrial broadcast does not explore. Part 1 is available now; Part 2 streams from May 23.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- ASCII.jp Snow Man・宮舘涼太主演 ドラマ【ターミネーターと恋しちゃったら】のスピンオフ Travis Japan・松倉海斗主演【ターミネーターの恋に助言しちゃったら】本日よりTELASAで独占配信開始
- Yahoo! News Japan (Entertainment) Snow Man目黒蓮が初めてイギリスへ、「午後の紅茶」CM撮影で印象的だったことは（音楽ナタリー）