Masaki Suda "The Comte Begins" 28-year-old loneliness tightens the chest

Can you remember where you were and what you were doing when you were 28?

This drama is about Haruto (Masaki Suda), Junpei (Taiga Nakano), and Shunta (Ryunosuke Kamiki), who formed the comedy trio "Macbeth" in high school. , decided to dissolve. Before turning 30, I was at the edge of a cliff. Fighting against the fear of no one and being haunted by nightmares.

In such despair, a youth ensemble drama that manages to move forward. The drama "Konte ga Hajime" (Nippon Television) is full of bitter feelings that can only be experienced by "28-year-olds".

"In episode 7, after finishing the last local live, I decided to sell Shunta's beloved car Citroen, which I had been using instead of a hotel. When the three of us were washing the car and talking about memories, I was deeply moved by spring. Tou cries, saying, ``This car is packed with the history of Macbeth.

Junpei has decided to take over his family's liquor store as the dissolution is imminent. Shunta gets a job at the yakitori restaurant where he works part-time. However, unlike the other two, Haruto is unable to make a move while harboring a sense of unease. Such a sense of loneliness tightens the hearts of those who watch each episode. This reality is extraordinary.” (Production Company Producer)

Where does this heart-wrenching reality come from? In addition to the talent of Masaki Suda and other actors, the screenplay by Shigeki Kaneko, who won the Kuniko Mukoda Award for last year's drama "My story is long" (Nippon TV), is also attractive. And don't forget the existence of Yuta Fukui, the youngest producer in the history of NTV, who has a deep relationship of trust with Masaki Suda.

"Producer Fukui, who also teamed up with the 2019 drama ``3rd Year Class A-From now on, everyone is a hostage-'' (Nippon TV), said about the existence of Masaki Suda, ``I want to tell you. A man who expresses things in a way that surpasses the highest level." In addition, this work is also "entertainment while carefully depicting the reality as a modern drama and ensemble drama, as well as empathy and fluctuations of emotions. It is a work that you can enjoy watching while arousing topicality with a gimmick that starts with a skit as a story.”

Mizura also said, “Late 20s are special. A time when you have to make a lot of choices. I thought about many things when I was in my late 20s,” says Fukui. And Suda, Nakano, and Kamiki, who play Macbeth, are also 28 years old. The tingling reality may be born from the synergistic effect of these.” (Producer of the production company mentioned above)

Although this drama is ridiculed that the average household audience rating is declining, it is now marking a high audience rating in the core target (13 to 49 years old male and female) that each station emphasizes.

"In contrast to TV Asahi, which focuses on middle-aged and older household viewer ratings, Nippon Television puts consumers first.In particular, we are working to strengthen individual viewer ratings among young people. The audience rating of women aged 20 to 34 is also the highest, and it has received overwhelming support. In terms of sponsorship measures, it can be said that it has been a great success.” (Broadcast writer)

What is even more outstanding is the commitment to “foreshadowing collection” that is conscious of the SNS era. One of the reasons for its popularity is that it finds "foreshadowing recovery" and mutters in real time.

In episode 6, Junpei, who was late to the gyoza party, rents a bathroom to wash his feet, and Natsumi (Kyoko Yoshine), who was hiding in the bathtub, jumps out in a wetsuit. Actually, this is the last time, in order to give Natsumi a birthday present, Junpei came out of the fountain in the park wearing a wet suit, and learned that the surprise had ended in failure, so Natsumi called it a "reverse surprise". Foreshadowing recovery that is set up.

Furthermore, in the last conte, the goddess (Shunta)'s response to Kikori (Junpei), "(The thing dropped in the pond) is a broken rumba" and "I will always follow you" are Natsumi who follows Junpei. Foreshadowing to Junpei's muttering, "Why are you following me?" In addition, if you add wordplay, there will be many foreshadowing collections in every episode.” (Broadcast writer mentioned above)

One more thing that should not be forgotten about the charm of "The Comte Begins" is the presence of actress Kasumi Arimura, who is the same age as the three actors who play Macbeth.

"Masaki Suda and Kasumi Arimura co-starred in the movie ``I fell in love like a flower bouquet'' which was released in January this year and is close to 4 billion yen in box office revenue. The fact that the drama started in the middle of a long-running hit Because of that, I was able to acquire a lot of young viewers who went to the movie theater.Both a comedy trio and a romantic relationship will separate while the feeling of ``I don't want to leave each other'' remains, so I have a lot of memories. appears to shine.

Watching this drama reminds me of Mugi and Silk in Hanakoi. Now that Shunta and Rihoko's younger sister, Tsumugi (Kotone Furukawa), who plays Arimura, have started dating, Haruto and Rihoko, who can't take the next step, are worried about the future." (wide show staff)

Producer Fukui said about this drama

“Because of the failure”, you will meet “unknown happiness” that you never imagined, depending on the people and events you meet.

. What is the "unknown happiness" that comes to Haruto, who lost everything at the age of 28? I want to see it.