The atmosphere on the set is not good, to say the least. The relationship between the two actresses in the main cast is tense, and the staff is paying close attention.” [Photo: Minami Tanaka and Haru standing side by side on the drama’s SNS. Haru (34) and Rina Kawae (30) play the lead roles in this drama. Haru plays Kaoru Hanamura, a career woman who is struggling to find a new job. The story is about a single mother, Marie Hidaka (Rina Kawae), who asks her to take her daughter’s entrance exam interview instead of her. Within a week after the first broadcast, the number of views on TVer exceeded 2 million, and the show has been quite well received,” said the sports newspaper’s entertainment desk. A former production staff member continued, “Since the second episode, Minami Tanaka has been the main character of the show. The production staff is troubled by the fact that Minami Tanaka (38) has appeared on the show since the second episode. Tanaka’s character, Motohashi Sayuri, is “calm and reserved,” and through her role in the school entrance examinations, she and Haru’s character Kaoru become “mommy friends. In reality, however, there is no sign of a budding friendship between Haru and Tanaka, and the two hardly speak to each other outside of scenes. However, they do seem to care about each other’s presence. In particular, Mr. Tanaka’s words can come across as harsh. Haru felt that what Mr. Tanaka was saying to the people around him was criticism of her, and I heard that she once consulted with the producer. “It was around September, and in between takes, Mr. Tanaka went around to the performers and staff, smiling and saying, ‘Let’s all eat together,’ but he didn’t speak to Haru alone. …. Some staff members were surprised to see the two actresses acting as if they were in charge of the show, instead of the lead actresses. –When we interviewed their respective offices about the “tense relationship” between the two actresses, they replied, “We are not sure. When we interviewed the respective offices about the “tense relationship” between the two actresses, they told us, “Regarding your inquiry about Haru, she and Ms. Tanaka get along well on the set. The fact that the staff is frightened is also a fake, just like in the drama. Is this a fake? A person involved in show business production who knows the two said, “Both of them are very professional. Both of them are highly professional and tend to show their thoughts in their attitude, so I think they are prone to misunderstandings. In the October 11 broadcast of “Tanaka Minami Aruka Time” (TBS Radio), a radio program in which she is a personality, Tanaka said, “I don’t compare myself with others anymore. I don’t compare myself with others anymore. I began to think that there is no way to compare. The world of actors is too wide. Is Tanaka also struggling between her pride as an actress and reality?
Josei Jishin” November 4, 2025 issue